Charles Nodier Jean Sbogar 1807 In Trieste lives a thirty-two-year-old widow, Mrs. Alberti, with her young sister Antonia, a girl who is fragile, sad and thoughtful. In this troubled time, when “the laws have not yet entered into force,” and justice is often idle, a gang of robbers calling themselves “brothers of the common good” … Read more
The story of the girl begins with a description of the ill-fated fate of her mother, who became a victim of deception. She was seduced and thrown by her beloved man, she had a girl, and now Fantina wanders with her child in the arms around the world in search of food and work. But … Read more
The events of the novel begin with the arrival of Prince Myshkin in St. Petersburg. This man is 26 years old, orphaned early. He is the last representative of the noble family. In view of the early illness of the nervous system, the prince was placed in a sanatorium, located in Switzerland, from where he … Read more
AI Kuprin Yama Anna Markovna’s Institution is not one of the most elegant “like Treppel’s institution, but not of low-grade ones.” There were only two such ones in Yama (the former Yamskaya Sloboda), the rest – rubles and fifty rubles, for soldiers, thieves, gold coins. Late May evening, Anna Markovna in the hall for guests … Read more
Pierre Cornel Nicomedes To the court of King Bithynia Prussia two of his sons arrive. Nycomed, the son of the first marriage, left the army, at the head of which he won numerous victories, laying at the feet of his father not one kingdom; his deceit was enticed into the capital by his stepmother, Arsinoe. … Read more
Sashka, the hero of Andreev’s “Christmas story,” possessed an unruly and courageous soul, could not calmly take to evil and took revenge on life. For this purpose, he beat his comrades, rudely bribed his superiors, tore up the textbooks, and lied to the teachers and mothers all day… Before Christmas Sasha was kicked out of … Read more
Date of birth of Alexander Blok, November 28, 1921. Block, left a trace of himself, as a poet and playwright, as a participant and the founder of symbolism. His literary heritage is the most vivid phenomenon of Russian literature, which contributed to the enormous influence on the literature of the whole world. Alexander’s parents did … Read more
Once, two old friends met at the station in the crowd of passengers of the Nikolayevskaya railway. The fat passenger could see that he had just had a delicious dinner at the restaurant, and his lips were still glossy with oil. He also smelled of wine and the fresh fragrance of expensive spirits. The thin … Read more
Niels Ebbesen, the leader of the Danish peasants who rebelled against the Dutch rule, died in battle at Skanderborg on November 2, 1340. However, another event that occurred earlier in the spring of the same year glorified him. Conducted in the Danish folk ballad “Nils Ebbesen”, it later became the basis for several classic works … Read more
Notes on the screen with lotus flowers A young official named Ying went by water to the place of service. The boatman coveted their goods, threw In into the river, interrupted the servants, and the widow, Mrs. Wang, planned to betray her son. The young lady, lulled by the vigilance of the robber, in a … Read more