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"The Dislike of the Grey-Eyed King" by Asya Lavrinovich, summary
This book is a touching story about first love, friendship, and self-discovery in senior year, first published in 2020. It’s written in the personal diary of seventeen-year-old Dasha Sevastyanova.
"Nemesis" by Agatha Christie, summary
Miss Jane Marple, an elderly lady living in the village of St Mary Mead, spends her days in peace, knitting and reading newspapersHer morning ritual involves looking through the Daily Stuff (as she calls the Daily News after its format change), while her afternoons are devoted to a more thoughtful reading of The Times.
"HateLove: Book Two" by Anna Jane, summary
Anna Jane’s 2019 novel returns readers to the story of Dasha and Dani at a moment when their former closeness has been shattered by resentment, jealousy, and the will of othersThis is the second book in the story, and its tension stems from the gap between the characters’ long-standing, almost familial affection and the mutual hatred with which they now disguise their love.
A summary of "The Invincible Sun" by Victor Pelevin
Viktor Pelevin’s 2020 novel seamlessly blends ancient history with the quest for modern spirituality. This book is a philosophical narrative about thirty-year-old Muscovite Sasha Orlova, who accidentally gains direct power over reality.
Sergei Lukyanenko’s "Fidget," a summary
"Fidget" is a children’s and young adult fantasy novel by Sergei Lukyanenko, published in December 2010 by AST. It is the second and final novel in the Trix Sollier duology, a sequel to "The Clunker."
"The implacable rock car has reached me." The fate of the son of a brilliant poet
MOSCOW. The publishing house AST published diaries, poems and stories of the son of Marina Tsvetaeva.
"Nikolai Krymov" by Valentina Bialik, summary
Valentina Bialik’s book, published in 2001, traces the creative path of Russian artist Nikolai Krymov. The most important detail of this biographical work is its analysis of the artist’s transition from his early fascination with symbolism to realism and his development of his own rigorous theory of tone.
A summary of "New Watch" by Sergei Lukyanenko
"The New Watch" is the fifth novel in Sergey Lukyanenko’s series about the confrontation between the Light and Dark Others, published in 2012Anton Gorodetsky, a Higher Light Mage and member of the Night Watch, once again finds himself at the center of events that threaten not just one person or even an entire city—but the very fabric of the Other world.
"Night Watch" by Sergei Lukyanenko, summary
"Night Watch" is the debut novel in the "Watches" series, written in 1998 and published by AST that same yearThe action takes place in modern-day Moscow, where the ordinary world is paralleled by the Twilight World—the realm of the Others: mages, witches, vampires, and werewolves, divided into the forces of Light and Darkness.
"Night Predator" by Artur Makarov, summary
Artur Makarov’s detective novella was published in 1983. The book stands out from the crowd of typical Soviet prose. Set in the secretive world of the international fur trade,
"A Word for the Poor Hussar" by Eldar Ryazanov, summary
This book is a transcript of the famous film’s screenplay, created in 1980. The story disguises a caustic political satire of the bureaucratic apparatus as a light historical vaudeville about nineteenth-century mores.
"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.
"On the Properties of Things" by Bartholomew English, summary
"De proprietatibus rerum" ("On the Properties of Things") is a medieval encyclopedia compiled around 1250 by the Franciscan monk Bartholomew Anglia (born c. 1190).
Plutarch’s "That the Pythia no longer prophesies in verse" - summary
This dialogue, part of the Moralia cycle, was composed around the beginning of the second century ADThe most significant aspect of the work is its attempt to rationally explain the decline of the poetic form of the Delphic prophecies, combining profound religiosity with a philosophical analysis of the nature of inspiration and historical changes in the Hellenic world.
"What are you talking about?" About the rapidly changing language and unpredictability of life
MOSCOW. Corpus publishes a fascinating and witty book on the evolution of the Russian language.