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Serapion brothers: history and photos
Despite its short history, the Serapion Brothers group was of great importance for Russian literature of the 20th century. From her midst came a number of remarkable writers such as Mikhail Zoshchenko, Veniamin Kaverin, Lev Lunts, Vsevolod Ivanov, Mikhail Slonimsky
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Erich Maria: biography and creativity
The First World War not only stirred up several European revolutions, but gave birth to a new generation, new meanings, new discoveries about human nature. And Remarque became the first writer who revealed to the world the whole truth about the war. Trench prose, in the first person, in the present tense, she shocked me with her frankness. And each work of this writer is a masterpiece, because Erich Maria Remarque wrote about the most important events and things of the 20th century
How and where Gaidai's "Sportloto-82" was filmed
The pictures of Soviet cinema, unimaginably sincere, ironic and positive, can be reviewed more than once. We remember by heart the catchphrases of them, the names of the main characters. But, probably, the most beloved comedy is still "Sportloto-82" (directed by Leonid Gaidai). We will once again recall the plot of the film, the main characters and, of course, we will visit in absentia those wonderful places where they filmed "Sportloto-82"
Astana Opera Theater: description, address, troupe, management
The Astana Opera theater was built in a colorful antique style with baroque details and a national imprint of the culture of Kazakhstan, and famous architects from Russia, Kazakhstan, Switzerland and Italy worked on its external appearance
