Modern prose

In the tradition of black humor, now popular in the West, the story “The Desired Child” is carried out, where a certain housewife at length and with pathos e...

In 1964, Schnurre was struck down by severe paralysis, and the writer spent about a year and a half in bed, fighting - once again - with death. He later call...

Friends-second graders Vitya and Yura, as well as the dog Rocket, go into space. Friends visit the International Space Station and then go to Mars, where the...

Did Mark Melentyev hate homeless people? Hardly. Hate is too much. He simply didn't notice them. And if he did, he preferred to immediately forget about them...

Zima, a railway station near Moscow, equipped with iron anti-vandal benches. Passengers waiting for the train sit on them. Nobody realizes there is anything ...

A few words about the old Cossack recipe for Don fish steamed in the oven.

Every second in the past, present and future, we generate fresh content - personal or general. The information may be worthy (“suitable”) or not so good. Wha...

Neighbors come to visit the author for brunch, tell him farm news, judge and dress him up.

The main character is a man, we never learn his name. He was planning to fly to New York for work, but you will find out what awaits him on that very plane f...

Which day Valya Dadekina slowly says goodbye to the farm, moving to live in the regional center: drinks with her friends, sings her favorite songs, expects t...