The Way Things Were
Marko Vovchok
The Way Things Were is a collection of stories and novellas by Ukrainian writer Marko Vovchok (Maria Alexandrona Vilinskaya-Markevich) focused around the lives of Russian and Ukrainian serfs during the last decade of slavery in the Russian Empire. These works were instrumental to the abolitionist movement, whose members - writers, poets, artists, and political activists - eventually succeeded in bringing about the Emancipation reform of 1861 and ending six centuries of serfdom.
Marko Vovchok's stories are not epic, historically significant episodes, but rather small, everyday vignettes from the lives of serfs and their masters, made all the more powerful by their serene, conversational style bringing the reality of the era into stark relief.
This collection includes the following works:
The Merchant's DaughterSashaMischief MakerThe SchoolgirlKaterinaNine Brothers and Their Sister GalyaThe Tulle BabaLazy BonesLittle ToyThe King of HeartsLemerivnaMasha
Duration - 21h 33m.
Author - Marko Vovchok.
Narrator - Susan Greenway.
Published Date - Saturday, 13 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2014 TSK Group LLC ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
The Way Things Were is a collection of stories and novellas by Ukrainian writer Marko Vovchok (Maria Alexandrona Vilinskaya-Markevich) focused around the lives of Russian and Ukrainian serfs during the last decade of slavery in the Russian Empire. These works were instrumental to the abolitionist movement, whose members - writers, poets, artists, and political activists - eventually succeeded in bringing about the Emancipation reform of 1861 and ending six centuries of serfdom. Marko Vovchok's stories are not epic, historically significant episodes, but rather small, everyday vignettes from the lives of serfs and their masters, made all the more powerful by their serene, conversational style bringing the reality of the era into stark relief. This collection includes the following works: The Merchant's DaughterSashaMischief MakerThe SchoolgirlKaterinaNine Brothers and Their Sister GalyaThe Tulle BabaLazy BonesLittle ToyThe King of HeartsLemerivnaMasha Duration - 21h 33m. Author - Marko Vovchok. Narrator - Susan Greenway. Published Date - Saturday, 13 January 2024. Copyright - © 2014 TSK Group LLC ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:14:51
The merchant's daughter
Duration:36:36:50
Sasha
Duration:41:24:16
Mischief maker
Duration:45:09:29
The school girl - part 1
Duration:44:01:09
The school girl - part 2
Duration:51:13:10
Katerina
Duration:24:06:24
Nine brothers and galya - part 1
Duration:42:22:45
Nine brothers and galya - part 2
Duration:55:50:30
Tulle baba
Duration:10:53:40
Lazy bones
Duration:35:24:12
The little toy - part 1
Duration:45:12:05
The little toy - part 2
Duration:53:25:02
Lemerivna
Duration:31:35:30
Masha
Duration:27:45:04
About the author
Duration:03:55:29
Ending Credits
Duration:00:23:08