Et bon, mes chers lecteurs, enfin j’ai visite Paris. Pardonnez-moi l’absence des articles, mais il n’y a pas de langue francaise a mon telephone. Those of you who have been reading t...
People all over the world is having trouble memorising Shakespeare. For some, he is downright boring. But looking at the infographic shared by Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre on their Facebook page ...
If we take George Mikes’s title literally and add to it the fact that each of us is a rather solitary figure in this world, then each of us is an alien. Either an Englishman in New York, or a Ru...
Geoffrey Chaucer To the majority of readers Geoffrey Chaucer is known as the author The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Cressida. But there were smaller poems he composed, and here come the two of th...
For me the subject of the picture is always more important than the picture. And more complicated. – Diane Arbus. Человеку дарована лишь одна радость – ощущение жизни, когда она достигает ...
A New Story by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Thank You for the Lighthttp://www.scribd.com/embeds/114755395/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-1nhowynoj8ej38kzepy2 A beautiful synopsis...
The famous Russian poet and translator Samuil Marshak was born on November 3, 1887. This year marks his 125th anniversary. He is particularly known to the Western audience and scholars as a translator...
A few months ago I came across an article in the Russian media about the favourite fairy tale characters among Russians. Turns out, ladies still prefer a Cinderella story, waiting for a Knight-in-Shin...
I think the “good” film adaptations are mainly those of Shakespeare’s work. I didn’t analyse yet as to what exactly makes them good, i.e. faithful and accurate, but I announced...
Russian Literature reading list helps you to discover the beauty and wealth of Russian literature beyond Master and Margarita...