Ivan Krylov’s Fable – “Quartet”
Category: Russian language
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)
#RussianSaying: Feel at Home, but Don’t Forget You Are a Guest
Будьте как дома, но не забывайте, что в гостях
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The Russian Language
Ivan Turgenev, The Russian Language (prose poem).
In days of doubt, in days of sad brooding on my country’s fate, thou alone art my rod and my staff — oh great, mighty, true and free Russian tongue! But for thee, how not to fall into despair, seeing all that happens at home? Yet who can think that such a language is not given to a great people? Continue reading “The Russian Language”
#RussianSaying: Horseradish Is No Sweeter than Radish
Хрен редьки не слаще
(khren réd’ki ne slásche).
Translation:
horseradish is no sweeter than radish.
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