The central heroes of the work are old man Nikitich and a young fellow. The action takes place in the taiga. The old man Nikitich, who, from “small years dragged along the taiga”, sometimes lives in huts, which are cut down in the taiga. So it was this time. Uninhabited, but already warmed by the … Read more
Part 1 Ilya Ilyich Oblomov lives in one of the big houses on Gorokhovaya Street. “It was a man of about thirty-two or three of a kind, of medium height, of pleasant appearance, with dark gray eyes, but with no definite idea, any concentration in facial features.” The thought was walking with a free bird … Read more
With the story “After the Ball”, created in 1903, the readers met only in 1911, after the death of Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy. The plot was based on events that occurred with the writer’s brother. The realism of the image of reality, the unusual ring composition helped the author draw a parallel between the past and … Read more
B. Gracian Pocket oracle, or Science of prudence The author, in strict sequence, entitled 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 … Read more
Songs about the gods The Song of Hymire Since the gods return from hunting with prey and feast they start, and the boiler is not enough for them. And here is the god Tyr, in friendship with Torah, Odin’s son, the advice is kind: “He lives in the East… Hymir the Wise” and he keeps … Read more
While all the people were jumping from one service to another, Bartholomew Korotkov, a gentle, quiet blond was firmly serving in Glavtsentrbaspispate (abbreviated to Spimat) as a clerk and served in it for 11 months. On September 20, 1921, the cashier of Spimat covered himself with his nasty long-eared hat, grabbed his briefcase and left. … Read more
“Pied Piper” – the first poem Tsvetaeva, written in exile, in Prague. This is a prophecy about the fate of the Russian revolution, the romantic period of which ended and began a deadly, bureaucratic, dictatorial one. It is the verdict of any utopia about the possibility of a people’s celebration, people’s power. This is a … Read more
E. de Filippo Naples – the city of millionaires The action takes place in 1942, at the end of the second year of the war in Italy. The Jovine family, consisting of 50-year-old Gennaro Jovine, his wife Amalia, a beautiful thirty-seven-year-old woman, their children – the elder Mary Rosary and Amedeo and the youngest Rita, … Read more
The work is preceded by the author’s introduction, which is a dedication to a certain Arabella Fermor. Pope warns Arabella that she is too serious about his creation, explaining that it pursues “the only goal: to entertain a few young ladies” endowed with sufficient common sense and sense of humor. The author warns that in … Read more
The narrative begins with a sad event. A wounded horse stands clearly in front of the reader. The animal regretted the miller of Berezhki village and sheltered it at home. But it was not easy for the elderly man to feed his horse in the winter. In fact at this time there is no fresh … Read more