“Lieutenant Kizhe”
Characteristics
Book number
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978-5-88337-421-9
Author
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Yu.N. Tynyanov
Level
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B2
Year
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2016
Number of pages
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48
“Lieutenant Kizhe”
The book presents a story “Lieutenant Kizhe” by Yuri Tynyanov, a famous Russian writer of the first half of the 20th century.
The plot of the story is based on a historical anecdote dating back to the epoch of the Russian emperor Paul I. Because of a clerk’s mistake in the documents there appeared a nonexistent officer by the name of Kizhe who had made a fantastic career.
The story is adapted (B2). It is supplied with the commentaries and exercises helping to understand the text and to develop the oral speech habits. The book also reveals some interesting facts from the writer’s biography.
The plot of the story is based on a historical anecdote dating back to the epoch of the Russian emperor Paul I. Because of a clerk’s mistake in the documents there appeared a nonexistent officer by the name of Kizhe who had made a fantastic career.
The story is adapted (B2). It is supplied with the commentaries and exercises helping to understand the text and to develop the oral speech habits. The book also reveals some interesting facts from the writer’s biography.