Literary criticism

The manual examines generic and genre features, as well as style-forming features of literary works. The periodization of the literary process and characteri...

“Jack Taylor,” copyright © 2007, 2009 by Ken Bruen. Originally published by The Mysterious Bookshop.

In the “Articles and Essays” section there is an article by Vera Kalmykova on one of the topics that inevitably preoccupies critics: what is the situation wi...

The Chekhov Publishing House, operating in New York in 1952–1956, was the largest book enterprise in the Russian diaspora in its entire history. Over the fou...

This is not a literary work, but notes, not very systematized, a vinaigrette, concocted from both one’s own and borrowed thoughts; perhaps it will actually b...

Analysis of the social and artistic value of women's novels by Alexandra Kravchenko.

Harry Potter is one of the most successful projects in the book industry. In Russia, “Pottermania” has caused mixed reviews, ranging from enthusiastic percep...

The songs of the French poet and composer Georges Brassens (1921-1981) and our compatriot Vladimir Vysotsky (1936-1980) fully realized the rich artistic poss...

Ivan the Terrible is one of the most striking and controversial figures in Russian history: he is known not only as a statesman whose rule was characterized ...