Gray neck. Mamin-Sibiryak D.

Dmitry Narkisovich Mamin (pseudonym Sibiryak) was born on October 25, 1852 in the family of a priest. He received a home education, and then studied at the Visim school for workers' children. In 1971, Dmitry moved to Yekaterinburg and began his studies at the Theological School, and later at the Perm Theological Seminary. In 1872, he entered the St. Petersburg Medical and Surgical Academy for the Veterinary Department. In 1876, without graduating from the Academy, he moved to the Faculty of Law of St. Petersburg University. At this time, he began to write small stories.

In 1878, his father died, and his mother had to take all the concerns of the family. To have life funds and educate brothers and sister, the family moved to Yekaterinburg. Here begins a new period of mother’s literary activity. He studies his native places and publishes in the journal “Russian Thought” essays from the mining life “Passers” and sign them with the pseudonym “Siberian”. Mom quickly becomes famous, in many magazines his Ural essays and stories appear.

The book includes the famous tales “Gray Shayka”, “Emelya-Job”, “The Tale of the Brave Hare” and others.

for secondary school age.