Christmas Fairy Tale - the last fairy tale in the cycle of fairy tales of Mikhail Evgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin, the famous Russian writer of the XIX century (1826 - 1889). *** The boy Seryozha, after preaching about the need to live in truth decides to live this way, but adults warn him about the danger of such a life. Saltykov-Shchedrin wrote in the style of accusatory pathos, satire on the one hand, and profound psychology on the other. Condemned capital morality, serfdom. Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin is the author of various works: Selfless Hare, Svetlov, his views, character and activity, Tales, Snops, Modern Idyll, Neighbors, Refuge Monrepo, Christ’s Night , Chizhikovo Grief , Ram-the Unintelligent and many others.