Podporuchik Kizhe. Leksicheskij minimum - 6000 slov (B2)

This reader presents a story "Podporuchik Kizhe" (Lieutenant Kije) by Yury Tynyanov, a famous Russian writer of the first half of the 20th century.
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.