(1809 – 1852) (1809-52), a Russian writer. Literary fame to Gogol brought a collection of “Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka” (1831-32), full of Ukrainian ethnographic and folklore material, marked by romantic sentiments, lyricism and humor. The novels from the collections Mirgorod and Arabesques (both 1835) open a realistic period of Gogol’s work. The theme … Read more
An obligatory element in our composition will be the characterization of the characters. Childhood (Gorky wrote the story, already being an adult) became a real school of life. Modern schoolchildren can hardly imagine the order and foundations of that time. In the house of grandfather Kashirin the boy first encountered evil. Everyone was dazzled: adults … Read more
Tribute, the throne heir of the Yan kingdom, lived hostage in the Qin country. The prince there mocked him, did not let him go home. The insulted Tribute planned to take revenge on the offender. Escaping finally from captivity, he began to call the bravest warriors for a campaign against the ruler Qin. But the … Read more
On the one hundred and eighty-fourth kilometer from Moscow along the Ryazan railway, “from the good half a year after that train slowed down, almost as if to a touch.” The passengers clung to the windows, wanting to see the reason only the machinists knew about. * In the summer of 1956, the author-narrator Ignatich … Read more
The western coast of Norway. Cloudy weather, morning half-light. Brand, a middle-aged man in black clothes and a knapsack behind his shoulders, makes his way west over the mountains to the fjord, where his native village lies. Brand holding fellow travelers – a peasant with his son. They argue – a straight path through the … Read more
Sooner or later, each of us faces a choice. And he, in turn, means taking a decision in favor of one of the options. The problem of choice arises before us daily, it is an integral part of life itself. Many people are afraid to make some choice, they are afraid to change the usual … Read more
1. What are the main epochs of accumulation of geographical knowledge about the Earth. As a basis for highlighting the epochs of the accumulation of geographical knowledge, we can take the historical periods of the development of society: Ancient world ; Middle Ages ; New time; The newest time. 2. What are the modern geography’s … Read more
When they want something good to say, they always talk about health. Indeed, it depends on his life and his plans. And they will come true only if I and my family are healthy. No money can compare with the opportunities that open up to a healthy person. But, what is health? And when is … Read more
A. P. Chekhov I want to sleep Night. Nurse Varka, a girl of about 13, shakes the cradle and sings a lullaby a little audibly. The child cries and does not fall asleep, Varka wants to sleep, but if she falls asleep, the owners will kill her. She dreams, as people walk along the road, … Read more
This book was one of my favorites when I was a child. Now I remember, I can not say exactly what I liked about it, but I re-read it several times. The book tells about schoolchildren, friendship, mutual aid, creative interests of heroes. I still remember that it was in this book that I read … Read more