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London, 1936. Inside the spectacular Grand Ballroom of the exclusive Buckingham Hotel, the rich and powerful—politicians, film stars, and even royalty—rub shoulders with Raymond de Guise and his troupe of talented dancers from all around the world, who must enchant them, captivate them, and sweep away their cares. Accustomed to waltzing with the highest of society, Raymond knows a secret from his past could threaten all he holds dear. The storm clouds of war are gathering, and beneath the glitz and glamour of the ballroom lurks an irresistible world of scandal and secrets.

Descubra e mergulhe na parte essencial da cultura mundial que é a literatura russa, com citações das obras de Dostoievsky, Tolstoy e Chekov. Este audiolivro permitir-lhe-á compreender rapidamente estas grandes figuras através das suas próprias palavras, graças a uma selecção de excertos e citações representativas das partes mais influentes de um grande género.

Upptäck och fördjupa dig i den väsentliga delen av världskulturen som är rysk litteratur, med citat från verk från Dostoievsky, Tolstoj och Chekov. Denna ljudbok gör det möjligt för dig att snabbt förstå dessa stora figurer genom sina egna ord, tack vare ett urval av utdrag och citat som representerar de mest inflytelserika delarna av en stor genre.

"Путь русского офицера" - книга Антона Ивановича Деникина (1872 - 1947) — автобиография легендарного русского генерала, одного из руководителей Белого движения в годы Гражданской войны, участник Русско-японской войны, одного из наиболее результативных генералов Русской императорской армии в период Первой мировой войны.

En El delfín, Mark Haddon ha elaborado una recreación contemporánea de una de las tragedias menos conocidas de Shakespeare, Pericles, príncipe de Tiro, versión a su vez de la leyenda de Apolonio de Tiro. El relato clásico narra la huida del héroe, perseguido por el rey Antíoco, tras haber revelado la relación incestuosa del rey y su hija.

Gillar du att upptäcka författare genom sina egna ord och få kärnan i deras idéer på det mest effektiva sättet? Här är ett urval av citat från de största tänkarna som någonsin vandrat jorden: Einstein, Carl Jung, Spinoza, Schopenhauer, Chekov, Cicero, Confucius, Cioran, Nietzsche, Kant, Bouddha, Laozi, Leonardo da Vinci, Gandhi, Marcus Aurelius, Goethe, Shakespeare, Proust, Jane Austen, Anne Frank. Öka din kunskap om vår kultur och glädje åt dessa väsentliga tankar av stora figurer från vår tid och tidigare.

In this masterful story of numb desperation and farcical humor of everyday life by Russian playwright and writer Anton Chekhov, Fyodor Nilov, a poor shoemaker who longs to become rich, is granted his wish. But he soon discovers something he wasn't prepared for.

Im Frühjahr 1346 Neuer Galaktischer Zeitrechnung steht die Menschheit vor der größten Bedrohung ihrer Geschichte: Mit einer gigantischen Übermacht hat die Terminale Kolonne TRAITOR die Milchstraße besetzt und alle bewohnten Planeten unter ihre Kontrolle gebracht. Die gigantische Raumflotte steht im Dienst der sogenannten Chaotarchen. Ihr Ziel ist, die Ressourcen der Milchstraße auszubeuten, um die Existenz der Negasphäre abzusichern.

It looks like the beginning of the end for the criminal entity known as the Specters. For too long now, they've escaped justice on their bloody quest for unimaginable wealth. They've destroyed friend and foe alike, all for digital dollars that are colder than cash. But there's one man in their way, and he's unstoppable: Clem Denisov, the last of the Unfrozen. How does he do it? It's simple. Clem Denisov doesn't know how to retreat. Nothing can stop him, not even the best assassins, who meet their end trying. But now, he's up against a legion. The gloves are off. War is on the horizon.

In the last days of April, Russian television aired a 150-minute documentary about Vladimir Putin’s decade and a half as the leader of Russia.

"Weihnachten in Russland", gelesen von den beliebten Sprechern Christian Rode und Ulrike Hübschmann, entführt den Hörer in die Weiten des winterlichen Russlands. Zu hören sind 24 auf die Adventszeit einstimmende Überraschungen von Fjodor M. Dostojewski, Maxim Gorki, Alexander Puschkin, Leo Tolstoi, Anton Tschechow und anderen großen russischen Autoren.

Prayer of Gratitude includes a reading of the eponymous prayer followed by beautiful piano music based on original compositions of Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Piano music includes The Seasons, Les Saisons Op. 37a, July: Song of the Reaper. Prayer read in English, unabridged, by Josh Verbae. Music recording by Anton Kingsbury.

When fiercely independent chambermaid Nancy Nettleton first moved to London and the Buckingham hotel, the last thing on her mind was finding love, let alone falling for the debonair demonstration dancer Raymond de Guise. As the festive season approaches, life at the exclusive hotel is busier than ever, with guests arriving from around the world, seeking comfort, relaxation and refuge as tensions build across Europe and it looks like another war is imminent.

Cada año por Navidad, desde hace trece años, el consejero de Estado Navaguin encuentra entre las firmas del libro de visitas la de un tal Fedinkof. El Sr. Navaguin no sale de su asombro pues no sabe quién puede ser, ni cómo ni cuándo entra en su casa para firmar. Arrastrado por la curiosidad, finalmente decide recurrir a su esposa para que intente contactar con Fedinkof mediante sus técnicas de médium.

With a new King in place, tensions are rising in London and across Europe. Shaken by the Great Depression and with talk of another war coming, the Buckingham hotel is trying to regain some stability. But demonstration dancer Raymond de Guise is noticeably absent from the Grand Ballroom dancefloor. Downstairs, chambermaid Nancy Nettleton misses him, but is finally starting to feel more settled at the Buckingham, and hopes her brother Frank will soon call London home, too. But how will timid Frank handle the big city?

Irine, mladshej iz trjoh sestjor Prozorovyh, ispolnjaetsja dvadcat' let. «Na dvore solnechno, veselo», a v zale nakryvaetsja stol, zhdut gostej - oficerov raskvartirovannoj v gorode artillerijskoj batarei i novogo ejo komandira podpolkovnika Vershinina. Vse polny radostnyh ozhidanij i nadezhd.

Sadness can be about so many things from places to people, from thoughts to actions. Our classic authors including Arnold Bennett, James Joyce, Willa Cather, Joseph Conrad, Ivan Turgenev and many others use their pens and stories to demonstrate the many ways this feeling can take a hold of lives and its consequences.

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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov practiced as a medical doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress."

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