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Chtenia: Winter 2012

Winter 2012


Cover: Vladimir Filonov

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6: The Thrill of Sport Tamara Eidelman

:: Translation by Paul E. Richardson

Literature

15: The Tale of the Beautiful Vasilisa Mikulishna

:: Translation by Peter Morley

Folklore & Folkart

31: Anna Karenina (extract) Lev Tolstoy

:: Translation by Constance Garnett and Paul E. Richardson

Literature

45: Straight from the Horse's Mouth Mikhail Ivanov

Memoir

56: Russia's Wimbledon Debut Boris Fomenko

:: Translation by Nina Shevchuk-Murray

Sports

61: At the Circus Alexander Kuprin

:: Translation by Lise Brody

Sports

75: The Sentimental Boxer's Song Vladimir Vysotsky

:: Translation by Serge Elnitsky

Sports

77: The Dawn of Football Yuri Olesha

:: Translation by Judson Rosengrant

Sports

86: The Weightlifter Vladimir Vysotsky

:: Translation by Serge Elnitsky

Sports

89: The Interplanetary Chess Congress Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov

:: Translation by Anne O. Fisher

Humor

107: Sweet Dreams Andrey Silenginsky

:: Translation by Nina Shevchuk-Murray

Sports

124: Mountain Climbing Girl Vladimir Vysotsky

:: Translation by Serge Elnitsky

Sports