Spring… My daughter and my wife went to rest on school holidays, leaving me a newly planted red poodle Vic and a parrot Dusya. Vic – the charm. He is handsome, sleek, presumptuous, affectionate, and insanely thievish. I love him very much, because he is a real friend and brings some kind of pacification and … Read more
The governor gathers all the officials of his city and reports that he received a letter from his friend, in which he writes that an inspector is going to come to their city, and incognito. The governor gives everyone orders to put in order all the places of interest – the court, the hospital, etc. … Read more
In the late 1890s – in this extremely fruitful period for Vrubel – he creates several outstanding works of the portrait genre. First of all, the portraits of KD Artsybushev and his wife (the latter is not finished). Artsibushev is a business associate and a close acquaintance of Savva Ivanovich Mamontov. lover of art; Vrubel … Read more
In the large bright room near the table there is a girl with a peach in her hands. Her black, unruly hair was disheveled, and her dark eyes were looking straight at the viewer. This pensively sly sight is familiar to many according to the description of the picture “The Girl with Peaches” of Serov. … Read more
Plaut Bragging warrior In this comedy, the main thing is not the plot, but the hero, the “boastful warrior”. In the old days in Greece there were no professional soldiers, there were militiamen. And then, when the war became a profession, there were dashing mercenaries who went to serve anyone, even to the ends of … Read more
In the provincial town of S. lives the educated and talented, according to local residents, the Turkin family. The head of the family, Ivan Petrovich Turkin, “a full, handsome brunette with beacons, arranged amateur theatricals for a charitable purpose, played the old generals himself and at the same time he coughed very funny.” He knew … Read more
Makovsky Vladimir Egorovich – Russian painter, who was a master of everyday genre. In his paintings he reflected the ordinary reality of the Russian people, wrote about what he saw daily in the streets and in houses. One of these paintings is his canvas “From the Rain”, written in the best traditions of realism. In … Read more
Dmitry Petrovich Dyuzhev is an actor. Dmitry was born on July 9, 1978 in Astrakhan in a creative family, his father was an actor. In his childhood in his biography Dmitry Dyuzhev did not differ in exemplary behavior. Growing up, became more serious about learning. At first I wanted to associate my career with the … Read more
I-VII This strange, mysterious thing happened on June 19, 19 … Cornet Elagin killed his mistress, actress Maria Sosnovskaya. Elagin was born like an officer – ten generations of his ancestors served. When he was deprived of an officer’s rank, he sobbed. Elagin came from a rich and rich family. His mother, a very exalted … Read more
England, the beginning of the XIX century. Europe is at war with Napoleon, but this does not prevent a lot of people, possessed by ambition, to pursue the pursuit of worldly goods – status, titles, ranks. Vanity Fair, the Bazaar of everyday life Fuss boils day and night. Two young girls leave the boarding house … Read more