Marina Tsvetaeva Still Yesterday He met my Grace You’re me in the way. I used to Walk so, without looking up. Stop, passerby! Don’t refuse to. I beg and I pray you — stop! You’ll read, as you lay the glowing Red blossoms on the mound of grass: Marina. And then more slowly: The dates … More Russian Poet – Marina Tsvetaeva
O.E. Mandelshtam Twilight of Freedom Let us glorify, brothers, the twilight of freedom — The great twilight year. A weighty forest of nets is lowered Into the bubbling waters of night. You are rising into desolate years, O sun, judge, people. 2 Let us glorify the fateful burden, Which the nation’s chief takes up … More Russian Poet – O.E. Mandelshtam – Twilight of Freedom
Russian-Hebrew Poet Avraham Shlonsky Toil Clothe me, goodly mother, in a splendrous coat of many colors,1 And with dawn lead me unto my toil. My land wraps itself in light as in a tallit2 Houses stand like tefillin, And like tefillin-straps the palm-paved highways all glide down.3 Thus a beauteous new-wrought township prays at dawn … More Russian Poet – Avraham Shlonsky
Konstantin Simonov Wait For Me to Valentina Serova English translation Wait for me, and I’ll come back! Wait with all you’ve got! Wait, when dreary yellow rains Tell you, you should not. Wait when snow is falling fast, Wait when summer’s hot, Wait when yesterdays are past, Others are forgot. Wait, when from that far-off … More Russian Poet – Konstantin Siminov “Wait For Me”
I go out on the road alone… Alone I set out on the road; The flinty path is sparkling in the mist; The night is still. The desert harks to God, And star with star converses. The vault is overwhelmed with solemn wonder The earth in cobalt aura sleeps. . . Why do I feel … More Russian Poet – Mikhail Lermontov
Nikolay Gumilev Agamemnon’s Warrior A queer and fearful question is tight, Oppresses my soul and tosses: Can one be alive if Atreus has died — Has died on a bed of roses. All that we dreamed of and everywhere praised, All our longing and fear — Were fully reflected in those calm eyes, As were … More Russian Poet – Nikolay Gumilev
Aleksandr Blok “And I Shall Watch…” 1900 And I shall watch how’s coming to its end The universe, my country, native. The lone one, I shall be jubilant On its commemorations, festive. Let my age be alone, but rejoiced, Fallen in love with the destructive instance. Yes, I’m the only Providence’s choice – To witness … More Russian Poets – Aleksandr Blok
Anna Akhmatova “Along the Hard Crust…” 1917 Along the hard crust of deep snows, To the secret, white house of yours, So gentle and quiet – we both Are walking, in silence half-lost. And sweeter than all songs, sung ever, Are this dream, becoming the truth, Entwined twigs’ a-nodding with favor, The light ring … More Russian Poets – Anna Akhmatova
One of St. Petersburg’s most Iconic Buildings This very iconic building graces the St. Petersburg landscape with it’s beautiful Moorish style architecture. This very ornate apartment building was designed by Architect Alexey Serebryakov who was hired by Prince Alexander Muruzi, the wealthy scion of a family of Phanariote Greeks prominent in Moldavia. The inspiration for … More Muruzi House – connecting to Russian Literature
From time to time I will post quotes of Russian writers and poets. When I can find a comparable quote in English I will post it along side of the Russian quote. I’ve found as I’m teaching English in Russia, that there are many. So to start this segment of my blog I will leave … More Russian Quotes – English Equivalents
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