What attracted Julien Sorel in Bonaparte?

Studying literature, we saw that many of the heroes of Russian writers were very sympathetic to such an ambiguous figure as Napoleon. Through sympathy for him, even the fascination with it went to such heroes of Russian literature as Onegin, Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, Rodion Raskolnikov. And each of them was able to choose, hear, consider … Read more

Painting by Kustodiev “Hay mowing”

The master depicts in the picture one of the summer evenings. On the canvas you can see how the girls come back home, after mowing. Summer is the most important time of the year, for these people, because, wintering, depends on how well the work in the haymaking season will be done in the summer. … Read more

Summary of Dona Flor and her two husband Jorge Amado

Jorge Amadou Dona Flor and her two husbands A resident of a small town of Salvador in the outskirts of Bahia, Floripedes Paiva Guimaraes, a young hostess of the culinary school “Taste and Art,” becomes a widow. Her husband Valdomiro, nicknamed Gulyak, a drunkard, gambler, womanizer and merry fellow, dies in the color of years … Read more

Summary of the story of IA Bunin “Lapti”

On the fifth day, I stormed. In white from snow and a cold big house there was a twilight and there was a grief: the child was seriously ill. In the heat, delirium, he often cried and asked him to give him some red bast shoes. Mother, who did not leave the bed, also cried … Read more

Biography Mei Lev Alexandrovich

(1822 – 1862) Mei Lev Alexandrovich (1822 – 1862), poet, playwright. Born February 13 (25 N. p.) In Moscow in a noble family. At the age of 9 he was admitted to the Moscow Nobility Institute, where he studied for five years, then was transferred to the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum. In 1841, after graduating from … Read more

Summary of “Mtsyri”

The poem “Mtsyri” Lermontov wrote in 1839. Already in 1840 it was published in the collection “Poems of M. Lermontov.” The idea of ​​the work “Mtsyri” appears in the poet at the age of 17, when he is going to write a note of a young monk. During his first exile to the Caucasus in … Read more

“Hippolytus” Euripides in brief summary

In ancient Athens, King Theseus rules. Like Hercules, he had two fathers – earthly, the king of Aegeus, and heavenly, the god of Poseidon. His main feat he committed on the island of Crete: he killed in the labyrinth of the monstrous Minotaur and freed Athens from the tribute to him. Assistant to him was … Read more

Painting by Vasilyev “Near the Red Village”

At the end of the 1860s Fedor Alexandrovich Vasiliev entered the art. Undoubtedly his talent developed extremely fast. This was recognized by all his contemporaries: both artists and critics. In the beauty of nature, Fedor Alexandrovich saw a deep moral sense. He believed that beauty can turn a person away from criminal intent. He was … Read more

Biography Tyutchev Fedor Ivanovich

(1803 – 1873) (1803-1873) is a poet. Tyutchev early discovered unusual talents and abilities for teaching. He received a good home education, which since 1813 was led by S. E. Raich, a poet-translator, a connoisseur of classical antiquity and Italian literature. Under the influence of the teacher Tyutchev was introduced to literary creativity early and … Read more

Composition on the subject “Adjective”

The adjective is one of the main parts of speech in the Russian language. Our speech is full of adjectives – without them it would be boring, inexpressive and… incomprehensible. We know that the name adjective denotes the attribute of the object in quality, that is, it characterizes the object. What does it mean? Adjectives, … Read more