Fiction 2024, December

Summary: Chekhov, "Muddy" - is it easy to be strong?

Summary: Chekhov, "Muddy" - is it easy to be strong?

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A.P. Chekhov, "Scum" (summary follows) was written in 1889. This period in the writer's work is marked by a transition from short humorous stories to the “realm of seriousness”. Indeed, an ordinary conversation between the main character, on behalf of whom the story is being told, and the governess of his children, like a curtain in a theater, opens up a number of questions about understanding the concepts of "spirituality" and "morality"

Summary of "The Man on the Clock" (Leskov N. S.)

Summary of "The Man on the Clock" (Leskov N. S.)

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And again we have a Russian classic - Leskov, "The Man on the Clock" (summary follows). The work was written and published in 1887, but its title sounded different - "The Salvation of the Perishing". Subsequently, the author changed the title in order to show the reader that the story told is not just an entertaining, somewhere even a curious incident from everyday life, which can be forgotten after a while, but a deep question about what a person’s duty is, and for whom or what it is need to be fulfilled

Who said, "Happy hours don't watch"? Schiller, Griboedov or Einstein?

Who said, "Happy hours don't watch"? Schiller, Griboedov or Einstein?

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The German poet Johann Schiller was one of those who said: "Happy hours are not watched." He expressed his opinion, however, somewhat differently. In the drama "Piccolomini", written by him, there is a phrase that, in a free translation, sounds like this: "For those who are happy, the clock is not heard"

Summary: Chekhov, "Defenseless creature" - current portrait

Summary: Chekhov, "Defenseless creature" - current portrait

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Chekhov's story "The Defenseless Creature", written by him back in 1887, is more relevant than ever. Judge for yourself: a person who is distinguished by amazing meanness and cynicism, brazenly, openly, without embarrassment, offers, or rather, makes others believe in something else - in a weak, defenseless, sick creature, trampled down by everyone and unloved by anyone. The sugary-sweet wrapper cannot hide the truth, and people, nervous and angry, refuse the “applicant”

Why does Anna Karenina throw herself under a train? The image of Anna Karenina. L.N. Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

Why does Anna Karenina throw herself under a train? The image of Anna Karenina. L.N. Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

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The author of the novel "Anna Karenina" is the national educator, psychologist, classic of romance, philosopher and Russian writer L.N. Tolstoy

Interesting facts from the life of Turgenev. Years of Turgenev's life

Interesting facts from the life of Turgenev. Years of Turgenev's life

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Controversial facts about the life and work of a classic of Russian literature. Turgenev and Russian social thought

Can a summary convey the author's thoughts? Nekrasov, "Grandfather": a poem about a hero

Can a summary convey the author's thoughts? Nekrasov, "Grandfather": a poem about a hero

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They say that Nikolai Alekseevich dedicated his work to Count Volkonsky, who was exiled to Siberia. You can agree or refute this by reading the summary. Nekrasov, "Grandfather" - a retelling of the work and conclusions are presented to your attention below

Introducing A. Kuprin's story (summary): "The Wonderful Doctor"

Introducing A. Kuprin's story (summary): "The Wonderful Doctor"

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"This story actually happened," the author claims from the first lines of his story. Let's give a brief summary of it. "The Miraculous Doctor" is distinguished by its capacious meaning and vivid language. The documentary basis gives the story a special intriguing flavor

"Honest word", Panteleev - summary and main conclusions

"Honest word", Panteleev - summary and main conclusions

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Wrote the story "Honestly" Panteleev. The summary will not only retell the plot of the work, but also allow readers to get acquainted with the main conclusions

We read the summary: "Kashtanka" (Chekhov A.P.)

We read the summary: "Kashtanka" (Chekhov A.P.)

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The idea of creating a work came to A.P. Chekhov, when a familiar artist told him the case of a dog that got into the circus. The story, originally titled "In the Learned Society", is published in 1887. Five years later, in 1892, the work "Kashtanka" by Chekhov was published with a different name

Rereading the classics: Tolstoy's "Prisoner of the Caucasus" - summary and issues of the work

Rereading the classics: Tolstoy's "Prisoner of the Caucasus" - summary and issues of the work

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Tolstoy's "Prisoner of the Caucasus", a summary of which we will consider, is called by researchers a short story or a big story. The confusion in the genre nature of the work is associated with its non-standard sizes, a large number of characters, several storylines and conflicts

If you want to quickly learn the plot of the story - read the summary. "Spring Changelings" is a great story about a teenager

If you want to quickly learn the plot of the story - read the summary. "Spring Changelings" is a great story about a teenager

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The reader's attention is invited to a summary of "Spring Changelings" - a story about honor, courage, first love. We offer to save 2 hours by reading the work in 5 minutes

"Man on the clock", Leskov. Summary of the story

"Man on the clock", Leskov. Summary of the story

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Wrote the story "The Man on the Clock" by Leskov. The summary will introduce the reader to this work in just a couple of minutes, the original would have taken much longer to read

Chekhov, "White-fronted": a summary of the story

Chekhov, "White-fronted": a summary of the story

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Why did Chekhov write the story about the she-wolf and the puppy? "White-fronted" demonstrates the author's personal attitude to nature and animals. Moreover, this work, which is classified as “for children”, is not the first attempt at writing: Anton Pavlovich created it at the age of 35

A touching story written by Andrey Platonov. Summary: "Cow" - a work about people and animals

A touching story written by Andrey Platonov. Summary: "Cow" - a work about people and animals

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Writer Andrey Platonov was born in 1899, on September 1st. His father worked as a mechanic in the railway workshops of the city of Voronezh and as a locomotive driver. Therefore, the writer knew the basics of this profession from childhood. It is not surprising that in his story "The Cow" he introduces the reader to a boy whose father was a traveling watchman

Summary: “Natalya, the boyar daughter” by N. M. Karamzin

Summary: “Natalya, the boyar daughter” by N. M. Karamzin

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No more than an announcement, we will present a summary for this story by Karamzin. "Natalya Boyar's Daughter", however, deserves to be read

Analysis and summary: "The Bronze Bird" as the best children's story by A. Rybakov

Analysis and summary: "The Bronze Bird" as the best children's story by A. Rybakov

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The writer already had a number of works that brought him the love of a domestic reader, awards from the USSR and the RSFSR. Among them are the familiar trilogy of stories "Krosh's Vacation", the stories "Dagger", "Bronze Bird", "Shot". This article is about one of his youth stories

Summary of "The Life of Archpriest Avvakum" and the fate of its author

Summary of "The Life of Archpriest Avvakum" and the fate of its author

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One of the most interesting monuments in ancient Russian literature is the famous "Life of Archpriest Avvakum". Its summary is an autobiographical story about the fate and deeds of the elder, about his faithful service to God

"Notes of a hunter" Turgenev: summary of the collection

"Notes of a hunter" Turgenev: summary of the collection

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Today, any educated person is familiar with Turgenev's collection of stories and essays "Notes of a Hunter". A brief summary of them, however, each states in his own way. One reader likes the deep folk wisdom embedded in Chora and Kalinich more; to another, fleeting watercolor strokes of Bezhinoy Meadow; the third one can't isolate something, stringing like beads, story after story, trying to capture the essence of each

Summary of "Farewell to arms!": heroes, theme. Ernest Hemingway novel

Summary of "Farewell to arms!": heroes, theme. Ernest Hemingway novel

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Besides honesty, Hemingway also considered clarity as his motto. “Writing with honest clarity is harder than writing with deliberate complexity,” are the words of the author of A Farewell to Arms! Reviews about Hemingway are different. But many people who grew up in the USSR remember the 80-90s, when almost every house hung a portrait of the American writer Ernest Hemingway

The novel "Eragon" is an exciting fantasy in the best traditions of the genre

The novel "Eragon" is an exciting fantasy in the best traditions of the genre

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Popular tetralogy by Christopher Paolini. The novel "Eragon" is a world bestseller that has won recognition from critics and fans of the fantasy genre around the world. A story about a simple boy who turns out to be a descendant of the legendary dragon riders. "Eragon" - a book about duty and courage, about selflessness and true friendship

Lestat de Lioncourt - the character of the "Vampire Chronicles"

Lestat de Lioncourt - the character of the "Vampire Chronicles"

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Handsome blue-eyed blond looks inquisitively, slightly haughtily. In his eyes - insight and deep age-old wisdom. He knows a certain universal secret, to the solution of which he was selected for a very long time. He reads the interlocutor, understands him from a half-word, and even seems to see the thoughts and the most intimate intentions. Meet Lestat de Lioncourt