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"Alice’s Birthday" by Kir Bulychev, summary
A science fiction story about time travel to prevent a global pandemic of an unknown disease. Created in 1974, the author explores the concept of correcting the historical past, allowing for direct physical intervention in events without causing catastrophic temporal paradoxes.
"The Sixth Day" by Mikhail Borisov, summary
The story by Mikhail Borisov, a professional paragliding pilot, is a realistic drama set against the backdrop of a paragliding competition in the mountains.
"Ten Letters" by Leah Astrum, summary
Lia Astrum’s novel, written in 2021, is a poignant story about the discovery of inner freedom by two people with broken lives, raised under the same roof but unrelated by blood.
A summary of "The Children of Captain Grant" by Jules Verne
The novel takes the reader aboard a Scottish yacht searching for a missing explorer. Published in 1867, the plot revolves around the decipherment of a water-damaged document, which reveals fragmentary coordinates of the shipwreck—the latitude is known, but the longitude is lost.
"My Children" by Guzel Yakhina, summary
This book is a sweeping historical drama, published in 2018It immerses the reader in the isolated lives of the Volga Germans of the early Soviet period. The fate of an entire people is revealed through the lens of the tragedy of a lonely schoolteacher, whose invented fairy tales mystically come to life against the backdrop of devastating historical events.
A summary of "Children of the Underground" by Vladimir Korolenko
Vladimir Korolenko’s story is a classic work of Russian literature, first published in 1885. Initially published under the title " In Bad Company ," it was soon shortened for children’s reading.
"Children’s book of war" - the ashes of Klaas, which should reach out to every heart
MOSCOW. The Children’s Book of War has been translated into English.
A summary of Maxim Gorky’s "Childhood"
This autobiographical novella describes the harsh realities of life in a provincial middle-class family in nineteenth-century Russia. Written in 1913, the text avoids romanticizing the past, depicting everyday cruelty, greed, and ignorance as the norms of everyday life.
A summary of "Dzhanga with Shadows" by Alexey Pekhov
This book is an adventure fantasy novel published in 2002. The protagonist, a cunning thief from the capital, Garrett, travels north through hostile lands with a ragtag group, seeking to retrieve a powerful artifact from ancient bone burial grounds.
"The Gentleman of Laporte" by Francis Bret Harte, summary
Francis Bret Harte’s novel, written in the second half of the nineteenth century, describes the lives of California gold miners in the winter of 1851.
"Wild Dog Dingo, or a Tale of First Love" by Reuben Fraerman, summary
This story about the emotional coming-of-age of a Far Eastern schoolgirl was written in 1939. The author transfers the classic theme of first youthful love to the harsh conditions of the Soviet Far East.
Ivan Okhlobystin’s "DMB," a summary
The absurdist novella "DMB," written by Ivan Okhlobystin shortly before the film’s premiere in 2000, captures the grotesque spirit of army life in the late 1990s. The work is written in a vivid language—the characters’ dialogues almost instantly became folklore and became resonant aphorisms.
"Days of Eclipse" by the Strugatsky brothers and Pavel Kadochnikov, summary
The screenplay is based on the famous novel by the Strugatsky brothers. The original script was written in the late 1980s with the participation of Pavel Kadochnikov. The text sets the action in a sultry southern city, shifting the emphasis from science fiction to philosophical drama.
A summary of "The Days of the Turbins" by Mikhail Bulgakov
Mikhail Bulgakov’s play, based on his novel "The White Guard," was written in 1926 at the direct request of the Moscow Art TheaterThe text sparked heated debate due to its sympathetic portrayal of White Army officers, but the production was defended by Joseph Stalin, who attended the performance more than fifteen times.
"Welcome to the White Rabbit" by Maria Danilova, summary
This romantic urban fantasy novel was created in 2024. The book is notable for its seamless interweaving of Slavic and classical mythology into the modern urban setting of an ordinary restaurant.