“Prologue” Chernyshevsky in summary

In the beginning of spring 1857 the spouses of Volgina stroll through Vladimirskaya Square in St. Petersburg. Twenty-nine-year-old journalist Alexei Ivanovich Volgin is ugly, clumsy and seems to be a phlegmatic. His wife, twenty-three

Summary of Oblomov Goncharov

In the big house on Gorokhovaya Street, in one of the apartments the main character of the novel lives – Ilya Ilich Oblomov. He is about thirty-two or three years old, his height is

Summary of Vanka

AP Chekhov Vanka “Vanka Zhukov, a nine-year-old boy, given three months ago to study with the shoemaker Alyakhin, did not go to bed on Christmas Eve.” He wrote a letter to his grandfather Konstantin

Summary “Adolescence” of Tolstoy

Nicholas comes to Moscow and feels the changes taking place inside him. He begins to experience not only his emotions, but also for others and their problems. He is very happy that he managed

“Twelve sleeping virgins” Zhukovsky in brief

The mysterious narrative is preceded by an appeal to the Dream, the “air companion of young days”, whose presence promises a sweet recollection. The first ballad. Thunderbolt In time immemorial over frothy Dnieper sat,

Summary “Schoolboy”

“Well, let’s go, for God’s sake!” Sky, fir and sand – Hey! sit down to me, my friend! So the driver invites the schoolchildren to drive him to the school, which is often far

“The eyes of the clown” Belle in brief

The scene of action is Bonn, the time of action roughly coincides with the date of creation of the novel. The very narrative is a long monologue by Hans Schnir, a comic actor or,

Summary “The History of Pushkin’s Revolt” by Pushkin

Material on the history of Emelian Pugachev, belonging to AS Pushkin, was collected for a long time. He was interested in the question of the largest uprising of the people on the territory of

A brief summary of the novel “Eugene Onegin” by Alexander Pushkin

Chapter first The portrait of the main character – Eugene Onegin, his brief biography, a description of habits and inclinations is given. Briefly shows his usual pastime. The author outlines the customs of the

“Vanina Vanini” Stendhal in brief summary

Italy of the XIX century. Aristocrat Vanin Vanini falls in love with an ardent young revolutionary who escaped from prison. Their feelings are mutual, but Pietro has to make a choice between love and