Romantic utopian drama Shelley is written in a white iambic pentameter. The action begins in the Caucasus Mountains, where in the gorge among the ice-covered rocks Tomet Prometheus languishes in chains. At the feet of his oceanides Pantey and Jonah sympathetically listen to his reproaches, addressed to the supreme god, Jupiter. Prometheus reminds the autocrat … Read more
The story takes place in 1833 in Moscow, the main character – Volodya – sixteen years old, he lives with his parents at the dacha and is preparing to enter the university. Soon, the family of Princess Zasekin enters the poor outbuilding in the neighborhood. Volodya accidentally sees the princess and very much wants to … Read more
VP Nekrasov Little sad story Early 80’s. In Leningrad there live three inseparable friends: Sashka Kunitsyn, Roman Krylov and Ashot Nikogosyan. All three – up to thirty. All three are “litsedey.” Sashka – “balerun” in the Kirov theater, Roman – actor on “Lenfilm”, Ashot – sings, plays, deftly imitates Marcel Marceau. They are different, and … Read more
In 1835, the family of Buddenbrokes, highly revered in the small German merchant city of Marienkirche, moved to a new house on Mengstraße, recently acquired by the head of the firm “Johann Buddenbroke”. The family consists of the old Johann Buddenbrock, his wife, their son Johann, daughter-in-law Elizabeth and grandchildren: ten-year-old Thomas, eight-year-old Antony – … Read more
Louis Aragon Holy Week The action takes place from 19 to 26 March 1815 in France, during the last before Easter of the week, in the Catholic calendar called passionate. The novel is based on historical events connected with the return of Napoleon Bonaparte to Paris, who fled from the island of Elba, where he … Read more
The novel describes the tragedy of the burnt village of Dalva. The novel takes place in 1944. Nasta was walking along the old field, driven out by cattle and carts. On his back lay a heavy and slippery sack. She poured so many rye that she could throw herself on her back, pour it, fearing, … Read more
The action takes place in Moscow in 1584 and begins with a quarrel in the Boyar Duma: Mikhail Nagoy, brother of Queen Maria Feodorovna, argues for a place with Saltykov and draws other boyars into the match. Zakharin-Yuryev, the brother of the first tsarev wife, interrupts the debate by talking about the importance of the … Read more
O. Goldsmith Weckfield Priest England, XVIII century. The family of pastor Charles Primrose enjoys a serene existence “in a beautiful house amidst the picturesque nature”. The main treasure of the Primroses are six wonderful children: “sons are good fellows, dexterous and full of courage, two daughters are blooming beauties.” The eldest son, George, studied in … Read more
In the summer of 1842, the American whaling ship Dolly, after a six-month voyage, reached the Marquesan Archipelago in Polynesia and anchored in the bay of the island of Nukuhiv. Here one of the sailors, unwilling to endure captain’s tyranny and cruelty, and believing, moreover, that the voyage may be overextended, decides to leave the … Read more
COATING Opera in four acts Libretto by V. Vokulsky Characters: Stolnik Sophia, his daughter Janusz Bass Soprano Baritone Soprano Tenor Bass Pebbles Iontek } Serfs Janusz Dzemba, the manager of the steward Guests, noblemen, musicians, peasants and peasant women. The action takes place in Poland around 1700. PLOT Noisy and fun in the rich house … Read more