Biography

Beethoven took part in the so-called piano "duels".

She was the daughter of the mathematician, astronomer and philosopher Theon of Alexandria.

The reforms introduced by Peter the Great over the years affected the military, administration, economy, as well as education, culture, and the Orthodox Church.

Jane Austen died on 18 July 1817 in Winchester at the age of 41.

Julius Caesar was forced to grow up very quickly.

At 18, Shakespeare married 26-years old Anne Hathaway. Because of the age difference and Anne’s pregnancy, it was suspected that the wedding was a necessity.

In 1995, a television adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice" - a miniseries starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth, was awarded an Emmy statuette.

During World War I, Hemingway sought to be sent to the Italian front.

An opportunity arose for Kosciuszko to pursue a military career in the army of the Republic, as one of the first resolutions of the Four-Year Sejm was to raise the army to 100,000.

Among Shakespeare’s masterpieces, the most acclaimed nowadays is “Romeo and Juliet,” a tragic love story of two young people who are separated by their feuding families’ past, and “Hamlet,” the story of a Danish prince entangled in love, betrayal, and revenge, who learns of a family secret.