“The Queen of Spades” by Pushkin in brief

“One day they played cards with Konnogvardeytsya Narumov.” After the game, Tomsky told the amazing story of his grandmother, who knows the secret of the three cards allegedly discovered by her famous Saint-Germain, who certainly win, if you put them in a row. After discussing this story, the players went home. This story seemed implausible … Read more

Summary of Georges Bizet. Carmen

CARMEN Opera in four acts Libretto by A. Meliak and L. Halevy Characters: Carmen, a gypsy woman, a cigar factory worker Don Jose, foreman Escamillo, the Toreador Mezzo soprano Tenor Baritone Tenor Tenor Bass Baritone Soprano Soprano Soprano Without singing Without singing Dankairo Romendado } Smugglers Tsuniga, the captain Morales, sergeant Micaela, bride of Jose … Read more

Summary of “Alka” Abramova

Summer. The last time the main heroine of Alya Amosova was in her native village of Letovka last year, at her mother’s funeral. Now she wanted to know as much as possible about the news from her aunt Anisya and Mani, who came to visit. They told her about the main thing – the construction … Read more

“Natalie” Bunin in summary

Vitaly Meshchersky, a young man who recently entered the university, comes home on vacation, inspired by the desire to find love without romance. Following his plans, he travels around the neighboring estates, getting to one of the days in his uncle’s house. Along the way, he mentions the child’s love of the hero in the … Read more

Summary “Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow” Radishcheva

The narration opens with a letter to a friend Alexei Mikhailovich Kutuzov, in which Radishchev explains his feelings that made him write this book. This is a kind of blessing for work. Departure Having said goodbye to friends, the author-narrator leaves, suffering from parting. He dreams that he is alone, but, fortunately, there was a … Read more

“Ammalat-Beck” Bestuzhev-Marlinsky in brief summary

Near the road from Derbent to Tarki, to the left of which rise the forest-topped peaks of the Caucasus, and to the right the bank of the ever-murmur, like humanity itself, of the Caspian Sea, lies the Dagestani village. There in May 1819 was a holiday. The Caucasian nature is charming in the spring, and … Read more

Summary “Master and Margarita”

The novel “Master and Margarita” by Bulgakov is a book in the book. In the story of Satan’s visit to Moscow in the early twentieth century, a novella based on the New Testament is written, which was allegedly composed by one of Bulgakov’s characters – the master. At the end, two works are combined: the … Read more

“Biography of Ren”

This story I heard from one of its participants, the prince’s grandson Inya, and remembered it almost verbatim. Ina had a relative, husband. his cousin. His name was Zheng. He was very eager for wine and women. Somehow friends went on a feast. Zheng suddenly remembered an urgent matter and set off on a donkey … Read more

“Wild landowner” Saltykov-Shchedrin in summary

In a certain kingdom, there lived a landowner in a certain state, “and everything he had was enough: peasants, and bread, and cattle, and lands, and gardens.” He was stupid, read the newspaper “News” and the body had a soft, white and friable “. He does not like one thing, and, behold, he complains to … Read more

Summary I’m in the castle of King Susan Hill

Susan Hill I’m in the castle of King Warings – the family home of the Hooper. He was bought by Edmund’s great-grandfather. There was not much money in the family, the land had to be sold with time, but the house remained. Now the grandfather who lived in Warings died, and Edmund and his father … Read more