The Great Patriotic War – how much suffering and grief she brought to our people. She did not bypass our places. Somewhere here, not far away, as well as everywhere in that harsh time, fierce battles were going on: tanks were buzzing, exploded echelons were flying down the slope, padded planes were falling and exploding, … Read more
Every person, regardless of his age, must have a hobby. Each of us should have such an occupation, which we will be happy to do in our spare time. For me, modern dance is such an activity. From early childhood, I liked to watch concerts, which were performed by famous singers, singer, and musical groups. … Read more
The famous Russian artist Petr Konchalovsky devoted a lot of his works to nature. He painted flowers in vases, still lifes with fruits, animals. One of his famous paintings depicts just an armful of lilacs in a wicker peasant basket. Someone generously snatched a branch of lilac in the street, brought them into the house … Read more
English cuisine, like all British, is considered quite conservative. Part of this is true: the English do not like to experiment with food, like the French or Italians, but the taste of traditional English food is known throughout the world. Great Britain gave the world community fish and chips, mashed potatoes, small sandwiches, Yorkshire pudding, … Read more
I once got an interesting book. It was called “Rational Reading”. Its author, Leser described in some detail the method of speed reading – “reading more quickly and thoroughly.” I looked through the book, became interested, showed my friend Igor Mateshin. He caught fire: “I want to learn how to read fast!” I replied: “I … Read more
The famous Roman rhetorician Mark Fabius Quintilian (35 – circa 100 AD) is the author of an extensive work in twelve books “Rhetorical Instructions.” The work of Quintilian is systematic and strictly thought out. Here, all the experience of classical rhetoric is taken into account and the own experience of a teacher of rhetoric and … Read more
“The artist thinks in images, he draws, shows, depicts,” wrote Grigory Yakovlevich Solganik, Doctor of Philology. “This is the specificity of the language of fiction,” – this is the end of this statement. In principle, everything is clear. As for me – and, in general, nothing new this doctor of science did not say. After … Read more
When Chichikov went to town N, readers knew practically nothing about him, but as the events developed in the poem, we began to understand a little, although it is still vague what kind of person he is, why and for what purposes he came. Chichikov a little frightened us by how quickly he “copied” the … Read more
What it means to be a patriot means to feel patriotism, to experience love in your homeland and to put its interests above your own, this is the desire to do everything possible to preserve it, its people and its culture, the desire to protect its interests and borders. Patriotism was not always inherent in … Read more
Sons of gratitude and love of parents – this is the problem that SN Roerich discusses. The author reveals it on the example of his relationship with his parents, whom he tried to imitate all his life. Sergei Nikolayevich refers to an old book, in which it was said that “happy is he who, on … Read more