My hobby is reading. Some people think that the more people have TV in their home, the less and less books and newspapers will be bought. Why read an article in a newspaper if television news can give you information in a few minutes in pictures? Why read a novel if a television show can … Read more
Edward Teller is a theoretical physicist who invented the hydrogen bomb. Childhood and youth Edward Teller was born into a Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary. His father, Max Teller, was a lawyer, and his mother, Ilona Teller, a pianist. In 1928 he graduated from the University of Technology in Karlsruhe with a Bachelor of Chemical … Read more
Today was a wonderful May day. It’s about such days that they say “nice people”. The sun was shining brightly and affably from early morning. It was surprisingly warm, I even began to doubt, and whether it was spring in the yard – it hurt all around like a real summer! I dressed lightly, almost … Read more
“Comparative biographies” – this is 23 pairs of biographies: one Greek, one Roman, beginning with the legendary kings of Theseus and Romulus and ending with Caesar and Antonius, of whom Plutarch heard from live witnesses. For historians, this is a precious source of information; but Plutarch wrote not for historians. He wanted people to learn … Read more
The action refers to the middle of the 16th century, to the period of the Reformation. Michael Kolhaas, the protagonist of the story, earns a living by breeding and selling horses. It is a simple and just man, highly appreciating his honor and dignity. Once he goes to Leipzig and, passing across the border, sees … Read more
The Sunday was wonderful. I did all the lessons on Saturday, so all the Sunday was mine! In the morning I called my friend Vasily and chatted with him about various important things for half an hour. Then he began to dress – to prepare for a trip to visit our kindred uncles Sergei and … Read more
G. Senkevich The Flood 1655. The Lithuanian lands that are part of the Commonwealth. Rich and noble nobleman Bilevich, dying, leaves almost all of his estates to the orphan granddaughter, nineteen-year-old blonde and blue-eyed beauty Aleksandra (Olenka), only Lyubich’s estate announces to the son of his friend, the young Croatian Orshansky Andrzej Kmitsits, desperate arrogant, … Read more
Ukraine, the Ukrainian people, the Ukrainian language! What majestic, incomparable concepts! Ukraine, like the Ukrainian language, has its own history. Ukraine… In this one word sounds the voice of sadness and beauty, grandeur and glory, the country where people love the will most and have not had it for long, the country of hot love … Read more
In the autumn I wandered with a gun through the fields. A fine and cold rain made me look for some kind of shelter. At the ancient old man who guarded the pea field, I learned the way to the nearest village. Finally, I reached a large village with a stone church. I went to … Read more
About Sadaharu – a baseball player, was born on May 20, 1940 in Tokyo, Japan. Best known as an unbeatable baseball home runner in the world. Throughout his sports career, Sadaharu Oh made 868 home runs in Japan’s main baseball league. Sadaharu is also known for his posture at the time of filing, reminiscent of … Read more