What Every Russian Knows (and You Don't)

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  • What Every Russian Knows (and You Don't) Book Detail

  • Author : Olga Fedina
  • Release Date : 2013
  • Publisher : Anaconda Editions
  • Genre : Foreign Language Study
  • Pages : 131
  • ISBN 13 : 1901990133
  • File Size : 42,42 MB
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What Every Russian Knows (and You Don't) by Olga Fedina PDF Summary

Book Description: This book is a collection of 12 essays looking at touchstones of Russian popular culture, mostly from the Soviet period, that continue to resonate through language, images, and ways of seeing the world in Russia today. These include films: The Irony of Fate, Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, White Sun of the Desert, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson; a novel: The Twelve Chairs; animated cartoons: Hedgehog in the Mist and The Prostokvashino Three; the writer Mikhail Bulgakov; the singer-songwriter Vladimir Vysotsky; stand-up comedians Mikhail Zhvanestky and Mikhail Zadornov; and a character from a fairy tale, Yemelya the Simpleton. The subjects of the chapters were selected for their influence on Russian language and thinking, and also because they reflect Russian attitudes and perceptions. The author brings them to life through her own experiences of and responses to these modern icons.

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