I was born, studied and live, to this day in the city of Voronezh. This is Central Black Earth. My city is already 430 years old. It is located in the European part of Russia on the banks of the Voronezh Reservoir, as well as the Voronezh River, which flows into the Don River approximately … Read more
Perhaps the most controversial figure in the history of Russia is Ivan the Terrible. On the one hand, a strong ruler, an outstanding statesman. Russia, more precisely, Russia, in the years of his reign increased by half. Under Ivan the Terrible, Russia was first perceived in Europe as a serious player in the political arena. … Read more
JF Cooper Prairie In the autumn of 1804, along the immense expanses of the American prairies – ever farther to the west, farther from the already inhabited lands – a train of stubborn, unpretentious migrants (squatters) was slowly moving forward. The head of the family, phlegmatic uhleny Ishmael Bush, was looking out for a place … Read more
Honore Daumier is a French cartoonist, painter, sculptor. Biography Daumier is widely known as the story of the great social satirist of his days. Being the son of a Marseilles glazier, he moved with his family to Paris in 1816. There he was educated at Lenoir, he also studied lithography. Soon, Daumier began to perform … Read more
(1890 – 1960) Born in Moscow in the family of the academician of painting LO Pasternak and RI Pasternak (nee Kaufman), until her marriage as a former professor of the Odessa branch of the Imperial Russian Music Society. The most important for the spiritual development of the future poet were three events: initiation to Christianity, … Read more
Ole Einar Bjoerndalen is an outstanding biathlete, skier, Olympic champion, world champion. Oli Einar was born on January 27, 1974 in Drammen, Norway. Already in his childhood in the biography of Ole Bjoerndalen, sport was given an important place, and little time was devoted to learning. Ole was engaged in track and field athletics, cycling, … Read more
Ninety years old lives in Novgorod Buslay. He does not argue with anyone and does not quarrel with anyone: neither with Novgorod, nor with Pskov, nor with Moscow. When Buslai dies, his son Vasily remains. When Vasily turns seven, he begins to walk around the city, go to the prince’s court and “joke” with other … Read more
VF Khodasevich Selected criticism Gumilev and Blok They are people of different poetic generations. Block – a symbolist, Gumilev – the enemy of symbolism. For Blok, his poetry is a spiritual feat, inseparable from his life, for Gumilev – a form of literary activity. Blok is always a poet, Gumilev – only when he wrote … Read more
Each person has a hobby or passion, then what he likes to do in his spare time, then, from which he enjoys. I have this – reading. From the very childhood I remember myself with a book. The collection of fairy tales, the first primer, the children’s Bible were my best friends. My mother instilled … Read more
Maxim Gorky Makar Chudra Romantic night by the sea, a fire burns, an old gypsy Makar Chudra tells the writer a story about free gypsies. To his young interlocutor Makar says: “You chose a glorious share for yourself, falcon… go and look, seen enough, lie down and die – that’s all!” Makar advises to be … Read more