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Tag Archives: Leo Tolstoy

TRUTH, AFTER A FASHION

“IT’S ON THE INTERNET, so it must be true.” This may be the dumbest (and scariest) statement ever uttered. Yet it also prodded me to thinking about the concept of … Continue reading

September 1, 2016 · 1 Comment

TRANSLATION (ПЕРЕВОДА)

I HAVE Englishwoman Constance Garnett to thank for my discovering Russian classics. Publisher Random House played a role as well for its striking red cover of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and … Continue reading

January 2, 2015 · Leave a comment