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"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.
"Inhabited Island" by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko, summary
The screenplay for the film "Inhabited Island," released in 2008-2009, is the final draft that formed the basis for the film. The authors deliberately faithfully transferred the events of the novel to the screen with minimal deviations, as Boris Strugatsky notes in the preface.
Agatha Christie’s "A Murder Is Announced" Summary
Agatha Christie’s A Murder Is Announced was written in 1950 and is considered one of the writer’s most inventive works. This work marks the mature stage of Christie’s work, where a classic English village becomes the scene of a carefully planned crime, and the investigation is led by the famous Miss Marple.
A summary of "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
This book is a story about the survival of an ordinary person in a Stalinist labor camp. Written in 1959, it masterfully condenses the entirety of Gulag life into the context of a single, unremarkable day for an average prisoner, from morning wake-up to lights-out.
"One Dream for Two" by Tatyana Korsakova, summary
This book is a mystical detective story from 2023 about the confrontation between humans and original vampires on the grounds of the ancient estate "Gremuchiy Ruchey." The plot intertwines real-life everyday life with the space of shared dreams.
"The Odyssey of Captain Blood" by Rafael Sabatini, summary
This book is a classic historical adventure novel, first published in 1922. It brought immense popularity to the genre of seafaring pirate romance. The author based the plot on the biographies of real privateers, among whom Henry Morgan stands out.
"Frozen Wanderers" by Dina Rubina, summary
This book is an autobiographical collection of short stories and novellas, published in 2005. The text captures the author’s personal experiences amidst shifting cultural and geographical coordinates, combining travel notes with insights into Jewish history.
"They Are Not People: Book Two" by Viktor Dashkevich, summary
This book is an urban fantasy detective story, written in 2022. It takes place in an alternate Russian Empire, where mages control creatures from the Wasteland called Divas.
"They Are Not People: Book One" by Viktor Dashkevich, summary
This book is a mystical detective story set in 2022, set in an alternate twentieth-century Russian Empire. Powerful demons from the Wasteland live alongside humans, summoned and subjugated by sorcerers for protection and service.
"They Are Not People: Book Three" by Victor Flammer, summary
Viktor Dashkevich’s novel (Flammer) was published in 2024. This book continues the story of detective Hermes Averin in an alternate Russian empire. Magicians control demons called divas.
"Operation Virus" by Igor Minakov, summary
"Operation Virus" is a collaborative collection by three authors: Sergei Lukyanenko, Yaroslav Verov, and Igor MinakovAll texts are written in the "World of Noon"—the universe of the Strugatsky brothers—and serve as authorial apocrypha to their novels "Inhabited Island," "The Beetle in the Anthill," and "The Waves Extinguish the Wind." .
"Ahead of His Time: An Essay on the Life and Work of Thomas More" by Anatoly Varshavsky, Summary
This academic essay describes the life of the English Renaissance humanist. Created in 1967, it offers a detailed historical reconstruction of the statesman’s political development amidst the intrigues of the royal court.