![]() I majored in ESL (English as a Second Language and English Philology) and even work as an instructor in a local college being a native Russian speaker.LolĪnyway literature has always been the love of my life, and I really appreciate people who read books about Russia and books written by Russian authors. Anyway, my husband majored in Russian history and international relations, but hardly knows a dozen of Russian words, and he has a Russian wife:-) I am sorry if I sounded snobbish:-) And there is definitely nothing wrong about the word 'Awesome', but you know, AR 'enjoys' the reputation of being the most intellectually advanced state in the USA (You know what I mean). On the other hand I have found some joy in reading the different tr." I have studied years of Spanish, Japanese and Latin and just am not gifted in learning second languages. ![]() The translators I found, I either was unsatisfied with their other translations or are unfamiliar with/were not recommended. I have heard of Heart of a Dog, but have had trouble finding a good translation. I will never read translated poetry again without a native speaker around! About half the class was native speakers of Russian and something that I will always feel lucky to have experienced (being a non-Russian speaker) is reading poetry translations while a native speaker read them aloud. I must add that I took a Russian Revolution Literature course solely because of my experience with this book and they were reading it. It can be very interesting to me to see the works through the different lenses different translators provide. On the other hand I have found some joy in reading the different translations of my favorite works.
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