For a year, the country is ruled by Napoleon III, all who can prosper. In the small town of Tarascon, in the south of France, lives the great Tartarin hunter, in whose garden grow
The action takes place in Athens. The ruler of Athens bears the name of Theseus, one of the most popular heroes of ancient traditions about the conquest by the Greeks of the warlike tribe
On the table lie cartridges, a ram’s bone, a field map, a brief, a bridle, a crust of bread. At the table sits Nikolka Koshevoy, squadron commander, he fills out the questionnaire. “A rusty
LIBUSHE The solemn performance in three acts (six paintings) Libretto by J. Wenzig Characters: Libusche, Czech Princess Přemysl from Stadz Soprano Baritone Tenor Bass Bass Baritone Soprano Contralto Hrishoch from Otava Shtaglav from Radbuza
The source of the tragedy was the life of the emperor Titus in the book of the Roman historian Gaius Suetonius Tranquill’s The Life of the Twelve Caesars. The emperor Titus wants to marry
In this article, you will not read the whole of Chekhov’s work, but only a summary of it. “Chameleon” is a witty story, small in volume, so you might want to read it completely.
The mighty emperor of the Franks, the great Karl (the very Karl, in whose name the word “king” occurs), has been fighting the Moors in beautiful Spain for seven long years. He has won
I. A young man, no older than twenty, without a hat, slightly drunk, wandered into the bar to drink beer. At the next table two people are talking, a man’s, almost boyish voice and
From the orphanage it was planned to send two older children to the Caucasus, but they immediately dissolved into space. And twins Kuzminy, in the orphanage Kuzmenshi, on the contrary, said that they would
VA Zakrutkin The Mother of Man In September 1941, Hitler’s troops advanced far into the depths of Soviet territory. Many areas of Ukraine and Belarus were occupied. Remained on the territory occupied by the