“Princess Zizi” Odoevsky in brief summary

To Princess Zizi in society are treated with prejudice. Her name was often repeated in the living room of my guardian. Aunt’s companion, a poor widow, Maria Ivanovna, told her story. Princess Zizi lived

“Mariamna” Lagerkvist in the summary

Mariamna, the wife of Herod the Great, king of Judea, belonged to the royal family of the Maccabees, Herod’s enemies, and was killed by him in 37. Herod and his two sons from Mariamna,

Chekhov’s Seagull in short summary

The action takes place in the estate of Petr Nikolaevich Sorin. His sister, Irina Nikolaevna Arkadina, is an actress, she is on his estate with her son, Konstantin Gavrilovich Treplev, and Boris Alekseevich Trigorin,

Summary Electoral Affinity

IV Goethe Selective Affinity In an ancient castle on the shore of the lake live a baron and a baroness. Fortunately, there seems to be no limit, especially since they found it already in

Summary “The Tale of the Tula Left-Hander and the Steel Flea” Leskova

Chapter 1 Russian Emperor Alexander Pavlovich after the Vienna Council, which summed up the war of 1812 with Napoleon, travels to Europe. Everywhere he was shown different curiosities, which the emperor admired. But Don

“The Elderly Mother” Andersen in brief summary

Mom was going to drink a cold with a cup of tea. An old man looked in, and always had a fairy tale ready for him. When a fairy tale suddenly came to the

The summary of the play by A. N. Ostrovsky “The Dowry”

Main characters: Harita Ignatyevna Ogudalova – middle-aged widow. Larisa Dmitrievna is her daughter. Moky Parmenich Knurov is a big businessman, an elderly man with a huge fortune. Vasily Danilych Vozhevatov is one of the

Summary Konstantin Fedorovich Dankevich. Bohdan Khmelnytsky

BOHDAN KHMELNYTSKY Opera in four acts Libretto by VL Vasilevskaya and AE Korneichuk Characters: Hetman of Ukraine Bogdan Khmelnitsky Ambassador of Great Russia Colonel Krivonos Colonel Bohun Colonel Ganja Varvara Solomy Gehlen Diak Gavrila

Summary of the Iliad Homer

Homer Iliad Myths of most peoples are myths primarily about the gods. Myths of Ancient Greece – an exception: in the greater and better part of them is told not about the gods, but

Summary of the Doll Boleslaw Prus

Bolesław Prus Doll 1878. Krakowskie suburb of Warsaw. The hosiery shop “Ya. Mintsel and son” is run by the clerk Ignacy Zhetsky – a lonely, grumpy, crystal-honest old man who has worked for forty
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