Korolenko Vladimir Galaktionovich (1853–1921) - Russian writer, publicist, public figure, honorary academician of the St. Petersburg and Russian Academy of Sciences. A convinced truth-seeker and defender of the persecuted, Korolenko appreciated in people dissatisfaction with life, constant movement, even if the goal is not fully realized . Almost all of his stories are created on the basis of what the writer himself experienced or saw, and at their center is a rebellious person. “Without Language” - a short story written by Korolenko under the impression of a trip to America, talks about the ordeal of an immigrant from Russia in New York, about the search for a better life, about finding a new life, about longing for the old homeland...