The Night of Christmas Eve
Nikolai Gogol
On Christmas Eve in a Ukrainian village, a witch steals the moon, the devil causes mischief and a blacksmith rides to the Tsar's palace to win the girl he loves. Gogol's comic folk tale full of carols, snow and village life.
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