Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
“Protection of animals” composition
An increasing number of people believe that animals should not be exploited by people, and they must have certain rights. Although, there are also people who believe that a person has the right to use animals to meet their needs, for example, use them for food or for medical research. There are different opinions on…
Biography Grigorovich Dmitry Vasilievich
(1822 – 1899) Grigorovich Dmitry Vasilievich (1822 – 1899), prose writer, translator. Born March 19 (31 N. s.) In Simbirsk in the family of a poor landowner. Early left without a father, was brought up by his mother, a Frenchwoman by birth, who spoke only French, so she learned Russian from the courtyards. Education received…
Arctic Seas
1. How does the nature of the Arctic seas vary from west to east? The nature of the Arctic seas is harsh and unfriendly, they are covered with ice for most of the year. From the west to the east the seas become colder. If the influence of the Atlantic is still felt in the…
Summary The Moscow novel
V. V. Ivanov Moscow novel You probably remember this year: the Church of Christ the Savior was broken. For the layman it was more terrible than the October coup. Then, before the beginning of the novel, the author conceived to write comments, but at that time he had a big boy named Vyacheslav… Excuse me,…
Summary House Fedor Abramov
F. A. Abramov. The house of Mikhail Pryaslin came from Moscow, he visited Tatiana’s sister there. As in communism I visited. The dacha is two-story, the apartment has five rooms, a car… Arrived – and he began to wait for guests from the city, the brothers Peter and Gregory. I showed them my new house:…
Summary The gift of Vladimir Nabokov
V. V. Nabokov Gift The hero of the novel is Fedor Konstantinovich Godunov-Cherdyntsev, a Russian emigre, the son of a famous entomologist, the scion of an aristocratic family. He is poor in Berlin in the second half of the 1920s, earning private lessons and publishing nostalgic twelve books about childhood in Russia in Russian newspapers.…
“Cenci” Shelley in brief summary
The action takes place in Italy in the 16th century, when Pope Clement VIII is sitting on the papal throne. Count Cenci, a wealthy Roman nobleman, head of a large family, was famous for his disingenuousness and heinous atrocities, which he does not even consider it necessary to hide. He is sure of his impunity,…
Painting Izhakevich “Mom comes!”
Talented artist of the Soviet era, described the peasant life of the Ukrainian people, there is Izhakevich Ivan Sidorovich. His picture “Mom comes!” very emotional, warm, joyful. She shows us two children. One older girl holds an infant in her arms. They have joyful faces and eyes sparkling with love and happiness. Apparently, my mother…
Painting by Kramskoy “Unfortunate sorrow”
What family did without loss of a close relative? Who does not know how hard it is to bury a native person, knowing that you will not see him again, you will not touch him, will not you talk with him? A special grief of the mother, it can not be compared to anything, there…
“Eternal” theme of love in the tragedy of W. Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”
There is no sadder story in the world than the tale of Romeo and Juliet. V. Shakespeare The famous tragedy of W. Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” was first staged in 1595. Centuries have passed, but today, as in the days of Shakespeare, this “sad story” makes one tremble of heart, as this eternal theme continues…
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