▁players ▁Category : B asketball ▁players ▁from ▁Louisiana ▁Category : L ega ▁B asket ▁Serie ▁A ▁players ▁Category : M BC ▁My k ola iv ▁players ▁Category : N atural ised ▁citizens ▁of ▁Italy ▁Category : R ey er ▁Venez ia ▁players ▁Category : S ho oting ▁gu ards ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Mon roe , ▁Louisiana ▁Category : Tex as ▁Te ch ▁Red ▁Ra iders ▁basketball ▁players ▁Category : V an oli ▁C rem ona ▁players ▁Category : Ver oli ▁B asket ▁players ▁Category : American ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁Ch ere v ich ki ▁( ,, ▁Ch ere v ich ki , ▁Č ere vi č ki , ▁The ▁S li ppers ; ▁alternative ▁render ings ▁are ▁The ▁Little ▁Sho es , ▁The ▁Ts arina ' s ▁S li ppers , ▁The ▁Em press ' s ▁S li ppers , ▁The ▁Golden ▁S li ppers , ▁The ▁Little ▁S li ppers , ▁Les ▁cap rices ▁d ' O x ane , ▁and ▁Gli ▁st iv ale tt i ) ▁is ▁a ▁com ic - f ant astic ▁opera ▁in ▁ 4 ▁acts , ▁ 8 ▁scenes , ▁by ▁Py otr ▁I ly ich ▁T cha ik ov sky . ▁It ▁was ▁composed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁in ▁Ma idan ovo , ▁Russia . ▁The ▁libre tto ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Y akov ▁Pol ons ky , ▁and ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁story ▁" Christ mas ▁E ve ", ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁collection ▁called ▁Even ings