Like you said the answer is A .
I'm just putting the answer because i need point LOL :D
Answer:The unusual shape of Russian literary history has been the source of numerous controversies. Three major and sudden breaks divide it into four periods—pre-Petrine (or Old Russian), Imperial, post-Revolutionary, and post-Soviet. The reforms of Peter I (the Great; reigned 1682–1725), who rapidly Westernized the country, created so sharp a divide with the past that it was common in the 19th century to maintain that Russian literature had begun only a century before. The 19th century’s most influential critic, Vissarion Belinsky, even proposed the exact year (1739) in which Russian literature began, thus denying the status of literature to all pre-Petrine works.
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Mr. Joshua Slocum was the first navigator that sailing alone around the world.
The main problem of Joshua was sailing without economic resources and equipments in that time.
By the other hand Mr. Joshua had to confront the death of his wife, the relatives commented that he never was the same.
The event of spray in Gibraltar where Joshua had to change the route and cross the mediterranean.
Well, I would have became their friend, and would have helped them with whatever it was they needed guidance for. They need someone who understands them, and who can connect with their issues so they can learn from the stories and mistakes of others.., so they can imply it on their own life before it gets any worse.
The feature of medieval life that is reflected in this excerpt is the acceptance of the Church's authority.
This excerpt is part of "The Pardoner's Prologue" from <em>The Canterbury Tales </em>written by Geoffrey Chaucer. Moreover, it shows the acceptance of the Church's authority in the Middle Ages.<u> During this period, the Church was not only a powerful force but also the dominant institution</u> since it had the power to influence and control every aspect of people's lives. In this excerpt, <u>the narrator refers to the power of members of the Church, priests and clerics, of interdicting someone, which means prohibiting someone from doing holy work. </u>