Academy Award® winner Nikita Mikhalkov delivers an epic saga, a magnificent love story and portrait of Russia recalled during the glory days before its fall.

A story of first love between two fourteen-year-olds that happened in a big city suburb. A story of modern Romeo and Juliet lived out on social media and in the streets.

"Fathers and Sons" is not only a portrait of individual characters but also a reflection of the broader societal changes taking place in 19th-century Russia. Turgenev's narrative captures the tension between traditional aristocratic values and the rise of revolutionary ideas that would shape the course of Russian history. He offers a poignant critique of both generations, showcasing their strengths, weaknesses, and their struggle to adapt to the shifting...

Being in emigration, in his work the author creates the situation of the revolutionary overthrow, which happened in Russia. The setting takes place in the country of Panduria. Many heroes can be correlated to the historical figures in Russia. The end of the novel is the one the author wanted to see in his own country-king Adrian comes back to the rebels in time and conquers the tyrants.

This is one of the novels of anticlerical trilogy of the author “Three Cities”. It was written in 1894. The French city Lourdes-is a very popular pilgrimage center in Europe. The drama of the character of the novel abbot Piere Froman, who is looking for justice, is an aspect of criticism of mark system that opens the door to accommodation with it. The abbot removes his cassock, and his sons serve as evangelists of reform.

The Beast in Man (1890) - is a work by Emile Zola (1840-1902), a French writer and publicist. This is the seventh novel in Les Rougon-Macquart series. It's an awesome story of a family. The story describes a murder of a woman committed by her husband-rapist and its investigation. Even though critics blamed the author for dirty romanticism, the book was really popular among readers.

The story follows a young Russian landowner named Dimitry Sanin who falls deliriously in love for the first time while visiting the German city of Frankfurt. It is widely held as one Turgenev's greatest novels as well as being highly autobiographical in nature.

A journey into the depth of Russian countryside where intimate connection with nature comes as a natural way of life. Meet Kassyan, who can communicate directly with birds and other forest creatures. Discover mysterious sweet-voiced oracle bird, The Gamayune living among trees with leaves that fall not, neither in autumn nor in winter, and apples grow of gold, on silver branches, and every man lives in uprightness and content.

Cemal is dragged by relatives from Turkey to Ukraine for a bachelor party before his dreaded arranged marriage. He meets the alluring Sasha and they see in each other a chance to escape their unwanted fates.