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Городок в табакерке
V knigu voshli zamechatelnye skazki A. Pogorelskogo, V. Odoevskogo i V. Garshina. Kazhdaja iz etikh skazok - unikalna, a vse vmeste oni okhvatyvajut ogromnyj krug tem, ochen vazhnykh dlja formirovanija vnutrennego mira rebjonka.
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First published January 1, 1834
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Vladimir Odoyevsky
167 books24 followersPrince Vladimir Fyodorovich Odoyevsky (Russian: Владимир Федорович Одоевский) was a prominent Russian philosopher, writer, music critic, philanthropist and pedagogue. He became known as the "Russian Hoffmann" on account of his keen interest in phantasmagoric tales and musical criticism.
Aspiring to imitate Ludwig Tieck and Novalis, Odoyevsky published a number of tales for children (e.g., "The Snuff-Box Town") and fantastical stories for adults (e.g., "Cosmorama" and "Salamandra") imbued with the vague mysticism in the vein of Jakob Boehme and Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin.
Following the success of Pushkin's The Queen of Spades, Odoyevsky wrote a number of similar stories on the dissipated life of the Russian aristocracy (e.g., Princess Mimi and Princess Zizi). On account of his many short stories from the 1820s and 1830s, Odyoevsky should be listed among the pioneers of the impressionistic short story in Europe.
His most mature book was the collection of essays and novellas entitled The Russian Nights (1844). Loosely patterned after the Noctes Atticae, the book took two decades to complete. It contains some of Odoyevsky's best known fiction, including the dystopian novellas The Last Suicide and The Town with No Name. The stories are interlaced with philosophic conversations redolent of the French Encyclopedists.
As a music critic, Odoyevsky set out to propagate the national style of Mikhail Glinka and his followers. Among his many articles on musical subjects, a treatise about old Russian church singing deserves particular attention. Johann Sebastian Bach and Beethoven appear as characters in some of his novellas. Odoevsky was active in the foundation of the Russian Musical Society, Moscow Conservatory, and St. Petersburg Conservatory.
Aspiring to imitate Ludwig Tieck and Novalis, Odoyevsky published a number of tales for children (e.g., "The Snuff-Box Town") and fantastical stories for adults (e.g., "Cosmorama" and "Salamandra") imbued with the vague mysticism in the vein of Jakob Boehme and Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin.
Following the success of Pushkin's The Queen of Spades, Odoyevsky wrote a number of similar stories on the dissipated life of the Russian aristocracy (e.g., Princess Mimi and Princess Zizi). On account of his many short stories from the 1820s and 1830s, Odyoevsky should be listed among the pioneers of the impressionistic short story in Europe.
His most mature book was the collection of essays and novellas entitled The Russian Nights (1844). Loosely patterned after the Noctes Atticae, the book took two decades to complete. It contains some of Odoyevsky's best known fiction, including the dystopian novellas The Last Suicide and The Town with No Name. The stories are interlaced with philosophic conversations redolent of the French Encyclopedists.
As a music critic, Odoyevsky set out to propagate the national style of Mikhail Glinka and his followers. Among his many articles on musical subjects, a treatise about old Russian church singing deserves particular attention. Johann Sebastian Bach and Beethoven appear as characters in some of his novellas. Odoevsky was active in the foundation of the Russian Musical Society, Moscow Conservatory, and St. Petersburg Conservatory.
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February 26, 2015
Мне нравится как раньше создавалось искусство. В написании книги и ее создании принимали участие все, будь то художники, редакторы, ну и конечно же сами писатели.
Досадно, что в наше время все меньше внимания уделяется качеству книг и все больше феноменальной чуши, которая продается огромными тиражами ( Да здравствует бред "Пятидесяти оттенков серого").
Книжка моего детства с самыми красивыми иллюстрациями.
February 8, 2019
Как я в детстве ненавидела эту занимательную механику с элементами садизма, так и продолжаю ненавидеть в 30+.
February 15, 2016
Короткая и простая сказка, но с интересной концепцией. В идеале нужно читать в издании с иллюстрациями Кошкина. Всем доволен.
April 9, 2025
Написанный почти 200 лет назад, этот детский рассказ и сегодня читается легко и непринуждённо. Несмотря на возраст, в нём чувствуется душевность, познавательная составляющая и добрый нравоучительный посыл, характерный для литературы того времени.
Конечно, некоторые особенности поведения персонажей могут показаться современным родителям устаревшими, а местами — даже сомнительными с точки зрения воспитания. Кроме того, отдельные слова и фразы могут быть непонятны детям без пояснения. Однако всё это не мешает воспринимать рассказ как важную часть классической детской литературы.
Конечно, некоторые особенности поведения персонажей могут показаться современным родителям устаревшими, а местами — даже сомнительными с точки зрения воспитания. Кроме того, отдельные слова и фразы могут быть непонятны детям без пояснения. Однако всё это не мешает воспринимать рассказ как важную часть классической детской литературы.
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