DEATH OF GODS The third day of the tetralogy “Ring of the Nibelung” in three acts (five scenes) with a prologue R. Wagner’s libretto Characters: Siegfried Brünnhild, Siegfried’s wife Waltrauth, her sister, Valkyrie Hunter Gutrun, his sister Hagen, their half brother Alberich, Nibelung (dwarf), father of Hagen Three Norns, Goddesses of Fate Three daughters of … Read more
John Patrick McEnroe is an American tennis player, was born in Wiesbaden, western Germany. The first years of the biography of John Patrick Makinroya were held in Douglas, Queens, New York. As a student at the University of California, McEnroe won the National Student Athletic Association in 1979. In the same year he took up … Read more
Henry Lawson Hat in a circle The main heroes of the stories of Henry Lawson are simple Australians, mostly people of manual labor. In the story “Cap on a circle” the author tells about shearing sheep Bobe Brasserce nicknamed Giraffe. He’s a tall guy, about six feet three inches tall. He is complicated, and his … Read more
Any person, whatever he was and whatever character he possessed, will always make certain demands on the surrounding world and society. It is quite normal that all of us can have some dissatisfaction with the general image of the person today, so many of us probably would like to fix this image, change it a … Read more
February 20, 1598. For a month already, Boris Godunov has shut himself up with his sister in a monastery, leaving “all worldly” and refusing to accept the Moscow throne. The people explain Godunov’s refusal to marry the kingdom in the right spirit for Boris: “He is afraid of the radiance of the throne.” Godunov’s game … Read more
Paul Gauguin’s painting “Bathers” is on the list of the most expensive paintings in the world. In 2005, a buyer who chose to remain anonymous bought it at an auction for $ 55 million. According to many researchers of Gauguin’s works, the artist finally found his style thanks to the move to Tahiti. The impact … Read more
In the Italian city of Ferrara, around the 16th century, two young men lived: Fabius and Muzio. They were relatives and close relatives, they belonged to old and rich families and never parted. Muzio was a musician, and Fabius an artist. Having the same tastes and inclinations, outwardly they were not alike. Fabius was tall, … Read more
Stockholm – the capital of Sweden – is called the Northern Venice not by chance. The city is located on the shores of the strait, connecting Lake Mälaren with the Baltic Sea, and on the islands in this strait. Stockholm is the largest city on the Scandinavian Peninsula. The city, founded in 1252, originally located … Read more
“The Hari clan” is an ancient Indian epic poem in 3 books, considered an attachment to the “Mahabharata”. The first and third books of the poem set forth the most important Hindu myths about the creation, origin of gods and demons, the legendary kings of the Sun and Moon dynasties, earthly incarnations for the salvation … Read more
The composition of the population of the medieval city was extremely heterogeneous. The craftsmen prevailed in it, who themselves sold their own products, combining in one person an artisan and a merchant. Most of the urban population was involved in the service sector. They belonged to hairdressers, owners of inns, laborers, servants, etc. In large … Read more