The action takes place in 1960-1961. in the GDR. The main character, Rita Seidel, a student who worked during the vacations at the car building plant, lies in the hospital after she almost fell under the carriages that were maneuvering on the tracks. Later it turns out that this was an attempt at suicide. In … Read more
In Madrid, Casade Campo, the favorite park of the townspeople, don Juan Carlos and his servant Mosquito await twilight. They can not appear in the city during the day: two months ago, Don Carlos killed a noble caballero Alonso, the son of Don Diego and the brother of Lysard, in which Don Carlos was unrequitedly … Read more
The central character of the novel Diederich Gesling was born in a German family of the middle bourgeois, the owner of a paper mill in the city of Netzig. As a child, he was often sick, he was afraid of everything and especially of his father. His mother, Frau Gasling, also lives in awe of … Read more
There are three story lines in the novel: the first is a narrative, which is conducted on behalf of the angel Agasphere, whose name means “Beloved of God”; 2 nd – a story about the life path of Paulus von Eichen, a younger contemporary of Martin Luther; 3rd – correspondence between Professor Siegfried Baifus, Director … Read more
An accidental shot from a naval gun made by the English lieutenant Bailey Land prevented the capture of the Crimea by units of the Red Army in 1920. And now, during the reign of Brezhnev, the Crimea turned into a prosperous democratic state. Russian capitalism has proved superior to Soviet socialism. Impressive Impressive Simferopol, stylish … Read more
IS Turgenev Breakfast at the head of the dining room. 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 … Read more
“Epic poem” – according to the author’s review, and in fact – a novel in verse, “Don Giovanni” – the most important and most ambitious work of the late stage of Byron’s creativity, the subject of constant reflection of the poet and fierce polemic of criticism. Like “Eugene Onegin,” the masterpiece of the late Byron … Read more
“You can call me Jonah” – such a phrase opens a novel. The hero-narrator believes that this name is much more suitable for him than the one given at birth, for he “always somewhere brings”. One day he planned to write a book “The Day the End of the World Comes.” In it, he was … Read more
The action takes place in the village Fires collective farm “The power of labor.” The people gather near the house of the dying chairman. Evlampiy Nikitich Lykov was famous not only in the region, but also in the country. Everyone understands that changes are coming, and they remember those thirty years that Lykov headed the … Read more
In 1940, a famous fairy tale by V. Kataev appeared, “Tsvetik-Semitsvetik”, a brief summary for which the reader’s diary is offered to read. It’s about how the usual girl Zhenya had to make a difficult choice: to wish for something for herself or to help another person. Harmful dog One day my mother sent Zhenya … Read more