Query: 1926 Russian novels or Russian children's books
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
The Malachite Box
The Blue Cup
The Wizard of the Emerald City
R.V.S.
The Embezzlers
The Republic of ShKID
The Adventures of Dennis
Timur and His Squad
Dunno on the Moon
Mary (Nabokov novel)
Distant Lands
Smoke in the Forest
Evidence from documents: The Malachite Box: Title page of the 1st edition of ''The Malachite Box'' (as a single volume), 1939.
'''''The Malachite Box''''' or '''''The Malachite Casket''''' () is a book of fairy tales and folk tales (also known as ''skaz'') of the Ural region of Russia compiled by Pavel Bazhov and published from 1936 to 1945. It is written in contemporary language and blends elements of everyday life with fantastic characters. It was awarded the Stalin prize in 1942. Bazhov's stories are based on the oral lore of the miners and gold prospectors.
The Blue Cup: '''''The Blue Cup''''' () is a 1936 Russian language short story written by the Soviet author Arkady Gaidar (1904 - 1941). The story, first published in the January 1936 issue of ''Pioneer'' magazine'','' was released by Detizdat Publishers as a book with illustrations by Boris Dekhteryov (1936). In 1940 Gaidar added "Blue Cup" into two of his compilations, ''Rasskazy'' ("Short Stories", Detizdat) and ''Moyi Tovarishchi'' ("My Friends", Sovetsky Pisatel).
The Wizard of the Emerald City: ''The Wizard of the Emerald City''''' () is a 1939 children's novel by Russian writer Alexander Melentyevich Volkov.
R.V.S.: A small Ukrainian village is caught in the middle of the Russian Civil War turmoil, the Reds (Bolsheviks), the Whites (the White Army) and the Greens (the anarchists, the nationalists, the SRs) ousting each other in quick succession
The Embezzlers: 'The Embezzlers''''' () is a 1926 satirical novel by Valentin Katayev first published in the October-December (Nos. 10, 11, 12) issues of ''Krasnaya Nov'' magazine.
The Republic of ShKID: is an adventure, partly autobiographical children's novel by and written in 1926 and printed in 1927.


The book is about the fate of Russian street boys
The Adventures of Dennis: A 1999 review in the New Zealand Slavonic Journal describes the stories as "beautifully written" and offering "a rich psychological profile of Russian children".
Timur and His Squad: The book tells the story of a gang of village kids who sneak around secretly doing good deeds, protecting families whose fathers and husbands are in the Red Army, and doing battle against nasty hooligans. It had a huge impact upon the young Soviet audiences. Timurite movement (Timurovtsy), involving thousands of children, became a massive phenomenon all over the country. ''Timur and His Squad'' remained part of the curriculum in every Soviet school even up into the 1990s
Dunno on the Moon: '''Dunno on the Moon''''' () is a fairytale novel by Nikolay Nosov from the series about the adventures of Dunno with elements of science fiction.
Mary (Nabokov novel): '''Mary''''' (, Mašen'ka), is the debut novel by Vladimir Nabokov, first published under pen name V. Sirin in 1926 by Russian-language publisher "Slovo".
Distant Lands: The novel was first published in 1932 by Molodaya Gvardiya, illustrated by A.Yermolayev. Also in 1932 it featured in a small Gaidar compilation ''Moi Tovarishchi'' (My Comrades, later repeatedly re-issued). The novel had success with the young readership and was met with favourably in the press, notably in Alexander Fadeev's large article "The Books of Gaidar", published on January 29, 1933, in ''Literaturnaya Gazeta''.
Smoke in the Forest: is a short story by the Soviet children's writer Arkady Gaidar, first published in No.2, February 1939 issue of ''Pioneer'' magazine