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Доктрине прогресса (поступательного развития), которая господствовала в умах европейцев с наступлением эпохи Просвещения, Ницше противопоставил учение о вечном возвращении, о цикличности любого развития. Только сверхчеловек способен с готовностью принять бесконечное возвращение однажды пережитого, включая самые горькие минуты. Отличие такого существа от обычного человека, по Ницше, в порядке отличия человека от обезьяны.

After being out of the life of espionage of the Cold War, Dean is thrown back into the world that he got out of after 30 years to only discover that the lines of betrayal and loyalty get crossed. His only goal is to set the unfinished business to business that is finished by any mean necessary, even if it means he has to use his specialty craft of being the chemist. As he travels across continents to set things straight, he discovers a whole new meaning to family.

Memoirs of a Madman or Diary of a Madman is a farcical short story by Nikolai Gogol. Along with The Overcoat and The Nose, Diary of a Madman is considered to be one of Gogol's greatest short stories. The tale centers on the life of a minor civil servant during the repressive era of Nicholas I. Following the format of a diary, the story shows the descent of the protagonist, Poprishchin, into insanity. Diary of a Madman, the only one of Gogol's works written in first person, follows diary-entry format.

"If you want to know how Russians feel about their country, read the poetry of Sergei Esenin. "The 'old plank bridge' spans not only eras but centuries; not only one Russia with another, but Russia with the rest of the world." So writes acclaimed author and translator Roger Pulvers about this collection of translations of the best and most moving poems by Sergei Esenin, still, nearly a century after his death, Russia's most popular poet. I am the last poet of the village. The old plank bridge is humble in my songs. With extensive notes and commentary on the poet, his life, loves and the ...

Ce court texte raconte la découverte que fit un jour le barbier Ivan Iakovlievitch dans le pain qu'il s'apprêtait à croquer un matin : un nez. Il cherche à s'en débarrasser, en vain. La police finit par arrêter cet homme qui tente désespérément de se séparer d'un nez. De son côté Kovaliov, assesseur au collège a perdu son nez, il ne reste plus qu'à le lui rendre. Mais le nez semble refuser de retrouver sa place sur la figure de Kovaliov et préfère mener sa propre existence. À travers un récit totalement fantastique et absurde, Gogol dépeint ici des hommes face à leurs angoisses et leurs relations qui ne sont qu'un semblant de raison masquant la folie.

Christmas Eve is the first story in the second volume of the collection Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka by Nikolai Gogol. The story opens with a description of the winter scenery of Dikanka, Ukraine, a witch flying across the night sky and the devil stealing the moon and hiding it in his pocket, first playing with it in the sky, which no one in the village notices. Since it is the night before Christmas, the devil is free to roam around and torment people as he pleases, so he decides to find a way to get back at the village blacksmith, Vakula, because he paints religious art in the church.

Ivan Bunin received the 1933 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the strict artistry with which he has carried on the classical Russian traditions in prose writing." Aristocrat to the core, Bunin somehow remained connected to the land and people and keenly felt their pulse of life. His acute observations resulted in the accurate and unforgettable characters who populated his writing. His love for punctuation and punctilious choice of words is legendary. Reading Bunin's stories is one of the best ways to understand the mysterious Russian soul and begin to understand one of Russia's greatest periods of literature.

Comment réagir à l'apparition d'un jeune dieu comme Mozart quand on est compositeur viennois déjà établi, son aîné, et son maître ? Alexandre Pouchkine met en scène fascination, rancœur et désespoir dans cette œuvre de fiction, Mozart et Salieri, écrite en 1830. Le jeune Mozart est détenteur d'un génie inexplicable, hors de proportion avec sa personnalité immature et tête en l'air.

Il protagonista Svietlovidov, un attore di teatro, dopo la sua serata d'onore si addormenta nel camerino. Al risveglio si accorge di essere stato dimenticato e chiuso all'interno del teatro. Lì incontra il suo suggeritore, Nikita, che vive in un camerino. I due ricordano gli anni della loro giovinezza e ripercorrono la gloriosa carriera di Svietlovidov, ormai anziano e malato, recitando brani delle opere teatrali che furono i suoi cavalli di battaglia durante una lunga carriera, che volge ormai verso un inesorabile declino.Il canto del cigno è un’audiolibro della collana LibriVivi Palco.

The Komarov Case' - is an exciting story by Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov (1891 - 1940), an outstanding writer, playwright and theatre worker. Moscow is in a cold sweat - people disappear one by one, and then the bags with their corpses are found in different parts of the city. According to the same mode of wounds and the method of tying of victims - all these murders is the work of the same person.

Ivan Bunin received the 1933 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the strict artistry with which he has carried on the classical Russian traditions in prose writing." Aristocrat to the core, Bunin somehow remained connected to the land and people and keenly felt their pulse of life. His acute observations resulted in the accurate and unforgettable characters who populated his writing. His love for punctuation and punctilious choice of words is legendary. Reading Bunin's stories is one of the best ways to understand the mysterious Russian soul and begin to understand one of Russia's greatest periods of literature.

In terms of literature, music, and film, it would be hard to outdo the sheer genius and creativity of Russia. These things constitute the soul of the nation, and it is this that Morris Berman explores in his latest work, The Soul of Russia.

В настоящую аудиокнигу Собрание сочинений включены наиболее знаковые произведения Михаила Булгакова. Попадая в удивительный мир писателя, читатель остается покоренным его талантом, мастерством и фантазией с первых до последних строк. Богато и разнообразно творческое наследие выдающегося писателя Михаила Булгакова. Наиболее знаменитые публикации Михаила Булгакова вошли в этот сборник: Мастер и Маргарита, Белая гвардия, Собачье сердце, Записки юного врача, Морфий.

In Exile was first published in May 1892 issue of the Vsemirnaya Illustratsiya magazine. The story was inspired by Chekhov's journey through Siberia and his stay in Sakhalin and, in particular, two episodes of this trip. While on Sakhalin, Anton Chekhov met a boatman nicknamed Krasivy, a self-professed 'happy man' who struck him with his own peculiar brand of Tolstovian philosophy. It was Krasivy, apparently, who became a prototype for Semyon Tolkovy, the story's hero.

Эта книга была написана много лет назад под влиянием короткого текста Линор Горалик про Ахиллеса и черепаху. Без текста Линор этой книги не было бы, поэтому у нее два автора, достаточно одиноких, чтобы не услышать друг друга, чтобы не быть услышанными никогда.

For centuries, poets have argued that unrequited love is love in its strongest form. From Afar is a timeless tale of Morgan Stanfield's search for love in the far northern city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Leaving the warm climate of Santa Barbara, he embarks on a four-day odyssey where he encounters a Russian beauty, a prostitute, a wise old babushka, an American chauvinist, intellectuals, the Russian mafia, and the 'face' of love, and comes to know how love from a distance can be more captivating than love close on hand.

Серебряный век... Так называют удивительный период в истории русской культуры, начавшийся в конце XIX столетия и прерванный октябрьским переворотом 1917 года. Это была сложнейшая пора в истории России, пора войн, революций и интеллектуальных прозрений.

С юмором и со своей неизменной "фирменной" интонацией Игорь Губерман рассуждает о том, что такое "смертные грехи", как с ними жить и возможно ли жить без них… Тонкие наблюдения за человеческой природой, смешные случаи из собственной жизни, а так же известных писателей, музыкантов, художников делают эту книгу обаятельной, нежной и мудрой.

Конец XIX начало XX века стали для всей русской культуры и особенно для поэзии периодом настоящего расцвета, получившего в последствии название "Серебряного века".

FСтудент — один из лучших рассказов Антона Павловича Чехова (1860–1904). В момент выхода в свет произведение не вызвало особого интереса у критиков, хотя для самого автора этот рассказ был одним из любимых. Его главная особенность — сравнение главным героем нынешних событий с теми, что происходили в прошлом. По мнению исследователей, рассказ «Студент» знаменует новый этап творчества Чехова. Чехов Антон Павлович — автор знаменитых рассказов, повести "Палата № 6", пьес "Вишневый сад" и "Чайка".