“Everyone dies alone” Fallas in brief summary
Germany, Berlin, World War II. On the day of the capitulation of France, the postman brings to the home of carpenter-cabinetmaker Otto Kvanglja the news that their son has fallen a hero’s death for
Summary “What horses cry about” Abramova
“Every time I went down from the village eel to the meadow, I again and again fell into my distant childhood – in the world of fragrant grasses, dragonflies and butterflies and, of course,
Summary “The Dollhouse” by Ibsen
The drama takes place in Norway, in the modernity of Ibsen. Inexpensive furnished but cozy apartment in which the lawyer Torvald Helmer and his wife Nora live. Christmas Eve. Nora enters the house from
Summary of “Gossip” Gorky
In the well-to-do house live Vasily Vasilyevich Bessemionov, 58, the foreman of the paint shop, who marks a deputy in the city duma from the shop class; Akulina Ivanovna, his wife; son Peter, a
“The light went out” Kipling’s summary
Dick Heldar, an orphaned boy, lives with his guardian, the vicious widow of Mrs. Janet. After six years of staying with her, Dick gets acquainted with Maisie, a long-haired, gray-eyed girl, a new widow’s
“Republic of ShKID” Panteleev in brief summary
Shkid or Shkida – so “detective” pupils have reduced the name of their educational institution – School of Social and Labor Education named after Dostoevsky. Shkida originated in 1920 in Petrograd. Its founders were
Summary Kolyma Stories of Shalamov
VT Shalamov Kolyma Stories The plot of V. Shalamov’s stories is a painful description of the prison and camp life of prisoners of the Soviet Gulag, their similar tragic fates, in which the case
“Dream of Makar” Korolenko in brief summary
Makar is the main character, a peasant. The author himself referred his work to “holy stories”. Written in the Yakut exile, the story is inspired by the real impressions of the young writer. But,
Summary of Giacomo Puccini. Turandot
TURANDOT Lyrical drama in three acts (five scenes) Libretto by J. Adami and R. Simonyi Characters: Princess Turandot Altoom, the Chinese emperor, her father Timur, the deposed Tatar king The Unknown Prince (Calaf), his
“To Whom in Russia to Live Well” Nekrasov in brief summary
Once on the highway, seven peasants converge-recent serfs, and now temporarily liable “from neighboring villages-Zaplatov, Dyryavin, Razotov, Znobishin, Gorelov, Neelov, Neurojazhka identity.” Instead of going their own way, the peasants start a dispute about