Almost everyone knows the Russian writer, classic Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin (1870-1938). During his lifetime, he wrote such interesting works that he would like to read them again and again, and advise them to his relatives to read them. The most significant works of Kuprin include Pit, Pomegranate ...

Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky is a famous Russian playwright, whose work has found his fans far beyond the borders of Russia. For more than a hundred and fifty years, viewers have been watching his plays in theaters, and scientists are carefully studying aspects of his life. For the theater, Ostrovsky was relevant at any time ...

The legendary Liverpool Four are not just people. For music, they are akin to deities, because rock before and rock after The Beatles are two different genres. The whole industry was turned upside down by their work, and if not for the breakup of the group and the death of John Lennon, then modern music could ...

Leonardo da Vinci is one of the famous artists and scientists. This great man was born in April 1452 near a town called Vinci. Parents were a notary named Pierrot and a simple peasant Katya. Almost all of his childhood, the boy spent with his mother. Father left ...

Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin is familiar to most as a talented historian and writer. His “History of the Russian State” still holds a place of honor in libraries around the world. But he was still a brilliant translator, clever politician, successful journalist, unsurpassed innovator ...

We all went through Fonvizin at school, he is the author of the play "Undergrowth". As a rule, this is where our knowledge of the writer ends. In the school curriculum, not so much attention is paid to his work and life. However, this does not mean that there is nothing to tell about Fonvizin. The great Russian writer lived ...

Due to the difficult climate of Kalmyks, the people are harsh. Many even attract the attention of not only their compatriots, but also connoisseurs of female beauty around the world. Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin had a wonderful poem about a “friend of the Kalmyk steppes”, today we’ll talk about “friends” ...

Immediately after its appearance, the clips stormed the musical landscape and instantly became an integral part of the industry. Rarely does a song become a hit unless it is accompanied by an audiovisual presentation. People are more inspired by what they see, and music videos effectively stimulate the audience, ...

You can get involved in art in different ways: by watching video lectures, visiting museums, reading books on relevant topics, etc. A person who is poorly versed in painting may not understand why a painting with geometric shapes or “scribbles” costs fabulous money, ...

There are a lot of interesting and informative things in our world, and something new happens every day. It is impossible to learn about everything, but it is still worth expanding your horizons. In this regard, we decided to introduce you to the 10 most interesting facts about everything in the world, which few have heard of. ten....

People who were lucky enough to visit Moscow do not miss the opportunity to see the sights of the capital of the Russian Federation. Someone is interested in the history of structures, and someone just takes photos as a keepsake against the backdrop of attractions. Whatever type of people you are ...

Songs have long been a reflection of the spiritual values ​​of the people. Music has a close connection with the life and traditions of people. The original culture of Tatarstan finds its splash in the songs, which differ in their specific sound and in a special way peculiar only to Tatar music. Modern ...

If several decades ago popular music artists could be counted on the fingers, now the situation is just the opposite. Every day new singers and singers appear, which no one will remember tomorrow. Only some of them manage to “stay afloat” by releasing ...

In 1896, the first radio telegram was transmitted. The famous Russian scientist Alexander Popov had a hand in this invention. It has not yet been established who is the "pioneer" in the field of broadcasting. Many fought for this title. However, now it doesn’t matter. Progress is not worth ...

Johann Sebastian Bach created more than 1000 works. He was born in the Bach family, they have long been famous for musicality. At 9, his mother died, at 10 - his father. He was raised by his older brother, who taught him to play the clavier and organ. At the age of 15 he studied at the vocal school, then famous ...

As the history of mankind and psychological experiments show, non-verbal communication (sign language) is the oldest and most effective way of interaction. Since ancient times, people have mastered magic dances, transmitting unity with nature with their bodies, awakening collective consciousness, ...

There are songs that touch the deep strings of the human soul. It is they who are remembered and sung, they become part of the life of the people. Dreams and memories are associated with them. When we hear familiar melodies, native images arise before our eyes, they hurt feelings. The USSR had its own songs, ...

Times are changing, and with them our habits, lifestyle. The modern generation of children does not imagine how you can live without a computer and smartphone. Those who were born a little earlier are accustomed to disks, and do not understand how it is - to wait for the next cartoon to appear during the day, plan ...

The American popular band Nirvana was established in 1987. Nirvana first brought out such a style of music as grunge into the music mainstream. After the era of Deep Purple and Pink Floyed, when the audience got used to long, clean guitar parts, the guys who play ...

Vasily Vereshchagin - Russian artist of amazing fate. For contemporaries both in Russia and in Europe, he is the creator of outstanding masterpieces of painting, who never tried to conform to generally accepted trends, but sought exclusively individual style. He lived as if contrary to established ...