Project Gutenberg 2004-12-23 Public domain in the USA. 81 Lassila, Maiju 1868 1918 Untola, Algoth Rantamala, Irmari Tietäväinen, Algoth Tietavainen, Algoth Vatanen, J. I. Iivana eli suomalainen venäläisen puhemiehenä 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.) Reading ease score: 62.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fi Finnish fiction -- 20th century PH Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: Russian Literature 144662 2025-08-06T09:49:33.490497 text/html 144568 144475 2024-11-06T12:55:14.300900 2023-09-07T03:39:21.099822 text/html text/html 133306 2025-08-06T09:49:40.498468 application/epub+zip 133789 2025-08-06T09:49:37.145507 application/epub+zip 108621 2025-08-06T09:49:35.821492 application/epub+zip 318084 2025-08-06T09:49:42.612465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301326 2025-08-06T09:49:39.691497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271654 2022-09-07T16:25:22.460464 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116963 2025-08-06T09:49:33.066507 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97154 2024-10-28T21:30:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17043 2025-08-06T09:49:42.746457 application/rdf+xml 18162 2025-08-06T09:49:36.383486 image/jpeg 3915 2025-08-06T09:49:36.134491 image/jpeg 132982 2025-08-06T09:49:33.501532 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia