Criticism

“To say that Salvini is a great artist, who in the role of Othello becomes unattainable, is to repeat, “that day is day, and night is night, and time is time...

“The royal family left the stage: – Coclanov. The bearer of the great surname remained Coclain the son. A good actor. But... just be a good actor and be call...

“One noble but educated foreigner who came to St. Petersburg said to one St. Petersburger: “Of course, what interests me most is your drama theater.” It will...

“– Do you go behind the scenes?! A person who goes behind the scenes! Dozens of men and hundreds of ladies would like to be in your place...”

“Read the newspapers and you will read amazing things. The famous Italian tragedian Zacconi plays “The Power of Darkness” with tremendous success in St. Pete...

A brief overview of Soviet and post-Soviet science fiction, as well as its current state.

“In 1613, at the very time when Russia was preparing to emerge with honor from the difficulties created by the unfavorable conditions of the Time of Troubles...

A brief sketch of the work of the almost forgotten Russian writer of the 19th century Ivan Kuzmich Kondratiev - an afterword to the collection of his two nov...

Yves Bonnefoy (born in 1923) is one of the most famous modern French poets, the author of seven books of poetry, numerous short stories and novellas, essays ...

“I am a petty, selfish, evil, bloodthirsty and horned trash. Yes, I am She by gender, although I have no sexual characteristics. I killed tons of people, and...

The book by Israeli writer Daniel Kluger tells about the origin and development of detective literature from ancient times to the present day. The author's e...

The book contains essays by the Swiss literary critic Peter von Matt, presenting the path, first of all, of the German-language literature of the Alpine coun...