欧宝娱乐

Jump to ratings and reviews
Rate this book

Hope Against Hope

Rate this book
An intimate portrait of the Russian poet Osip Mandelstam whose confrontation with Stalin resulted in his imprisonment in a Siberian concentration camp

448 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1970

103 people are currently reading
6630 people want to read

About the author

Nadezhda Mandelstam

13books79followers
Nadezhda Yakovlevna Mandelstam (Russian: 袧邪写械卸写邪 携泻芯胁谢械胁薪邪 袦邪薪写械谢褜褕褌邪屑, n茅e Hazin; 31 October 1899 鈥� 29 December 1980) was a Russian writer and a wife of poet Osip Mandelstam.
Born in Saratov into a middle-class Jewish family, she spent her early years in Kiev. After the gymnasium she studied art.
After their marriage in 1921, Nadezhda and Osip Mandelstam lived in Ukraine, Petrograd, Moscow, and Georgia. Osip was arrested in 1934 for his Stalin Epigram and exiled with Nadezhda to Cherdyn, in the Perm region and later to Voronezh.
After Osip Mandelstam's second arrest and his subsequent death at a transit camp "Vtoraya Rechka" near Vladivostok in 1938, Nadezhda Mandelstam led an almost nomadic way of life, dodging her expected arrest and frequently changing places of residence and temporary jobs. On at least one occasion, in Kalinin, the NKVD came for her the next day after she fled.
As her mission in life, she set to preserve and publish her husband's poetic heritage. She managed to keep most of it memorized because she did not trust paper.
After the death of Stalin, Nadezhda Mandelstam completed her dissertation (1956) and some years after was allowed to return to Moscow (1964).
In her memoirs, Hope Against Hope and Hope Abandoned, first published in the West, she gives an epic analysis of her life and criticizes the moral and cultural degradation of the Soviet Union of the 1920s and later. The titles of her memoirs are puns, Nadezhda in Russian meaning "hope".
In 1976 she gave her archives to Princeton University. Nadezhda Mandelstam died in 1980 in Moscow, aged 81.

Ratings & Reviews

What do you think?
Rate this book

Friends & Following

Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!

Community Reviews

5 stars
673 (55%)
4 stars
359 (29%)
3 stars
138 (11%)
2 stars
32 (2%)
1 star
9 (<1%)
Displaying 1 - 30 of 154 reviews
Profile Image for 爻赌丕乇丕.
284 reviews232 followers
September 11, 2019
丕賵賱 丕夭 賴賲賴 丿乇亘丕乇賴 鬲乇噩賲賴鈥屰� 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘诏賲 趩賯丿乇 禺賵亘賴. 亘蹖跇賳 丕卮鬲乇蹖 賵丕賯毓丕 鬲賵 讴丕乇 禺賵丿卮 禺亘乇賴 丕爻鬲. 鬲賲丕賲 倬蹖 賳賵卮鬲鈥屬囏� 賵 鬲賵囟蹖丨丕鬲 亘賴 噩丕 賵 讴丕賲賱賴貙 鬲乇噩賲賴鈥屰� 禺賵丿 賲鬲賳 賴賲 丕夭 賴賲賴 賱丨丕馗 亘丿賵賳 賳賯氐 亘賵丿.
丕賲蹖丿 毓賱蹖賴 丕賲蹖丿 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕賵爻蹖倬 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲 卮丕毓乇 賯乇賳 亘蹖爻鬲 乇賵爻蹖賴 丕爻鬲 讴賴 丕夭 亘毓丿 丕賳賯賱丕亘 丕讴鬲亘乇 鬲丕 倬丕蹖丕賳 毓賲乇卮 夭賳丿诏蹖 爻禺鬲 賵 丿乇丿賳丕讴蹖 乇賵 爻倬乇蹖 賲蹖讴賳賴 夭賳丿诏蹖鈥屫й� 讴賴 禺蹖賱蹖 丕夭 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇丕蹖 丕賵賳 丿賵乇丕賳 乇賵爻蹖賴 丕夭卮 賲爻鬲孬賳丕 賳蹖爻鬲賳丿. 乇丕賵蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴賲爻乇 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲 賮囟丕蹖 丕乇毓丕亘 賵 賵丨卮鬲 乇賵 亘丕 噩夭卅蹖丕鬲 鬲賵氐蹖賮 賲蹖讴賳賴 賵 丕夭 爻禺鬲蹖鈥屬囏й屰� 讴賴 亘乇丕蹖 夭賳丿賴 賲賵賳丿賳 賵 丕丿丕賲賴 丿丕丿賳 (丨鬲蹖 丕诏乇 丕蹖賳 夭賳丿诏蹖 賴賲乇丕賴 亘丕 爻讴賵鬲 亘丕卮賴) 賲蹖诏賴.
丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘賳馗乇賲 賲賳亘毓 讴丕賲賱蹖賴 亘乇丕 丕胤賱丕毓 丕夭 賮囟丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丨讴賵賲鬲 讴賲賵賳蹖爻鬲蹖 亘乇丕蹖 賲乇丿賲 賵 亘賴 禺氐賵氐 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇丕蹖 讴卮賵乇 丕蹖噩丕丿 讴乇丿賴.
丿乇 亘毓囟蹖 丕夭 賯爻賲鬲丕 鬲讴乇丕乇 賵 鬲賵囟蹖丨丕鬲 亘蹖卮 丕夭 丕賳丿丕夭賴 蹖讴 賲賯丿丕乇 丕匕蹖鬲賲 賲蹖讴乇丿. 丕夭 爻賲鬲 丿蹖诏賴 乇賵丕蹖鬲 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賵 亘賴 丨丕卮蹖賴 乇賮鬲賳鈥屬囏ж� 丿乇 賴乇 賮氐賱 賴賲 丕夭 蹖讴 丿爻鬲蹖 賲鬲賳 讴賲 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿.
亘賴 賴賲賴鈥屰� 讴爻丕蹖蹖 讴賴 毓賱丕賯賲賳丿 亘賴 鬲丕乇蹖禺賳 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賵 賲丕亘賯蹖 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏й� 鬲乇噩賲賴 卮丿賴鈥屰� 賳卮乇 孬丕賱孬 鬲賵 丕蹖賳 丨賵夭賴 乇賵 倬蹖卮賳賴丕丿 賲蹖讴賳賲.
Profile Image for Mohammad Ali Shamekhi.
1,096 reviews299 followers
August 18, 2016

讴鬲丕亘蹖 丕爻鬲 亘賴 卮丿鬲 禺賵丕賳丿賳蹖 讴賴 丿乇 丌賳 賴賲 丕夭 卮毓乇 賵 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 爻禺賳 乇賮鬲賴貙 賴賲 丕夭 鬲丕乇蹖禺 賵 爻蹖丕爻鬲 賵 賮乇賴賳诏 - 賴賲賴 匕蹖賱 蹖讴 夭賳丿诏蹖 賳丕賲賴 蹖 卮禺氐蹖. 丕氐賱丕 賳亘丕蹖丿 賮讴乇 讴乇丿 讴賴 亘丕 禺丕胤乇丕鬲蹖 氐乇賮丕 卮禺氐蹖 乇賵亘乇賵卅蹖賲. 卮蹖賵賴 蹖 賵乇賵丿 賳丕丿跇丿丕 亘賴 賲胤賱亘 賵 丨丕卮蹖賴 乇賮鬲賳 賴丕蹖卮 賴賲 亘爻蹖 禺賵丕賳丿賳蹖 丕爻鬲. 趩賳丕賳讴賴 禺賵丿 賳丕丿夭丿丕 诏賮鬲賴 丕賵 蹖讴 "卮丕賴丿"賴 賵 鬲亘毓丕 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 蹖讴 卮賴丕丿鬲 賳丕賲賴

丨丕卮蹖賴: 禺蹖賱蹖 毓噩蹖亘賴 讴賴 乇賵蹖 噩賱丿 賴蹖趩 丕卮丕乇賴 丕蹖 亘賴 丕蹖賳 賲胤賱亘 賳蹖爻鬲 讴賴 亘丕 禺丕胤乇丕鬲 亘讴 賮乇丿 乇賵亘乇賵卅蹖賲. 賲賳 讴賴 亘卮禺氐賴 賮讴乇 賲蹖 讴乇丿賲 讴爻蹖 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 賵囟毓蹖鬲 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇丕賳 丕孬乇蹖 賳賵卮鬲賴. 讴丕乇 丿乇爻鬲蹖 賳亘賵丿賴 丕蹖賳 倬賳賴丕賳讴丕乇蹖. 丕賲丕 讴鬲丕亘 丕賳賯丿 禺賵亘賴 讴賴 賵丕賯毓丕 卮丕蹖爻鬲賴 蹖 丕蹖賳賴 讴賴 丕賵賳賵 诏賵蹖丕蹖 賵囟毓 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇丕賳 丿乇 卮賵乇賵蹖 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳蹖 亘丿丕賳蹖賲
Profile Image for Peiman.
608 reviews182 followers
November 26, 2024
丕賲蹖丿 毓賱蹖賴 丕賲蹖丿 賲噩賲賵毓賴 禺丕胤乇丕鬲蹖鈥屫池� 丿乇 賮丕氐賱賴鈥屰� 爻丕賱鈥屬囏й� 郾酃鄢鄞 鬲丕 郾酃鄢鄹 丕夭 賳丕丿跇丿丕 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲 賴賲爻乇 丕賵爻蹖倬 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲 卮丕毓乇 賲卮賴賵乇 乇賵爻蹖 丿乇 夭賲丕賳 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 讴賴 亘賴 丿賱蹖賱 爻乇賵丿賳 丕卮毓丕乇 囟丿 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳蹖 丿賵 亘丕乇 丿爻鬲诏蹖乇 卮丿 賵 丿乇 賳賴丕蹖鬲 丿乇 丿賵賲蹖賳 亘丕乇蹖 讴賴 亘賴 丕乇丿賵诏丕賴 讴丕乇 丕噩亘丕乇蹖 賮乇爻鬲丕丿賴 卮丿貙 丿乇 丌睾賵卮 賲乇诏 丌乇丕賲 诏乇賮鬲.

賯乇賳 诏乇诏 亘乇 卮丕賳賴鈥屫з� 賲蹖鈥屫囏�
丕賲丕 賲賳 丕夭 禺賵賳 诏乇诏 賳蹖爻鬲賲
賴賲趩賵賳 讴賱丕賴蹖 丿乇 丌爻鬲蹖賳貙 賲乇丕 亘蹖 丿睾丿睾賴
亘賴 倬賵爻鬲蹖賳 丿丕睾 丿卮鬲鈥屬囏й� 爻蹖亘乇蹖 賮乇賵 讴賳
芦丕賵爻蹖倬 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲禄

賳丕丿跇丿丕 亘丕 鬲賵氐蹖賮 噩丕賲毓賴鈥屰� 鬲丨鬲 丿蹖讴鬲丕鬲賵乇蹖鈥� 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 賵 亘賴 鬲亘毓 丕賵賳 乇賮鬲丕乇 賲乇丿賲 賳爻亘鬲 亘賴 賴賲 讴賴 倬乇 亘賵丿賴 丕夭 卮讴 賵 亘丿亘蹖賳蹖 倬乇丿賴 丕夭 亘爻蹖丕乇蹖 丕夭 丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲蹖 讴賴 亘乇 爻乇 禺賵丿卮 賵 賴賲爻乇卮 賵 鬲毓丿丕丿 夭蹖丕丿蹖 丕夭 亘賴 丕氐胤賱丕丨 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇丕賳 丕賵賲丿賴貙 亘乇 賲蹖丿丕乇賴.


賴乇 夭賲丕賳 禺亘乇 丿爻鬲诏蹖乇蹖 讴爻蹖 乇丕 賲蹖鈥屫促嗃屫屬� 賴乇诏夭 賳賲蹖鈥屬矩必驰屫屬� 亘賴 禺丕胤乇 趩蹖 丿爻鬲诏蹖乇卮 讴乇丿賳丿. 丌賳賴丕 亘乇丕蹖 倬蹖丿丕 賵 爻乇賴賲 亘賳丿蹖 讴乇丿賳 丿賱丕蹖賱 亘丿蹖毓 噩賴鬲 賲賵噩賴 爻丕禺鬲賳 丿爻鬲诏蹖乇蹖 丿蹖诏乇丕賳 乇賯丕亘鬲 噩丕賳丕賳賴鈥屫й� 亘丕 蹖讴丿蹖诏乇 丿丕卮鬲賳丿. 禺亘 賲蹖丿賵賳蹖 丕賵賳 丿乇 賵丕賯毓 賯丕趩丕賯趩蹖 亘賵丿貙 丕賵賳 丿蹖诏賴 禺蹖賱蹖 鬲賳丿乇賵蹖 賲蹖讴乇丿 .... 賴乇 讴丿丕賲 丕夭 丕蹖賳 丿賱丕蹖賱 讴賮丕蹖鬲 賲蹖讴乇丿 讴賴 賴乇 賮乇丿蹖 丿爻鬲诏蹖乇 賵 賳丕亘賵丿 卮賵丿: 禺賵丿蹖 賳亘賵丿貙 亘蹖卮 丕夭 丨丿 丨乇賮 賲蹖夭丿貙 卮禺氐蹖鬲 亘丿蹖 丿丕卮鬲貙 賴乇 夭賲丕賳蹖 讴賴 賮乇丿蹖 丕夭 丌卮賳丕蹖丕賳賲丕賳 丕蹖賳 爻賵丕賱 乇丕 賲蹖鈥屬矩必驰屫� 丌禺賲丕鬲賵賵丕 亘丕 毓氐亘丕賳蹖鬲 亘乇 爻乇卮 賮乇蹖丕丿 賲蹖夭丿: 芦賵丕賯毓丕 賲賳馗賵乇鬲 趩蹖賴 賵賯鬲蹖 賲蹖倬乇爻蹖 亘乇丕蹖 趩蹖責 丕賱丕賳 賵賯鬲卮 乇爻蹖丿賴 亘賮賴賲蹖 丌丿賲賴丕 乇賵 亘乇丕蹖 賴蹖趩蹖 丿爻鬲诏蹖乇 賲蹖讴賳賳丿!禄



賲乇丿賲蹖 讴賴 丿乇 夭蹖乇 蹖讴 賳馗丕賲 丿蹖讴鬲丕鬲賵乇蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 亘賴 爻乇毓鬲 丌讴賳丿賴 丕夭 丕丨爻丕爻 毓噩夭 賲蹖鈥屫促堎嗀� 賵 賴賲賵丕乇賴 亘賴丕賳賴鈥屫й� 亘乇丕蹖 亘蹖 毓賲賱蹖 禺賵丿 倬蹖丿丕 賲蹖讴賳賳丿. 芦丌禺賴 賲賳 趩胤賵乇蹖 賲蹖鬲賵丕賳賲 亘丕 亘賱賳丿 讴乇丿賳 氐丿丕蹖 丕毓鬲乇丕囟 禺賵丿賲 噩賱賵蹖 丕毓丿丕賲鈥屬囏� 乇丕 亘诏蹖乇賲責 丕蹖賳 噩賵乇 趩蹖夭賴丕 賮乇丕爻賵蹖 賯丿乇鬲 賵 鬲賵丕賳丕蹖蹖 賲賳 丕爻鬲. 丨丕賱丕 讴蹖 亘賴 丨乇賮 賲賳 诏賵卮 賲蹖鈥屫囏熉� 趩賳蹖賳 丨乇賮鈥屬囏й屰� 乇丕 爻乇丌賲丿丕賳 噩丕賲毓賴 賲丕 亘乇 夭亘丕賳 賲蹖鈥屫①堌必嗀� 賵 毓丕丿鬲賽 鬲賱丕卮 賳讴乇丿賳 亘乇丕蹖 亘賴 趩丕賱卮鈥屫焚勜ㄛ� 賯丿乇鬲 賮丕卅賯賴 丨讴賵賲鬲蹖 亘賴 賲毓賳丕蹖 丌賳 亘賵丿 讴賴 賴乇 丿丕賵賵丿蹖 讴賴 亘丕 丿爻鬲丕賳 禺丕賱蹖 亘賴 噩賳诏 噩丕賱賵鬲 賲蹖乇賮鬲 亘丕 賯蹖丕賮賴 賴丕蹖 賲鬲毓噩亘 丌丿賲賴丕 乇賵亘乇賵 賲蹖鈥屫簇�.
賲禺丕賱賮 賴賲賴 亘賵丿賳 賵 賲禺丕賱賮 夭賲丕賳賴 亘賵丿賳 讴丕乇 趩賳丿丕賳 丌爻丕賳蹖. 賳蹖爻鬲 鬲丕 丨丿蹖 賴賲诏蹖 賲丕 夭賲丕賳蹖 讴賴 亘賴 蹖讴 丿賵 乇丕賴蹖 賲蹖鈥屫必驰屬� 賵爻賵爻賴 賲蹖卮賵蹖賲 賴賲丕賳 噩丕丿賴 丕蹖 乇丕 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 讴賳蹖賲 讴賴 丕讴孬乇蹖鬲 丕賳鬲禺丕亘卮 讴乇丿賴鈥屫з嗀� 賲丕 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇蹖賲 亘賴 丌賳賴丕蹖蹖 賲賱丨賯 卮賵蹖賲 讴賴 亘賴 禺蹖丕賱賲丕賳 乇丕賴 賵 賲賯氐丿 乇丕 亘賱丿賳丿鈥�. 賯丿乇鬲 丕乇丕丿賴 毓賲賵賲蹖 亘蹖讴乇丕賳 丕爻鬲...


丕夭 賳讴鬲賴鈥屬囏й� 噩丕賱亘 讴鬲丕亘 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳 丕蹖賳 亘賵丿 讴賴 亘丕 丕蹖賳讴賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴鈥屰� 讴鬲丕亘 賳丕丿跇丿丕 丕爻鬲 丨囟賵乇 禺賵丿卮 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 賲丨爻賵爻 賳蹖爻鬲 賵 賲丨賵乇 丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲 丕賵爻蹖倬 賵 丿蹖诏乇丕賳 賴爻鬲賳丿 賵 賳讴鬲賴鈥屰� 丿蹖诏賴 丕蹖賳讴賴 賯囟丕賵鬲鈥屬囏й� 噩丕賱亘蹖 讴賴 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕噩毓 亘賴 丕賮乇丕丿 賲蹖卮賴 讴丕賲賱丕賸 乇讴 賵 亘蹖鈥屬矩必� 丕爻鬲 賵 丕賱亘鬲賴 丕夭 賳馗乇 賲賳 丕夭 丿丕蹖乇賴鈥屰� 丕賳氐丕賮 賴賲 禺丕乇噩 賳卮丿賴. 賲孬賱丕賸 倬爻 丕夭 賲丕噩乇丕蹖 爻蹖賱蹖鈥屫й� 讴賴 丕賵爻蹖倬 亘賴 丌賱讴爻蹖 鬲賵賱爻鬲賵蹖 賲蹖夭賳賴貙 丿丕乇蹖賲:


胤賵賱蹖 賳讴卮蹖丿 讴賴 禺亘乇丿丕乇 卮丿蹖賲 诏賵乇讴蹖 亘賴 鬲賵賱爻鬲賵蹖 诏賮鬲賴 亘賵丿賴 丕爻鬲: 芦賲丕 亘賴 丕賵 (賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲) 禺賵丕賴蹖賲 賮賴賲丕賳丿 讴賴 丨賲賱賴 讴乇丿賳 亘賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 乇賵爻蹖 蹖毓賳蹖 趩賴.禄 丨丕賱丕 亘丕 賯丕胤毓蹖鬲 亘賴 賲賳 賲蹖鈥屭堐屬嗀� 诏賵乇讴蹖 賳賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗀池� 趩賳蹖賳 丨乇賮蹖 诏賮鬲賴 亘丕卮丿. 丌賳賴丕 賲蹖鈥屭堐屬嗀� 诏賵乇讴蹖 賵丕賯毓丕賸 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲 丕夭 丌賳 鬲氐賵蹖乇蹖 亘賵丿 讴賴 賲丕 丕夭 丕賵 丿乇 丌賳 夭賲丕賳 丿乇 匕賴賳 禺賵丿賲丕賳 鬲氐賵乇 賲蹖鈥屭┴必屬� 丨丕賱丕 诏乇丕蹖卮 诏爻鬲乇丿賴 丕蹖 賵噩賵丿 丿丕乇丿 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屫堌з囏� 诏賵乇讴蹖 乇丕 亘丿賱 亘賴 賯乇亘丕賳蹖 乇跇蹖賲 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳蹖爻鬲蹖 讴賳丿. 丨丕賱丕 禺蹖賱蹖鈥屬囏� 賴爻鬲賳丿 讴賴 賲蹖禺賵丕賴賳丿 丕夭 诏賵乇讴蹖 蹖讴 賯賴乇賲丕賳 丌夭丕丿蹖 丕賳丿蹖卮賴 亘爻丕夭賳丿 賵 丕賵 乇丕 丨丕賲蹖 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇丕賳 丿乇 丿賵乇賴鈥屰� 賱賳蹖賳 賵 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 噩賱賵賴 丿賴賳丿.


卮禺氐蹖鬲 丿蹖诏賴鈥屫й� 讴賴 丕夭卮 亘爻蹖丕乇 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 賳丕賲 亘乇丿賴 賲蹖卮賴 丌賳丕 丌禺賲丕鬲賵賵丕貙 卮丕毓乇 賵 丿賵爻鬲 氐賲蹖賲蹖 丕賵爻蹖倬 賵 賳丕丿跇丿丕 丕爻鬲. 丌禺賲丕鬲賵賵丕 倬爻 丕夭 丿爻鬲诏蹖乇蹖 丕賵爻蹖倬 卮毓乇蹖 爻乇賵丿

丌賳鈥屫� 倬卮鬲 爻蹖賲鈥屬囏й� 禺丕乇丿丕乇
丿乇爻鬲 丿乇 丿賱 鬲丕蹖诏丕蹖 丕賳亘賵賴
丌賳鈥屬囏� 爻丕蹖賴鈥屰� 賲乇丕 亘乇丕蹖 亘丕夭噩賵蹖蹖 賲蹖鈥屫ㄘ必嗀�


趩賳丿 禺胤蹖 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘:

賵賯鬲蹖 蹖讴 诏丕賵 乇丕 亘賴 爻賱丕禺鈥屫з嗁� 賴丿丕蹖鬲 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 賴賳賵夭 丕賲蹖丿賵丕乇 丕爻鬲 讴賴 丕夭 丿爻鬲賽 賯氐丕亘丕賳卮 亘诏乇蹖夭丿 賵 丌賳賴丕乇丕 賱诏丿讴賵亘 讴賳丿 诏丕賵賴丕蹖 丿蹖诏乇 賳鬲賵丕賳爻鬲賴鈥屫з嗀� 丕蹖賳 丌诏丕賴蹖 乇丕 亘賴 賴賲 賳賵毓丕賳卮丕賳 賲賳鬲賯賱 讴賳賳丿 讴賴 趩賳蹖賳 丕鬲賮丕賯蹖 賴乇诏夭 乇禺 賳賲蹖鈥屫囏� 賵 丕夭 爻賱丕禺鈥屫з嗁� 賴蹖趩 乇丕賴
亘丕夭诏卮鬲蹖 亘賴 诏賱賴 賵噩賵丿 賳丿丕乇丿. 賲賳 賴乇诏夭 賳卮賳蹖丿賴 丕賲 丌丿賲蹖 丿乇 丨丕賱 亘購乇丿賴 卮丿賳 亘賴 爻讴賵蹖 丕毓丿丕賲卮貙 鬲賵丕賳爻鬲賴 亘丕卮丿 賮乇丕乇 讴賳丿 丕睾賱亘 丕夭 禺賵丿 賲蹖鈥屬矩必驰屫� 丌蹖丕 噩蹖睾 讴卮蹖丿賳 丿乇 夭賲丕賳蹖 讴賴 鬲賵 乇丕 讴鬲讴 賲蹖鈥屫操嗁嗀� 賵 夭蹖乇 倬丕 賱賴 賲蹖讴賳賳丿 讴丕乇 丿乇爻鬲蹖 爻鬲責



賴蹖趩 趩蹖夭蹖 亘賴 丕賳丿丕夭賴鈥屰� 卮乇蹖讴 讴乇丿賳 賲乇丿賲 毓丕丿蹖 丿乇 噩賳丕蹖鬲鈥屬囏й� 乇跇蹖賲 亘丕毓孬 鬲卮丿蹖丿 丕丨爻丕爻 賴賲亘爻鬲诏蹖 丕蹖賳 丌丿賲鈥屬囏� 亘丕 乇跇蹖賲 賳賲蹖鈥屫簇� 賴乇 趩賯丿乇 倬丕蹖 賲乇丿賲 亘蹖卮鬲乇蹖 亘賴 丿丕禺賱 噩賳丕蹖鬲 賴丕蹖 乇跇蹖賲 讴卮蹖丿賴 賲蹖卮丿 賵 鬲毓丿丕丿 禺亘乇趩蹖賳鈥屬囏� 賵 噩丕爻賵爻丕賳 倬賱蹖爻 賲禺賮蹖 亘蹖卮鬲乇 賲蹖卮丿 亘乇 鬲毓丿丕丿 丨丕賲蹖丕賳 乇跇蹖賲 賵 讴爻丕賳蹖 讴賴 禺賵丕賴丕賳 毓賲乇 賴夭丕乇 爻丕賱賴 蹖 丌賳 亘賵丿賳丿 賳蹖夭丕囟丕賮賴 賲蹖卮丿.



丿乇 爻丕賱 郾酃鄢鄯 蹖讴 爻乇亘丕夭 鬲丕夭賴 賲乇禺氐 卮丿賴 亘賴 賲賳 诏賮鬲: 芦賴蹖趩 丕賳鬲禺丕亘丕鬲蹖 丿乇 噩賴丕賳 亘賴 丕賳丿丕夭賴鈥屰� 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 賲丕 賲賳氐賮丕賳賴 賳蹖爻鬲貨 丌賳賴丕 [丨讴賵賲鬲] 賳丕賲夭丿賴丕 乇丕 賲毓乇賮蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 賵 賲丕 丕夭 亘蹖賳 丌賳賴丕 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗃屬�.禄 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲 賴賲 禺丕賲 卮丿 賵 賮乇蹖亘 丕蹖賳 丕賳鬲禺丕亘丕鬲 賯賱丕亘蹖 乇丕 禺賵乇丿. 丕賵 倬爻 丕夭 丕賳丿丕禺鬲賳 乇兀蹖 禺賵丿 丿乇 氐賳丿賵賯 亘賴 賲賳 诏賮鬲: 芦丌賳賴丕 丨丕賱丕 丕賳鬲禺丕亘丕鬲 乇丕 丿丕乇賳丿 丕蹖賳 胤賵乇蹖 亘乇诏夭丕乇 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 丕賲丕 亘賴 鬲丿乇蹖噩 蹖丕丿 禺賵丕賴賳丿 诏乇賮鬲 讴賴 丌賳 乇丕 亘賴鬲乇 亘乇诏夭丕乇 讴賳賳丿 賵 丿乇 丕蹖賳 氐賵乇鬲 丿乇 丌蹖賳丿賴 丕賳鬲禺丕亘丕鬲 賲賳丕爻亘鈥屫臂� 禺賵丕賴蹖賲 丿丕卮鬲.禄
Profile Image for E. G..
1,140 reviews792 followers
February 22, 2020
Introduction, by Clarence Brown
Translator's Preface


--Hope against Hope

Postscript

Appendix:
A. Notes on Persons Mentioned in the Text
B. Note on Literary Movements and Organizations

Index
Profile Image for Chris Coffman.
Author听2 books45 followers
April 1, 2021
Only a process that is very beautiful and very terrible could produce this book: the anguish of two human souls being tormented by a cruel, fiendishly clever, and virtually all-powerful State determined to murder both the body and soul of its victims. Whether we deserve to benefit as readers from the terrible tempering endured by the poet Osip Mandelstam and his widow Nadezhda Mandelstam is a matter that can be easily determined: we do not deserve it. We are not worthy of the Mandelstams. They belong to a very select group of all the human beings who have ever lived, most of whom we will never know. Thanks to her memoir, we do know Nadezhda and Osip.

If Osip's great characteristic was his commitment to truth, Nadezhda's was her endurance (if this sounds dismissive recall that the New Testament repeatedly includes endurance as one of a short list of authentic signs of the divine Spirit). Her survival made possible the survival of (most) of Osip's poetry, and of the story of their lives, preserved in this unique memoir.

Wordsworth defined poetry as "emotion recollected in tranquility", and this memoir has something deeper than tranquility to it, a profound serenity, a luminous sadness, a fusion of love and truth which is the pivot on which human history revolves.

It is clear from reading this book that Osip was one those described in the 11th chapter of Hebrews as those "of whom the world was not worthy".

What better way to understand the industrial scale barbarisms of the twentieth century than to read about how they were observed and interpreted through the sensibilities of great poets and writers? Perhaps because of the relative brevity of the "Thousand Year Reich", we have had far more accounts from Hitler's victims than from Lenin and Stalin's victims. But the ones that did survive from the Soviet Union, not just HOPE AGAINST HOPE but works by Ginzburg, Brodsky, and Solzhenitsyn, are testaments of the human spirit of the same order as the those written by witnesses to the Holocaust.

But the significance of HOPE AGAINST HOPE is not primarily its historical account of the Stalinist system, but its depiction of cosmic injustice and the possibility--even in the worst circumstances--for some kind of ultimate triumph of truth and integrity and decency and love.

I doubt that a person picking up this book on a whim will read it through, unless, without knowing it, they have been preparing themselves for years to understand what Osip and Nadezhda have to tell us about ourselves and about the human potential for choosing truth and acting with moral courage. That was true for me. I bought this book twenty years ago, and although I started it a couple of times, I have only just read it after all that time it has been on my shelves. Paradoxically, although it's a life-changing book, perhaps one's life has to have already changed, or begun to change, before one can engage with it.

There is so much to reflect on in HOPE AGAINST HOPE. It is clear, for example, that although he died at the age of 46 in one of Stalin's camps, Osip was spiritually far advanced of the level achieved by Nadezhda herself in old age as she writes this memoir. She faithfully reports her long-dead husband's remarks and opinions without, in many cases, quite understanding them. This is to be expected: what is anybody to make of an observation such as the following: "Although [Osip:] did not seek happiness, he described everything he valued in terms of pleasure and play: 'Thanks to the wonderful bounty of Christianity, the whole of our two-thousand-year-old culture is the setting of the world free for play, for spiritual pleasure, for the free imitation of Christ.'"? [page 267:]

One last comment about HOPE AGAINST HOPE is the perspective it provides for reading and evaluating other books on the period. HOPE AGAINST HOPE is an almost Biblically rigorous metric for ethical and moral decision. Stimulated by this memoir, I've been reading or re-reading LIFE AND FATE, Bulgakov's diaries and letters collected as MANUSCRIPTS DON'T BURN, Bulgakov's novel THE MASTER AND MARGARITA, Schklovsky's THEORY OF PROSE, Sebag-Montefiore's YOUNG STALIN, and a fascinating biography by Tom Reiss of the early Stalin biographer Essad Bay, who was actually a Jewish resident of Baku named Lev Nussenbaim. All of these books read differently in the pure light of HOPE AGAINST HOPE; behaviour and poses which seem plausible and even praiseworthy simply look inadequate against the standard set by the Mandelstams.

Everything, everybody, looks inadequate.

Profile Image for Ken.
Author听3 books1,156 followers
December 10, 2021
More later, but as it is for a book group discussion, I'll just say now that it is the most clear-eyed look at life under one-party rule (the cult of personality that was Stalinism) I've read. Communism, Fascism -- it all looks the same to me. Given what's going on in the world today, the lens becomes even more interesting.
Profile Image for Mat.
129 reviews38 followers
March 20, 2022
囟乇亘賴 丕蹖 讴賴 禺賵賳丿賳 夭賳丿诏蹖賳丕賲賴 賴丕 亘賴 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 賵丕乇丿 賲蹖讴賳賳 賴賲蹖卮賴 禺丕氐賴. 鬲氐賵乇 丕蹖賳讴賴 讴賴 鬲讴 鬲讴 禺丕胤乇丕鬲 亘丕夭诏賵 卮丿賴 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 鬲噩乇亘賴 蹖 丨賯蹖賯蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖 丿爻鬲賴 丕蹖 丕夭 丕賮乇丕丿 亘賵丿賴貙 丿乇丿丌賵乇 賵 鬲丕賲賱 亘乇丕賳诏蹖夭賴.
丕賲蹖丿 毓賱蹖賴 丕賲蹖丿 乇賵丕蹖鬲蹖爻鬲 丕夭 賳丕跇丿丕 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲 丿乇 賵氐賮 夭賳丿诏蹖 賴賲爻乇卮 (丕賵爻蹖倬 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲) 讴賴 丕夭 卮丕毓乇丕賳 亘乇噩爻鬲賴 蹖 乇賵爻 亘賵丿賴. 乇賵丕蹖鬲蹖 丕夭 夭賳丿诏蹖 爻禺鬲 噩丕賲毓賴 蹖 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇 乇賵爻蹖賴 丿乇 丿賵乇丕賳 禺賮賯丕賳 丕賳丿蹖卮賲賳丿丕 夭蹖乇 賳馗乇 丨讴賵賲鬲 讴賵賲賳蹖爻鬲蹖.
丕诏乇 丕賳賯丿乇 鬲讴乇丕乇 賲讴乇乇丕鬲 賳丿丕卮鬲 丨鬲賲丕 亘賴卮 倬賳噩 爻鬲丕乇賴 賲蹖丿丕丿賲.
Profile Image for Netta.
188 reviews144 followers
January 15, 2018
Unlike many wives of famous husbands who tend to emphasize that their husbands would've been nothing without their love and support (or their vanity let's call a spade a spade), Nadezhda Mandelstam wrote an absolutely heartbreaking and devastating chronicle of her husband's life which she happened to share as a fellow traveller and devoted supporter, not as a glamorous muse. Her immense talent of a storyteller makes her memoirs a lot more than just memories of Mandelstam and their life. Nadezhda Mandelstam tells the story of the whole generation, utterly lost and deliberately unheard in the noise of time; the story in which her husband is one of many, and yet unique. I love her voice - it's sharp and recognizable, intent on telling the truth, or, rather, on documenting the truth and leaving it as it is for someone to read and remember.
Profile Image for Ali Karimnejad.
334 reviews205 followers
November 7, 2022
賴乇 趩賯丿乇 夭賵丿鬲乇 賲乇丿賴 亘丕卮丿貙 亘賴鬲乇 丕爻鬲

丕蹖賳 丕夭 丌禺乇蹖賳 噩賲賱丕鬲 賳丕丿跇丿丕 賲丕賳丿丕賱卮鬲丕賲貙 賴賲爻乇 "丕賵爻蹖倬 賲丕賳丿丕賱卮鬲丕賲"貙 卮丕毓乇 亘夭乇诏 乇賵爻蹖賴 丕爻鬲 讴賴 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丕賵賲丿賴. 賲乇丿蹖 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屫ㄘй屫池� 噩夭賵 賲卮丕賴蹖乇 丕丿亘蹖 乇賵爻蹖賴 鬲賯丿蹖乇 賲蹖鈥屫簇� 亘禺丕胤乇 诏賮鬲賳 卮毓乇蹖 亘乇毓賱蹖賴 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 爻丕賱鈥屬囏й� 夭蹖丕丿蹖 乇賵 丿乇 丌賵丕乇诏蹖 賵 禺賮鬲 爻倬乇蹖 讴乇丿 賵 賳賴丕蹖鬲丕 賴賲 賴乇诏夭 賲卮禺氐 賳卮丿 丿賯蹖賯丕 趩胤賵乇 賵 趩賴 夭賲丕賳蹖 賲乇丿. 丌乇夭賵蹖 賳丕丿跇丿丕 亘乇丕蹖 賴乇 趩賴 夭賵丿鬲乇 賲乇丿賳 賴賲爻乇卮 丕賵爻蹖倬貙 讴賴 胤蹖 丌禺乇蹖賳 爻丕賱鈥屬囏� 賴蹖趩 禺亘乇蹖 丕夭 丕賵賳 賳丿丕卮鬲貙 卮丕蹖丿 亘賴 鬲賳賴丕蹖蹖 亘鬲賵賳賴 亘丕乇 鬲賲丕賲 丌夭丕乇賴丕 賵 賲氐丕卅亘蹖 讴賴 亘乇 丕蹖賳 丌丿賲鈥屬囏� 胤蹖 丿賵乇丕賳 夭賳丿賴 亘賵丿賳卮賵賳 亘乇 丕賵賳賴丕 鬲丨賲蹖賱 卮丿 乇賵 亘賴 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 丕賳鬲賯丕賱 亘丿賴.

賳讴鬲賴鈥屫й� 乇賵 讴賴 賱丕夭賲賴 賲鬲匕讴乇 亘卮賲貙 乇丕噩毓 亘賴 毓賳賵丕賳 讴鬲丕亘賴 讴賴 鬲丕 丨丿 夭蹖丕丿蹖 诏賲乇丕賴鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 丕爻鬲 賵 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丌丿賲 乇賵 亘賴 丕蹖賳 诏賲丕賳 賲蹖鈥屫з嗀ж操� 讴賴 亘丕 讴鬲丕亘蹖 賲卮鬲賲賱 亘乇 賲氐蹖亘鬲鈥屬囏й� 亘爻蹖丕乇蹖 丕夭 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇丕賳 乇賵爻蹖賴 賵 乇賵蹖讴乇丿 丨讴賵賲鬲 賳爻亘鬲 亘賴 丕賵賳賴丕 胤乇賮 賴爻鬲蹖賲. 丿乇丨丕賱蹖 讴賴 趩賳蹖賳 賳蹖爻鬲. 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丕丿丕蹖 丿蹖賳蹖 丕夭 胤乇賮 賳丕丿跇丿丕 賲丕賳丿丕賱卮鬲丕賲 亘賴 賴賲爻乇卮 賴爻鬲 賵 毓賲丿鬲丕 賲卮鬲賲賱 亘乇 卮乇丨 丌賵丕乇诏蹖鈥屬囏� 賵 亘丕夭噩賵蹖蹖鈥屬囏� 賵 賲讴丕賱賲丕鬲 丕賵賳賴丕 亘丕 賴賲鈥屬傌坟ж必з� 賲丕賳丿丕賱卮鬲丕賲 賴爻鬲 賵 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 讴賲鬲乇 亘賴 丕馗賴丕乇 毓賯丕蹖丿 氐乇蹖丨貙 蹖丕 鬲卮乇蹖丨 賲爻鬲賯蹖賲 賵囟毓蹖鬲 賲乇丿賲 卮賵乇賵蹖 倬乇丿丕禺鬲賴. 賱匕丕 亘丕蹖丿 丕匕毓丕賳 讴乇丿 讴賴 讴鬲丕亘 蹖讴賳賵丕禺鬲蹖 賴爻鬲 賵 趩賳丿丕賳 禺賵卮禺賵丕賳 賳蹖爻鬲. 亘丕 丕蹖賳 賴賲賴貙 禺賵賳丿賳 趩賳蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏й屰� 蹖讴 賲夭蹖鬲 亘夭乇诏 丿丕乇賴 賵 丕賵賳 賴賲 丕蹖賳賴 讴賴 趩賵賳 賴丿賮 丕氐賱蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丕賳鬲賯丕丿 丕夭 卮賵乇賵蹖 賳亘賵丿賴貙 鬲氐賵蹖乇蹖 讴賴 丕夭 賱丕亘賱丕蹖 讴賱賲丕鬲 賲賱丕賱鈥屫①堌� 趩賳蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏й屰� 亘丿爻鬲 賲蹖鈥屰屫ж� 禺蹖賱蹖 賯丕亘賱 丕毓鬲賲丕丿鬲乇賴.

鬲氐賵蹖乇 噩丕賲毓賴 亘賵乇賵讴乇丕鬲蹖讴貙 丕蹖丿卅賵賱賵跇蹖鈥屫藏囏� 賳丕讴丕乇丌賲丿 賵 乇蹖丕讴丕乇蹖 讴賴 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘乇丕蹖 賲禺丕胤亘卮 鬲乇爻蹖賲 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 賮丕乇爻蹖鈥屫藏ㄘз� 丕氐賱丕 亘蹖诏丕賳賴 賳蹖爻鬲 賵 賮賱匕丕 賳蹖丕夭蹖 賳賲蹖鈥屫ㄛ屬嗁� 亘賴 丕賵賳鈥� 丕卮丕乇賴 讴賳賲. 亘丕 丕蹖賳 賴賲賴 蹖讴 鬲賳丕賯囟 毓噩蹖亘蹖 丿乇 趩賳蹖賳 噩賵丕賲毓蹖 亘賴 趩卮賲 賲蹖丕丿 賵 丕賵賳 賴賲 丕賲蹖丿 亘賴 夭賳丿诏蹖 亘丕賱丕 賵 禺賵丕賴卮 夭蹖丕丿 亘乇丕蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖鈥� 讴乇丿賳賴. 賳賵丕賱 賴乇丕乇蹖 鬲賵蹖 讴鬲丕亘 "丕賳爻丕賳 禺乇丿賲賳丿" 蹖讴 鬲卮亘蹖賴 禺蹖賱蹖 噩丕賱亘蹖 亘乇丕蹖 鬲賮讴乇丕鬲 丕蹖丿卅賵賱賵跇蹖讴 賵 丌乇賲丕賳鈥屫堌з囒� 亘讴丕乇 賲蹖鈥屫ㄘ辟� 讴賴 丌賵乇丿賳卮 丿乇 丕蹖賳噩丕 禺丕賱蹖 丕夭 賱胤賮 賳蹖爻鬲. 賴乇丕乇蹖 鬲卮乇蹖丨 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 讴賴 趩胤賵乇 鬲賮讴乇丕鬲 丕蹖丿卅賵賱賵跇蹖讴 亘賴 卮讴賱 丕賮乇丕胤蹖 賲蹖賱 亘賴 鬲讴孬蹖乇 賵 賴賲賴鈥屭屫� 卮丿賳 丿丕乇賳. 丕蹖賳 鬲賮讴乇丕鬲 賵賯鬲蹖 賵丕乇丿 匕賴賳 賮乇丿 賲亘鬲賱丕 賲蹖鈥屫促嗀� 丿乇 匕賴賳 賲蹖夭亘丕賳 卮乇賵毓 亘賴 乇卮丿 賵 賳賲賵 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 賵 鬲賲丕賲蹖 噩賳亘賴鈥屬囏й� 夭賳丿诏蹖 賮乇丿 乇賵 亘賴 卮讴賱蹖 鬲睾蹖蹖乇 賲蹖鈥屫� 讴賴 卮乇丕蹖胤 亘賴鬲乇 賵 賲賳丕爻亘鈥屫臂� 亘乇丕蹖 鬲讴孬蹖乇 丕賵賳 鬲賮讴乇 賲賴蹖丕 亘卮賴. 趩賳蹖賳 鬲賮讴乇丕鬲蹖 禺賵丿禺賵丕賴 賴爻鬲賳丿 賵 賵囟毓蹖鬲 爻賱丕賲鬲 賮乇丿 賲蹖夭亘丕賳 蹖丕 讴蹖賮蹖鬲 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕賵 賳賴 鬲賳賴丕 亘乇丕卮賵賳 丕賴賲蹖鬲蹖 賳丿丕乇賴貙 亘賱讴賴 氐乇賮丕 亘賴 亘賯丕 賵 鬲讴孬蹖乇 禺賵丿卮賵賳 丕賴賲蹖鬲 賲蹖鈥屫�. 賲卮丕亘賴 趩賳蹖賳 乇賮鬲丕乇蹖 賮賯胤 丕夭 蹖讴 丕賵乇诏丕賳蹖爻賲 丿乇 胤亘蹖毓鬲 賲卮丕賴丿賴 賲蹖鈥屫促�. 賵蹖乇賵爻鈥属囏�.

趩賴 亘爻蹖丕乇 亘賵丿賳 丌丿賲鈥屬囏й屰� 讴賴 亘賴 亘賴丕賳賴 丌乇賲丕賳鈥屫堌з囒� 鬲賳 亘賴 趩賴 賮賱丕讴鬲鈥屬囏� 讴賴 賳丿丕丿賳 賵 趩賴 禺賮鬲鈥屬囏� 讴賴 鬲丨賲賱 賳讴乇丿賳. 賵 趩賴 丌丿賲鈥屬囏� 讴賴 亘賴 亘賴丕賳賴 "讴乇丕賲鬲 亘卮乇" 禺賵賳鈥屬囏й屰� 讴賴 賳乇蹖禺鬲賳丿 賵 趩賴 噩賳丕蹖鬲鈥屬囏� 讴賴 賲乇鬲讴亘 賳卮丿賳丿. 丌乇賲丕賳鈥屫堌з囒� 卮丕蹖丿 亘丿鬲乇蹖賳 賲氐蹖亘鬲蹖 賴爻鬲 讴賴 蹖讴 噩丕賲毓賴 賲賲讴賳賴 亘賴卮 丿趩丕乇 亘卮賴. 賲睾夭 丕賳爻丕賳 丌乇賲丕賳鈥屫堌з� 亘丕 賲爻丕卅賱蹖 亘賴 鬲乇卮丨 爻乇丕鬲賵賳蹖賳貙 丿賵倬丕賲蹖賳 賵 丕賳丿賵乇賮蹖賳 賲蹖鈥屰屬堎佖� 讴賴 亘丕 賲睾夭 毓丕丿蹖 賮乇賯 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁�. 賵 毓賲丿賴 丿賱蹖賱 丕蹖賳 丕賲蹖丿 亘賴 夭賳丿诏蹖 亘丕賱丕 賴賲 賴賲蹖賳賴. 賲睾夭 賵賯鬲蹖 亘賴 丕蹖丿卅賵賱賵跇蹖 賲亘鬲賱丕 卮丿貙 丿蹖诏賴 亘賴 卮丕丿蹖 賵 賲賵賮賯蹖鬲 禺賵丿卮 丕賴賲蹖鬲蹖 賳賲蹖鈥屫�. 鬲丨賲賱 亘丕賵乇賳讴乇丿賳蹖 丿乇 亘乇丕亘乇 讴賲亘賵丿賴丕 賵 爻禺鬲蹖鈥屬囏� 倬蹖丿丕 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 讴賴 賲夭蹖賳 亘賴 丕賳賵丕毓 丕爻鬲丿賱丕賱鈥屬囏� 賲蹖鈥屫促�. 丿乇 毓賵囟 亘丕 賴乇 禺亘乇 丕夭 倬蹖乇賵夭蹖 丿乇 噩亘賴賴 噩賳诏貙 亘賴 賵噩丿 賲蹖丕丿. 亘丕 讴賵趩讴鬲乇蹖賳 禺亘乇 丕夭 卮讴爻鬲 丿卮賲賳貙 爻乇卮丕乇 丕夭 賴乇賲賵賳鈥屬囏й� 賳卮丕胤 丌賵乇 賲蹖鈥屫促�. 賵 賴賲賴 賲賳丕亘毓 禺賵丿卮 乇賵 丿乇 乇丕爻鬲丕蹖 丕毓鬲賱丕蹖 丕蹖丿卅賵賱賵跇蹖 賴丿乇 賲蹖鈥屫�. 丕蹖賳 賲睾夭 賲亘鬲賱丕爻鬲.
Profile Image for Akram Khatam.
73 reviews11 followers
September 3, 2018
夭賳丿诏蹖 賳丕賲賴 丕蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇 禺賵丕賳丿賳蹖 貙賳賵卮鬲賴 賳丕丿跇丿丕 賴賲爻乇 卮丕毓乇 乇賵爻 丕賵爻蹖倬 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲
讴鬲丕亘 乇丕 賳亘丕蹖丿 氐乇賮丕 夭賳丿诏蹖 賳丕賲賴 鬲氐賵乇 讴乇丿 貙丿乇 賵乇賯 賵乇賯 讴鬲丕亘 鬲丕乇蹖禺 丿蹖讴鬲丕鬲賵乇蹖 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 鬲乇爻蹖賲 賲蹖卮賵丿 賵 爻乇賳賵卮鬲 鬲蹖乇賴 賵 乇賳噩亘丕乇 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇丕賳
賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲 亘乇丕蹖 爻乇賵丿賳 卮毓乇蹖 丿乇 賴噩賵 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 噩丕賳卮 乇丕 丿乇 丕乇丿賵诏丕賴 賴丕蹖 乇賵爻 丕夭 丿爻鬲 丿丕丿
賲丕 夭賳丿诏蹖 賲蹖讴賳蹖賲 亘蹖 丕賳讴賴 禺丕讴 乇丕 夭蹖乇 倬丕蹖 禺賵丿 丕丨爻丕爻 讴賳蹖賲
丌賳趩賴 賲蹖诏賵蹖蹖賲 丿賴 诏丕賲 丿賵乇鬲乇 卮賳蹖丿賴 賳賲蹖卮賵丿
賵 夭賲丕賳蹖 讴賴 賲蹖禺賵丕賴蹖賲 丿賴賳 賴丕蹖賲丕賳 乇丕 賳蹖賲賴 亘丕夭 讴賳蹖賲
丌賳 丕蹖賱蹖丕鬲蹖 讴賵賴賳卮蹖賳 讴乇賲賱蹖賳 亘丕夭賲丕賳 賲蹖丿丕乇丿
丕賳诏卮鬲丕賳 爻鬲亘乇 趩賵賳丕賳 讴乇賲賴丕蹖 賱夭噩
賮乇丕賲蹖賳 賱丕夭賲 丕賱丕噩乇丕 亘賴 賵夭賳 趩賴賱 倬賵賳丿
倬丕讴鬲 趩乇賲蹖 丕卮 趩賵賳 诏賵爻丕賱賴 賴丕蹖 亘乇丕賯
賵 趩卮賲丕賳 爻賵爻讴蹖賽 亘賴 禺賳丿賴 賳卮爻鬲賴丕卮
诏乇丿丕诏乇丿卮 噩賲丕毓鬲蹖 乇蹖蹖爻 诏乇丿賳 亘丕乇蹖讴
噩丕賳 賳孬丕乇蹖卮丕賳 賲賱毓亘賴 丕蹖 丿爻鬲卮
夭賵夭賴 賲蹖讴卮賳丿貙 賲蹖賵賲蹖賵 賲蹖讴賳賳丿 賵 賳丕賱賴
丕賵 蹖讴賴 賵 鬲賳賴丕 爻蹖禺賵賳讴 賲蹖夭賳丿 賵 亘爻
亘丕 丕賳诏卮鬲丕賳 蹖丕 亘丕 毓乇亘丿賴 賴丕蹖卮.
Profile Image for Eric.
594 reviews1,080 followers
July 31, 2014
Utterly heartbreaking. An essential witness.

"Anticipating his arrest M. obtained a copy of the Divine Comedy in small format and always had it with him in his pocket, just in case he was arrested not at home but in the street."


"And after his death--or even before it, perhaps--he lived on in camp legend as a demented old man of seventy who had once written poetry in the outside world and was therefore nicknamed The Poet. And another old man--or was it the same one?--lived in the transit camp of Vtoraya Rechka, waiting to be shipped to Kolyma, and was thought by many people to be Osip Mandelstam--which, for all I know, he may have been. That is all I have been able to find out about the last days, illness and death of Mandelstam. Others know very much less about the death of their dear ones."




Profile Image for Atreju.
202 reviews13 followers
June 14, 2023
L'uscita letteraria pi霉 interessante del 2022.
Un monumento. La vita del grande poeta, Osip Mandel'拧tam (1891-1938), le umiliazioni, le persecuzioni, le poesie. Tante poesie, tanti incontri (Achmatova e Pasternak, ad es.). Tante riflessioni, riflessioni storico-politiche, sociali, letterarie (cos'猫 la poesia, cos'猫 la creazione poetica?). Tutto ruota intorno a lui, al suo "passo" svelto, alla sua "camminata". Un poeta "in moto" costante, un poeta "camminatore".
Sopra tutto, sopra i destini di tutti, umani e letterari, incombe una presenza massiccia, ammorbante, prevaricatrice e inevitabile. Non si riesce pi霉 a sentire la presenza del paese e in ogni pi霉 banale conversazione si fa vivo LUI, il montanaro del Cremlino, tiranno dal largo petto da Osseta.
Un'opera straordinaria.
Profile Image for Negar.
15 reviews69 followers
May 8, 2020
丿乇 噩丕賲毓賴 賲丕 丌丿賲鈥屬囏й屰� 賵噩賵丿 丿丕乇賳丿 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屫堌з囐嗀� 讴賵乇 亘丕卮賳丿. 丕賲丕 丨鬲蹖 丿乇 亘蹖賳 丌丿賲鈥屬囏й屰� 讴賴 賮讴乇 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 讴賵乇 賳蹖爻鬲賳丿 趩賴 鬲毓丿丕丿 賵丕賯毓丕 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗁嗀� 亘亘蹖賳賳丿責
Profile Image for Steve.
876 reviews268 followers
July 2, 2009
A remarkable book (so far). Mandelstam landed in hot water for this poem on Stalin (which is sometimes called the "Kremlin Mountaineer"):

We live, deaf to the land beneath us,
Ten steps away no one hears our speeches,

All we hear is the Kremlin mountaineer,
The murderer and peasant-slayer.

His fingers are fat as grubs
And the words, final as lead weights, fall from his lips,

His cockroach whiskers leer
And his boot tops gleam.

Around him a rabble of thin-necked leaders -
fawning half-men for him to play with.

The whinny, purr or whine
As he prates and points a finger,

One by one forging his laws, to be flung
Like horseshoes at the head, to the eye or the groin.

And every killing is a treat
For the broad-chested Ossete.

* Update (7/2/09). Whew. Hope Against Hope is one of the great witness books of the last century. I've been meaning to turn to it for years, intrigued by the literary friendship between the two great Russian poets, Mandelstam and Anna Akhmatova, as recounted in Roberta Reeder's biography on Akmatova. Current events in Iran finally pushed me onward. Well, I was not disappointed, since Mandelstam's wife, Nadezhda, was a great writer herself. So much so, that this story, meant to preserve the memory of her poet husband, becomes equally her story. And her voice, as an indictment of Stalin 鈥� and his system, is every bit as powerful as Solzhenitsyn's. One chilling part of this book is the appendix -- with its numerous names. If you turn to it as each new name comes up (and I encourage you to do so), you soon become stunned at how many of these people end up in prison, executed, as suicides, etc.

Profile Image for Samira.
83 reviews33 followers
June 13, 2021
丿乇 讴賱 讴鬲丕亘 禺賵亘蹖 亘賵丿. 倬乇 丕夭 乇賳噩 賵 卮讴賳噩賴 賵 丿乇丿. 賯賱亘賲 亘丕 禺賵賳丿賳 亘乇禺蹖 氐賮丨丕鬲 賲趩丕賱賴 卮丿.
賮賯胤 賳丿丕卮鬲賳 爻蹖乇 鬲丕乇蹖禺蹖 丨賵丕丿孬 賵 亘乇禺蹖 賲賵丕賯毓 倬乇诏賵蹖蹖 賵 鬲讴乇丕乇 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 诏丕賴蹖 亘乇丕賲 丌夭丕乇 丿賴賳丿賴 亘賵丿 讴賴 丿乇 讴賱 丕夭 丕乇夭卮 讴鬲丕亘 讴賲 賳讴乇丿.
丿乇 氐賵乇鬲蹖 讴賴 亘賴 爻乇賳賵卮鬲 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 賯乇賳 賳賵夭丿賴賲 賵 亘蹖爻鬲賲 毓賱丕賯賴 丿丕乇蹖丿 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 丕夭 丿爻鬲 賳丿蹖丿.
賲賳 诏丕賴蹖 丨爻 賲蹖讴乇丿賲 丿乇 乇賵爻蹖賴 丕賲 賵 讴賳丕乇 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲 賵 丌禺賲丕鬲賵賵丕 賵 倬丕爻鬲乇賳丕讴 賵 丕蹖賱蹖丕 丕乇賳亘賵乇诏 賵.... 讴賴 亘賴 丿賱蹖賱 氐賲蹖賲蹖鬲 賵 氐丿丕賯鬲 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 亘賵丿.
-丿乇 囟賲賳 丕爻賲 讴賵趩讴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴貙 賳丕丿跇丿丕貨 亘賴 賲毓賳蹖 丕賲蹖丿 賴爻鬲.
丿乇 丕丿丕賲賴 诏夭蹖丿賴 丕蹖 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 亘丕夭賳賵蹖爻蹖 讴乇丿賲:



乇賵亘賴鈥屫辟� 卮讴賳噩賴 丕爻鬲貙 賵 倬卮鬲 爻乇賲 卮讴賳噩賴 丕爻鬲/ 丿賲蹖 亘丕 賲賳 亘賳卮蹖賳貙 亘賴 禺丕胤乇 禺丿丕貙 丿賲蹖 亘丕 賲賳 亘賳卮蹖賳. ( 讴賱蹖趩賵賮)
-氐賮丨賴 鄢鄄郯-

芦卮蹖胤丕賳 讴鬲丕亘禺賵丕賳蹖禄: 丿乇 賮乇賴賳诏蹖 讴賴 丕匕賴丕賳賲丕賳 乇丕 丌卮賮鬲賴 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀� 丌丿賲賴丕 賲賵賯毓蹖 讴賴 讴鬲丕亘 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗁嗀� 禺賵丿卮丕賳 乇丕 丿乇 蹖讴 丿賳蹖丕蹖 禺蹖丕賱蹖 睾乇賯 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 賵 亘丕 丕卮鬲蹖丕賯 亘乇丕蹖 亘賴 禺丕胤乇 爻倬乇丿賳 賴賲賴鈥屰� 丌賳趩賴 讴賴 禺賵丕賳丿賴鈥屫з嗀� 賲爻丨賵乇 賵丕跇賴鈥屰� 趩丕倬蹖 賲蹖鈥屫促堎嗀�. 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲 賴乇诏夭 爻毓蹖 賳讴乇丿 丌賳趩賴 乇丕 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗀� 亘賴 禺丕胤乇 亘爻倬丕乇丿. 丕賵貙 亘賴 噩丕蹖 丕蹖賳讴丕乇 鬲乇噩蹖丨 賲蹖鈥屫ж� 賲胤賱亘蹖 讴賴 禺賵丕賳丿賴 丕爻鬲 亘丕 賲丨讴 鬲噩乇亘賴鈥屰� 禺賵丿 亘爻賳噩丿 賵 賴賲賵丕乇賴 丌賳 乇丕 丿乇 倬乇鬲賵 丕賳丿蹖卮賴鈥屰� 丕爻丕爻蹖 禺賵丿卮 亘蹖丕夭賲丕蹖丿.
丕蹖賳 禺賵丕賳丿賳 丕夭 賳賵毓 賲賳賮毓賱丕賳賴 丕爻鬲 讴賴 賴賲蹖卮賴 丕賲讴丕賳 乇賵丕噩 丕賳丿蹖卮賴鈥屬囏й� 亘蹖鈥屬呚堌� 賵 丕賱賯丕蹖 賳馗乇丕鬲 賲亘鬲匕賱 亘賴 匕賴賳 鬲賵丿賴鈥屬囏� 乇丕 賮乇丕賴賲 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀�. 禺賵丕賳丿賳 丕蹖賳 趩賳蹖賳蹖 亘賴 噩丕蹖 丕蹖賳讴賴 匕賴賳 賮乇丿 乇丕 鬲丨乇蹖讴 亘賴 丕賳丿蹖卮蹖丿賳 讴賳丿 鬲丕孬蹖乇蹖 賴賲趩賵賳 禺賵丕亘 賲氐賳賵毓蹖 亘乇 丕賵 丿丕乇丿.
-氐賮丨賴 鄢鄱鄯-

丿乇 夭蹖乇 丌爻賲丕賳 讴賲鈥屫堌з� 亘乇夭禺
賲丕 睾丕賱亘丕 丕夭 蹖丕丿 賲蹖鈥屫ㄘ臂屬�
讴賴 丌賳 丌爻賲丕賳 卮丕丿 亘丕賱丕蹖 爻乇
賮賯胤 賴賲蹖賳 禺丕賳賴鈥屰� 賳丕賲鬲賳丕賴蹖鈥屫й� 丕爻鬲
讴賴 賲丕 夭賳丿诏蹖鈥屬囏й屬呚з� 乇丕 丿乇 丌賳 夭賳丿诏蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗃屬�.
-氐賮丨賴 419-
Profile Image for Mehrdad M..
97 reviews18 followers
August 4, 2021
芦丿乇 賴乇 丨丕賱 夭賳丿賴 賲丕賳丿賳 賴賲 丕乇夭卮 趩賳丿丕賳蹖 賳丿丕卮鬲. 賵丕賯毓丕賸 趩賴 賲毓賳丕蹖蹖 丿丕卮鬲 讴賴 丌丿賲 丿賵 丿爻鬲蹖 亘賴 夭賳丿诏蹖 亘趩爻亘丿 丿乇 丨丕賱蹖 讴賴 鬲賳賴丕 乇丕賴 乇賴丕蹖蹖 賲乇诏 亘賵丿責 貙...貙 禺丿丕 乇丕 卮讴乇 讴賴 丌丿賲鈥屬囏� 賮丕賳蹖 賴爻鬲賳丿. 鬲賳賴丕 丿賱蹖賱蹖 讴賴 賮乇丿 亘賴 禺丕胤乇卮 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗀池� 亘賴 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕丿丕賲賴 丿賴丿 亘賴 禺丕胤乇 爻倬乇丿賳 賴賲賴鈥屰� 丌賳 賲氐丕卅亘 賵 亘毓丿丕賸 诏賮鬲賳 丌賳鈥屬囏� 亘賵丿 鈥斬� 卮丕蹖丿 丕夭 丕蹖賳 乇賴诏匕乇 丨丕讴賲丕賳 賯亘賱 丕夭 丕蹖賳鈥屭┵� 亘丕夭 賴賲 亘賴 趩賳蹖賳 丿蹖賵丕賳诏蹖鈥屬囏й屰� 賲亘丕丿乇鬲 讴賳賳丿 丿賵亘丕乇賴 亘蹖賳丿蹖卮賳丿.禄

丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 禺丕胤乇丕鬲 丕賵爻蹖倬 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲貙 卮丕毓乇 乇賵爻蹖貙 乇丕 丕夭 夭亘丕賳 賴賲爻乇卮 賳丕丿跇丿丕 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗃屫� 讴賴 毓賱丕賵賴 亘乇 夭賳丿诏蹖 賮賱丕讴鬲鈥屫ㄘж� 丌賳鈥屬囏� 倬爻 丕夭 丕賳賯賱丕亘 郾酃郾鄯 丿乇 夭蹖乇 爻丕蹖賴鈥屰� 讴賲賵賳蹖爻賲 賵 趩诏賵賳诏蹖 賲禺鬲賵賲 卮丿賳 爻乇賳賵卮鬲 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲 亘賴 賲乇诏 丿乇 丕乇丿賵诏丕賴鈥屬囏й� 讴丕乇 丕噩亘丕乇蹖 賵 賮乇丕夭 賵 賳卮蹖亘鈥屬囏й屰� 讴賴 丿乇 丕蹖賳 賲蹖丕賳 丿丕卮鬲賴鈥屫з嗀� 卮乇丨蹖 丿賯蹖賯 賵 倬乇 丕夭 噩夭卅蹖丕鬲 丕夭 夭賳丿诏蹖 乇賵卮賳鈥屬佢┴必з� 丌賳 夭賲丕賳 卮賵乇賵蹖 -趩賴 丌賳丕賳 讴賴 丿乇 丕卮讴丕賱 賲禺鬲賱賮 亘賴 賲禺丕賱賮鬲 亘丕 乇跇蹖賲 亘乇禺丕爻鬲賴 賵 趩賴 丌賳丕賳 讴賴 賲賵丕賮賯 賵 丿乇 丕禺鬲蹖丕乇 丌賳 亘賵丿賳丿- 賵 丿乇 讴賱 噩丕賲毓賴鈥屰� 倬爻 丕夭 丕賳賯賱丕亘 亘賴 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 賲蹖鈥屫囏�.
讴鬲丕亘 丕夭 賲乇丿賲蹖 賲蹖鈥屭堐屫� 讴賴 丿乇 丕賵丕蹖賱 丕賳賯賱丕亘 (丿賴賴鈥屰� 亘蹖爻鬲 賵 爻蹖) 趩诏賵賳賴 亘賴 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 亘賴 趩卮賲 賲賳噩蹖 禺賵丿 賵 倬丿乇 亘夭乇诏賵丕乇 賵 亘丕亘氐蹖乇鬲卮丕賳 趩卮賲 丿賵禺鬲賴 亘賵丿賳丿貙 丕賳鬲馗丕乇 噩賴丕賳蹖 丌乇賲丕賳蹖 乇丕 賲蹖鈥屭┴篡屫嗀� 賵 亘丕 丕賲蹖丿賵丕乇蹖 丿丕丿賳 亘賴 禺賵丿 賵 丕胤賲蹖賳丕賳 丕夭 爻乇亘賴鈥屫必з� 亘賵丿賳 禺賵丿卮丕賳 (丿乇 毓蹖賳 賯乇亘丕賳蹖 卮丿賳 丿爻鬲賴鈥屫池団€屰� 亘蹖鈥屭嗀з囏з�) 亘乇 噩賳丕蹖丕鬲 丕賵 丿乇倬賵卮 鬲賵噩蹖賴 賲蹖鈥屭柏ж簇嗀� 賵 丨丕賱 (丿乇 夭賲丕賳 賳诏丕乇卮 讴鬲丕亘 丿乇 丕賵丕爻胤 丿賴賴鈥屰� 卮氐鬲) 讴賴 賳爻賱 噩丿蹖丿蹖 丌賲丿賴 鬲丕 亘丕 囟丿丕賲蹖丿蹖 噩丿蹖丿 賳賴丕賱 鬲乇丿蹖丿 賵 丕賳鬲賯丕丿 賵 丕毓鬲乇丕囟 乇丕 亘賴 丕乇夭卮鈥屬囏й� "賳賵"蹖蹖 讴賴 鬲賵夭乇丿 丕夭 丌亘 丿乇丌賲丿賴鈥屫з嗀� 倬乇賵乇卮 丿賴丿.
*丕夭 丌賯丕蹖 丕卮鬲乇蹖 賴賲 亘丕蹖丿 亘丕亘鬲 鬲乇噩賲賴鈥屰� 卮蹖賵丕蹖 讴鬲丕亘 賵 賴賲趩賳蹖賳 倬丕賳賵蹖爻鈥屬囏й� 賲賮蹖丿蹖 讴賴 亘賴 讴鬲丕亘 丕賮夭賵丿賴鈥屫з嗀� 鬲卮讴乇 讴乇丿.
Profile Image for Yousof Mansouri.
33 reviews4 followers
February 2, 2025
丕賲乇賵夭 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 鬲賲賵賲 卮丿 賵 丨賯蹖賯鬲丕 毓噩亘 讴鬲丕亘 卮诏賮鬲鈥屫з嗂屫槽� 亘賵丿. 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 禺丕胤乇丕鬲蹖賴 讴賴 賳丕丿跇丿丕 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲 丕夭 夭賳丿诏蹖卮 亘丕 卮丕毓乇 賲毓乇賵賮 乇賵爻蹖賴 丿乇 賯乇賳 亘蹖爻鬲賲貙 丕賵爻蹖倬 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲 賳賵卮鬲賴. 賲賳 賯亘賱 丕夭 禺賵賳丿賳 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賴蹖趩蹖 丕夭 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲 賳賲蹖丿賵賳爻鬲賲 賵 賳賲蹖卮賳丕禺鬲賲卮 賵 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 氐乇賮丕 亘乇丕蹖 丌卮賳丕蹖蹖 亘丕 丨丕賱 賵 賴賵丕蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖 丿乇 丿賵乇賴 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳蹖 禺賵賳丿賲 讴賴 丕蹖丿賴 讴丕賲賱丕 丿乇爻鬲蹖 賴賲 亘賵丿.
丿乇 賵丕賯毓 讴鬲丕亘 禺蹖賱蹖 禺賵亘 夭賳丿诏蹖 鬲丨鬲 爻賱胤賴 乇跇蹖賲 鬲賲丕賲蹖鬲鈥屫堌з� 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 乇賵 亘賴 鬲氐賵蹖乇 賲蹖讴卮賴 賵 丌丿賲 乇賵 亘賴 丨蹖乇鬲 賲蹖亘乇賴. 蹖讴 賲夭蹖鬲 禺蹖賱蹖 賵蹖跇賴 讴鬲丕亘 賴賲 丕蹖賳賴 讴賴 亘乇禺賱丕賮 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏й� 乇丕蹖噩 鬲丕乇蹖禺蹖貙 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 禺賵丿卮 丿乇 丕賵賳 夭賲丕賳 夭賳丿诏蹖 讴乇丿賴 賵 亘丕 倬賵爻鬲 賵 诏賵卮鬲 賵 丕爻鬲禺賵賳卮 賵丨卮鬲 丕賵賳 毓氐乇 乇賵 賱賲爻 讴乇丿賴. 賴賲賴 丕蹖賳鈥屬囏� 鬲賵蹖 讴賱賲丕鬲 賵 噩賲賱賴鈥屬囏й� 賲鬲賳 禺賵丿卮 乇賵 賳卮賵賳 賲蹖丿賴.
賵丕賯毓丕 丕蹖賳 卮讴賱蹖 亘賵丿 讴賴 賴乇 氐賮丨賴 丕夭卮 亘丕毓孬 卮诏賮鬲蹖 賵 丨蹖乇鬲賲 賲蹖卮丿 讴賴 夭賳丿诏蹖 趩賯丿乇 賲蹖鬲賵賳賴 丕爻賮賳丕讴 亘丕卮賴 賵 賳馗丕賲 爻蹖丕爻蹖 鬲丕 趩賴 丨丿 夭賳丿诏蹖 乇賵 賳丕亘賵丿 讴賳賴. 禺蹖賱蹖 丕賵賯丕鬲 賴賲 丕賱亘鬲賴 匕賴賳賲 賳丕禺賵丿丌诏丕賴 亘賴 爻賲鬲 賲賯丕蹖爻賴 亘丕 卮乇丕蹖胤 賵 夭賲丕賳賴 禺賵丿賲賵賳 賲蹖乇賮鬲.
賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲 亘賴 賵丕爻胤賴 丕賴賲蹖鬲 賵 噩丕蹖诏丕賴蹖 讴賴 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕 丌丿賲賴丕蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 賲賴賲蹖 賳卮爻鬲 賵 亘乇禺賵丕爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賴. 鬲賵 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 禺丕胤乇丕鬲 丿爻鬲 丕賵賱蹖 丕夭 倬丕爻鬲乇賳丕讴貙 丕蹖賱蹖丕 丕乇賳亘賵乇诏貙 亘賵禺丕乇蹖賳 賵 丨鬲蹖 蹖跇賵賮 (乇卅蹖爻 倬賱蹖爻 賲禺賮蹖 丿賵乇丕賳 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳) 賳賯賱 賲蹖卮賴 讴賴 賴賲賴 丕蹖賳賴丕 亘賴 噩匕丕亘蹖鬲 丕孬乇 丕囟丕賮賴 賲蹖讴賳賴.
丿乇 讴賱 丕诏乇 賳爻亘鬲 亘賴 夭賲丕賳賴鈥屰� 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 賵 賵囟毓蹖鬲 丕賵賳 夭賲丕賳 讴賳噩讴丕賵蹖丿 賲賳亘毓 丿乇噩賴 蹖讴蹖賴 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵賳丿賳.
Profile Image for Saeed8soltani.
9 reviews
January 2, 2019
亘蹖 賳馗蹖乇 鬲賱禺 賵 亘蹖丕賳 爻禺鬲蹖 賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 亘乇 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇丕賳 丿乇 丿賵乇賴 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 诏匕卮鬲 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘蹖 賳馗蹖乇 乇丕 丕夭 丿爻鬲 賳丿賴蹖丿 鬲丕 亘賮賴賲蹖賲 趩賴 夭丨賲丕鬲蹖 讴卮蹖丿賳丿 胤亘賯賴 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇 卮賵乇賵蹖 鬲丕 丨賯蹖賯鬲 讴賲賵賳蹖爻賲 乇丕 亘賴 噩賴丕賳 亘賮賴賲丕賳賳丿
Profile Image for Madeline.
984 reviews207 followers
October 16, 2013
If you are anything like me, you'll start to feel pretty bad about eating while reading Hope Against Hope - even drinking tea starts to feel like you're mocking Mandelstam and her friends. "Look at me, sitting here in my capitalist comfort, my hybrid bourgeois-intelligentsia existence, with the air conditioning on and very little chance of being arrested. How can I stand myself."

So, yeah, it took me a while to get through this. Partly because it's loosely structured, so sometimes it's hard to follow the timeline. But man, it's worth it! I haven't read any of Osip Mandelstam's poetry, and tbh, I'm probably not going to now because poetry in translation is a misery. But Nadezdha is a supremely interesting memoirist, sensitive and observant, evocative, oddly humorous (ah, the hilarity of totalitarianism). Betrayals and blessings are conveyed with sharp eyes, with great resolve, with an amazing lack of self-pity.
Profile Image for Rick.
778 reviews2 followers
April 20, 2015
Mandelstam鈥檚 memoir of her and her husband鈥檚 life in Soviet Russia between 1934 and 1938, between which times he is twice taken into the Gulag, the second time fatally, is among the best and most powerful of nonfiction books. It is not only a unique and exceptionally frank personal testament but a work of art.

Nadezhda means 鈥渉ope鈥� in Russian, which makes the title a wryly ironic pun. Mandelstam鈥檚 wit and resilience are the twin beacons that light this memoir of life in a relentlessly dark time. The memoir starts: 鈥淎fter slapping Alexei Tolstoi in the face, M. immediately returned to Moscow.鈥� M is Osip Mandelstam and the book鈥檚 immersive brilliance begins with that startling sentence and continues throughout. In recounting M.鈥檚 subsequent order into exile, on which his wife was allowed to accompany him, the order included a visit from the secret police to their home. M was out. The agents seized a bunch of manuscripts, not all or even most but the visit was designed to unsettle. Mandelstam writes about the visit:
鈥淚f [M] had fallen into the hands of our agents, they would have hauled him off together with our manuscripts. He was lucky. Just as he was also lucky not to survive till the next wave of arrests and die in his bed or a hospital ward in Chukhloma or some other such place he was allowed to live in. Like the dramas of family life, this was normal and hence could be regarded as happiness. To understand this one had to go through a certain schooling.

That certain schooling is what Hope Against Hope provides鈥攁 way to understand how normal definitions and understandings of life, possibility, happiness were turned upside down.

Nadezhda Mandelstam is a brilliant aphorist as well. Witness: 鈥淔ear and hope are bound up with each other.鈥� 鈥淭he ordeal by fear is the most terrible there is, and people never recover from it.鈥� 鈥淪ilence is the real crime against humanity.鈥� 鈥淭error and despotism are always short-sighted.鈥� 鈥淭he only good life is one in which there are no need for miracles.鈥� 鈥淏ut poetry is a law to itself: it is impossible to bury it alive.鈥�

Mandelstam makes clear that the reign of terror in the Soviet Union began before Stalin, though Stalin would perfect it and take it to levels of terror and brutality that defy comprehension, which is why books like Hope Against Hope are essential.
鈥淲e lived in a world where people were always being 鈥榟auled in鈥� and asked for information about our thoughts and feelings. They summoned people who were compromised by their background or by psychological deficiencies, threatening one because he was the son of a banker or Czarist official, and promising favors or protection to another. They summoned people who were afraid of losing their jobs or wanted to make a career, those who wanted nothing and feared nothing, and those who were ready for anything. The object of all this was not just to gather information. Nothing binds people together more than complicity in the same crime: the more people could be implicated and compromised, the more traitors, informants and police spies there were, the greater would be the number of people supporting the regime and longing for it to last thousands of years.鈥�

As Mandelstam recounts her husband鈥檚 struggles to maintain his integrity, to find a way to survive, to bear witness in poems his wife would memorize in case her efforts to preserve his manuscripts, she reveals a truth that the deep evil can and will be defeated but only at a very human and very high cost. It is heartbreakingly heroic testimony, both daunting and inspiring.
Profile Image for Angela Mar铆a Guzm谩n.
31 reviews10 followers
May 28, 2018
Un hermoso, triste y terrible libro marcado muchas veces por el pesimismo que narra la realidad de una 茅poca caracterizada por el totalitarismo que se ensa帽贸 de manera especial contra aquellos intelectuales y poetas que de manera t谩cita o expresa se negaron a prostituir su obra en pos del r茅gimen imperante. As铆, Nadiezna en su papel de testigo y narradora nos cuenta las vicisitudes por la que ella y su esposo, el gran poeta Osip Mandelstam, tuvieron que pasar, pero tambi茅n, las de de todo un pueblo y 茅poca. Del mismo modo vemos tambi茅n en algunos pasajes como ella nos narra sobre el proceso de la creaci贸n po茅tica en la que muchas veces ella estuvo presente o fue participe y su visi贸n sobre la poes铆a marcada por la presencia en su vida, no s贸lo de su esposo sino de la tambi茅n poeta Ajmatova, gran apoyo durante esta 茅poca pese a que ella misma fue perseguida y perdi贸 a su esposo e hijo.
Estas particulares memorias como ya hemos se帽alado nos permiten visualizar no s贸lo al poeta sino tambi茅n al hombre angustiado por la persecuci贸n de la que era v铆ctima y en 茅l, a los otros tantos que como ellos, por una raz贸n u otra era perseguidos por el r茅gimen Stalinista.

Algunas citas:
"Pero el poeta no es m谩s que un hombre, un hombre simplemente, y le debe ocurrir lo m谩s habitual, lo m谩s caracter铆stico y corriente para el pa铆s y la 茅poca, lo que nos espera a todos y a cada uno. No el esplendor y el espanto del sino individual, sino el sencillo camino "en tropel y en manada". La muerte en una buhardilla no es para nuestra 茅poca."

" ...c贸mo podr谩n los historiadores establecer la verdad si sobre cada una de ellas hacen capas monstruosas de mentiras? No se prejuicios, ni de errores debidos a la 茅poca, sino de mentiras conscientes y deliberadas. "

"El ser humano se aferra siempre al m铆nimo destello de esperanza; nadie quiere despedirse de las ilusiones: mirar de frente a la vida, la realidad, es muy dif铆cil. Un an谩lisis sereno y unas deducciones serenas exigen un esfuerzo realmente sobrehumano. Hay ciegos voluntarios, pero, entre aquellos que se consideran videntes, 驴quedan acaso muchos que no s贸lo miran sino que ven? Mejor dicho, que no deforman un poco lo que ven para conservar las ilusiones..."

" Escogimos todos el camino m谩s f谩cil: call谩bamos en la confianza de que no nos matar铆an a nosotros sino al vecino. No sab铆amos siquiera qui茅n entre nosotros mataba, y qui茅n salvaba, simplemente, gracias a su silencio. "
Profile Image for Ali.
77 reviews42 followers
April 1, 2017
賲丕 夭賳丿诏蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗃屬� 亘蹖鈥屫①嗏€屭┵� 禺丕讴 乇丕 夭蹖乇 倬丕蹖 禺賵丿 丕丨爻丕爻 讴賳蹖賲
丌賳趩賴 賲蹖鈥屭堐屰屬� 丿賴 诏丕賲 丿賵乇鬲乇 卮賳蹖丿賴 賳賲蹖鈥屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屫促堌�
賵 夭賲丕賳蹖 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屫堌з囒屬� 丿賴賳鈥屬囏й屬呚з� 乇丕 賳蹖賲賴鈥屫ㄘж� 讴賳蹖賲
丌賳 丕蹖賱蹖丕鬲蹖 讴賵賴鈥屬嗀篡屬� 讴乇賲賱蹖賳 亘丕夭賲丕賳 賲蹖鈥屫ж必�
丕賳诏卮鬲丕賳 爻鬲亘乇 趩賵賳丕賳 讴乇賲鈥屬囏й� 賱夭噩
賮乇丕賲蹖賳 賱丕夭賲鈥屫з勜ж必� 亘賴 賵夭賳 趩賴賱 倬賵賳丿
倬丕讴鬲 趩乇賲蹖鈥屫ж� 趩賵賳 诏賵爻丕賱賴鈥屬囏й� 亘乇丕賯
賵 趩卮賲丕賳 爻賵爻讴蹖賽 亘賴 禺賳丿賴 賳卮爻鬲賴鈥屫ж�
诏乇丿丕诏乇丿卮 噩賲丕毓鬲蹖 乇卅蹖爻 诏乇丿賳鈥屫ㄘж臂屭�
噩丕賳 賳孬丕乇蹖卮丕賳 賲賱毓亘賴鈥屰� 丿爻鬲卮
夭賵夭賴 賲蹖鈥屭┴促嗀� 賲蹖賵鈥屬呟屬� 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 賵 賳丕賱賴
丕賵 蹖讴賴 賵 鬲賳賴丕 爻蹖禺賵賳讴 賲蹖鈥屫操嗀� 賵 亘爻
亘丕 丕賳诏卮鬲丕賳 蹖丕 亘丕 毓乇亘丿賴鈥屬囏й屫�.

卮毓乇 賮賵賯 乇丕 丕賵爻蹖倬 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲 丿乇 賵氐賮 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 爻乇賵丿賴 賵 丿乇 丨囟賵乇 毓丿賴鈥屫й� 丕夭 賳夭丿蹖讴丕賳卮 禺賵丕賳丿賴 亘賵丿貨 卮毓乇蹖 讴賴 賳爻禺賴鈥屫й� 丕夭 丌賳 亘賴 胤乇蹖賯蹖 亘賴 丿爻鬲 爻乇丕賳 丨讴賵賲鬲蹖 乇爻蹖丿賴 賵 賲賵噩亘 丿爻鬲诏蹖乇蹖 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲 賲賲賳賵毓鈥屫з勜з嗀簇ж� 丕夭 丿賴賴 亘蹖爻鬲貙 丿乇 爻丕賱 1934 卮丿. 鈥屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屸€屬囐呚池� 丕賵爻蹖倬貙 賳丕丿跇丿丕 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲 禺丕胤乇丕鬲 禺賵蹖卮 丕夭 丿賵乇丕賳 夭賳丿诏蹖 19鈥屫池з勝� 亘丕 賵蹖 乇丕 讴賴 鬲賲乇讴夭 丕氐賱蹖 丌賳 亘乇 卮乇丨 賵賯丕蹖毓 4 爻丕賱 倬丕蹖丕賳蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕賵爻蹖倬 賲蹖鈥屫ㄘж簇� 乇丕 丿乇 爻丕賱 1964 亘賴 乇卮鬲賴 鬲丨乇蹖乇 丿乇丌賵乇丿賴 丕爻鬲. 賳丕丿跇丿丕 丿乇 賯爻賲鬲鈥屬囏й� 賲禺鬲賱賮 讴鬲丕亘 亘賴 鬲賵氐蹖賮 卮乇丕蹖胤 夭賳丿诏蹖 賲乇丿賲 毓丕丿蹖 賵 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇丕賳 丿乇 丕丿賵丕乇 賲禺鬲賱賮 丨讴賵賲鬲 卮賵乇賵蹖 (丿賵乇丕賳 倬爻 丕夭 丕賳賯賱丕亘貙 毓氐乇 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 賵 毓氐乇 禺乇賵卮趩賮) 賲蹖鈥屬矩必ж藏�. 賳丕丿跇丿丕 丕爻鬲丕丿丕賳賴 匕賴賳蹖鬲 賲乇丿賲 夭賲丕賳賴 禺賵丿 乇丕 賲蹖鈥屭┴з堌� 賵 鬲氐賵蹖乇 鬲賲丕賲鈥屬嗁呚й屰� 丕夭 夭賳丿诏蹖 賲乇丿賲 卮賵乇賵蹖 丕乇丕卅賴 賲蹖鈥屫囏�. 毓賳賵丕賳 賮乇毓蹖 "乇賵卮賳賮讴乇丕賳 乇賵爻蹖賴 丿乇 丿賵乇賴鈥屰� 賵丨卮鬲 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳蹖" 讴賴 鬲賵爻胤 賳丕卮乇 丕蹖乇丕賳蹖 讴鬲丕亘 亘乇诏夭蹖丿賴 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲貙 丨賯 賲胤賱亘 乇丕 丿乇 亘丕亘 讴鬲丕亘 丕丿丕 賳賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀�. 丿睾丿睾賴鈥屰� 賳丕丿跇丿丕 賮乇丕鬲乇 丕夭 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇丕賳 丕爻鬲 賵 丕賱亘鬲賴 鬲賵氐蹖賮丕鬲 賵蹖 丿乇 亘丕亘 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇丕賳 賴賲 亘蹖卮鬲乇 賲丨丿賵丿 亘賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 丕丿亘蹖 賵 卮丕毓乇丕賳蹖 丕爻鬲 讴賴 丕夭 丿賵乇鈥� 蹖丕 賳夭丿蹖讴 亘丕 丌賳鈥屬囏� 丿乇 丕乇鬲亘丕胤 亘賵丿賴 丕爻鬲貨 丕蹖賳鈥屭┵� 毓賳賵丕賳 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇 卮丕賲賱 丨丕賱 趩賴 讴爻丕賳蹖 賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 賴賲 賲爻丕賱賴鈥屰� 丿蹖诏乇蹖 丕爻鬲.

趩乇丕 4 爻鬲丕乇賴 責 亘禺卮鈥屬囏й屰� 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘 讴賴 亘賴 鬲賵氐蹖賮 爻亘讴 卮毓乇 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲 丿乇 丿賵乇丕賳 賲禺鬲賱賮 賵 賲賯丕蹖爻賴 丌賳 亘丕 丿蹖诏乇 卮丕毓乇丕賳 賲毓丕氐乇 賵蹖 丕禺鬲氐丕氐 蹖丕賮鬲賴貙 趩賳丿丕賳 毓賱丕賯賴 賲賳 賳丕丿丕賳 亘賴 卮毓乇 賵 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 乇丕 亘乇鈥屬嗁呟屸€屫з嗂屫� 賵 丌賳鈥屬囏� 乇丕 氐乇賮丕 亘乇丕蹖 蹖丕賮鬲賳 丕卮丕乇丕鬲蹖 亘賴 丕賵囟丕毓 爻蹖丕爻蹖 賵 丕噩鬲賲丕毓蹖 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗀�. 賲胤賲卅賳丕 賲胤丕賱毓賴 丕蹖賳 亘禺卮鈥屬囏� 亘乇丕蹖 毓賱丕賯賲賳丿丕賳 賵 亘丕賱丕禺氐 丌卮賳丕蹖丕賳 亘賴 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 乇賵爻蹖 賯乇賳 亘蹖爻鬲賲 亘爻蹖丕乇 賱匕鬲鈥屫ㄘ� 禺賵丕賴丿 亘賵丿.
Profile Image for Lutzka Zivny.
76 reviews10 followers
March 11, 2013
This book should be the opposite of uplifting. It should leave one devastated and hopeless, yet mysteriously it has the opposite effect.
I would encouraged anyone going through difficult times to read it. I would pretty much encourage anyone to read it. See if I throw the term "life changing experience" around lightly.
Oh, you will also learn tun about poetry and history.

Your image, tormenting and elusive,
I could not touch in the mist.
鈥淕od!鈥� I said by mistake,
never thinking to say that myself.

God鈥檚 name like a gigantic bird
flew out from my breast.
Before me thick mist swarms,
behind me stands an empty cage.
Profile Image for Nazanin Sherafati.
79 reviews15 followers
June 8, 2020
芦丕賲蹖丿 毓賱蹖賴 丕賲蹖丿禄 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 亘賴 蹖丕丿賲丕賳丿賳蹖 鬲乇蹖賳 鬲噩乇亘賴 賴丕蹖 鬲丕乇蹖禺 禺賵丕賳蹖 丕賲 亘賵丿. 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕 匕乇賴 匕乇賴 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗀� 鬲丕 讴丕賲賱丕 丿乇讴 讴賳賲 賵 丕蹖賳讴賴 丿蹖乇鬲乇 賴賲 鬲賲丕賲 卮賵丿! 賵賯鬲蹖 鬲賲丕賲 卮丿 丿賱賲 诏乇賮鬲貙 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賲 賴賳賵夭 丕丿丕賲賴 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮丿. 毓卮賯蹖 讴賴 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 亘賴 丿賳亘丕賱 讴乇丿賳 丕蹖賳 丕孬乇賽 丕乇夭卮賲賳丿 丿丕乇丿 讴賲鬲乇 丕夭 毓卮賯蹖 讴賴 賲鬲乇噩賲 丿乇 鬲乇噩賲賴 丌賳 丿丕卮鬲賴 賳蹖爻鬲! 丌賯丕蹖 亘蹖跇賳 丕卮鬲乇蹖 乇丕 亘丕 鬲乇噩賲賴 丌孬丕乇蹖 讴賴 亘賴 亘賱賵讴 卮乇賯 亘賴 賵蹖跇賴 丿蹖讴鬲丕鬲賵乇賴丕蹖 讴賲賵賳蹖爻鬲蹖 賲蹖鈥屬矩必ж藏� 賲蹖 卮賳丕爻蹖賲. 鬲乇噩賲賴 丕蹖賳 丕孬乇 賳賴 鬲賳賴丕 亘爻蹖丕乇 乇賵丕賳 賵 禺賵卮 禺賵丕賳 丕爻鬲 亘賱讴賴 爻乇丕爻乇 讴鬲丕亘 倬乇 丕爻鬲 丕夭 倬丕賵乇賯蹖 賴丕 賵 丕乇噩丕毓丕鬲蹖 讴賴 賲鬲乇噩賲 亘乇丕蹖 爻賴賵賱鬲 丿乇讴 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 賯乇丕乇 丿丕丿賴 賵 趩賯丿乇 賴賲 亘賴 賲賵賯毓 亘賴 丿丕丿 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 賲蹖鈥屫必池�. 亘爻蹖丕乇 丕爻鬲 賳丕賲 賴丕賷 丕賮乇丕丿貙 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏ж� 賲乇丕爻賲 賴丕 賵 賲賳丕爻亘鬲 賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丕诏乇 倬丕賵乇賯蹖 賴丕 賳亘賵丿 賲賵噩亘 诏蹖噩蹖 賵 禺爻鬲诏蹖 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 賲蹖卮丿. 芦丕賲蹖丿 毓賱蹖賴 丕賲蹖丿禄 賳賵卮鬲賴 賳丕丿跇丿丕 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲 賴賲爻乇 丕賵爻蹖倬 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲貙 讴賴 亘乇禺蹖 丕賵 乇丕 亘夭乇诏鬲乇蹖賳 卮丕毓乇 乇賵爻蹖賴 丿乇 賯乇賳 亘蹖爻鬲賲 賲蹖丿丕賳賳丿貙 鬲氐賵蹖乇蹖 丕夭 卮乇丕蹖胤 鬲賱禺 夭賳丿诏蹖賽 賴賲爻乇卮 賵 賮囟丕蹖 賴賵賱賳丕讴 噩丕賲毓賴 亘乇丕蹖 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇丕賳賽 賲賳鬲賯丿賽 丨讴賵賲鬲 丿乇 丿賵乇丕賳 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳 賵 倬爻 丕夭 丌賳 乇丕 亘賴 賳賲丕蹖卮 賲蹖鈥屭柏ж必�. 賳丕丿跇丿丕 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘賴 卮乇丨 夭賳丿诏蹖 爻禺鬲 賵 睾賲 丕賳诏蹖夭 禺賵丿 賵 賴賲爻乇卮 丿乇 賮丕氐賱賴 爻丕賱鈥� 賴丕蹖 郾酃鄢鄞 鬲丕 郾酃鄢鄹 賲蹖鈥屬矩必ж藏�. 丕賵爻蹖倬 賲丕賳丿賱卮鬲丕賲 丕夭 賲賳鬲賯丿丕賳 賳馗丕賲 丨丕讴賲 卮賵乇賵蹖 亘賵丿 賵 亘賴 丿賱蹖賱 爻乇賵丿賳 卮毓乇蹖 毓賱蹖賴 丕爻鬲丕賱蹖賳貙 賲賵乇丿 睾囟亘 賵丕賯毓 卮丿. 丕賵 讴賴 丨丕囟乇 賳卮丿 丿乇 賲賯丕亘賱 馗賱賲 爻乇 鬲毓馗蹖賲 賮乇賵丿 亘蹖丕賵乇丿貨 倬爻 丕夭 趩賳丿 爻丕賱 鬲亘毓蹖丿貙 乇賳噩 賵 賲亘丕乇夭賴貙 爻乇丕賳噩丕賲 丿乇 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 丕乇丿賵诏丕賴鈥屬囏й� 讴丕乇 丕噩亘丕乇蹖 丿乇 爻蹖亘乇蹖 噩丕賳 亘丕禺鬲. 賳丕丿跇丿丕 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賳亘賵丿 賵 鬲丕 賯亘賱 丕夭 丕蹖賳 丕孬乇 賴賲 趩蹖夭蹖 賳賳賵卮鬲賴 亘賵丿 丕賲丕 丕蹖賳 丕孬乇 乇丕 亘賴 亘賴鬲乇蹖賳 卮讴賱 賲賲讴賳 賳賵卮鬲. 丕賵 讴賴 丌賳賯丿乇 夭賳丿賴 賳賲丕賳丿 鬲丕 賮乇賵倬丕卮蹖 卮賵乇賵蹖 乇丕 卮丕賴丿 亘丕卮丿 丿乇 爻丕賱 佟侃鄱鄞讴賴 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕 賲蹖鈥屬嗁堌簇� 亘賴 丿乇爻鬲蹖 倬蹖卮 亘蹖賳蹖 讴乇丿 讴丿丕賲 賳爻賱 丕賳賯賱丕亘 禺賵丕賴丿 讴乇丿. 丕蹖賳 丕孬乇 丕亘鬲丿丕 丿乇 佟侃侑贍丿乇 睾乇亘 亘賴 趩丕倬 乇爻蹖丿 賵 鬲丕 爻蹖 爻丕賱 亘毓丿 亘賴 毓賳賵丕賳 讴鬲丕亘蹖 賲賲賳賵毓賴 丿乇 卮賵乇賵蹖 禺賵丕賳丿賴 賲蹖鈥屫簇�. 丿蹖丿诏丕賴 賴丕蹖 毓賲蹖賯 賵 賲鬲賮讴乇丕賳賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丿乇 讴賳丕乇 丕賮卮丕诏乇蹖 賴丕蹖 噩爻賵乇丕賳賴 丕卮 賲賵噩亘 卮丿 亘爻蹖丕乇蹖 丕夭 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇丕賳賽 丨讴賵賲鬲蹖貙 讴賴 丿乇 爻丕蹖賴 丕賲賳 亘蹖 禺亘乇蹖 毓賲賵賲貙 丕丿毓丕蹖 賲亘丕乇夭賴 賵 賲乇丿賲蹖 亘賵丿賳 賲蹖鈥屭┴必嗀� 賲噩亘賵乇 卮賵賳丿 亘賴 賵蹖賱丕賴丕蹖卮丕賳 賮乇丕乇 讴賳賳丿 賵 丿乇 禺賱賵鬲 賳丕賲賴 賴丕蹖 爻乇诏卮丕丿賴 丕蹖 亘乇丕蹖 乇丿 丕鬲賴丕賲丕鬲 禺賵丿 亘賳賵蹖爻賳丿. 丕蹖賳 丕孬乇 趩蹖夭蹖 賮乇丕鬲乇 丕夭 禺丕胤乇丕鬲 賵 丕爻鬲賳亘丕胤 賴丕蹖 卮禺氐蹖 丕爻鬲. 禺賵丕賳丿賳卮 乇丕 丕夭 丿爻鬲 賳丿賴蹖丿.
Profile Image for Erin Bow.
Author听11 books799 followers
Read
March 21, 2016
Osip Mandelstam was one of the four great poets of 20th century Russia. I came across him because one of the other poets, Akhmatova, is one of my all-time favorites, and I was told I really could not set about memorizing her Requiem without knowing more about Mandelstam and what happened to him. So piece by piece I found my way to this book, the memoir of his wife and widow, Nadezhda, or Nadia -- whose name means hope.

Though Nadia did other things, and is important in other ways, this is a memoir of love, and of art, and of endurance, centered around the persecution by the Stalinist machinery of Osip. The short version: he wrote a poem that certainly seems critical of Stalin, and though Stalin was not named, that was enough. He was under suspicion and survelliance, then arrested. He went to Prison, then was sent south, and then went to a labour camp, where he dropped out of history into a nameless grave.

There were many like this -- millions -- but this book is about the one man, and the one woman who loved him. Nadia writes: "Anticipating his arrest M. obtained a copy of the Divine Comedy in small format and always had it with him in his pocket, just in case he was arrested not at home but in the street."

This is one of those books that should crush you but instead makes you soar. I recommend it if you want to have your heart broken in order to be saved. Easter reading.





Profile Image for Julio C茅sar.
814 reviews2 followers
August 30, 2019
Por d贸nde empezar a describir este libro. Por la edici贸n quiz谩s: otra joya de Acantilado. La traducci贸n es suave y llevadera. La historia es de por s铆 conmovedora. Aprend铆 un mont贸n sobre historia rusa y el tono en que la se帽ora Mandelstam la cuenta es delicado, melanc贸lico, con un dejo de inexorabilidad que le da una p谩tina a煤n m谩s triste. Cuando se acercaban a los trenes con condenados para levantar los papeles que estos dejaban con cartas a sus seres queridos, con la esperanza de que alg煤n alma bondadosa se las hiciera llegar antes de que ellos encontraan la muerte en los campos de trabajo sovi茅ticos...
Profile Image for Geoff.
444 reviews1,474 followers
May 22, 2010
Moved up on the "to reread queue", perhaps right after Proust.
Profile Image for Nazanin Banaei.
254 reviews
April 2, 2020
賴乇 夭賲丕賳 禺亘乇 丿爻鬲诏蹖乇蹖 讴爻蹖 乇丕 賲蹖鈥屫促嗃屫屬� 賴乇诏夭 賳賲蹖倬乇爻蹖丿蹖賲貙 芦亘賴 禺丕胤乇 趩蹖 丿爻鬲诏蹖乇卮 讴乇丿賳丿責禄 丕賲丕 賲丕 丕爻鬲孬賳丕 亘賵丿蹖賲. 丕睾賱亘 丌丿賲鈥屬囏й屰� 讴賴 丕夭 卮丿鬲 鬲乇爻 丿蹖賵丕賳賴 卮丿賴 亘賵丿賳丿貙 趩賳蹖賳 倬乇爻卮蹖 乇丕 賲胤乇丨 賲蹖鈥屭┴必嗀� 鬲丕 氐乇賮丕 讴賲蹖 亘賴 禺賵丿卮丕賳 丕賲蹖丿 丿丕丿賴 亘丕卮賳丿: 丕诏乇 丿蹖诏乇丕賳 亘賳丕 亘賴 丿賱丕蹖賱蹖 丿爻鬲诏蹖乇 卮丿賴 亘丕卮賳丿 倬爻 丌賳賴丕 丿爻鬲诏蹖乇 賳禺賵丕賴賳丿 卮丿 夭蹖乇丕 丌賳賴丕 賴蹖趩 讴丕乇 賳丕丿乇爻鬲蹖 賳讴乇丿賴鈥屫з嗀�. 丌賳賴丕 亘乇丕蹖 倬蹖丿丕 賵 爻乇賴賲鈥屫ㄙ嗀� 讴乇丿賳 丿賱丕蹖賱 亘丿蹖毓 噩賴鬲 賲賵噩賴 爻丕禺鬲賳 丿爻鬲诏蹖乇蹖 丿蹖诏乇丕賳 乇賯丕亘鬲 噩丕賳丕賳賴鈥屫й� 亘丕 蹖讴丿蹖诏乇 丿丕卮鬲賳丿: 芦禺亘 賲蹖丿賵賳蹖貙 丕賵賳 丿乇 賵丕賯毓 賯丕趩丕賯趩蹖 亘賵丿賴禄貙 芦丕賵賳 丿蹖诏賴 禺蹖賱蹖 鬲賳丿乇賵蹖 賲蹖讴乇丿禄貙 芦賲賳 禺賵丿賲 丕夭 丿賴賳卮 卮賳蹖丿賲 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屭佖�..禄 蹖丕 芦丿爻鬲诏蹖乇 卮丿賳卮 賯丕亘賱 倬蹖卮鈥屫ㄛ屬嗃� 亘賵丿貙 丌丿賲 賵丨卮鬲賳丕讴蹖賴禄貙 芦賲賳 賴賲蹖卮賴 賮讴乇 賲蹖讴乇丿賲 讴賴 蹖讴噩丕蹖 讴丕乇卮 丕蹖乇丕丿 丿丕乇賴禄貙 芦丕賵 丕氐賱丕 丕夭 噩賳爻 賵 鬲亘丕乇 賲丕 賳亘賵丿禄 賵 賴乇 讴丿丕賲 丕夭 丕蹖賳 丿賱丕蹖賱 讴賮丕蹖鬲 賲蹖讴乇丿 讴賴 賴乇 賮乇丿蹖 丿爻鬲诏蹖乇 賵 賳丕亘賵丿 卮賵丿: 芦禺賵丿蹖 賳亘賵丿禄貙 芦亘蹖卮 丕夭 丨丿 丨乇賮 賲蹖鈥屫藏回� 芦卮禺氐蹖鬲 亘丿蹖 丿丕卮鬲禄


賴丿賮 倬賱蹖爻 賲禺賮蹖 丕夭 丕爻鬲禺丿丕賲 卮賴乇賵賳丿丕賳 毓丕丿蹖 賳蹖夭 氐乇賮丕 讴爻亘 丕胤賱丕毓丕鬲 賳亘賵丿. 賴蹖趩 趩蹖夭蹖 亘賴 丕賳丿丕夭賴 卮乇蹖讴 讴乇丿賳 賲乇丿賲 毓丕丿蹖 丿乇 噩賳丕蹖鬲鈥屬囏й� 乇跇蹖賲 亘丕毓孬 鬲卮丿蹖丿 丕丨爻丕爻 賴賲亘爻鬲诏蹖 丕蹖賳 丌丿賲鈥屬囏� 亘丕 乇跇蹖賲 賳賲蹖鈥屫簇�: 賴乇趩賯丿乇 倬丕蹖 賲乇丿賲 亘蹖卮鬲乇蹖 亘賴 丿丕禺賱 噩賳丕蹖鬲鈥岋拷锟截й� 乇跇蹖賲 讴卮蹖丿賴 賲蹖鈥屫簇� 賵 鬲毓丿丕丿 禺亘乇趩蹖賳鈥屬囏� 賵 噩丕爻賵爻丕賳 倬賱蹖爻 賲禺賮蹖 亘蹖卮鬲乇 賲蹖卮丿貙 亘乇 鬲毓丿丕丿 丨丕賲蹖丕賳 乇跇蹖賲 賵 讴爻丕賳蹖 讴賴 禺賵丕賴丕賳 毓賲乇 賴夭丕乇丕賳 爻丕賱賴 丌賳 亘賵丿賳丿 賳蹖夭 丕囟丕賮賴 賲蹖卮丿. 丿乇 趩賳蹖賳 噩丕賲毓賴鈥屫й� 丌丿賲鈥屬囏� 丕氐賱丕 亘賴 賴賲 丕毓鬲賲丕丿 賳賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 賵 乇賵丕亘胤 亘蹖賳 丌賳賴丕 鬲囟毓蹖賮 賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 賵 賴乇讴爻 亘賴 丿乇賵賳 賱丕讴 鬲賳賴丕蹖蹖 禺賵丿卮 賲蹖鈥屫藏� 賴蹖趩讴爻 噩乇兀鬲 賳賲蹖讴賳丿 丿賴丕賳卮 乇丕 亘丕夭 讴賳丿. 賳丕诏賮鬲賴 倬蹖丿丕爻鬲 讴賴 丨丕讴賲 卮丿賳 趩賳蹖賳 賵囟毓蹖 亘乇丕蹖 賲賯丕賲丕鬲 丨丕讴賲 丿乇 丨讴賲 賲賵賴亘鬲蹖 賮賵賯鈥屫з勜关ж� 丕乇夭卮賲賳丿 丕爻鬲.


賲乇丿賲蹖 讴賴 丿乇 夭蹖乇 蹖讴 賳馗丕賲 丿蹖讴鬲丕鬲賵乇蹖 夭賳丿诏蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 亘賴 爻乇毓鬲 丌讴賳丿賴 丕夭 丕丨爻丕爻 毓噩夭 賲蹖鈥屫促堎嗀� 賵 賴賲賵丕乇賴 亘賴丕賳賴鈥屫й� 亘乇丕蹖 亘蹖鈥屫官呝勠� 禺賵丿 倬蹖丿丕 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁嗀�. 芦丌禺賴 賲賳 趩胤賵乇蹖 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗁� 亘丕 亘賱賳丿 讴乇丿賳 氐丿丕蹖 丕毓鬲乇丕囟 禺賵丿賲 噩賱賵蹖 丕毓丿丕賲鈥屬囏� 乇丕 亘诏蹖乇賲責 丕蹖賳 噩賵乇 趩蹖夭賴丕 賮乇丕爻賵蹖 賯丿乇鬲 賵 鬲賵丕賳丕蹖蹖 賲賳 丕爻鬲. 丨丕賱丕 讴蹖 亘賴 丨乇賮 賲賳 诏賵卮 賲蹖鈥屫囏熉�
趩賳蹖賳 丨乇賮鈥屬囏й屰� 乇丕 爻乇丌賲丿丕賳 噩丕賲毓賴 賲丕 亘乇 夭亘丕賳 賲蹖鈥屫①堌必嗀� 賵 毓丕丿鬲 鬲賱丕卮 賳讴乇丿賳 亘乇丕蹖 亘賴 趩丕賱卮 胤賱亘蹖 賯丿乇鬲 賮丕卅賯賴 丨讴賵賲鬲蹖 亘賴 賲毓賳丕蹖 丌賳 亘賵丿 讴賴 賴乇 丿丕賵賵丿蹖 讴賴 亘丕 丿爻鬲丕賳 禺丕賱蹖 亘賴 噩賳诏 噩丕賱賵鬲 賲蹖鈥屫辟佖� 亘丕 賯蹖丕賮賴鈥屬囏й� 賲鬲毓噩亘 丌丿賲鈥屬囏� 乇賵亘乇賵 賲蹖鈥屫簇�.


丌賳賴丕 丕夭 卮賳蹖丿賳 丌賳趩賴 倬丿乇丕賳卮丕賳 讴乇丿賳丿 丿趩丕乇 賵丨卮鬲 賲蹖鈥屫促堎嗀� 丕賲丕 丕賳丿蹖卮蹖丿賳 亘賴 鬲睾蹖蹖乇貙 丨鬲蹖 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丿趩丕乇 賵丨卮鬲卮丕賳 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀�. 丌乇賲丕賳卮丕賳 丕蹖賳 丕爻鬲 讴賴 夭賳丿诏蹖鈥屬囏й� 禺賵丿 乇丕 亘賴 丌乇丕賲蹖 倬卮鬲 賲蹖夭 讴丕乇卮丕賳 爻倬乇蹖 讴賳賳丿 賵 丕賵賯丕鬲 賮乇丕睾鬲卮丕賳 乇丕 氐乇賮 賴乇 趩蹖夭蹖 亘讴賳賳丿 讴賴 亘賴 丌賳鈥屬囏� 賱匕鬲 賲蹖鈥屫囏�: 賲胤丕賱毓賴貙 夭賳丕賳貙 賲賵爻蹖賯蹖貙 蹖丕 賲爻丕賮乇鬲 鬲賮乇蹖丨蹖 亘賴 爻賵丕丨賱 丿乇蹖丕蹖 爻蹖丕賴. 丌賳鈥屬囏� 亘賴 禺賵丿 夭丨賲鬲 賮讴乇 讴乇丿賳 丿乇亘丕乇賴 賲賯氐賵丿 賵 賳鬲蹖噩賴 夭賳丿诏蹖 乇丕 賳賲蹖鈥屫囐嗀�. 賵蹖讴鬲賵乇 卮讴賱賵賮爻讴蹖 賲賵賯毓蹖 讴賴 亘賴 丌倬丕乇鬲賲丕賳 噩丿蹖丿卮 賳賯賱 賲讴丕賳 讴乇丿貙 噩賲賱賴鈥屫й� 乇丕 诏賮鬲 讴賴 亘丕蹖丿 丌賳 乇丕 胤賱丕 诏乇賮鬲. 丕賵 禺胤丕亘 亘賴 丿蹖诏乇 丌丿賲鈥屬囏й� 禺賵卮亘禺鬲蹖 讴賴 賲孬賱 丕賵 丿乇 賴賲丕賳 爻丕禺鬲賲丕賳 氐丕丨亘 丌倬丕乇鬲賲丕賳 丿賵賱鬲蹖 卮丿賴 亘賵丿賳丿 诏賮鬲: 芦丨丕賱丕 亘丕蹖丿 丕夭 禺丿丕 亘禺賵丕賴蹖賲 丿蹖诏乇 賴蹖趩 丕賳賯賱丕亘蹖 丿乇 丕蹖賳 賲賲賱讴鬲 乇禺 賳丿賴丿.禄丕賵 賳賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗀池� 賴蹖趩 丨乇賮蹖 丕夭 丕蹖賳 丿乇爻鬲鈥屫� 亘诏賵蹖丿 : 丌賳賴丕 亘賴 丕賵噩 賯賱賴鈥屰� 禺賵卮亘禺鬲蹖 乇爻蹖丿賴 亘賵丿賳丿 賵 丿蹖诏乇 賴蹖趩 趩蹖夭蹖 賳賲蹖鈥屫堌ж池嗀� 噩夭 賳賴丕蹖鬲 丕爻鬲賮丕丿賴 讴乇丿賳 丕夭 丕蹖賳 賲賵賯毓蹖鬲. 賴賲賴 趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 丌賳賴丕 賳蹖丕夭 丿丕卮鬲賳丿 亘乇禺賵丿丕乇 卮丿賳 丕夭 讴賲蹖 丌乇丕賲卮 亘賵丿貨 賮賯胤 讴賲蹖 丌乇丕賲卮. 賵 丕蹖賳 趩蹖夭蹖 丕爻鬲 讴賴 賲丕 賴乇诏夭 賳丿丕卮鬲蹖賲.
Profile Image for Claudia Putnam.
Author听6 books139 followers
December 7, 2016
The introduction by Joseph Brodsky claims N Mandelstam is not a writer but that you should read this anyway for the content and context. Bullshit. As someone somewhere else has said, this is probably the finest work of dissident writing about the USSR done, Solzhenitsyn included. Sure, it wanders in time and sometimes gets into details about Russian schools of writing that I was less interested in, but that's a thing with Russians and Russian literature (esp the part about the structure).

There are times when she lapses into bitterness and a little self-indulgence--so and so was helped by this or that person at great personal risk and couldn't be bothered, later, to go to his wife's funeral. Etc. But in general, this book offers, in addition to a compelling portrait of her husband as an artist and spiritual holdout, pervasive and penetrating insight into how it was that Russian mores were utterly bulldozed in a matter of a few years, and also how it was that a few people were able to reassemble them a couple of generations later.

And how critical poetry was to the salvation of Russia.

Really. No exaggeration.

Perhaps it will be again.
Profile Image for John.
226 reviews128 followers
March 3, 2013
First and foremost, M.'s book is entirely engaging and engrossing memoir. Several of its features are most striking and prominent in my mind as I write these comments.

Nadia is fully present on every page. The sort of person she was is fully evident in every paragraph - for the most part a strong-minded, unshakably independent, clear sighted, uncompromisingly honest observer of her time and place, who could not be moved or broken under years of relentless and unremitting repression at the hands of a limitlessly determined and consistent regime of state terror, the object of which was the annihilation of intellect itself - as Osip M. had observed. A "witness," as she designates herself, whose duty it is to report facts and to "make sense of [her] time." And she uses as evidence her experiences as Osip Mandelstam's wife, friend, devoted to his well-being while he lived and later to the preservation of his work with a passionate, single-minded, even obsessive, selflessness that I've never encountered in another human being. Now that I've read the memoirs of Celeste (Proust's housekeeper, whose last name escapes me at the moment} as well as Nadia's, I have to admit that such persons are possible. There is a bit of arrogance in Nadia, however, that is absent in Celeste altogether. I suppose that she lived in and through a sense of moral superiority to all those who buckled under much less pressure. Well, OK, she earned it with her heart's blood. I can just imagine, however, the agony of a just a few minutes in her presence, spent in what would have been an interrogation that any Stalinist prosecutor could admire, only to be dismissed with a sneer as just another worm. So I much prefer to observe her in operation at a very safe remove of distance and decades.

She must have been a person of superhumanly capacious and retentive memory. One of the means she used to preserve OM's poetry and prose was to commit to memory nearly the entire content of his body of work. She reports events and conversations in startling fullness and clarity of detail. I am normally skeptical of any memoir that contains quoted dialog/conversation that occurred fifty years before a memoirist records it. But in her case, I'm inclined to believe that words were exchanged exactly as she reports under precisely the circumstances that she describes as context.

But I finished the book wondering whatever did Osip Mandelstam do or write that evoked Stalin's emnity. Of course, there was his poem of 1933 and 1934 in which OM recorded his response to the deaths of millions during collectivization of agriculture, 1929-33, describing Stalin as peasant-slayer and murderer. That was sufficient provocation. But OM had been in trouble, more or less, since 1922. His "Stalin poem" was among his last infuriating gasps. Nadia does write that OM never accepted his "times." His sense of himself as "witness" and observing companion to the Soviet people never dimmed, and he refused to compromise his sense of duty to state the contents of his mind - even if his views circulated in very few manuscript pages among the very few persons who even acknowledged his existence after his first arrest in 1934. Perhaps that's enough, especially if Nadia's intent was to testify to the facts of their existence in "Stalin's empire," as if OM and she might stand for multitudes, as if personal particulars don't really matter very much or at all. I can accept that perspective, but still I wonder: What on earth did OM do between 1922 and 1933/34? No answers here. But then I remember that Nadia's book is memoir and not biography, and she writes with a particular purpose that she serves with unqualified success.

I will also say that after reading many volumes of Soviet history and as many biographies of Stalin as seem worth reading, nothing that Nadia has written surprises me. I didn't read anything in her pages that isn't present or implied in many other books. Perhaps all those thousands of pages have acted on me as an anesthetic. So in that context I admit that I became impatient from time to time as Nadia reports events as shocking to her at the time, when they seem, to me, to express the normal state of things, as in "Well, of course, what's so shocking about any of that?" A response that makes me think that one of most important aspects of her memoir is its record of her response, the response of her husband, and the responses of various Soviets of her acquaintance as they were discovering and becoming familiar with, adjusting to Stalin's regime as it "matured," so to speak, which, after all, didn't announce its program of terror to the public in advance or delineate its objectives, sources and methods or schedule of activities. So they had to learn, and Nadia records how they learned.

Just about any book I read reminds me of other books I've read. I've read Milton's Paradise Lost more times over the decades than I can remember. One of the most intriguing elements of that epic is Milton's description of how Satan learned that he was a fallen angel, that he was living in Hell and that he would spend eternity so far removed from Heaven, the world he did know, "as thrice from the utmost pole." Certainly he didn't have that knowledge before his revolt, as Satan himself claims. How could he? He hadn't yet sinned and Hell didn't exist, and he acquired that knowledge/awareness bit by bit from experience until he discovered/understood the import of events and conditions. "Who knew?" he says or thinks time after time. But I'm not so sure that he couldn't foresee consequences, that his ignorance/innocence was altogether genuine rather than delusional and self-exculpatory - as Milton suggests in Book 10, or whichever book describes the revolt in Heaven. After all, Satan's sense of "injured merit" was the source of his particular sin - and whatever consolation he drew from his existence after the fall.

Here and there I detect expressions of a sense of "injured merit" in Nadia's memoir. And in the last fifty pages or so I was very much surprised to read sentences beginning with "Who knew ... ?". Who knew ...? In 1937 and 1938? Just who do you, Nadia Mandelstam, think you're kidding - besides yourself? You've just written 350 pages telling us who knew and how you learned! But then again I am certain that the state of things had violated Osip and Nadia's sense of their rightful place in the world and their way of being in the world for so many years, that their lives in hiding and on the move was so exhausting and debilitating that finally they were beyond all caring. So why not say so - if that were the case? But no matter. I do accept that there are limits even to the awe-inspiring and heroic fortitude and emotional/psychological stamina of persons such as Nadia and Osip Mandelstam, even if she could not. It makes me thinks that she wasn't a cartoon after all.

Displaying 1 - 30 of 154 reviews

Can't find what you're looking for?

Get help and learn more about the design.