Biography Kazakova Rimma Fedorovna

(born 1932) Kazakova Rimma Fedorovna (born 1932), poetess. She was born on January 21 in Sevastopol. After graduation she entered the historical faculty of the Leningrad University and studied until 1954. The first poems date back to 1955. She lived in the Far East for seven years, worked as an editor of a newsreel studio … Read more

School of my dream

My name is Daria Kuznetsova. I’m a 7th grade student. I would like to tell you a few words about the school of my dream. The school where I study is also pretty good, but I think that some things in it could be changed. First of all, the school of my dreams should be … Read more

The Nightingale Echo

AA Kim Nightingale echo On a rainy summer night in 1912, on one of the docks of the Amur, the steamer leaves a young man alone. This is the German Otto Meisner, master of philosophy, a pet at the University of Konigsberg. The vague feeling that he once was here is stored in his soul. … Read more

Grateful nature and an ungrateful man

What is nature? This is God’s temple and workshop, but it is necessary to manage in it reasonably, not only to preserve unique treasures, but also to multiply them for the sake of the welfare of their children and grandchildren. Nature fascinates and inspires us with its beauty, brings joy of life and delight from … Read more

Biography of John Adams

John Adams is an American composer, born in Worcester, Massachusetts. As a clarinetist, Adams graduated from Harvard. In 1969, he received a bachelor’s degree, and in 1971 – a master of arts. He is often called the most outstanding, technically savvy in music, the most influential composer of his generation. Adams wrote in a variety … Read more

The power of the Ottoman Empire. Mehmed II

In 1451, the sultan became Mehmed II, who was nicknamed the Conqueror. He was a clever, educated, power-hungry, cruel and very insidious man. Mehmed II mastered in 1453 Constantinople, made it the capital of his state and renamed Istanbul. In Istanbul there lived not only Turks, but also Greeks, Armenians, Jews and representatives of other … Read more

“Rodoguna” of Corneille in brief

The foreword to the author’s text is a fragment from the book of the Greek historian Appian Alexandrian “Syrian Wars”. The events described in the play date from the middle of the second century. BC. E., when the kingdom of the Seleucids was attacked by the Parthians. The prehistory of the dynastic conflict is set … Read more

Summary “Diary of a superfluous person”

Thought to start the diary came to Chelkatourine on March 20. The doctor admitted finally that he had to live for two weeks. Soon the rivers will burst. Together with the last snow they will take away his life. Who can tell his gloomy thoughts at the last hour? Only the old and the near … Read more

Stormy VII-XI centuries of Byzantium. Iconoclasm

Byzantium re-entered its “golden age”. From free peasants, she created a well-trained and armed army, built a strong fleet. However, she was constantly feverish: the struggle for the throne did not stop, quarrels among themselves, people’s riots and uprisings broke out, heretical movements arose. At the beginning of the VIII century. oil in the fire … Read more

Composition on the theme “My native land”

The native land is the country where you were born, grew up and lived your life. The warmest memories, funny stories, joyful events are tied with him. More generous and more beautiful places simply do not exist all over the world. My native land is the most wonderful, beloved and beautiful. I always want to … Read more