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1Russian Literature Empty Russian Literature Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:09 pm

oznz

oznz

continuation of the previous incarnation, perhaps

I just finished the master and margarita by bulgakov and it was really good. read fast like a young adult novel with footnotes. but with more substance maybe and less "young adulty" themes. but young adult fiction has actually got some quality shit so dont let that deter.. cuz its basically just a really good fucking book haha and i am completely dead wrong about what i just said who knows.

oh shit i guess next is lolita. i'll make sure i go to class more often so i can try to tell you why exactly it qualifies as a russian novel because atm i have no opinion either way

2Russian Literature Empty Re: Russian Literature Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:26 am

Arabesque

Arabesque

Novels written by Russian authors, surely

3Russian Literature Empty Re: Russian Literature Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:54 am

D is for 'Damski

D is for 'Damski

Yeah, it was written by Nabokov.

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4Russian Literature Empty Re: Russian Literature Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:50 pm

oznz

oznz

obviously

so why are people arguing with its classification?

5Russian Literature Empty Re: Russian Literature Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:53 pm

D is for 'Damski

D is for 'Damski

Because he was Russian-American. Nitpicking.

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6Russian Literature Empty Re: Russian Literature Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:35 pm

oznz

oznz

nitpicker

7Russian Literature Empty Re: Russian Literature Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:01 pm

oznz

oznz

Petersburg, by Andrei Bely is truly amazing

the six books i bought in russian while in russia in the probably order that i will attempt to read them:

We - Zamyatin
The Master and Margarita - Bulgakov
The Petty Demon - Sologub
The Inspector General - Gogol
Crime and Punishment - Dostoevsky
Petersburg - Bely

8Russian Literature Empty Re: Russian Literature Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:07 pm

irene

irene

russian people wear funny hats

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9Russian Literature Empty Re: Russian Literature Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:08 pm

oznz

oznz

unfortunately i never saw one of those in the seven weeks i was there

10Russian Literature Empty Re: Russian Literature Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:13 pm

irene

irene

did you get to see anyone do the russian kickdance

11Russian Literature Empty Re: Russian Literature Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:15 pm

oznz

oznz

oh fuck i knew there was something i forgot to do

12Russian Literature Empty Re: Russian Literature Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:21 pm

irene

irene

demand a refund for the trip

13Russian Literature Empty Re: Russian Literature Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:34 pm

oznz

oznz

naturally

14Russian Literature Empty Re: Russian Literature Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:42 pm

doc

doc
Admin

the only thing i know about russian literature is that it's all reportedly depressing as hell.

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15Russian Literature Empty Re: Russian Literature Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:51 pm

irene

irene

Despite my dad's perpetual boner for all things russian he's never read any of their literature, lulz

btw since this is like thee Russia thread Rose I wanted to tell you I got yr postcard today : ]

16Russian Literature Empty Re: Russian Literature Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:26 am

oznz

oznz

i've never really thought of it as depressing as hell but i dunno maybe it is. maybe it depends what you think of as depressing. i know gogol at least wrote some undepressing stuff. i didnt think crime and punishment was very depressing i mean it all depends how you think of it really if you go into it with the wrong attitute sure it might depress you but i've never had that problem :\

and thats awesome irene!! do you like it?

17Russian Literature Empty Re: Russian Literature Thu Aug 06, 2009 2:32 pm

irene

irene

si!

18Russian Literature Empty Re: Russian Literature Thu Nov 05, 2009 1:35 am

oznz

oznz

oznz wrote:Petersburg, by Andrei Bely is truly amazing

the six books i bought in russian while in russia in the probably order that i will attempt to read them:

We - Zamyatin
The Master and Margarita - Bulgakov
The Petty Demon - Sologub
The Inspector General - Gogol
Crime and Punishment - Dostoevsky
Petersburg - Bely

so for russian class just this past week or so we were supposed to do an independent reading in russian so i decided to take this opportunity to begin We. It was really slow going because i had to look up every fucking word lol but actually a really rewarding process. For part of the assignment we had to translate a page so i just did the first page here it is (fyi the INTEGRAL is a space ship, and numbers are what they call people because no one has names they are just given a number instead):

I am merely copying, word for word, that, which was published today in the State Gazette:

“120 days from now, the building of the INTEGRAL will be complete. Near at hand is the great, historic hour, when the first INTEGRAL will soar into space. One thousand years ago, your heroic ancestors subjugated the entire world to the power of One State. Before you lies a still more glorious feat: to integrate the endless equation of the universe by means of the glassy, electric, fire-breathing INTEGRAL. Before you lies the task of subjecting the unknown creatures, which live on other planets, perhaps still in the savage condition of freedom, to the beneficial yoke of reason. If they do not realize that we are bringing them a mathematically infallible happiness, it will be our duty to compel them to be happy. But before arms, we shall try words.

In the name of the Benefactor, the following is declared to all of the numbers of One State:

All who feel they have the power to do so are obliged to compose treatises, epic poems, manifestoes, odes or other compositions on the beauty and grandeur of One State.

This shall be the first load carried by the INTEGRAL.

Long live One State, long live the numbers, long live the Benefactor!”

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