Ночной поезд в Вену

Night Train to Vienna

B2 · Upper Intermediate · fiction · 10 scenes · Premium story

An upper-intermediate espionage thriller in the classic register: a stolen encryption device, a casino where losing is part of the plan, a safe behind a painting, a crate marked 'church organ' on the night train — and an Austrian agent whose plan is better than the hero's. Glamour with a wink; nobody dies.

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Characters

Major Sokolov (Майор Соколов) — The agent
Vera Maier (Вера Майер) — Austrian intelligence
Karl Richter (Карл Рихтер) — The dealer
The Colonel (Полковник) — Sokolov's chief

Vocabulary from this story

полковник — colonel
папка — folder
задача — task
прибор — device
блок — unit
лаборатория — laboratory
спутник — satellite
аукцион — auction
торговец — dealer
покупатель — buyer
репутация — reputation
манеры — manners