Laughter and Other Stories: read in Ukrainian (B2)
Read nine complete Kotsiubynsky novellas in Ukrainian. Level B2: 1905, prisons, a liberal manor and Capri, with instant word translation.
Сміх та інші новели (Михайло Коцюбинський)
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Dialogue and inner monologue, long descriptive sentences with comparisons, vocabulary of the city, the prison and the police (віконниця, тюрма, смотритель, околодочний), nature words (полин, кульбаба, агава), older forms such as од for від, се for це and short infinitives like належать, Ukrainian prose of the early 20th century
This article contains nine complete novellas by Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky, first printed between 1906 and 1913 and gathered by MovaReader: Сміх, Він іде, Persona grata, Коні не винні, В дорозі, Невідомий, Подарунок на іменини, На острові and Як ми їздили до Криниці. They move from the revolution of 1905 and its pogroms, prisons and police to impressions of Capri and a night fair. Level B2 suits readers who can follow dialogue and descriptive prose in Ukrainian. You will practise the vocabulary of the city, the prison and nature, and older forms such as од for від and се for це.
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