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Vassily Khimik.

The Old Ages: An Encyclopedia of Late Times.. 2024.

The book is devoted to the problems of human old age. Using numerous literary sources, various memoir revelations, and elements from his own life, the author discusses Russian words denoting old age and old men, presents various aspects of old age and its typical signs, examine the stages of aging, writes about old age and diseases, describe the features of senile sleep and the specifics of the memory of elderly persons, wisdom and problems loneliness, and finally, examines an aging person's approach to death. The work is intended for the elderly and for those who communicate with them, as well as for all those who sometimes think about their inevitable future.

На обложке:

Рембрандт Харменс Ван Рейн. Портрет старика в красном. 1654.

Эрмитаж. Санкт-Петербург. Россия

On the cover:

Rembrandt Harmenszoon Van Rijn. Portrait of an Old Man in Red. 1654.

Hermitage. Saint-Petersburg. Russia

ПРЕДЫСТОРИЯ,

или «ОСЕННЕЕ РАВНОДЕНСТВИЕ»

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Луций Анней Сенека

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