Dear friends! The school curriculum for grades 9-11 in Russian literature includes a large number of literary works, extensive in volume and complex in content. You will study various periods of the development of classical literature, get acquainted with the greatest works belonging to different literary directions, genres and historical eras. After analyzing and discussing each work in class, the teacher usually asks to write an essay on it. Students often have difficulty summarizing their knowledge. The ready-made essays presented in our book will help you cope with this. Using the plan that is given for each essay, you will be able to express your thoughts and give examples from the text. Remember that each essay is an individual creative work, an expression of your personal opinions and impressions. And, of course, do not forget that any of your opinions should be based primarily on a good knowledge of the content of the text and on theoretical knowledge acquired in literature lessons. We wish you success!