Creativity of Ivan Alekseevich Bunin. unquestionably, is one of the best pages of Russian literature. And although he did not accept Soviet power, he emigrated to the West and wrote almost all his works there, for which he received the Nobel Prize, his works were and remain completely Russian in spirit. His favorite subject of … Read more
The author, in strict sequence, titled each of his aphorisms, writes the following: At this time, the personality has reached maturity. All the advantages are strung on two bars – nature and culture. To achieve success, you need to “act discreetly” and unexpectedly. In the basis of greatness lie “wisdom and valor”. Reason and strength … Read more
FA Abramov Two winters and three summers, Mishka Pryaslin did not have long to live at home. From autumn to spring – on logging, then rafting, then suffering, then again the forest. And how will appear in Pekashina – women are piled: this fix the roof, then lift the door. There are no peasants in … Read more
A brief summary of Oseeva’s novel “Dinka” ยท Brifly. Part one. Revolutionary Alexander Dmitriyevich Arsenyev has been forced to hide from the tsarist authorities abroad for several years. His family, Marina’s wife, who works as a proofreader in the editorial office, and three daughters, live in Samara. Together with them live Katya, Marina’s younger sister, … Read more
Alphonse Dode was born May 13, 1840 in the (provencial) city of Nimes in the family of the owner of a small silk fabric factory Vincent Dode (1806–1875). In 1848, his father went bankrupt, the factory was sold, and the family moved to Lyon. Without a financial opportunity to pursue higher education, a future writer … Read more
Having met Yulia’s father in society, he tries to convince him that marriage ties with the unknown, but talented and noble Saint-Pre do not infringe on the noble family of the Ethanj family. However, the baron is adamant; moreover, he forbids his daughter from seeing Saint-Pre. In order to avoid a scandal, Sir Edward takes … Read more
The action takes place in a village near Athens. Tie: a quarrel between two slaves – Dava and Sirisk. Recently, in a thicket, Dove found an abandoned baby, and in his diapers – various trifles and jewelry left in such cases by an unhappy (or carefree) mother. But Siriek, his wife recently had a baby … Read more
In Petrograd, a strange announcement appears on Krasniy Zori Street: an engineer Mstislav Sergeevich Los invited his comrades to fly to Mars on August 18. The announcement is noted by the correspondent of the American newspaper Skylys. He is shocked, wants more information. A posterior broad-shouldered soldier approaches Skrils at the same time. He admires … Read more
T. Williams The Glass Menagerie This, in fact, is a memory. Tom Wingfield talks about the time – between the two wars – when he lived in St. Louis with his mother Amanda Wingfield – a woman endowed with great zest for life, but unable to adapt to the present and desperately clinging to the … Read more
The action takes place in the provincial town of Skotoprigonjevsk in the 1870s. In the monastery, in the skete of the famous old man Zosima, the famous ascetic and healer, Karamazovs – father Fyodor Pavlovich and sons – the elder Dmitri and the middle Ivan – gather to find out their family property matters. At … Read more