Stories And Poems For Children

Posted on January 7, 2026 by The Mitr

A collection of stories and poems for children by great Soviet writers. A biographical note of each writer is given.

Drawings by Georgy Yudin
Compilation and notes on authors by Igor Bronetsky
Translated from the Russian

All credits to Guptaji

You can get the book here and here

CONTENTS

Stories

Zoya Voskresenskaya
SURPRISE
Translated by Olga Shartse
7

Arkady Gaidar
THE HOT STONE
Translated by Jan Butler
14

Konstantin Paustovsky
FRESH BREAD
Translated by Fainna Glagoleva
21

Mikhail Prishvin
THE MANY FLOORS OF THE FOREST
32
YARIK
Translated by Fainna Solasko
35

Vitaly Bianki
THE FIRST HUNT
Translated by Ronald Vroon
40
FOREST HOMES
Translated by Fainna Glagoleva
44

Ivan Sokolov-Mikitov
THE CRANE AVIATOR
50
A CAMP IN THE STEPPE
Translated by Jan Butler
55

Boris Zhitkov
THE POST
57
THE LITTLE WHITE HOUSE
Translated by Jan Butler
59

Yevgeny Shvarts
A TALE OF WASTED TIME
Translated by Fainna Solasko
64

Nikolai Nosov
VISITING GRANDPA
Translated by Fainna Solasko
74

Eduard Uspensky
BOBBY THE GUN DOG
80
GENA THE CROCODILE AND HIS FRIENDS (AN EXCERPT)
Translated by Jan Butler
83

Boris Zakhoder
LITTLE GREY STAR
Translated by Jan Butler
88

Poems

Vladimir Mayakovsky
WHAT SHALL I BE?
Translated by Dorian Rottenberg
99

Kornei Chukovsky
WASH EM CLEAN
Translated by Eugene Felgenhauer
108
THE MUDDLE
Translated by Dorian Rottenberg
115

Samuel Marshak
A HAPPY DAY
Translated by Dorian Rottenberg
119
IN THE VAN
Translated by Margaret Wettlin
124

Sergei Mikhalkov
WHAT HAVE YOU?
127
MY PUPPY
Translated by Dorian Rottenberg
131
DOUBTING FOMA
Translated by Eugene Felgenhauer
133

Agnia Barto
ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL
136
SERYOZHA’S HOMEWORK
Translated by Dorian Rottenberg
138
LEFT BEHIND
Translated by Avril Pyman
140
MY FIRST VISIT TO THE BALLET
Translated by Eugene Felgenhauer
141

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অঙ্কের মজা ( Mathematics Can Be Fun In Bengali ) by ইয়াকভ পেরেলম্যান (Yakov Perelman)

Posted on January 6, 2026 by The Mitr

Yakov Perelman’s “Mathematics Can Be Fun” is a delightful exploration of mathematics presented through engaging puzzles, games, and intriguing problems. The book aims to show that mathematics is not just a series of abstract concepts but a field full of surprises and intellectual pleasure. With its mix of historical anecdotes, visual illustrations, and thought-provoking challenges, Perelman makes math accessible and enjoyable, inspiring readers to develop a deeper appreciation for the subject.

ইয়াকভ পেরেলমানের “গণিত মজার হতে পারে” একটি আনন্দদায়ক গণিতের exploration যা আকর্ষণীয় ধাঁধা, খেলনা এবং মজার সমস্যার মাধ্যমে উপস্থাপন করা হয়েছে। এই বইটি দেখাতে চায় যে গণিত শুধুমাত্র বিমূর্ত ধারণার একটি সিরিজ নয়, বরং একটি ক্ষেত্র যা চমক এবং মেধার আনন্দে পূর্ণ। ইতিহাসের কাহিনী, চিত্রমালা, এবং চিন্তাশীল চ্যালেঞ্জের মিশ্রণ সহ, পেরেলমান গণিতকে অ্যাক্সেসযোগ্য এবং উপভোগ্য করে তোলেন, পাঠকদের বিষয়টির প্রতি গভীর প্রশংসা উন্নয়নে অনুপ্রাণিত করেন।

অনুবাদ: রবীন্দ্র মজুমদার

All credits to Guptaji

You can get the book here and here

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Anton Makarenko: His Life And His Work In Education by Anton Makarenko

Posted on January 5, 2026 by The Mitr

The work of the well-known Soviet educator and writer Anton Makarenko is universally acknowledged in the Soviet Union and has aroused widespread interest abroad.

His demanding love of children, his subtle understanding of their psychology, and his concern for their future have enabled Anton Makarenko to become an outstanding educator. The fruit of his research is a comprehensive system for bringing up children within a collective.

The upbringing of the individual is the principal theme of Anton Makarenko’s literary works. The English reader will be familiar with Makarenko’s Road to Life, Learning to Live, and Book for Parents, which have been published in Moscow in English.

The aim of this book is to continue to acquaint the reader with Anton Makarenko and to shed further light on the life and work of this remarkable educator.

Translated from the Russian by Katharine Judelson
Designed by Vadim Kuleshov
Compiled by Valentin Kumarin

All credits to Guptaji

Edit: 30 Jan 2026, new scan added

You can get the book here and here.

Contents

I. V. V. Kumarin. Teacher, Writer, Citizen 7

II. Makarenko on His Own Life 63

III. Reminiscences About Anton Makarenko 101
– M. Gorky. An Excerpt from “Across the Soviet Union” 103
– L. Stepanchenko. Makarenko as I Remember Him 117
– G. Makarenko. Reminiscences 129
– N. Fere. My Teacher 143
– S. Kalabalin. How Anton Makarenko Prepared Us for Life 164
– V. Fink. Restless Happiness 183
– K. Chukovsky. Encounters with Makarenko 193

IV. Makarenko on Education 207
– Lectures on Child Education 221
– The Family and Child Care 291
– Education at Home and at School 321
– On My Experience 339
– Experience Gleaned from My Work 377

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ਅੱਠੇ ਪਹਿਰ ਮਹਾਨ ਦੇਸ਼ਭਗਤਕ ਜੰਗ ਬਾਰੇ ਸੋਵੀਅਤ ਲੇਖਕਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ (Days And Nights Short Stories About World War 2 By Soviet Writers in Punjabi )

Posted on January 4, 2026 by The Mitr

ਦੂਜੀ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਜੰਗ, ਜਿਸ ਨੇ ਅੱਧਿਓਂ ਬਹੁਤੇ ਯਰਪ ਨੂੰ ਖੂਨ ਵਿਚ ਰੰਗ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਸੀ, ਸੋਵੀਅਤ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਮਹਾਨ ਦੇਸ਼ਭਗਤਕ ਜੰਗ ਸੀ । ਸੋਵੀਅਤ ਲੋਕ 22 ਜੂਨ 1941 ਦਾ ਦਿਨ ਕਦੇ ਵੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਭੁਲਣਗੇ ਜਿਸ ਦਿਨ ਹਿਟਲਰ ਨੇ ਬੜੀ ਚੰਗੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਹਥਿਆਰ ਬੰਦ ਦੋ ਸੌ ਤੀਹ ਡਵੀਜ਼ਨਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸਾਡੇ ਦੇਸ ਉਤੇ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਹਮਲਾ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਸੀ। ਓਦੋਂ ਫਾਸ਼ਿਜ਼ਮ ਆਪਣੇ ਪੂਰੇ ਉਭਾਰ ਉਤੇ ਸੀ। ਹਿਟਲਰ ਦੀ ਫੌਜ ਯੌਰਪ ਵਿਚ ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਸੌਖੀਆਂ ਜਿੱਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਸ਼ੇ ਵਿਚ ਸੀ। ਯੋਰਪੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਦੇ ਗੜ੍ਹ ਸਮਝੇ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਦੇਸ ਫਾਸ਼ਿਸਟ ਡਵੀਜ਼ਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਮਾਰ ਹੇਠ ਕੁਝ ਕੁ ਹਫਤਿਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਹੀ ਢਹਿ ਢੇਰੀ ਹੋ ਗਏ। ਇਹਨਾਂ ਜਿੱਤਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਹਿਟਲਰੀ ਫੌਜ ਹੋਰ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਹੋਈ : ਸਮੁੱਚੇ ਪਛਮੀ ਯੋਰਪ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਖਾਨੇ ਉਹਦੇ ਲਈ ਹਥਿਆਰ ਬਣਾ ਰਹੇ ਸਨ।

ਅਨੁਵਾਦਕ : ਡਾ. ਕਰਨਜੀਤ ਸਿਘ

ਚਿਤਰਕਾਰ: ਆ . ਸੁਇਮਾ

ਤਤਕਰਾ
ਪੰਨਾ

ਕ. ਸਿਮੋਨੋਵ – ਤੀਜਾ ਐਡਜੂਟੈਂਟ ………… 5
ਅ. ਬੇਕ – ਆਖਰੀ ਪੱਤਰਾ ………….. 18
ਲਿਦੋਰ – ਤਾਨਿਯਾ ………………. 23
ਕੋਜ਼ੇਵਨੀਕੋਵ – ਮਾਰਚ-ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ ………. 36
ਅ. ਥਾਦੇਯੋ – ਯੁਵਕ ਗਾਰਦ ………. 64
ਨ. ਚੁਕੋਵਸਕੀ – ਜੀਵਨਦਾਤੀ ………. 80
ਓ. ਬਰਗੋਲਤਸ – “ਇਹ ਰੇਡੀਓ ਲੈਨਿਨਗ੍ਰਾਦ ਏ!” ………. 111
ਯੂ. ਬੀਨਚਾਏਵ – ਗਰਮ ………. 128
ਬ. ਪੋਲਵਈ – ਅਸੀਂ ਸੋਵੀਅਤ ਲੋਕ ਹਾਂ ………. 174
ਅ. ਪਲਾਤੋਨੋਵ – ਪੱਛਮੀ ਦੁਮੇਲ ਵੱਲ ………. 188
ਬਗਾਮੋਲੋਵ – ਪਹਿਲਾ ਪਿਆਰ ………. 150
ਅ. ਅਨਾਨਿਯੇਵ – ਟੈਂਕਾਂ ਦਾ ਹਮਲਾ ………. 194
ਗ. ਬਾਕਲਾਨੋਵ – ਜੰਗ ਦੀ ਕੀਮਤ ………. 245
ਫ. ਅਬਰਾਮੋਵ – ਖੁਸ਼ਨਸੀਬ ਔਰਤ ………. 267
ਮ. ਸ਼ੋਲੋਖੋਵ – ਮਨੁਖ ਦੀ ਹੋਣੀ (ਅਨੁਵਾਦਕ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਸਿੰਘ ਮਨਦੰਦਾ) ………. 271

You can get the book here and here.

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ਮਨੁੱਖ ਦਾ ਜਨਮ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ (A Man Is Born Selected Short Stories In Punjabi ) by ਮੈਕਸਿਮ ਗੋਰਕੀ (Maxim Gorky)

Posted on January 3, 2026 by The Mitr

A collection of short stories by great Soviet writer Maxim Gorky translated to Punjabi.

ਮਹਾਨ ਸੋਵੀਅਤ ਲੇਖਕ ਮੈਕਸਿਮ ਗੋਰਕੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਛੋਟੀਆਂ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਵਾਦਿਤ ਇਕ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ।

ਤਤਕਰਾ
ਮਕਾਰ ਚੁਦਰਾ …………. 7
ਚੇਲਕਾਸ਼ ……………… 26
ਬੁੱਢੀ ਇਜ਼ਰਗੀਲ ………. 71
ਦਾਦਾ ਅਰਖ਼ੀਪ ਤੇ ਲਿਓਨਕਾ* …. 102
ਪਤਝੜ ਦੀ ਇਕ ਰਾਤ* …….. 131
ਬਾਜ਼ ਦਾ ਗੀਤ ………….. 142
ਅਕੇਵੇਂ ਦੇ ਮਾਰੇ ………. 149
ਛੱਬੀ ਮਰਦ ਤੇ ਇਕ ਕੁੜੀ …. 173
ਤੂਫ਼ਾਨੀ ਪੇਤਰੇਲ ਦਾ ਗੀਤ .. 192
ਇਟਲੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਕਥਾਵਾਂ ……. 194
ਮਨੁੱਖ ਦਾ ਜਨਮ ……….. 222
ਮੇਰਾ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਪਿਆਰ* …….. 237
ਨੋਟ …………………. 279

ਅਨੁਵਾਦਕ : ਗੁਰੂਬਖ਼ਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਕਸ਼ਮੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ

ਚਿਤਰਕਾਰ : ਗ. ਯੂਦਿਨ

All credits to Guptaji.

You can get the book here and here.

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नजानू ने उड़न-गुब्बारा कैसे बनाया ( Dunno’s Adventures How Dunno Invented Balloon In Hindi) by निकोलाई नोसोव (Nikolai Nosov)

Posted on January 2, 2026 by The Mitr

नजानू ने कैसे एक उड़ता हवाई गुब्बारा बनाया, इसकी रोमांचक कहानी
अनुवादक सरस्वती हैदर

चित्रकार बोरीस कलऊशिन

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Happy New Year 2026 and 2025 in Review

Posted on January 1, 2026 by The Mitr

First of all a very Happy New Year to readers and supporters of the Mir Titles Project. On this first day of the new year here is a summary of what we did last year. Also, we will spell out some plans for this year.

2025 in Review

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We did make a new post every day, this is now the fourth year of a new post every day!
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We went past 4000 uploads on the archive, which we had planned last year.

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6.6M views and 165k+ visitors in total

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We have crossed a total of 2000 posts on the blog.
We have now books in 25 languages!

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We had visitors from 194 different countries.

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Got hold of about 300+ titles yet to be scanned.
Have about 500+ book scans to be processed.
Many Indic language scans added this year, particularly Tamil, Gujarati and Marathi.
Several books were translated.
December 2025 we have had a surge in visitors, mostly from China.

Of course this would not have been possible without support of all the well wishers and collaborators. A big thanks to Arvind Guptaji for making many books and scans available. Without his help and guidance this project would not have scaled.And I also received 5 boxes full of Soviet books from him!

Also, a big thank you to Evgeny Spirin, our Russian friend, for helping out with various things, including the translations. Apart from this, IA user QuantumAI also helped with several scans of books.

Things TO DO in 2026

Post at least one book a day.
1000+ uploads in the year on archive so total is 5000+ at the end of 2026.
Translate/typeset more books, some are in pipeline already.
Scan/digitise/process books already with us (easily 800+).
Add better copies of poorer scans.

Ways you can help

Often people ask how they can help, here are some ways

Help spread the word: the more people benefit from the project the better. Do share info on various platforms.
Share information about books, authors. Particularly books that are not digitised or listed. ( I am working on a exhaustive database of Soviet era books, but that is a story for another post.)
Send us scans of books that are not digitised and you have access to (via a library or personal copy). Write to us if you need any help in scanning.
Help in site maintenance. Report broken links, etc.
If you can help in purchasing the books to digitise, that would be welcome too.

Well that is about it, hopefully we will achieve all the listed things this year.

Thanks to all the supporters, well wishers and followers of the project!