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"Under the Sign of the Manticore" by Alexey Pekhov, summary
The novel was co-authored with Elena Bychkova in 2004. It is set in the fictional state of Targera. The architecture and customs of this country are strongly reminiscent of Renaissance Spain.
"Under the Flag of Milord Kugel" by Alexey Pekhov, summary
This 2004 work tells the story of ruthless mercenaries on the high seas. Initially, the story was created as the first chapter of a larger novel. The co-authors later developed it as a standalone novella with a complete plot.
"The Soul Eater" by Alexey Pekhov, summary
This book is a dark fantasy story about a dark mage investigating the appearance of a deadly monster in the snowy settlements of northern barbarians. Written in 2005,
"Late Love" by Alexander Ostrovsky, summary
This book is a poignant drama about the self-sacrifice of an elderly woman, willing to commit official malfeasance to save her lover from disgrace and debtor’s prison. Written in 1873,
A summary of Sergei Lukyanenko’s "In Search of Lost Tomorrow"
This book is a science fiction novel set in 2024. It describes the fate of people forcibly integrated into an alien galactic community. Higher intelligences ruthlessly manipulate living planets to save them from cosmic threats.
"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.
"Full Immersion" by Tatyana Korsakova, summary
This book is a thrilling romance novel, written in 2007, where criminal intrigue is closely intertwined with themes of class differences and revengeThe main feature of the text is the mirror-image reversal of the characters’ fates: a modest girl from the slums becomes a tough millionaire, and a successful businessman endures physical and mental humiliation.
"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.
"Remember Death" by Elena Topilskaya, summary
This detective novel by Elena Topilskaya, a StPetersburg prosecutor and writer, was published in the 1990s and is written in the first person. The protagonist, Maria Shvetsova, a senior investigator with twelve years of experience, handles several cases simultaneously, and her professional and personal lives are constantly intertwined.
"Monday Begins on Saturday. Screenplay" by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, summary
The screenplay is based on the Strugatsky brothers’ novella of the same name, written in the 1960s. The work depicts the clash of the Soviet scientific and technical intelligentsia with the world of magic and Russian folklore.
A summary of Sergei Lukyanenko’s "Threshold"
This book is a science fiction novel published in 2019. The plot describes a paradox in the development of intelligence. Most civilizations inevitably destroy themselves in wars. They perish before reaching the fifth level of development and reaching deep space.
A summary of "Portrait of My Father" by Vadim Trunin
The text was written by a Soviet screenwriter in the second half of the twentieth century. The work tells the coming-of-age story of a Siberian boy, Kolya Burlakov. The book’s most important detail—the search for his father’s roots—takes place against the backdrop of the harsh life of workers in the taiga and tundra.