Aleksandr Pushkin

Kirdjali, a Bulgarian brigand, terrorizes Moldavia with his acts of violence and theft. He joins the revolt led by Alexander Ipsilanti but is ultimately captured and sentenced to be impaled....

The coffin-maker moves to a new house and invites his dead customers to a feast, only to find himself surrounded by corpses.

Charsky, a young poet in St. Petersburg, struggles with the challenges of being labeled a poet and seeks to rid himself of the title. He encounters an Italian improvisatore who asks for his support...

A postmaster tells the story of his daughter, Dounia, who was seduced and abandoned by a hussar. He searches for her in St. Petersburg but is met with rejection. He later learns that she died. The...

A young officer becomes obsessed with a secret gambling formula and will stop at nothing to obtain it, even if it means resorting to murder.

A group of officers in a small town befriend a mysterious man named Silvio, who is skilled in shooting. Silvio's past is revealed when he seeks revenge on a man who insulted his friend.

A young girl falls in love with a poor sub-lieutenant and they plan to elope, but a snowstorm and a series of misfortunes prevent them from being together. Years later, the girl meets a wounded...