The box-man, sitting in his drawer, begins the notes on the man-box. He describes in detail which box is suitable for a box man, how to equip it, so that it is convenient to be in any weather, what things are needed for the person in the box. The box of corrugated cardboard is most … Read more
AN Rybakov The Adventures of Krosha Krasheninnikov (Krosh). Ivan Semenovich – school manager, who always steals a school truck on economic needs. Natalia Pavlovna is a class teacher. Vyacheslav Petrovich – chief engineer, head of practice. Dmitry Alexandrovich – foreman of locksmiths, looks like a Spaniard. Lagutin is a mechanic, an unpleasant type, a rude, … Read more
DV Grigorovich Anton-Goremka Anton, a fifty-year-old serf muzhik, lean and hunched, looking at the peace of God with extinct eyes, is busy preparing fuel for the winter. Returning to his hut, Anton finds there a guest, a poor old woman Arkharovna, who is not so much scolded as she looks out for the good from … Read more
G. Byron Don Juan “Epic Poem” – according to the author’s review, and in fact – a novel in verse, “Don Juan” – the most important and most ambitious work of the late stage of Byron’s creativity, the subject of constant reflection of the poet and fierce polemic of criticism. Like “Eugene Onegin,” the masterpiece … Read more
Events take place in England at the very beginning of the eighteenth century, during the reign of Queen Anne, the last of the Stuart dynasty. Anna does not have children, and therefore after her death, the throne must go to representatives of another dynasty – Hanover. However, the court party and the military circles want … Read more
A young rake and a mote, having neglected the affairs of the family, did not know how to keep in a boggling expenditure. He let all his possessions go in the wind, and none of his relatives wanted to shelter him. Hungry, he hung around the city, complaining and moaning. Suddenly an unknown old man … Read more
On June 25, 1941, Masha Artemyeva accompanies her husband Ivan Sintsov to the war. Sintsov goes to Grodno, where their one-year-old daughter remained, and where he himself served as secretary of the editorial staff of an army newspaper for a year and a half. Located near the border, Grodno from the first days gets into … Read more
In the beginning of the article I would like to say a few words about the author. Shukshin lived in Soviet Russia, was a screenwriter, director, actor. But first of all went down in history as a writer. What did he write about? About the village and the villagers. They are present in each of … Read more
Edgar Allan Poe The Golden Beetle The descendants of the old aristocratic family, William Legrand, pursue failure, he loses all his wealth and falls into poverty. To avoid ridicule and humiliation, Legrand leaves New Orleans, the city of his ancestors, and settles on a desert island near the Atlantic coast. In the thickets of the … Read more
A. Kuprin. “Emerald”: a summary of 1-3 chapters Emerald is a four-year-old horse of the American warehouse of gray suit, often participating in cross-country competitions. It is contained in the stables of an Englishman, keen on horseback riding. Next to the stallion, there are other horses in their stalls. This is a young filly of … Read more