Nabokov is not only an ingenious writer, but also an unbeatable reader. He knew how to read Tolstoy's novels like nobody else, to peer at his characters. Did Nabokov see what we are?

A little dash behind the line, the author of the twentieth century, the facet of the twentieth century, delves into a multifaceted and filigree novel of the nineteenth century.

There are two love stories, the main of which is the novel of Anna and Vronsky. Yes, her, Anna Karenina. She is a kind of ideal woman, a nature subtly feeling and passionate.

How does the plot moves, unexpected turns of events and life collisions that led to the tragic finale, Nabokov? Do you agree with him?

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"About the unfortunate and the happy, about good and evil, about fierce hatred and holy love ..."

The horse and its master. One worked as much as he could. Another kutil and squandered the state.

The old gelding tells the sad story of his life.

He was not lucky - he was born piebald, so he was rejected at the stud farm.

The young prince, a handsome officer, bought the horse. He liked the smooth running of the horse.

This master was strict and cruel, like his groom.

Once he put his horse on the run. Merin did not disappoint the owner, but then the prince drove him, catching up with the departed mistress.

Fate was unmerciful to the horse. He changed many masters - from the gypsy to the clerk.

And the life of the prince did not work out. He was ruined, he lived, borrowing from friends.

But the gelding warmly remembered the first owner. And he did not even recognize the decrepit horse when he saw him in the stable of a friend.

The last days of the horse were bitter.

"He was old, they were young; He was thin, they were full; He was bored, they were cheerful. Therefore, he was quite a stranger, an outsider, a completely different being, and one could not spare him ... "

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Mirrors, mirrors - huge, like a way out into the world of the other world, small, giving a reflection in the eyes opposite, - here around the mirror and nowhere from them can not escape. Unless to rise in full growth, having entered in an oval frame and to stop, but from what of their parties? However, the hoax gets stuffed.

A rich Moscow house wakes up leisurely and impressively, the morning as morning is vain, noisy. There, a dress from a tailor was brought to the fitting, then the men came with their eternal land issues. There, someone at the mirror turns, rehearsing the look fatal, but what about without a fatal look? Without it, nowhere. And so, slowly, the owner of the house descends merrily to breakfast ... And what is it good to say for a slow, slightly sleepy meal? Of course, the soul ... About the soul and the world, which is inaccessible and beckons with its mystery, the world beyond. And after all, there are experts on this topic: mediums, spiritists ... And the table as it suits - a huge, oval, the very thing for the main event of the day - the session. Here, at this session, the world of everyday problems will collide, even if the masters want to buy themselves, even the enthusiasm of the landlords, they want to buy themselves, but the world of spiritual needs, when one wants to touch an unknown and believe in it - do not stand up for the price. But who dares to take advantage of these "fruits" of the minds of the holy? Can a smart and resourceful maid? And that, at her groom the present talent of the medium opened! But why do you need a smart girl?

All the answers in the sparkling and most "densely populated" theater performance, as if in a mirror you will see everything in it yourself. And what - it's up to you.

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The jar is only in appearance - an ungainly doll for picking nuts. In fact, the Nutcracker is a brave fighter, and in the past - a fine young man. Once he saved the princess from the evil spells of the sorceress Mysilda - and he himself fell under witchcraft, turned into a funny Nutcracker.

But even in such an unattractive form, he remained brave in heart. It does not matter that the mouse king has seven heads - the valiant Nutcracker will chop off them all and bring seven crowns as a trophy!

The fairy tale will end, but, perhaps, one day the Nutcracker will be disenchanted, return to his beloved and take her to his marzipan kingdom? How to know ...

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"I was a bright person, from whom no one was light."

It's hard for Ivan Petrovich ...

For twenty years he manages the estate of his deceased sister. Her adult daughter calls his uncle Vanya.

He lives fussily and joylessly, accusing others of this. He never married, he suffers from loneliness. Why did he condemn himself to such a fate?

The former husband of his deceased sister comes to the estate, a professor to whom Uncle Vanya has been helping with money for many years. Uncle Vanya falls in love with the young wife of the scientist, Elena. His neighbor, the doctor, is also fascinated by the beauty.

Passions are heating up. Elena does not like her husband. But is she able to change it?

A selfish professor proposes to sell his sister's estate and buy a dacha. For Uncle Vanya, this will be the end of his familiar life. He is so angry that he shoots a relative.

Director Andron Konchalovsky used in the play several original cinematographic techniques.

Why do people not understand and torture each other?

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How much in life happens by accident? And what if our whole life is accidental?

By chance, twins were born in different families at the same time. One family was rich and happy. For complete happiness, they did not have enough to buy servants for their sons.

And the other family was poor. And they had to sell the children to be served by the rich.

A terrible storm on the way home is breaking all their plans for life. Shipwreck raises them to different ends of the world and their own brothers grow up, not knowing about the existence of each other.

With one pair of twins it's easy to get confused. And what if there are twice as many?

His brother's search led him to his wife. But she takes it for her faithful. Only behaves very strange. Was he mad? A good wife is that she can not tell her husband.

And he does not mind getting deceived and hurrying to go inside the house. After all, there is a beautiful sister-in-waiting.

Everyone was mistaken. But the gods do not make mistakes. The more tests they had to go through, the more joyful the meeting.

You would be right if you did not err.

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Prudish Englishmen? Yes, they are cheerful and ironic!

About his brilliant comedy Oscar Wilde said that she can turn life into a real holiday, not only for contemporaries, but for descendants. Aphoristic replicas of the heroes: "If you are not for long, I am ready to wait for you all my life" or "Absolutely immoral person ...

This is the only explanation for his incomprehensible attractiveness. " (If I'm too well-dressed, I redeem it because I'm too well brought up).

Gentlemen Algernon Moncriff and Jack Warding fall in love with the girls, each of whom dreams of a narrowing by the name of Ernest (in translation from English - serious). Will they manage with the charmers? Relatives do not approve of these unions.

The successful resolution of an old story with a child once lost will help the lovers to find happiness.

With his characteristic talent to look at the classical play in a completely new way, the director Dolmazyan created an enchantingly funny and beautiful play with almost circus tricks.

Make sure that an easy and cheerful performance can be intelligent, stylish and intelligent.

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The crisis of middle age ... The crisis in creativity ...

Is it normal to make films "normal"? Or, nevertheless, you need to shoot well, if not perfectly, so that you can immediately see: the director wanted to speak out, it's important to tell, he did not shoot the film for the sake of money, for the sake of art.

But that's just where to get it, the art of it, the idea is high, if nothing goes into your head?

There are many such martyrs in the director's direction, as in any other creative profession, who try to create something worthwhile, try and try ... But it does not work out!

But if you look from the outside, then all of these creators are ... normal. Even if "something is not" in their life or in creativity, it is still possible to live and it is necessary, and it's time to think about the next film!

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I was having a dream. Not everything in it was a dream.

Poor brides of small county towns. How difficult is it for them to arrange a personal life! No worthy party.

But by a lucky coincidence, a rich prince came to the city alone. Well also what, what aged? The man though where! In addition to youth, nothing was lost.

One of the local ladies, his good friend, in any way trying to pass for him his beautiful daughter. That at first was capricious, but the prospect of loneliness frightens her.

The old prince is glad to be able to regain his youth. And the wedding seems to have already been decided ...

But, what a fairy tale, if there is no villain in it? Denied once a pretender to the hand of the girl is declared to take revenge. The intrigue twists.

Do not believe your eyes, all matchmaking is just a dream, says the insidious villain.

This prince is simply a fatal man. I arrived, spent one day in the city, but left me indelible memories for life. So he left in full confidence that he slept well. A dream ... so little that can dream!

What if our whole life is only a dream of something that will never happen?

A dream is a lifetime.

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On the eve of winter and the expectation of summer.

We all live in anticipation of a miracle. Waiting for happiness and love.

What are we just ready to do to achieve this? And then, to save and keep?

Is it possible to call a tangle of passion, hatred, melancholy and romance - love? And what does true love look like?

They were ready for anything for the sake of love. They were ready to commit mortal sin for the sake of their feelings.

Life is a worthy price for love? If love is an infinite good, can it atone for murder?

In this endless series of difficult questions, they simply try to be happy. But is it possible to build happiness on the misfortune of another?

Once a former classmate, now a district policeman calls her a summons. Her husband is missing. However, the spouse did not disappear. He's just no more, she killed him. Now no one will beat her, and there are no more barriers to their love.

But the ugly reality does not give a chance to sincere feelings. Madness comes with the ghost of her husband, now caring, sober and worried about the happiness of the children. Is he now alive than all living people?

Such a different - the love of people ...

Love it? People?

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Chekhov - beloved, dear, close, understandable ...

Four brothers and a sister, a nice, friendly family. In the summer - fishing, in the winter - Cossack songs, amicably, harmoniously: "It's full, you, snowballs ..."

And then - the first love: the sister brought her friend Lika back to the house ...

Then the young Chekhov will go on a trip to Sakhalin and return to our already quite familiar Chekhov, in a pince-nez, with a mustache and beard.

With Lika will have to leave, she will go to Paris with another writer. She will write letters, and Chekhov - will write to her in reply: sweet correspondence, where youth, and feelings, and mature reflections - everything is clear, everything is told - from heart to heart.

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