Belkin’s story. Spick lady

The cycle of the stories of A. S. Pushkin "Tales of the late Ivan Petrovich Belkin" - literary hoax. The author is hiding behind the name of the fictitious landowner Belkin, who allegedly publishes the stories he recorded from life. This technique allows Pushkin to create the illusion of reality. The reader believes both the mystical story of the tomb, and the love drama in the “snowstorm”, empathizes with the station caretaker and the heroes of the story “Shot ", and watches with interest the romantic conflicts in the“ young lady-peasant ”.
The theme of rock and truth, indicated in the "stories of Belkin", is deeply comprehended in the story "Peak Lady", where the hero in his aspirations to take a high position is trying to deceive the destined fate.
The book is accompanied by illustrations of two artists of the middle of the last century. Aram Vanesian depicts "Tales of Belkin" bright, colorful, allowing the reader to imagine the heroes in detail. Andrei Nikolaev in his illustrations focuses on Fatum, whose power is obvious in portraits of Herman, Lisa and the old countess