The action of this satirical poem takes place during the Hundred Years War between France and England. Some contemporaries of Voltaire said that the author, ridiculing Joan of Arc, treated her more cruelly than Bishop of Beauvais, who burned her once at the stake. Voltaire, of course, laughed ruthlessly, he showed Jeanne the seduced, depicted … Read more
The action takes place in 1920-1930-ies. In Great Britain. In a small mining town Blanelli comes a young doctor Andrew Manson – a new assistant doctor, Dr. Page. When he arrives, he learns that his cartridge is paralyzed and will have to carry a double load. The wife of Page Blodewa, an ungrateful and greedy … Read more
A. N. Arbuzov Irkutsk history Two girls, Valya and Larisa, work at a food store in Irkutsk. Valya is a cashier, she is twenty-five years old. This is a cheerful girl who does not think much about her behavior and way of life, for which she earned the nickname Valka-cheap. Her friend Viktor Boytsov, the … Read more
IA Bunin Easy breathing Exposition of the story – a description of the grave of the main character. Then follows the presentation of its history. Olya Meshcherskaya is a successful, capable and playful schoolgirl, indifferent to the instructions of a classy lady. At the age of fifteen she was a recognized beauty, had the most … Read more
This book is not a novel, not a story, not a lyric diary and no memoirs. Chronological connections are replaced here by associative, and the search for beauty – by searching for authenticity, no matter how bad it may seem. This is Moovism (from “move” – it is bad). It is a free flight of … Read more
The village of Ukleevo is famous for the fact that “at the funeral at the factory owner Kostyukov, the old deacon saw among the appetizers a granular caviar and began to eat it greedily, he was pushed and pulled by his sleeve, but he seemed to be numb with pleasure: he did not feel anything … Read more
Canteen. Morning. A set table with a snack. The action takes place in the estate of the leader of the local nobility. Nikolai Ivanovich Balagolayev invited one of his neighbors, a judge and a former leader in the morning, to resolve the dispute between Kaurova, the 45-year-old widow of the lieutenant and her brother, landowner … Read more
AP Platonov The Inmost Man “Foma Pukhov is not gifted with sensitivity: he cut his boiled sausage on the coffin of his wife, starving because of the absence of the hostess.” After the burial of his wife, Pukhov goes to bed, having taken a nap. Someone is knocking at him loudly. The watchman of the … Read more
Spirit Mail, Academic or moral and critical correspondence of the Arab philosopher Malikulmulka with water, air and underground spirits. Assistant Arab magician Malikulmulka, typed correspondence with spirits, proves that a very fascinating book. Such creatures are kind by nature, but they do not tolerate hypocrites and usurers, as well as not seriousness, and preference is … Read more
J. de LaBruyer Characters, or Manners of the present century In the preface to his “Character”, the author acknowledges that the purpose of the book is an attempt to draw attention to the shortcomings of society “made from nature”, with the aim of correcting them. In each of the 16 eyes he expresses his “characters” … Read more