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"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.
"Doomed to Fight" by Roman Zlotnikov, summary
This book is a 1999 science fiction war novel about a retired Soviet intelligence colonel, Kazimir Pushkevich, whose consciousness is transferred into the young body of a disenfranchised youth on the planet Ookona.
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.
"Sheep’s Skin" by Elena Topilskaya, summary
"Sheep’s Skin" is a detective novel by Elena Topilskaya, published in 2015 by Severo-Zapad Publishing HouseThe author is a former prosecutor, and this is evident in every detail: the book is imbued with the authentic atmosphere of St. Petersburg investigative practice, the legal world, and the unwritten rules of prosecutorial work.
A summary of Boris Akunin’s "The Fiery Finger"
In 2014, a collection of three historical stories was published. The three independent stories cover completely different eras in the development of Slavic statehood.
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.
"The Same Book" by Max Fry, summary
This book is a mosaic of short stories, travelogues, and diary fragments, published in 2010. The boundaries between dreams and reality are completely blurred here. The everyday seamlessly merges with magic.
"Once Upon a Time in America" by Roman Zlotnikov, summary
The novel "Once Upon a Time in America" was written in 2021. The work is based on the literary device of transferring an elderly person’s consciousness into their own body from the past, offering the opportunity to correct historical errors by using the memory of future events.
"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.
A summary of Ivan Bunin’s "Cursed Days"
This book is the writer’s diary entries, written in 1918 and 1919. The author chronicles the collapse of the state daily through the prism of his personal perception of the catastrophe. The text was written at the epicenter of relentless terror, often in secret.