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what does it mean to be agnostic?
Category: Religion and Philosophy
based on “what does it mean to be agnostic?” by enrique tierno galiván. » Continue Reading
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what is dostoyevsky actually about
Category: Books and Stories
hearing another statement that dostoyevsky's books are so depressing and dark makes me confused. yes, he describes the ugly part of life, reality of poor people of saint-petersburg (of course he does: he is realist ¹ ). but is this side of life the main point of his work? » Continue Reading
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the oranges i'd peel for you
Category: Romance and Relationships
i love this phrase so much. maybe not even the meaning behind it — you know, im old enough to peel my oranges, and i dont really like them in the first place, — but the history of romance hid behind it. you see, we, as society, used to understand love in grand frames. the most common love history was one about the knight saving the princess from terrifying dragon; then it'd be leaving everything —... » Continue Reading
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how to use flashcards
Category: School, College, University
if you don’t know, flashcards is a popular method to study, prepare for exams and learn languages. it included one card, on one side of that you write the term (word) and on the other side the definition (translation). you can find a lot of sites and apps to make those on your device. so how do you use them properly t » Continue Reading
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note on russian literary realism, or realism of dostoyevsky
Category: Books and Stories
I found it important to add something to my blog entry about Dostoyevsky and explain «realism» of his works. Realism, as been said in previous entry, is branch of art, that makes showing the real, natural life its point. » Continue Reading
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finished book: oscar wilde's biography by alexander livergant
Category: Books and Stories
as i once mentioned in my blog oscar wilde's life in russian literary criticism , russian literary society always wanted to hide wilde's personal life, they use a lot of phrases and metaphors when they describe » Continue Reading
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russian literature list for beginners
Category: Books and Stories
greetings! this list may be useful in case you are interested in russian literature, but don't know where to start (and may be afraid of long, difficult books) note: in my opinion, the best thing you can do before reading a book, is to briefly read writer's biography. so this entry includes good videos about their lives in english! hope you will enjoy! :) » Continue Reading
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my reading list (july)
Category: Books and Stories
july is almost over and even tho i decided to make a july reading list.. something like tbr, i suppose :) will be edited by the way, if you have some recommendations or thoughts about books in this list, id be very happy to hear them! green means finished, brown — current read, pink — h » Continue Reading