Jean Racine Phaedra Ippolit, the son of the Athenian King Theseus, goes in search of his father, who has been traveling for six months. Ippolit is the son of the Amazon. The new wife of Theseus Fedra disliked him, as everyone thinks, and he wants to leave Athens. Phaedra is also sick with an incomprehensible … Read more
THE STORY ABOUT THE ERUSLAN LAZAREVICH. AP called in manuscripts in different ways ( “Tale about a glorious heroes Uruslane Zalazoreviche,” “The Tale of the glorious full and strong Vityaz Eruslane Lazarevic and his courage and unimaginable beauty princess Anastasia Vahromeevny”, “History of the glorious and strong Vityaz Yeruslan Lazarevich “), is a record of … Read more
Norway, 50-ies. Ten years have passed since the end of the Second World War, abruptly changed the fate of many Norwegians. Heroes of the novel – economist Ergen Bremer, painter Andreas Dühring, journalist Jens Tofte and translator Klaus Tangen – participated in the Resistance movement, “fought for something great and noble”, risked their lives, matured … Read more
This happened in those early times when steppe peoples often attacked Kievan Rus. Some of them, Pechenegs, once came to Belgorod, but they could not seize the attack. They then surrounded the city and took a siege. The state of siege continued for a long time. There was a famine. Weakened people came to such … Read more
March 14, 1828 a cannon shot from the Peter and Paul Fortress residents of the capital were informed about the conclusion of peace with Persia. A treatise on peace was brought from the main apartment of the Russian army in Tehran by collegiate adviser Griboyedov. At the reception at the Emperor Griboyedov is awarded the … Read more
Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol’s Petersburg Stories is a cycle of amazing works. They carry in themselves the philosophical problem of choice and moral values. What are the “Petersburg Stories”? The main theme is the image of a small man, oppressed by life, devastated by his loneliness. Among other works of Russian classical literature, the real highlight … Read more
ETA. A. Hoffman. The everyday views of Koth Murra In preparation for the publication of the notes of Murra, the descendant of the celebrated Ginz von Ginzenfeld (better known to the world as the Cat in Boots), the publishers drew attention to the presence in the manuscript of apparently extraneous fragments – excerpts from a … Read more
The third quarter of the XIX century, the era of the Second Empire, Paris. In the poorly furnished room is an old woman – Mademoiselle de Varandale. Near the bed on her knees stands her maid – Germini Laserte. Rejoicing at the recovery of the hostess, the servant embarks on memories – the young lady … Read more
Why does the whale eat only small fishes When the whale ate all the fish, a small cunning fish described to him the whole charm of a man’s snack and told him where to find it, but warned that the person was a restless creature. Kit swallowed the sailor along with his raft and suspenders. … Read more
VA Kaverin Before the mirror Lisa Turaeva and Kostya Karnovsky met at the gymnasium ball. They danced together all evening, and then decided to correspond. Fate gave them very few meetings, so the long, from 1910 to 1932, correspondence became an important part of their life. Lisa’s mother died long ago, her father, a regimental … Read more