You can often hear the phrase: “I am a man!” and we all understand what it means. A person in general understanding is a biological being who has his needs and instincts. In addition to the existing physiological needs for food and rest, there are spiritual needs. Just this phrase refers specifically to the emotional … Read more
Under Napoleon, a young man like Julien Sorel could quickly make a brilliant career. But the political winds at the moment when we meet with the young hero of Stendhal, blowing in a different direction. Julien Sorel repeatedly makes sure of this. “One day, walking alone in the seminar garden, he heard a conversation between … Read more
As soon as the leaves turn yellow, they need warmer clothes in the morning, and the sky more often turns gray instead of blue, birds fly away from us. Fly away for the winter, because now here they are cold and uncomfortable. The song is sung: “They fly to hot countries…” Which ones? Probably, to … Read more
Erotic-allegorical poem in honor of Krishna – Govinda, the earthly incarnation of the god Vishnu In the blossoming spring time in the Vrndavana forest on the bank of the Yamuna, Krishna Radha’s lover is languishing in separation from her beloved. The friend tells that Krishna leads cheerful round dances with charming cowherd boys, “hugs one, … Read more
EUGENE ONEGIN Lyrical scenes in three acts (seven scenes) Libretto by PI Tchaikovsky and KS Shilovsky Characters: Larin, the landowner Mezzo soprano Tatyana Olga } Her daughters Soprano Contralto Filippievna, the nurse Eugene Onegin Lensky Prince Gremin Rotum Zaretsky Trick, the Frenchman Guillot, Onegin’s valet Mezzo soprano Baritone Tenor Bass Bass Bass Tenor Without speeches … Read more
About the beauty of the human speak a lot. Types of beauty are different. There is spiritual, there is physical. A beautiful body can be, maybe a soul. And to see beauty is an immutable property of a person, his skill. Human feelings are beautiful, attractive in works of art, in nature, in the simplest … Read more
Part one “Evenings…”, consisting of 8 stories, are divided into exactly 2 parts, and each is preceded by a preface of the imaginary publisher. In the first, describing his farm, he gives the characteristics of some particularly colorful inhabitants of Dikanka that they woo in the evenings in the “Pasichnikov hovel” and tell those strange … Read more
King Demyan lived in a certain kingdom. He had three sons: Clim, Peter and Ivan. In the beautiful garden of the king grew an apple tree with golden apples. And suddenly there was a defect in apples. The king called his sons to him and ordered him to catch the thief, and as a reward … Read more
Why is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear about the North – it’s cold and snow. The picture of AI Kuindzhi is the exact opposite of this statement. The north in the performance of the painter is filled with life, rich in optimism and beauty. The first thing that draws attention … Read more
The summer of 1872, Arkhip Kuindzhi spent on the island of Valaam. Deeply impressed by the beautiful nature of the island and the lake, a year later he painted a picture of “Lake Ladoga”. Landscape illustrates well the changes in the life of the artist: on the one hand, the realism of the image shows … Read more