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>Non-Russian readers do not realize two things: that not all Russians love Dostoevsky as much as Americans do, and that most of those Russians who do, venerate him as a mystic and not as an artist. He was a prophet, a claptrap journalist and a slapdash comedian. I admit that some of his scenes, some of his tremendous, farcical rows are extraordinarily amusing. But his sensitive murderers and soulful prostitutes are not to be endured for one moment—by this reader anyway.

Americans confirmed most pleb readers.

>> No.11067259

>>11067254
>a pedophile's opinion

>> No.11067264

I mean, it was also Americans who fell for the meme that Pasternak AS A PROSAIST had any artistic merit whatsoever.

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>>11067254
>prophet,
>claptrap journalist
>slap[stick] comedian
>tremendous farcical rows
>sensitive murderers and soulful prostitutes
So . . . Russian Hamlet/Shakespeare.

>> No.11067362

>>11067315
Presumably. Now if the Russians were a proud people they'd be able to bask in the glory.

>> No.11067434 [DELETED] 

>>11067264
Nabokov said he was a good poet.

>> No.11067444

>>11067434
>as
>a
>prosaist

>> No.11067453 [DELETED] 

>>11067444
Perhaps one ought to use English.

>> No.11067454

>>11067315
>slap·dash
>ˈslapˌdaSH/
>adjective
>adjective: slapdash; adjective: slap-dash
>1. done too hurriedly and carelessly.
nabokov is not careless with words, and he had full command of english. here, he is suggesting that dosto was unintentionally, or 'carelessly', funny.

>> No.11067460

>>11067453
perhaps 'one' should open his dictionary
or make use of a well-known search engine

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>>11067362
A Professional Russian here.
We are a proud people but we choose to be proud of conquering other countries, having a strong leader and "winning WW2". Russia is incredibly patriotic.

In addition, Dosto, Tolstoy and Pushkin are hailed incredibly both in Russia and Abroad so I don't really see how we could be any more proud of them - Russian classics are already celebrated.

>> No.11067467 [DELETED] 

>>11067460
Why? I'm suggesting you ought to learn English. Knowing English well is a valuable commodity in the 21st century.

>> No.11067470

>>11067254
sounds jelly to me

>> No.11067485

>>11067254
>mfw nabokov called russia a provincial pleb country and said his favorite readers were american
>also said he took a special delight in shitting on anti americans and called them brainlets
Nice try tho

>> No.11067569

>>11067254
I remember reading this before

>> No.11067584

It's considered good taste in Russian speaking countries to shit on Dosto for whatever reason.

Still the only literature to make me cry.

>> No.11067632

>>11067259

>Implying morality has anything to do with the validity of an opinion

Aristotle believed women were inferior to men because they had underdeveloped decisional abilities and that slavery was justified because some men were born to be slaves, and yet we are not that quick in dismissing his opinions, you absolute pleb

>> No.11067710

>>11067632
he wasn’t wrong tho

>> No.11067779

>>11067632
He wasn't wrong and those opinions are in no way "immoral", you utter dolt. Think before you post.

>> No.11067909

>>11067632
>implying Nabokov's opinion is immutable in the first place

>> No.11067910

>>11067779
Forcing someone to be your slave because they have a low IQ isn't moral Anon, that's why we have Capitalism now to fool dumb people into working for us

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>>11067710
>>11067779
>he wasn't wrong

>> No.11067935

>>11067254
>LE SLAV SPIRIt IS SO UNIQUE AND VIRTUOUS, U WESTERNS WILL NEVAR GET US!!!!!

>> No.11067984

>>11067254
He was just jealous. He is an aristocratic elitist and feels wounded to know that some middle class guy is more renowned than him. Funnily enough, it was an ancestor of Nabokov that organised Dostoevsky mock execution.
>>11067910
t. lefty
Even 'dumb' people now have a chance to improve themselves and get rich.

>> No.11068033

>>11067984
Nabokov despite many claims was a fairly petty aristocrat. Nowhere approaching nobility and his father was an ardent bourgeois. Dostoevsky was little more middle class than him

>> No.11068376

>>11067935
this. most russians are so up their own asses.