Summary of the “Student” Chekhov. Start The narrative is conducted on the eve of the great Easter holiday. The story begins with a description of weather conditions and a dreary landscape. The weather was at first quiet and calm, but towards the night a cold wind blew through the puddles, puddles were covered with a … Read more
England, the XVIII century. The family of pastor Charles Primrose enjoys a serene existence “in a beautiful house amidst the picturesque nature”. The main treasure of the Primroses are six wonderful children: “sons are good fellows, dexterous and full of courage, two daughters are blooming beauties.” The eldest son, George, studied in Oxford, the middle, … Read more
NS Leskov The man on the clock The winter in Petersburg in 1839 was with strong thaws. Sentry Postnikov, a soldier of the Izmaylovo Regiment, stood at his post. He heard that a man came to the wormwood and called for help. The soldier for a long time did not dare to leave his post, … Read more
Natalia Bochkareva is an actress of theater and cinema, the heroine of the series “Happy Together”. Natalia was born on July 25, 1980 in Nizhny Novgorod. Feeling craving for the scene, she chose the profession of an actor for herself. So the first profile education in the biography of Natalia Bochkareva was received in the … Read more
In Lermontov’s novel The Hero of Our Time, the story “Taman” stands apart. Opening the “Pechorin’s Magazine”, that is, his diary entries, this story at the same time reveals the inner world of the hero. “Another’s soul – darkness” – this proverb as well as possible characterizes the general gloomy-mysterious atmosphere of “Taman”. Chronologically, this … Read more
The tragedy opens with three introductory texts. The first is a lyrical dedication to friends of youth – those with whom the author was associated in the beginning of work on “Faust” and who has already died or is in the distance. “I again remember everyone who lived that radiant at noon”. Then follows “Theatrical … Read more
Great this work is not the size of the canvas (8×4 meters), but above all the monumental design. On the canvas, a deadly clash of two elements is depicted, embodying the age-old struggle between Good and Evil. Time of action – the beginning of the 20-ies. In the Orthodox church, where representatives of all classes … Read more
Four players play in the “screw” three times a week: Evpraksiya Vasilyevna with his brother Prokopy Vasilievich against Maslennikov and Yakov Ivanovich. Yakov Ivanovich and Maslennikov absolutely do not approach each other as partners: the thin old man Yakov Ivanovich is extraordinarily cautious and pedantic, he never takes risks, unlike the hot and enthusiastic Maslennikov. … Read more
FM Dostoyevsky Notes from the underground The hero of the “underground”, the author of the notes, is a collegiate assessor who recently resigned after receiving a small inheritance. Now he is forty. He lives “in the corner” – a “crappy, nasty” room on the edge of Petersburg. In the “underground” he is psychologically: almost always … Read more
Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov – the greatest commander, general-field marshal, commander-in-chief of the Russian army during the Patriotic War of 1812. Childhood and Education Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov was born September 5, 1747 in St. Petersburg in the family of Senator Illarion Golenishchev-Kutuzov. The future general received primary education at home. In 1759, Kutuzov entered the Artillery … Read more