Victor Pronyakin stood over a giant oval bowl of a quarry. The shadows of the clouds went along the earth in a jamb, but not one could immediately cover the entire quarry, all the motley, moving crowd of cars and people below. “It can’t be that I don’t get caught here,” Pronyakin thought. But it was necessary. It's time to settle down somewhere. Behind
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Diercea begs his father Matusius not to rebel against the law, which requires the annual sacrifice of a noble maiden to Apollo. The name of the victim determines the lot. Only the tsar’s daughters were spared the terrible duty, and that’s because they were sent by the father outside the country. But Matusius ...
Notes from well-known incidents and genuine cases, embodying the life of Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin. The author, listing at the beginning of the notes all his ranks, positions and orders, but not at all mentioning the poetic glory, was born in Kazan from noble parents in 1743. ...
March 14, 1828 a cannon shot from the Peter and Paul Fortress residents of the capital were notified of the conclusion of peace with Persia. A treatise on peace was brought from the main apartment of the Russian army in Tehran by college adviser Griboedov. At a reception with the emperor, Griboedov is awarded the Order of Anna of the second degree with ...
On the stage is an ordinary theater room with three walls, a window and a door. At the table with a concentrated look, Mystics of both sexes are sitting in frock-coats and fashionable dresses. By the window sits Pierrot in a white hoodie. Mystics await the arrival of Death, Pierrot awaits the arrival of his bride Columbine, Suddenly and incomprehensibly ...
Time is the greatest value in human life. Only it allows us to realize the value of all life and what is happening around. Time does not wait for anyone, leaving days, weeks and years on the pages of being, filled with a wide variety of events and emotions. In this block, we decided to highlight ...
The works of N. Gogol are very difficult to outline for the reader's diary. It seems that his ornate language does not fit into a compact and understandable story from the first lines. As a sample, we offer you a very short summary of "Wii". (283 words) The story begins with a description of the next ...
These letters constitute a polemic of the author with the Jesuits, fierce persecutors of the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jansenius, who opposed the true believers to the rest of the mass formally accepting church teaching. In France, the bastion of Jansenism became the Paris Abbey of Port Royal, within the walls of which ...
(270 words) After reading Lermontov’s novel “The Hero of Our Time”, I singled out an interesting and multifaceted female image. This is Vera - a woman whom Pechorin himself fell in love with. Although the selfish man brought her a lot of torment, he still saw in her the exceptional virtues that make her ...
: A famous psychologist teaches you how to communicate with people, make friends, win disputes and influence the thoughts and emotions of others. If you want to immediately make a good impression - smile. Smile is the easiest way to tell a new friend: "I like you, and I am very happy to meet you." Our ...
The action of the novel "Autumn Light" takes place in an American province, away from big cities. The quiet life of small towns, far removed at first glance from the senseless fuss and frantic pace of megacities, is not alien to the “damned” problems of technocratic civilization, the dark, heinous sides of big business ...
This article offers definitions on the topic “Man and society”, which not only help to fully comprehend these concepts when writing an essay (after all, the word is often very simple, understandable to the student, but it is difficult to explain), but they also become an excellent introduction ...
Treason is a deliberate violation of fidelity to someone or failure to perform a debt. The betraying person feels shame and repentance, and then either tries to correct his act and copes with it, or seeks an excuse. Why make excuses by deceiving yourself? Tried to this question ...
The novel is written in the second person singular: the author, as it were, identifies the hero and the reader: “You put your left foot on the brass plate and in vain try to push the sliding door of the compartment with your right shoulder ...” Leon Delmon, director of the Paris branch of the Italian company Scabelli, which produces typewriters ...
Kansas City, a hot summer evening. Two adults and four children sing psalms and hand out religious brochures. The older boy clearly does not like what he is forced to do, but his parents are passionately committed to saving lost souls, which, however, brings them only moral ...
: A wounded soldier falls in love with a nurse. The girl’s mother believes that the war will separate them, and their love has no future. Once on the shipment, the soldier acknowledges the woman's rightness and parted with her beloved. The story is written on behalf of Misha Erofeev. The end of World War II. Nineteen-year-old Misha Erofeev ...
Our stereotyped thinking can be used against us. In the modern world it is impossible to think about the details of each decision, and we use psychological labels, stereotypes, and they regularly serve us. The behavior of animals may seem ridiculously simple to us. Example: Sometimes a brood hen ...
: A young Irishman, to annoy his beloved Mexican, enters the ranks of American partisans. But his love is mutual, the young man becomes a Mexican rebel, wins and marries his beloved. Irish nobleman Florence Kearney arrives in New Orleans. The young man intends further ...
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