Fables
A moral in a single line — and why fables are still easy to understand.
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Literature.
Reading
between the lines.
Live one-to-one lessons. Books worth talking about. We learn to notice details, understand the author and write about what we read — from the school curriculum to the OGE, the EGE and the final essay.
For school students · grades 5–11Online · individual support
A word that paints a picture
MINI PRACTICE
Three lines from the classics.
What does the highlighted word do?
«Белеет парус одинокий…»Mikhail Lermontov
«Лес, точно терем расписной…»Ivan Bunin
«Зима недаром злится…»Fyodor Tyutchev
Hint
Choose an answer for each line. Hint: one word describes, one compares and one brings to life.
01Course programFrom the first book
From the first book
to an opinion of your own
Choose a pathway. After we get to know the student, we draw up a reading list and a plan, starting with what they really need.
We draw up the reading list together with the student. The price does not depend on the school grade.
School curriculum
Reading with interest, not just “from the list”
A curriculum-based course: we discuss what we read and learn to retell, answer questions and write our first essays.
- Reading and discussion
We explore the plot, the characters and their actions so the book stays with you.
- Poetry
We learn poems by heart without cramming and read them expressively.
- Literary concepts
Epithet, metaphor, composition — with examples from what we have read.
- First essays
A book review, a character sketch, a detailed answer to a question.
What we work towards
Choose this program The student reads the curriculum with interest, understands the text and can talk about it in their own words.
School curriculum
Literature in senior grades, without the exam
For students not taking the literature exam who want to understand the set books and write about them. Lessons are live and one-to-one.
- Grade 10–11 books
We read and discuss the works the class is studying now.
- Essays for class
Learn to write about what you read: topic, idea, quotation, conclusion.
- Your own view of a book
We discuss characters and argue with the author — that is how a book stays with you.
- The final essay if needed
In grade 11 we can add preparation for the essay that admits students to the EGE.
What we work towards
Choose this program The student reads the curriculum with interest, understands the books and writes essays with confidence.
Text analysis
Seeing how a work is built
We analyse texts the way exams require: step by step and with quotations. Russian and world literature.
- Analysing an episode
The episode’s place in the work, the role of detail and the author’s position.
- Analysing a poem
Theme, imagery, figures of speech, metre and rhyme.
- Context
Eras, literary movements and connections between works.
- Comparison
We compare characters, plots and texts by different authors.
What we work towards
Choose this program Confident analysis of prose and poetry, with quotations and clear logic.
Final essay
Admission to the EGE — without the stress
The final essay in December is a required admission to the EGE. We go through this year’s themes and build up a stock of literary arguments.
- This year’s themes
We go through the topics students will write about.
- Literary arguments
We choose works and episodes that fit different topics.
- Structure
Introduction, thesis, arguments and conclusion — no padding and no gaps in logic.
- Criteria
We mark essays the way the examining board will.
What we work towards
Choose this program A pass in the final essay and ready-made arguments for the EGE.
OGE
The literature OGE — to the examiners’ criteria
We prepare for every task of the exam, from detailed answers to the essay. Work is marked by an OGE literature examiner.
- Detailed answers
We answer questions about a prose extract and a poem.
- Comparing texts
We compare two extracts and find what they share and how they differ.
- Essay
We choose a topic, build the text and draw on the works.
- Practice tests
We write full practice papers and review mistakes against the criteria.
What we work towards
Choose this program Knowing the exam format and working confidently with texts at the OGE.
EGE
A high score in the literature EGE
We revise the works in the exam specification, practise every task and write an essay to this year’s criteria.
- Exam specification
We revise the works and authors that appear in the exam.
- Literary theory
Genres, terms and figures of speech — with examples.
- Short essays
Short detailed answers and connections between works.
- Full essay
We write to the criteria and review every piece of work in detail.
What we work towards
Choose this program Every task completed with confidence and an essay that loses no points.
02Inside a lessonA book is something
A book is something
to talk about
Individual lessons: we read, discuss and write. The subject is taught by Alena Vladimirovna Nikonova, a teacher of Russian language and literature and an examiner of OGE and EGE literature essays.
01Read together02Notice details03Put the idea into words04WriteWe start with the text: an extract, a poem or a chapter read at home.
We look for the word, image or plot twist that the meaning rests on.
We learn to talk about a book in our own words and to argue using the text.
A detailed answer or an essay — and a review of the work in the next lesson.
Individual attentionPractice in every lessonHomework with feedback
For parents
A report after every lesson
What was covered, how your child worked, the homework and the tutor’s advice. Short by email, more detail in Telegram, in full with progress in your account and the Axioma app.
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- Axioma app
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- Personal account
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In our lessons
See how we learn
Photos and examples from Axioma lessons.
BookshelfWhat we read
What we read
in different grades
A few books from the school curriculum that we discuss in lessons. Tap a spine to see what the conversation will be about.
Grades 5–6
Grades 7–8
Grade 9
Grades 10–11
Reader’s card
Choose a book on the shelf
We will tell you what the lesson will be about and what will be useful in the exam.
Open the Axioma libraryThe Tale of the Dead Princess
A fairy tale in verse: we learn to hear rhythm and see images.
Read in the libraryMumu
A first serious conversation about cruelty and compassion.
Read in the libraryThe Night Before Christmas
The funny and the frightening side by side: how Gogol builds a tale.
Read in the libraryTaras Bulba
Duty, loyalty and the price of a hero’s choice.
Read in the libraryThe Captain’s Daughter
Honour from youth — a theme that is also useful in the final essay.
Read in the libraryMtsyri
The romantic hero and the dream of freedom.
Read in the libraryThe Government Inspector
A comedy in which the audience recognises itself.
Read in the libraryWoe from Wit
One clever man against an entire society.
Read in the libraryEugene Onegin
A novel in verse: the hero, the author and an “encyclopedia of Russian life”.
Read in the libraryA Hero of Our Time
Why Pechorin’s story is not told in order.
Read in the libraryDead Souls
A gallery of landowners and the road along which Russia travels.
Read in the libraryThe Storm
Katerina and the “dark kingdom”: protest or tragedy?
Read in the libraryCrime and Punishment
Raskolnikov’s theory and how life refutes it.
Read in the libraryWar and Peace
How the life of one person shows through great history.
Read in the libraryThe Master and Margarita
The novel’s three worlds and the eternal question of good and evil.
Read in the library03The people we learn with
Your teacher
Meet our team. Each profile covers education, experience and specialisms. We match the teacher to the student’s goals.
04Literature pricingOne price
One price
for every grade.
The price depends on lesson length and format. There is no grade surcharge in grades 9, 10 or 11.
Individual lesson
Prices cover individual lessons of the selected length, before any additional discounts. Dollars and euros are an approximate conversion; payment is in roubles. Small groups and full calculation
From which grade can students study?
From grade 5 to grade 11. At the first lesson we get to know each other, find out what the student has already read and make a plan.
My child doesn’t like reading. Will this help?
A dislike of reading often comes from not understanding. We read together, discuss and argue — and the book becomes interesting. We start with short texts.
Do you prepare students for the OGE, the EGE and the final essay?
Yes. We go through every task against the criteria, write practice tests and build up a stock of literary arguments for the final essay.
Where do we get the books?
The teacher draws up the reading list. We publish curriculum books in the Axioma library, where they can be read right on the website.
Who teaches the lessons?
Alena Vladimirovna Nikonova, a teacher of Russian language and literature and an examiner of OGE and EGE essays. Her students’ average literature EGE score is 90+.
How much does a lesson cost?
A 60-minute individual lesson costs 2,500 ₽. A 4-lesson subscription costs 9,600 ₽ and an 8-lesson package costs 18,400 ₽. The price is the same for every grade.
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