Dreams by Alexandr Kuprin. Short summary

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As a child, the author imagines that the trumpet of the Archangel will soon sound. Then he has a terrible dream about the Executioner. Now he sees a war in his homeland, but believes that peace will come.

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As a child, the author watched people through the window. It seemed to him that they were only pretending to be busy. And at some point the main thought will visit humanity, and all will stop. Then the trumpet of Archangel would sound over the world, calling for the Last Judgment. The boy waited for this miracle until dark.

Often the author had horrible dreams. He saw an empty room where he and others awaited their fate in terror. Regularly the cell door would open and one of the unfortunates would come out. Through the open doorway he could see the purple room, hear the screams of death, and see the Executioner. When, once again, the door opened, the author realized that it was his turn. Terrified, he stood up, saw the Executioner’s face, and woke up.

Now the writer dreams that the Earth, shrouded in a bloody haze, is falling into the abyss. He sees the Motherland, torn by war. But the author believes that peace will come and the Earth will revive.