Summary of Passion

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1. “Passion-mordasti” Gorky in brief In a provincial town, a young merchant of Bavarian kvass meets a walking woman in the evening. She, drunk, stands in a puddle and stomps her feet, sprinkling mud like children. The trader leads her to her house; she agrees to go with him, thinking that he is her client. “House” is a basement hole […]...
2. Summary of Gorky’s Passion In a provincial town, a young merchant of Bavarian kvass meets a walking woman in the evening. She, drunk, stands in a puddle and stomps her feet, sprinkling mud like children. The trader leads her to her house; she agrees to go with him, thinking that he is her client. “House” is a basement hole […]...
3. Summary “The burden of human passion” Maugham The action takes place at the beginning of the XX century. Nine-year-old Philip Carey remains an orphan, and he is sent for education to his uncle-priest in Blackstable. The priest does not feel affection for his nephew, but in his house Philip finds many books that help him forget about loneliness. At school, where the […]...
4. “Ada, or Passion” by Nabokov in brief summary “Ada” is a grandiose parody of different literary genres: from the novels of Leo Tolstoy through the cycle of Marcel Proust “In search of lost time” to fiction in the spirit of Kurt Vonnegut. The novel takes place in a country that originated from the assumption that the Kulikovo battle ended in the victory of […]...
5. Summary V. V. Nabokov Ada, or Passion VV Nabokov Ada, or Passion “Hell” is a grandiose parody of different literary genres: from the novels of Leo Tolstoy through the cycle of Marcel Proust “In search of lost time” to fiction in the spirit of Kurt Vonnegut. The novel takes place in a country that originated from the assumption that the Battle of […]...
6. The burden of human passion US Maugham US Maugham The burden of human passions The action takes place at the beginning of the 20th century. Nine-year-old Philip Carey remains an orphan, and he is sent for education to his uncle-priest in Blackstable. The priest does not feel affection for his nephew, but in his house Philip finds many books that help him […]...
7. Summary Two Ivan, or Passion for litigation Oral VT Narezhny Two Ivan, or Passion for litigation Summer noon. Two young philosophers, Nikanor Zubar and Koronat Khmara, having studied for ten years in the Seminary of Poltava and “having exhausted all the fount of wisdom in that temple,” make their way home through the dense forest. The storm makes them seek refuge, and they […]...
8. “Two Ivan, or Passion for litigation” Narezhny in summary Summer noon. Two young philosophers, Nikanor Zubar and Koronat Khmara, having studied for ten years in the Seminary of Poltava and “having exhausted all the fount of wisdom in that temple,” make their way home through the dense forest. The storm makes them seek refuge, and they go out on a tent whose owners turn […]...
9. Summary of “Lenka Panteleev” “The Republic of ShKID” is one of the most famous books for children in Soviet literature. This autobiographical work written by a tandem of authors – Grigory Belykh and Leonid Panteleyev (real name – Alexei Eremeev). The book tells about the years spent at the boarding school for difficult children. But there is a book […]...
10. “Grandfather Arkhip and Lyonka” Gorky in brief While waiting for the ferry, the grandfather Arkhip and Lyonka lay in the shade from the shore cliff and looked at the waves of the Kuban River. Lyonka dozed off, and his grandfather, feeling a pain in his chest, could not fall asleep. Lyonka was a small, frail boy of about ten, in his rags, […]...
11. Summary “Grandfather Arkhip and Lyonka” Gorky While waiting for the ferry, the grandfather Arkhip and Lyonka lay in the shade from the shore cliff and looked at the waves of the Kuban River. Lyonka dozed off, and his grandfather, feeling a pain in his chest, could not fall asleep. Lyonka was a small, frail boy of about ten, in his rags, […]...
12. Summary The cat of the thief KG Paustovsky Cat of the thief We came in despair. We did not know how to catch this red cat. He robbed us every night. He was so cleverly hiding that none of us really saw him. Only a week later, it was finally possible to establish that the cat had a ruptured ear and […]...
13. Summary Arkhip and Lyon Maxim Gorky Maxim Gorky Grandfather Arkhip and Lyonka While waiting for the ferry, the grandfather Arkhip and Lyonka lay in the shade from the shore cliff and looked at the waves of the Kuban River. Lyonka dozed off, and his grandfather, feeling a pain in his chest, could not fall asleep. Lyonka was small, fragile (he was […]...
14. The positive role of insects in human life . Man has long used insects to obtain a number of valuable products. Beekeeping is an important branch of agriculture. Honeybees are bred in almost all countries of the world. There are many breeds of bees with different biological features. A person uses honey (processed into goiter nectar), wax, propolis, bee venom and beeswax. Bees […]...
15. “Staff-captain Rybnikov” Kuprin in summary Schavinsky, an employee of a large Petersburg newspaper, met Rybnikov in the company of well-known St. Petersburg reporters. The miserable and miserable staff captain spoke, thundering a mediocre command and extolling – with some affectation – a Russian soldier. After observing him, Schavinsky noticed some ambiguity in his appearance. At first glance, he had an […]...
16. Summary Staff-captain Rybnikov AI Kuprin Staff-captain Rybnikov Shchavinsky, employee of a large Petersburg newspaper, met Rybnikov in the company of well-known St. Petersburg reporters. The miserable and miserable staff captain spoke, thundering a mediocre command and extolling – with some affectation – a Russian soldier. After observing him, Schavinsky noticed some ambiguity in his appearance. At first glance, […]...
17. Summary “The wise gudgeon” The satirical fairy tale “Wise gudgeon” was written in 1882 – 1883. The work was included in the series “Fairy tales for children of a fair age.” In the tales of Saltykov-Shchedrin “The Wise Gingerbread Man” ridiculous cowardly people who live their whole lives in fear, without doing anything useful. Main characters The wise pisar […]...
18. Summary Wiseman M. E. Saltykov-Shchedrin Wise pisarer There was a “enlightened, moderately liberal” pisar. Smart parents, dying, left him to live, looking at both. Piskar realized that he was in trouble from everywhere: from big fish, from piscid neighbors, from a man (his own father was one day almost cooked in his ear). Piskar built a hole […]...
19. Summary Vorobyishko Maxim Gorky Vorobyoshko Sparrows are just like people’s: adult sparrows and sparrows are boring and talk about everything, as in books it is written, and young people live by their own minds. Once upon a time there was a yellow-throated sparrow, his name was Pudik, and he lived above the window of the bathhouse, behind […]...
20. Summary “Wispy minnow” by Saltykov-Shchedrin Once upon a time there lived an “enlightened, moderately liberal” gudgeon. Smart parents, dying, left him to live, looking at both. The minnow understood that he was in trouble from everywhere: from big fish, from minnows neighbors, from a man (his own father was once nearly cooked in his ear). The minnow built a hole […]...
21. Summary of Doyle’s Vampire in Sussex Mr. Robert Ferguson turns to Sherlock Holm for help. A few years ago he married a young beautiful Peruvian, but after a while his love for her began to cool down, although his wife still loves him. From his first marriage, he has a fifteen-year-old son, Jack, who injured his spine and became a cripple. […]...
22. Wilde’s “faithful friend” in a brief summary One morning the old Water Rat leaned out of the hole. The duck taught her children to stand upside down in the pond. Water Rat: “Love is certainly a good thing, but friendship is much more sublime… A faithful friend must be betrayed to me.” Then Linnet began the story of a Faithful Friend. Once […]...
23. Summary “Captain Rybnikov’s Headquarters” Kuprin On the day when it becomes known that the Russian fleet was defeated by the Japanese, Captain Vasily Alexandrovich Rybnikov received a mysterious telegram from Irkutsk. He moved to a dingy station hotel and immediately begins to dash around all the places in St. Petersburg. Everywhere: in the streets, in restaurants, in theaters, in wagon […]...
24. Summary “The Boy at Christ on the Christmas Tree” by Dostoevsky Sometimes there is not enough time to read the full work of one of the great classics of literature. Quickly get acquainted with it, the main characters will help a brief summary. “The Boy at Christ on the Christmas Tree” – a story written by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky. In it, the famous writer shares his […]...
25. Summary “Unconquered” Two German soldiers – Hans and Willy – went to the French farm to ask how to drive to Soissons (one of the counties of France). The door was opened by a young girl who answered that she did not know the way. Then the soldiers went into the house and obtained an answer from […]...
26. “Woman in the Sands” K. Abe in brief summary One day in August a person goes on a three-day vacation to replenish his collection of insects with rare species found in the sands. He gets on the train to station S, transits to the bus and, getting off at the last stop, goes on foot. He passes the village and goes by the sandy […]...
27. Summary of “Dink” Oseeva A brief summary of Oseeva’s novel “Dinka” · Brifly. Part one. Revolutionary Alexander Dmitriyevich Arsenyev has been forced to hide from the tsarist authorities abroad for several years. His family, Marina’s wife, who works as a proofreader in the editorial office, and three daughters, live in Samara. Together with them live Katya, Marina’s younger sister, […]...
28. Mom writing Everyone knows that the most dear and beloved for us is only a mother. After all, she always gives her child only tenderness and attention. No one can think how much grief and joy can hold in the heart of the mother. When a child falls ill, Mom always feels it and even gets sick […]...
29. Summary “The Wolf and the Fox” The fox at the wolf was in the service, and that the wolf forced her, and the fox had to do it, because she was weaker than him; and the fox wanted to get rid of the owner of such a thing. It happened once they went together in the forest, and the wolf said: […]...
30. A brief tale of M. Gorky’s fairy tale “Vorobyishko” Sparrows are just like people’s: adult sparrows and sparrows are boring boring and talk about everything as it is written in books, and young people live by their own mind. Once upon a time there was a yellow-throated sparrow, his name was Pudik, and he lived above the window of the bathhouse, behind the upper […]...
31. Summary Woman in the Sands Kobo Abe Woman in the Sands One day in August a person goes on a three-day vacation to replenish his collection of insects with rare species found in the sands. He gets on the train to station S, transits to the bus and, getting off at the last stop, goes on foot. He passes the […]...
32. Summary “Woman in the Sands” Abe One day in August a person goes on a three-day vacation to replenish his collection of insects with rare species found in the sands. He gets on the train to station S, transits to the bus and, getting off at the last stop, goes on foot. He passes the village and goes by the sandy […]...
33. “Day without lies” Tokareva in brief Twenty-five-year-old Valentine, a high school teacher, wakes up one morning with a sense of happiness, because he dreamed of a rainbow. Valentine is late for work – he teaches French in high school. He thinks that lately he has become too often to lie, and understands: lying on trifles means that he is not free […]...
34. Day without lies V. Tokarev Day without lies Twenty-five-year Valentine, a high school teacher, wakes up one morning with a sense of happiness, because he dreamed of a rainbow. Valentine is late for work – he teaches French in high school. He thinks that lately he has become too often to lie, and understands: lying on trifles means […]...
35. Summary Shibalkovo seed MA Sholokhov Shibalkovo seed The Red Army man persuades the head of the orphanage to take his child from him. Although there are no places, he, too, can not drag him behind the detachment. Forty versts he walked to the city, knocked down his legs, he had no choice, as soon as he gave the […]...
36. Summary “The son of an artilleryman” Simonov The poem “Son of the artilleryman” Simonov can be divided into five parts. The first is devoted to the description of the friendship of the two majors, Deyev and Petrov. Both fought together in the Civil War with the Whites, then served in the artillery regiment. Petrov had a son, Lyonka, who became Deyev’s favorite, […]...
37. A brief summary of ME Saltykov-Shchedrin’s fairy tale “The Wisest Scribe” Once upon a time there lived a minnow. His father and mother lived for a long time, did not fall in either ear or pike. And the son so to live punished, on the principle of “look at both.” The minnow was an intelligent fellow, and so he began to scatter with his mind, as […]...
38. Summary “Cinnamon Basket” A young trader Wang Wen-yun, frightened of the misfortune predicted to him, bids farewell to his father, his wife and leaves for a hundred days to trade peddling. Wang’s business is going well. On the way to Sizhou, he stops at the inn, where he dreams that he is killed by a robber. Indeed, the […]...
39. Summary “St. Petersburg Slums” by Krestovsky May 5, 1838 a young woman throws a newborn girl into the house of Prince Dmitry Shadursky. The thirty-eight-year-old prince is little surprised at the appearance of the foundling; knowing the way of life of the prince, does not see anything strange in this, and his wife Tatyana Lvovna. Shadursky decides to get rid of […]...
40. Saltykov-Shchedrin’s “Wisecracker” in brief summary Once upon a time there was an “enlightened, moderately liberal” pisar. Smart parents, dying, left him to live, looking at both. Piskar realized that he was in danger from everywhere: from large fish, from neighbors-piskaray, from a man. Piskar built a hole for himself, where no one except him could fit, at night he swam […]...