The night before Christmas

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Synopsis

Available for the first time as a stand-alone novella, the Russian satirist's tale of a Christmas Eve in the village of Dikanka features wicked mischief by the devil as he runs amok in the town and torments the town blacksmith, Vakula, as Vakula tries to win the love of Oksana.