In many of his paintings, the artist reflects the theme of the movement of the People’s Will in Russia. This work is directly related to political struggle. It was painted in 1882. Historians and critics consider Makovsky a realist, because he shows life by exposing the whole truth. In this picture, we see a man … Read more
The structure of the novel by F. M. Dostoevsky “Crime and Punishment” is different in that there is an epilogue in the work. He is not directly connected with the main action of the novel, but plays a very important role in the ideological design of the work. Epilogue consists of two parts. In the … Read more
The time of events refers to the twelfth century. The 12th century is the period of the crusades to the south of Europe and Asia. In one of the biggest battles, the crusaders suffer a complete defeat. Many of the knights are captured by the Arab Sultan Saladin. Most of the knights are executed, but … Read more
Preparations for departure to the capital begins the third part of the trilogy. The main character – Kartashev’s theme is full of dreams about how he “will become serious, will be engaged, will be a scientist”, and for his loved ones this is a time of regrets about that ideal theme they wanted to see … Read more
Herzen’s book begins with the stories of his nurse about the troubles of the Herzen family in Moscow in 1812, occupied by the French; ends with European impressions of 1865-1868. Actually, memories in the exact sense of the word “Past and thoughts” can not be called: a consistent narrative is, I think, found only in … Read more
(1884-1677) Gorodetsky Sergei Mitrofanovich (1884 – 1967), poet, prose writer, playwright, critic, publicist, artist. He was born on January 5 (17th century) in St. Petersburg in the family of an official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, an ethnographic writer, an amateur artist. After graduating from high school, Gorodetsky enrolled in the Faculty of History … Read more
Venedikt Erofeev was born in the village of Niva-2 (suburb of Kandalaksha). Father – the head of the railway station, repressed and serving a prison sentence in 1939-1954. According to other sources, Venedikt Erofeev’s father voluntarily went north as a settler, on conditions of preferential travel, large lifts, with free housing [the source is not … Read more
The action takes place in a taiga district center in the early summer morning. Valentina, a slender, pretty girl of about eighteen, goes to the teahouse where she works, and on the way she looks around the front garden in front of the house: again the boards are taken out of the fence, the gate … Read more
To Robert and Fred Kaplen in Chantbari Kloe came friends and relatives for dinner. Among the invited married couple are Gordon and Betty Whitehouse, an employee of the publishing house Oluen Peel, one of the newly appointed directors of this English publishing house Charles Trevor Stanton, and finally the writer Maud Mokridge. While the men … Read more
The works of Jean-Baptiste Moliere in spirit are very close to the Russian people. Moliere knew that comedy art touches his contemporaries more and deeper than tragedy. His life credo was – “entertaining, to teach.” Moliere always led the struggle to establish his plays on stage. In them he portrayed the most diverse inhabitants of … Read more