“Since literary criticism, like professional criticism in general, is, by its original definition, a fruitless activity; since in world literature it is impo...

“In “The Holiday That Is Always With You” there is a place full of simple mockery where the author seems to sincerely advise a mediocre novelist to become a ...

“The plot of this ballad appeals to the style of Kharms. One critic, who can be called Roman Arbitman and settled in Saratov (no hints about Griboyedov!), de...

“...You need to drink slavery to the fullest in order to squeeze every drop of slave out of yourself: to comprehend and preach the essence of freedom, hiding...

“Why does a young writer write? In general - from an excess of inner life. A young man's time is tight, because he has a lot of energy. An extrovert performs...

“The older sister, who came for vacation from college, went with the younger one, still a schoolgirl, to the theater: a visiting troupe was performing a vaud...

“Obviously, you are an elderly, experienced person, who has reason to consider yourself smart - and at the same time, like most normal people, inexperienced ...

“They are terribly far from the people, and the people are always curious how much these literate people earn. They don't have a monthly salary, that's for s...

What is the difference between a smart person and a stupid one and how not to be left a fool? How to distinguish the truth that you see for yourself from the...

TO THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF VIKTOR SUVOROV’S “ICEBREAKER”! Few people know that this legendary book was completed back in 1981, but then 68 publishing houses ...