Mysticism

May 14, 20233 min read

The phenomena of the Zone and the limits of human knowledge in 'Roadside Picnic'

"Picnic by the Side" by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky is a philosophical fiction novel published in 1972. The work is replete with...

May 21, 202211 min read

Suite "Time, forward!" by G. V. Sviridov

Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov (1915-1998) was a Soviet and Russian composer and pianist of the twentieth century. The music of this...

May 20, 20222 min read

Tango with сows

The Cubo-Futurists also actively used compositional and graphic effects in their poetry. One of the most famous futurist publications was...

May 18, 20227 min read

Ressersch of the novel "Definety Maybe" written by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky

Plot summary The story takes place in Leningrad, USSR, apparently in the 1970s. The protagonist, Dmitry Alekseyevich Malyanov is an...

Apr 21, 20228 min read

The magic of the word (Priest Pavel Florensky)

Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky (1882-1937) - priest of the Russian Orthodox Church, theologian, religious philosopher, poet, scientist,...

Mar 28, 20227 min read

Roman Strugatsky - 'Hard to be a god'

The story of Arkady and Boris Strugatsky "It's hard to be God", according to readers, is more philosophical than fantastic. Even though...

Mar 28, 20227 min read

Colors in the movie "Hard to be a god"

The film "Hard to be God" directed by A. Herman, shot in 2013 based on the novel of the same name by Russian Soviet writers Boris and...

Mar 19, 20225 min read

The mystical image of a tram in Russian literature

Tram is one of the most popular forms of public transport. It was reflected in Russian literature, in which its image became mystical....

Dec 12, 20209 min read

Museum of the Mysteries of St. Petersburg

Emperor Paul lived and ruled in the era of palace intrigues and bloody coups, one of the victims of which he himself had to become. The...