Did Russian Poetry lost lot of its power in translation?

[axolotl]

I know all poetry lost in the process. But, considering that... Isn't worth learning Russian to delight with its poetry? I mean, we all have heard about Pushkin, Akhmatova, Pasternak, Mandelstam, Tsvetaeva.... What do you think?

[Dreamwoven]

I started to learn Russian in the 1970s. The idea was for me to use Teodor Shanin's work on peasants to take it further. But I didn't continue with the study. Sad but true.

[Dreamwoven]

Can you confirm that in Russian the Milky Way Galaxy is called Milky Way?: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%9F% D1%83%D1%82%D1%8C

[OrphanPip]

Can you confirm that in Russian the Milky Way Galaxy is called Milky Way?: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%9F% D1%83%D1%82%D1%8C

It wouldn't be surprising if it was. The name comes from Greek mythology and astronomy, that the streaky look of it was from Hera's breast milk. I assume Russian astonomy has its origins in the Western tradition. Chinese astronomy refers to the Milky Way as a celestial river without any milky associations. The word galaxy itself also comes from the Ancient Greek word for milk.

[Dreamwoven]

I think you are right but I was hoping axolotl, who is either Russian or can read Russian would reply with a definitive answer. My reading of the Russian is poor, though I did learn Russia, way back in the 1960s.

[Dreamwoven]

In Swedish it is called "winter street" vintergatan.