RUSSIAN CLASSICS AESTHETICS

BOLD whatever applies to / attracts your muse.

BROTHERS KARAMAZOV   :   orthodox monasteries   ,   deep woods   ,  starry nights ,   the sound of paper being torn   ,   dimly lit rooms ,   withered roses   , an unfinished letter   , piles of books   ,   the sound of shattering glass  ,  ticking of clocks in a silent house   ,   heavy wooden furniture  ,   the air before a storm   ,   the smell of earth   ,   a crowd of people dressed in black   ,  distant murmurs   ,  emptied streets  ,   the fear of walking alone in dusk.

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT  :  coldness of the skin against a blade ,  slender pale fingers   &  slightly shaking hands  ,  a red stain blooming on white fabric  ,  lonely steps in a corridor, the slow dripping of water  ,  looking out of the window into the thickening darkness  ,   a single dying candle on the table   ,   listening to one’s breath   &   counting heartbeats  ,   too many stairs   ,   the desire to be invisible   ,   a subtle memory of kind word.

THE IDIOT   :   classical statues  ,   wealth covered with dust  ,   a dark house tainted with inherited madness   ,  an unsettling feeling ,   long walks in a park   ,   useless chatter   ,   a silken ribbon forgotten on a bench   ,   a melancholic face   ,   an unexpected spring rain   ,   the joy of reading one’s favorite book  ,  the clarity of mind after fully perceiving the world around   ,   looking at cloudless sky.

ANNA KARENINA : fields of crops  ,   flowers brought from an early morning walk   ,  the wind caressing a girl’s hair   ,   a bowl of fruit   ,   the smell of ripe pears   ,   the clatter of a spoon against porcelain when stirring tea   ,   children’s laughter coming from the garden   ,   soft sunlight   &   white curtains   ,   the sensation of velvet against skin , pearls from a ripped necklace spilling on marble floor  , a sudden silence in a room full of people.

WAR AND PEACE   :   a glass of wine  ,  the brightness of  a crystal chandelier  ,  white lace   ,   a raging snow storm   ,  the sound of a door being gently closed ,   the moment of holding one’s breath before walking in a ballroom   ,   indulging in looking at a beautiful earring against light   ,   closing one’s eyes for a moment while dancing  ,   the sweet smell of strawberries   ,  a pair of gloves left on an armchair  ,    light scent of powder.

THE MASTER AND MARGARITA   :  the chaos of a lively city  ,   ambient jazz in expensive restaurants  ,   jumping on a moving tram   ,   the sight of moscow from the roof of a house   , yellow flowers in a vase   , leaning out of the window  ,  shelves stacked with books  ,   a small tin box with old photographs , strange shapes in the night sky ,  laughing in the middle of the night on a balcony  ,   colorful posters for a surreptitious magician’s show floating in the wind.

EUGENE ONEGIN   : a lonely mansion  ,   reading a book in the parlor  ,  faint piano melody lingering in falling silence  ,   long evenings   ,   passing seasons   ,   discussing french novels of the moment  ,   unspoken thoughts  ,  leaning against the door frame , quickly averted glance  ,   eating a peach absent-minded  ,   bright mornings   ,  footprints in snow ,   a loud gun-shot terrifying a flock of birds nearby.

FATHERS AND SONS  :   birch groves   , morning mist   ,  moss-covered stones near a moor   ,   scientific books   ,   white roses   ,   cheap champagne   ,   shabby pocket-watch  ,  light-hearted irony   ,   a maladroit cello sonata   ,    freshly mowed grass   , leaving thoughts come   &   go  ,   a slow yawn   ,   picturesque plates   &   bowls filled with traditional dishes  ,   drinking tea on the porch.

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO  :  a strange feeling of loss ,  writing poems in a diary ,   traveling by train ,   the hesitation before touching someone’s hand   ,   the gaze of one lost in thought ,  the warmth of cinnamon   ,   a scarf brightly embellished with flowers   ,  a glass of water   ,  a threadbare jacket  ,   the tempting void  ,  the evanescent serenity of yesterday.

CHERRY ORCHARD  :  a lone chair in an empty room  , falling blossoms  ,  old samovar  ,  the unsettling need for change  ,   a mirror reflecting full moon   ,   the disappointment of a glossy object turning worthless after second glance   ,   a piano out of tune.

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