By the end of the XVII century. After the death of Emperor Fyodor Alekseevich, a struggle for power begins in Russia. Rebellion streltsy, instigated by the princess Sophia and her lover, ambitious prince Vasily Golitsyn. There were two tsars in Moscow-the youngest Ivan Alekseevich and Pyotr Alekseyevich, and above them the ruler of Sophia. “Everything … Read more
NIKOLAI ANDREEVICH ROMAN-KORSAKOV 1844-1908 Rimsky-Korsakov – an outstanding composer, music and public figure and teacher – left a huge creative legacy. It includes 15 operas, 3 symphonies, a number of orchestral works (among them the symphonic suite “Scheherazade”, 1888 and “The Spanish Capriccio”, 1887), numerous romances and other works are most popular. He also owns … Read more
Peter Weiss Inquiry In accordance with the original intention of the author, who wanted to create a modern “Divine Comedy”, the composition of the play, which uses the materials of the Frankfurt process over the Nazi criminals of 1963-1965, repeats the structure of the 1st and 2nd parts of the epic of Dante: in each … Read more
P. Calderon Life is a dream In a deserted mountainous area, not far from the court of the Polish king, Rosaura, a noble lady dressed in a man’s dress, and her servant, lost their way. The night is approaching, and there is no light around. Suddenly travelers distinguish in the twilight a tower, from behind … Read more
Astrid Lindgren composed a fairy tale evening after night about the girl Peppi for her daughter Karin, who was sick at that time. The name for the main character, long and difficult to pronounce for a Russian person, was invented by the writer’s daughter herself. This fairy tale in 2015 turned sixty years old, and … Read more
The events of this novel unfold in the twenties and thirties of this century in the United States of America. The narrative is conducted on behalf of Jack Berden. Berden was born in a well-to-do family in the south, graduated from a prestigious school, studied US history at the University of the State, and later … Read more
L. de K. Vovenarg Introduction to the knowledge of the human mind Pascal says: “All the rules of decent behavior have long been known, stopping for a small – for the ability to use them.” Any principle is contradictory, any term is interpreted in different ways. But, having comprehended the person, it is possible to … Read more
M. Maeterlinck There, inside the Old Garden, in the Willow Garden. In the depths of the house, three windows of the lower floor are lit. Father is sitting by the fireplace. The mother leans her elbows on the table and looks into the void. Two young girls in white embroider. Leaning head on the mother’s … Read more
Three parts of a huge book, divided into eighteen episodes, should, according to the author, relate to the Homeric Odyssey (Ulysses – the Latin transcription of the name of its main character). But this connection with the ancient Greek epic is very relative and, rather, from the opposite: in a lengthy novel nothing important, in … Read more
FM Dostoevsky Netochka Nezvanova Eight-year-old Netochka lives in the closet in the attic of a large St. Petersburg house. Her mother sewing and concoction earns for the whole family. Stepfather, Egor Efimov, a strange man. He is a talented violinist, but abandoned music, because the “villain” wife allegedly ruined his talent. Only her death will … Read more