The editors of "Shelf" decided to discuss how Russian literature speaks of love, and use the ancient classification for this: storge, eros, philia, agape . In this issue we are talking about storga, family love: why do many childhood memories leave a bright impression, despite the difficult details .
Eyewitness accounts, travelers' notes, reports, letters, protocols on clay tablets, papyrus, bark, parchment and paper. It would seem that we can learn a lot about what happened, but history textbooks are constantly being rewritten, and it is not only about pleasing the authorities. Historians themselves are not always sure that the information obtained from ancient documents objectively reflect what happened.
What is a state, republic, timocracy, oligarchy and democracy? How are these stages of the development of society related to the individual? Is it possible to create an ideal society? What happens when the laws of its construction are violated? There will be answers - in the program "Nature of Things".
Igor Surikov: Did Homer exist, or are his epics a falsification? And if he did exist, was he blind and could he have invented the alphabet? The main mystery that worries modern historians is whether Homer really existed? Whether it was written by Homer or not, the epic Iliad will become a matrix for all European literature .