Lermontov turned to the poem at the very beginning of his creative career. About 30 poems came out from under his pen. They keep an inseparable connection with his lyrics, they trace all the same themes, ideas and images. Continuing the artistic endeavors of Pushkin and Byron, the poet developed the Russian romantic poem as … Read more
Betrayal is the worst thing that can happen between people. It marks the death of intimacy and trust. A person who decides to betrayal deliberately stabs you in the back. After all, we do not talk about betrayal from strangers, only a close person can betray. What is betrayal? This is deliberate deception or abuse … Read more
Russia, Russia is my great homeland! Arrived for the first time in Russia, amazing endless spaces, endlessly stretching fields and forests. And I, admit, do not cease to admire her beauty. Any season is good, but in the summer it is especially magical around – solid grass carpets, and they are constantly changing: early in … Read more
Winter is a harsh time, especially in the northern latitudes of our hemisphere. Its calendar time is known, but it often happens that the first signs of winter come much earlier. The slushy November weather is replaced by December frosts, which bind the reservoirs that put the earth in a fluffy snow blanket. The day … Read more
How tragic is the picture of VG Perov’s “Troika”! It is a reflection, a cast of cruel and terrible time, where the bestial law reigned: the strongest survives. Time, where children were deprived of their most valuable wealth – childhood. The emaciated faces of the children, dragging along the snow a huge barrel of water, … Read more
Boris Lvovich Vasiliev was born on May 21, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-fourth year in Smolensk in the family of a serviceman. He was a man who immediately after school had to experience the searing heat of war. He fought in the airborne troops. After the war, Boris Vasiliev graduated from the Military Academy … Read more
9Maya is a bright, joyous date, the 65th anniversary of the Great Victory. It is a holiday not only of the Russian people, but of all mankind, to whom fascism is hated. My “little homeland” Smolenschina, standing in the way of the main forces of the German army, fully experienced the cup of suffering and … Read more
It’s great when a person with pride can say that his house is a mighty fortress that protects him not only from bad weather, but also from ill-wishers, bad thoughts, mental disorder. For a moment, imagine a loving owner of his home, who returned from distant wanderings. Only by turning the key in the keyhole … Read more
First of all it is necessary to be a good professional. This means that you need to work on the technique of drawing, always improving and honing your skills. Even if there is a favorite drawing technique, tools and plots, it’s worthwhile to spend some time working on another plan: to change brushes to pencils, … Read more
After a cold winter, finally, there comes a long-awaited warming. On a clear spring day, do not want to sit in the room. I want to go out and just walk, breathe the fresh air, bask under the tender sun, listen to the birds singing, watch the awakening of nature. The spring day fills the … Read more
Every year, our country marks another peaceful spring, but time, front wounds and diseases are inexorable. Out of every 100 winners, only two remain alive today. And this sad statistics makes us, all those who were born after the victory, pay special attention, care and attention to every veteran of the Great Patriotic War. Every … Read more
The life of a person consists of moments. These moments can be calculated in inches, for example, as in J. Aldridge’s “The Last Inch”, the pilot’s son, at the cost of enormous effort, overcomes inch by inch, saving his father’s life. These moments can be calculated by a leaflet, as in O. Henry’s novella The … Read more
Washington is the capital of the United States, a city that does not belong to any American state, but, together with Georgetown and neighboring regions, is officially known as the District of Columbia. In Washington itself, a little more than 600,000 people live permanently, but the population of the whole of the District of Columbia … Read more
Katerina is the central character in Ostrovsky’s play “The Storm”. Since the writing of the work is very popular. Performances based on the play do not go off the stage of the largest theaters. The main reason for such popularity in the talented disclosure of the author’s character Catherine. The inevitable conflict with others and … Read more
Awareness of the homeland for each of the people comes in its own way. But time comes – and everyone understands the inseparable unity with their native land. After all, our grandfathers and parents grew up on this land, we learned to walk on it and our descendants will take the first steps. Our ancestors … Read more
It’s not always the stories that made you laugh heartily, can be long. A short essay on the subject “A funny case” may well take place. For example, you can take the following ideas. “One summer, I was at home with my friend, we got bored and decided to come up with something… With Edik … Read more
It is difficult to find a work in the history of literature in which the problems of spirit and morality were not comprehended, moral and ethical values would not be upheld. The work of our contemporary Valentin Rasputin does not constitute an exception in this connection. I love all the books of this writer, but … Read more
We represent you one of the unique universities of the world – the Russian University of Friendship of Peoples, known primarily because it annually trains students from more than one hundred countries in the world. In recent years, the PFUR has gained fame as an educational and research center, which occupies one of the first … Read more
I went on a real long-distance train only once – last year we went to the rest of the family to rest in Sochi. We took the whole compartment: I and my sister Vera settled on the upper shelves, and Mom and Dad – on the lower shelves. It was hot, so the windows were … Read more
Decency is a very complicated concept; for each person it has its value. Of course, you can begin to consider its essence in terms of morality or etiquette – in general, all that we are told in school. But I will not do this, I will tell you my own, personal and sincere, understanding of … Read more
Man – sounds proud and responsible! And let everyone fill it with its own content, in the minds of the majority, the concept of “man” is associated with firmness, courage, determination, strength and boldness. How often do you hear “Be a man!”, “Behave like a man”, “a real man,” while “a real woman,” “be a … Read more
Reading out loud is more difficult than it is for oneself. To do this well, we must learn, in my opinion, a few important rules. First, you need to read expressively. For this, it is necessary to understand well what is at stake. It is also necessary to place accents, to observe pauses, to pronounce … Read more
Charity and compassion are essentially the same concept, only in a broader and narrower sense, respectively. Charity refers to a caring attitude towards the weak and suffering, the willingness to understand and forgive. And compassion is the ability to understand a person, the ability to feel someone else’s pain is as bright as his own … Read more
It’s hard for me to name a single favorite toy. Very fond of clockwork: a hare with a drum, a self-propelled tank, a crane. But I can confidently call my favorite game: this is a wonderful railway. I was brought to her from Kiev when I turned seven. The railway for a long time became … Read more
Human speech is a great gift of nature, but this does not mean that everyone has a talent for communication from birth. After all, we can not disagree with the fact that the mere ability to speak and gesticulate can not make a person a perfect companion. And in order to achieve high success in … Read more
Etiquette is not just rules of conduct that are accepted and supported in a certain group of people. This is a way of self-identification of society, the ability to create a certain style of behavior, which is considered to be appropriate. And in order to fit into any society, it is necessary to take into … Read more
Today it is impossible to imagine our life without words! Words surround us, they accompany us along the path of life, they help in communication. Since our birth, we have come to know the world thanks to words: we learn, grow up, we get smarter, we get new information. If you think about it, the … Read more
Day of the Great Martyr Catherine, or, as usual, this holiday is called in the people, “Kateriny”, is a holiday of a girl’s destiny. On the eve of this holiday, once the boys asked God to send them a good wife. On a festive day, on the seventh of December, the girls invoke and call … Read more
We call the wise the person who has received much knowledge and understood the truth about life and the world around us. But all these truths and knowledge do not just lie in his head a dead weight. A truly wise person can apply knowledge in his own life. And he is ready to share … Read more
We have heard this word since childhood, but we begin to think about what it means only when we start growing up. Moreover, it seems to me that this understanding does not come during a direct answer to the question posed, but gradually. When we see the winners of the athletes rising to the podium, … Read more
In the work “Woe from Wit” the author describes what is happening in Russia after her victory over Napoleon Bonaparte. During this period, relations between representatives of the nobility, so to speak, people who adhere to the old order and customs and youth, are heated, which, despite the victory of the Russian Tsar over France, … Read more
True friendship is something that brightens the everyday life of every person. And it is good friends that help us to experience brighter moments more easily and easier – difficult. Reflecting on friendship, DS Likhachev asks the questions: “Who are they – genuine friends? When do they appear in a person’s life?” The author tells … Read more
Our city is small, but very beautiful. There are many attractions, parks, as well as interesting and even mysterious places. My most favorite place in the city is the center, namely the area near the university. In summer a lot of people gather here. Who rides a bike, who walks with a dog, who cuts … Read more
It seems to us that twilight comes almost imperceptibly. Only recently did the birds sing, the insects hummed and the bright, affectionate sun shone. And suddenly it starts to sit down quietly, and the twilight comes. Twilight is the line between evening and night. Or, to be precise, between the bright time of day and … Read more
When I told my father that I want to buy new pants or shoes, he usually sighed: “Well, I’ll give you money.” And then for several weeks he worked on weekends. I always took this as something self-evident. “He is my father, he must provide me, and someday I will work to provide for my … Read more
From the earliest childhood we learn about the opposition of good and evil. We read fairy tales, where good heroes defeat villains, knights save princesses and entire villages from evil dragons, we hear from parents that it is to kind and good children Grandfather Frost will present gifts for New Year, and of course we … Read more
The theme of the war in V. Zakrutkin’s novel “The Mother of Man” The theme of the war of our people with the fascist invaders is devoted to Vitaly Zakrutkin’s book The Mother of Man, written almost immediately after the end of the Great Patriotic War. In his book, the author recreated the image of … Read more
Winter is the coldest of all seasons. However, many are waiting for her with impatience. Cracking frosts are shackled by the ice of the river, forming a skating rink. A white snow blanket wraps the earth so it does not freeze. All nature falls asleep for the winter, the trees are released from the leaves, … Read more
The word honor is familiar to everyone, we have heard it since childhood. But only some of us know its meaning and only a few are honorable. Why now this word has lost its significance in human life? Previously, it was the most important quality of man. They defended their honor in duels, its loss … Read more
And what is it? What pushes people to do them? It seems to me that any person gives good for some reason, coming from his soul. To some, they are given easily and are a daily habit, a commonplace affair. And for some, the difficulty is that you have to step over yourself, your views … Read more
Once I thought about the thing that helps a poet, writer, artist, etc. create their own works. That is about inspiration. No, I certainly understand that in order to create works, it is necessary, besides inspiration, to have enough things. Talent, for example. But it’s not about that. I tried to understand what could affect … Read more
Man and nature are inseparable. After all, it is an integral part of nature, its part. It is pleasant to admire a clean river, carrying its clear waters somewhere into the unknown, listening to the chirping of birds and enjoying the beauty of flowers. Nature gives us vitality, it purifies and ennobles our souls. Communicating … Read more
I really love S. Yesenin’s poetry. Write such beautiful poems about nature only a man, in love with her. But his works on animals are especially heartfelt. Already after the first reading, I very much fell in love with S. Esenin’s poems “The Cow”, “Fox,” “Song of the Dog,” and others. Reading the preface to … Read more
An important concept of human life is Freedom, which is often understood as the opportunity to behave in its own discretion, to act without obstacles and prohibitions. But when a person can be considered free? Maybe when he does what he pleases? Or when he does not depend on anyone? Thus, freedom first of all … Read more
A sentence sentence containing an indication of the condition, in spite of which what is being said in the main sentence is carried out; is attached to the main sentence with the help of unions, although, let it be, let it be, for nothing, etc., as well as combinations of interrogative and relative pronouns or … Read more
Previously, I dreamed that when I grow up, then, as a dad and grandfather, I will go hunting. It’s so easy to kill an animal! It would be a gun: “bang” – and a hare in your pocket. Once I asked my grandfather to tell me how he was hunting. “It was a sunny frosty … Read more
Painting by V. D. Polenov “Overgrown pond” is imbued with deep lyricism and a feeling of keen love for the native nature in all its artless beauty. Who does not know the quiet uninhabited corners of old overgrown parks? Silence and peace are filled with a picture of Polenov. A remarkable artist uses all possible … Read more
Sports activities are useful for every person, but not everyone enjoys it. Sport primarily trains the will, endurance and strength of the spirit, therefore, in order to truly love it, one must possess all these qualities, as well as a great desire to improve oneself and, in spite of everything, achieve one’s goals. I understood … Read more
The embodiment of our ideas about the perfect person is a moral ideal, that is, a person who has the best moral qualities. At all times people have sought to determine what an ideal set of virtues is. For already two millennia the moral ideal of many people is the Son of God, Jesus Christ, … Read more
The most valuable and precious thing in life is our children. What a happiness to be a mother! I can not believe that for ten years now, I’m like my mother. My daughter was born. And when everyone was talking at that time, it’s good that my daughter, a helper, I did not understand this. … Read more