“I cannot and do not want to believe that evil is a normal state of people.” - these words of Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky could become a good epigraph to many works of this great author. “Crime and Punishment” is just one of these books. The novel was written by Dostoevsky in an atmosphere of revolutionary ...

The socio-psychological drama of Maxim Gorky, “At the Bottom”, at the heart of its main conflict, sets the clash of dreams and reality. The plot of the play is built around several persistent disputes around one topic, but at several levels: between people from the shelters and the owners Kostylev, personal ...

The great and talented Russian writer and poet Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov created many beautiful works in different genres. But the poem “Mtsyri” in itself is especially valuable for his work, because it, despite its small volume, differs from the rest in an amazing story full of ...

The time at which Saltykov-Shchedrin wrote the tale “The Wise Gudgeon” can be described as politically active. A significant part of society actively participated in the discussion of future changes. However, among the nobles there were those who preferred to sit back and remain silent in ...

Despite the fact that Longren, the father of Assol, has a secondary role in Green’s story “Scarlet Sails,” it is important enough to understand the whole picture and has its own separate meaning and theme worthy of discussion. The story of this hero tells us how hard it is for the poor to live in conditions where everyone ...

Ivan Alekseevich Bunin was born into a family of nobles, though noble, but impoverished. Bunin will recall paintings from his rural childhood throughout his life and more than once describe in his works. For a writer, the theme of childhood has a special sacred meaning. This time is full of mysteries and mysteries for him. ...

The figure of Vladimir Dubrovsky’s father, Andrei Gavrilovich, is the starting point from which the whole novel begins. His actions, his actions and his fate as a whole have decisive actions on the actions of the protagonist, therefore, to analyze his personality means better understanding the motives ...

M. Saltykov-Shchedrin is a great Russian writer who created a number of works unique not only for 19th century literature, but for all of Russian literature. We will start from fairy tales: “The Tale of How One Man Fed Two Generals” and “The Bear in the Voivodeship”. Let's start with the tale "The Story of ...

Ivan Alekseevich Bunin was born in the Voronezh province in an impoverished noble family. Being an impressionable boy, with a rich imagination, he kept in memory the pictures of village life and life, vividly depicted them in poems, stories, novels and novels. The family had a relationship with the boy ...

Nikolai Gogol’s comedy “The Examiner” is a truly great work of Russian literature. However, Gogol did not want to give us reason for sadness, but on the contrary, the entire “Inspector General” was saturated with comic and self-irony. Each comedy character is a separate picture, a print of greed, stinginess, embezzlement, ...

The immortal comedy of Alexander Griboedov “Woe from Wit” had a great influence on the upbringing of many generations of Russian-speaking people. In order to show us all these vices in a more expressive and vivid form, the author uses a favorite tool - satire, with the help of which he increases the defining ...

Obviously, every lover of the classics who read the essay by N. S. Leskov “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk Uyezd” and the play by A. Ostrovsky “The Storm” at least once mentally compared the two main characters of these works - Katerin. But is it really so? Let's figure it out. Both of these women are young, beautiful, ...

The story of Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko "In a bad society" is often called another common name - "Children of the dungeon." But the first official name is worth talking a little more. To begin with, the plot of the work unfolds in a small town called Prince-Veno....

After reading the essay “Lady Magbet of Mtsensk Uyezd” by Leskov, the main topic for thought for me was the mystery of the female soul. The heroine of the work - Katerina Lvovna - has a calm, carefree life. What is the true reason for her behavior? Why does her husband seem boring to her ...

The love story of Assol and Arthur Gray is truly amazing and romantic. The story “Scarlet Sails” begins its story long before the first meeting of the two main characters. There, on the banks of the river, a dreamy girl under mysterious circumstances meets the wizard and song collector Aegl, who ...

The main theme that is revealed in the story of A. Green “Scarlet Sails” is the theme of dreams. So did Assol, the heroine of this beautiful story. It all started as a girl’s childhood. The author describes her as a very smart child, at the age of 8 she could already read and write well. Sometimes father let her go ...

Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko in his story “In a Bad Society” reveals the topic of friendship quite deeply. It shows how much friendship helps heroes survive such a difficult time for them. The touching story of the friendship of Vasya, Valka and Marusi is most clearly shown in the story. Friendship helps ...

The general tone of Maxim Gorky’s autobiographical story “Childhood” is sad, gloomy. Everyone except Akulina Ivanovna is the grandmother of the protagonist. Let us dwell on her image in more detail. Akulina Ivanovna was the daughter of a serf woman, who was kicked out by the owners because of a mutilation. She was talented ...

The play The Inspector General is vivid proof of how talented and outstanding Russian writer Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol was. Subtle satire, sparkling humor, irony, comic characters - all this is a hallmark of the work of this great classic. And it is in the comedy “The Examiner” satirical ...

Maxim Gorky wrote many wonderful works. But the story “Old Woman Isergil” is one of his most sad, melodic and beautiful works. His story is Gorky's romantic ideal, with the help of Danko, the writer tells us about his vision of the true destiny of man on earth. Legend ...