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Actress Linda Darnell: photo, biography, films

Actress Linda Darnell: photo, biography, films

Eloise Darnell's coin shone on the big screen in the 1940s. The beauty with a chiseled figure and the face of an angel won the hearts of millions of viewers with her wide smile and cheerful disposition. But was the life of a Hollywood star really so joyful?

Rating of modern romance novels by Russian authors

Rating of modern romance novels by Russian authors

Every person who loves to read often prefers one or more genres that they enjoy the most. Someone loves science fiction, someone loves detective stories, etc. However, the vast majority of people, especially women, simply love to read novels. And no wonder, because this genre of literature is considered one of the most popular among people of different age categories

"Red vineyards in Arles" by Van Gogh - description, history of creation and fate of the painting

Written in one of the most fruitful periods of creativity, this painting was one of the few sold by the artist during his lifetime

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Alexander Galich: biography, personal life, creativity

Alexander Galich: biography, personal life, creativity

The article is devoted to the biography and work of Alexander Arkadyevich Galich (1918-1977), a Russian poet and prose writer, as well as a screenwriter, playwright and performer of songs based on his own poems. The surname Galich was born as a creative pseudonym as a result of the merger of the first letters of the surname and name, as well as the end of the patronymic

"Own people - let's get along": a summary of the comedy

The comedy "Our people - we will settle", a summary of which we present to your attention, begins with the fact that the daughter of the merchant Bolshov, Lipochka, is sitting at the window with a book, talking about dancing. She dreams that she, dressed up like a picture, will be invited to a w altz by an interesting gentleman.

Types of dish painting: Gzhel, Gorodets, Zhostovo, Khokhloma. Art painting

Since ancient times, people have paid attention to the beauty of nature. The desire to decorate your primitive life and make it cozy led to the fact that they began to decorate the dwelling with various natural elements. It was the skin of an animal underfoot, drawings on the wall, colored stones, shining metal, and much more. Centuries later, plates, spoons, bowls began to be painted. Each region has its own types of painting dishes

Symphonic metal - genre features and representatives

Today we will tell you what are the features of the symphonic metal style. Groups that create music in this direction will be listed below. This musical style combines symphonic orchestral music and metal. When creating compositions in this genre, a choir and female vocals are often used. Symphonic instruments or imitation of their parties, created using a synthesizer, are also used. Often, during the recording, bands involve a full-fledged orchestra

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