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Scenes from the Bathhouse: And Other Stories of Communist Russia

by Mikhail Zoshchenko, Sidney Monas · 1961

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Uproariously funny stories that give a behind-the-scenes look at daily life in the Soviet Union of Zoshchenko's time

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humorhumorMore like thisLess of thissatiresatireMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1960s1960sMore like thisLess of thisRussiaRussiaMore like thisLess of thisSoviet UnionSoviet UnionMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 272 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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