Faddey Venediktovich Bulgarin (1789–1859) is one of the key figures in Russian literature of the first half of the 19th century. Fierce polemics with A.S. Pu...

Thaddei Venediktovich Bulgarin (1789–1859) is one of the key figures in Russian literature of the first half of the 19th century. Fierce polemics with A.S. P...

“As the sun rises, the nanny enters the bedchamber of Hawthorn, who sits on a bench covered with a carpet, in front of a small mirror, and straightens her lo...

“Have you read Onegin? What do you think of Onegin? What do you say about Onegin? – These are the questions repeated incessantly among writers and Russian re...

“For the first time for six years, I found myself in the society of Writers and so-called lovers of Literature, right here, at a housewarming party. In these...

“You definitely want me to tell you something. If you please. - But now I’m not in such a mood as to amuse you with stories about the Thief Fox, the Honest C...

“The flames of war and strife devastated Spain; The Spanish people fought against the power of Napoleon. A trail of blood among the ashes marked the path of ...

“To this day we have seen Mr. Pogodin in the dry field of historical research and scholarly criticism, we did justice to his knowledge, but did not think at ...

“The glow of the fire gilded the black clouds hovering over Tsar Grad, and, reflected in the quiet streams of the Bosphorus, the light water was likened to f...

“The sight of the high towers and walls of Wenden was a terrible sight for the conquered natives of Livonia. Like a giant, the castle towered over the city a...

The story was published in the journal “Science and Life”, No. 8, 2005. Drawings by I. Shumilkina.