Category Archives: Russian

Translation from Tsvetaeva

Posted on 24/03/2014 by lexipenia

Солнце — одно, а шагает по всем городам. Солнце — мое. Я его никому не отдам. Ни на час, ни на луч, ни на взгляд.— Никому. Никогда! Пусть погибают в бессменной ночи города! В руки возьму!— Чтоб не смело вертеться … Continue reading →

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(Nabokov) Translating Nabokov

Posted on 26/02/2013 by lexipenia

Nabokov’s poetry remains little known to English-speaking audiences. In English, he published only fourteen short pieces, all in The New Yorker and all relatively light. Yet, in Russian, Nabokov published hundreds of poems, the vast bulk of which date from … Continue reading →

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