Three days or so before Christmas all markets and squares were like a great forest of fir-trees. And what fir-trees they were! Russia is very rich in them. The ones here are thin and brittle. The Russian fir-tree, after it warmed up and spread its branches, was like a conifer thicket. Moscow’s Theatre Square was … Continue reading "Ivan Shmelyov – The Year of God. Christmas. Part 2"

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