Menander The truncated braid, or the Clipped Text of the comedy, has survived only fragmentarily, but the philologists have carried out its reconstruction. The action takes place on Corinth Street. There are two houses on the stage. One belongs to the mercenary commander, chiliarch Polemon, the second to the parents of the young man Moshion. … Read more
The succulent grass bent over and concealed a cozy nest in which the mother of Ravoy Ushka hid it. She lightly covered it with a litter and, as always, told him to “lie still and say nothing, no matter what happens.” However, the rabbit, although laid by his mother in a cozy bed, still did … Read more
Enamored since childhood, Princess Poshchipa and Prince Slobody can not be together, because she is forced to wear a wedding with the German prince Trumf. This prince had already received a refusal from her, and then declared war to her Pope Vakule, which Trumf had won. He promises to return the throne to her father … Read more
IN BURYU Opera in four acts (six scenes) Libretto by AM Fiko and NE Virtha Characters: VI Lenin Frol Baev Natalia, his daughter Andrei Aksinya Without singing Bass Soprano Tenor Mezzo soprano Lenka Listrat } Her sons Baritone Tenor Storozhev Antonov Kosovo Afonka Crucian Fedyusha Chirikin 1st girl 2nd girl Humpbacked man 1st peasant 2nd … Read more
Jules Vern The Mysterious Island March 1865 In the United States during the Civil War, five brave Northmen flee from the southerly Richmond in a balloon. A terrible storm throws out four of them to the shore of an uninhabited island in the Southern Hemisphere. The fifth man and his dog break into the sea … Read more
1. Once upon a time there was an evil troll, and one day he made a mirror that reflected all the imperfections of objects reflected in it. The troll’s students began to run around the world with this mirror, and finally they wanted to get to the sky, god and angels. But the higher they … Read more
In this article we will give you the famous work of Nikolai Dubov, more precisely, its brief content. “The boy by the sea” is easily read by chapter in our presentation. The story tells that the parents of the boy Sasha are going together with the fishermen’s brigade at sea. From what he sees, it … Read more
M. Yu. Lermontov Song about Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich, a young oprichnik and a striking merchant Kalashnikov Moscow. Kremlin. Already white-stone. The royal refectory. During the meal Ivan IV the Terrible. Behind, behind the king, are the cronies. On the contrary – the princes and the boyars. On the sides – guard, oprichniki. Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich … Read more
Dorothy and Uncle Henry sail on a steamer to Australia. Suddenly a terrible storm rises. Waking up, Dorothy can not find Uncle Henry in the cabin and decides that he went on deck. In fact, Uncle Henry slept, covering himself with his head, but Dorothy did not notice him. Once on deck, the girl grabs … Read more
The poem opens with a dedication to King Sebastian, after which the author proceeds directly to the story of the Vasco da Gama expedition, which resulted in the opening of the sea route to India. Druzhina Luza – in the Middle Ages it was believed that the Roman name of Portugal Lusitania came from the … Read more