Russian Literature
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A Russian Postcard for the Holidays
Wanderlust —
Authority: 441
The Bloggomist: My Celluloid Fix Love and Death (1975) ‘Tis the season for mass consumption and Hallmark-packaged nostalgia. On this most celebrated of holidays, family members reunite after long stretches of silence and revel in merrymaking. For some, Christmas poses a genuine test of true compassion or ...3 hours ago -
The superstars of translation
JessicarulestheUniverse —
Authority: 503
I became familiar with the work of Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky when I read their translation of Dostoevsky’s The Idiot five years ago. Reviewers praised Pevear and Volokhonsky’s fidelity to the original, right down to Dostoevsky’s “clumsiness” and all-around weirdness. I don’t know Russian so I ...1 week ago -
The Life and Times of Mrs. Leo Tolstoy
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
Authority: 729
Turns out that being married to Russian literary giant Leo Tolstoy wasn’t always a recipe for a good time. Sure, there was the excitement of helping him realize his loftiest artistic ambitions, but Sofia Tolstoy , wife of 48 years and mother of the author’s 13 children, eventually discovered that she would lose ...1 week ago -
Warrin’ Piece
Alexandria —
Authority: 150
The Current Cinema Love Hurts by David Denby Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren as the Tolstoys in Michael Hoffman’s movie. In “The Last Station,” Christopher Plummer, at the crest of a long career, gives an impassioned portrait of the artist as an old man—Leo Tolstoy in his ...2 weeks ago -
Leo Tolstoy – select quotes
Kevin Stilley Dot Com —
Authority: 143
Art is not pleasure, or an amusement; art is a great matter. ~ in What Is Art? God cannot be understood by logical reasoning but only by submission. ~ in Wise Thoughts for Every Day: On God, Love, Spirit, and Living a Good Life Governments need armies to protect them against their enslaved and oppressed ...3 weeks ago
