(born 1931) Pristavkin Anatoly Ignatievich (born 1931), a prose writer. He was born on October 17 in Lyubertsy, Moscow Region. During the war, he remained an orphan (his mother died of tuberculosis, his father was at the front), was brought up in an orphanage, studied at a vocational school, worked at the age of 12. … Read more
“Queen” – a cult British rock band, one of the most successful and influential in the history of music. At the origins of the band “Queen” stood Brian May and Roger Taylor, joined by Farrukh Bulsara. Before the place of the bass player was taken by John Deacon in 1971, Mike Grouse, Barry Mitchell, Doug … Read more
Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin – the famous Russian writer-realist, received popular recognition. The author of such famous works as: “Duel”, “Pomegranate Bracelet”, “Olesya”, which deservedly entered the golden fund of Russian literature. Early years Alexander Kuprin was born on August 26, 1870 in the town of Narovchat in a small family of a small official. 1871 … Read more
Samuel Butler is an English author. He was the son and grandson of eminent priests. In 1859, after giving up his spiritual life, he went to New Zealand, where he founded a farm and began to raise sheep, after a few years earning a small fortune on it. He returned to England in 1864 and … Read more
Lucas Cranach is a German painter, engraver. As the son of the artist, Lucas has always lived in Wittenberg since 1504. Kranach’s biography is known as the history of the artist at the court, serving three successive elected Saxons. Cranach headed the workshop, twice was elected burgomaster. In addition, Lucas was a close friend of … Read more
(1792 – 1878) Vyazemsky Petr Andreevich (1792 – 1878), poet, prose writer. Born July 12 (23 N. s.) In Moscow in a wealthy noble family. The genus of princes Vyazemsky led from the descendants of Monomakh. He received a wonderful home education, from 1805 he studied at the St. Petersburg Jesuit boarding school. In 1806 … Read more
Maxim Gorky is a prose writer, publicist and playwright, one of the most popular writers in Russia of his time, an active participant in the process of reorganizing the cultural life of the USSR in the first post-revolutionary decades. His work, determined by the interaction of the traditions of realism, the elements of neo-romanticism and … Read more
Jane Austen is an English writer born in the family of a priest. The first 25 years of her biography, Jane Austen, was held in Stephenton, in the home of her father, a parish priest in Hampshire. Here were written her first novels: “Pride and Prejudice,” “Reason and Senses,” “Northanger Abbey,” although they have not … Read more
Actress and singer Miley Cyrus, daughter of country musician Billy Ray Cyrus, achieved early glory as the star of the series “Hannah Montana”, and later became a world-famous pop singer. Early life and career Destiny Hope Cyrus – the name Miley Cyrus at birth – was born on November 23, 1992 in Franklin, Tennessee. Her … Read more
Elizabeth Bowen – an Anglo-Irish writer, was born in Dublin. In flawless prose, she views love and frustration by studying complex psychological relationships. Her famous novels are The Hotel, The North, The House in Paris, The Death of the Heart, and The Heat of the Day. In the last three novels The World of Love, … Read more