Charles Dickens Dombey and Son The action takes place in the middle of the XIX century. In one of the ordinary London nights in the life of Mr. Dombey, the greatest event is happening – his son is born. Henceforth his firm (one of the largest in the City!), In whose management he sees the … Read more
Tarja Weights Birds Thirty-seven-year-old Mattis, from the point of view of others, a foolish fool, lives on the shore of a forest lake with his 40-year-old sister Hege. Lately relations between them are not going well. Tired of the daily need to think about how to feed themselves and their brother, from morning till night, … Read more
I rode with hunting one evening, on the road droshky. A heavy thunderstorm caught me on the road. Somehow I was buried under a broad bush and waited patiently for the end of the storm. Suddenly, with a flash of lightning, I saw a tall figure on the road. It turned out to be a … Read more
The theoretical legacy of A. S. Makarenko, his convictions and sparkling talent, which were fully developed in the 1920s and 1930s, still faithfully serve the school, enrich our ideological and creative life. Time does not extinguish, but opens up more and more facets of his selfless and versatile pedagogical work, he experienced 200,000 hours of … Read more
One intolerably hot evening in the house of Francis Hinzley in Hollywood comes Sir Ambrose Ebercrombie and finds the owner, the scriptwriter of the company “Megapoliten Pictures”, along with his young friend and poet Danis Barlow behind a glass of whiskey. All three Englishmen, and the British, according to Sir Eberkombi, here in America, should … Read more
PO Beaumarchais The criminal mother of Paris, the end of 1790. From the conversation of Figaro, the valet of the Spanish nobleman, Count Almaviva, and his wife Suzanne, the Countess’s first maid, it is clear that since the earliest son of the Count, a black shadow fell on the whole family. The count is gloomy … Read more
The author claims a new “telegraphic” style. He says that epic times have passed, the genres of “epics” and “epics” have ended. The author’s goal is to create a book that would inspire the reader’s enthusiasm and energy. Then follows the author’s memories of the time after the February Revolution. The people’s wings for the … Read more
In the frosty January midnight of the nineteenth year from the station of Ivanovo-Voznesensk the working detachment assembled by Frunze sent to the Kolchak Front. From all factories and factories, workers come to accompany their comrades. In front of a crowd of people, speakers speak with brief speeches. On behalf of the detachment Fyodor Klychkov … Read more
A. P. Chekhov Chameleon Through the market square there is police inspector Ochumelov. He sees a running dog that catches up and grabs a swearing man. A crowd is gathering. A man (goldsmith master Hryukin) shows the crowd a bitten finger. Ochumelov is determined: “I’ll show you how to dismiss dogs!” Yeldyrin, “he turns to … Read more
Dmitry Gurov – a young employee of the bank (under 40), who has a philological education, is on vacation in Yalta. At home, there is a wife in Moscow who he does not like and often changes to, a twelve-year-old daughter and 2 sons studying at the gymnasium. Appearance and character of Dmitry were endowed … Read more