Why we are striving for love

Probably, there is no person who does not want his loved ones, loved ones, friends… Because when we feel love for ourselves, we understand that we are appreciated, that we are needed by others. And life becomes meaningful. Reflecting on this, however, it should be noted that the expression “strive for love” is not identical … Read more

The house where I want to live

People tend to dream. So I once dreamed of a house in which I would like to live. It is possible that my fantasy will someday be fulfilled, because dreams sometimes come true, especially when they become a goal. For this, I try to paint a picture of my house more realistically, describing all its … Read more

Biography of Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev is the 5th General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, president of the USSR, winner of the Nobel Prize. Mikhail was born into a family of peasants in the Stavropol Territory. Work in his biography, Mikhail Gorbachev began at age 13, while still in school. In 1948 he went to serve in … Read more

“Unbearable lightness of being” Kundera in brief

Tomáš is a surgeon and works in a clinic in Prague. A few weeks ago in a small Czech town he met Theresa. Theresa works as a waitress at a local restaurant. They spend together only an hour, then he returns to Prague. Ten days later she comes to him. This unfamiliar girl awakens in … Read more

“Orpheus” Cocteau in brief summary

The action takes place in the living room of the country villa Orpheus and Eurydice, reminiscent of the illusionist’s salon; despite the April sky and bright lighting, it becomes obvious to the audience that the room is in the power of mysterious charms, so that even the usual objects in it look suspicious. In the … Read more

Popular signs and superstitions

People’s signs and superstitions exist as much as there is humanity itself. Signs have come down to us from the remotest depths of antiquity precisely because the significance of people’s perceptions and superstitions was absolute and undeniable for our people. Having various forms and manifestations, people’s signs and superstitions sometimes incredibly accurately mark the true … Read more

Excursion to the museum

Excursion to the museum. If I was asked what a museum is, I would say that this is a place where you can meet the past. The museum stores what was long before our appearance, what remains of the old times and in our time has a great historical and cultural value. Therefore, before the … Read more

From stories about the life of historical personalities

Grigory Kvitka-Osnovyanenko, a Ukrainian writer and author of the first stories in Ukrainian literature, was a pious man. This circumstance significantly influenced his literary work. A five-year-old boy, with a serious eye disease, he made a pilgrimage to the Ozyory monastery with his mother and suddenly saw the light. This amazing, unexpected healing – it … Read more

Biography Dombrovsky Yuri Osipovich

(1909 – 1978) Dombrovsky Yuri Osipovich (1909 – 1978), the prose writer. Born May 12 in Moscow in the family of a famous lawyer. He grew up in Arbat alleys, graduated from school here, the first political dossier was opened here. He studied at the Higher State Literary Courses. In 1933, Yu. Dombrovsky was deported … Read more