Not so long ago, the Internet discussed the list of Kuznetsova- books for children, which seemed to our officials monstrous. No one knows to the end which sources the referents of the children's ombudsman used, preparing this list. The poems of Marshak, and a character from the folklore of the Komi people-a cock-horse, and even books that have nothing to do with children, were also distributed. Experts on literature have already been asked to deal with this ridiculous misunderstanding. And while officials think we decided to make up our own list of extra books in the current school curriculum. Superfluous at all because they are not masterpieces. But because our children, even to the 11th grade before them, are not yet ripe - this is on the one hand. On the other hand, public morals and views on life have changed so much that the experiences of the heroes over which our parents wept, now seem to be sucked from the finger, far-fetched and ridiculous. Not to mention the fact that the very approach to teaching literature with eternal dull "what the author wanted to say" is hopelessly outdated.Photo: Getty Images

1. "Pit," Andrei Platonov

Andrey Platonov’s prose is generally a complex thing.The writer has a very unique language, complex speech structures. This is not even literature, but pure art. To understand it, you need to have some established views on literature in your head. You need intellectual baggage, your own preferences, forgive the pathos, life experience. And love to read, after all. Often, it is impossible to try on the actions of Platonov's heroes. And how can you understand them without this? How can you sympathize with them? In general, it is too early for our schoolchildren. This is incomprehensible, and does not awaken interest in studying serious literature. Alternative: the current program is sorely lacking modern writers. The same Prilepin - he writes magnificently, the style is pure pearl. And the reality in which the action takes place is much more recognizable and understandable. And there is something to argue about. Or, for example, the wonderful writer Vladislav Krapivin - his books for children and teenagers not only resonate in children's souls, not only make them empathize, but also captivate. This is very important if we really want our children to love reading.

2. "Crime and Punishment", Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Just don't throw slippers at me.I have read the book, and more than once. But at school I skimmed through it in fast-forward mode. And I stupidly compiled an essay on the topic from various critics' reviews. By the way, I wrote it with an "excellent" grade. Fyodor Mikhailovich is a gloomy writer. But he also has more cheerful works, with which it would be much more logical to begin acquaintance with Dostoevsky's work. For example, "The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants." A cynical teenager would probably like such mockery of narrow-minded people more than Raskolnikov's tragic reasoning and Sonya's desire for self-sacrifice. Self-sacrifice is not in fashion now. Even psychologists do not approve of it. Alternative: firstly, you can find a more life-affirming work in Dostoevsky's own bibliography. Secondly, there are books that inspire. Bulgakov's "Notes of a Young Doctor," for example. And what a discovery Chekhov's stories can be! Gogol's "Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka", if you like. Why not? After all, it is more important to captivate than to engage in boring, dull moralizing.

3. "Anna Karenina", Leo Tolstoy

Yes, Tolstoy is our everything.However, it is now almost impossible to understand Anna's tossing and turning. Why can't she just leave her unloved husband? Why did she have to marry him at all? To cling to a certain man - is it really impossible to live peacefully without trying to get married? Anna solves her problems with the help of a train. A so-so example. By the way, there are also many complaints about "War and Peace". To overcome endless descriptions of nature, albeit filled with double meaning, battle scenes and monologues in French... Of the characters, only Natasha arouses sympathy - when she spits on all the rules of decency and walks around in a greasy dressing gown all day and night. Alternative: Valentin Pikul's novels. They have the same indirect relationship to history as "War and Peace". But still, "The Battle of the Iron Chancellors" is much more exciting. Like "The Three Musketeers", only in our way. Again, it awakens interest in history.Photo: Getty Images

4. Don Stories, Mikhail Sholokhov

Luckily, we didn't discuss them in class.The stories were assigned for independent study. I, like an obedient child, read them. And I still regret it. "Tales of the Don" almost killed my love for reading, and at the same time my fragile child's psyche. I don't know about you, but I never liked meticulous descriptions of brutal murders. Brrr... I still get goosebumps when I remember the Cossack hacked to pieces with sabres. Why do this? To add cruelty? There is enough of it, without "Tales of the Don". Alternative: the Strugatsky brothers. "Roadside Picnic", "Monday Begins on Saturday", "Snail on the Slope" - some of them can be handled by high school students, some of them will suit younger children. But ignoring science fiction, fantasy and Russian authors who worked in this genre and are recognized all over the world in the school curriculum is a crime.

5. "Who lives well in Russia", Nikolay Nekrasov

Although no, Nekrasov should be left on the lists.But to complete the image, I will tell you how Nikolai Alekseevich worked on his work. After all, the great Russian writer, as a child, saw the atrocities of his father, who abused serfs. During his student years, he spent the night in doss houses where beggars brought him - his father refused to support Nekrasov, and he was left penniless. And he was not a saint: he played cards, drank. In general, he was a living person. And there is always more interest in living people than in paper characters, breathlessly described on the pages of textbooks. Alternative: authors should be talked about honestly. Do not try to make monuments out of them. Behind every person there is a living story that can evoke a response. And it would also be worthwhile to organize honest debates, in which children could express and argue their own opinions. So far, this is not encouraged in many schools. There is an opinion voiced in the textbook, it must be learned by heart. Express your own - you will get a pair. Not very motivating, to be honest.

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