Victims of war
On the trail, the man, the plaintiff for treason, was, perhaps, one of the first voluntary Robinsons. He did not retire to the island...
BLUE SHADOWS OF DEPRESSION
The novel "Buddenbrokes" brought Thomas Mann world fame. But under the usual mask of a family romance, not the most cloudless reality is hidden.
Only...
MYTHS OF THE MANN FAMILY
The story of the Manns is not only a story of great success in literature and high self-discipline as a writer; there was a...
COURT PHOTOGRAPHER
In the first half of the XIX century, a new miracle of technology appeared to mankind - photography. It struck people's imagination almost more...
POOR KNIGHT
When it came time to send the children to the gymnasium, the pharmacist father baptized everyone. So Sasha, having become Orthodox, was able to...
How to get along with this miracle?
Already in those distant times, when primitive artists were just beginning to decorate the walls of caves with their drawings, people realized that painting...
IN THE WATERS OF THE NEW WORLD
In the second half of the XVI century, an acute rivalry between England and Spain for supremacy on the seas unfolded. Pirates played a...
The Count’s Secret
In 1768, Count Mariusz August Beniowski, who defended the right of his homeland - Poland - to complete separation from the Russian Empire, of...
A great personality in history
There are personalities in the history of mankind who are centuries ahead of the course of events. They were definitely sent by the Higher...
Lorenzo de’ Medici The Magnificent
Lorenzo de' Medici - Italian poet, ruler of Florence was born on January 1, 1439.
... When the next pope was elected in Rome in...
Double happiness
Not every family in our country has sufficient material resources to afford to expand housing boundaries. Therefore, the issue of designing a room for...
New “avant-garde pedagogy”
The new "avant-garde pedagogy" resolutely rejects the traditional humanistic ideal of a "harmoniously developed personality", abandons education based on the historical continuity of cultural...
Dishes with caviar
Many people who purchase a jar of caviar for a festive table tend to eat it with a spoon and do not even suspect...
Emotions and business
Which of you, at least once in your life, has not said or not heard the following phrases:
The interview went like clockwork;
Flew...
Gender and higher education
Women's organizations in the UK and other countries have repeatedly criticized gender discrimination in school and in higher education. Women are still extremely underrepresented...
Illiteracy
Illiteracy has a distinct gender coloring, especially in the poorest countries of the world, where illiteracy among women is almost twice as high as...
Premiere of the play “Cyrano de Bergerac”
In December 1897, the premiere of a new play "Cyrano de Bergerac" took place on the stage of the Port-Saint-Martin Theater.
Roxanne, whom they both...
Favorite folk hero
The name of this hero is Mamai. In the homes of our ancestors, paintings with his image hung in the most honorable place. The...
We are not local ourselves...
“Confessions of the Son of the Century” by Musset
Musset began his novel in the summer of 1835, hastily dealing with other literary orders, and in February 1836 the novel was already published....
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“Confessions of the Son of the Century” by Musset
Musset began his novel in the summer of 1835, hastily dealing with other literary orders, and in February 1836 the novel was already published....
