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In \u0420\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0440\u0435\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0451\u0440 \u211626 [October 29th \u2013 December 6th 2007] I came across a short interview, in the magazine\u2019s feature \u00ab\u0441\u0435\u043c\u044c \u0432\u043e\u043f\u0440\u043e<\/b>\u0441\u043e\u0432\u00bb [seven questions], with writer Lyudmila Ulitskaya [\u041b\u044e\u0434\u043c\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u0423\u043b\u0438\u0446\u043a\u0430\u044f]. She recently received the Russian literary award \u0411\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0430<\/b>\u044f \u043a\u043d\u0438<\/b>\u0433\u0430 (Big book) for her novel published in 2007, \u00ab\u0414\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043b\u044c \u0428\u0442\u0435\u0439\u043d, \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u043e<\/b>\u0434\u0447\u0438\u043a\u00bb (\u201cDaniel Stein, translator\u201d). This award is the most \u201cpricey\u201d award for works of fiction in Russia, and the receiver of it gets three million roubles. In the interview she explains that this novel might be her last one, since it takes many years to write such a serious book, and that she definitely won\u2019t be publishing anything new in the year 2008. After being such a prolific writer for many years, and after the huge work she put into her last effort, she of course deserves a break. Anyone who has read this masterpiece would not argue with such a decision, even though after reading it the reader feels a hunger for more, for more of this kind of writing, and, of course, for Ulitskaya to write more books of this kind. I swallowed it during one week in August after my roommate, an American missionary and a Russian language and literature mayor at Ural State University, gave it to me and said it was the best book she\u2019s ever read. After I finished it I said the same thing and we enjoyed many long conversations together where we discussed not only the big questions about faith, life, history and politics that are posed in this work, but also the structure of it. Despite not lacking in any way when it comes to plot, characters and general idea, it is the structure of this book that makes it truly stand out. It is structured as a compilation of letters and journal entries and interviews and memories and other small notes from different times, written by different people about themselves and about others. The reader is only allowed to see the bigger picture bit by bit, only after every reading the story in small pieces do we begin to understand more and more about Daniel Stein and the people surrounding him. This makes the novel practically impossible to put down, because you keep thinking \u2018well, I bet this next passage will only be a page or two, I could just as well keep going\u2026\u2019 And before you know it you\u2019ll have finished part four of the five parts and start to get worried that it you\u2019ll be done with it in a day or two if you don\u2019t slow down.<\/p>\n
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As of yet there is no English translation of it, but I\u2019m sure that there are many lucky translators at work with it in this very moment. Here is what is written on the back cover of the hardcopy, not only in case some of you got curious about how a novel like this might be described in Russian, but also because it contains five active participles, three in present tense and two in past tense (which are in bold, other words that will be explained at the bottom are in italics):<\/p>\n
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\u00ab\u041c\u0443\u0434\u0440\u0430\u044f \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0445\u0430, \u043e\u0431\u0438\u0442\u0430\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f<\/b> \u0441\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0438 \u043a\u043d\u0438\u0433 \u0438 \u043c\u043e\u043b\u0447\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f. \u041e\u0437\u043b\u043e\u0431\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f<\/i> \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043c\u0443\u043d\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043a\u0430, \u0434\u043e\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f<\/b> \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u0435\u043a \u0432 \u0438\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0438\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043c \u043f\u0440\u0438\u044e\u0442\u0435. \u0421\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043a\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0442\u043d\u044f\u044f \u0430\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0430 \u2013 \u044f\u043a\u043e\u0431\u044b \u0431\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e\u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u043d\u0430\u044f, \u043d\u043e \u0438\u0441\u043a\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f<\/i> \u0432\u043e\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f\u043c\u0438. \u041d\u0435\u043c\u043a\u0430, \u0440\u0430\u0434\u0438 \u0438\u0441\u043a\u0443\u043f\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f <\/i>\u0432\u0438\u043d\u044b \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0430\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f<\/b> \u0432 \u0445\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043e\u0431\u0449\u0438\u043d\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u0425\u0430\u0439\u0444\u043e\u0439<\/i>. \u041a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043c\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0445\u0438\u043d\u044f, \u043d\u044b\u043d\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043f\u043e\u043f\u0430\u0434\u044c\u044f, \u043d\u0430\u0448\u0435\u0434\u0448\u0430\u044f<\/b> \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u0421\u0432\u044f\u0442\u043e\u0439 \u0437\u0435\u043c\u043b\u0435. \u0418\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0438\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0440\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043b, \u043d\u0435\u0443\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0448\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439<\/i> \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043a, \u0433\u0440\u0443\u0441\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0430\u0440\u0430\u0431-\u0445\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0430\u043d\u0438\u043d, \u0441\u043f\u0435\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0441\u0442 \u043f\u043e \u0438\u0443\u0434\u0430\u0438\u043a\u0435<\/i>. \u0411\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0430\u044f \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u0438 \u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0436\u0438\u0437\u043d\u044c. \u0421\u0428\u0410, \u0418\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0438\u043b\u044c, \u041f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0430, \u041b\u0438\u0442\u0432\u0430, \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044f. \u0410 \u0432 \u0446\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0433\u043e \u044d\u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0440\u043e\u0437\u043d\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e<\/i> \u0438 \u0432\u0441\u0451 \u0436\u0435 \u043e\u0442\u0447\u0430\u044f\u043d\u043d\u043e<\/i> \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043c\u0438\u0440\u0430 \u2013 \u0435\u0432\u0440\u0435\u0439, \u0431\u044b\u0432\u0448\u0438\u0439<\/b> \u00ab\u043a\u0440\u043e\u0442<\/i>\u00bb \u0432 \u0433\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043f\u043e<\/i>, \u0431\u044b\u0432\u0448\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0438\u0437\u0430\u043d, \u043d\u044b\u043d\u0435 \u2013 \u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0441\u0432\u044f\u0449\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0438\u043a. \u0427\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043a, \u0447\u044c\u044f \u0436\u0438\u0437\u043d\u044c \u043e\u0431\u044a\u044f\u0441\u043d\u044f\u0435\u0442, \u043a\u0430\u043a \u043b\u044e\u0434\u0438 \u0436\u0438\u0432\u044b \u0434\u043e \u0441\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u043e\u0440, \u043a\u0430\u043a \u043d\u0435 \u0443\u0442\u043e\u043f\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f \u0432 \u043d\u0435\u043d\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0438 \u0431\u043e\u043b\u0438.<\/p>\n
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\u041d\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0440\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d \u041b\u044e\u0434\u043c\u0438\u043b\u044b \u0423\u043b\u0438\u0446\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u2013 \u043e \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u044f\u0445<\/i> \u0434\u0443\u0445\u0430 \u0432\u043e \u043c\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0435 \u043c\u0438\u0440\u0430, \u043e \u0442\u043e\u043c, \u043a\u0430\u043a \u0432\u0441\u044f\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0438\u0449\u0435\u0442 \u0438 \u043d\u0430\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442 \u0441\u0432\u0435\u0442 \u0432\u043e\u043a\u0440\u0443\u0433 \u0438 \u0432 \u0441\u0435\u0431\u0435. \u041e \u043a\u0430\u0440\u043c\u0435\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u0414\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044d\u043b\u0435 \u2013 \u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043a\u0435, \u0441 \u0447\u044c\u0435\u0439 \u0436\u0438\u0437\u043d\u044c\u044e \u043d\u0435 \u0441\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431\u043d\u0430 \u0441\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0438\u0447\u0430\u0442\u044c<\/i> \u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043b\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0430. \u041e \u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043a\u0435, \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0435\u0433\u043e \u0434\u043d\u044f \u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0441\u044f \u043c\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0435\u0440\u0434\u043d\u044b\u043c<\/i> \u0441\u043e\u043b\u0434\u0430\u0442\u043e\u043c.\u00bb<\/p>\n
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\u043e\u0431\u0438\u0442\u0430<\/b>\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f <\/span>(f. \u2013 m. \u043e\u0431\u0438\u0442\u0430\u044e\u0449\u0438\u0439) from the verb \u043e\u0431\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c (impf) \u2018to dwell (in), to inhabit\u2019.<\/p>\n \u0434\u043e\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430<\/b>\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f<\/span> (f. \u2013 m. \u0434\u043e\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u044e\u0449\u0438\u0439) from the verb \u0434\u043e\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c (impf) in this context with the meaning \u2018to live out, to spend the rest of\u2019.<\/p>\n \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e<\/b>\u0442\u0430\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f<\/span> (f. \u2013 m. \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0430\u044e\u0449\u0438\u0439) from the verb \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c (impf) \u2018to work\u2019.<\/p>\n \u043d\u0430\u0448\u0435<\/b>\u0434\u0448\u0430\u044f<\/span> (f. \u2013 m. \u043d\u0430\u0448\u0435\u0434\u0448\u0438\u0439) from the verb \u043d\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0438 (pfv) \u2018to find\u2019.<\/p>\n \u0431\u044b<\/b>\u0432\u0448\u0438\u0439<\/span> (m.) from the verb \u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c (used only in the future and the past) \u2018to be\u2019.<\/p>\n \n \u043e\u0437\u043b<\/i>\u043e<\/i><\/b>\u0431\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f<\/i> (f. \u2013 m. \u043e\u0437\u043b\u043e<\/b>\u0431\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439) embittered.<\/p>\n \u0438\u0441\u043a\u0430\u043b<\/i>\u0435<\/i><\/b>\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f<\/i> (f. \u2013 m. \u0438\u0441\u043a\u0430\u043b\u0435<\/b>\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439) deformed, damaged, ruined (\u0447\u0435\u043c? By what?).<\/p>\n \u0438\u0441\u043a\u0443\u043f\u043b<\/i>\u0435<\/i><\/b>\u043d\u0438\u044f<\/i> (gen. \u2013 nomin. \u0438\u0441\u043a\u0443\u043f\u043b\u0435<\/b>\u043d\u0438\u0435) expiation, atonement.<\/p>\n \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u0425<\/i>\u0430<\/i><\/b>\u0439\u0444\u043e\u0439<\/i> (instr. \u2013 nomin. \u0425\u0430\u0439\u0444\u0430) Haifa (city in Israel).<\/p>\n \u043d\u0435\u0443\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0432<\/i>\u0435<\/i><\/b>\u0448\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439<\/i> (m.) unbalanced (emotionally), unstable.<\/p>\n \u043f\u043e \u0438\u0443\u0434\u0430<\/i>\u0438<\/i><\/b>\u043a\u0435<\/i> (dat. \u2013 nomin. \u0438\u0443\u0434\u0430\u043a\u0430) I couldn\u2019t find this in any of my dictionaries, but I assume that it is the science of Judaism (\u0438\u0443\u0434\u0430\u0438<\/b>\u0437\u043c).<\/p>\n \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0440<\/i>\u043e<\/i><\/b>\u0437\u043d\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e<\/i> (gen. \u2013 nomin. \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0440\u043e<\/b>\u0437\u043d\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439) incomplete, odd, uncoordinated.<\/p>\n \u043e\u0442\u0447<\/i>\u0430<\/i><\/b>\u044f\u043d\u043d\u043e<\/i> (adverb) desperately, frightfully.<\/p>\n \u043a\u0440\u043e\u0442<\/i> (m.) mole.<\/p>\n \u0433\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043f\u043e<\/i> \u2013 Gestapo.<\/p>\n \u043e \u0441\u0442\u0440<\/i>\u0430<\/i><\/b>\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u044f\u0445<\/i> (locat. pl. \u2013 nomin. sg. \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/b>\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u0435) traveling, wandering.<\/p>\n \u0441\u043e\u043f<\/i>\u0435<\/i><\/b>\u0440\u043d\u0438\u0447\u0430\u0442\u044c<\/i> (impf + \u0441 \u0447\u0435\u043c\/\u0441 \u043a\u0435\u043c?) to compete (with), to vie (with), to compare (with), rival, equal.<\/p>\n \u043c\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0441<\/i>\u0435<\/i><\/b>\u0440\u0434\u043d\u044b\u043c<\/i> (instr. \u2013 nomin.\u043c\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0435<\/b>\u0440\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0439) merciful, charitable.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In \u0420\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0440\u0435\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0451\u0440 \u211626 [October 29th \u2013 December 6th 2007] I came across a short interview, in the magazine\u2019s feature \u00ab\u0441\u0435\u043c\u044c \u0432\u043e\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0432\u00bb [seven questions], with writer Lyudmila Ulitskaya [\u041b\u044e\u0434\u043c\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u0423\u043b\u0438\u0446\u043a\u0430\u044f]. She recently received the Russian literary award \u0411\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0430\u044f \u043a\u043d\u0438\u0433\u0430 (Big book) for her novel published in 2007, \u00ab\u0414\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043b\u044c \u0428\u0442\u0435\u0439\u043d, \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0447\u0438\u043a\u00bb (\u201cDaniel Stein, translator\u201d). This…<\/p>\n