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Viktor Olegovich Pelevin, writer: biography, creativity

Viktor Olegovich Pelevin, writer: biography, creativity

Viktor Pelevin is a writer whose life is shrouded in mystery. The name and work of this man fascinates and arouses unceasing interest. Despite the fact that the first novel was published in 1996, its non-standard prose still causes heated debate. And the most amazing thing is that Viktor Pelevin, whose books break sales records, remains one of the most mysterious figures in modern literature

George Sand: biography of the writer. Novels and personal life of Aurora Dupin

George Sand: biography of the writer. Novels and personal life of Aurora Dupin

A rich baroness, born to keep centuries-old traditions, but despised the opinion of society and openly rebelled against its foundations all her life - that was Amandine Aurora Lucille Dupin, who firmly entered world history under the modest pseudonym George Sand

N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov. Biography of the composer

The future composer was born in Tikhvin in March 1844. His father was from a noble noble family. Starting with my great-great-grandfather, who was the Rear Admiral of the Fleet under Elizabeth Petrovna, all his ancestors held important positions in the administration or in the army

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Slavic mythology: a bird with a human face

Slavic mythology: a bird with a human face

We all know about Odysseus, the ancient Greek hero of the Trojan War. On his way home, he sailed past an island of sirens, half-woman, half-bird. And only cunning and ingenuity helped him save the ship and comrades from death. But not everyone knows that our Slavic ancestors also had mythical birds

"Healer" (dorama): actors, plot, interesting facts, audience reviews

The end of 2014 delighted dramatists around the world with great action from KBS2. Drama "Healer", or "Healer" (Healer/Hilleo), launched on the small screens of South Korea in December. Detective under the sauce of an action movie with sparkling humor and gentle romance won the hearts of the audience

Actor Jason Gould in life and in movies

American actor Jason Gould is the son of the legendary acting couple, Elliot Gould and Barbara Streisand. On his creative path, he mastered not only the acting craft, but also tried himself as a screenwriter and director at the same time

Simone Simons: biography and creativity

In this material we will present to your attention the biography of Simone Simons. This Dutch soprano singer is the lead vocalist in a symphonic metal band called Epica. She was born in the city of Heerlen, in 1985, on January 17th. In 1995, she began learning to play the piano and flute. A year later she took up vocals, she focused on jazz and pop singing

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