"Devils" is a great book, but I enjoyed it a bit less than the other three. Koa, do u know that it wasn't studied in USSR?
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"Devils" is a great book, but I enjoyed it a bit less than the other three. Koa, do u know that it wasn't studied in USSR?
I'm not surprised, it's not exactly pro-socialism. I wonder, were all his other books encouraged in the USSR, or was he controversial?Quote:
Originally Posted by Boris239
I wish someone would pay me to just read Dostoyevsky. Every time I read something of his I want to re-read all the others as well.
The other three were studied if I'm not mistaken. I guess "Brothers Karamazov" a bit less than "Crime and Punishment" and "Idiot". And there are popular Soviet movies based on the books.Quote:
Originally Posted by beer good
In "Idiot" one of the topics is that it's very sad that a man like Prince Myishkin(have no idea how to spell it, read the book in Russian) is considered an idiot. For soviet propaganda it's very convenient to portray the bourgeois society as the one that doesn't understand and accept REAL people
Ukraine speak usually on Russian. On Ukrainian speak, probably, only patriots.Quote:
Originally Posted by Koa
Code:Welcome to the forum anyway! I'll soon be in your country for a while, that's funny...
Thank You! I was reading Forum long time, but write decided only today.Code:Yes welcome Zatishya. I too hope you enjoy our forum.
Hi Zatishya!
I also enjoy "Master and Margarita" and other Bulgakov's books.
I want to ask: at school have you mostly studied Russian authors or the emphasis was on the Ukrainian literature?
About the language: from what I know it depends on what part of Ukraine you are from. In Eastern Ukraine almost everybody speaks Russian, but in Western(like Lvov) most people speak Ukrainian. I have a friend from Dnepropetrovsk- she speaks Russian with me, but Ukrainian with her boyfriend who is from Western Ukraine
I think the whole work of Dostoevsky wasn't well considered, even if maybe not all of his books were banned...
Yeah, I've been asking around for ages and especially now, and I always get that kind of answer :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Boris239
Welcome, Zatishya! :wave:
It's funny, my boyfriend was just telling me today about "Master and Margarita" and how much he liked it. He used it as an example of the work of two famously good translators, but now I forget their names. Oh, well. :D Anyway, he has the book, so I should ask to borrow it from him. :nod:
Welcome to the Forum, Zatisha! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by ZATISHYA
I read Master and Margarita last year and I can easily say that it is one of the best books I have ever read.
Another discussion thread on it: http://www.online-literature.com/for...ster+margarita
ПРИВЕТ, КАК ДЕЛА?
Я ОЧЕНЬ РАДА ТЕБЯ УВИДЕТ
or something like that at any rate :)
hi Zatishya, welcome to the forum
Ladies and gentlemen, thank You very much for greeting! ;-)
My favourite words of novel is "Manuscripts don't burn." ... but what, this words proudly sounding on Russian lang.. You should hear!
Yes, in school emphasis was on the Ukrainian literature, but in our literature too much struggle for independence of Ukraine. But Russian literature another thing...Quote:
Originally Posted by Boris239
*emphasis ours*Quote:
Originally Posted by Boris239
Finally we meet someone here who has read Strugatskis!
Personally, we prefer the Maksim Kammerer trilogy, especially "Waves put out the Wind", since they are not so bleakly pessimistic, but "Hard to be God" is definitely a very good work too.
I like a lot of Strugatskiys' books. "Monday starts on Saturday" is very good, "A doomed city" is one of the best antiutopias I've read. "Hard to be God" is just my favorite. Unfortunately the old soviet movie was horrible.
Ehm... shouldn't this have been "emphasis ours"? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Taliesin
Drat!
We will now edit the post and say that this had never happened.
This never happened!
*forgets it ever happened*