On the golden morning of the hot, stuffy, dusty Trinity, the day goes along the road to the glorious village of Tselebeyev Daryalsky, well, the very one who had been renting Fyodorov’s house for
S. Zheromsky Ashes The time of the novel is 1797-1812, fifteen years after the failed uprising of Tadeusz Kosciuszko and the third (1795) partition of Poland between Prussia, Austria and Russia. In the center
In the old Moscow apartment lives Klavdia Vasilyevna Savina. She has four children, all live with her. Senior Fedor – a chemist, Ph. D., recently married. His wife’s name is Lena. Daughter Tatiana –
Maxim Gorky The Blue Life Meshchanin Konstantin Mironov lives in a remote provincial town. When he was a child, his parents drank and often scandalized. At the same time, the mother was a religious
The story takes place in Switzerland, where the main character lives, the Englishman Alfred Jones, on whose behalf the narrative is conducted. Jones tells us about his acquaintance with Dr. Fischer and his daughter,
During the Great Patriotic War, the writer as an artilleryman went a long way from Stalingrad to Czechoslovakia. Among Yuri Bondarev’s books on the war, “Hot Snow” occupies a special place, opening up new
Mikula Selyaninovich – one of the most popular epic heroes, is not just a hero, but a hero-plowman, beloved by the “damp earth”. Bylin begins with a story about the life of the prince’s
OD Forsh Dressed in stone The main heroes of the novel are the first revolutionary terrorists of the 60s of the XIX century. “Dressed as a stone for Empress Catherine II.” The inscription on
This story I heard from one of its participants, the prince’s grandson Inya, and remembered it almost verbatim. Ina had a relative, husband. his cousin. His name was Zheng. He was very eager for
Wilhelm finished with honors boarding school. Relatives decide to identify him in the newly founded Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum. At a reception with Minister Razumovsky, he meets with Misha Yakovlev, Vanya Pushchin, Anton Delvig. Vasily