Maxim Gorky Vassa Zheleznova Vassa Borisovna Zheleznova, 42 years old (but looks younger), the owner of the shipping company, a very rich and influential person, lives in her own house with her husband, Sergey Petrovich Zheleznov, 60, a former captain and brother, Prokhor Borisovich Ratchet, carefree, drinking man, collecting all kinds of locks (the collection … Read more
John Banyan (Benyang, Benyang, Bunyan, English John Bunyan; November 28, 1628, Elstow – August 31, 1688, London) is an English writer, a Protestant preacher. John Bunyan, who was called “Shakespeare among preachers,” was born in Elstow (a small village in the center of England), in Bedford, where he spent most of his life. Formal education … Read more
V. Mayakovsky Cloud in pants The poet – a handsome, twenty-two-year-old – teases a philistine, softened thought with a bloody patch of his heart. In his soul there is no old tenderness, but he can turn himself inside out – so that there are only solid lips. And he will be impeccably tender, not a … Read more
THE GOLDEN COCKEREL Fiction in the faces, opera in three acts (with introduction and conclusion) Libretto by VI Belsky on the tale of Alexander Pushkin Characters: King Dodon Tsarevich Guidon Tsarevich Afron Voevoda Polkan Amelf’s Cloth Astrologer Shemahan queen The Golden Cockerel Bass Tenor Baritone Bass Contralto Tenor Altino Soprano Soprano The action takes place … Read more
Boyar Tugar Wolf comes to the Carpathian village of Tukhla. Prince Daniel granted him these lands. The wolf sets out to hunt bears with guests and the brave, beautiful daughter, Miroslava. She received a male education, possesses a strong spirit and possesses the skills of a true knight. “There’s a girl! Such a man would … Read more
Shkid or Shkida – so “detective” pupils have reduced the name of their educational institution – School of Social and Labor Education named after Dostoevsky. Shkida originated in 1920 in Petrograd. Its founders were Viktor Nikolayevich Sorokin-Viknikorsor and his wife Ella Andreevna Lumberg, a teacher of the German language, later known as Elanlyum. The pupils … Read more
The action of the play unfolds presumably in 1458. Athanasius Nikitin, a merchant, embarks on a voyage from Tver, in which he was born and raised, to the land of Shirvan (located on the territory of today’s Azerbaijan). Nikitin has travel certificates signed by Archbishop Gennady of Tver and Grand Duke Mikhail Borisovich. Athanasius and … Read more
IS Shmelev Summer of the Lord Pure Monday. Vanya wakes up in his native Zamoskvoretsky house. The Great Lent begins, and everything is ready for him. The boy hears how his father scolds the elder steward, Vasil Vasilich: yesterday his people escorted Shrovetide, drunk, drove the people off the slides and “almost mutilated the public.” … Read more
Two frivolous generals retired on an uninhabited island. “Generals served the whole life in some registry, they were born, brought up and grew old, therefore, did not understand anything, even the words did not know anything except:” Accept the assurance of my full respect and devotion. “Once the generals woke up, they lie on the … Read more
Pierre Corneille Sid The teacher of Elvira brings Dinya Khimene a pleasant message: from two lovers of the young nobles – Don Rodrigo and Don Sancho – the father of Jimena, Count Gormaz, wants to have the first son-in-law; namely don Rodrigo given the feelings and thoughts of the girl. In the same Rodrigo, the … Read more