Carlo Gozzi Turandot of Astrakhan Tsar Timur, his family and power suffered a terrible misfortune: the ferocious sultan of Khorezm defeated the Astrakhan army and, bursting into a defenseless city, ordered the capture and execution of Timur, his wife Elmaz and son Calaf. That under the guise of commoners managed to escape to neighboring lands, … Read more
Tiburius Knight was a great crank. There were several reasons for this. First, his father was an eccentric. Secondly, his mother also had strangeness, the main of which was excessive care for his son’s health. His tutor had such a strong desire for order, that the boy hated all learning. The rich uncle also took … Read more
The life of David Copperfield, told by himself David Copperfield was born half an orphan – six months after the death of his father. It so happened that when he was born, his father’s aunt, Miss Betsey Trotwood, was present-her marriage was so unfortunate that she became a muzhinenavistnitsey, returned to the girl’s name and … Read more
I. N. Ptashnikov Tartak The novel describes the tragedy of the burnt village of Dalva. The novel takes place in 1944. Nasta was walking along the old field, driven out by cattle and carts. On his back lay a heavy and slippery sack. She poured so many rye that she could throw herself on her … Read more
The events addressed by Senkevich in the novel The Crusaders were of great importance both for the history of Poland and for the Slavic and Baltic peoples neighboring it, which became the object of German feudal aggression. This is the decisive stage in the struggle against the Teutonic Order, when the famous Battle of Grunwald … Read more
On the adventures of a tiny lilliput, a boy with a finger, whose name is Bibigon. Narration on behalf of the author – then prose, then poetry. The enemy of Bibigon is a turkey. The fairy tale is divided into adventure parts: Bibigon and Brundulyak, Bibigon and galosh, Bibigon and spider, Bibigon and crow, Bibigon … Read more
The old, fat, sickly man, sitting in someone else’s house, in someone else’s bedroom, in someone else’s chair, and looking at his body with bewilderment, listens to his feelings, tries hard and can not quite master thoughts in his head: “Fools!” They think that, telling me about the attempt on my life, telling me the … Read more
Bertolt Brecht The Good Person of Szechwan main city of Sichuan province, which summarizes all the places on the globe, and at any time, in which man exploits man – that is the place and the duration of the play. Prologue. For two thousand years the cry has not ceased: it can not go on … Read more
The play unfolds in the “small town of one of the southern states.” The owner of the universal store, Jayb Torrens, the leader of the local Ku Klux Klan, is brought from the hospital, where after a thorough examination the doctors came to the conclusion that his days were numbered. This living dead man, even … Read more
Our stereotypical thinking can be used against us In the modern world, it is impossible to consider the details of each decision, and we use psychological labels, stereotypes, and they serve us well. The behavior of animals may seem ridiculously simple. Example: Sometimes a turkey-hen gives up young turkeys or even attacks them if the … Read more