The story “Dog Heart” Bulgakov wrote in 1925. At that time, ideas of improving human breed with the help of advanced scientific achievements were very popular. The hero of Bulgakov, a professor with the world name Preobrazhensky, in an attempt to unravel the secret of eternal youth accidentally makes a discovery that allows us to … Read more
Ch. T. Aitmatov Jamila She was the third year of the war. There were no adult healthy men in the village, and therefore the wife of my elder brother Sadyk (he was also at the front), Jamil, the brigadier sent to a purely male job – to transport grain to the station. And so that … Read more
Hans Fallada Everyone dies alone Germany, Berlin, World War II. On the day of the capitulation of France, the postman brings to the home of carpenter-cabinetmaker Otto Kvanglja the news that their son has fallen a hero’s death for the Fuhrer. This terrible blow awakens in the soul of Anna, the wife of Otto, the … Read more
In the mountains of Odenwald in southern Germany stood the castle of Baron von Landshort. He fell into decay, but his owner – a proud descendant of the ancient genus Katsenelenbogen – tried to maintain the appearance of former grandeur. The baron had a beautiful daughter, brought up under the vigilant supervision of two unmarried … Read more
C. de Troyes Evaine, or Knight with a Lion. At the Trinity, in the chambers of the noble and kind King Arthur, a brilliant nobleman is feasting. Knights lead a pleasant conversation with the ladies. As everyone knows, in those blessed times ardent tenderness and courtesy were valued above all – nowadays morals have become … Read more
On the eastern shore of the Hudson, in the depths of one of the bays, there is a village, not far from it there is a hollow, which for its quiet and serenity, and also for the phlegmatic disposition of its inhabitants, was called Sleepy. The place seems to be under some kind of spell, … Read more
Stendal Parma Convent Fabrizio, the youngest son of the Marquis of Valserra del Dongo, spends his childhood in the family castle of Griante built in the 15th century over the beautiful Lake Como. He has two sisters and an older brother, in everything surprisingly similar to his father. The marquis is rich, but stingy, his … Read more
The theme of the village, like the theme of the war, Astafyev devoted a lot of his works, and “The Last Bow” is one of them. It is written in the form of a great story, composed of separate stories, which have a biographical character, where Astafiev Victor Petrovich described his childhood and life. These … Read more
Nezhdanoff gets a home teacher from the Sipyagins at a time when he is in great need of money, even more in changing the situation. Now he can rest and gather strength, most importantly – he “fell out of the care of the Petersburg friends.” In Petersburg he lived in a dark little room with … Read more
VG Popov Life was a success. It is a tragic fare, a grotesque tale consisting of dozens of oral novels. The author himself tells it this way: “Three friends, who have met at the institute, are living, gradually they are divorced, and two of them will find out that the third has collapsed under the … Read more