Russian Politics

Мы привыкли к тому, что у большинства сказок нет конкретного автора, все они объединены общим словом "народные". А вот у сказок, представленных в этом сборнике, есть, вернее был автор - Анна Куприяновна Барышникова, или просто бабушка Куприяниха - одна из лучших русских сказочниц.

Значение народной сказки неоценимо по многим причинам, но в первую очередь потому, что несмотря на то, что сказка уходит своими корнями в глубокое прошлое, она обращена в будущее. Сказка вселяет надежду на преодоление препятствий и торжество справедливости.

Разгар русско-японской войны. Штабс-капитан Рыбников обивает пороги госучреждений в попытке получить пособие по ранению и как будто невзначай, пытается разузнать последние военные новости.

Сказки правдивы - писал Итало Кальвини, - все вместе, в своей повторяемости и разнообразии человеческих историй, они дают общее объяснение жизни.

Когда мы в детстве слушали или читали наши первые сказки, то интуитивно чувствовали, что сказки нереальны, но в тоже время допускали, что все изложенное в них могло происходить и в действительности. В сказке мы учились осуществлять свои мечты и желания, которые были, не всегда выполнимы в жизни.

В этой работе А.И. Фет пытается объяснить, что значит "социализм".

Приглашаем вас совершить удивительное и незабываемое путешествие в мир сказок Востока.

Былины, представленные в этом сборнике, не рекомендуются к прослушиванию лицам, не достигшим шестнадцатилетнего возраста. Да, да, вы не ослышались. Все дело в том, что былины эти неадаптированные и издаются без купюр.

В наше время особым доверием людей пользуется наука. Конечно, сохранились ещё более старые источники веры - религия и идеология. Но можно заметить, что та и другая в значительной мере утратили свою репутацию.

Платон, один из величайших древнегреческих философов, ученик Сократа и учитель Аристотеля, по сути, является одним из столпов современной европейской цивилизации. Европейская философия, как светская, так и религиозная, немыслима без учения Платона о познании и без его представлений о мире идей.

Представляем аудиоверсию наиболее авторитетного трактата, посвященного бусидо - "Пути воина". Бусидо - изначально трактовавшееся как "национальный, особенно военный дух Японии", в последствии в древней Японии стало обозначать свод правил, регламентирующих поведение и повседневную жизнь самураев.

Elizabeth Petrovna was the Empress of Russia from 1741 until her death. She led the country during the War of Austrian Succession (1740-48) and the Seven Years' War (1756-63), left her mark on the service of nobility, the establishment of the Univeresidy of Moscow and the Imperial Academy of Arts; she remains one of the most popular Russian monarchs due to her strong opposition to Prussian policies and her decision not to execute a single person during her reign.

Tsar Nicholas I was the younger brother of his predecessor, Alexander I. He "came to represent autocracy personified: infinitely majestic, determined and powerful, hard as stone, and relentless as fate". He inherited his brother's throne despite a revolt against him, and went on to become the most reactionary of all Russian leaders, leading an agressive policy involving many expensive wars. Discover the life and struggles of this influential ruler through this precise, clear and thorough presentation.

Alexander III was Emperor of Russia from 1881 until his death in 1894. He was highly conservative and reversed some of the liberal reforms of his father, Alexander II. He was a pacifist, focused on the protection of his people; mostly seen as lacking refinement and elegance, he rather relished the idea of being of the same rough texture as some of his subjects. Discover the life and struggles of this influential ruler through this precise, clear and thorough presentation.

Alexander II was Emperor of Russia from 2 March 1855 until his assassination on 13 March 1881. He is remembered as Alexander the Liberator, as he led the emancipation of Russia's serfs; during his reign, he kept seeking peace, although the context of the surrounding countries was proving more and more difficult. Although he went down in history as a reformer, his actions were too little too late for the revolutionaries of late imperial Russia, who managed to assassinate him in 1881.

Peter the Great ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire, leading a cultural revolution based on the Enlightenment, modernizing and rationalizing the Russian social and political system. "All his qualities, indeed, were on a colossal scale. His rage was cyclonic: his hatred rarely stopped short of extermination. His banquets were orgies, his pastimes convulsions. He lived and he loved like one of the giants of old." Discover the life and struggles of one of the most influential rulers through this precise, clear and thorough presentation.

Catherine the Great was Empress of Russia from 1762 until 1796, the country's longest-ruling female leader. She came to power following a coup d'état when her husband, Peter III, was assassinated. Under her reign, Russia was revitalised; it grew larger and stronger, and was recognised as one of the great powers of Europe. Discover the life and struggles of one of the most influential rulers through this precise, clear and thorough presentation.

Tsar Alexander I was the grandson of Catherine the Great. He became Tsar after his father Paul I was murdered and ruled Russia during chaotic period of the Napoleonic Wars. In Russian history, he is known as “Alexander the Blessed”. A legendary ruler, he led his country to one of her greatest triumphs, against Napoleon, although he was often viewed as an enigma by his contemporaries. Discover the life and struggles of one of the most influential rulers through this precise, clear and thorough presentation.

As one of the most famous women rulers in history, Russian Empress Catherine the Great has long been remembered not only as one of the most powerful women of her time, but she was also one of the most powerful and capable rulers in all of Europe. And her path to the throne was just as remarkable as her reign.

For anyone trying to understand the origins of modern Russia, the search should begin with Tsar Peter I (1672-1725), who titled himself Peter the Great during his lifetime. The moniker is fitting, considering the manner in which Peter brought Russia out of the Middle Ages and into the 18th century.