Project Gutenberg 2004-12-23 Public domain in the USA. 41 Lassila, Maiju 1868 1918 Untola, Algoth Rantamala, Irmari Tietäväinen, Algoth Tietavainen, Algoth Vatanen, J. I. Iivana eli suomalainen venäläisen puhemiehenä Reading ease score: 62.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Matti Järvinen and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Iivana eli suomalainen venäläisen puhemiehenä" by Maiju Lassila is a fictional narrative written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Iivana Ivanoff, a cheerful shoemaker who, now a widower, is preparing to court a local widow named Annushka. His charming personality, marked by a prominent nose and a jovial demeanor, provides a humorous lens through which social interactions and cultural contrasts in a Russian village setting unfold. The opening of this work introduces us to Iivana Ivanovitsh as he excitedly prepares for his courtship, marking a significant turn in his life as he sets out to woo Annushka. His journey humorously depicts encounters with locals, including his conversation with his friend Andrei, who is skeptical about Iivana's intentions. As Iivana reflects on his past relationships and exchanges with others, the narrative sets a lighthearted tone, exploring themes of love, community, and cultural identity against the backdrop of early 20th-century Russian life. The vibrant dialogue and character interactions promise an engaging read filled with wit and local color. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Finnish fiction -- 20th century PH Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 144575 144482 2024-11-06T12:55:14.055014 2023-09-07T03:39:20.956825 text/html text/html 144568 144475 2024-11-06T12:55:14.300900 2023-09-07T03:39:21.099822 text/html text/html 133240 2024-11-06T12:55:21.775823 application/epub+zip 133801 2024-11-06T12:55:18.241827 application/epub+zip 108635 2024-11-06T12:55:16.865832 application/epub+zip 317992 2024-11-06T12:55:24.102835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301384 2024-11-06T12:55:20.872824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271654 2022-09-07T16:25:22.460464 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117042 117000 2024-11-06T12:55:13.752910 2023-09-07T03:39:20.656832 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 113101 2020-12-18T23:46:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 41930 2020-12-18T23:46:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19267 2024-11-06T12:55:24.230808 application/rdf+xml 18162 2024-11-06T12:55:17.422823 image/jpeg 3915 2024-11-06T12:55:17.144831 image/jpeg 132918 2024-11-06T12:55:14.313895 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia