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"Upyrʹ" - goticheskai͡a povestʹ i pervoe opublikovannoe proizvedenie Aleksei͡a Tolstogo. Pisatelʹ vpervye vvel v russkui͡u literaturu obraz vampira.Uvlekatelʹnyĭ si͡uzhet, i͡arkie kharaktery, prii͡atnyĭ uzhas i kapelʹka otmennogo i͡umora. Masterskoe izlozhenie, sila fantazii, prekrasnyĭ i͡azyk povesti A. Tolstogo uvlekai͡ut chitateli͡a, zavorazhivai͡a uzhasami goticheskoĭ romantiki.Bal byl mnogoli͡uden. Posle shumnogo valʹsa dvori͡anin Runevskiĭ otvel svoi͡u damu na mesto i stal prokhazhivatʹsi͡a po komnatam. Ego vnimanie privlek tainstvennyĭ chelovek, eshche molodoĭ, no blednyĭ i sovershenno sedoĭ. Zainteresovannyĭ strannym vidom neznakomt͡sa, Runevskiĭ reshil zavesti s nim razgovor. A tot zai͡avil, chto na balu prisutstvui͡ut upyri. Samye nastoi͡ashchie pokoĭniki, kotorye s udivitelʹnoĭ naglostʹi͡u pritvori͡ai͡utsi͡a zhivymi i tolʹko i zhdut sluchai͡a, chtoby nasytitʹsi͡a chelovecheskoi͡u krovʹi͡u.Neuzheli vampiry nakhodi͡atsi͡a sredi nas? Ili ėto vsego lishʹ plod pomeshatelʹstva boleznennogo i͡unoshi?

"The Ghoul" is a Gothic novel and the first published work by Alexei Tolstoy. The writer first introduced the image of a vampire into Russian literature.A fascinating plot, bright characters, pleasant horror and a drop of excellent humor. The masterful presentation, the power of imagination, the beautiful language of the story by A. Tolstoy captivate the reader, mesmerizing with the horrors of Gothic romance.The ball was crowded. After a noisy waltz, the nobleman Runevsky took his lady to her place and began to walk around the rooms. His attention was attracted by a mysterious man, still young, but pale and completely gray. Interested in the stranger's strange appearance, Runevsky decided to start a conversation with him. And he said that ghouls were present at the ball. The very real dead, who with amazing audacity pretend to be alive and are just waiting for the chance to get enough of human blood.Are vampires really among us? Or is it just the fruit of the insanity of a sickly young man?