Summary The Kingdom of Ants

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1. “The Ants Kingdom” by Wells in summary Captain Gerillo was ordered to help the people of Badam to fight the invasion of ants. The captain suspected that the authorities simply mock him. He was a Creole and had a purely Portuguese notion of etiquette and discipline. He trusted only Holroyd and Lancashire, a young engineer on the ship. In this journey through […]...
2. The composition of Vasnetsov’s painting “Three Princesses of the Underground Kingdom” Victor Vasnetsov is known for his paintings on the subjects of Russian epics and fairy tales. One of the first such paintings – “Three princesses of the underworld.” The artist painted this canvas by the order of the well-known industrialist Savva Mamontov in 1881. “Three princesses” were to decorate the Board of the Donetsk railway […]...
3. “Ruler Nanke” Li Guongzo in summary Fen Chunyu became famous as a brave warrior. He was generous, hospitable, but obstinate. Yes, and did not shy away from wine. Therefore, he was demoted from the post of deputy commander of the Huainan region. And he does not care at all: he settled in his own house, which is near the old-old ash […]...
4. Summary of “Robinson Crusoe” Defoe Robinson from childhood dreamed of sea voyages. He was the youngest child in the family, and he did not need rationality. The father, a man of sedate and measured, persuaded his son to change his mind and begin to lead an ordinary modest existence. But the exhortations of the father and mother do not help, […]...
5. Medieval Kingdom The process of origin and formation of medieval states was long and difficult. Its origins come from the period of the disintegration of the tribal system among the Germanic tribes. In those days, the attributes of power – the crown and the scepter – were not yet there, so the chosen among the other warriors […]...
6. Summary of “The Life and Amazing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe” Defoe Robinson is the third son in the family. He dreamed of sea voyages, and his parents did not want to listen. But all the same he sailed from Gulya to London on the ship of his friend’s father on September 1, 1651. But on the very first day there was a remorse caused by the […]...
7. The Hungarian Kingdom On the lands of the middle Danubian – the territory of modern Hungary Hungarian tribes came in 896. At the head of the Hungarian tribes stood the leader Arpad. It is with him that the princely, and later the first royal dynasty of Hungary – Arpadovichi begins. The entire first half of the X century. […]...
8. Reconquista and the formation of the Spanish kingdom At the beginning of the VIII century. almost the entire Iberian peninsula – the birthplace of the Spaniards and Portuguese – conquered the Arabs. Conquerors oppressed Christians, but at the same time acquainted them with the high achievements of Eastern culture. The population of the peninsula soon rebelled against the invaders. This liberation struggle, which […]...
9. Summary “Running on the Waves” by Green In the evening, Stets played cards. Among those present was Thomas Garvey, a young man who was stranded in Lisse because of a serious illness. During the game, Harvey heard a woman’s voice, clearly pronounced: “Running on the waves.” And the rest of the players did not hear anything. The day before, Harvey watched from […]...
10. “Running on the waves” Green in the summary In the evening, Stets played cards. Among those present was Thomas Garvey, a young man who was stranded in Lisse because of a serious illness. During the game, Harvey heard a woman’s voice, clearly pronounced: “Running on the waves.” And the rest of the players did not hear anything. The day before, Harvey watched from […]...
11. Summary “Frigate Hope” Captain-Lieutenant Ilya Petrovich Pravin was in love for the first time and with all possible passion. In vain are the anxieties and warnings of friends, and more of all comrade in the naval corps, and now the first lieutenant of his frigate Neil Pavlovich Kakorin. In vain are the intricate medical advice of a ship’s […]...
12. “Frigate” Hope “Bestuzhev-Marlinsky in brief summary Captain-Lieutenant Ilya Petrovich Pravin was in love for the first time and with all possible passion. In vain are the anxieties and warnings of friends, and more of all comrade in the naval corps, and now the first lieutenant of his frigate Neil Pavlovich Kakorin. In vain are the intricate medical advice of a ship’s […]...
13. History of the Kazan kingdom The apology of the power and greatness of the Moscow kingdom and its head Ivan the Terrible is also characteristic of such a popular monument (more than 230 of its lists have been preserved), like “The History of the Kazan Empire”, or the “Kazan Chronicler”, which describes the fate of the Kazan kingdom since its […]...
14. Summary Frigate Nadezhda Bestuzhev A. A. Bestuzhev Frigate Hope Captain-Lieutenant Ilya Petrovich Pravin was in love for the first time and with all possible passion. In vain are the anxieties and warnings of friends, and more of all comrade in the naval corps, and now the first lieutenant of his frigate Neil Pavlovich Kakorin. In vain are the intricate […]...
15. Summary Alexander Green Running on the waves Alexander Greene Running on the waves In the evening, Sters played cards. Among those present was Thomas Garvey, a young man who was stranded in Lisse because of a serious illness. During the game, Harvey heard a woman’s voice, clearly pronounced: “Running on the waves.” And the rest of the players did not hear anything. […]...
16. Summary “Killed near Moscow” Vorobyeva The story “Killed under Moscow” was written by Konstantin Vorobyov in 1961. Writer epigraph to the work took Tvardovsky’s verses. Cadets go to the front The events described in the story take place in November 1941. The front line is very close to Moscow. A training company consisting of Kremlin cadets was sent to the […]...
17. The Czech Kingdom. Preconditions At the turn of the IX-X centuries. in the Czech princedom the princely clan of the Přemíslović stands prominently. It Precisely, at the head of the tribal union of the Czechs, laid the foundations of an independent Czech state with a center in Prague. Their power was especially strong during the years of the reign […]...
18. Completion Reconquista and the formation of the Spanish kingdom Processes Reconquista particularly intensified in the XII-XIII centuries. In the second half of the 12th century. Aragonese took over Zaragoza. In 1147, Lisbon was taken, which became the capital of Portugal. At the beginning of the XIII century. Castilians conquered the largest Moorish principalities – Cordoba and Seville. In the second half of the 13th […]...
19. Synopsis of Sinbad the Marine The seventh journey of Sinbad the Sailor. Sinbad for the seventh time goes on a journey. He is traveling from Baghdad to Basra. His ship reached China. But, when Sandbad almost sailed to the shore, his ship was blown away by the wind, a storm began on the sea. Here the captain of the ship […]...
20. Summary Killed near Moscow KD Vorobyov Killed near Moscow The company of the Kremlin cadets goes to the front. The action takes place in November 1941; the front is approaching Moscow. On the way the cadets are met by a special detachment of NKVD troops; when the company comes under the control of an infantry regiment from Moscow militia, […]...
21. Summary “Stevenson’s Treasure Island” The novel takes place in the 18th century. Not far from the English city of Bristol in the tavern “Admiral Benbow” settles mysterious stranger. This is Billy Bons, an elderly man with a noticeable saber scar on his cheek. He asks Jim, the son of the owners of the inn, to watch closely whether a […]...
22. Summary “His battalion” The trench is shallow, dry and dusty – hastily dug out overnight in the thaw that has just thawed from winter frosts, but already well dried. In order not to protrude, Voloshin stood bent over, with his high growth, it was tedious. Changing the pose, he knocked a bundle of earth from the parapet, painfully […]...
23. Summary Максимка KM Stanyukovich Maksimka The Russian military steam clipper “Zabiyaka” quickly goes to the south. Sailors cleaned, washed, scrubbed and cleaned the deck: a military ship begins the day. Suddenly there was a loud, alarming cry from the sentry: “A man in the sea!”. All rushed to the deck and saw among the waves a fragment […]...
24. Summary “The Journey of Sinbad the Sailor” A lot of people live on the earth, and each of them has his own tales. If you read at least some, you can find in them a lot in common. And this is natural: everywhere people appreciate the mind, kindness, courage, love for the motherland. But there are also differences – nature, living conditions, […]...
25. “Maksimka” Stanyukovich in brief summary Russian military steam clipper “Zabiyaka” quickly goes to the south. Sailors cleaned, washed, scrubbed and cleaned the deck: a military ship begins the day. Suddenly there was a loud, alarming cry from the sentry: “A man in the sea!”. All rushed to the deck and saw among the waves a fragment of the mast and […]...
26. “Killed under Moscow” Vorobyov in brief The company of the Kremlin cadets goes to the front. The action takes place in November 1941; the front is approaching Moscow. On the way the cadets are met by a special detachment of NKVD troops; when the company comes under the control of an infantry regiment from Moscow militia, it turns out that there […]...
27. “Journey on a ship” composition Last summer, with my friends for the first time in my life, I stepped on board a training ship. Sensations are unforgettable, which will be remembered for life. To begin with, I have been to sea many times, but I have never sailed on ships. I would say “sea cowardice”. It so happened that I […]...
28. Summary “The Son of the Regiment” Kataev The protagonist of the story is the 12-year-old boy Vanya Solntsev. He lived in one of the Russian villages. Vanya’s father was killed in the war, and his mother was killed by the Germans. Soon his sister and grandmother died of starvation, and Vanya was left alone. When he asked for charity in the village, […]...
29. Summary “The shore of luck” Peter Blood takes on board his ship four Spaniards, shipwrecked. One of them is don Ilario de Saavedra, the new governor of Hispaniola, who arrived in the New World to assist the Marquise Riconete in the capture of Captain Blood. In spite of this circumstance, Blad provides medical assistance to the Spaniard and delivers him […]...
30. How to become a real captain? Rummaging in a box with toys, I pulled out a compass with a torn off arrow, which I was given a few years ago. The compass quickly bored me, and when the arrow fell off, I put it on the bottom of the box and forgot. Why did I suddenly want to take him back […]...
31. Painting by Aivazovsky “Brig” Mercury “, attacked by two Turkish courts” Painting by IK Aivazovsky “Brig” Mercury “, attacked by two Turkish courts” is dedicated to real historical events that occurred during the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829. On May 14 (26), 1829, three Russian ships: the Standard frigate and the 2 brigades Orpheus and Mercury carried a patrol in the waters of the Bosphorus Strait. Noticing […]...
32. “Scarlet sails” of Green in the summary Longren, a closed and unsociable man, lived by making and selling models of sailboats and steamships. The countrymen did not really like the former sailor, especially after one incident. Somehow during a cruel storm, the shopkeeper and innkeeper Menners was carried away in his boat far into the sea. The only witness to what was […]...
33. Summary of “Fowles Woman of a French Lieutenant” The novel of the famous English writer John Fowles “The Woman of the English Lieutenant”, written in 1969 is considered the classic of postmodern literature. The novel takes place at the end of the 19th century in Victorian England. The protagonist, an aristocrat named Charles, engaged to a rich bride, in one seaside town, accidentally […]...
34. Summary Alexander Green Scarlet Sails Alexander Green Scarlet Sails Longren, a man reserved and unsociable, lived by making and selling models of sailboats and steamships. The countrymen did not really like the former sailor, especially after one incident. Somehow during a cruel storm, the shopkeeper and innkeeper Menners was carried away in his boat far into the sea. The only […]...
35. “Sunstroke” Bunin in summary They met in summer, on one of the Volga steamers. He is a lieutenant, She is a lovely little, tanned woman. “… I’m completely drunk,” she laughed, “I was really crazy, three hours ago I did not even know you existed.” The lieutenant kissed her hand, and his heart was blissfully and terribly frozen… The […]...
36. Summary Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead Tom Stoppard Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead “Two people, in Elizabethan costumes, spend their time in a place devoid of any characteristic features.” Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are playing toss; Guildenstern takes a coin from the purse, tosses it, and Rosencrantz, looking as she fell, pronounces an “eagle” and drops the coin into her purse. Guildenstern’s […]...
37. “Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe” Defoe in brief summary Peace is not for Robinson, he hardly hangs out in England for several years: thoughts about the island are haunted him day and night. His wife’s age and sensible speeches keep him for the time being. He even buys a farm, intends to engage in rural labor, to which he is so accustomed. The death […]...
38. Summary of “The sunset sun” A protagonist, a young man, who knows nothing, even a name, tells about his wanderings through foreign lands. It is only known that England was the starting point of his journey. Here he decided to return to his homeland, and a passenger on a ship went from London to Russia. And so, at the exit […]...
39. Summary Sunburst IA Bunin Sunstroke They met in the summer, on one of the Volga steamers. He is a lieutenant. She is a charming little, tanned woman (she said she is coming from Anapa). “… I’m completely drunk,” she laughed, “I was really crazy, three hours ago I did not even know you existed.” The lieutenant kissed […]...
40. Summary Man on the clock NS Leskov NS Leskov The man on the clock The winter in Petersburg in 1839 was with strong thaws. Sentry Postnikov, a soldier of the Izmaylovo Regiment, stood at his post. He heard that a man came to the wormwood and called for help. The soldier for a long time did not dare to leave his post, […]...