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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,B5JAM9 ,R4 ,TUCK] 

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,ON COMP>+ ) ! ORIG9AL ,RUSSIAN SOME ,5GLI% TRANSLATIONS ( ,C\NT ,TOL/OY'S WORKS1 PUBLI%$ BO? 9 ?IS C\NTRY & 9 ,5GL&1 ,I CONCLUD$ ?AT !Y W]E F> FROM BE+ ACCURATE4 ,! MAJORITY ( !M W]E RETRANSLATIONS FROM ! ,FR5*1 & ,I F\ND ?AT ! RESPECTIVE TRANSITIONS ?R\< :I* !Y HAD PASS$ T5D$ TO OBLIT]ATE MANY ( ! BEAUTIES ( ! ,RUSSIAN LANGUAGE & ( ! PECULI> *>ACT]I/ICS ( ,RUSSIAN LIFE4 ,A SATISFACTORY TRANSLATION CAN BE MADE ONLY BY ONE :O UND]/&S ! LANGUAGE & ,S,P,I,R,I,T ( ! ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE4 ,AS ,TOL/OY'S WRIT+S CONTA9 SO MANY IDIOMS IT IS NOT AN EASY TASK TO R5D] !M 9TO 9TELLIGIBLE ,5GLI%1 & ! ONE :O SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLI%ES ?IS MU/ BE A NATIVE ( ,RUSSIA1 COMM&+ ! ,5GLI% & ,RUSSIAN LANGUAGES ) EQUAL FLU5CY4 

,! /ORY ( 0,IVAN ! ,FOOL0 PORTRAYS ,TOL/OY'S COMMUNI/IC IDEAS1 9VOLV+ ! ABOLITION ( MILIT>Y =CES1 MIDDLEM51 DESPOTISM1 & MONEY4 ,9/EAD ( !SE HE W\LD E/ABLI% ON E>? A K+DOM 9 :I* EA* & EV]Y P]SON W\LD BECOME A WORK] & PRODUC]4 ,! AU?OR DESCRIBES ! V>I\S /RUGGLES ?R\< :I* ?REE BRO!RS PASS$1 BESET AS !Y W]E BY DEVILS L>GE & SMALL1 UNTIL !Y REA*$ ! IDEAL /ATE ( EXI/5CE :I* HE BELIEVES TO BE ! ONLY HAPPY ONE ATTA9ABLE 9 ?IS WORLD4 

,ON READ+ ?IS LITTLE /ORY ONE IS SURPRIS$ ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN C5SOR PASS$ IT1 AS IT IS DEVOT$ TO A N>RATION ( IDEAS QUITE AT V>IANCE ) ! PRES5T POLICY ( ! GOV]NM5T ( ?AT C\NTRY4 

0,A ,LO/ ,OPPORTUNITY0 IS A S+UL>LY TRUE PICTURE ( PEASANT LIFE1 :I* EV9CES A DEEP /UDY ( ! SUBJECT ON ! P>T ( ! WRIT]4 ,TOL/OY HAS DRAWN MANY ( ! PECULI> CU/OMS ( ! ,RUSSIAN PEASANT 9 A MA/]LY MANN]1 & ,I D\BT IF HE HAS GIV5 A MORE COMPREH5SIVE DESCRIPTION ( ?IS FEATURE ( ,RUSSIAN LIFE 9 ANY ( HIS O!R WORKS4 ,9 ?IS /ORY ALSO HE HAS PRES5T$ MANY TRAITS :I* >E COMMON TO HUMAN NATURE ?R\<\T ! WORLD1 & ?IS GIVES AN ADD$ 9T]E/ TO ! BOOK4 ,! LANGUAGE IS SIMPLE & PICTURESQUE1 & ! *>ACT]S >E DRAWN ) REM>KABLE FIDELITY TO NATURE4 ,! MORAL ( ?IS TALE PO9TS \T H[ ! H]O ,IVAN MI<T HAVE AVOID$ ! T]RIBLE CONSEQU5CES ( A QU>REL ) HIS NEI<BOR 7:I* GREW \T ( NO?+7 IF HE HAD LIV$ 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! SCRIPTURAL 9JUNCTION TO =GIVE HIS BRO!R'S S9S & SEEK NOT = REV5GE4 

,! /ORY ( 0,POLIKU%KA0 IS A V]Y GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION ( ! LIFE L$ BY A S]VANT ( ! C\RT H\SEHOLD ( A C]TA9 NOBLEMAN1 9 :I* ! AU?OR PORTRAYS ! DIFF]5T CONDITIONS & SURR\ND+S 5JOY$ BY !SE S]VANTS FROM ?OSE ( ! ORD9>Y OR COMMON PEASANTS4 ,IT IS A TRUE & P[]FUL REPRODUCTION ( AN ELEM5T 9 ,RUSSIAN LIFE BUT LITTLE WRITT5 AB\T H]ET(ORE4 ,LIKE ! O!R /ORIES ( ?IS GREAT WRIT]1 0,POLIKU%KA0 HAS A MORAL TO :I* WE ALL MI<T PR(ITABLY GIVE HE$4 ,HE ILLU/RATES ! AWFUL CONSEQU5CES ( 9TEMP]ANCE1 & CONCLUDES ?AT ONLY K9D TREATM5T CAN RE=M ! VICTIMS ( ALCOHOL4 

,= MU* VALUABLE ASSI/ANCE 9 ! WORK ( !SE TRANSLATIONS1 ,I AM DEEPLY 9DEBT$ TO ! BRI<T ,5GLI% S*OL>%IP ( MY DEVOT$ WIFE4 

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