To me the publication of Yarmolinsky’s introduction and Babette Deutsch’s translations of Pushkin, on the occasion of his centenary, is a calamity both in literature and in our cultural relations with ...
On February 8, 1837, in St. Petersburg, Georges d’Anthès fought a duel with Alexander Pushkin, whom he shot in the stomach. Pushkin died two days later on his sofa. So … what happened to the sofa?
Malcom Gladwell’s podcasting and audiobook company Pushkin Industries has voluntarily recognized its workers’ union. Staffers at the cash-strapped company — which recently laid off dozens of employees ...
Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Gracefully, her narrow waist embraced in a tight corset, layers of skirts rustling behind her on the floor, Natalya ...
On the eve of Alexander Pushkin's birthday RBTH's Phoebe Taplin conveys four scenes from the life and death of Russia’s greatest poet. The creator of Russian literature as we know it was born 213 ...
Three remote estates in Pskov Region aren’t your obvious tourist destinations but we bet you won’t regret a single minute spent in this picturesque area. Alexander Pushkin may not be as popular ...
The 'Happiness Lab' and 'Revisionist History' production company and its union remain stuck on intellectual property and wage issues, according to the Writers Guild of America East. By Katie Kilkenny ...
Two great obstacles confront the non-Russian speaking reader when reading Pushkin. The first, famously, concerns his language. Many is the reader who, after reading a few of his more Byronic poems, or ...