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Ночь перед Рождеством

The Night Before Christmas

On Christmas Eve a devil steals the moon, a witch collects stars in her sleeve, and the blacksmith Vakula promises proud Oksana the empress's own slippers — then rides a devil all the way to Saint Petersburg to get them. Gogol's merriest tale retold in eighteen chapters that climb from A2 to B1.

A2–B1 18 chapters 4,157 words Pro
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Chapters

  1. Глава 1. Месяц в карманеread online
  2. Глава 2. Чёрт и кузнецChapter 2. The Devil and the Smith
  3. Глава 3. Чуб и кумChapter 3. Chub and the Kum
  4. Глава 4. ОксанаChapter 4. Oksana
  5. Глава 5. Чуб за дверьюChapter 5. Chub Outside the Door
  6. Глава 6. ЧеревичкиChapter 6. The Slippers
  7. Глава 7. Гости СолохиChapter 7. Solokha's Visitors
  8. Глава 8. МешкиChapter 8. The Sacks
  9. Глава 9. ПацюкChapter 9. Patsyuk
  10. Глава 10. ДоговорChapter 10. The Bargain
  11. Глава 11. Мешок у кумаChapter 11. The Sack at the Kum's
  12. Глава 12. Голова в мешкеChapter 12. The Village Head in the Sack
  13. Глава 13. ПолётChapter 13. The Flight
  14. Глава 14. ЗапорожцыChapter 14. The Zaporozhians
  15. Глава 15. ЦарицаChapter 15. The Empress
  16. Глава 16. Рождественское утроChapter 16. Christmas Morning
  17. Глава 17. СватовствоChapter 17. The Proposal
  18. Глава 18. Хата кузнецаChapter 18. The Smith's Cottage
What level is The Night Before Christmas in Russian?

It starts at A2 and climbs gradually to B1. Each chapter introduces a little new vocabulary, so you're always reading just above your comfort zone.

How long is it?

18 chapters and about 4,200 words in total, using roughly 1,150 different word forms.

Is it free?

It's part of ReadNative Pro. The first chapter is free to read here. The first book in every language is free.

Does it have audio?

Not yet. You can read it with tap-to-translate and sentence translations; narration is currently available on the Chinese books.

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