“This book has experienced recently the unfortunate credulity of some readers and even magazines… Others are terribly offended… what they put as an example of such an immoral person as the Hero of Our Time, while others very subtly noticed that the writer drew his portrait and portraits of their acquaintances… ” The author explains … Read more
One of the first readers of Nikolai Gogol’s poem Dead Souls PF Zaikin described his impressions after reading the work: “Everything that is ugly, vile and vile in Russia, everything has been found out here.” The conversation between the landowners, landlords, lackeys, coachmen with horses and the life of everyone and, in general, whole Russia, … Read more
One of the innovative and interesting topics in the literature of the 60s was the topic of camps and Stalinist repressions. One of the first works written on this topic were “Kolyma Stories” by V. Shalamov. V. Shalamov is a writer of uneasy creative destiny and his work is far from English fairy tales. He … Read more
Two young girls, “poplar and birch”, Lizaveta Grigoryevna Bakhareva and Eugenia Petrovna Glovatskaya return from Moscow after graduation from the institute. Along the way, they visit the monastery for Aunt Bakhareva, Mother Superior of Agnia, where Lisa demonstrates new views on the role of women in the family and life. There, the girls get acquainted … Read more
A. de Vigny Saint-Mar, or Conspiracy in the Time of Louis XIII. The plot of the novel is based on the story of the truly conspiratorial plot in 1642 of a favorite of King Louis XIII, the Marquis Saint-Mar, against the all-powerful Cardinal Richelieu. 1639. Young Henri d’Affia, the Marquis de Saint-Mar, goes to serve … Read more
A person can not remain indifferent to the world around him. The objects that he uses, events, the witness or participant of which he becomes, cause in the person different Emotions. Joy, sadness, indignation, anger – all these are different emotions. Some things cause pleasure and joy in us, others – pain, fear, disgust… The … Read more
In the warning, the author writes that all his characters are fictitious and he would like his work to be read as “a fantastic story, where clouds reflected over the Essex district, but not even the span of his land is imprinted.” In one of the towns of New England, on the street, which everyone … Read more
Sophia Loren is an Italian actress, winner of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts. The name of the outstanding beauty Lauren is often included in the lists of the most attractive women in the world. Early years Actress Sofia Villani Shikolone was born in Italy, in Rome, September 20, 1934. Her father, Riccardo Chicolone, … Read more
Hristo is a Bulgarian-American painter, was born in the town of Gabrovo under the name of Hristo Vladimirov Yavashev. In his biography Hristo studied in Sofia, Vienna, Paris. His early experiments on installation led to the creation of a device for wrapping ordinary objects in fabrics and other materials. Thus, an artificial cover was created, … Read more
It sounds like an uncomplicated melody – about the grass, the sky, the foliage… Sixty-year-old salesman Willie Loman with two large suitcases goes to his New York house, sandwiched between skyscrapers. He is very exhausted and a little scared: after leaving the morning with samples of goods, he did not get to the place – … Read more