The story “Lilac Bush” by the famous Russian classic Alexander Kuprin was first published in the print edition “Life and Art” under the number 305 of October 17, 1894. Love and happiness became the artistic idea of this work. For some, happiness lies in the material component or in freedom, for others – in scientific … Read more
Once in the Epiphany Evening Girls guessed: For the gate a slipper, Withdrawed from the foot, threw. They tried to find out their destiny, their destiny. Among the girls only Svetlana is silent and sad, she does not sing, does not guess. Her dear is far away, and already a year from him there is … Read more
Alphonse Dode Extraordinary adventures of Tartaren from Tarascon 186 * year, the country is governed by Napoleon III, all who can, thrive. In the small town of Tarascon, in the south of France, lives the great Tartarin hunter, in whose garden grow baobabs and other exotic trees. The passion for hunting is shared by all … Read more
V. V. Bykov Sign of trouble Stepanida and Petrok Bogatka live on the farm Jáchymovschina, three kilometers from the town of Vyselki. Their son Fedya serves in tank troops, the daughter of Fenya studies “on the doctor” in Minsk. The war begins. The front is rapidly rolling to the east, the Germans are coming. There … Read more
Norway end of X century. Jarl Hakon, who has conquered his country, dreams of royalty: he wants to turn from a jarl-a free and eminent military leader-into a king whose power is sanctified by a dynastic tradition and a people’s habit, that is, indisputable. But on the way to the yarl – Olaf, great-grandson of … Read more
M. Ye. Saltykov-Shchedrin Lord of Tashkent. Pictures of morals. The whole book is built on the boundary of the analytical, grotesque essay and satirical narrative. So what kind of creature is this – a Tashkenter – and what does she crave? She longs for only one thing: “To eat!”. Whatever it was, at the cost … Read more
In the house of an intelligent Narodnik Ivan Akimovich Samgin, a son was born, to whom his father decided to give an “unusual” peasant name to Klim. It immediately singled out the boy among the other children of his circle: the daughter of Dr. Somov Lyuba; the children of the lodger Varavka Varvara, Lydia and … Read more
In the novel by V. Bykov “Survive until dawn” before the reader appears the image of the hero, Lieutenant Ivanovsky. The work clearly reveals human responsibility and an adequate understanding of what is happening. As is known, war establishes its laws, accordingly, orders are given by the senior in rank, and for their implementation, the … Read more
School in a small Kyrgyz aile. Cold, unheated class. The teacher tells the frozen and chilled children about the warm island of Ceylon, where unprecedented fruits grow, amazing animals and summer all year round. But Sultanmurat’s thoughts are far away. Many inhabitants of ail have already perished, his father is now also at the front … Read more
Diana, the Countess of Belfort, late at night entering the hall of her Neapolitan palace, finds there two cloaked men who, when she appears, hurriedly hide. Intrigued and enraged, Diana orders the butler to call, but the latter justifies his ignorance by going to bed early. Then one of the servants returns, Fabio, whom Diane … Read more