A series of tales by Teffi, a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia who has been published again.
In Marquita, translated by Robert Chandler, the shy chanteuse and single mother puts more passion into her date with a wealthy Tartar. Does her new approach succeed?
Reader Hattie Morahan Producer Duncan Minshull.
First broadcast: 03 Apr 2015 (b05ny7p1) http://vk.com/wall-84750475_97