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Metro 2034 by Dmitry Glukhovsky, summary
This post-apocalyptic science fiction novel depicts the survival of the remnants of humanity in the Moscow subway. Created in 2009, this book is a grim chronicle of the Sevastopolskaya station’s hopeless struggle against an unknown threat and simultaneously a story about the search for lost humanity.
Metro 2035 by Dmitry Glukhovsky, summary
This dystopian novel was written in 2015. This book is the finale of a post-apocalyptic trilogy about the survival of Muscovites underground after a nuclear war. The author abandons the mystical elements of the previous installments.
"The Mechanics of Happiness" by Manuk Mnatsakanyan, summary
The work of Armenian writer and engineer Manuk Mnatsakanyan was published in 1982. The text formed the basis for a screenplay depicting the lives of Yerevan residents burdened by routine concerns but still holding out hope for a better future.
A summary of Tatyana Korsakova’s "The Backstreet Millionaire"
This book is a melodramatic crime story about betrayal, revenge, and forgiveness. Written in 2007, the novel centers on a successful businessman playing the pauper and a simple woman who suddenly becomes the heiress to a vast fortune.
"The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark" by Carl Sagan, summary
"The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark" is the last major book by American astrophysicist and science writer Carl Sagan, published in 1995Co-written with his wife, Ann Druyan, it became a kind of definitive statement by the scientist on why critical thinking and the scientific method are essential to society—especially when pseudoscience and superstition spread faster than sound knowledge.
"I am so hurt for people, so sorry for everyone, that’s why I write"
MOSCOW. Verdict of the jury of “Russian Booker”: the victory was awarded to Alexander Snegirev for the novel “Faith”.
A summary of "Broca’s Brain: On Science, Space, and Man" by Carl Sagan
Broca’s Brain is a collection of essays by American astrophysicist and science writer Carl Sagan, published in 1979. Its chapters grew out of articles written between 1974 and 1979 for The Atlantic Monthly, The New Republic, Scientific American, Playboy, and other publications.
"Young People" by Rodion Beletsky, summary
Rodion Beletsky’s play "Young People" is a chamber comedy of situations that explores the dynamics of male friendship and the transformation of bachelor habits when confronted with a woman’s willWritten in the genre of a contemporary domestic drama, the work focuses on the infantilism of adult men and the paradoxes of romantic relationships unfolding in the confines of a city apartment.
"Moscow" by Vladimir Sorokin and Alexander Zeldovich, summary
"Moscow" is a screenplay written by Vladimir Sorokin and director Alexander Zeldovich between 1995 and 1997The text was created as the basis for the film of the same name, a complete literary work that depicts Moscow in the 1990s through the intertwining of criminal enterprise, family conflicts, and personal tragedies.
A summary of Emil Braginsky’s "Moscow Holidays"
Emil Braginsky’s prose comedy was published in 1998. The book is based on a well-known film script. The text contains a humorous meta-irony. One of the characters compliments the main character’s smile and compares her appearance to that of actress Irina Selezneva.
A summary of Nikolai Svechin’s "Moscow Apocalypse"
This historical novel describes in detail the events of the Patriotic War in the ancient capital occupied by the French. Published in 2014, it is a detailed chronicle of the survival of ordinary people amidst total destruction, where historical realities are closely intertwined with an adventure plot.
"Bridge", erected by Mailis de Kerangal, was released in the Russian version
ST. PETERSBURG. The publishing house "Black River" published a book by Mailis de Kerangal "Bridge".
"Butterfly" by Guzel Yakhina, summary
This book is an early story by Guzel Yakhina, first published in 2014 in the St. Petersburg magazine Neva. It describes the grim life of a 10-year-old boy locked away on an isolated river island with his sadistic grandfather.
Ivan Okhlobystin’s "Moth" (A Brief Summary)
The play and screenplay "Moth," created in 2016, is a mystical drama with a surreal intertwining of the destinies of people with criminal pasts around an innocent child in a time-warped space.
"Mozart and Casanova" by Edward Radzinsky, summary
This collection of short stories transports readers to bygone eras through the confessions of famous historical figures. Published in 2004, this book is a large-scale historical reconstruction, where the precise recreation of everyday details sits alongside artistic invention.