On stage is an ordinary theater room with three walls, a window and a door. The Mystics of both sexes are sitting at the table with a concentrated look in their coats and fashionable dresses. Pierrot is sitting at the window in a white robe. Mystics are waiting for the arrival of Death, Pierrot awaits … Read more
There are many nations and countries on earth. Each corner is special and beautiful in its own way. And my Motherland is Kazakhstan! And I dedicate these words to him. Independence Kazakhstan has received relatively recently – just 25 years ago. But his story began long before that. Many centuries ago, along the boundless expanses … Read more
ABESAL AND ETERI Opera in four acts (five scenes) Libretto by P. Mirianashvili Characters: Abio, King of Kartalinia Abesalom, his heir Natela, the queen, mother of Abesalom Marika, sister of Abesaloma Eteri, the orphan Stepmother Eteri Murman, the vizier of Abesalom Naana, mother of Murman Tandarukh, military leader Guest (the first sang) Court Bass Tenor … Read more
The painting “Visit to the Tsarevna Convent” was written by Surikov in 1912. This is the last significant work of the great artist. In this historical and everyday work the artist does not talk about some specific historical event, but tells about life in pre-Petrine Russia. Since for the princess in that era, because of … Read more
This is a tragedy with a happy ending. At the dramatic competitions in Athens there was a custom: every poet represented a “trilogy”, three tragedies, sometimes even picking up each other on topics (like Aeschylus), and after them, to discharge a gloomy mood – “satire drama,” where the characters and action were too, from myths, … Read more
For the murder of a farmer in Houston, Mink Snoups was sentenced to life imprisonment in the prison prison of Parchment, but he did not regret a moment that he then pulled the trigger. Houston deserved death – and not by the fact that, according to the verdict of Bill Warner, Mink spent thirty-seven days … Read more
(born 1911) Lipkin Semen Izrailevich (born 1911), poet, translator. He was born on September 6 (19 century) in Odessa in the family of a worker. Children and teenage years passed in his native city, where he graduated from school. In 1929, after moving to Moscow, he published his poems in newspapers and magazines. Since 1931 … Read more
(1930 – 2001) Kozhinov Vadim Valerianovich (1930 – 2001), Russian critic, literary critic, philosopher, historian. The main works are devoted to the theory of literature, Russian literature of the XIX century, the modern literary process (primarily poetry). Books: “Kinds of art” (1960), “The origin of the novel” (1963), “The book about Russian lyrical poetry of … Read more
Before reading this entertaining and instructive tale, it would not hurt to learn about the man who became the “father” of Cipollino. This is Italian Gianni Rodari, who was known not only in his native country, but also abroad, as an excellent journalist and author of works for children. Rodari, in addition to the work … Read more
Hesiod Theogony, or On the origin of the gods Everybody knows: Greek mythology is first and foremost a lot of names. This is for us; and for the Greeks themselves there were even more. Almost every town or village had its own local deities; and even about those who were common, in every city they … Read more