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"First Cavalry" by Valentin Yezhov, summary
Valentin Yezhov’s work describes the combat history of a cavalry unit during the Russian Civil War. The text was written in the early 1980s. The book’s most remarkable feature is the realistic depiction of everyday scenes.
Summary of "The Transmigration of Souls" by Gleb Golubev
This book, published in 1976, is the story of the exposure of a cunning fraudster profiting from the popular theme of reincarnation. The work depicts the clash between a psychologist’s cool reasoning and the astonishing credulity of ordinary people regarding paranormal phenomena.
Aeschylus’s "The Persians," a summary
The tragedy "The Persians," written by the great ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus, was first performed in 472 BCIt is a unique work of ancient literature, as it is the only surviving tragedy based not on a mythological plot, but on a true historical event—the defeat of the Persian fleet by the Greeks at the Battle of Salamis, in which the author himself participated.
Xenophon’s "Feast", summary
This work, which belongs to the genre of Socratic dialogue, was created by the ancient Greek writer and historian Xenophon sometime after 380 BCThe author recorded his recollections of a friendly meeting that took place in 421 BC. The text is valuable for demonstrating the "lighter" side of the life of Socrates and his circle, in contrast to more rigorous philosophical treatises, describing the behavior of noblemen during leisure and entertainment.
Plato’s "Feast", summary
The Symposium is one of the most famous works by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, written in the form of a dialogue sometime between 385 and 380 BC.
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" door Martin Luther King Jr.
While the letter Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote while imprisoned in Birmingham had a specific purpose in the beginning, it ultimately touches on universal issues of freedom and inequality.
"St. Petersburg notes": fresh events of St. Petersburg today
One way to talk about incidents is with a comic strip. Art shows through the eyes of an eyewitness everything that happened. They decided to apply this style in Switzerland, showing the tragedy of the Leningrad blockade.
"I am writing everything except denunciations." On the anniversary of Eugene Schwartz
KIROV. In Kirov, Eugene Schwartz was remembered.
"Over the Pieces of Your Heart" by Anna Jane, summary
This book is an emotionally charged story about overcoming loss, published in 2022. It is a profound exploration of teenage trauma through the lens of first love and criminal intrigue.
“Grown” by Tiffany D. Jackson
“Grown” is the fourth novel by American author Tiffany DJackson. A ripped-from-the-headlines story about sexual exploitation, the dark crimes of celebrity elites, and the power of silence and speaking up, “Grown” is set in the modern day and uses a nonlinear plot to explore the uncomfortable conversation at the heart of the #MeToo movement against sexual abuse and harassment.
"The Admirer" by Anna Jane, summary
This 2019 book is a romantic psychological thriller where love is intertwined with dark family secrets and criminal intrigue. The author successfully creates a thick atmosphere of suspense, making you question the reality of what’s happening to the main character.
"Flights in Dreams and in Reality" by Viktor Merezhko, summary
Viktor Ivanovich Merezhko’s screenplay, written in the late 1970s and early 1980s, chronicles three days in the life of engineer Sergei Makarov on the eve of his 40th birthdayThe work became a landmark reflection of the midlife crisis and the era of stagnation, capturing the turmoil of a hero who, despite his intellect and charm, finds himself unable to find a place in the existing reality, ruining his own life and that of those around him.
Aristotle’s Politics, Summary
This treatise, written by the greatest ancient Greek thinker around 350 BC, lays the foundations of political philosophy and views the state as the natural form of human community.
"Striped Flight" by Alexei Kapler, summary
The screenplay for this eccentric comedy was written in 1961. The plot revolves around events aboard a Soviet cargo ship transporting a shipment of predators.
"Memorial Prayer" by Grigory Gorin, summary
This play is a theatrical adaptation of Sholem Aleichem’s stories about Tevye the Milkman, created by the playwright in 1989. Grigory Gorin wrote it at the personal request of director Mark Zakharov specifically for the Moscow Lenkom Theatre.