At the end of June 1809, Byron went on a two-year journey, during which he visited Portugal, Spain, Albania, Turkey and Greece. Byron was interested in the peoples of these countries, their life, culture. Particularly struck by his social contrasts: he saw the unlimited arbitrariness of local and foreign tyrants, the complete lack of rights … Read more
“And bored and sad, and there is no one to give In a moment of spiritual unhappiness. “ M. Lermontov About Salinger is known very little. He does not like to give interviews. I liked that he wrote about himself in one of the books shortly and dryly, and then “at the request of his … Read more
Yet none of the books I read attracted me more than the works of Vladimir Kunin. Reading the books of this writer, completely immersed in the atmosphere of what is happening. I think that the interest in his works is due primarily to the very high saturation of events, but at the same time you … Read more
I believe that people should not treat nature as it is now. Probably we all know how much damage is caused by deforestation, drainage of swamps, pollution of water bodies. A person often throws trash into ponds, rivers, lakes, oceans and seas. Even when a person throws garbage near the water, it is washed away … Read more
Who went on a voyage on the schooner “Pilgrim”? How did it happen that Dick Sand became its captain? How did it happen that the “Pilgrim” lost his course? Taking advantage of Dick’s inexperience, the ship’s cook Negoro broke the compass and imperceptibly changed the testimony of the other. Therefore, instead of America, the ship … Read more
War – this is a terrible word, but how much tragic and terrible is behind it! The Great Patriotic War devoted a lot of works in our literature. These are poems, poems, stories, and novels. Their authors are front-line writers and those who were born after the war ended. But the “fortieth, fatal” is still … Read more
What is the main thing in the description? The main task in writing such a composition is to notice something interesting, unusual, original in the described subject. This may be due to the peculiarities of gestures, gait, look, occupation and kind of activity, with a certain mood and personality traits of a person. All this … Read more
There is a wise saying: “Friends are known in trouble,” and it’s true. A friend is someone you can trust. I think that every person needs good friends, otherwise life becomes boring. We all need people with whom we will laugh and cry, go out and have fun, play active or board games, and finally … Read more
Alexander Isaevich Solzhenitsyn. Even some twenty years ago his name was forbidden to pronounce, and today we admire his deeply philosophical works, in which he reveals the skill in depicting characters, the ability to observe people and understand them. And this is especially clearly revealed in the story “Matrenin yard”. What is interesting about this … Read more
“Divine Comedy” – the main work of Dante, brought him immortality. Dante called his poem “comedy”, because mournful at the beginning, it ends with a joyous ending. In the time when Dante lived, wars were going on in Italy. Although Dante was a believer, he lost faith in kindness and nobility during these wars. This … Read more