Marya Aleksandrovna Moskaleva, thanks to her unrivaled ability to throw dust into her eyes, “kill” her opponent with a sharp word and cleverly fired gossip, is recognized as the “first lady” of the provincial town of Mordasova. Hating and fearing, everyone, however, recognizes its influence. Her husband Athanasius Matveyevich, rustic and extremely intimidated by his … Read more
Bela The author travels from Tiflis to the shifted ones and on the way gets acquainted with the captain-captain Maxim Maksimych. Men stop in the village to spend the night, and between them a conversation begins. The staff captain tells the author about his friend Pechorin. Pechorin arrived in the fortress behind the Terek to … Read more
LN Andreev Angelka Sashka, the hero of Andreev’s “Christmas story,” possessed an unruly and courageous soul, could not calmly take to evil and took revenge on life. For this purpose, he beat his comrades, rudely bribed his superiors, tore up the textbooks, and lied to the teachers and mothers all day… Before Christmas Sasha was … Read more
AG Bitov The Flying Monks Door In the late evening the boy is waiting for his beloved woman – then in the arch of the courtyard, then in the front house, where she should come to her friend. He is afraid to miss her. Mom does not know where he went: he said that he … Read more
Action first On the street, at the bus stop, waiting for transportation is Tanya, a girl of 19 years, reading posters. Student of the last course Nikolai Kolesov, a young man of 24 years old, is persistently trying to meet her. Soon he explains that he promised to come to the wedding to a friend … Read more
The narrator is Mizoguchi. the son of a poor provincial priest. Even as a child, his father told him about the Golden Temple – Kinka-kuji – in the old capital of Japan, Kyoto. According to his father, there was nothing more beautiful in the world than the Golden Temple, and Mizoguchi often began to think … Read more
Once in the city of Ensk, on the bank of the river, a dead mailman and a bag with letters were found. Aunt Dasha read each day aloud to her neighbors one letter each. Sanya Grigoryev especially remembered the line about long-range polar expeditions… Sanya lives in Ensk with Sasha’s parents and sister. By absurd … Read more
The author of the first part of the poem is Guillaume de Lorris (circa 1230-1240), the second is Jean de Men (circa 1250-1305) The poet sees in a dream how he, walking in the early May morning, goes out of town to listen to the singing of a nightingale and a lark, and faces the … Read more
“After the wedding, there was not even a light snack.” An 18-year-old girl, Anya, married a 52-year-old official Modest Alekseich. After the wedding they go to the monastery, on a pilgrimage. On the train, Modest Alexeyich, smiling, recalls one instance: “When Kosorotov received the Order of St. Anne of the second degree and came to … Read more
Lord Stratte, a wealthy aristocrat whose family has long owned enormous wealth, a parish priest and cunning attorney are persuaded to bequeath his entire estate to his cousin, Philip Baboon. To the cruel disappointment of another cousin, Esquire South, the title and estate after the death of Lord Stratt go to the young Philip the … Read more