Russia, the middle of the XIX century. Serfdom is already running out. However, the family of the Golovlevs’ landowners is still quite prosperous and is increasingly expanding the boundaries of its already vast estates. Merit in that entirely belongs to the owner – Arina Petrovna Golovleva. She is an adamant woman, obstinate, independent, accustomed to … Read more
Tragedy IV Goethe “Faust” was written in 1774 – 1831 years and refers to the literary trend of romanticism. The work is the main work of the writer, over which he worked throughout most of his life. At the heart of the plot of the tragedy lies the German Legend of Faust, a famous warlock … Read more
Dream 1. North Tavria, October 1920 In the cell of the monastery church there is a conversation. The Budyonnovtsy just arrived and checked the documents. Golubkov, a young St. Petersburg intellectual, wondered where the Reds had come from when the area was in the hands of the Whites. Barabanchikova, a pregnant woman who lies right … Read more
Every day children played in the beautiful garden of the Giant, but when he returned from the guests, where he stayed for 7 years, he kicked out of his possessions all the children, built a fence and hung the sign “No Trespassing.” Children did not find another place to play, sadly remembered the garden. Spring … Read more
NN Nosov Hide and Seek Vitya and Slavik Neighbors. They always go to visit each other. One day they began to play hide-and-seek. The first to hide was Vitya. He hid himself three times in a row and Slavik found him all the time, but Vitya always found excuses that Slavik did not find himself: … Read more
The satirical fairy tale “Wise gudgeon” was written in 1882 – 1883. The work was included in the series “Fairy tales for children of a fair age.” In the tales of Saltykov-Shchedrin “The Wise Gingerbread Man” ridiculous cowardly people who live their whole lives in fear, without doing anything useful. Main characters The wise pisar … Read more
“In accordance with the law, Cincinnatus C. declared a death sentence in a whisper.” Unforgivable Cincinnatus wine – in its “impenetrability”, “opacity” for the rest, to the horror of the similar (the jailor Rodion now and then turns into the director of the prison, Rodrig Ivanovich, and vice versa, the lawyer and the prosecutor by … Read more
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 sheet says sparingly: Nikolai Koshevoi, squadron commander, a surveyor, a member of the RCYU, age 18 years.” He looked like a … Read more
IA Goncharov Break St. Petersburg Day is slipping towards evening, and everyone who usually gathers at the card table, by this hour begin to bring themselves into the appropriate form. Two friends – Boris Pavlovich Raisky and Ivan Ivanovich Ayanov – are to meet again at the Pakhotins’ house, where the owner himself, Nikolai Vasilyevich, … Read more
The action of the comedy takes place in a fantastic country for the English of Shakespeare’s time – Illyria. The Duke of Illyria Orsino is in love with the young Countess Olivia, but she is in mourning after the death of her brother and even does not accept the emissaries of the duke. The indifference … Read more