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"Culture: The Origins of Enmity" by Evgeny Elizarov, summary
This book is a profound philosophical essay written in the 1990s. The text connects the highest achievements of the human spirit with biological processes, arguing that the origins of ethnic hatred lie in the body’s physiological rejection of alien life rhythms.
"On Freedom and Slavery of Man" by Nikolai Berdyaev, summary
The book was written in 1939. This work is a philosophical manifesto of personalism, defending the dignity of the human spirit from any form of external oppression and proving the primacy of the living individual over the faceless world order.
Introduction to Philosophy by Giovanni Gentile, summary
This book is a fundamental philosophical work by the eminent Italian thinker, composed of articles from the 1920s and 1930s. The text provides a detailed justification for the doctrine of "actual idealism," which reduces any possible reality to a pure, evolving act of human thought.
"Joan of Arc" by Dmitry Merezhkovsky, summary
This book is a religious and philosophical reflection on the path of the Maid of Orleans, written in 1938The author compares the Hundred Years’ War with the decline of Europe on the eve of new global catastrophes, seamlessly merging the historical records of the Inquisition’s trial with mystical reflections on the coming Kingdom of the Holy Spirit.
A summary of Dmitry Merezhkovsky’s "Pascal"
This book is a religious and philosophical reflection on the fate of a great scientist. The text was written in 1931. The work traces in detail Blaise Pascal’s inner spiritual conflict beyond the rigid confines of Catholic dogma, revealing his difficult transition from exact science to profound mystical experience.
"Calvin" by Dmitry Merezhkovsky, summary
This book is a historical and biographical work, created in 1939. The text, with surgical precision, reveals the anatomy of the Geneva theocracy, clearly demonstrating the gradual fusion of spiritual and secular power in the hands of one man.
"Paul Augustine" by Dmitry Merezhkovsky, summary
This book is a religious and philosophical biography of two of the greatest Christian thinkers, written in 1936. The author draws a bold historical parallel between the destinies of early Christians and those of modern times.
"Francis of Assisi" by Dmitry Merezhkovsky, summary
This book is a philosophical and biographical reflection on the life of the great Catholic saint, published in 1938. The author views Francis as a direct spiritual heir to the Calabrian abbot Joachim of Fiore, who predicted the coming of a new world era.
"Living Water" by Andrei Konstantinov, summary
"Living Water" is a screenplay by Andrei Konstantinov, set in Polesia, Belarus, in August 1941. Written as a television series, the text combines war drama with a mystical element: at the center of the plot is a legendary spring, which, according to local legend, is capable of healing mortal wounds.
"Frontline Love" by Andrei Konstantinov, summary
"Frontline Love" is a screenplay by Andrei Konstantinov, presumably written in the 2010s. It’s the story of a military cameraman and a journalist, whose long-held mutual dislike and chance throw them into the same assignment, where war turns everything upside down.
James Cameron’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day Synopsis
Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a screenplay co-written by James Cameron and William Wisher in 1991. It is a fully-fledged literary screenplay, with the action described with such a density of detail and visual precision that it reads almost like an adventure novel.
"Midshipmen, Forward!" by Yuri Nagibin, summary
The screenplay "Midshipmen, Forward!", written in 1986–1987 by Yuri Nagibin, Nina Sorotokina, and Svetlana Druzhinina based on Sorotokina’s novel "Three from the Navigation School," is a historical adventure about three young cadets from a Moscow navigation school who, against their will, find themselves drawn into a political game surrounding the archive of Vice Chancellor Alexei Bestuzhev.
"Through Thorns to the Stars" by Kir Bulychev, summary
"Through Thorns to the Stars" is a literary screenplay co-written by Kir Bulychev and director Richard Viktorov in 1978 and published in parts under the titles "Daughter of Space" and "Angels of Space".
"Hidden Meaning: Creating Subtext in Film" by Linda Seger, summary
"Hidden Meaning: Creating Subtext in Film" is a practical guide for screenwriters and novelists, first published in 2017; the second edition expands with new examples and is now addressed not only to screenwriters but also to writers of fiction.
“And the tears fell” by Kira Bulychev, summary
"And Tears Flowed" is a 1982 screenplay written by Kir Bulychev, Alexander Volodin, and Georgy Daneliya.