It all started with Saratov, where the troupe came on tour and where the actors were accommodated in a bad hotel. It’s hot, director Sergei Leonidovich flew to Moscow, leaving instead of assistant Smurny. This Smurny long ago laid eyes on Lyalya (Lyudmila Petrovna Telepnev), one of the actresses of the theater, but when she … Read more
The pious parents of St. Theodosius lived in the city of Vasiliev. When they had a son, on the eighth day he was given a name, on the fortieth – they called him. Then the parents of the blessed moved to the city of Kursk. The boy grew up, went to church every day, avoided … Read more
Chick had a terrible trouble. The teacher of the Russian language Akaki Makedonovich said that he brought one of the parents to school. The teacher had a habit of writing grammar rules in verse form, and the pupils had to learn this poem, and at the same time the rule. Akaki Makedonovich was proud of … Read more
N. G. Garin-Mikhailovsky Childhood Themes The action takes place in the Kartashovs’ house. The head of the family is retired general Nikolai Kartashev. The harsh nature and the alignment of Nicholaev’s general Kartashev the elder give a definite direction to the upbringing of children, among whom the subject, the eldest in the family of boys, … Read more
In the preface to the History of the Sewarambs, the author notes that this book is not the fruit of a rich fantasy, but the true notes of Captain Silenus. This is confirmed not only by the doctor’s testimony, to which the captain, when he died, gave the main work of his life, but also … Read more
B. Cellini The Life of Benvenuto Cellini The Life of Benvenuto, the son of Maestro Giovanni Cellini, a Florentine written by himself in Florence Memoirs of Benvenuto Cellini are written in the first person. In the opinion of the renowned jeweler and sculptor, every person who has accomplished something valiant is obligated to tell about … Read more
VM Garshin Artists The narrative is alternated on behalf of two artists – Dedova and Ryabinin, contrasted with each other. Grandfather, a young engineer, having received a small inheritance, leaves the service to devote himself entirely to painting. He works hard, writes and writes landscapes and is perfectly happy if he manages to capture an … Read more
Like an ant – a grain of sand to a grain of sand – Father Vasily built his life: he married, became a priest, produced a son and daughter. After seven years, life crumbled to dust. Drowned in the river by his son, his wife began to drink with sorrow. Rest is not found by … Read more
GOLD OF RHINE The prelude of the tetralogy “The Ring of the Nibelung”, in four scenes R. Wagner’s libretto Characters: Daughters of the Rhine (mermaids): Voglinda Velgunda Floschild Soprano Soprano Mezzo soprano Nibelungs (dwarfs): Alberich Mime, his brother Bass Tenor Giants: Fazolt Fafner, his brother Bass Bass Gods: Wotan, the supreme god Frika, Wotan’s wife … Read more
Rainy November evening in 186 * in St. Petersburg Mary Mikhailovna – twenty-three-year-old rich widow of the Guards adjutant – begins to keep an intimate diary to understand the reasons for his constantly bad mood. It turns out that she never loved her husband, that she is bored with her son, a three-year-old “sour” Vodka, … Read more