literature suggestions

[lexabear.livejournal.com]

It's that time of the year, my classes are starting again, and I need suggestions for what to read in my Russian class. I'm looking for suggestions for short stories. Last semester, I read Checkov's "Пари" and "Тоска", so something along those lines in length/challenge would be nice.

Russian fonts in imaging programs?

[kutsuwamushi.livejournal.com]

I'm using Windows XP. I have Russian support installed, so I can type Cyrillic into text programs with no problem. However, it doesn't work in Adobe Photoshop, which I use to edit images.

(For the record, I haven't tried anything yet, since I have no clue where to start.)

Do I need to turn on Unicode support for non-Unicode programs? I will if I have to, but I'd rather not, since it interferes with WinAmp.

Any suggestions?