Children of the Underground

: A boy from a good family faces the cruelty and injustice of the world towards the poor. Despite the difficulties, he shows compassion, kindness and nobility, helping the destitute. “My mother died when I was six years old” - so the hero of the story, the boy Vasya begins the story. His father is a judge

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A goat

One evening, from a large apartment building, there were sounds of fun: Nora Walsh was having a wedding. And the sidewalk was crowded with a crowd. Jerry O’Donovan's cab stood at the curb. Jerry himself has just visited a nearby cafe. A young woman stepped out of the crowd and headed for the cab. When asked where to go, she replied ...

Analysis of Lermontov’s poem “The Death of a Poet”

For many, the death of the great poet Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin turned out to be a real tragedy. Fans of the poet sincerely expressed their condolences, and, of course, M. Yu. Lermontov did not stand aside. Mikhail Yuryevich decided to embody the attitude to such a sad event in his own poem ...

Death

The action takes place in the village of Fires collective farm "Power of Labor". People gather at the house of the dying chairman. Yevlampy Nikitich Lykov was famous not only in the region, but also in the country. Everyone understands that change is coming, and they remember the thirty years that Lykov headed the collective farm. Five already appear ...

Gobseck

Solicitor Derville tells the story of the loan shark Hobsek in the salon of the Viscountess de Granlier, one of the most notable and wealthy ladies in the aristocratic suburb of Saint Germain. Once, in the winter of 1829/30, she had two guests: the young handsome Count Ernest de Resto and Derville, who were received ...

Strawberry window

: A family of settlers exploring Mars homesick. To ease the melancholy, the father of the family forwards to Mars a wooden house in which they lived on Earth. Bob dreamed of a colored glass door. Bob - one of the first colonists of Mars, moved to the "red planet" with his family Father ...

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Patriotism in the work “Left-Handed” (N. Leskov)

(236 words) The story of N. S. Leskov “Left-handed” is a work about the patriotism of a Russian person. The main character, whose name is indicated in the name, was by nature a wonderful craftsman. He was able to shoe a miniature flea. It is amazing that the carnations with which he did it were impossible to see. ...

Bakhchisarai fountain

In his palace sits the formidable Khan Giray, angry and sad. Why is Giray saddened, what is he thinking about? He does not think about the war with Russia, he is not afraid of the machinations of enemies, and his wives are faithful to him, they are guarded by a faithful and evil eunuch. The sad weight goes to the abode of his wives, where slaves sing a song for the glory of the beautiful ...

Analysis of Chekhov's story “Darling”

The main feature of Chekhov’s nature is a sharp instinct for someone else’s pain, an inborn wisdom of a high and kind soul. To understand his views, thoughts, you need to peer into the depths of the works, listen to the sounding voices of the heroes of his work. The writer is interested in ordinary people in whom he tries ...

1984

: A totalitarian state. A member of the party is trying to resist power, retaining his consciousness from manipulation. But mental crime is impossible to hide, and the party subordinates a person to the system. The first part of 1984, London, the capital of Runway I, Oceania. 39 year old short puny Winston ...

The Legend of Kish

The 13-year-old boy Kish lives with the mother Aikiga on the Polar Sea. Kish has no brothers and sisters, and his father Bok died in a fight with a polar bear, which he entered, saving people from starvation. Over time, people forgot about the feat of a brave man, as well as about a mother with a boy living ...

In search of the genre

The artist of the original genre Pavel Durov spends the night at the penalty area of ​​the traffic police of a provincial town. The bumper of his “Lada” is broken by a “ZIL” watering machine, he has nowhere to shelter at night. Reflecting on why he travels around the country for no apparent purpose, Durov feels that he “lost his grooves”, lost ...

Monna bath

Events unfold in Pisa at the end of the XV century. Guido Colonna, the head of the leaning garrison of Pisa, is discussing the situation with his lieutenants Borso and Torello: Pisa is surrounded by enemies - the troops of the Florentines, and the troops sent by Venice to help the Pisans could not get through to them. In the city just about ...

US Literature

Beggar Thief

The events of the novel take place in 1968 - 1972. Excerpts from the diary of Billy Abbott pass through the entire novel with refrain. He is watching the family of the Jordahs from the side. His reasoning, as a rule, is extremely cynical. Part One Journalist Alexander Hubbel and his wife came to rest in Antibes. Already several ...

Soviet literature

The birth of a story

: The writer goes to the cottage to write a story that did not work out for him in Moscow. The owners of the cottage inspire the writer to tell the story of the power of the Russian language. The writer Muravyov composed a story about work for one of the Moscow magazines, but nothing came of it. It seemed to Muravyov that the story did not work out ...

British literature

Clown Shalimar

: A tragic story about the fate of the disputed Indo-Pakistani territory of Kashmir, about its unfortunate inhabitants forced to live in an atmosphere of hatred and fear, about their broken destinies. India Los Angeles, early 1990s. India Ofals, daughter of former US ambassador to India, depressed after murder ...