Belvedere torso. Story and stories
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In historical essays, Mark Aldanov is the life of politics, science and art, who had a great influence on the development of Europe and Russia, is often covered from an unexpected side. These outstanding personalities do not always appear in the foreground - sometimes they pass behind the scenes of the main action, giving the main role in the narrative to simple and at first glance insignificant characters. A deep knowledge of history, a philosophical mindset and observation allowed Aldanov to deeply penetrate the life of people, both really existing and created by the imagination of the writer.
The collection includes novels and stories of different years. From Italy of the 16th century, where the great Michelangelo still lived and created, and Russia of the XVIII century - the time of the short reign of Peter III - the reader is transferred to the formidable XX century to get acquainted with the French resistance movement, become a witness to the last days of Mussolini’s life and fully feel the tension , prevailing in the world during the Suez crisis of 1955. Aldanov shows how the fate of simple, seemingly unrelated people affect each other, masterfully revealing through the feelings and experiences of the characters the whole depth and significance of the events surrounding them
The collection includes novels and stories of different years. From Italy of the 16th century, where the great Michelangelo still lived and created, and Russia of the XVIII century - the time of the short reign of Peter III - the reader is transferred to the formidable XX century to get acquainted with the French resistance movement, become a witness to the last days of Mussolini’s life and fully feel the tension , prevailing in the world during the Suez crisis of 1955. Aldanov shows how the fate of simple, seemingly unrelated people affect each other, masterfully revealing through the feelings and experiences of the characters the whole depth and significance of the events surrounding them
Author:
Author:Aldanov Mark Alexandrovich
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Children's Book
- Category:Historical Literature
Series:
Series: Red Capal
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-4335-0865-1
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