“Vanya the Danish” is a tale by the Arkhangelsk writer Boris Shergin (author of the beloved “Magic Ring”). The story of the prodigal son Vanya, who in his youth ran away from his mother, into the sea, towards adventure. He circled the world many times, became real a sailor and even started a family in foreign Denmark. But the romance of distant travels could not drown out in Ivan’s soul the call of his home and mother’s love...