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Still the benchmark of Russian literature 175 years after its first publicationanow in a marvelous new translation PUSHKINaS INCOMPARABLE POEM has at its center a young Russian dandy much like Pushkin in his attitudes and habits. Eugene Onegin, bored with the triviality of everyday life, takes a trip to the countryside, where he encounters the young and passionate Tatyana. She falls in love with him but is cruelly rejected. Years later, Eugene Onegin sees the error of his ways, but fate is not...

The author states here that Tolstoy was a great educator and his views on education were ingenious and profound. Despite being a great artist, Tolstoy also had pedagogic method and drew abundantly on the stores of science. The book looks at articles which Tolstoy wrote on education and childhood, comparing him frequently to Rousseau, and also outlines the influences of his travels which informed his knowledge of contemporary schooling. The conclusion considers the development of Tolstoy's though...

The novel "Woe From Wit" by the writer and satirist, Griboyedov, is part of the Bristol Classical Press Russian texts series. The series is designed to meet the needs of the fast-growing A Level and undergraduate market for texts in the Russian language. Each text comes with English notes and vocabulary, and with an introduction by an editor with an expert knowledge both of the work and of its literary and cultural context.

Oxford is known for publishing the world’s most trusted dictionaries. This is the essential Russian Dictionary—from the first name in reference. • Revised and updated with the latest words and expressions • More than 100,000 words, phrases, and translations • New, ultra-clear text layout and design to make navigation even easier • All the essential vocabulary for everyday life

Welche Stellung nehmen die einsprachigen vor allem sowjetrussischen Sprachwoerterbucher gegenuber dem christlichen Glauben ein? Wie bewerten sie ihn, welche Sichtweise vermitteln sie dem Benutzer uber ihn? Um darauf antworten zu koennen, geht die Untersuchung u. a. folgenden Fragen nach: Wie sah die Religionspolitik und die Lage der Glaubigen in der UdSSR aus? Wie sah die politische Beeinflussung der Lexikographen aus? Wie unterschied sie sich je nach Woerterbuch und Entstehungszeit? Welche Moeg...

Featuring over 1,200 useful phrases and expressions and over 2,300 words this is the perfect companion for any trip abroad. Easy to use, the colour-coded language guide helps travellers converse with confidence and travel with ease. It includes sections that cover the most popular situations: basic expressions and greetings, eating out, travel, sightseeing, shopping, heath and more. The additional features include: grammar section, bilingual dictionary, full pronunciation guide, extensive menu r...

Danilo Kiss Gesamtwerk ist als ein mnemopoetisches Palimpsest konstruiert, das zwischen Geschichte und Gedachtnis, zwischen der Aufbewahrung des Gewesenen und dessen Vergegenwartigung insbesondere im Gedenken an die Toten vermitteln will. Der judischen hermeneutischen Tradition verpflichtet, uberliefert Kiss Erinnerungstextur das Dokument samt Kommentar und Exegese. Auf dieser Grundlage wird den Spuren der Gewalt, die die europaische Geschichte an den Juden hinterlassen hat und die als solche in...

Privyet! Explore the Russian language with this fantastic beginner's guide With over 260 million speakers around the world, Russian remains one of the most popular and marketable languages you can learn. And for those who have no idea where to begin, Russian For Dummies is the perfect first step! In this easy-to-understand resource for Russian language beginners, you'll discover basic grammar and common expressions you might use while shopping, dining out, traveling, or conducting business. Yo...

This is the first comprehensive study of the language program of the prominent Ukrainian writer and ideologue Pantelejmon Kuli (1819-1897) whose translations of the Bible and Shakespeare proved most innovative in the formation of literary and the national self-identification of Ukrainians. The author looks at Kuli's translations from the perspective of cultural and ethnic studies, presenting literary Ukrainian as a process of negotiation among literary traditions, religions (rites), political mo...

A masterpiece of modern drama, The Seagull dramatises the romantic and artistic conflicts between four characters: the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina, her son the symbolist playwright Konstantin, and the famous middlebrow story writer Trigorin.