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• Re: Re re Victor Khomenko 05:31:59 02/03/00 (3)
  In Reply to: ;-) posted by gnat on February 02, 2000 at 23:53:24:

  ***Uhh... muskets, arkebuses, arbalets are in order I guess?
  Such gradual introduction is *vital* with that kind of hobby,
  since these things can be USED against you... I dunno why but
  sometimes wives are dangerous even without guns, right?

  That is why it is so important to find the right one. I got one.

  
  ***My wife couterbalances by making endless secret phone calls to Victor
  Kamkin - THE priemier perveyour of Russin literature in this part of the
  world. Since we kicked our daugher out of the house, my wife moved in
  and ocupied her former bedroom, demolishing the built-in closet to get
  more space for bookshelves (while I was away for the show, of course...).
  Then - boxes, and boxes and more boxes from Rockville (Kamkin's
  base) and now she is talking about tearing down the wall - the shelves
  in two rooms are full (and I am talking about two good size rooms) with
  the stuff she could not get enough of while back in Peter.

  Any hot new writers there? She is such bookworm...
  < <

  My *special* greetings to her, since we share same passion.

  I shall forward this to her. She is still fuming a bit from one of your movie recommendation - can't recall which one - so I will let her know not everything is lost for you:-)

  ***Actually, last time I did research in modern writers myself was ~1990.
  Well, there was Dm Galkovsky "Beskonechnyi Tupik". He's a follower of
  Vas. Rosanov, so the book is an acquired taste.

  Writing this down...

  ***Recently I asked my friend about new guys, he recommended Vic Pelevin
  "Chapaev & Pustota". I've read it. Can't say I was heavily impressed,
  but it wasn't a waste of time at least.

  She read some other work of his - I think she was not too impressed either. Quite a name, BTW... really rolls off your tongue.

  ***There's Alexandra Marinina. Wannabe Agatha. Worth checking. Get ONE (any:)
  of her EARLIER books. Last one or two are boring.

  Yes, I have read a couple - frineds dumped bunch of latest detective stories on me. She was the better one.

  
  ***I like Maria Semenova, "Volkodav". I think it's a *literature*, despite
  slight Konan-ness.

  ...writing down...

  
  Ohh and personally for you, Tolstoi "War and Peace" of course! ;) There
  is an interesting trick. It's kinda coctail. "W&P" has four parts, and
  Dostoevsky "Karamasoff Bros" have four as well. Read these books in
  *interleaved* order : 1st part of "W&P", 1st of "KB", 2nd of "W&P" and
  so forth. I did it once. Stopped after 5th part of coctail. I wasn't
  bored, but *scared* by spiritual experience. Unforgettable.
  BTW, "War and Peace" title is wrong afaik. "Mir" should be translated
  as "Society", not "Peace". This main meaning was hidden when spelling
  changed in 1917, and before it "Mir-Peace" and "Mir-Society" were
  written differently.

  That is interesting... I don't recall that fact. I shall try my ladies tonight, see if they know that piece of trivia. Sorry to say, my years before the revolution were kind of numbered, so how were these two written? I presume one was with the yat'?

  
  > > >
  Is the drama theater active and kicking in Moscow? It looks like most people
  in Peter had lost their interest in it - life is too complicated for that, I
  guess. They used to kill for a BDT tickets... Is Moscow different?
  < < <

  ***I feel like Peter kind of guy... lost interest in it. But from what
  I heard, drama theater life in Moscow is quite active last years.

  There is huge difference between the two cities. All busines seems to be in Moscow and Peter seems to be simply sliding back and back and back. That's a real shame to see that old tradition bend under the heavy reality.

  Been by the Kremlin yet?
  
  
  

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  • Re: Re re gnat 23:01:36 02/03/00 (2)
    In Reply to: Re: Re re posted by Victor Khomenko on February 03, 2000 at 05:31:59:

    
    Hi, Victor

    > > >
    ***Uhh... muskets, arkebuses, arbalets are in order I guess?
    Such gradual introduction is *vital* with that kind of hobby,
    since these things can be USED against you... I dunno why but
    sometimes wives are dangerous even without guns, right?

    That is why it is so important to find the right one. I got one.
    < < <

    Same here. She even shares my audio hobby. However I use cautious
    tactics as well. Women are always mystery.

    
    > > >
    Any hot new writers there? She is such bookworm...
    < <

    My *special* greetings to her, since we share same passion.

    I shall forward this to her. She is still fuming a bit from one of your
    movie recommendation - can't recall which one - so I will let her know not
    everything is lost for you:-)
    < < <

    I'd bet it was neither "Okhota" nor "Holmes&Watson". I'll take the
    risk and add another writer I like, Yuri Mamleev. Dismal, but good.

    
    > > >
    ***There's Alexandra Marinina. Wannabe Agatha. Worth checking. Get ONE (any:)
    of her EARLIER books. Last one or two are boring.

    Yes, I have read a couple - frineds dumped bunch of latest detective stories
    on me. She was the better one.
    < < <

    Ummm... I think it's a polite way to say that others were WORSE.
    I can't recall any half-decent current russian detective but Marinina.

    
    > > >
    BTW, "War and Peace" title is wrong afaik. "Mir" should be translated
    as "Society", not "Peace". This main meaning was hidden when spelling
    changed in 1917, and before it "Mir-Peace" and "Mir-Society" were
    written differently.

    That is interesting... I don't recall that fact. I shall try my ladies
    tonight, see if they know that piece of trivia. Sorry to say, my years
    before the
    revolution were kind of numbered, so how were these two
    written? I presume one was with the yat'?
    < < <

    Not yat', just different i's. M*i*P as society, M*u*P as peace. Oh, don't
    call it "fact" please, since I can't remember the source of this info.
    Actually, I'd appreciate any information clearing it, be it positive or
    negative. :)

    
    > > >
    Been by the Kremlin yet?
    < < <

    Been *under* it (metro:). Dunno whether it counts, since I couldn' throw
    that stone.

    
    regards, gnat

    
    
    

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    • Re: Re re re re Victor Khomenko 07:44:41 02/05/00 (1)
      In Reply to: Re: Re re posted by gnat on February 03, 2000 at 23:01:36:

      ***I'd bet it was neither "Okhota" nor "Holmes&Watson". I'll take the
      risk and add another writer I like, Yuri Mamleev. Dismal, but good.

      We still could not get the Okhota - it is checked out every time we are there.

      Getting ready for the show?
      
      
      

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      • it's strange... gnat 00:29:37 02/07/00 (0)
        In Reply to: Re: Re re re re posted by Victor Khomenko on February 05, 2000 at 07:44:41:

        
        Hi, Victor

        This hunting for Okhota looks VERY strange. It's a definite
        bestseller here, and it apparently has a good selling potential
        "there". What gives? They don't order it or it is selling too
        fast to catch?

        
        > > >
        Getting ready for the show?
        < < <

        I'm "always ready", like a young pioneer. It's pretty simple
        now, since I have no purchase plans for near future. Just
        few hours of surfing, looking whatsnew, maybe one or two LPs,
        nothing special. Well, grandma will keep our daughter for
        Friday - that's all our preparations.

        And howabout you? Entry visa$, KGB checks... they still not
        sure that you're not a spy?

        
        regards, gnat

        
        
        
        

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