Talk:Best Russian Short Stories

Compilation and introduction:

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was legally published within the United States (or the United Nations Headquarters in New York subject to Section 7 of the United States Headquarters Agreement) before 1964, and copyright was not renewed.

• For Class A renewal records (books only) published between 1923 and 1963, check the Stanford University Copyright Renewal Database.
• For other renewal records of publications between 1922–1950, see the University of Pennsylvania copyright records.
• For all records since 1978, search the U.S. Copyright Office records.

Works could have had their copyright renewed between January 1st of the 27th year after publication or registration and December 31st of the 28th year. As this work's copyright was not renewed, it entered the public domain on January 1st of the 29th year.

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The longest-living author of this work died in 1943, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

It is imperative that contributors ascertain that there is no evidence of a copyright renewal before using this license. Failure to do so will result in the deletion of the work as a copyright violation.

Anonymous translations included in 1917 edition

This work was published in 1917 and is anonymous or pseudonymous due to unknown authorship. It is in the public domain in the United States as well as countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are 106 years or less since publication.

"The Seven That Were Hanged"

This work was published in 1918 and is anonymous or pseudonymous due to unknown authorship. It is in the public domain in the United States as well as countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are 105 years or less since publication.

When date of author's death comes after the 1917 anonymous translations, the resulting later copyright expiration date of the original work (in the countries that use that date) takes precedent over the earlier copyright expiration date of the translation:

Andreyev

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

Korolenko

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

Artsybashev

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.

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The longest-living author of this work died in 1927, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 96 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

Potapenko

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.

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The longest-living author of this work died in 1929, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 94 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

Gorky

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.

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The longest-living author of this work died in 1936, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 87 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

Kuprin

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.

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The longest-living author of this work died in 1938, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 85 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

 This work is a translation and has a separate copyright status to the applicable copyright protections of the original content.

Original:

[Bunin story] This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929. The longest-living author of this work died in 1953, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

Translation:

[Bunin story] This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was legally published within the United States (or the United Nations Headquarters in New York subject to Section 7 of the United States Headquarters Agreement) before 1964, and copyright was not renewed. For Class A renewal records (books only) published between 1923 and 1963, check the Stanford University Copyright Renewal Database. For other renewal records of publications between 1922–1950, see the University of Pennsylvania copyright records. For all records since 1978, search the U.S. Copyright Office records. Works could have had their copyright renewed between January 1st of the 27th year after publication or registration and December 31st of the 28th year. As this work's copyright was not renewed, it entered the public domain on January 1st of the 29th year. The longest-living author of this work died in 1953, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. It is imperative that contributors ascertain that there is no evidence of a copyright renewal before using this license. Failure to do so will result in the deletion of the work as a copyright violation.

 This work is a translation and has a separate copyright status to the applicable copyright protections of the original content.

Original:

[Sologub story] This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929. The longest-living author of this work died in 1927, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 96 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

Translation:

[Sologub story] This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929. The longest-living author of this work died in 1966, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 57 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

 This work is a translation and has a separate copyright status to the applicable copyright protections of the original content.

Original:

[Tolstoy story] This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

Translation:

[Tolstoy story] This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929. The longest-living author of this work died in 1939, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 84 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

 This work is a translation and has a separate copyright status to the applicable copyright protections of the original content.

Original:

"The Darling" This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

Translation:

"The Darling" This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929. The longest-living author of this work died in 1943, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

 This work is a translation and has a separate copyright status to the applicable copyright protections of the original content.

Original:

"The Bet" This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

Translation:

"The Bet" This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929. The longest-living author of this work died in 1957, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 66 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

 This work is a translation and has a separate copyright status to the applicable copyright protections of the original content.

Original:

"Vanka" This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

Translation:

"Vanka" This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929. The longest-living author of this work died in 1946, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 77 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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