Alexander Kazbegi is one of the most popular Georgian writers of the second half of the 19th century. His name forever took its rightful place next to the im...

The writing talent and civic courage of Alexander Kazbegi were especially clearly manifested in his creative activity in the 80s of the 19th century. His nov...

The writing talent and civic courage of Alexander Kazbegi were especially clearly manifested in his creative activity in the 80s of the 19th century. In his ...

Boyar. Matvey Aleksandrovich, eighteen years old, lived a calm life in his native Orenburg province and did not know grief. So the young nobleman was carried...

It happens that even loving parents do not always realize how their simplest words determine the child’s worldview, his self-confidence and desire to act for...

A documentary story about an outstanding Soviet professional intelligence officer, whose name was surrounded by legends among the KGB in the 1920s and 1930s....

“Artifactics for p*ssacks!” - they shouted after him. “Weakness!” - echoed others. “I have no strength - press on the eye!” - he decided, accepting the chall...

There are no stories about generals in this collection. These are stories about “cannon fodder”, ordinary people who managed to remain human even in war. And...

After the Second World War, juvenile delinquency developed in many cities, but no other city could boast of the same number of street children as Thain’s nat...

The story of a lonely man forced to survive in difficult conditions of a city empty after a disaster. Only a rich inner world allows a survivor to hold on to...

Ask yourself a question: how long would you remain a good person, possessing unlimited power over others? How soon would society throw you off balance and fo...

Beautiful, melancholy, tragic. It followed me everywhere: where you were and even where you promised to be. Adagio in G minor turned into a hymn to my studen...