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Unusually expressive, imaginative and surprisingly consonant with modern times, the reflections of the ancient Egyptians on life, love, death, gods, nature, ...

The library of the project “History of the Russian State” is the best monuments of historical literature recommended by Boris Akunin, which reflect the biogr...

The texts included in this collection, arranged according to the principle “from simple to complex,” demonstrate both the ethical, social-ideological, philos...

Aphorism is the pinnacle of Chinese literature. The fruits of spiritual contemplation and life observations of medieval writers collected in this book burn w...

For the first time in Russian, samples of Golden Horde poetry of the 14th century are published - poems and poems by Khisam Katib, Sayf-i Sarai, Khorezmi and...

The book includes a collection of poems and a poetic diary of one of the best poets of the Heian era (X-XI centuries), Izumi Shikibu. This amazing woman, who...

Miyamoto Musashi and Takuan Soho are two great mentors, under whose influence generations of Japan's military elite were formed. The art of military valor, o...

Maqams. Badi' az-Zaman Abu-l-Fadl Ahmad ibn al-Hussein al-Hamadani. Translation by A.A. Dolinina and Z.M. Auezova. Preface and notes by A. A. Dolinina

“The Tale of Genji” (“Genji-monogatari”), the greatest monument of Japanese and world literature, was created at the turn of the 10th – 11th centuries, durin...

Chanakya Pandit was a prominent political figure in ancient India. The collection includes his statements on various life issues.

Confucius... His name in Chinese sounds like Kun Tzu, and is translated as Sage Kun. He was a major thinker and scientist. His sayings are passed down orally...

The book "Eternal Wisdom" is a recording of the sayings of Confucius made by his students and followers. At the age of 25, Confucius received public recognit...