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Post by Middoth on Sept 6, 2021 20:40:50 GMT
we'll wait and see what Afghanistan has to offer.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Sept 6, 2021 20:42:43 GMT
Ok, nuclear weapons then. I can only either vodka or a bear or a balalaika  How large is the bear, and is it alive? How do you propose to get it to me? |
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Post by alienatedd on Sept 6, 2021 20:46:02 GMT
But seriously, I can offer to exchange paper versions of books for Russian books. Unfortunately, you will not understand anything in Russian. I have books from the times of the USSR. The exchange can be made via a parcel. Maybe someone is interested?)
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Post by 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr on Sept 7, 2021 11:56:01 GMT
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Post by ramseycampbell on Sept 8, 2021 8:54:04 GMT
Yellow Fog has already read it. This wonderful book is available in Russian. By the way, I'm from Russia I would like to have scanned books so that I can translate them into Russian and popularize Lee Daniels in Russia. Maybe someone has scans of books? The Black Castle (1978) The Silver Skull (1979) Citizen Vampire (1981) You'd need to clear that with Les's literary estate. I'm not sure who the agent is, but you could try emailing info@lesdaniels.com. |
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Post by alienatedd on Sept 8, 2021 13:38:06 GMT
Wow. Thank you very much! This is a super source. It's a pity that not all the books are there. It remains to find: The Black Castle (1978) The Silver Skull (1979) |
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Post by Swampirella on Sept 8, 2021 13:42:21 GMT
Wow. Thank you very much! This is a super source. It's a pity that not all the books are there. It remains to find: The Black Castle (1978) The Silver Skull (1979) No Les Daniels here, but you might find other books of interest:
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Post by alienatedd on Sept 8, 2021 13:57:13 GMT
No Les Daniels here, but you might find other books of interest:
Oh, thanks! |
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Post by Middoth on Sept 8, 2021 14:14:09 GMT
"No Blood Spilled" not counting?
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Post by alienatedd on Sept 8, 2021 18:30:19 GMT
"No Blood Spilled" not counting?
Do you have any? |
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Post by Middoth on Sept 8, 2021 18:47:46 GMT
"No Blood Spilled" not counting?
Do you have any?
I have all of them, except "No Blood Spilled" .
But I do not like popularization, the Russian public, in my opinion, is unfriendly, spoiled even by the few translations that are available and is unceremonious in criticism.
I think Adam Neville and Richard Lymon will be enough for them for a long time.
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Post by alienatedd on Sept 8, 2021 20:03:41 GMT
I have all of them, except "No Blood Spilled" .
But I do not like popularization, the Russian public, in my opinion, is unfriendly, spoiled even by the few translations that are available and is unceremonious in criticism.
I think Adam Neville and Richard Lymon will be enough for them for a long time.
Well, it's a pity that you have such an opinion about the Russians. |
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Post by Middoth on Sept 8, 2021 20:08:47 GMT
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Post by alienatedd on Sept 8, 2021 20:11:17 GMT
Wars? I was hoping that this forum is about culture, and not about politics. You are living in the past. This is a rather sly song by Yevgeny Yevtushenko from the times of stagnation, which told that the Russians do not want a war. Perhaps not everyone understands the meaning of the song. I didn't want to get involved in this, but the translation of the song is very loosely interpreted. Probably to have a rhyme, it turned out a clumsy translation. The original in Russian sounds like this: Да, мы умеем воевать, Но не хотим, чтобы опять Солдаты падали в бою На землю горькую свою Direct translation without rhyme: Yes, we know how to fight, But we do not want to again Soldiers fell in battle To your bitter land The translation in this video: The Russians do know how to fight And to confront a fatal plight. When rising from the thickest mud, We know the bitter taste of blood. As they say, feel the difference... Perhaps a negative perception arises from the difficulty of translation. |
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Post by helrunar on Sept 8, 2021 20:48:50 GMT
That's a terrible translation in that video. Thank you for telling us the true meaning of the words.
I know almost nothing about Russia and the Russians. When I lived in Beijing I met several and they were very passionate people who often drank heavily--I figured there were reasons for that. This one Russian guy bought a VCR (it was the early 90s) and constantly played a Bananarama video in his dorm room--I'd hear it whenever I walked past his doorway. I was told all the Russians were buying TVs and VCRs.
I felt particularly sorry for a couple of gay Russian men I met because the institutionalized homophobia was relentless--same as in China.
What intrigues me is the role of Russians in esoteric and metaphysical explorations. Some of the most formidable occultists on our planet have been Russians, but little is known of this in the West apart from tired jokes about Helena P. Blavatsky and Gurdjieff. I know Middoth thinks it's all mumbo-jumbo but I would like to learn more, someday. Much of what I know comes from occultists who have been artists, especially painters and composers.
H.
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