Biographies and memoirs

Rurik is one of the most mysterious figures in ancient Russian history. The founder of the Rurik dynasty - a dynasty of Russian princes and then tsars, which...

The roots of the Sheremetev family go deep into the history of Russia. These noble boyars were among the richest and most influential at court. Throughout th...

A collection of stories about medical deontology, about the life and work of a doctor, about his place among people. Stories - memoirs are based on real even...

In this essay, author-publicist Vladimir Korkosh talks about his hungry wartime childhood during the Nazi occupation and how their beloved cat Murka helped t...

“One memory is indelible for me. About twelve years ago, on a colorless St. Petersburg day, I accompanied the coffin of the deceased. Walking in front of me ...

The sixteenth story in the collection “Tales from the Crab” humorously tells about the capture and punishment of a house thief when the author was a student....

The seventeenth story in the humorous collection "Tales from the Crab" tells about the fate of an unusual cargo.

In the eighteenth story of the humorous collection "Tales from the Crab" the author's memories of the funny stories of the author's student youth.

The nineteenth story from the humorous collection "Tales from the Crab" is a story of failed love.

The twenty-first story in the humorous collection "Tales from the Crab" contains entertaining stories of the author's meetings and work with representatives ...

The twentieth story in the humorous collection "Tales from the Crab" tells about the consequences of not the most successful jokes.

"McClanahan's prose is miasmic, dizzying, repetitive. A rushing river of words that reflects the chaos and humanity of the place from which he hails. [McC...