Historical Anecdotes
4 hrs. 45 min.
Description
In the nineteenth century, “anecdotes” were short, entertaining stories about famous people—their unusual actions, their judgments, and curious situations they found themselves in. It was precisely this genre that Pushkin had in mind when he spoke of Onegin: “And the anecdotes of bygone days—from Romulus to our own— he kept in his memory.”
The collection includes historical anecdotes about A. S. Pushkin and N. V. Gogol; V. A. Zhukovsky and I. A. Krylov; A. N. Ostrovsky and L. N. Tolstoy; about artists I. K. Aivazovsky and K. P. Bryullov; composers A. S. Dargomyzhsky and A. G. Rubinstein; actors P. M. Sadovsky and M. S. Shchepkin, and many others.
Witty and instructive stories will not only amuse listeners, but also become wonderful touches to the portraits of famous individuals— they tell about the everyday life and customs of past eras.
The collection includes historical anecdotes about A. S. Pushkin and N. V. Gogol; V. A. Zhukovsky and I. A. Krylov; A. N. Ostrovsky and L. N. Tolstoy; about artists I. K. Aivazovsky and K. P. Bryullov; composers A. S. Dargomyzhsky and A. G. Rubinstein; actors P. M. Sadovsky and M. S. Shchepkin, and many others.
Witty and instructive stories will not only amuse listeners, but also become wonderful touches to the portraits of famous individuals— they tell about the everyday life and customs of past eras.
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