Comments on: The Little Golden Calf http://www.siberianlight.net/the-little-golden-calf/ The Russia Blog Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:56:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Andy http://www.siberianlight.net/the-little-golden-calf/#comment-57454 Andy Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:24:51 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/?p=2072#comment-57454 <i>First modern translation into English, right?</i> Yes - thanks for spotting the typo. Fixed! <i>Any idea why she xlated GOLDEN CALF first?</i> Absolutely none, sorry. At a guess I'd say because it's better known, and was more commercially viable. <i>BTW, interesting blog! Today’s the first time I’ve seen it. </i> Thanks - I hope you enjoy reading through the archives, and all the new stuff I've got planned. First modern translation into English, right?

Yes – thanks for spotting the typo. Fixed!

Any idea why she xlated GOLDEN CALF first?

Absolutely none, sorry. At a guess I’d say because it’s better known, and was more commercially viable.

BTW, interesting blog! Today’s the first time I’ve seen it.

Thanks – I hope you enjoy reading through the archives, and all the new stuff I’ve got planned.

]]> By: Ernst http://www.siberianlight.net/the-little-golden-calf/#comment-57453 Ernst Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:20:16 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/?p=2072#comment-57453 > The Russian Life edition is the first translation of Ilya Ilf an Evgeny Petrov’s famous work. First modern translation into English, right? > She is currently working on a translation of The Twelve Chairs... Any idea why she xlated GOLDEN CALF first? BTW, interesting blog! Today's the first time I've seen it. A google search found your posting about google translation of Russian & Belarus[s]ian. > The Russian Life edition is the first translation of Ilya Ilf an Evgeny Petrov’s famous work.

First modern translation into English, right?

> She is currently working on a translation of The Twelve Chairs…

Any idea why she xlated GOLDEN CALF first?

BTW, interesting blog! Today’s the first time I’ve seen it. A google search found your posting about google translation of Russian & Belarus[s]ian.

]]> By: Andy http://www.siberianlight.net/the-little-golden-calf/#comment-57408 Andy Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:04:50 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/?p=2072#comment-57408 It doesn't look very well, does it. I shall ask Tim to explain himself. It doesn’t look very well, does it. I shall ask Tim to explain himself.

]]> By: Elena http://www.siberianlight.net/the-little-golden-calf/#comment-57407 Elena Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:56:46 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/?p=2072#comment-57407 Hello Andy , i am just a rendom reader , i need your help with an irrelevant question - i been reading Tim Newman's blog , www.desertsun.co.uk but for the past week i cannot get access to his blog anymore do you have any idea what's up? I'm terribly sorry for such inappropriate intrusion to your blog but I will greatly appreciate your kind help thanks alot , Elena Hello Andy ,
i am just a rendom reader ,
i need your help with an irrelevant question -

i been reading Tim Newman’s blog , http://www.desertsun.co.uk
but for the past week i cannot get access to his blog anymore
do you have any idea what’s up?

I’m terribly sorry for such inappropriate intrusion to your blog
but I will greatly appreciate your kind help

thanks alot ,
Elena

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