Exposition of the story – a description of the grave of the main character. Then follows the presentation of its history. Olya Meshcherskaya is a successful, capable and playful schoolgirl, indifferent to the instructions of a classy lady. At the age of fifteen she was a recognized beauty, had the most fans, danced best at … Read more
In the youth café “Comet” the poet reads poetry. The chairman of the public council of the cafe is trying to arrange a discussion. The visitor girl praises poetry. For a guy sitting nearby, this becomes an occasion for acquaintance. The girl’s name is Natasha. The guy is represented as Evdokimov. He understands what Natasha … Read more
Yu. V. Trifonov The long farewell It all started with Saratov, where the troupe came on tour and where the actors were accommodated in a bad hotel. It’s hot, director Sergei Leonidovich flew to Moscow, leaving instead of assistant Smurny. This Smurny long ago laid eyes on Lyalya (Lyudmila Petrovna Telepnev), one of the actresses … Read more
JF Strasarola Pleasant Nights The Bishop of the small town of Aodi, after the death of a relative, the Milanese Duke Francesco Sforza, becomes one of the contenders for the ducal throne. However, the turbulence of the turbulent time and the hatred of the enemies compel him to leave Milan and settle in his episcopal … Read more
This unusual poem is a continuation poem. It begins almost with a half-word, picking up someone else’s plot. The beginning of it was written by the poet Matteo Boyardo – no fewer than sixty-nine songs under the title “Roland in Love”. Ariosto added to them another forty-seven of his own, and at the end he … Read more
AP Chekhov About love Pelageya, beautiful maid Alekhina, in love with cooks Nikanor, a drunkard and a bully, but, nevertheless, so pious person that he does not agree to live with Pelagia, without concluding a legal marriage. The maid herself does not want to marry Nikanor, he is angry with her and even beats. Alyokhin … Read more
J. de Lafontaine The Shepherd and the King All of our lives are owned by two demons, to which weak human hearts are subordinated. One of them is called Love, and the second – Ambition. Possessions of the second are wider – in them, at times, love is included. This can be found many examples, … Read more
He waited for her at the station for a long time. It was a frosty sunny day, and he liked the abundance of skiers, the creak of fresh snow and the coming two days: first – an electric train, and then – twenty kilometers through the forests and fields on skis to a village in … Read more
Voltaire Fanaticism, or the Prophet Mohammad The plot of this tragedy of Voltaire was the events of the life of the Arab tribes of Arabia, associated with the spread of Islam and the activities of the religious reformer Mohammed. The author wrote: “I know that Mohammed did not commit the kind of treachery that the … Read more
H. Murakami Chronicles of the Clockwork Bird This work has no common characters with the previous books by Murakami, having, however, similar images and plots. At the beginning of the “Chronicles” the main character leaves the law firm, where he was “a runaway boy”. He lives on some savings, money left by his parents and … Read more