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"Dumb artist" N.S. Leskova: two sides of the Russian character
Once Leskov was called the most Russian writer of all Russian writers, a man who knows the soul of an ordinary peopleIndeed, each work of the author is imbued with love for the Motherland and the Russian people. Leskov knows what the people live: he is having fun and suffering with him, having fun and crying.
Turandot by Carlo Gozzi, summary
Carlo Gozzi’s tragicomic tale was performed in 1761. The author deliberately abandoned theatrical magic typical of his work. The playwright wanted to prove to strict critics his absolute ability to hold audiences’ attention through sheer dramatic tension.
A summary of "The Cloud" by Arkady Strugatsky
The 1986 science fiction screenplay "Cloud," based on the novella "Ugly Swans," is distinguished by its unique atmosphere of doom and hopeA crucial detail of this work is that the authors completely eliminated the mysterious mutant midges from the plot, leaving Cloud itself as the primary embodiment of the approaching Future.
"You Are My Happiness" by Asya Lavrinovich, summary
Asya Lavrinovich’s novel "You Are My Happiness" was published in 2020Its plot centers on the journey that changes the relationship between Maya Mikhailova and Bogdan Volkov. Narrated from Maya’s perspective, the story is immediately tinged with her long-held, almost childish love and the constant expectation that Bogdan will one day see her as a woman, not his friend’s younger sister.
"You’re a Wonderful Friend" by Asya Lavrinovich, summary
"You’re a Wonderful Friend" by Asya Lavrinovich is a teen story about how a familiar friendship gradually reveals itself as loveThe online version ends in 2016. This is important for reading the text, as the entire story hinges not on superficial intrigue, but on Inna’s slow, painful recognition of her own feelings.
"You, Me, and Paris" by Tatyana Korsakova, summary
Tatyana Korsakova’s novel "You, Me, and Paris," published in 2012, is a profoundly dramatic love story, intertwining themes of fatal misconceptions, difficult family secrets, and the struggle for a child’s life.
"Darkness. Sunset of Darkness" by Sergey Tarmashev, summary
This book is the fourth novel in the "Darkness" series, published in 2014. The magical world of Parn is engulfed in a brutal and bloody war: human kingdoms are falling one after another under the onslaught of endless desert hordes of k’Zird, led by khans and necromancer minions.
"Darkness. Dawn of Darkness" by Sergey Tarmashev, summary
The novel was written in 2010. The author blends classic fantasy with science fiction. The magical world conceals the direct consequences of a nuclear war. Ferocious orcs, skilled elves, and humans turn out to be mutated descendants of earthlings.
"Darkness. The Shining Darkness" by Sergey Tarmashev, summary
This book, published in 2011, combines classic fantasy with elements of post-apocalyptic science fiction. Magic here is revealed to be a forgotten high-tech science, and the mythical races are mutants who survived an ancient nuclear disaster.
A summary of Alexander Ostrovsky’s "Hard Days"
This comedy is a logical continuation of the famous play "A Hangover at Someone Else’s Feast," written in 1863. The plot once again revolves around the family of the despotic merchant Tit Titych Bruskov.
"The Raven Has Two Lives" by Elena Kondratskaya, summary
This 2022 fantasy novel tells the story of a young sorceress who strives to join the ranks of the defenders of the Volsk Kingdom but finds herself a pawn in the machinations of gods and menAn unexpected epilogue completely upends the plot: after a fatal blow on a sacrificial altar, the heroine awakens in a modern hospital room surrounded by life-support machines, horrified to realize that her familiar magical reality was a projection of other worlds or a sinister game of the goddess of death.
A summary of Ivan Bunin’s "At the Source of Days"
This collection of early stories and essays by Ivan Bunin encompasses works created between 1890 and 1906. This book is a gallery of peasant and noble lives, capturing the fading of old Russian life and the harsh reality of the remote provinces.
"Love Has No Voice, or The Hunt for Lisa" by Alisa Korsak, summary
Alisa Korsak’s 2009 novel "Love Has No Voice, or The Hunt for Liza" tells the story of the rescue of a mute provincial girl who witnesses a monstrous crime.
"Shelter 3/9" by Anna Starobinets, summary
Anna Starobinets’s novel is a dark prose tale at the intersection of psychological thriller, horror, and phantasmagoria, where a personal story of personality disintegration gradually connects with the terrifying world of the Far Far Away Kingdom.
"Murder in the Library" by Emil Braginsky and Eldar Ryazanov, summary
This book is an ironic detective story, written in 1966. This engaging text turned out to be the only joint film adaptation of the celebrated co-authors, which Soviet censors categorically forbade from being adapted for the screen.