The hero of the novel is Fedor Konstantinovich Godunov-Cherdyntsev, a Russian emigre, the son of a famous entomologist, the son of an aristocratic family, who is poor in Berlin in the second half of the 1920s, earning private lessons and publishing nostalgic twelve books about childhood in Russia in Russian newspapers. He feels a huge … Read more
Oliver Twist was born in a workhouse. His mother had only one glance at him and died; before the boy was nine years old, he could not find out who his parents were. No kind word of affection, no kind affectionate glance has ever dawned on his dull infant years, he knew only hunger, beatings, … Read more
Rome of the times of Emperor Nero, mired in crimes and debauchery. A nephew, a young and beautiful warrior, the patrician Marcus Vinicius, is Petronius, a writer, an esthete, a connoisseur of luxury and pleasures, an “arbiter of grace”, the approximate Nero. The young man says that when he returned to Rome from the war … Read more
VG Rasputin The last term of the Old Woman Anna lies without moving, without opening her eyes; it is almost frozen, but life is still warm. Daughters understand this, bringing a piece of a broken mirror to his lips. It fogs up, which means that my mother is still alive. However, Varvara, one of Anna’s … Read more
It was the morning of November 3, 1948. A policeman from Twann, named Alphonse Klenen, was making his usual matinee rounds, heading towards Aambuen. Unexpectedly, he stumbles on a blue Mercedes standing at the side of the road. Looking into the car’s interior, Alphonse sees a corpse there. The police lieutenant from the city of … Read more
L. N. Tolstoy Anna Karenina Part One “All happy families are alike, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” All mixed up in the Oblonsky house. ” Stepan Arkadyevitch is betraying his wife, Dolly, with a French governess. She and Dolly have six children, Dolly has greatly undermined this, and it seemed to … Read more
In the “villages of love,” this paradise of love for the simpletons, the sea of passion can not be scooped to the bottom. In the merry quarter of Sonezaki is always full of cheerful guests, they bawl songs, curse, imitate their favorite actors, dance and mock. Of all the houses of merriment comes raucous music, … Read more
FA Iskander Constellation Goatwork The hero of the story, on whose behalf the narrative is conducted, a young poet who worked after the institute in the editorial office of a Central Russian youth newspaper, was fired for manifestations of excessive criticality and independence. Not too saddened by this and having spent the farewell night with … Read more
For several weeks the rich heir of Richard Morgan Francis is at home and wondering what he could have done. But the rivals Richarch Morgan also do not slumber. One of them, named Thomas Regan, becomes aware that even in ancient times the ancestor of the whole family name Morganov Henry hid the treasure. And, … Read more
Theodore Dreiser American tragedy Kansas City, a hot summer evening. Two adults and four children sing psalms and give out brochures of religious content. The older boy clearly does not like what he is forced to do, but his parents are passionately devoted to the work of saving lost souls, which, however, brings them only … Read more