#RussianProverb: If You Do Something in a Hurry, People Will Laugh at You
Category: Russian language
Roadmap of Linguistic Cargo Cult
The Roadmap of Linguistic Cargo Cult:
1. Use non-Russian substitutes for words as often as possible, just transliterate them even when it’s not necessary (reverse Occam razor: entities must be multiplied beyond necessity).
1.1. Use non-Russian substitutes for words as often as possible, translating them into Russian. Continue reading “Roadmap of Linguistic Cargo Cult”
#RussianSaying: Lie, but Don’t Overdo It!
Ври, да не завирайся
(vri, da ne zaviráisya).
Lie, but don’t overdo it.
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Ivan Krylov’s Fable – “Quartet”
Velimir Khlebnikov ‘When Horses Die – They Breathe’
When horses die – they breathe,
When herbs die – they fade,
When suns die – they go dark,
When people die – they sing.
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Когда умирают кони — дышат,
Когда умирают травы — сохнут,
Когда умирают солнца — они гаснут,
Когда умирают люди — поют песни.
(1912)
