Forest Seasons

by I.S. Sokolov-Mikitov, Georgy Nikolsky (Illustrator), Olga Shartse (Translator)

English (translation)
Original Russian

94 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1989

About the author

Ivan Sergeevich Sokolov-Mikitov (Russian: Иван Серге′евич Соколо′в-Микито′в) was a Russian/Soviet writer and journalist who took part in numerous journeys and expeditions (including the famous Otto Schmidt-led trip to the Arctic Circle on icebreaker Georgy Sedov in 1929-1930).

Sokolov-Mikitov, best known for his engaging traveller's sketches, was also regarded as a fine nature-observing stylist, in the line of Konstantin Paustovsky and Mikhail Prishvin. Following the tradition of Russian realism (that of Tolstoy, Chekhov and Bunin), but still influenced by 1900s modernist authors (mostly Aleksey Remizov, his good friend and mentor), Sokolov-Mikitov developed his individual style of writing, incorporating elements of traditional Russian folk tales, bylinas and fables. Autobiographical novel Childhood (1931) is regarded as one of his finest.

Reviews

[Cindy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cuentos maravillosos del bosque y sus animales

[Georgie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful interesting book. It contains stories about nature, about birds and animals, how they live at different times of the year.