This year marks the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Elsa Morante (1912–1985), who is rightfully recognized as a classic of Italian literature of the 20...

“My grandfather said: fear is the most vile feeling, the most useless. Never confuse fear with caution. The coward always dies first. Or his own people will ...

On June 3, 1968, radical feminist Valerie Solanas tried to kill Andy Warhol. She accused the artist of stealing the manuscript of her play “Stick it up your ...

In this edition, the complete collection of poetic works of François Villon is presented without any exceptions, based on the edition: François Villon. Oeuvr...

Do we often ask ourselves: what is God and what are we? Anna Filimonova now has enough time to think about it. An accident or a miracle saved her from immine...

Marcel Aimé (1902–1967) is a world-famous writer, a successor to the best traditions of French literature, whose works intricately combine realism and fantas...

I shaved my hair. In a deft pirate manner, she tied a black scarf. I drew bright lips, large and too red. Among my daughter's trash I found round glasses wit...

“Translation competition”. This time the column is dedicated to the Polish poetess, Nobel Prize winner (1996) Wislawa Szymborska (1923–2012). In the introduc...

They say that Charon, the carrier of the souls of the dead to Hades, is distinguished by his fierce blue eyes. American commando Nick Summers, aka Russian or...

Brothers Dimka and Leshka Obolensky fell into the hands of a mysterious note, deciphering which you can find a real treasure! You also need to find out the s...

Since 1965, de Villiers wrote spy novels, which brought him wide fame. He is the author of the spy series "SAS" (Son Altesse Serenissime - "His Serene Highne...