Pushkin's turn to prose was a deliberate step, preceded by reflections on the nature of verbal art. And it is quite possible that the interest of the first Russian poet in prose was based on a sense of the unprecedented seriousness of the tasks facing Russian literature. The collection includes works by A. S. Pushkin: 'Arap of Peter the Great', 'Tales of the late Ivan Petrovich Belkin', 'The...

'In the trenches of Stalingrad' (first published in 1946) was not easy for the reader and appeared in print only thanks to the perseverance of Alexander Tvardovsky, but it was from her that the glory of one of the best trends in Russian literature about the Great Patriotic War - 'lieutenant prose' began. Simple and humane, largely autobiographical, full of precise details and expressive...

With his novel 'Picnic on Ice' about the Kiev adventures of the writer Victor and the penguin Misha, Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov conquered world literature. He managed to find a good proportion of a mixture of irony, black humor, elements of surrealism and modern reality.

The hero of the novel 'Picnic on Ice' journalist Viktor Zolotarev receives an unusual task from a major newspaper: to write obituaries for prominent influential people, although they are all still alive. Gradually, he realizes that he has become a participant in a major game of shadow structures, and getting out of it alive turns out to be an almost unrealistic task...

This collection includes two of Dostoevsky's early works - 'Poor People' and 'The Double', which marked the birth of the future great novelist. 'Poor People' is the writer's debut novel.' The touching love story of the petty official Makar Devushkin and Varenka Dobroselova reveals the eternal theme of the 'little man'. Despite the inner beauty and nobility of the soul, they are not able to...

The textbook was recommended by the Expert Commission of the Russian State testing system for foreign citizens. This textbook is designed for students who begin to study Russian at the college setting. The material of the textbook prepares students for passing Elementary level test in Russian as a foreign language. The course is designed for 100-120 academic hours.

In this fourth mystery about 12-year-old Maisie, the young detective must solve a crime for her friend Professor Tobin. The professor travelled all over the world collecting strange and wonderful objects, and the British Museum is opening a special room to house his collection. But before the professor’s donation, a thief steals a valuable Amazonian tribal mask! With just a single feather left...

don. And, together with her faithful puppy, Eddie, she is determined to follow even the slightest scent of a mystery - no matter what! In Book 5 of the Maisie Hitchins series, Maisie is intrigued by a new lodger, Mr Fred Grange, who isn't quite what he seems...Mr Grange claims to work as a clerk for a biscuit company, but he's out and about on the London streets at odd hours, and Maisie soon...

Для всех фанатов бестселлера «Дневник слабака» и любителей добрых, веселых историй!Соскучились по Роули, лучшему другу Грега Хэффли? Отличные новости: автор книг о слабаке Джефф Кинни снова описывает их приключения, на этот раз от лица лучшего друга слабака! Что нас в ней ждет? Ну, например, без преувеличения Эпическое Фэнтези: на этот раз воображение Роули разыгралось не на шутку. Итак,...

Приготовьтесь: вам предстоит взглянуть на историю слабака совсем с другой стороны! Теперь слово предоставляется лучшему другу Грега - Роули Джефферсону. Роули был постоянным героем хроники Грега, но теперь он расскажет обо всё сам. Потому что, как мы знаем, когда Грег вырастет и станет богатым и знаменитым, ему понадобится биограф. И Роули счастлив стать его личным биографом. Вот только...

В книгу вошли два самых известных романа американского писателя Марка Твена 'Приключения Тома Сойера' и 'Приключения Гекльберри Финна'. Историями о приключениях двух отчаянных и непослушных мальчишек вот уже почти два века зачитываются мальчишки и девчонки. Том и Гек – два хороших друга. Правда, дружить им запрещают, ведь Гек – бродяга, с ним благовоспитанным детям даже разговаривать нельзя. Но...

Once the walls come down, all sorts of problems start to crop up. Rotten wood, toxic mold, unwelcome critters, and something even more sinister all make Greg and his family wonder if the renovations are worth the trouble. When the dust finally settles, wi