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亘胤賱 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱夭賲丕賳
"賲賷禺丕卅賷賱 賱賷乇賲賳鬲賵賮" 賴賵 乇丕卅丿 丕賱兀丿亘 丕賱乇賵賲賳爻賷 丕賱乇賵爻賷貙 賵兀賵賾賱 賲賳 賰鬲亘 賮賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱亘爻賷賰賵賱賵噩賷賾丞 賮賷 亘賱丕丿賴貙 鬲乇賰 賳鬲丕噩丕賸 兀丿亘賷丕賸 睾夭賷乇丕賸 毓賱賶 丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 賯氐乇 丨賷丕鬲賴貙 賵鬲兀孬賾乇 亘兀丿亘賴 廿賱賶 丨丿賺賾 賰亘賷乇 鬲賵賱爻鬲賵賷 賵丿賵爻鬲賵賷賮爻賰賷 賵亘賱賵賰 賵亘毓丿 匕賱賰 亘丕爻鬲乇賳丕賰.
賵鬲毓鬲亘乇 乇賵丕賷丞 "亘胤賱 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱夭賲丕賳"貙 賵賴賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱賵丨賷丿丞 丕賱鬲賷 兀賳賴賶 賰鬲丕亘鬲賴丕貙 鬲丨賮丞賸 兀丿亘賷賾丞 乇丕卅毓丞 賷賮禺乇 亘賴丕 丕賱兀丿亘 丕賱乇賵爻賷.
乇賵丕賷丞 "亘胤賱 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱夭賲丕賳" 鬲鬲囟賲賾賳 兀乇亘毓 賯氐氐 氐睾賷乇丞 亘胤賱賴丕 亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳 丕賱匕賷 賷毓丕賳賷 賲賳 丕賱廿爻鬲賷丕亍 丕賱卮丿賷丿 賲賳 賲丨賷胤賴货 賷鬲毓乇賾賮 丕賱賯丕乇卅 廿賱賶 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱禺丕乇噩賷 賲賳 卮禺氐賷賾丞 亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 丕賱賵氐賮貙 賵廿賱賶 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱丿丕禺賱賷 賵丕賱賳賮爻賷 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 賲丕 賷賰鬲亘賴 亘胤賱 丕賱賯氐賾丞 賮賷 賷賵賲賷賾丕鬲賴.
鬲賰賲賳 兀賴賲賷賾丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賮賷 賲丕 賷鬲囟賲賾賳賴 賲賳 鬲丨賱賷賱 賳賮爻賷 賱亘胤賱 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱匕賷 賷賲孬賾賱 賳賲賵匕噩丕賸 丨賯賷賯賷丕賸 賱賱卮亘丕亘 丕賱乇賵賲賳爻賷 丕賱賲毓匕賾亘 丕賱匕賷 賷爻鬲賯賷馗 毓賱賶 禺賷亘丕鬲 丕賱兀賲賱 賮賷 馗賱賾 丨賰賲 丕賱廿賲亘乇丕胤賵乇賷丞 丕賱乇賵爻賷丞貙 廿囟丕賮丞賸 廿賱賶 賲丕 賷賯丿賾賲賴 賲賳 賵氐賮 賱賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱賷賵賲賷賾丞 賱賱卮毓亘 丕賱乇賵爻賷 賮賷 匕賱賰 丕賱毓氐乇.
賵廿匕丕 丕爻鬲毓丿賳丕 亘毓囟 賲丕 賰鬲亘賴 賱賷乇賲賳鬲賵賮 毓賳 亘胤賱 乇賵丕賷鬲賴 賳賯乇兀: "賱丕 賷賯丿賾賲 賰鬲丕亘 "亘胤賱 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱夭賲丕賳" 賵氐賮丕賸 賱卮禺氐賷賾丞 亘胤賱 丕賱賯氐賾丞 賮丨爻亘貙 亘賱 鬲噩爻賷丿 賱賰賱賾 賲丕 賷毓丕賳賷 賲賳賴 卮亘丕亘 丕賱毓氐乇 賲賳 乇匕丕卅賱 賮賷 兀賵噩 鬲賮丕毓賱丕鬲賴丕".
賵鬲毓鬲亘乇 乇賵丕賷丞 "亘胤賱 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱夭賲丕賳"貙 賵賴賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱賵丨賷丿丞 丕賱鬲賷 兀賳賴賶 賰鬲丕亘鬲賴丕貙 鬲丨賮丞賸 兀丿亘賷賾丞 乇丕卅毓丞 賷賮禺乇 亘賴丕 丕賱兀丿亘 丕賱乇賵爻賷.
乇賵丕賷丞 "亘胤賱 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱夭賲丕賳" 鬲鬲囟賲賾賳 兀乇亘毓 賯氐氐 氐睾賷乇丞 亘胤賱賴丕 亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳 丕賱匕賷 賷毓丕賳賷 賲賳 丕賱廿爻鬲賷丕亍 丕賱卮丿賷丿 賲賳 賲丨賷胤賴货 賷鬲毓乇賾賮 丕賱賯丕乇卅 廿賱賶 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱禺丕乇噩賷 賲賳 卮禺氐賷賾丞 亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 丕賱賵氐賮貙 賵廿賱賶 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱丿丕禺賱賷 賵丕賱賳賮爻賷 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 賲丕 賷賰鬲亘賴 亘胤賱 丕賱賯氐賾丞 賮賷 賷賵賲賷賾丕鬲賴.
鬲賰賲賳 兀賴賲賷賾丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賮賷 賲丕 賷鬲囟賲賾賳賴 賲賳 鬲丨賱賷賱 賳賮爻賷 賱亘胤賱 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱匕賷 賷賲孬賾賱 賳賲賵匕噩丕賸 丨賯賷賯賷丕賸 賱賱卮亘丕亘 丕賱乇賵賲賳爻賷 丕賱賲毓匕賾亘 丕賱匕賷 賷爻鬲賯賷馗 毓賱賶 禺賷亘丕鬲 丕賱兀賲賱 賮賷 馗賱賾 丨賰賲 丕賱廿賲亘乇丕胤賵乇賷丞 丕賱乇賵爻賷丞貙 廿囟丕賮丞賸 廿賱賶 賲丕 賷賯丿賾賲賴 賲賳 賵氐賮 賱賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱賷賵賲賷賾丞 賱賱卮毓亘 丕賱乇賵爻賷 賮賷 匕賱賰 丕賱毓氐乇.
賵廿匕丕 丕爻鬲毓丿賳丕 亘毓囟 賲丕 賰鬲亘賴 賱賷乇賲賳鬲賵賮 毓賳 亘胤賱 乇賵丕賷鬲賴 賳賯乇兀: "賱丕 賷賯丿賾賲 賰鬲丕亘 "亘胤賱 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱夭賲丕賳" 賵氐賮丕賸 賱卮禺氐賷賾丞 亘胤賱 丕賱賯氐賾丞 賮丨爻亘貙 亘賱 鬲噩爻賷丿 賱賰賱賾 賲丕 賷毓丕賳賷 賲賳賴 卮亘丕亘 丕賱毓氐乇 賲賳 乇匕丕卅賱 賮賷 兀賵噩 鬲賮丕毓賱丕鬲賴丕".
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First published January 1, 1839
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Mikhail Lermontov
486听books934听followersMikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (袦懈褏邪懈谢 挟褉褜械胁懈褔 袥械褉屑芯薪褌芯胁), a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus", was the most important Russian poet after Alexander Pushkin's death. His influence on later Russian literature is still felt in modern times, not only through his poetry, but also by his prose.
Lermontov died in a duel like his great predecessor poet, Aleksander Pushkin.
Even more so tragically strange (if not to say fatalistic) that both poets described in their major works fatal duel outcomes, in which the main characters (Onegin and Pechorin) were coming out victorious.
Lermontov died in a duel like his great predecessor poet, Aleksander Pushkin.
Even more so tragically strange (if not to say fatalistic) that both poets described in their major works fatal duel outcomes, in which the main characters (Onegin and Pechorin) were coming out victorious.
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June 12, 2021
Ask a Westerner about great Russian writers, and chances are you will hear the names of Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy or Chekhov. But my mind instead immediately jumps to the earlier, more Romanticist generation of the early 19th century - Pushkin and Lermontov, two young geniuses, neither of whom has lived to see 40.
It鈥檚 easy to forget how ridiculously young Lermontov was. Pushkin, Russia鈥檚 greatest poet, was killed in a duel at only 37. Lermontov, the second-greatest, died in the same ridiculous way 鈥� but at the age of only 26. And by that young age he already reached fame and recognition, having barely spread his literary wings.
The Romanticism gave us the much loved and much hated Byronic hero - a noble solitary scoundrel, misunderstood, lonely and suffering, brooding and disillusioned, dark and alluring, haughty and cynical, yet charismatic and irresistible to women, painfully self-aware 鈥� and blinding in his superiority to the otherwise banal and mediocre society. Countless characters were inspired by this 鈥� just think of Eugene Onegin in Pushkin鈥檚 novel, for instance. (The painful echoes of the allure of such heroes still are heard in so much of romance and young adult literature to this day.)
In Lermontov portrays his stark disillusionment with such a Byronic hero, shocking and scandalizing society. You鈥檇 expect him to paint Pechorin in a more dramatic or sympathetic light 鈥� given the inherent allure in such a character, especially to a very young writer who idolized Byron actually lived a life similar to that of a Byronic hero.
But there is no alluring glow to Pechorin鈥檚 character. Pechorin is an appalling egotistical arrogant cynical fellow, an antihero surely, who still embodies the Byronic ideal perfectly, but in this case so appalling to the society still full of admiration for Byronic tragic antiheroes, that Lermontov in the foreword to the novel had to point out (translation is mine):
Pechorin certainly has a remarkable insight into his appalling character, and is quite contradictory in his complexity. He tends to be spot-on in astute recognition of human fallacies, which fuels his cynicism. He is very well-aware (and almost alarmed by) his purposelessness and a tendency towards self-destruction. His pride in his detachment and cynicism even briefly falters when his genuine feelings for Vera lead him on a mad gallop to reach her 鈥� but that flame is extinguished quickly, and we know that from here on he goes on to carelessly destroy young Bela and her family.
It鈥檚 interesting how the best-regarded work of the man usually thought of as a poet is a slim novel written in prose. But really, the prose is ridiculously unbelievably poetic, so perhaps it鈥檚 not strange at all.
This book is told in five parts, told out of chronologic order:
- It opens with 鈥淏别濒补鈥�, where our narrator, while traveling through the Caucasus in the middle of the Russian multi-decade expansion to that territory, known collectively as , meets an old army man Maxim Maximych, who tells him a story of his younger officer friend Grigory Pechorin, a world-weary rich man of twenty-five or so, and his kidnapping and seduction of a young local girl Bela five years prior, followed by the tragic end of this romance shortly before Pechorin would have been tired of this conquest.
- Then we move on to 鈥淢axim Maximych鈥�, a short piece where the narrator meets Pechorin himself (and what an unpleasant figure Pechorin turns out to be!) and comes into possession of Pechorin鈥檚 travel journals.
Three excerpts from these journals conclude the novel, after a brief interlude informing the reader that by now Pechorin is dead:
- 鈥淭补尘补苍鈥�, where pre-Caucasus Pechorin poetically runs afoul of a small band of smugglers;
- 鈥淧rincess Mary鈥�, a long section chronologically preceding the events of 鈥淏别濒补鈥�, where Pechorin tells us of his cruel courtship of a young noble woman done at the request of a married woman whom he actually loves, ending tragically for a former friend, the girl and Pechorin himself, who may or may not have actually fallen in some sort of love;
- and finally, 鈥淭he Fatalist鈥�, a short piece on the inevitability and predetermination of destiny and death.
Putting Pechorin aside (which would undoubtedly injure his vanity and pride), another protagonist of the novel is the setting - the majestic Caucasus Mountains, where he spent a large part of his life, a lot of it in military service punctuated by leisurely pursuits, the place where he ultimately lost his own life in ridiculous unnecessary duel.
The ridiculous duel that cost Mikhail Lermontov his life at age twenty-six robbed literature of a budding genius. I can only imagine how interesting his voice would have been as a mature writer, a man with more life to experience, more illusions to be shattered, more mountains to climb.
I first read it while in elementary school, not understanding anything about it but persevering with weird childish stubbornness. Since then I鈥檝e read it a few more times, each time appreciating Lermontov鈥檚 astute understanding of human nature more and more. And now I am a decade older than Lermontov ever had a chance to be, and I still find it utterly brilliant.
It鈥檚 easy to forget how ridiculously young Lermontov was. Pushkin, Russia鈥檚 greatest poet, was killed in a duel at only 37. Lermontov, the second-greatest, died in the same ridiculous way 鈥� but at the age of only 26. And by that young age he already reached fame and recognition, having barely spread his literary wings.
(Funnily enough - in the saddest way possible - Lermontov himself wrote a passionate and angry poem about Pushkin鈥檚 death, condemning the societal scorn that pushed Pushkin to such an end - only to repeat the same fate himself. And both Pushkin and Lermontov have written and condemned pointless duel scenes in both of their greatest works - Pushkin in , Lermontov in this one, . Writing the scathing about Pushkin鈥檚 death was what earned the young previously little-known writer both skyrocketing fame in the literary circles and displeasure of the Tsar, culminating in basically what amounted to the exile to serve in the army in the Caucasus mountains - the place where his masterpiece is set and where Lermontov himself eventually was killed.)
The Romanticism gave us the much loved and much hated Byronic hero - a noble solitary scoundrel, misunderstood, lonely and suffering, brooding and disillusioned, dark and alluring, haughty and cynical, yet charismatic and irresistible to women, painfully self-aware 鈥� and blinding in his superiority to the otherwise banal and mediocre society. Countless characters were inspired by this 鈥� just think of Eugene Onegin in Pushkin鈥檚 novel, for instance. (The painful echoes of the allure of such heroes still are heard in so much of romance and young adult literature to this day.)
In Lermontov portrays his stark disillusionment with such a Byronic hero, shocking and scandalizing society. You鈥檇 expect him to paint Pechorin in a more dramatic or sympathetic light 鈥� given the inherent allure in such a character, especially to a very young writer who idolized Byron actually lived a life similar to that of a Byronic hero.
(Supposedly, Lermontov himself was not the nicest person. A very wealthy and spoiled young man, he was famous for seducing women and breaking their hearts, writing rambunctious and lurid poetry after joining a cadet school, a sharp and caustic wit that could border on casual cruelty, impressive intelligence bordering on cynical arrogance, and boundless bravery in war battles leaning towards careless recklessness. But again, the man was only 26 when he died, with no chance to ever reach maturity and wisdom of age, to outgrow the swagger stage of a young rich guy with all the life ahead of him.)
But there is no alluring glow to Pechorin鈥檚 character. Pechorin is an appalling egotistical arrogant cynical fellow, an antihero surely, who still embodies the Byronic ideal perfectly, but in this case so appalling to the society still full of admiration for Byronic tragic antiheroes, that Lermontov in the foreword to the novel had to point out (translation is mine):
鈥淸鈥 This is a portrait, indeed, but not of one man: it is a portrait comprised of the vices of our entire generation, in all of their form. You will tell me again that a man cannot be this bad, and I will tell you that if you could believe in the possibility of the existence of all the tragic and romantic scoundrels, why wouldn鈥檛 you believe in the reality of Pechorin? If you enjoyed creations much more terrible and uglier, why would this character, even as an invention, not find mercy with you? Is it because that he carries more truth than you would have wished for?鈥�
Pechorin certainly has a remarkable insight into his appalling character, and is quite contradictory in his complexity. He tends to be spot-on in astute recognition of human fallacies, which fuels his cynicism. He is very well-aware (and almost alarmed by) his purposelessness and a tendency towards self-destruction. His pride in his detachment and cynicism even briefly falters when his genuine feelings for Vera lead him on a mad gallop to reach her 鈥� but that flame is extinguished quickly, and we know that from here on he goes on to carelessly destroy young Bela and her family.
It鈥檚 interesting how the best-regarded work of the man usually thought of as a poet is a slim novel written in prose. But really, the prose is ridiculously unbelievably poetic, so perhaps it鈥檚 not strange at all.
鈥淭he dancing choirs of the stars were interwoven in wondrous patterns on the distant horizon, and, one after another, they flickered out as the wan resplendence of the east suffused the dark, lilac vault of heaven, gradually illuminating the steep mountain slopes, covered with the virgin snows. To right and left loomed grim and mysterious chasms, and masses of mist, eddying and coiling like snakes, were creeping thither along the furrows of the neighbouring cliffs, as though sentient and fearful of the approach of day.鈥�
This book is told in five parts, told out of chronologic order:
- It opens with 鈥淏别濒补鈥�, where our narrator, while traveling through the Caucasus in the middle of the Russian multi-decade expansion to that territory, known collectively as , meets an old army man Maxim Maximych, who tells him a story of his younger officer friend Grigory Pechorin, a world-weary rich man of twenty-five or so, and his kidnapping and seduction of a young local girl Bela five years prior, followed by the tragic end of this romance shortly before Pechorin would have been tired of this conquest.
- Then we move on to 鈥淢axim Maximych鈥�, a short piece where the narrator meets Pechorin himself (and what an unpleasant figure Pechorin turns out to be!) and comes into possession of Pechorin鈥檚 travel journals.
Three excerpts from these journals conclude the novel, after a brief interlude informing the reader that by now Pechorin is dead:
- 鈥淭补尘补苍鈥�, where pre-Caucasus Pechorin poetically runs afoul of a small band of smugglers;
- 鈥淧rincess Mary鈥�, a long section chronologically preceding the events of 鈥淏别濒补鈥�, where Pechorin tells us of his cruel courtship of a young noble woman done at the request of a married woman whom he actually loves, ending tragically for a former friend, the girl and Pechorin himself, who may or may not have actually fallen in some sort of love;
- and finally, 鈥淭he Fatalist鈥�, a short piece on the inevitability and predetermination of destiny and death.
鈥淥n reading over these notes, I have become convinced of the sincerity of the man who has so unsparingly exposed to view his own weaknesses and vices. The history of a man鈥檚 soul, even the pettiest soul, is hardly less interesting and useful than the history of a whole people; especially when the former is the result of the observations of a mature mind upon itself, and has been written without any egoistical desire of arousing sympathy or astonishment. Rousseau鈥檚 Confessions has precisely this defect鈥攈e read it to his friends.鈥�
Putting Pechorin aside (which would undoubtedly injure his vanity and pride), another protagonist of the novel is the setting - the majestic Caucasus Mountains, where he spent a large part of his life, a lot of it in military service punctuated by leisurely pursuits, the place where he ultimately lost his own life in ridiculous unnecessary duel.
鈥淲hat a glorious place that valley is! On every hand are inaccessible mountains, steep, yellow slopes scored by water-channels, and reddish rocks draped with green ivy and crowned with clusters of plane-trees. Yonder, at an immense height, is the golden fringe of the snow. Down below rolls the River Aragva, which, after bursting noisily forth from the dark and misty depths of the gorge, with an unnamed stream clasped in its embrace, stretches out like a thread of silver, its waters glistening like a snake with flashing scales.鈥�
鈥淎 childish feeling, I admit, but, when we retire from the conventions of society and draw close to nature, we involuntarily become as children: each attribute acquired by experience falls away from the soul, which becomes anew such as it was once and will surely be again. He whose lot it has been, as mine has been, to wander over the desolate mountains, long, long to observe their fantastic shapes, greedily to gulp down the life-giving air diffused through their ravines鈥攈e, of course, will understand my desire to communicate, to narrate, to sketch those magic pictures.鈥�
The ridiculous duel that cost Mikhail Lermontov his life at age twenty-six robbed literature of a budding genius. I can only imagine how interesting his voice would have been as a mature writer, a man with more life to experience, more illusions to be shattered, more mountains to climb.
I first read it while in elementary school, not understanding anything about it but persevering with weird childish stubbornness. Since then I鈥檝e read it a few more times, each time appreciating Lermontov鈥檚 astute understanding of human nature more and more. And now I am a decade older than Lermontov ever had a chance to be, and I still find it utterly brilliant.
April 22, 2023
There is something in A Hero of Our Time that even time is powerless to destroy. The novel is full of everlasting feelings and motives that ruled human beings in ancient times and keep ruling now.
Feeling affinity with nature always makes one purer and nobler but civilization doesn鈥檛 let one go and demands to obey its conventions in the end.
And anyone who doesn鈥檛 want to abide by social restrictions is destined to become an odd man 鈥� a man for whom there is no place among the others.
But if one is strange he is bound to remain a stranger鈥�
I was so delighted to be so high above the world: it was a childlike feeling, I won鈥檛 deny it, but withdrawing from the demands of society, and drawing near to nature, we become children without meaning to, and everything that has been acquired falls away from the soul 鈥� and it becomes as it once was, and probably will be once again.
Feeling affinity with nature always makes one purer and nobler but civilization doesn鈥檛 let one go and demands to obey its conventions in the end.
Yes, such has been my lot since early childhood. Everyone would read on my face evil signs that weren鈥檛 even there. But they were assumed to be there, and so they were born in me. I was modest 鈥� and I was accused of craftiness: I started to be secretive. I had deep feelings of good and evil. No one caressed me; everyone insulted me. I became rancorous. I was sullen 鈥� other children were merry and chatty. I felt myself to be superior to them 鈥� and I was made inferior. I grew envious. I was prepared to love the whole world 鈥� and no one understood me 鈥� and I learned to hate. My colorless youth elapsed in a struggle with myself and the world.
And anyone who doesn鈥檛 want to abide by social restrictions is destined to become an odd man 鈥� a man for whom there is no place among the others.
I have already surpassed that period in a soul鈥檚 life when it seeks only happiness, when the heart feels a necessity to love someone strongly and ardently. Now I only want to be loved, and at that, only by a very few.
But if one is strange he is bound to remain a stranger鈥�
February 8, 2024
廿賳 乇賵丕賷丞 賲孬賱 賴匕賴 賱賴賷 噩丿賷乇丞 亘兀賳 鬲毓賷卮 賱毓卮乇丕鬲 丕賱爻賳賷賳 賵 毓賳丿賲丕 鬲賯乇兀賴丕 賱丕 鬲卮毓乇 兀亘丿丕 亘兀賳賴丕 卮賷卅丕 毓賮丕 毓賱賷賴 丕賱夭賲賳 賵 睾賷乇鬲賴 丕賱兀丨賵丕賱. 賴匕丕 賴賵 賵賯鬲賴丕. 丕賱兀賳 賵 賱賷爻 睾丿丕. 賳賮爻 丕賱馗乇賵賮 丕賱亘丕卅爻丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲丨賷胤 亘賳丕 賮賷 丿賵賱 丕賱乇亘賷毓 丕賱毓乇亘賷 賵 兀賷囟丕 鬲賱賰 丕賱丿賵賱 丕賱鬲賷 爻亘賯鬲 賵 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賳鬲馗乇.
丕賱卮亘丕亘 丕賱匕賷 禺乇噩 廿賱賶 丕賱賲賷丕丿賷賳 賰賱賴 兀賲賱 賵 鬲賮丕丐賱 .. 賲丕匕丕 爻賷丨丿孬 廿匕丕 乇噩毓 禺丕卅亘丕责 丕賱廿噩丕亘丞 賴賳丕 賮賷 孬賳丕賷丕 鬲賱賰 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賵 賮賷賲丕 鬲亘孬賴 賲賳 乇爻丕卅賱 睾賷乇 賲亘丕卮乇丞.
丨乇氐 賱賷乇賲賳鬲賵賮 兀賳 賷爻賲賷賴丕 亘胤賱 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱夭賲丕賳 賵 賱賷爻 亘胤賱丕 賲胤賱賯丕 賮賷 賰賱 夭賲丕賳 .. 賮丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賰鬲亘賴丕 亘毓丿 乇氐賷丿 胤賵賷賱 賲賳 丕賱廿丨亘丕胤丕鬲 亘毓丿 賯賲毓 丕賱賯賷氐乇 丕賱乇賵爻賷 賱丕賳鬲賮丕囟丞 孬賵乇丞 丕賱賳亘賱丕亍 賮賷 丕賱毓丕賲 1825 賲 賵 丕賱鬲賷 鬲乇鬲亘 毓賱賷賴丕 鬲賱丕卮賷 兀賷 兀賲賱 賮賷 丕賱廿氐賱丕丨 賲賳 兀毓賱賶 賲賲丕 鬲乇鬲亘 毓賱賷賴 丕賳鬲馗丕乇 乇賵爻賷丕 賯乇賳丕 賰丕賲賱丕 賱賷兀鬲賷 丕賱廿氐賱丕丨 賲賳 兀爻賮賱 賮賷 丕賱孬賵乇丞 丕賱亘賱卮賮賷丞 丕賱卮賷賵毓賷丞 賮賷 丕賱毓丕賲 1917 亘毓丿 賵賮丕丞 賱賷乇賲賳鬲賵賮 賳賮爻賴 賵 噩賲賷毓 賲賳 鬲賳亘兀 亘賴匕賴 丕賱孬賵乇丞 亘毓丿丞 毓賯賵丿.
乇睾賲 兀賳賴 賰鬲亘賴丕 賵 毓賲乇賴 25 毓丕賲丕 賵 賲丕鬲 亘毓丿賴丕 亘爻賳鬲賷賳 賮賯胤 廿賱丕 兀賳賴 賷毓丿 賲賳 兀亘乇夭 丕賱卮毓乇丕亍 丕賱乇賵爻 毓賱賶 丕賱廿胤賱丕賯 亘毓丿 亘賵卮賰賷賳. 賵 賲賳 丕賱賲賮丕乇賯丕鬲 兀賷囟丕 兀賳賴 賵 亘賵卮賰賷賳 毓丿丕 禺賷乇 賲賳 賵氐賮 丕賱賲亘丕乇夭丞 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘鬲賴賲丕 賵 禺乇噩 兀亘胤丕賱賴賲丕 賲賳鬲氐乇賷賳 賮賷 賰賱鬲丕 丕賱賲亘丕乇夭鬲賷賳 兀賲丕 鬲卮賷賰賵賮 丕賱匕賷 兀賱賮 賲爻乇丨賷丞 賰丕賲賱丞 毓賳 丕賱賲亘丕乇夭丞 賵 丕賳鬲賴鬲 亘丕賱氐賱丨 亘賷賳 丕賱賲鬲亘丕乇夭賷賳 賮賯丿 賲丕鬲 毓賱賶 賮乇丕卮賴!
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 毓賳 囟丕亘胤 卮丕亘 賲賳 丕賱胤亘賯丞 丕賱兀乇爻鬲賯乇丕胤賷丞 锟斤拷丿賷賴 丕丨亘丕胤丕鬲 噩賷賱賴 賵 胤亘賯鬲賴 賷丨丕賵賱 兀賳 賷噩丿 賳賮爻賴 亘卮鬲賶 丕賱胤乇賯 丿賵賳 兀賳 賷噩丿 丕賱毓夭丕亍 兀賵 丕賱賱匕丞 賮賷 兀賷 卮賷亍. 賷賯賵賱 毓賳 賳賮爻賴:
賰賳鬲 禺噩賵賱丕 賮丕鬲賴賲賵賳賷 亘丕賱賲賰乇 賮兀氐亘丨鬲 賰鬲賵賲丕. 賵 賰賳鬲 兀丨爻 亘丕賱禺賷乇 賵 丕賱卮乇 廿丨爻丕爻丕 毓賲賷賯丕. 賵 賱賰賳 兀丨丿丕 賱賲 锟斤拷毓胤賮 毓賱賷賾. 亘賱 賰丕賳賵丕 噩賲賷毓丕 賷丐匕賵賳賳賷. 賮兀氐亘丨鬲 丨賯賵丿丕 兀丨亘 丕賱廿賳鬲賯丕賲. 賵 賰賳鬲 丨夭賷賳 丕賱賳賮爻 賵 賰丕賳 丕賱兀胤賮丕賱 丕賱兀禺乇賵賳 賮乇丨賷賳 賴丿丕乇賷賳 賵 賰賳鬲 兀卮毓乇 兀賳賳賷 賮賵賯賴賲 賮賯賷賱 賱賷 兀賳賳賷 丿賵賳賴賲 賮兀氐亘丨鬲 丨爻賵丿丕. 賵 賰賳鬲 賲賴賷兀 賱兀賳 兀丨亘 噩賲賷毓 丕賱賳丕爻 賮賱賲 賷賮賴賲賳賷 兀丨丿 賮鬲毓賱賲鬲 丕賱賰乇賿賴. 丿賮賳鬲 兀賳亘賱 毓賵丕胤賮賷 賮賷 兀毓賲丕賯 賯賱亘賷 賮賲丕鬲鬲 賴賳丕賱賰. 賵 賰賳鬲 兀丨亘 兀賳 兀賯賵賱 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 賮賱賲 賷氐丿賯賳賷 兀丨丿 賮兀禺匕鬲 兀賰匕亘.賴匕丕 賴賵 亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳 亘胤賱 夭賲丕賳 賱賷乇賲賳鬲賵賮 賵 賴匕丕 賲丕 夭乇毓賳丕賴 丕賱賷賵賲 賮賷 賳賮賵爻 卮亘丕亘賳丕. 夭乇毓丞 禺丕卅亘丞 賱丕 鬲亘賳賷 廿賱丕 亘賲賯丿丕乇 賲丕 鬲賴丿賲 賵 賱丕 鬲氐毓丿 廿賱丕 廿賱賶 兀爻賮賱 賵 賱丕 鬲鬲賯丿賲 兀亘丿丕 賱賱兀賲丕賲. 賳乇賶 丕賱賷賵賲 丨氐丕丿 賮卮賱 丕賱孬賵乇丕鬲 賮爻丕丿丕 賵 丿賷賰鬲丕鬲賵乇賷丞 賵 廿乇賴丕亘丕 賵 賲丕 禺賮賷 賰丕賳 兀毓馗賲. 賱丕 夭丕賱鬲 兀賲丕賲賳丕 賮乇氐丕 囟卅賷賱丞 亘毓丿賲 廿毓賱丕賳 丕賱廿爻鬲爻賱丕賲 賵 丕爻鬲卅賳丕賮 賲丕 亘丿兀賳丕賴 賮賵乇丕 賮賷 噩賵賱丞 賴賷 丨鬲賲丕 丕賱兀禺賷乇丞 賱賱賲賴夭賵賲 賯亘賱 丕賱賲賳鬲氐乇.
賵賱丿 丕賱賷兀爻 賮賷 賯賱亘賷. 兀氐亘丨鬲 乇賵丨賷 賲卮賱賵賱丞. 匕賴亘 賳氐賮 賳賮爻賷. 噩賮. 鬲亘禺乇. 賲丕鬲. 賯胤毓鬲賴 賵 乇賲賷鬲賴 亘毓賷丿丕 毓賳賷.
賱丕 兀丿乇賷 兀兀賳丕 兀丨賲賯 兀賲 兀賳丕 賵睾丿. 賵 賱賰賳 賴賳丕賰 卮賷卅丕 賱丕 賲乇丕亍 賮賷賴 賵 賴賵 兀賳賳賷 噩丿賷乇 亘丕賱卮賮賯丞. 丕賳 賱賷 賳賮爻丕 兀賮爻丿鬲賴丕 丨賷丕丞 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱乇丕賯賷 賵 禺賷丕賱丕 賯賱賯丕 賵 賯賱亘丕 賱丕 賷卮亘毓 賲賳 噩賵毓. 賱丕 卮賷亍 賷乇賵賷賳賷. 賮爻乇毓丕賳 賲丕 丌賱賮 丕賱兀賱賲 賵 丕賱賱匕丞 賰賱賷賴賲丕. 賵 廿賳 賵噩賵丿賷 賱賷夭丿丕丿 賮乇丕睾丕 賷賵賲丕 亘毓丿 賷賵賲 賵 賱賲 賷亘賯 賱賷 廿賱丕 賲禺乇噩 賵丕丨丿 .. 丕賱爻賮乇.
August 4, 2023
- "亘胤賱 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱夭賲丕賳"貙 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賵 賲噩賲賵毓丞 丕賱賳賵賮賷賱丕鬲 賱賲賷禺丕卅賷賱 賱賷乇賲丕賳鬲賵賮 鬲鬲囟丕賮乇 賱鬲卮賰賱 丕賯賳賵賲丕賸 賵丕丨丿丕賸 賷賲孬賱 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 丕賱乇卅賷爻賷丞 "亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳"!
- 禺賲爻 賯氐氐 鬲兀禺匕賳丕 賲賳 丕賱丨丿賷孬 毓賳 "亘賷鬲卮賵乇賷賳" 丕賱賶 丨丿賷孬賴 毓賳 賳賮爻賴 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 賲匕賰乇丕鬲賴貙 丕賵 亘丕賱兀丨乇賶 鬲兀禺匕賳丕 賲賳 丕賱馗丕賴乇 賵丕賱爻胤丨賷 賵丕賱乇兀賷 丕賱賲鬲賰賵賳 毓賳賴貙 丕賱賶 丕賱亘丕胤賳 賵丕賱丨賯賷賯賷 賵賲賳胤賱賯 鬲賰賵賷賳 卮禺氐賷鬲賴! 賵賴賵 亘賱丕 卮賰 卮禺氐賷丞 賲丨賷乇丞貙 賲氐賳賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱睾胤乇爻丞 賵丕賱爻禺乇賷丞 賵丕賱賳乇噩爻賷丞 賵丕賱丨夭賳貙 賲爻噩賵賳丞 丿丕禺賱 丿丕卅乇丞賺 賲賳 丕賱鬲卮丕丐賲 賳鬲賷噩丞 丕賱卮毓賵乇 丕賱賲兀賱賵賮 亘丕賱賮乇丕睾 賵丕賱禺爻丕乇丞 丕賱丿丕卅賲丞!
- "亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳" 賷鬲兀乇噩丨 亘賷賳 賲賷賰丕賮賷賱賷 賵賳賷鬲卮丞貙 賵賷賳禺乇胤 亘毓亘孬賷丞 賲胤賱賯丞 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞 亘丿賵賳 禺胤 賵丕囟丨 丕賱賲毓丕賱賲 (丕賳賰丕賳 禺賷乇丕賸 丕賵 卮乇丕賸)貙 賵賷丨丕賵賱 丕賳 賷賯賳毓 丕賱賯丕乇卅 亘兀賳賴 賰丕賳 毓賱賶 丕爻鬲毓丿丕丿 賱兀賳 賷丨亘 賱賰賳 丕賱毓丕賱賲 毓賱賲賴 丕賳 賷賰乇賴! 賮賷亘丿兀 亘丕賱賱毓亘 毓賱賶 賲卮丕毓乇 丕賱賯丕乇卅 亘賷賳 丕賯氐賶 丕賱爻賱亘 賵丕賯氐賶 丕賱廿賷噩丕亘貙 乇睾賲 丕賳 丕賱丨亘賰丞 亘爻賷胤丞 賱賰賳賴丕 賲賰鬲賵亘丞 亘賱睾丞 乇丕卅毓丞 (丕賵 鬲乇噩賲丞 乇丕卅毓丞).
- 丕賱兀爻賱賵亘 丕賱爻乇丿賷 賰丕賳 賲賲鬲丕夭丕賸貙 丕賱鬲賯丿賷賲 丕賱匕賷 丨氐賱 賱賱賳賵賮賷賱丕 丕賱兀賵賱賶 賵噩丿鬲賴 賲亘乇乇丕賸 丕匕 賰丕賳 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賷兀禺匕賳丕 賲賳 丕賱禺丕乇噩 丕賱賶 丿丕禺賱 "亘賷鬲卮賵乇賷賳"貙 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賰丕賳鬲 亘丕賱丨丿 丕賱賲胤賱賵亘貙 賮賱丕 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 夭丕卅丿丞 賱丕 丨丕噩丞 賱賴丕 賵賱丕 丨卮賵 賱丕 胤丕卅賱 賲賳賴貙 賯丿 鬲賰賵賳 丕賱賳賴丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲賵賯毓丞 賱賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賴賷 毓賱丕賲丞 丕賱廿爻鬲賮賴丕賲 賱賰賳賴丕 賳賴丕賷丕鬲 賲賳胤賯賷丞 賮賷 馗賱 毓亘孬賷丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞..
- 丕禺賷乇丕賸貙 賵亘毓賷丿丕賸 毓賲丕 鬲賲孬賱賴 卮禺氐賷丞 "亘賷鬲乇賵卮賷賳" 賮賷 丕賱爻賷丕賯 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賷 賵馗賱賲 丕賱賯賷丕氐乇丞 賵丕賱賳賮賷 丕賱匕賷 丨氐賱. 賮廿賳 卮禺氐賷丞 亘賷鬲乇賵卮賷賳 賯丿 鬲鬲乇丌賶 賱賰賱 賲賳丕 賮賷 丕賱賲乇丌丞 氐亘丕丨丕賸 禺氐賵氐丕賸 丨賷賳 鬲賰賵賳 乇睾亘丕鬲賳丕 丕賰亘乇 賲賳 賵噩賵丿賳丕 丕賱賮毓賱賷貙 賵賴匕賴 鬲乇丕噩賷丿賷丕 亘丨丿 匕丕鬲賴丕!
- 禺賲爻 賯氐氐 鬲兀禺匕賳丕 賲賳 丕賱丨丿賷孬 毓賳 "亘賷鬲卮賵乇賷賳" 丕賱賶 丨丿賷孬賴 毓賳 賳賮爻賴 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 賲匕賰乇丕鬲賴貙 丕賵 亘丕賱兀丨乇賶 鬲兀禺匕賳丕 賲賳 丕賱馗丕賴乇 賵丕賱爻胤丨賷 賵丕賱乇兀賷 丕賱賲鬲賰賵賳 毓賳賴貙 丕賱賶 丕賱亘丕胤賳 賵丕賱丨賯賷賯賷 賵賲賳胤賱賯 鬲賰賵賷賳 卮禺氐賷鬲賴! 賵賴賵 亘賱丕 卮賰 卮禺氐賷丞 賲丨賷乇丞貙 賲氐賳賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱睾胤乇爻丞 賵丕賱爻禺乇賷丞 賵丕賱賳乇噩爻賷丞 賵丕賱丨夭賳貙 賲爻噩賵賳丞 丿丕禺賱 丿丕卅乇丞賺 賲賳 丕賱鬲卮丕丐賲 賳鬲賷噩丞 丕賱卮毓賵乇 丕賱賲兀賱賵賮 亘丕賱賮乇丕睾 賵丕賱禺爻丕乇丞 丕賱丿丕卅賲丞!
- "亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳" 賷鬲兀乇噩丨 亘賷賳 賲賷賰丕賮賷賱賷 賵賳賷鬲卮丞貙 賵賷賳禺乇胤 亘毓亘孬賷丞 賲胤賱賯丞 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞 亘丿賵賳 禺胤 賵丕囟丨 丕賱賲毓丕賱賲 (丕賳賰丕賳 禺賷乇丕賸 丕賵 卮乇丕賸)貙 賵賷丨丕賵賱 丕賳 賷賯賳毓 丕賱賯丕乇卅 亘兀賳賴 賰丕賳 毓賱賶 丕爻鬲毓丿丕丿 賱兀賳 賷丨亘 賱賰賳 丕賱毓丕賱賲 毓賱賲賴 丕賳 賷賰乇賴! 賮賷亘丿兀 亘丕賱賱毓亘 毓賱賶 賲卮丕毓乇 丕賱賯丕乇卅 亘賷賳 丕賯氐賶 丕賱爻賱亘 賵丕賯氐賶 丕賱廿賷噩丕亘貙 乇睾賲 丕賳 丕賱丨亘賰丞 亘爻賷胤丞 賱賰賳賴丕 賲賰鬲賵亘丞 亘賱睾丞 乇丕卅毓丞 (丕賵 鬲乇噩賲丞 乇丕卅毓丞).
- 丕賱兀爻賱賵亘 丕賱爻乇丿賷 賰丕賳 賲賲鬲丕夭丕賸貙 丕賱鬲賯丿賷賲 丕賱匕賷 丨氐賱 賱賱賳賵賮賷賱丕 丕賱兀賵賱賶 賵噩丿鬲賴 賲亘乇乇丕賸 丕匕 賰丕賳 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賷兀禺匕賳丕 賲賳 丕賱禺丕乇噩 丕賱賶 丿丕禺賱 "亘賷鬲卮賵乇賷賳"貙 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賰丕賳鬲 亘丕賱丨丿 丕賱賲胤賱賵亘貙 賮賱丕 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 夭丕卅丿丞 賱丕 丨丕噩丞 賱賴丕 賵賱丕 丨卮賵 賱丕 胤丕卅賱 賲賳賴貙 賯丿 鬲賰賵賳 丕賱賳賴丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲賵賯毓丞 賱賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賴賷 毓賱丕賲丞 丕賱廿爻鬲賮賴丕賲 賱賰賳賴丕 賳賴丕賷丕鬲 賲賳胤賯賷丞 賮賷 馗賱 毓亘孬賷丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞..
- 丕禺賷乇丕賸貙 賵亘毓賷丿丕賸 毓賲丕 鬲賲孬賱賴 卮禺氐賷丞 "亘賷鬲乇賵卮賷賳" 賮賷 丕賱爻賷丕賯 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賷 賵馗賱賲 丕賱賯賷丕氐乇丞 賵丕賱賳賮賷 丕賱匕賷 丨氐賱. 賮廿賳 卮禺氐賷丞 亘賷鬲乇賵卮賷賳 賯丿 鬲鬲乇丌賶 賱賰賱 賲賳丕 賮賷 丕賱賲乇丌丞 氐亘丕丨丕賸 禺氐賵氐丕賸 丨賷賳 鬲賰賵賳 乇睾亘丕鬲賳丕 丕賰亘乇 賲賳 賵噩賵丿賳丕 丕賱賮毓賱賷貙 賵賴匕賴 鬲乇丕噩賷丿賷丕 亘丨丿 匕丕鬲賴丕!
January 26, 2018
And now Childe Harold was sore sick at heart,
And from his fellow bacchanals would flee;
'Tis said, at times the sullen tear would start,
But pride congealed the drop within his e'e...
- Lord Byron, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (Canto I, Stanza VI)
Another life that vanished too soon. Mikhail Lermontov was only 26 years old when he was killed in a duel. Same fate as another Russian genius, Alexander Pushkin, to whom he dedicated his poem "Death of the Poet": And thus he died - for vengeance vainly thirsting / Secretly vexed by false hopes deceived... / His lips forever sealed.
Lermontov's poetry and prose are equally superb. At such a young age, he became one of the most important Russian writers of all time. And another favorite of mine. That was a nice surprise, because I honestly did not have high hopes for this book. I am not sure why. I did not expect such a beautiful and evocative writing, powerful enough to fill my heart with delight and break it, at the same time. Little I knew that Lermontov himself was kind of the personification of the Byronic hero, like the main character of this book, Pechorin, a man made of flesh, bones, arrogance, cynicism and melancholy. A captive of his own pessimism and that familiar feeling of emptiness and perpetual loss. A victim of the world.
Yes, such has been my lot from very childhood! All have read upon my countenance the marks of bad qualities, which were not existent; but they were assumed to exist鈥攁nd they were born. I was modest鈥擨 was accused of slyness: I grew secretive. I profoundly felt both good and evil鈥攏o one caressed me, all insulted me: I grew vindictive. I was gloomy鈥攐ther children merry and talkative; I felt myself higher than they鈥擨 was rated lower: I grew envious. I was prepared to love the whole world鈥攏o one understood me: I learned to hate. My colourless youth flowed by in conflict with myself and the world; fearing ridicule, I buried my best feelings in the depths of my heart, and there they died. I spoke the truth鈥擨 was not believed: I began to deceive. (93)
I have always read that bad people were not born, but made; almost embracing the argument that a warm environment can overcome any genetic predisposition. I'm not quite sure about that. Pechorin clearly thought that was his case. He was ready to love and the world taught him to hate.
This book is not a novel per se; it is divided into five novellas ("Bela", "Maxim Maximovich", and three extracts from Pechorin's diary鈥攕imply brilliant).The first part serves as an introduction to Pechorin's character. A young officer and Captain Maximovich started talking about the latter's peculiar friend, Pechorin, whom he had met in the Caucases. This young man had met a beautiful princess named Bela that soon became his next challenge. Bela's brother, Azamat, a whiny, obnoxious teenager, really wanted somebody else's horse. And Pechorin offered his assistance in exchange for Bela. Yes, a woman for a horse. So the little brat kidnapped his own sister and then he got his beloved horse. Charming fella.
By that time, I was a bit bored. I was about to take the narrator's offer:
Therefore, you must wait a bit, or, if you like, turn over a few pages. (26)
I didn't. I followed his advice:
Though I do not advise you to do the latter, because the crossing of Mount Krestov (or, as the erudite Gamba calls it, le mont St. Christophe) is worthy of your curiosity. (26)
Yeah. It was not.
In conclusion, time went by and Pechorin's free spirit got bored of Bela. While reading his response to Maximovich when he asked him about the princess I thought: 鈥淔inally. A first sign that this book can be amazing鈥�. And it certainly was. A young man with a void in his heart, with needs that were impossible to satisfy, with the thought of death always in his head, couldn't be around the same people for a long time. He started to feel suffocated and the urge of escaping took over him. Like a Russian Childe Harold, the only option was to get away, to travel. To experience new things so he can reduce that void, to vanish his ennui. This situation is described with such a beautiful, dazzling writing.
(This next passage does not have spoilers, but I hid it because it is quite long and some people might prefer not to read the whole thing鈥攂ut I just couldn't quote less without damaging the essence. So, you have been warned.)
Be prepared for a book that is going to squeeze your soul and play football with your heart. That was just a sample of the beauty that can be found in here. It might be the simplest plot in the world, but if it's wonderfully written, if the author lets me enter into his character's mind, then I feel like home. And that is exactly what happened to me with this novel. Lermontov deals with those universal feelings that defy time and with a masterful prose. No matter how many things we can buy, how many people we meet, occasionally we cannot escape from the inexorable feeling of emptiness. I cannot despise bored, hateful, cynic, manipulative, brutally honest Pechorin. Sometimes our desires are bigger than our own existence. And that is one of the worst tragedies of all.
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July 27, 2023I started reading this book in ebook form because I was so eager to get to it, prompted by the references in the notes of Sasha Sokolov's which I'd just finished.
So imagine the following scenario: I'm reading Lermontov's book on my kindle, I'm listening to Mussorgsky's Night on Bare Mountain prompted by another Sokolov reference, and I've got a google map open on my iPad in order to follow the path Lermontov's narrator takes northwards from Tbilisi across the bare and brutal Caucasus mountains in a post-chaise drawn by three horses while a fierce storm rages and avalanches threaten to block the mountain passes through which he travels.
As my eyes scroll the kindle screen, I highlight each place mentioned and then mark the spot on the google map, and I continue to do that as I read about the characters' further journeys eastwards towards the Caspian Sea, and westwards towards the Black Sea, until finally the action ends somewhere in the middle near the town of Pyatigorsk, in a scene where an exhausted horse drops dead on a mountain path. A hero of his time indeed!
Back in our time, I take a screen shot of my map, and mark up the path I'd followed in the tracks of all those exhausted horses. And as I do that, I think about that extra layer of 'record' we all engage in every day, via selfies, food shots, travel shots, plus multiple other ways we use our always-ready-to-shoot cameras, though they contain no film, but nevertheless record the film of our lives, a documentary that will exist long after we ourselves have left the frame.
Lermontov left the frame a long time ago, in 1841 to be exact, at the shockingly young age of 27, just slightly older than the 'hero' of this book, Grigory Alexandrovich Pechorin.
Like Pechorin, Lermontov was stationed with the Russian army in the Caucasus in the 1830s, and this book reads at times like a documentary record of his life there. There are many passages that describe landscape in the kind of pictorial terms that allow us to see what his narrator saw, and even hear what he heard.
Around us all was still, so still, indeed, that it was possible to follow the flight of a gnat by the buzzing of its wings. On our left loomed the gorge, deep and black. Behind it and in front of us rose the dark-blue summits of the mountains, all trenched with furrows and covered with layers of snow, and standing out against the pale horizon, which still retained the last reflections of the evening glow. The stars twinkled out in the dark sky, and in some strange way it seemed to me that they were much higher than in our own north country. On both sides of the road bare, black rocks jutted out; here and there shrubs peeped forth from under the snow; but not a single withered leaf stirred, and amid that dead sleep of nature it was cheering to hear the snorting of the three tired post-horses and the irregular tinkling of the harness bell.
The documentary feel of this book is further reinforced by the way Lermontov fills us in on the different peoples who lived in the Caucasus area during that time, the Georgians, Ossetians, Chechens and Circassians, and how those mountain tribes were viewed by the more sophisticated characters from Moscow and St Petersburg who narrate the story.
Like a skilled film maker, Lermontov plays around with the chronology of this documentary-like story, and also with the camera angles. We first hear of Pechorin in a tale recounted to the narrator as he shelters from the storm on the bare mountain at the beginning of the book. Then later, by chance, the narrator meets Pechorin in person and gives us his own impressions of the 'hero'. Finally we get extracts from Pechorin's diaries, written earlier and so predating both the meeting with the narrator and the story the narrator first heard in the mountains. It's a clever structure providing a very modern feel to this record of a 'hero' of his time.
And since I've been reflecting on the many ways we now record every moment of our lives, it has to be said that Lermontov achieved an extraordinary feat here. Not only does the book record the places he'd visited and the things he'd seen, it also records the circumstances of his own death as if he'd made a screen shot of a future moment in time: towards the end of the book, he creates a scenario in which Pechorin is challenged to a duel by an army acquaintance. One of the two dies from the wounds he receives.
Not so very long after writing that scene, Lermontov himself became involved in a duel, just like Alexander Pushkin, and his famous character, Eugene Onegin, before him. Lermontov's duel, which was the result of a challenge by an army acquaintance, took place while he was stationed in the Caucasus region in 1841. He died from the wounds he received.
鈥︹赌︹赌︹赌︹赌︹赌︹赌︹赌︹赌︹赌︹赌�
Although I began reading this book in digital form, I finished it in the Penguin Classics edition which I eventually bought in my local bookshop, certain that I wanted to make a place for Lermontov on my real-life bookshelves. And imagine my surprise when I opened the book. After reading the foreword, the introduction, and the acknowledgments, I found a double page spread containing a map tracing the path of the events of the story. But the printed map was not nearly as clear or as meaningful as the one I'd 'recorded' myself.
For once, I was glad to have chosen an ebook!
Oh, and now I'm reading Pushkin...
So imagine the following scenario: I'm reading Lermontov's book on my kindle, I'm listening to Mussorgsky's Night on Bare Mountain prompted by another Sokolov reference, and I've got a google map open on my iPad in order to follow the path Lermontov's narrator takes northwards from Tbilisi across the bare and brutal Caucasus mountains in a post-chaise drawn by three horses while a fierce storm rages and avalanches threaten to block the mountain passes through which he travels.
As my eyes scroll the kindle screen, I highlight each place mentioned and then mark the spot on the google map, and I continue to do that as I read about the characters' further journeys eastwards towards the Caspian Sea, and westwards towards the Black Sea, until finally the action ends somewhere in the middle near the town of Pyatigorsk, in a scene where an exhausted horse drops dead on a mountain path. A hero of his time indeed!
Back in our time, I take a screen shot of my map, and mark up the path I'd followed in the tracks of all those exhausted horses. And as I do that, I think about that extra layer of 'record' we all engage in every day, via selfies, food shots, travel shots, plus multiple other ways we use our always-ready-to-shoot cameras, though they contain no film, but nevertheless record the film of our lives, a documentary that will exist long after we ourselves have left the frame.
Lermontov left the frame a long time ago, in 1841 to be exact, at the shockingly young age of 27, just slightly older than the 'hero' of this book, Grigory Alexandrovich Pechorin.
Like Pechorin, Lermontov was stationed with the Russian army in the Caucasus in the 1830s, and this book reads at times like a documentary record of his life there. There are many passages that describe landscape in the kind of pictorial terms that allow us to see what his narrator saw, and even hear what he heard.
Around us all was still, so still, indeed, that it was possible to follow the flight of a gnat by the buzzing of its wings. On our left loomed the gorge, deep and black. Behind it and in front of us rose the dark-blue summits of the mountains, all trenched with furrows and covered with layers of snow, and standing out against the pale horizon, which still retained the last reflections of the evening glow. The stars twinkled out in the dark sky, and in some strange way it seemed to me that they were much higher than in our own north country. On both sides of the road bare, black rocks jutted out; here and there shrubs peeped forth from under the snow; but not a single withered leaf stirred, and amid that dead sleep of nature it was cheering to hear the snorting of the three tired post-horses and the irregular tinkling of the harness bell.
The documentary feel of this book is further reinforced by the way Lermontov fills us in on the different peoples who lived in the Caucasus area during that time, the Georgians, Ossetians, Chechens and Circassians, and how those mountain tribes were viewed by the more sophisticated characters from Moscow and St Petersburg who narrate the story.
Like a skilled film maker, Lermontov plays around with the chronology of this documentary-like story, and also with the camera angles. We first hear of Pechorin in a tale recounted to the narrator as he shelters from the storm on the bare mountain at the beginning of the book. Then later, by chance, the narrator meets Pechorin in person and gives us his own impressions of the 'hero'. Finally we get extracts from Pechorin's diaries, written earlier and so predating both the meeting with the narrator and the story the narrator first heard in the mountains. It's a clever structure providing a very modern feel to this record of a 'hero' of his time.
And since I've been reflecting on the many ways we now record every moment of our lives, it has to be said that Lermontov achieved an extraordinary feat here. Not only does the book record the places he'd visited and the things he'd seen, it also records the circumstances of his own death as if he'd made a screen shot of a future moment in time: towards the end of the book, he creates a scenario in which Pechorin is challenged to a duel by an army acquaintance. One of the two dies from the wounds he receives.
Not so very long after writing that scene, Lermontov himself became involved in a duel, just like Alexander Pushkin, and his famous character, Eugene Onegin, before him. Lermontov's duel, which was the result of a challenge by an army acquaintance, took place while he was stationed in the Caucasus region in 1841. He died from the wounds he received.
鈥︹赌︹赌︹赌︹赌︹赌︹赌︹赌︹赌︹赌︹赌�
Although I began reading this book in digital form, I finished it in the Penguin Classics edition which I eventually bought in my local bookshop, certain that I wanted to make a place for Lermontov on my real-life bookshelves. And imagine my surprise when I opened the book. After reading the foreword, the introduction, and the acknowledgments, I found a double page spread containing a map tracing the path of the events of the story. But the printed map was not nearly as clear or as meaningful as the one I'd 'recorded' myself.
For once, I was glad to have chosen an ebook!
Oh, and now I'm reading Pushkin...
January 9, 2023
Vrouwen houden alleen van mannen die ze niet kennen.
Aan de hand van vijf ingenieus verbonden novellen krijgen we een indringend psychologisch portret van de jonge officier Petsjorin, het prototype van de Russische 鈥榦vertollige mens鈥�. Petsjorin is een gedesillusioneerde, amorele dandy. Ambivalentie viert hoogtij, nog versterkt door knipoogjes naar de clich茅s van het romantische genre.
Puntig, lyrisch, sarcastisch, vitaal proza zoals het tegenwoordig niet meer geschreven wordt. Helaas was 鈥楻uslands tweede dichter鈥� hetzelfde lot beschoren als zijn grote held Poesjkin: hij stierf op 27-jarige leeftijd in een banaal duel.
Aan de hand van vijf ingenieus verbonden novellen krijgen we een indringend psychologisch portret van de jonge officier Petsjorin, het prototype van de Russische 鈥榦vertollige mens鈥�. Petsjorin is een gedesillusioneerde, amorele dandy. Ambivalentie viert hoogtij, nog versterkt door knipoogjes naar de clich茅s van het romantische genre.
Puntig, lyrisch, sarcastisch, vitaal proza zoals het tegenwoordig niet meer geschreven wordt. Helaas was 鈥楻uslands tweede dichter鈥� hetzelfde lot beschoren als zijn grote held Poesjkin: hij stierf op 27-jarige leeftijd in een banaal duel.
August 31, 2021
亘胤賱 丕賱賲賮丕乇賯丞貙 賵丕賱鬲夭賷賷賮貙 賵丕賱丨匕丕賯丞貙 賵丕賱鬲氐賳毓貙 賵丕賱噩乇丨 亘丕丨鬲乇丕賮賷丞.
"亘胤賱 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱夭賲丕賳" 兀賵 匕丕賰 丕賱夭賲丕賳 .. 賮賴賵 賲鬲噩丿丿 賵賱丕 賷賲賵鬲. 賷丨賷丕 賮賷 丕賱噩賷賱 丕賱匕賾賷 賷丨丕賵賱 廿毓丕丿丞 丕賳亘毓丕孬丞 賵丕賱鬲乇賵賷噩 賱賴.
賱賷爻 乇噩賱丕賸 亘丕賱賲毓賳賶 丕賱賲鬲毓丕乇賮 毓賱賷賴.
亘賱 噩賷卮 賲賳 丕賱乇匕丕卅賱 丕爻鬲賵賱鬲 毓賱賶 賯賱亘賺 賰丕賳 賱廿賳爻丕賳.
賰賷賮 鬲禺丿卮 亘亘爻丕胤丞 賲賳 鬲丨亘责
賵鬲胤毓賳 賮賷 馗賴乇賴 賵鬲睾乇亘 卮賲爻賰 毓賳賴 賵賰兀賳賾賴丕 賱賲 鬲卮乇賯责
賵鬲鬲賵丕乇賶 禺賱賮 丕賱爻禺乇賷丞 丕賱賳賰乇丞 賱鬲賮爻賾乇 賲丕 賱賲 賷胤賱亘 賲賳賰 鬲賮爻賷乇賴 ..
賮賯胤 賱鬲賴乇亘!!!
丨賷賳賲丕 鬲爻鬲賵賱賷 丕賱毓亘孬賷丞貙 賵丕賱兀賳丕賳賷丞 毓賱賶 賱亘 亘卮乇貙 賲丕匕丕 鬲賳鬲馗乇 禺賱賮 丕賱鬲鬲賵賷噩 ..
亘胤賱丕賸 賷賳賯匕
兀賲 亘胤賱丕賸 賷購丿賲賷 .. 孬賲 賱丕 賷鬲賵丕賳賶 兀賳 賷囟丨賰 毓賱賶 丨賲丕賯丕鬲賴.
兀噩丿 兀賳賾 賯賱亘賷 丕賲鬲賱兀 .. 丕賲鬲賱兀 亘丕賱兀賱賲 賲賳 賰賱 卮賷亍 ..
匕賱賰 丕賱鬲賱丕卮賷 賮賷 丕賱賱丕卮賷亍 賷賲夭賯賳賷 .. 賵賷丿賮毓賳賷 禺丕乇噩 匕丕鬲賷.
丨賷賳賲丕 鬲賵噩鬲賳賷 丕賱賯賵丞 .. 賱賲 兀噩丿 賲賳 賳賮爻賷 亘購丿丕賸 兀賳 賱丕 兀賰賵賳 丨賱賷賮丕賸 賱賱禺爻丕乇丞貙 亘賱 賱賱賲賰乇 賲丕 丕爻鬲胤丕毓鬲 廿賱賶 匕賱賰 爻亘賷賱丕.
賱爻亘亘 賲丕 .. 賱丕 兀丿乇賷 賱賱賲丕囟賷 兀賲 丕賱丨丕囟乇 賵噩丿鬲 丕賱噩爻丕乇丞 胤亘毓賷貙 賵丕賱賯丿乇丞 丕賱賮匕丞 毓賱賶 丕爻鬲賲丕賱丞 丕賱賯賱賵亘 賱噩丕賳亘賷 ..
孬賲 賲丕匕丕 亘毓丿 .. 责责责
賲賳 賷噩乇丐 毓賱賶 丕賱賲賯丕賵賲丞 賮賷 爻丨賯賴丕 亘毓丿 丕爻鬲賲丕賱鬲賴丕 廿賱丕 賯賱亘賷 丕賱噩爻賵乇 !!!
丕鬲賮賯 賲毓賰 兀賳賾賰 賱丕 鬲丨亘賳賷 .. 賵賱賳 鬲丨亘賳賷 ..
賵賱賰賳 爻鬲乇賶 兀賳 賮賷 賰賱 噩賷賱 賲賳 賷賯丿乇賳賷 賵賷噩毓賱賳賷 乇賲夭丕賸 賱賱亘胤賵賱丞.
賮賷 賰賱 噩賷賱 賵夭賲丕賳 爻鬲乇賶 賲賳 賷爻鬲賴夭卅 亘丌賱丕賲 丕賱賳丕爻 毓賱賶 胤乇賷賯鬲賴 丕賱禺丕氐丞.
賲賳 賷噩賮賮 爻賷賱 丕賱毓丕胤賮丞 丕賱亘乇丕賯丞貙 賱賷夭乇毓 丕賱丨賯丿 賵丕賱卮乇.
賲賳 賷亘賳賷 爻丿賵丿 丕賱毓丿丕亍貙 賵賷賴丿賲 丕賱賲賵丿丞貙 賵賷乇丿賲 丕賱丨亘.
賵賷鬲賳丕夭賱 毓賳 丕賱賲爻賱賲丕鬲 賱毓亘孬賷鬲賴.
賵丕賱賲亘丕丿卅 賱賴賲噩賷鬲賴.
賵丕賱禺賷乇 賱氐丕賱丨丞.
爻鬲乇賶 丕賱亘胤賵賱丞 亘胤賵賱賴丕 賵毓乇囟賴丕 賮賷 賲賳 賴賵 兀爻賵亍 賲賳賷貙 賵兀賯爻賶 賲賳賷 .. 賵兀賰孬乇 賲賰乇丕賸 賵噩乇兀丞 ..
賵爻鬲乇賶 兀賳 賱賰賱 賳賵毓賺 噩賲賴賵乇賴貙 丨鬲賶 兀賳丕 賱賷 賲賳 賷鬲賵丕賮賯 賲毓賷 賵賷毓乇賮 賯丿乇賷.
"亘胤賱 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱夭賲丕賳" 兀賵 匕丕賰 丕賱夭賲丕賳 .. 賮賴賵 賲鬲噩丿丿 賵賱丕 賷賲賵鬲. 賷丨賷丕 賮賷 丕賱噩賷賱 丕賱匕賾賷 賷丨丕賵賱 廿毓丕丿丞 丕賳亘毓丕孬丞 賵丕賱鬲乇賵賷噩 賱賴.
賱賷爻 乇噩賱丕賸 亘丕賱賲毓賳賶 丕賱賲鬲毓丕乇賮 毓賱賷賴.
亘賱 噩賷卮 賲賳 丕賱乇匕丕卅賱 丕爻鬲賵賱鬲 毓賱賶 賯賱亘賺 賰丕賳 賱廿賳爻丕賳.
賰賷賮 鬲禺丿卮 亘亘爻丕胤丞 賲賳 鬲丨亘责
賵鬲胤毓賳 賮賷 馗賴乇賴 賵鬲睾乇亘 卮賲爻賰 毓賳賴 賵賰兀賳賾賴丕 賱賲 鬲卮乇賯责
賵鬲鬲賵丕乇賶 禺賱賮 丕賱爻禺乇賷丞 丕賱賳賰乇丞 賱鬲賮爻賾乇 賲丕 賱賲 賷胤賱亘 賲賳賰 鬲賮爻賷乇賴 ..
賮賯胤 賱鬲賴乇亘!!!
丨賷賳賲丕 鬲爻鬲賵賱賷 丕賱毓亘孬賷丞貙 賵丕賱兀賳丕賳賷丞 毓賱賶 賱亘 亘卮乇貙 賲丕匕丕 鬲賳鬲馗乇 禺賱賮 丕賱鬲鬲賵賷噩 ..
亘胤賱丕賸 賷賳賯匕
兀賲 亘胤賱丕賸 賷購丿賲賷 .. 孬賲 賱丕 賷鬲賵丕賳賶 兀賳 賷囟丨賰 毓賱賶 丨賲丕賯丕鬲賴.
兀噩丿 兀賳賾 賯賱亘賷 丕賲鬲賱兀 .. 丕賲鬲賱兀 亘丕賱兀賱賲 賲賳 賰賱 卮賷亍 ..
匕賱賰 丕賱鬲賱丕卮賷 賮賷 丕賱賱丕卮賷亍 賷賲夭賯賳賷 .. 賵賷丿賮毓賳賷 禺丕乇噩 匕丕鬲賷.
丨賷賳賲丕 鬲賵噩鬲賳賷 丕賱賯賵丞 .. 賱賲 兀噩丿 賲賳 賳賮爻賷 亘購丿丕賸 兀賳 賱丕 兀賰賵賳 丨賱賷賮丕賸 賱賱禺爻丕乇丞貙 亘賱 賱賱賲賰乇 賲丕 丕爻鬲胤丕毓鬲 廿賱賶 匕賱賰 爻亘賷賱丕.
賱爻亘亘 賲丕 .. 賱丕 兀丿乇賷 賱賱賲丕囟賷 兀賲 丕賱丨丕囟乇 賵噩丿鬲 丕賱噩爻丕乇丞 胤亘毓賷貙 賵丕賱賯丿乇丞 丕賱賮匕丞 毓賱賶 丕爻鬲賲丕賱丞 丕賱賯賱賵亘 賱噩丕賳亘賷 ..
孬賲 賲丕匕丕 亘毓丿 .. 责责责
賲賳 賷噩乇丐 毓賱賶 丕賱賲賯丕賵賲丞 賮賷 爻丨賯賴丕 亘毓丿 丕爻鬲賲丕賱鬲賴丕 廿賱丕 賯賱亘賷 丕賱噩爻賵乇 !!!
丕鬲賮賯 賲毓賰 兀賳賾賰 賱丕 鬲丨亘賳賷 .. 賵賱賳 鬲丨亘賳賷 ..
賵賱賰賳 爻鬲乇賶 兀賳 賮賷 賰賱 噩賷賱 賲賳 賷賯丿乇賳賷 賵賷噩毓賱賳賷 乇賲夭丕賸 賱賱亘胤賵賱丞.
賮賷 賰賱 噩賷賱 賵夭賲丕賳 爻鬲乇賶 賲賳 賷爻鬲賴夭卅 亘丌賱丕賲 丕賱賳丕爻 毓賱賶 胤乇賷賯鬲賴 丕賱禺丕氐丞.
賲賳 賷噩賮賮 爻賷賱 丕賱毓丕胤賮丞 丕賱亘乇丕賯丞貙 賱賷夭乇毓 丕賱丨賯丿 賵丕賱卮乇.
賲賳 賷亘賳賷 爻丿賵丿 丕賱毓丿丕亍貙 賵賷賴丿賲 丕賱賲賵丿丞貙 賵賷乇丿賲 丕賱丨亘.
賵賷鬲賳丕夭賱 毓賳 丕賱賲爻賱賲丕鬲 賱毓亘孬賷鬲賴.
賵丕賱賲亘丕丿卅 賱賴賲噩賷鬲賴.
賵丕賱禺賷乇 賱氐丕賱丨丞.
爻鬲乇賶 丕賱亘胤賵賱丞 亘胤賵賱賴丕 賵毓乇囟賴丕 賮賷 賲賳 賴賵 兀爻賵亍 賲賳賷貙 賵兀賯爻賶 賲賳賷 .. 賵兀賰孬乇 賲賰乇丕賸 賵噩乇兀丞 ..
賵爻鬲乇賶 兀賳 賱賰賱 賳賵毓賺 噩賲賴賵乇賴貙 丨鬲賶 兀賳丕 賱賷 賲賳 賷鬲賵丕賮賯 賲毓賷 賵賷毓乇賮 賯丿乇賷.
July 26, 2023
Whenever I see a Penguin Classics book at one of our local second hand book sales, I become hypertensive, I salivate and elbow past the old and infirm, scream like a banshee and trample over little kids, stray dogs and wheelchairs. Yes, this heroic effort of mine (let鈥檚 not deny it), this time, resulted in me obtaining a freshly bloodstained copy of A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov.
Russian poet and author Lermontov was strutting his stuff in the 1830s. He was arrested for an invective poem early in his career, banished to serve in the Army in the Caucasus due to being involved in a duel, cited for bravery twice (but the Tsar refused to give him the award) and eventually he was killed in another duel in 1841, following a trivial personal insult. Dead at 26.
The author鈥檚 knowledge of the Caucasus mountains is on display in this book, his descriptions about this beautiful part of the world are nothing short of atmospheric.
The Caucasus as described by our author Lermontov.
However, this is a story about a man. The despicable, Grigory Alexandrovich Pechorin. Admittedly, he is superficially charming. But he is a seducer, a rake, cynical, Machiavellian, uncaring and selfish. Pechorin manages to weasel his way into various situations in all types of society leaving behind a trail of broken hearts and dreams. This man is flawed to be sure.
When referring to a beautiful woman who fell for him, Pechorin reflected 鈥�The ignorance and simple heartedness of the one becomes as tiresome as the coquettishness of the other. If you like, I still love her I am grateful to her for several sufficiently sweet minutes. I would give my life for her, only I am bored in her company.鈥�
This unusual adventure is told by an unnamed narrator who describes Pechorin from the perspectives of several individuals and even Pechorin鈥檚 own journals. This is a gripping story, a ripping yarn. I cannot spoil the ending 鈥� but Pechorin鈥檚 character is deliciously revealed as the story progresses. Oh yes, he is a bastard of the highest order. The clever thing is 鈥� one would never know if meeting him casually. It makes one reflect 鈥� these people really do walk among us.
Grigory Alexandrovich had teased him so unmercifully that the boy was almost driven to drown himself
鈥滻 often ask myself why I strive so doggedly for the love of young ladies, whom I don鈥檛 want to seduce, and I don鈥檛 want to marry!鈥�
Pechorin, is not a one-dimensional being, he is complex. There are times the reader may feel sympathy for him. This examination of a man, and the implications of his behaviour is certainly worthy of a read 鈥� I am so glad I did. It is such a shame this author died so young.
5 Stars
Russian poet and author Lermontov was strutting his stuff in the 1830s. He was arrested for an invective poem early in his career, banished to serve in the Army in the Caucasus due to being involved in a duel, cited for bravery twice (but the Tsar refused to give him the award) and eventually he was killed in another duel in 1841, following a trivial personal insult. Dead at 26.
The author鈥檚 knowledge of the Caucasus mountains is on display in this book, his descriptions about this beautiful part of the world are nothing short of atmospheric.
The Caucasus as described by our author Lermontov.
However, this is a story about a man. The despicable, Grigory Alexandrovich Pechorin. Admittedly, he is superficially charming. But he is a seducer, a rake, cynical, Machiavellian, uncaring and selfish. Pechorin manages to weasel his way into various situations in all types of society leaving behind a trail of broken hearts and dreams. This man is flawed to be sure.
When referring to a beautiful woman who fell for him, Pechorin reflected 鈥�The ignorance and simple heartedness of the one becomes as tiresome as the coquettishness of the other. If you like, I still love her I am grateful to her for several sufficiently sweet minutes. I would give my life for her, only I am bored in her company.鈥�
This unusual adventure is told by an unnamed narrator who describes Pechorin from the perspectives of several individuals and even Pechorin鈥檚 own journals. This is a gripping story, a ripping yarn. I cannot spoil the ending 鈥� but Pechorin鈥檚 character is deliciously revealed as the story progresses. Oh yes, he is a bastard of the highest order. The clever thing is 鈥� one would never know if meeting him casually. It makes one reflect 鈥� these people really do walk among us.
Grigory Alexandrovich had teased him so unmercifully that the boy was almost driven to drown himself
鈥滻 often ask myself why I strive so doggedly for the love of young ladies, whom I don鈥檛 want to seduce, and I don鈥檛 want to marry!鈥�
Pechorin, is not a one-dimensional being, he is complex. There are times the reader may feel sympathy for him. This examination of a man, and the implications of his behaviour is certainly worthy of a read 鈥� I am so glad I did. It is such a shame this author died so young.
5 Stars
May 28, 2020
兀卮毓乇 亘乇睾亘丞 賮賷 賯賵賱 丕卮賷丕亍 賰孬賷乇丞 毓賳 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞貙 丕亘丨孬 毓賳 賰賱賲丕鬲 賵噩賲賱 鬲氐賮 賲卮丕毓乇賷 兀孬賳丕亍 賯乇丕卅鬲賴丕貙 兀賯賵賱 兀賳 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲禺丿卮 丕賱賳賮爻 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 鬲乇睾賲賰 毓賱賶 賲賯丕乇賳丞 賳賮爻賰 亘匕丕賰 丕賱亘胤賱 丕賱匕賷 賷噩乇賷 亘賷賳 氐賮丨丕鬲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 貙 賵兀賷 亘胤賱 賴賵 匕丕賰 賵兀賷 噩乇賷賲丞 兀賳 賷胤賱賯 兀爻賲 丕賱亘胤賱 毓賱賶 "亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳" 丕賱兀賳丕賳賷 貙 丕賱賲賱賵賱貙 丕賱禺亘賷孬貙 丕賱賲鬲賯賱亘貙 丕賱賲睾乇賵乇 ..
賷賵賱丿 兀賵賱卅賰 丕賱兀亘胤丕賱 賮賷 夭賲賳 丕賱廿賳丨胤丕胤貙 賮賷 夭賲賳 鬲禺鬲賱胤 賮賷賴 丕賱賯賷賲貙 鬲賳鬲卮乇 賮賷賴 賯賷賲 丕賱廿爻鬲亘丿丕丿 賵丕賱鬲爻賱胤貙 賷禺乇噩 丕賱兀亘胤丕賱 毓賱賶 賴賷卅丞 " 亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳 " 賰賮賰乇丞 賲卮賵賴丞 貙 賰胤賱賯丞 賮賷 賵噩賴 丕賱賴賵丕亍 貙 賰氐乇禺丞 賱丕 鬲毓乇賮 兀賷 賵噩賴丞貙 賷賵賱丿 丕賱兀亘胤丕賱 賮賷 匕丕賰 丕賱夭賲賳 賰禺鬲賲 毓賱賶 噩亘賷賳 毓氐乇 賲兀爻丕賵賷 賷亘丨孬 賮賷賴 丕賱賮乇丿 毓賳 睾丕賷丞 貙 毓賳 賴丿賮 賳亘賷賱 賮賱丕 賷噩丿 賮賷 胤乇賷賯賴 睾賷乇 丕賱兀爻丕賱賷亘 丕賱賲賱鬲賵賷丞 賵丕賱賮乇氐 丕賱卮丨賷丨丞 賱鬲賯賱丿 丕賱丨賷丕丞 貙 鬲氐亘丨 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賲賲乇丕賸 囟賷賯丕賸 賱丕 賷賲乇 賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴 廿賱丕 兀賵賱卅賰 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 兀賵 賱賳爻賲賴賲 丕賱兀亘胤丕賱 丕賱賲夭賷賮賷賳 ..
兀賳丕 兀乇丕賴賲 賰孬賷乇丕賸 賮賷 毓丕賱賲賳丕 丕賱賷賵賲貙 兀賯氐丿 丨賷孬 兀毓賷卮 賵丨賷孬 鬲毓賷卮賵賳 兀賳鬲賲貙 賮賷 賰賱 賲賰丕賳 賳噩丿 兀賲孬丕賱 "亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳" 賵廿賳 兀禺鬲賱賮鬲 丕賱馗乇賵賮 賵丕賱鬲氐乇賮丕鬲貙 廿賱丕 兀賳賴丕 賳賮爻 丕賱賳賲丕匕噩 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 鬲鬲丨賯 賮賷 毓氐乇 丕賱廿賳丨丕胤 賮賷 賲噩鬲賲毓賳丕 ..
賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 毓噩賷亘丞 亘丕賱賮毓賱貙 賯乇兀鬲賴丕 賱賱賲乇丞 丕賱孬丕賳賷丞貙 賲丕夭賱鬲 兀卮毓乇 兀賳賴丕 賲賳 丕噩賲賱 丕賱乇賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賯乇兀鬲賴丕 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賷貙 爻丨乇賴丕 賵賵氐賮賴丕 賵兀噩賵丕亍賴丕 賱丕 鬲賮丕乇賯 丕賱匕丕賰乇丞貙 鬲賮爻賷乇賴丕 賵鬲丨賱賷賱賴丕 賱賱賳賮爻 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 賮賷 睾丕賷丞 丕賱丿賯丞 賵丕賱禺氐賵氐賷丞 貙 賮賷 兀丨賷丕賳 賰丕賳賴 賷鬲丨丿孬 毓賳賰 兀賵 賷丨賱賱 賲丕 鬲卮毓乇 亘賴 ..
賱賱兀爻賮 兀賳 賱賷乇賲賳鬲賵賮 賲丕鬲 賮賷 爻賳 氐睾賷乇丞 賵賱賲 賷賰鬲亘 賱賳丕 爻賵賶 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞貙 賵廿賱丕 賰賳丕 爻賳丨馗賶 亘賲夭賷丿 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱毓馗賷賲丞..
乇賵丕賷丞 賱丕 鬲賳爻賶貙 賱丕 鬲賳爻賶 ..
賷賵賱丿 兀賵賱卅賰 丕賱兀亘胤丕賱 賮賷 夭賲賳 丕賱廿賳丨胤丕胤貙 賮賷 夭賲賳 鬲禺鬲賱胤 賮賷賴 丕賱賯賷賲貙 鬲賳鬲卮乇 賮賷賴 賯賷賲 丕賱廿爻鬲亘丿丕丿 賵丕賱鬲爻賱胤貙 賷禺乇噩 丕賱兀亘胤丕賱 毓賱賶 賴賷卅丞 " 亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳 " 賰賮賰乇丞 賲卮賵賴丞 貙 賰胤賱賯丞 賮賷 賵噩賴 丕賱賴賵丕亍 貙 賰氐乇禺丞 賱丕 鬲毓乇賮 兀賷 賵噩賴丞貙 賷賵賱丿 丕賱兀亘胤丕賱 賮賷 匕丕賰 丕賱夭賲賳 賰禺鬲賲 毓賱賶 噩亘賷賳 毓氐乇 賲兀爻丕賵賷 賷亘丨孬 賮賷賴 丕賱賮乇丿 毓賳 睾丕賷丞 貙 毓賳 賴丿賮 賳亘賷賱 賮賱丕 賷噩丿 賮賷 胤乇賷賯賴 睾賷乇 丕賱兀爻丕賱賷亘 丕賱賲賱鬲賵賷丞 賵丕賱賮乇氐 丕賱卮丨賷丨丞 賱鬲賯賱丿 丕賱丨賷丕丞 貙 鬲氐亘丨 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賲賲乇丕賸 囟賷賯丕賸 賱丕 賷賲乇 賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴 廿賱丕 兀賵賱卅賰 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 兀賵 賱賳爻賲賴賲 丕賱兀亘胤丕賱 丕賱賲夭賷賮賷賳 ..
兀賳丕 兀乇丕賴賲 賰孬賷乇丕賸 賮賷 毓丕賱賲賳丕 丕賱賷賵賲貙 兀賯氐丿 丨賷孬 兀毓賷卮 賵丨賷孬 鬲毓賷卮賵賳 兀賳鬲賲貙 賮賷 賰賱 賲賰丕賳 賳噩丿 兀賲孬丕賱 "亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳" 賵廿賳 兀禺鬲賱賮鬲 丕賱馗乇賵賮 賵丕賱鬲氐乇賮丕鬲貙 廿賱丕 兀賳賴丕 賳賮爻 丕賱賳賲丕匕噩 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 鬲鬲丨賯 賮賷 毓氐乇 丕賱廿賳丨丕胤 賮賷 賲噩鬲賲毓賳丕 ..
賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 毓噩賷亘丞 亘丕賱賮毓賱貙 賯乇兀鬲賴丕 賱賱賲乇丞 丕賱孬丕賳賷丞貙 賲丕夭賱鬲 兀卮毓乇 兀賳賴丕 賲賳 丕噩賲賱 丕賱乇賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賯乇兀鬲賴丕 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賷貙 爻丨乇賴丕 賵賵氐賮賴丕 賵兀噩賵丕亍賴丕 賱丕 鬲賮丕乇賯 丕賱匕丕賰乇丞貙 鬲賮爻賷乇賴丕 賵鬲丨賱賷賱賴丕 賱賱賳賮爻 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 賮賷 睾丕賷丞 丕賱丿賯丞 賵丕賱禺氐賵氐賷丞 貙 賮賷 兀丨賷丕賳 賰丕賳賴 賷鬲丨丿孬 毓賳賰 兀賵 賷丨賱賱 賲丕 鬲卮毓乇 亘賴 ..
賱賱兀爻賮 兀賳 賱賷乇賲賳鬲賵賮 賲丕鬲 賮賷 爻賳 氐睾賷乇丞 賵賱賲 賷賰鬲亘 賱賳丕 爻賵賶 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞貙 賵廿賱丕 賰賳丕 爻賳丨馗賶 亘賲夭賷丿 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱毓馗賷賲丞..
乇賵丕賷丞 賱丕 鬲賳爻賶貙 賱丕 鬲賳爻賶 ..
May 19, 2018
A Hero of Our Time, part swashbuckler, part travelogue, which first appeared in 1839, cleary had an influence over another certain famous Russian writer who sported a great big long grey beard. Infact this could quite easily have been written by Tolstoy himself. Opening in a vast landscape, the narrator is travelling through the Caucasus, he explains that he is not a novelist, but a travel writer, making notes. Think a sort of Paul Theroux type. The mountainous region were supposedly fabled, Noah鈥檚 ark apparently passed by the twin peaks of Mount Elborus. Must have been a wonderful spectacle for the elephants, giraffes, and rhinos. Beyond the natural border of the River Terek was an alluring and dangerous terrain, where Ossetians, Georgians, Tatars and Chechens harried Russian soldiers and travellers, or offered uncertain alliances. But just who could you trust?
Lermontov鈥檚 narrator marvels at the purity of the mountain air, and the delights of welcoming a sense of withdrawing from the world. But he also feels a sombre and bewildering depth, that the hidden valleys hold a foreboding. He meets an old Caucasus hand, a staff captain called Maxim Maximych, who has been in Chechnya for a decade and who warns him about the dangerous ways of the region鈥檚 inhabitants. Maxim Maximych begins to rabble on to his new found friend about the ravishing tale of a young officer he met five years earlier, Pechorin (who is now dead) had a lively energy and a changeable temperament, he could hunt for days one minute, and hide in his room the next. Whilst spending time at Maximych鈥檚 fort, Bela, the daughter of a Tatar prince caught his eye, casting flirtatious looks at him as one does. And even sings him a love song. Ahhh, how sweet.
This story then involves the Prince's son, who is after the horse of a local bandit, Pechorin offers him a deal. He steals the horse, if Bela is delivered to him. But after the exchange, the bandit goes looking for blood.
Unlike Tolstoy, this is not some huge Russian beast of a novel, as it sits comfortably at under two-hundred pages. Although there turns out to be three different narrators, the whole thing works well, and is perfectly graspable for anyone who has read any of the old Russian classics. Lermontov doesn't beat around the bush when kicking things off, and builds a picture straight away. The book makes its points efficiently, in a little amount of time. The character of Pechorin was far more intriguing than anyone else, and his part of the overall story I found the better. What is striking is Lermontov's handling of form, the way Pechorin emerges gradually in a fragmented narrative that anticipates Modernism in its perspectival shifts. The book not only pleased Leo, but Gogol, Dostoevsky and Chekhov as well. Lermontov deserves to mingle in with this crowd. He really wouldn't be out of place. He demonstrates that literature is the most beautiful artform when written in this fashion.
Lermontov鈥檚 narrator marvels at the purity of the mountain air, and the delights of welcoming a sense of withdrawing from the world. But he also feels a sombre and bewildering depth, that the hidden valleys hold a foreboding. He meets an old Caucasus hand, a staff captain called Maxim Maximych, who has been in Chechnya for a decade and who warns him about the dangerous ways of the region鈥檚 inhabitants. Maxim Maximych begins to rabble on to his new found friend about the ravishing tale of a young officer he met five years earlier, Pechorin (who is now dead) had a lively energy and a changeable temperament, he could hunt for days one minute, and hide in his room the next. Whilst spending time at Maximych鈥檚 fort, Bela, the daughter of a Tatar prince caught his eye, casting flirtatious looks at him as one does. And even sings him a love song. Ahhh, how sweet.
This story then involves the Prince's son, who is after the horse of a local bandit, Pechorin offers him a deal. He steals the horse, if Bela is delivered to him. But after the exchange, the bandit goes looking for blood.
Unlike Tolstoy, this is not some huge Russian beast of a novel, as it sits comfortably at under two-hundred pages. Although there turns out to be three different narrators, the whole thing works well, and is perfectly graspable for anyone who has read any of the old Russian classics. Lermontov doesn't beat around the bush when kicking things off, and builds a picture straight away. The book makes its points efficiently, in a little amount of time. The character of Pechorin was far more intriguing than anyone else, and his part of the overall story I found the better. What is striking is Lermontov's handling of form, the way Pechorin emerges gradually in a fragmented narrative that anticipates Modernism in its perspectival shifts. The book not only pleased Leo, but Gogol, Dostoevsky and Chekhov as well. Lermontov deserves to mingle in with this crowd. He really wouldn't be out of place. He demonstrates that literature is the most beautiful artform when written in this fashion.
March 11, 2021
鈥淚 sing whatever comes into my head. It'll be heard by who it's meant for, and who isn't meant to hear won't understand.鈥�
Free will is the ability to choose...No! I would like to believe so. But there are countless limitations and restrictions which make me wonder why we have been granted with it, if we are going to be judged and chastised for our choices. This is such an argument of a man, Pechorin, who is often alienated for his nullifying philosophical and vilifying romantic views.
There is something superfluous about this story, a superficial one might think. I ask you, dear readers: Haven't you ever felt superfluous about your life at all? If the answer is NO, you better not read this book and also my super-superfluous words. If the answer is YES, I welcome you to read further, starting with the words of the poet whose words on superfluity are too profound to be categorized as superfluous:
"That man of loneliness and mystery,
Scarce seen to smile, and seldom heard to sigh;
Whose name appalls the fiercest of his crew,
And tints each swarthy cheek with sallower hue;
Still sways their souls with that commanding art
That dazzles, leads, yet chills the vulgar heart.
What is that spell, that thus his lawless train
Confess and envy鈥攜et oppose in vain?
What should it be, that thus their faith can bind?
The power of Thought鈥攖he magic of the Mind!
Linked with success, assumed and kept with skill,
That molds another's weakness to its will;
Wields with their hands, but, still to these unknown,
Makes even their mightiest deeds appear his own.
Such hath it been鈥攕hall be鈥攂eneath the Sun
The many still must labour for the one!
'Tis Nature's doom鈥攂ut let the wretch who toils,
Accuse not鈥攈ate not鈥攈im who wears the spoils.
Oh! if he knew the weight of splendid chains,
How light the balance of his humbler pains!"
George Gordon, Lord Byron
Our hero, a character of incompatibility, is not a romantic hero with overwhelming love for his women. But, at the same time, his feelings for them are genuine, even if they are only transient. The futility of existence and the certainty of death drives him away from the banal lives which others live, to live in an ineffable solitude. His fleeting romantic adventures do not give him much hope. He was strangely struck by the feminine tenderness and servile relationships. Fickle friendships made him disillusioned.
Triumph over others' losses and his being the reason for them made him relish his existence. Vanity extends his claws deep inside him. But he can鈥檛 help despising himself. There is nowhere he can go. There is no love which can absolve him from his troubled life. Lost loves make him more wretched. Friendship has become more or less an obligation rather than an enchantment. Life has become an After-Life he is afraid of. Duel has become his destiny.
No! our hero is a romantic hero... who sulks in his melancholy for his superfluous life. His women feel (No! he is not an infidel) that they are simply being enslaved by his futile pursuits and aimless adventures. He is not the one who is meant to be happy. With his growing dissatisfaction with his life, everyone gets rid of him or, sometimes, he forces them to... But nobody can understand how far he would go, just to take even a last look of his lost love, even if he needs to torment another soul willy-nilly. Such is the ordeal of our hero.
Closing the argument with the preface from the author,
"A Hero of Our Time, my dear readers, is indeed a portrait, but not of one man. It is a portrait built up of all our generation's vices in full bloom. You will again tell me that a human being cannot be so wicked, and I will reply that if you can believe in the existence of all the villains of tragedy and romance, why wouldn't believe that there was a Pechorin? If you could admire far more terrifying and repulsive types, why aren't you more merciful to this character, even if it is fictitious? Isn't it because there's more truth in it than you might wish?"
Note: Better read with Nabokov's translation. Truly Splendid!
Check out Florencia's amazing review of this great book.
November 11, 2014
One of the most interesting, eye-opening books I've read. I'm not that familiar with Russian literature, but the more I read, the more I'm falling in love with them. This book has got to be one of the most extended, sustained meditation on the egotistical mind of a young casanova. But strangely, the novel doesn't make me despise its protagonist. There is something intriguing, almost refreshing about the calculated cruelty yet disarming honesty of the protagonist. He knows he can't commit and says so. Then he ponders about the meaning of life and why he was born when he causes the misery of so many around him. This book raises the questions of why we do somehow, irrationally, get attracted to such characters.
As a female reader, I'm just amazed by the intricacies of the protagonist's mind and I loved the experience of entering into his psyche - with his elaborate schemes to seduce women. This is definitely also a great book for those who want to 'educate' themselves on how crafty a casanova's mind can be while some male readers may secretly admire the protagonist's antics and admit him to be a 'hero of our time'... I highly recommend it!
As a female reader, I'm just amazed by the intricacies of the protagonist's mind and I loved the experience of entering into his psyche - with his elaborate schemes to seduce women. This is definitely also a great book for those who want to 'educate' themselves on how crafty a casanova's mind can be while some male readers may secretly admire the protagonist's antics and admit him to be a 'hero of our time'... I highly recommend it!
November 29, 2016
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亘胤賱 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱夭賲丕賳 1814-1841
- 丕賱賱賵丨賭丞 賱賭賭 賵賷賱賷丕賲 鬲賷乇賳乇 | 1798
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兀賷賾 卮賷亍賺 賷禺丕賮賴 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賲賳 丕賱賲賵鬲貙 賵賴賵 賱丕亘丿 賲賷鬲 ..!
賱丕 賲賮乇 賲賳 丕賱賯丿乇 賵賰賱 兀賳爻丕賳賺 賱丕亘丿 賱丕 賲丨丕賱丞 兀賳 賷賵丕噩賴 賯丿乇賴 !
賵賱賰賳 賰賷賮 賱丕 賷禺鬲丕乇 廿賱丕 賲丕 賷賳丕爻亘 兀賴賵丕亍賴 !貙 兀賷賾 亘胤賵賱丞 賷丨賲賱賴丕 匕賱賰 丕賱賯賱亘 丕賱匕賷 賱丕 賷乇丨賲 !!
兀丨賷丕賳丕賸 .. 賳氐丕丿賮 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賳丕 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賲賳 賱丕 賷毓賰爻 丨賯賷賯丞 賳賵丕賷丕賴貙 賷丿禺賱 賮賷 丨賷丕丞 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 賵賴賵 賲丿乇賰 賱丕 賲丨丕賱丞 兀賳賴 賱賳 賷禺乇噩 廿賱丕 亘賰爻乇 賳賮賵爻賴賲 賵鬲丨胤賷賲 孬亘丕鬲賴賲 .. 孬賲 賷賲囟賷 賵賰兀賳賴 丨賯賯 兀毓賱賶 丕賱廿賳鬲氐丕乇丕鬲 .. 賵賲毓 匕賱賰 賳馗賱 賳丨鬲賮馗 亘卮賷亍 賲賳 丕賱孬賯丞 賱兀賳賳丕 賱賲 賳賮賯丿 賳賯丕亍 賯賱賵亘賳丕 亘毓丿 !
賱賷爻鬲 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 禺賷丕賱賷丞 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲賲鬲丿丞 賲賳匕 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 賲卅丞 毓丕賲 賲賳 賰丕鬲亘 賱丕 賷毓乇賮賰 亘丕賱鬲丨丿賷丿 賵賱丕 賷毓乇賮 賯氐鬲賰貙 賵賴賱 丕賱毓亘賯乇賷丞 賵丨丿賴丕 賲賳 賯丕丿鬲賴 賱乇爻賲 賲賱丕賲丨 卮禺氐賷丞 賯丿 賳毓乇賮賴丕 兀賵 賳毓乇賮 賲孬賱賴丕 兀賲 兀賳賴 兀賰亘乇 賲賳 禺賷丕賱 賵兀賰亘乇 賲賳 賮鬲乇丞 责
丕賱卮毓賵乇 亘丕賱囟賷丕毓貙 賵丕賱亘毓丿 毓賳 丕賱匕丕鬲貙 丿賵丕賲 丕賱爻兀賲 賲賳 丕賱賱丕卮賷亍 賵丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳 丕賱賲賮賯賵丿 賵丕賱鬲禺賱賷 毓賳賴 廿匕丕 賵噩丿 .. 賲賳 兀睾乇亘 賲丕 賷鬲賲賱賰 匕賱賰 丕賱鬲丕卅賴 丕賱匕賷 賷亘丨孬 毓賳 匕丕鬲賴 賮賷 丕賱鬲爻賱賷丞 亘賲卮丕毓乇 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 賵賲賳 孬賲 丕賱賳賮賵乇 廿匕丕 鬲賲賰賳 賲賳 睾丕賷鬲賴 ..
亘毓囟 賲賳 丕賱賵丕賯毓賷丞 廿匕丕 兀賲毓賳丕 丕賱賳馗乇 ..
賴賲 兀賳賮爻賴賲 兀賵賱卅賰 丕賱匕賷賳 賷丨賲賱賵賳 亘丿賱 乇爻丕卅賱 丕賱爻賱丕賲貙 賵毓賴賵丿 丕賱氐丿賯 .. 禺賳丕噩乇 丨賯丿 賲爻賲賵賲丞 !貙 孬賲 賷毓丕賳賵賳 亘毓丿 匕賱賰 賲賳 賳鬲丕卅噩 丕賱鬲賷賴 賵丕賱睾乇賵乇 賵丕賱睾丿乇 ..
卮禺氐賷丕鬲 亘賱丕 賲毓丕賱賲 賵丕囟丨丞 賵賱丕 丨丿賵丿 賵賱丕 丨鬲賶 賯丕毓 賷爻鬲賯乇 賱賴 鬲丨賱賷賱 兀賵 賷賮囟丨賴 卮乇丨 ..
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賲賷禺丕卅賷賱 賱賷乇賲賳鬲賵賮 鬲卮賰 兀賳賴 胤亘賷亘 賳賮爻賷 賵匕賵 禺亘乇丞 毓賲賷賯丞貙 毓鬲賷賯丞 賲毓 亘賳賷 丕賱亘卮乇貙 孬賲 鬲購氐丿賲 廿匕丕 毓乇賮鬲 兀賳賴 卮丕亘賹 氐睾賷乇 賱賲 賷鬲噩丕賵夭 丕賱禺丕賲爻丞 賵丕賱毓卮乇賷賳 賲賳 毓賲乇賴 丨賷賳賲丕 賰鬲亘 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賵賱賲 賷鬲噩丕賵夭 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 兀賳 賰丕賳 乇賵丕卅賷賹 卮丕毓乇 賮丨爻亘 ..
亘毓囟 丕賱毓亘丕乇丕鬲 賷爻丨乇賰 賲丿賶 毓賲賯賴丕 賵賲賱丕賲爻鬲賴丕 賱賱賳賮爻 賲賳 丕賱丿丕禺賱 賵賴匕丕 毓馗賷賲 噩丿丕賸 賱兀賵賱 乇賵丕賷丞 乇賵爻賷丞 氐賳賮鬲 丕賱兀賵賱賶 丕賱匕賷 鬲購賰鬲亘 毓賱賶 賳賲胤賺 賳賮爻賷 丨丕匕賯 ..
亘毓囟 賲賳 丕賱廿賯鬲亘丕爻丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲丿賱 毓賱賶 毓賲賯 丕賱鬲丨賱賷賱 :
"鈥徺冐з嗀� 毓賷賳丕賴 賱丕 鬲囟丨賰丕賳 丨鬲賶 丨賷賳 賷囟丨賰! 賴賱 丕鬲賷丨 賱賰賲 兀賳 鬲乇賵丕 賴匕丕 丕賱兀賲乇 丕賱毓噩賷亘责 廿賳 賴匕丕 賷丿賱 兀賲丕 毓賱賶 胤亘毓 乇丿卅 兀賵 毓賱賶 丨夭賳 毓賲賷賯 丿丕卅賲."
"鈥徺冐з� 賷賲卮賷 亘睾賷乇 賲亘丕賱丕丞貙 賵賱賰賳賳賷 賱丕丨馗鬲 兀賳賴 賱丕 賷賴夭 賷丿賷賴貙 賵賴匕賴 兀賲丕乇丞 賲賳 兀賲丕乇丕鬲 丕賱胤亘毓 丕賱賰鬲賵賲."
鈥�"賰丕賳 賲賳 丕賱賳丕爻 丕賱匕賷賳 賷賲賱賰賵賳 賱賰賱 馗乇賮 賲賳 馗乇賵賮 丕賱丨賷丕丞 噩賲賱賸丕 賲鬲賮氐丨丞 噩丕賴夭丞貙 賵賱丕 賷賴夭賴賲 丕賱噩賲丕賱 丕賱亘爻賷胤貙 賵賷乇賮毓賵賳 賱賵丕亍 丕賱賲卮丕毓乇 丕賱賳丕丿乇丞 賵丕賱兀賴賵丕亍 丕賱乇賮賷毓丞."
"鈥徹ベ嗁嗁� 賮賷 丨賯賷賯丞 丕賱兀賲乇 毓丕噩夭 毓賳 丕賱氐丿丕賯丞貙 匕賱賰 賱兀賳 兀丨丿 丕賱氐丿賷賯賷賳 賱丕 亘丿 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 毓亘丿賸丕 賱賱丌禺乇貙 賵賱賵 兀賳 兀丨丿賸丕 賲賳賴賲丕 賱丕 賷乇賷丿 兀賳 賷毓鬲乇賮 亘匕賱賰 賮賷 兀丨賷丕賳 賰孬賷乇丞."
鈥�"賷噩亘 兀賳 賳毓鬲乇賮 賱賱賳爻丕亍 亘賴匕賴 丕賱賲賷夭丞.. 賵賴賷 兀賳賴賳 賷丿乇賰賳 噩賲丕賱 丕賱賳賮爻 亘丕賱睾乇賷夭丞."
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亘胤賱 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱夭賲丕賳 1814-1841
- 丕賱賱賵丨賭丞 賱賭賭 賵賷賱賷丕賲 鬲賷乇賳乇 | 1798
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兀賷賾 卮賷亍賺 賷禺丕賮賴 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賲賳 丕賱賲賵鬲貙 賵賴賵 賱丕亘丿 賲賷鬲 ..!
賱丕 賲賮乇 賲賳 丕賱賯丿乇 賵賰賱 兀賳爻丕賳賺 賱丕亘丿 賱丕 賲丨丕賱丞 兀賳 賷賵丕噩賴 賯丿乇賴 !
賵賱賰賳 賰賷賮 賱丕 賷禺鬲丕乇 廿賱丕 賲丕 賷賳丕爻亘 兀賴賵丕亍賴 !貙 兀賷賾 亘胤賵賱丞 賷丨賲賱賴丕 匕賱賰 丕賱賯賱亘 丕賱匕賷 賱丕 賷乇丨賲 !!
兀丨賷丕賳丕賸 .. 賳氐丕丿賮 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賳丕 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賲賳 賱丕 賷毓賰爻 丨賯賷賯丞 賳賵丕賷丕賴貙 賷丿禺賱 賮賷 丨賷丕丞 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 賵賴賵 賲丿乇賰 賱丕 賲丨丕賱丞 兀賳賴 賱賳 賷禺乇噩 廿賱丕 亘賰爻乇 賳賮賵爻賴賲 賵鬲丨胤賷賲 孬亘丕鬲賴賲 .. 孬賲 賷賲囟賷 賵賰兀賳賴 丨賯賯 兀毓賱賶 丕賱廿賳鬲氐丕乇丕鬲 .. 賵賲毓 匕賱賰 賳馗賱 賳丨鬲賮馗 亘卮賷亍 賲賳 丕賱孬賯丞 賱兀賳賳丕 賱賲 賳賮賯丿 賳賯丕亍 賯賱賵亘賳丕 亘毓丿 !
賱賷爻鬲 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 禺賷丕賱賷丞 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲賲鬲丿丞 賲賳匕 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 賲卅丞 毓丕賲 賲賳 賰丕鬲亘 賱丕 賷毓乇賮賰 亘丕賱鬲丨丿賷丿 賵賱丕 賷毓乇賮 賯氐鬲賰貙 賵賴賱 丕賱毓亘賯乇賷丞 賵丨丿賴丕 賲賳 賯丕丿鬲賴 賱乇爻賲 賲賱丕賲丨 卮禺氐賷丞 賯丿 賳毓乇賮賴丕 兀賵 賳毓乇賮 賲孬賱賴丕 兀賲 兀賳賴 兀賰亘乇 賲賳 禺賷丕賱 賵兀賰亘乇 賲賳 賮鬲乇丞 责
丕賱卮毓賵乇 亘丕賱囟賷丕毓貙 賵丕賱亘毓丿 毓賳 丕賱匕丕鬲貙 丿賵丕賲 丕賱爻兀賲 賲賳 丕賱賱丕卮賷亍 賵丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳 丕賱賲賮賯賵丿 賵丕賱鬲禺賱賷 毓賳賴 廿匕丕 賵噩丿 .. 賲賳 兀睾乇亘 賲丕 賷鬲賲賱賰 匕賱賰 丕賱鬲丕卅賴 丕賱匕賷 賷亘丨孬 毓賳 匕丕鬲賴 賮賷 丕賱鬲爻賱賷丞 亘賲卮丕毓乇 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 賵賲賳 孬賲 丕賱賳賮賵乇 廿匕丕 鬲賲賰賳 賲賳 睾丕賷鬲賴 ..
亘毓囟 賲賳 丕賱賵丕賯毓賷丞 廿匕丕 兀賲毓賳丕 丕賱賳馗乇 ..
賴賲 兀賳賮爻賴賲 兀賵賱卅賰 丕賱匕賷賳 賷丨賲賱賵賳 亘丿賱 乇爻丕卅賱 丕賱爻賱丕賲貙 賵毓賴賵丿 丕賱氐丿賯 .. 禺賳丕噩乇 丨賯丿 賲爻賲賵賲丞 !貙 孬賲 賷毓丕賳賵賳 亘毓丿 匕賱賰 賲賳 賳鬲丕卅噩 丕賱鬲賷賴 賵丕賱睾乇賵乇 賵丕賱睾丿乇 ..
卮禺氐賷丕鬲 亘賱丕 賲毓丕賱賲 賵丕囟丨丞 賵賱丕 丨丿賵丿 賵賱丕 丨鬲賶 賯丕毓 賷爻鬲賯乇 賱賴 鬲丨賱賷賱 兀賵 賷賮囟丨賴 卮乇丨 ..
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賲賷禺丕卅賷賱 賱賷乇賲賳鬲賵賮 鬲卮賰 兀賳賴 胤亘賷亘 賳賮爻賷 賵匕賵 禺亘乇丞 毓賲賷賯丞貙 毓鬲賷賯丞 賲毓 亘賳賷 丕賱亘卮乇貙 孬賲 鬲購氐丿賲 廿匕丕 毓乇賮鬲 兀賳賴 卮丕亘賹 氐睾賷乇 賱賲 賷鬲噩丕賵夭 丕賱禺丕賲爻丞 賵丕賱毓卮乇賷賳 賲賳 毓賲乇賴 丨賷賳賲丕 賰鬲亘 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賵賱賲 賷鬲噩丕賵夭 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 兀賳 賰丕賳 乇賵丕卅賷賹 卮丕毓乇 賮丨爻亘 ..
亘毓囟 丕賱毓亘丕乇丕鬲 賷爻丨乇賰 賲丿賶 毓賲賯賴丕 賵賲賱丕賲爻鬲賴丕 賱賱賳賮爻 賲賳 丕賱丿丕禺賱 賵賴匕丕 毓馗賷賲 噩丿丕賸 賱兀賵賱 乇賵丕賷丞 乇賵爻賷丞 氐賳賮鬲 丕賱兀賵賱賶 丕賱匕賷 鬲購賰鬲亘 毓賱賶 賳賲胤賺 賳賮爻賷 丨丕匕賯 ..
亘毓囟 賲賳 丕賱廿賯鬲亘丕爻丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲丿賱 毓賱賶 毓賲賯 丕賱鬲丨賱賷賱 :
"鈥徺冐з嗀� 毓賷賳丕賴 賱丕 鬲囟丨賰丕賳 丨鬲賶 丨賷賳 賷囟丨賰! 賴賱 丕鬲賷丨 賱賰賲 兀賳 鬲乇賵丕 賴匕丕 丕賱兀賲乇 丕賱毓噩賷亘责 廿賳 賴匕丕 賷丿賱 兀賲丕 毓賱賶 胤亘毓 乇丿卅 兀賵 毓賱賶 丨夭賳 毓賲賷賯 丿丕卅賲."
"鈥徺冐з� 賷賲卮賷 亘睾賷乇 賲亘丕賱丕丞貙 賵賱賰賳賳賷 賱丕丨馗鬲 兀賳賴 賱丕 賷賴夭 賷丿賷賴貙 賵賴匕賴 兀賲丕乇丞 賲賳 兀賲丕乇丕鬲 丕賱胤亘毓 丕賱賰鬲賵賲."
鈥�"賰丕賳 賲賳 丕賱賳丕爻 丕賱匕賷賳 賷賲賱賰賵賳 賱賰賱 馗乇賮 賲賳 馗乇賵賮 丕賱丨賷丕丞 噩賲賱賸丕 賲鬲賮氐丨丞 噩丕賴夭丞貙 賵賱丕 賷賴夭賴賲 丕賱噩賲丕賱 丕賱亘爻賷胤貙 賵賷乇賮毓賵賳 賱賵丕亍 丕賱賲卮丕毓乇 丕賱賳丕丿乇丞 賵丕賱兀賴賵丕亍 丕賱乇賮賷毓丞."
"鈥徹ベ嗁嗁� 賮賷 丨賯賷賯丞 丕賱兀賲乇 毓丕噩夭 毓賳 丕賱氐丿丕賯丞貙 匕賱賰 賱兀賳 兀丨丿 丕賱氐丿賷賯賷賳 賱丕 亘丿 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 毓亘丿賸丕 賱賱丌禺乇貙 賵賱賵 兀賳 兀丨丿賸丕 賲賳賴賲丕 賱丕 賷乇賷丿 兀賳 賷毓鬲乇賮 亘匕賱賰 賮賷 兀丨賷丕賳 賰孬賷乇丞."
鈥�"賷噩亘 兀賳 賳毓鬲乇賮 賱賱賳爻丕亍 亘賴匕賴 丕賱賲賷夭丞.. 賵賴賷 兀賳賴賳 賷丿乇賰賳 噩賲丕賱 丕賱賳賮爻 亘丕賱睾乇賷夭丞."
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December 3, 2021
"Tengo una pasi贸n innata por la contradicci贸n: toda mi vida no ha sido m谩s que una serie de melanc贸licas y vanas contradicciones de coraz贸n o raz贸n. El mundo ha echado a perder mi alma, mi imaginaci贸n es inquieta, mi coraz贸n insaciable. Para m铆 todo es de poco momento."
Es imposible leer esta hermosa novela de Mija铆l L茅rmontov sin pensar en Alexandr Pushkin y esto se debe a que encontramos ciertas similitudes entre ambos autores.
L茅rmontov es un digno sucesor de Pushkin por sus connotaciones e influencias rom谩nticas de autores que los dos admiraban, tal es el caso de Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley y Sir Walter Scott entre otros.
El personaje de Pechorin es a la vez un hermano lejano de Eugenio Oneguin aunque de car谩cter m谩s aplomado y menos err谩tico que este, ya que Pechorin tiene la fisonom铆a del t铆tulo del libro, la de un h茅roe, con ideales bien definidos aunque al igual que Oneguin es su padecer el no ser correspondido por las damas.
Alg煤n punto flojo ten铆a que tener.
Por otro lado encontramos que el personaje de Pechorin est谩 dotado de cierta misoginia y hasta de intentar manipular a las mujeres con las que se involucra, a punto tal de que lo lectores de su 茅poca tildaron a la novela de L茅rmontov de "despreciable".
Ciertas frases de Pechorin rozan lo despectivo y mis贸gino por tratar a las mujeres (Bela y Mary) de manera fr铆vola y jugando con sus sentimientos. Pero esta condici贸n es muy natural en muchos personajes de la literatura rusa del siglo XIX.
Durante todo el transcurso del libro podremos descubrir tambi茅n c贸mo pensaba realmente L茅rmontov y de qu茅 manera plasmaba sus ideales, su filosof铆a y sus ideas de manera tan cr铆tica y a la vez certera en su personaje.
La novela de L茅rmontov tiene todos los ingredientes tanto de acci贸n como de personajes bien logrados, ya que adem谩s de Pechorin nos encontramos con el narrador de los primeros dos cap铆tulos y con un hombre que fue amigo de ambos, Maxim Max铆mich para darle consistencia a la historia y conectar con los textos de los diarios de Pechorin a partir de los siguientes cap铆tulos.
Por otro lado encontramos tambi茅n a las damas en cuesti贸n. Primeramente a Bela, la bella raptada y pretendida tanto por Pechorin como por el "villano" del momento, el fren茅tico Kabisch y su trastornado padre. M谩s adelante nos cruzaremos con otro personaje controversial que se llama Gruschnitsky. Este hombre se interpondr谩 en el camino de Pechorin para disputar el coraz贸n de la princesa Mary Ligovsky, quien secundada por su madre Viera compite por el coraz贸n de nuestro h茅roe.
Naturalmente, tendremos todo tipo de cruces amorosos, traiciones y por supuesto, hacia final de la novela, del elemento clave para Pechorin, que estas alturas es un aut茅ntico alter ego de L茅rmontov y que conecta con el propio Pushkin y su Oneguin: me refiero a la figura del duelo.
Tanto en esta novela como la de Pushkin es el evento que marcar谩 el destino de estos cuatro personajes, tanto reales como imaginarios.
Incre铆blemente, L茅rmontov corri贸 la misma suerte que su idolatrado Pushkin, muriendo en un duelo desparejo, injusto y con trampa desde la contraparte, mientras por el otro lado ingresaba a la inmortalidad y recib铆a el respeto de los escritores que le sucedieron.
Ambos escritores ocupan hoy el sitial que les merece la historia y la literatura de Rusia y afortunadamente en la actualidad "Un h茅roe de nuestro tiempo" sigue siendo una excelente novela para disfrutar.
Es imposible leer esta hermosa novela de Mija铆l L茅rmontov sin pensar en Alexandr Pushkin y esto se debe a que encontramos ciertas similitudes entre ambos autores.
L茅rmontov es un digno sucesor de Pushkin por sus connotaciones e influencias rom谩nticas de autores que los dos admiraban, tal es el caso de Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley y Sir Walter Scott entre otros.
El personaje de Pechorin es a la vez un hermano lejano de Eugenio Oneguin aunque de car谩cter m谩s aplomado y menos err谩tico que este, ya que Pechorin tiene la fisonom铆a del t铆tulo del libro, la de un h茅roe, con ideales bien definidos aunque al igual que Oneguin es su padecer el no ser correspondido por las damas.
Alg煤n punto flojo ten铆a que tener.
Por otro lado encontramos que el personaje de Pechorin est谩 dotado de cierta misoginia y hasta de intentar manipular a las mujeres con las que se involucra, a punto tal de que lo lectores de su 茅poca tildaron a la novela de L茅rmontov de "despreciable".
Ciertas frases de Pechorin rozan lo despectivo y mis贸gino por tratar a las mujeres (Bela y Mary) de manera fr铆vola y jugando con sus sentimientos. Pero esta condici贸n es muy natural en muchos personajes de la literatura rusa del siglo XIX.
Durante todo el transcurso del libro podremos descubrir tambi茅n c贸mo pensaba realmente L茅rmontov y de qu茅 manera plasmaba sus ideales, su filosof铆a y sus ideas de manera tan cr铆tica y a la vez certera en su personaje.
La novela de L茅rmontov tiene todos los ingredientes tanto de acci贸n como de personajes bien logrados, ya que adem谩s de Pechorin nos encontramos con el narrador de los primeros dos cap铆tulos y con un hombre que fue amigo de ambos, Maxim Max铆mich para darle consistencia a la historia y conectar con los textos de los diarios de Pechorin a partir de los siguientes cap铆tulos.
Por otro lado encontramos tambi茅n a las damas en cuesti贸n. Primeramente a Bela, la bella raptada y pretendida tanto por Pechorin como por el "villano" del momento, el fren茅tico Kabisch y su trastornado padre. M谩s adelante nos cruzaremos con otro personaje controversial que se llama Gruschnitsky. Este hombre se interpondr谩 en el camino de Pechorin para disputar el coraz贸n de la princesa Mary Ligovsky, quien secundada por su madre Viera compite por el coraz贸n de nuestro h茅roe.
Naturalmente, tendremos todo tipo de cruces amorosos, traiciones y por supuesto, hacia final de la novela, del elemento clave para Pechorin, que estas alturas es un aut茅ntico alter ego de L茅rmontov y que conecta con el propio Pushkin y su Oneguin: me refiero a la figura del duelo.
Tanto en esta novela como la de Pushkin es el evento que marcar谩 el destino de estos cuatro personajes, tanto reales como imaginarios.
Incre铆blemente, L茅rmontov corri贸 la misma suerte que su idolatrado Pushkin, muriendo en un duelo desparejo, injusto y con trampa desde la contraparte, mientras por el otro lado ingresaba a la inmortalidad y recib铆a el respeto de los escritores que le sucedieron.
Ambos escritores ocupan hoy el sitial que les merece la historia y la literatura de Rusia y afortunadamente en la actualidad "Un h茅roe de nuestro tiempo" sigue siendo una excelente novela para disfrutar.
February 20, 2015
I've been meaning to read this one for a while. It's one of those Russian classics that's always on those lists. A Hero of Our Time has an interesting format. It's split into sections but these sections are all very different and sometimes don't even involve our "hero" Pechorin. This is all well and good but for a novel that's under 200 pages you'd think that Lermontov would have actually focused on some sort of plot instead of piss arseing around with the structure. Not to mention that this novel is basically Caucasus fanfiction. At points you'd think Lermontov got off with the mountains or something the way he writes about them. It's like Tolkien and his blades of fucking grass. However, eventually the story does actually being at some point near the end and we are presented with an enjoyable and classic love story, Russian style (which is shorthand for death). Why would you read this? Well because it's basically Russian literature's equivalent of David Copperfield and the main character, Pechorin, is a whiny cunt. I mean he hates everything and is constantly complaining about women and life and life and women, he's basically the Russian Holden Caulfield but without the brother issues. I saw a lot of myself in Pechorin. Which worried me slightly.
July 29, 2016
噩丕亍鬲 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賱鬲卮毓乇賳賷 亘丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 貙 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲兀鬲賷 丨賷賳 鬲卮毓乇 廿賳賰 鬲賯乇兀 卮賷卅丕 噩賲賷賱丕 卮賷卅丕 賮丕乇賴丕 賷卮毓乇賰 亘賱匕丞 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 賵兀賳 賴賳丕賰 賰丕鬲亘丕 賷丨鬲乇賲 賯丕乇卅賴 賱匕賱賰 賷賯丿賲 賱賴 賵噩亘丞 爻鬲卮毓乇賴 亘丕賱卮亘毓 貙 亘丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 氐睾乇 爻賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丨賷賳 賰鬲亘 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱賱匕賷匕丞 .. 賳毓賲 丕爻鬲胤賷毓 兀賳 兀胤賱賯 毓賱賷賴丕 賱匕賷匕丞 賱兀賳賷 廿賱鬲賴賲鬲賴丕 廿賱鬲賴丕賲丕 賵丕爻鬲賲鬲毓鬲 亘賴丕 賰賲賳 鬲卮亘毓 賲賳 兀睾丕賳賷 賴匕丕 丕賱毓氐乇 賵鬲卮賵賯 賱爻賷賲賵賮賵賳賷丞 賲賳 匕賱賰 丕賱夭賲丕賳 丕賱亘毓賷丿
丕賱賲賱丕丨馗 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 廿賳鬲賯丕賱 丕賱爻乇丿 賲賳 卮禺氐賷丞 賱兀禺乇賶 賮鬲噩丿 賱賷乇賲丕賳鬲賵賮 爻乇毓丕賳 賲丕 賷爻賱賲 丕賱丨賰丕賷丞 賱賷丿 兀禺乇賶 賵賯丿 噩丕亍 賴匕丕 丕賱廿賳鬲賯丕賱 丕賱爻乇丿賷 賯賲丞 賮賷 丕賱鬲賳丕睾賲 賵丕賱鬲卮賵賷賯 賵丕賱鬲毓乇賷賮 亘卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 貙 丕賱乇賵丕賷 丕賱兀賵賱 賵賴賵 賰賲丕 賷亘丿賵 乇噩賱 賲丨亘 賱爻賲丕毓 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賯丿 賷賰賵賳 毓丕卮賯丕 賱賱兀丿亘 賵亘丕賱鬲兀賰賷丿 賮囟賵賱賷 賲賳 丕賱丿乇噩丞 丕賱兀賵賱賶 孬賲 賷兀鬲賷 丿賵乇 賲賰爻賷賲 氐丿賷賯 亘胤賱 匕賱賰 丕賱夭賲丕賳 賱賷乇賵賷 賯氐丞 亘賷賱丕 亘丨賲丕爻 卮丿賷丿 .. 賵賷鬲乇賰賳丕 賱賷乇賲丕賳鬲賵賮 賳丨亘 丨賰丕賷丞 賴匕賴 丕賱氐丿丕賯丞 丕賱噩賲賷賱丞 賵丕賱鬲賷 賰卮賮鬲 噩賵丕賳亘 賴丕賲丞 賲賳 卮禺氐賷丞 亘胤賱 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賮賷 毓賱丕賯鬲賴 亘丕賱賲乇兀丞 賱賷賮丕噩卅賳丕 亘賳賴丕賷鬲賴丕 丕賱賲兀爻丕賵賷丞 爻賵丕亍 毓賱賶 氐毓賷丿 丕賱丨亘 兀賵 氐毓賷丿 丕賱氐丿丕賯丞 ..
賷鬲爻賱賲 丕賱爻乇丿 丕賱乇丕賵賷 丕賱孬丕賱孬 亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳 亘胤賱 匕賱賰 丕賱夭賲丕賳 貙 賵亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳 卮禺氐賷丞 賲鬲賵乇胤丞 亘賳賮爻賴丕 賮賴賵 囟丕亘胤 賵賲賳 兀爻乇丞 賳亘賷賱丞 孬乇賷 賵卮禺氐賷丞 噩丕賲丨賴 賵賲睾乇賵乇丞 貙 廿賳賴丕 賲賳 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲毓噩亘 丕賱賮鬲賷丕鬲 睾賷乇 廿賳 賰賱 匕賱賰 賰丕賳 賷卮毓乇賴 亘丕賱囟噩乇 .. !
賵匕賱賰 賷丿賮毓賳賷 賱賱鬲爻丕丐賱 毓賳丿賲丕 鬲囟噩乇 兀賳鬲 賲丕1匕丕 鬲賮毓賱 賯丿 鬲賯乇兀 兀賵 鬲卮丕賴丿 丕賱鬲賷賱賮夭賷賵賳 兀賵 賱毓賱賰 鬲禺乇噩 賲賳 丕賱賲賳夭賱 賵賮賷 兀爻賵亍 丕賱兀丨賵丕賱 爻鬲匕賴亘 賱賱賳賵賲 賵賱賰賳 賲丕匕丕 賰丕賳 賷賮毓賱 亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳 賱賯丿 賰丕賳鬲 賱賴 賮賱爻賮丞 睾乇賷亘丞 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞 廿賳賴 賷毓賲賱 毓賱賶 廿禺乇丕噩 丕賱噩丕賳亘 丕賱賲毓鬲賲 賮賷 卮禺氐賷鬲賴 賵賷賲丕乇爻 卮乇賵乇賴 亘胤乇賷賯丞 賲丐匕賷丞 鬲爻亘亘 丕賱兀賱賲 賱賱丌禺乇賷賳 廿賳賴 賷鬲爻賱賶 亘丕賱賳爻丕亍 賮賷 兀睾賱亘 丕賱兀丨賷丕賳 賵賷毓鬲乇賮 亘匕賱賰 亘氐乇丕丨丞 卮丿賷丿丞 賰賲丕 賷毓鬲乇賮 兀賳 賴匕丕 丕賱兀賱賲 賷噩毓賱賴 賷卮毓乇 亘丕賱賲鬲毓丞 廿賳賴 乇噩賱 賷噩亘 兀賳 賷卮毓乇 亘丕賱廿賳賮毓丕賱丕鬲 兀賳 賷噩乇賷 丕賱廿丿乇賷賳丕賱賷賳 賮賷 噩爻賲賴 胤賵丕賱 丕賱賵賯鬲 兀賳 賷噩乇賷 賵丕賱爻乇 賮賷 丕賱廿孬丕乇丞 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 賯乇賷亘丕 賲賳 丕賱丨亘 賵賱丕 賷賱賲爻賴 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 賯乇賷亘丕 賲賳 丕賱賲賵鬲 賵賱丕 賷賲賵鬲 .. 賯丿 鬲賰賵賳 丕賱賯氐丞 賯氐丞 鬲賯賱賷丿賷丞 丕賱睾賷乇丞 賵丕賱廿賳鬲賯丕賲賵丕賱賲丐丕賲乇丕鬲 廿賱丕 廿賳 亘賳丕亍 賴匕賴 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 賰丕賳 賯賵賷丕 賵丕賱爻乇丿 毓賱賶 爻乇毓鬲賴 賰丕賳 睾丕乇賯丕 賮賷 亘丨乇 賲賳 丕賱噩賲丕賱 ..
賴賳丕賰 亘毓囟 丕賱兀賲賵乇 丕賱鬲賷 丕爻鬲乇毓鬲 丕賳鬲亘丕賴賷 賮賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 兀丨爻亘 廿賳賴丕 賲賱丨賵馗丞 賵賴賷 賲爻兀賱丞 丕賱鬲噩爻爻 禺賱賮 丕賱賳賵丕賮匕 賮賱賯丿 鬲賰乇乇 丕賱兀賲乇 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 賲乇丞 賵賴匕丕 丕賱兀賲乇 賷丨丿孬 丨賷賳 賷爻賯胤 賮賷 賷丿 丕賱乇丕賵賷 賵賱丕 賷毓乇賮 賲丕匕丕 賷賮毓賱 賱賷賵噩丿 丨賱丕 賷禺乇噩 亘胤賱賴 賲賳 賵乇胤鬲賴 賱匕賱賰 丕賱胤乇賷賯 賱賱賵氐賵賱 賱賱丨賱 賰丕賳 賲賰乇乇丕 兀賵 賱毓賱賴丕 爻賲丞 賲賳 爻賲丕鬲 匕賱賰 丕賱毓氐乇 賱丕 兀丿乇賷 丨賯賷賯丞
賴賳丕賰 兀賷囟丕 丕賱胤乇賷賯丞 丕賱鬲賷 賲丕鬲 亘賴丕 噩乇賵賳鬲卮賰賷 廿賳 鬲氐乇賮丕鬲賴 賱賱賵氐賵賱 賱賴匕賴 丕賱賲亘丕乇夭丞 賱賲 鬲賰賳 鬲鬲賳丕爻亘 賲毓 禺賷丕乇賴 賮賷 丕賱賲亘丕乇夭丞 賴賳丕賰 鬲賳丕賯囟 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 賵賱賲 兀賰賳 兀毓鬲賯丿 廿賳賴丕 鬲爻鬲丨賯 鬲賱賰 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賵賱毓賱 賮賷 丕賱兀賲乇 鬲毓丕胤賮 賯丕乇賶亍 賷爻鬲賳賰乇 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲亘丕乇夭丕鬲 丕賱睾亘賷丞 賰賵丕賯毓 廿噩鬲賲丕毓賷 賲爻賰賵鬲 毓賳賴 賵賱賷爻 兀賰孬乇
禺胤賮 丕賱賳爻丕亍 賵賴賵 賲丕 丨丿孬 賮賷 賯氐丞 亘賷賱丕 賵賲丕 賯乇兀鬲 毓賳賴 兀賷囟丕 賮賷 賯氐丞 毓賱賷 賵賳賷賳賵 賰丨丿孬 賲賴賲 賲賳 兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 卮睾賱賳賷 丨賯賷賯丞 賱兀賳賴 亘丿丕 賵丕囟丨丕 廿賳賴 賷卮賰賱 孬賯丕賮丞 賲賳 孬賯丕賮丕鬲 爻賰丕賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賲賳丕胤賯 賵鬲氐亘丨 亘毓丿賴 丕賱賲乇兀丞 賲爻賱賵亘丞 丕賱廿乇丕丿丞 爻賵丕亍 賰丕賳鬲 鬲丨亘 禺丕胤賮賴丕 兀賲 賱丕 賮廿賳賴丕 鬲賮賯丿 丨賷丕鬲賴丕 丕賱爻丕亘賯丞 賵賷氐亘丨 賵丕賯毓賴丕 賱兀賳賴丕 鬲氐亘丨 毓丕乇丕 賵賷氐亘丨 丕賱毓賵丿丞 廿賱賶 毓丕賱賲賴丕 賵兀爻乇鬲賴丕 賮賷 禺亘乇 賰丕賳 賵賴匕丕 賷賳亘兀 亘丕賱賵丕賯毓 丕賱廿噩鬲賲丕毓賷 賮賷 兀乇囟 丕賱賯賵賯丕夭 賵賱毓賱 丕賱胤亘賷毓丞 丕賱噩亘賱賷丞 丕賱賵毓乇丞 鬲乇賰鬲 兀孬乇賴丕 毓賱賶 爻賰丕賳 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲賳丕胤賯 賵胤亘丕卅毓賴賲 賴匕丕 賲丕 兀賮賰乇 亘賴 丨賷賳 兀亘丨孬 毓賳 爻亘亘
兀爻賱賵亘 賱賷乇賲丕賳鬲賵賮 賰丕賳 乇丕卅毓丕 爻乇丿賴 賮丕鬲賳 爻乇賷毓 亘爻賷胤 賱賱睾丕賷丞 賵賲睾乇賷 賱賱賯乇丕亍丞 丨賷賳 鬲亘丿兀 賮賷 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 鬲睾乇賷賰 爻賴賵賱鬲賴 兀賳 鬲氐賱 廿賱賶 丕賱氐賮丨丞 丕賱賲卅丞 兀馗賳 兀睾賱亘 丕賱乇賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賰賱丕爻賷賰賷丞 賴賷 賴賰匕丕 賱兀賳 丕賱乇賵丨 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 賵禺丕賱賷丞 賲賳 丕賱賮匕賱賰丕鬲 丕賱賱睾賵賷丞 鬲卮毓乇 兀賳 賱賷乇賲丕賳鬲賵賮 賱丿賷賴 賰丕賲賷乇丕 賷氐賵亘 賳丨賵 賲卮賴丿 賲丕 賵賷噩毓賱賰 鬲鬲兀賲賱 丕賱賲賰丕賳 賷爻賱胤 丕賱囟賵亍 毓賱賶 乇賵丨 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱賲丕噩賳丞 賮賷 胤亘賯丞 丕賱賳亘賱丕亍 賱賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱乇賵爻賷 丕賱賯囟丕賷丕 丕賱廿噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 胤乇丨鬲 賮賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱賵氐賮 丕賱卮丕卅賯 賳丕賴賷賰 毓賳 丨爻 丕賱賮賰丕賴丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賲鬲毓 亘賴丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賵乇爻賲 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱匕賷 噩丕亍 亘丕乇毓丕 禺丕氐丞 丕賱兀賲賷乇丞 丕賱氐睾賷乇丞 賮賷 鬲乇丿丿賴丕 賵賯賱賯賴丕 賵乇睾亘丕鬲賴丕 丕賱賲爻鬲鬲乇丞 廿賱賶 噩丕賳亘 丕賱胤亘賷毓丞 丕賱爻丕禺乇丞 賱卮禺氐賷丞 亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳 賵丕賱亘乇賵丿 丕賱匕賷 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賱賯丕乇賶亍 兀賳 賷卮毓乇 亘賴 賵丕賱匕賷 爻乇毓丕賳 賲丕 賷鬲丨賵賱 廿賱賶 賳賯賷囟賴 賲賳 兀賱賲 賵丨夭賳 亘爻亘亘 丕賱胤亘賷毓丞 丕賱睾賷乇 賲爻鬲賯乇丞 賱賱亘胤賱 賵丕賱鬲賷 爻鬲噩賱亘 丕賱廿爻鬲賮夭丕夭 賮賷賲丕 賰丕賳 丕賱賯丕乇賶亍 兀賳孬賶 .. 賵丨丕賱丞 丕賱賳丿賲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲丨賵賱賴 廿賱賶 卮禺氐 丌禺乇 兀賵 賱毓賱賴丕 鬲馗賴乇 胤亘丕卅毓賴 丕賱禺賷乇丞 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕 鬲亘賯賶 胤賵賷賱丕 賵賰兀賳賴 賷鬲禺賱氐 賲賳 賱賵賳 噩賱丿賴 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷 亘兀氐亘丕睾 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 賮賷 賰賱 賲乇丞 廿賳 匕賱賰 丿賱賷賱 丨賷 毓賱賶 賯丿乇丞 賴匕丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丕賱噩賲賷賱 毓賱賶 賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱毓賵丕賱賲 丕賱丿丕禺賱賷丞 賵丕賱賲鬲賳丕賯囟丞 賮賷 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賵丕賱鬲賷 賷氐毓亘 鬲賮爻賷乇賴丕 ..
賴匕賴 乇賵丕賷丞 噩丕亍鬲 賮賷 賵賯鬲賴丕 丕賱賲賳丕爻亘 鬲賲丕賲丕
January 29, 2016
賯賴乇賲丕賳 毓氐乇 丌賳 賴丕
乇丕爻讴賵賱賳蹖讴賵賮 丿乇 货
跇賵賱蹖賳 爻賵乇賱 丿乇 货
亘丕夭丕乇賵賮 丿乇 货
乇丕趩爻鬲乇 丿乇 货
賵 丨丕賱丕 倬趩賵乇蹖賳 丿乇 .
毓丿賴 蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇 亘爻蹖丕乇 亘蹖卮鬲乇蹖 乇丕 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳 亘賴 丕蹖賳 賱蹖爻鬲 丕囟丕賮賴 讴乇丿貙 賵賱蹖 亘乇丕蹖 亘賴 丿爻鬲 丌賲丿賳 鬲氐賵蹖乇蹖 讴賱蹖貙 賴賲蹖賳 讴丕賮蹖 丕爻鬲: 賲乇丿蹖 噩賵丕賳貙 亘丕 賴賵卮蹖 爻乇卮丕乇貙 鬲賵 丿丕乇貙 賲睾乇賵乇貙 毓氐亘蹖 賲夭丕噩 賵 亘丿禺賱賯 賵 丿乇 毓蹖賳 丨丕賱 卮丿蹖丿丕賸 噩匕賾丕亘貙 讴賴 賴乇 賵賯鬲 賮乇氐鬲 倬蹖丿丕 讴賳丿貙 丿乇 鬲丨賯蹖乇 丿賳蹖丕蹖 乇噩賾丕賱賴 賴丕 丿丕丿 爻禺賳 賲蹖 丿賴丿 賵 禺賵丿 乇丕 賯乇亘丕賳蹖 倬爻鬲蹖 噩賴丕賳 賵 噩賴丕賳蹖丕賳 賲蹖 丿丕賳丿.
丕蹖賳 鬲蹖倬 卮禺氐蹖鬲蹖貙 亘丕 禺氐賵氐蹖丕鬲蹖 讴賲丕亘蹖卮 亘賴 賴賲蹖賳 卮讴賱 (诏賵 丕蹖賳 讴賴 诏丕賴蹖 蹖讴蹖 丿賵 禺氐賵氐蹖鬲 讴賲 賵 夭蹖丕丿 卮賵丿) 丿乇 丿賵乇賴 蹖 乇賲丕賳鬲蹖讴 亘賴 卮讴賱 诏爻鬲乇丿賴 賲丨亘賵亘蹖鬲 倬蹖丿丕 讴乇丿 賵 丿乇 乇賲丕賳 賴丕蹖 賲禺鬲賱賮 亘賴 鬲氐賵蹖乇 丿乇丌賲丿. 亘賴 賲丿鬲 賳蹖賲 丕賱蹖 蹖讴 賯乇賳貙 倬賴賳賴 蹖 丕乇賵倬丕 倬乇 卮丿 丕夭 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴丕蹖蹖 丿乇 乇孬丕蹖 丕蹖賳 卮禺氐蹖鬲 噩匕賾丕亘 賵賱蹖 丕夭 丿爻鬲 乇賮鬲賴 (賵 丕氐賱丕賸 丕蹖賳 噩匕賾丕亘 亘賵丿賳卮 賴賲 賳鬲蹖噩賴 蹖 丕夭 丿爻鬲 乇賮鬲賴 亘賵丿賳卮 丕爻鬲).
賲賴乇蹖 丌賴蹖貙 賲鬲乇噩賲 賯賴乇賲丕賳 毓氐乇 賲丕貙 丕蹖賳 倬丿蹖丿賴 乇丕 孬賲乇賴 蹖 卮乇丕蹖胤 丌賳 毓氐乇 賲蹖 丿丕賳丿. 丿乇 賲賯丿賲賴 蹖 賯賴乇賲丕賳 毓氐乇 賲丕 賲蹖 賳賵蹖爻丿 讴賴 卮乇丕蹖胤 丕噩鬲賲丕毓蹖 賴賳賵夭 賲鬲賳丕爻亘 亘丕 丕賮乇丕丿 鬲丨氐蹖賱 讴乇丿賴 賵 亘丕賴賵卮 賳亘賵丿賴貙 賴賳賵夭 卮丕蹖爻鬲賴 爻丕賱丕乇蹖 亘乇賯乇丕乇 賳亘賵丿賴貙 丿乇 賳鬲蹖噩賴 丕賮乇丕丿 丨賯蹖賯鬲丕賸 賲爻鬲毓丿 賵噩賵丿 禺賵丿 乇丕 亘蹖 孬賲乇 賲蹖 蹖丕賮鬲賳丿貙 丕丨爻丕爻 亘蹖賴賵丿诏蹖 賵 丕賮爻乇丿诏蹖 賲蹖 讴乇丿賳丿 賵 亘賴 卮讴賱 賯賴乇賲丕賳 乇賲丕賳 賴丕蹖 乇賲丕賳鬲蹖讴 丿乇 賲蹖 丌賲丿賳丿.
賲賳 丕丨爻丕爻 賲蹖 讴賳賲 爻乇夭賲蹖賳 賲丕 賴賳賵夭 亘爻鬲乇蹖 賲賳丕爻亘 亘乇丕蹖 鬲賵賱丿 丕蹖賳 賳賵毓 賯賴乇賲丕賳 賴丕爻鬲.
乇丕爻讴賵賱賳蹖讴賵賮 丿乇 货
跇賵賱蹖賳 爻賵乇賱 丿乇 货
亘丕夭丕乇賵賮 丿乇 货
乇丕趩爻鬲乇 丿乇 货
賵 丨丕賱丕 倬趩賵乇蹖賳 丿乇 .
毓丿賴 蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇 亘爻蹖丕乇 亘蹖卮鬲乇蹖 乇丕 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳 亘賴 丕蹖賳 賱蹖爻鬲 丕囟丕賮賴 讴乇丿貙 賵賱蹖 亘乇丕蹖 亘賴 丿爻鬲 丌賲丿賳 鬲氐賵蹖乇蹖 讴賱蹖貙 賴賲蹖賳 讴丕賮蹖 丕爻鬲: 賲乇丿蹖 噩賵丕賳貙 亘丕 賴賵卮蹖 爻乇卮丕乇貙 鬲賵 丿丕乇貙 賲睾乇賵乇貙 毓氐亘蹖 賲夭丕噩 賵 亘丿禺賱賯 賵 丿乇 毓蹖賳 丨丕賱 卮丿蹖丿丕賸 噩匕賾丕亘貙 讴賴 賴乇 賵賯鬲 賮乇氐鬲 倬蹖丿丕 讴賳丿貙 丿乇 鬲丨賯蹖乇 丿賳蹖丕蹖 乇噩賾丕賱賴 賴丕 丿丕丿 爻禺賳 賲蹖 丿賴丿 賵 禺賵丿 乇丕 賯乇亘丕賳蹖 倬爻鬲蹖 噩賴丕賳 賵 噩賴丕賳蹖丕賳 賲蹖 丿丕賳丿.
丕蹖賳 鬲蹖倬 卮禺氐蹖鬲蹖貙 亘丕 禺氐賵氐蹖丕鬲蹖 讴賲丕亘蹖卮 亘賴 賴賲蹖賳 卮讴賱 (诏賵 丕蹖賳 讴賴 诏丕賴蹖 蹖讴蹖 丿賵 禺氐賵氐蹖鬲 讴賲 賵 夭蹖丕丿 卮賵丿) 丿乇 丿賵乇賴 蹖 乇賲丕賳鬲蹖讴 亘賴 卮讴賱 诏爻鬲乇丿賴 賲丨亘賵亘蹖鬲 倬蹖丿丕 讴乇丿 賵 丿乇 乇賲丕賳 賴丕蹖 賲禺鬲賱賮 亘賴 鬲氐賵蹖乇 丿乇丌賲丿. 亘賴 賲丿鬲 賳蹖賲 丕賱蹖 蹖讴 賯乇賳貙 倬賴賳賴 蹖 丕乇賵倬丕 倬乇 卮丿 丕夭 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賴丕蹖蹖 丿乇 乇孬丕蹖 丕蹖賳 卮禺氐蹖鬲 噩匕賾丕亘 賵賱蹖 丕夭 丿爻鬲 乇賮鬲賴 (賵 丕氐賱丕賸 丕蹖賳 噩匕賾丕亘 亘賵丿賳卮 賴賲 賳鬲蹖噩賴 蹖 丕夭 丿爻鬲 乇賮鬲賴 亘賵丿賳卮 丕爻鬲).
賲賴乇蹖 丌賴蹖貙 賲鬲乇噩賲 賯賴乇賲丕賳 毓氐乇 賲丕貙 丕蹖賳 倬丿蹖丿賴 乇丕 孬賲乇賴 蹖 卮乇丕蹖胤 丌賳 毓氐乇 賲蹖 丿丕賳丿. 丿乇 賲賯丿賲賴 蹖 賯賴乇賲丕賳 毓氐乇 賲丕 賲蹖 賳賵蹖爻丿 讴賴 卮乇丕蹖胤 丕噩鬲賲丕毓蹖 賴賳賵夭 賲鬲賳丕爻亘 亘丕 丕賮乇丕丿 鬲丨氐蹖賱 讴乇丿賴 賵 亘丕賴賵卮 賳亘賵丿賴貙 賴賳賵夭 卮丕蹖爻鬲賴 爻丕賱丕乇蹖 亘乇賯乇丕乇 賳亘賵丿賴貙 丿乇 賳鬲蹖噩賴 丕賮乇丕丿 丨賯蹖賯鬲丕賸 賲爻鬲毓丿 賵噩賵丿 禺賵丿 乇丕 亘蹖 孬賲乇 賲蹖 蹖丕賮鬲賳丿貙 丕丨爻丕爻 亘蹖賴賵丿诏蹖 賵 丕賮爻乇丿诏蹖 賲蹖 讴乇丿賳丿 賵 亘賴 卮讴賱 賯賴乇賲丕賳 乇賲丕賳 賴丕蹖 乇賲丕賳鬲蹖讴 丿乇 賲蹖 丌賲丿賳丿.
賲賳 丕丨爻丕爻 賲蹖 讴賳賲 爻乇夭賲蹖賳 賲丕 賴賳賵夭 亘爻鬲乇蹖 賲賳丕爻亘 亘乇丕蹖 鬲賵賱丿 丕蹖賳 賳賵毓 賯賴乇賲丕賳 賴丕爻鬲.
July 10, 2021
Thoroughly enjoyed this!
Beautiful and gritty writing about life, death, love, friendship, fate, growth鈥he list is endless!
Expect nothing less from a Russian read!
Beautiful and gritty writing about life, death, love, friendship, fate, growth鈥he list is endless!
Expect nothing less from a Russian read!
June 14, 2021
Tale as old as time - a rich, spoiled fu*kboy, pardon, rake gets his only excitement in life by messing with women's hearts and men's lives.
It's always fun to read these classics from our modern POV. There is a clearly depressed young man here seeking a reprieve from his ennui by engaging in dangerous and often immoral liaisons, but the reprieves are always fleeting. Other Russian writers (Dostoyevsky, Pishkin and Tolstoy, for example), have taken on this archetypal hero too, with more insight. Lermontov's character examination is interesting, but not deep enough to indulge in some armchair psychology. His Pechorin remains an enigma, in a Don Draper kind of way.
If you want to dabble in Russian lit, this one is a good start - short and structurally interesting, with a dash of salaciousness.
It's always fun to read these classics from our modern POV. There is a clearly depressed young man here seeking a reprieve from his ennui by engaging in dangerous and often immoral liaisons, but the reprieves are always fleeting. Other Russian writers (Dostoyevsky, Pishkin and Tolstoy, for example), have taken on this archetypal hero too, with more insight. Lermontov's character examination is interesting, but not deep enough to indulge in some armchair psychology. His Pechorin remains an enigma, in a Don Draper kind of way.
If you want to dabble in Russian lit, this one is a good start - short and structurally interesting, with a dash of salaciousness.
June 14, 2021
I often ask myself why I am so obstinately endeavouring to win the love of a young girl whom I do not wish to deceive, and whom I will never marry.
Hell, Pechorin is a piece of work! A classic example of an emotional vampire who, in his quest for a brief feeling of excitement and fulfillment, completely destroys the lives of those around him.
As the above quote suggests, he pursues and seduces several women, earning their affections without any intention of loving or marrying them, only to discard them once he becomes bored. He is cynical, self-centred and nihilistic, a Byronic hero I guess. His inability to find any true satisfaction in his life is almost worthy of pity, if it didn't result in him trampling others in his reckless pursuit of it.
I liked the framing of the story. So many classics frame narratives inside other narratives - in this case, an unnamed narrator hears part of Pechorin's story from Maxim Maximych, then introduces us to the second part straight from Pechorin's journal - and so few modern books do this. I personally think it works well most of the time.
August 24, 2021
Whoah! Lermontov! Give me a warning before going off like that. I had no preparation for what I could expect out of this novel, but boy am I glad I picked it up. The structure of the book is slightly odd 鈥� split into two parts, each part with multiple sections that go back and forth between narrators and style of story. Ultimately, the stories all gravitate toward the so-called 鈥渉ero鈥�, Grigory Alexandrovich Pechorin.
It鈥檚 hard not to become enamored by Pechorin鈥檚 charm. He carries himself with undeniable bravado and he refuses to show emotion beyond a certain threshold. If we look deep into ourselves, we may see that, despite protestations, we admire stability and command over character as desirable qualities. How cool is it that he walks in, not caring whether a hundred set of eyes are on him? He walks to the centre of the room, never taking his eyes off his beloved-to-be, says a few words, and leaves her there. She looks after him, pining, hardly believing her rotten luck. Why didn鈥檛 he ask her to dance? He, on the other hand, knows that he has planted a seed.
All good and fair. Here is the thing: the characteristics that Pechorin display are almost the dictionary definition of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). And really, this isn鈥檛 so surprising. We have all seen one or two Netflix shows or heard one or two true crime podcasts to know that those displaying these characteristics are, indeed, irresistible personalities. Pechorin is no exception. Sure, he qualifies his deeds with rationalizations that make sense to him, but I am not here to judge, merely to report. He doesn鈥檛 conform to social norms, he is deceitful, he is impulsive, he shows disregard for others and himself, he consistently fails to take on responsibility, and he lacks remorse.
The foreword of my edition (which is a superb translation, by the way, done by Natasha Randall) has the following quote: 鈥淥ne of the most vivid and persuasive portraits of the male ego ever put down on paper.鈥� I am not sure if I agree with its author, Neil LaBute, on this particular matter. Like I said, the charm and temptation are there. Male or female, we will see something in Lermontov鈥檚 hero. But the crucial difference is between attraction and identification. I may be attracted to Pechorin鈥檚 demeanor, but I would never identify with it or aim to grow it in myself. The male ego does yearn for the command and subtlety, but not for the side effects of living life as this character. After all, who wants the volatility? Does anyone want the inability to trust others? Would anyone want that gnawing sense of dissatisfaction 鈥� constantly trying new things, going to new places, taking up new hobbies, all for naught?
It鈥檚 hard not to become enamored by Pechorin鈥檚 charm. He carries himself with undeniable bravado and he refuses to show emotion beyond a certain threshold. If we look deep into ourselves, we may see that, despite protestations, we admire stability and command over character as desirable qualities. How cool is it that he walks in, not caring whether a hundred set of eyes are on him? He walks to the centre of the room, never taking his eyes off his beloved-to-be, says a few words, and leaves her there. She looks after him, pining, hardly believing her rotten luck. Why didn鈥檛 he ask her to dance? He, on the other hand, knows that he has planted a seed.
All good and fair. Here is the thing: the characteristics that Pechorin display are almost the dictionary definition of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). And really, this isn鈥檛 so surprising. We have all seen one or two Netflix shows or heard one or two true crime podcasts to know that those displaying these characteristics are, indeed, irresistible personalities. Pechorin is no exception. Sure, he qualifies his deeds with rationalizations that make sense to him, but I am not here to judge, merely to report. He doesn鈥檛 conform to social norms, he is deceitful, he is impulsive, he shows disregard for others and himself, he consistently fails to take on responsibility, and he lacks remorse.
The foreword of my edition (which is a superb translation, by the way, done by Natasha Randall) has the following quote: 鈥淥ne of the most vivid and persuasive portraits of the male ego ever put down on paper.鈥� I am not sure if I agree with its author, Neil LaBute, on this particular matter. Like I said, the charm and temptation are there. Male or female, we will see something in Lermontov鈥檚 hero. But the crucial difference is between attraction and identification. I may be attracted to Pechorin鈥檚 demeanor, but I would never identify with it or aim to grow it in myself. The male ego does yearn for the command and subtlety, but not for the side effects of living life as this character. After all, who wants the volatility? Does anyone want the inability to trust others? Would anyone want that gnawing sense of dissatisfaction 鈥� constantly trying new things, going to new places, taking up new hobbies, all for naught?
August 15, 2019
丨賷賳 亘丿兀鬲 賯乇丕亍丞 亘胤賱 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱夭賲丕賳 貙 賱賲 兀賰賳 兀賲賱賰 兀賷 鬲氐賵乇丕鬲 賲爻亘賯丞 毓賳賴丕 賵賱丕 丨鬲賶 兀賷 賲毓賱賵賲丞 . 賮賰丕賳 賲賳 丕賱爻賴賱 毓賱賷賾 鬲禺賷賱 亘胤賱 賱賷乇賲賳鬲賵賮 亘胤賱丕賸 亘賲丌孬乇 毓馗賷賲丞 賵 卮禺氐賷丞 賲孬丕賱賷丞 貙 賵 賱賰賳 賰賱 賲丕 丕氐胤丿賲鬲 亘賴 賴賵 亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳 貙 亘胤賱 夭賲丕賳賴 賮賷 丕賱囟噩乇 賵 丕賱睾乇賵乇 賵 丕賱卮乇 丕賱賲賯氐賵丿 貙 賵 賰兀賳賾 賰賱 乇爻丕賱鬲賴 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賴賷 鬲丨胤賷賲 丌賲丕賱 丕賱亘卮乇 !
賵 賱賲夭賷丿 賲賳 丕賱丿賴卮丞 貙 賵噩丿鬲 賳賮爻賷 兀鬲鬲亘毓 兀賮毓丕賱賴 亘丕賮鬲鬲丕賳 賵 鬲賮賴購賲 ! 貙 廿賳賳賷 兀賱賮賷 賮賷 賳賮爻賷 兀丨賷丕賳丕賸 鬲賮賴賲丕賸 賱賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱乇賵丕卅賷丞 丕賱丨丕丿丞 賵 丕賱賮乇賷丿丞 賵 賴賵 兀賲乇 賷丿賴卮賳賷 賱賰賵賳賷 賱爻鬲購 卮禺氐賷丞 賲鬲賮賴賲丞 賮賷 丕賱賵丕賯毓 貙 賵 賱賰賳 兀賳 兀鬲賮賴賲 亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳 ! 賮廿賳 賮賷 匕賱賰 賲丿毓丕丞 賱賱賯賱賯 ..
鬲購乇賶 .. 賴賱 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 丕賱卮乇 噩匕丕亘丕賸 廿賱賶 賴匕丕 丕賱丨丿 责
賱丕丨賯丕賸 貙 丕賰鬲卮賮鬲 ..
兀賳賾 賲賳 兀購胤賱賯 毓賱賷賴 亘胤賱 夭賲丕賳賴 貙 賲丕 賴賵 廿賱丕 囟丨賷丞 夭賲丕賳賴 ..
卮兀賳賴 卮兀賳賳丕 貙 賳丨賳 兀噩賷丕賱 丕賱丨乇賵亘 賵 乇毓丕賷丕 丕賱兀賳馗賲丞 丕賱賮丕爻丿丞 貙 丕賱匕賷賳 賳卮兀賳丕 鬲賳卮卅丞 賮賰乇賷丞 賲毓賷賳丞 賵 丕氐胤丿賲賳丕 亘噩丿丕乇 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱賳鬲賳 .
賮賲丕匕丕 賷亘賯賶 賱卮丕亘 丨丕賱賲 匕賵 孬賯丕賮丞 毓丕賱賷丞 賵 匕賰丕亍 賲鬲賯丿 賵 賲夭丕賷丕 賵 賲賵丕賴亘 賲賴丿賵乇丞 賵 囟丕卅毓丞 囟賷丕毓 丕賱賴丿賮 賲賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 貙 亘毓丿 兀賳 鬲購賯賵囟 兀丨賱丕賲賴 賵 鬲賳胤賮卅 賮賷 賯賱亘賴 噩匕賵丞 丕賱丨賲丕爻 賵 丕賱乇睾亘丞 责
賲丕匕丕 賷亘賯賶 賱賳賮爻 賴丿賴丕 丕賱囟噩乇 爻賵賶 兀賳 鬲賰賵賳 賲乇鬲毓丕賸 賱賱睾乇賵乇 賵 丕賱卮乇责责
兀賲丕 毓賳 毓賱丕賯鬲賴 亘賲丨賷胤賴 ..
賮賴賵 賲丨丕胤 亘丕賱賳丕爻 賱賰賳賴 賲賳毓夭賱 貙 賷賲乇 丕賱丨亘 賱賰賳賴 賷賴夭兀 亘賴 貙 賷乇賶 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 賱賰賳賴 賱賲 賷禺鬲亘乇賴丕 ..
賷爻鬲禺賮 亘丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 貙 賵 賱丕 賷乇賶 賱賲卮丕毓乇賴賲 兀賷 賲毓賳賶 貙 賵 賷鬲噩丕賵夭 匕賱賰 賮賷賰賷賱 賱賴賲 賰賱 賲丕 賷毓鬲賲賱 賮賷 賯賱亘賴 賲賳 卮賳丕卅毓 賵 卮乇賵乇 ..
丕賱卮乇 賷賱丿 丕賱卮乇 貙 廿賳賾 丕賱兀賱賲 丕賱兀賵賱 丕賱匕賷 鬲毓丕賳賷賴 賷胤賱毓賰 毓賱賶 丕賱賱匕丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷丨賯賯賴丕 賱賰 鬲毓匕賷亘 丕賱丌禺乇 ..
賰賳鬲 禺噩賵賱丕賸 賮丕鬲賴賲賵賳賷 亘丕賱賲賰乇 貙 賮兀氐亘丨鬲 賰鬲賵賲丕賸 ..
賰賳鬲 賲賴賷兀 賱兀賳 兀丨亘 噩賲賷毓 丕賱賳丕爻 賮賱賲 賷賮賴賲賳賷 兀丨丿 貙 賮鬲毓賱賲鬲 丕賱賰乇賴 ..
賰賳鬲 兀丨亘 兀賳 兀賯賵賱 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 貙 賮賱賲 賷氐丿賯賳賷 兀丨丿 貙 賮兀禺匕鬲 兀賰匕亘 ..
兀氐亘丨鬲 乇賵丨賷 賲卮賱賵賱丞 !
- 兀賳鬲 鬲丨賯丿 毓賱賶 丕賱賳賵毓 丕賱亘卮乇賷 賰賱賴 !
- 賴賳丕賰 賲丕 賷丿毓賵 賱匕賱賰 .
廿鬲賮賯 賲毓賴 兀賵 禺丕賱賮賴 貙 丕卮鬲賲賴 兀賵 賲噩丿賴 .. 賱丕 賮乇賯
丕賳馗乇 賱賯丕卅賲丞 賲毓丕乇賮賰 丕賱胤賵賷賱丞 賵 賯賱 賱賷 賰賲 亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳 鬲毓乇賮 责
丕賳馗乇 賮賷 賯賱亘賰 賵 賯賱 賱賷 賰賲 賮賷賰 賲賳 亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳 责
廿賳賳丕 噩賲賷毓丕賸 賳鬲卮丕乇賰 賲毓 亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳 亘胤賵賱鬲賴 丕賱夭丕卅賮丞 貙 胤丕賱賲丕 兀賳 夭賲丕賳賳丕 賷鬲卮丕乇賰 賲毓 夭賲丕賳賴 丕賱亘匕丕亍丞 賵 丕賱乇匕丕卅賱 ..
丕賱禺爻丕乇丞 丕賱毓馗賲賶 : 兀賳賴丕 乇賵丕賷丞 賱賷乇賲賳鬲賵賮 丕賱賵丨賷丿丞 .
賵 賱賲夭賷丿 賲賳 丕賱丿賴卮丞 貙 賵噩丿鬲 賳賮爻賷 兀鬲鬲亘毓 兀賮毓丕賱賴 亘丕賮鬲鬲丕賳 賵 鬲賮賴購賲 ! 貙 廿賳賳賷 兀賱賮賷 賮賷 賳賮爻賷 兀丨賷丕賳丕賸 鬲賮賴賲丕賸 賱賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱乇賵丕卅賷丞 丕賱丨丕丿丞 賵 丕賱賮乇賷丿丞 賵 賴賵 兀賲乇 賷丿賴卮賳賷 賱賰賵賳賷 賱爻鬲購 卮禺氐賷丞 賲鬲賮賴賲丞 賮賷 丕賱賵丕賯毓 貙 賵 賱賰賳 兀賳 兀鬲賮賴賲 亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳 ! 賮廿賳 賮賷 匕賱賰 賲丿毓丕丞 賱賱賯賱賯 ..
鬲購乇賶 .. 賴賱 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 丕賱卮乇 噩匕丕亘丕賸 廿賱賶 賴匕丕 丕賱丨丿 责
賱丕丨賯丕賸 貙 丕賰鬲卮賮鬲 ..
兀賳賾 賲賳 兀購胤賱賯 毓賱賷賴 亘胤賱 夭賲丕賳賴 貙 賲丕 賴賵 廿賱丕 囟丨賷丞 夭賲丕賳賴 ..
卮兀賳賴 卮兀賳賳丕 貙 賳丨賳 兀噩賷丕賱 丕賱丨乇賵亘 賵 乇毓丕賷丕 丕賱兀賳馗賲丞 丕賱賮丕爻丿丞 貙 丕賱匕賷賳 賳卮兀賳丕 鬲賳卮卅丞 賮賰乇賷丞 賲毓賷賳丞 賵 丕氐胤丿賲賳丕 亘噩丿丕乇 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱賳鬲賳 .
賮賲丕匕丕 賷亘賯賶 賱卮丕亘 丨丕賱賲 匕賵 孬賯丕賮丞 毓丕賱賷丞 賵 匕賰丕亍 賲鬲賯丿 賵 賲夭丕賷丕 賵 賲賵丕賴亘 賲賴丿賵乇丞 賵 囟丕卅毓丞 囟賷丕毓 丕賱賴丿賮 賲賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 貙 亘毓丿 兀賳 鬲購賯賵囟 兀丨賱丕賲賴 賵 鬲賳胤賮卅 賮賷 賯賱亘賴 噩匕賵丞 丕賱丨賲丕爻 賵 丕賱乇睾亘丞 责
賲丕匕丕 賷亘賯賶 賱賳賮爻 賴丿賴丕 丕賱囟噩乇 爻賵賶 兀賳 鬲賰賵賳 賲乇鬲毓丕賸 賱賱睾乇賵乇 賵 丕賱卮乇责责
兀賲丕 毓賳 毓賱丕賯鬲賴 亘賲丨賷胤賴 ..
賮賴賵 賲丨丕胤 亘丕賱賳丕爻 賱賰賳賴 賲賳毓夭賱 貙 賷賲乇 丕賱丨亘 賱賰賳賴 賷賴夭兀 亘賴 貙 賷乇賶 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 賱賰賳賴 賱賲 賷禺鬲亘乇賴丕 ..
賷爻鬲禺賮 亘丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 貙 賵 賱丕 賷乇賶 賱賲卮丕毓乇賴賲 兀賷 賲毓賳賶 貙 賵 賷鬲噩丕賵夭 匕賱賰 賮賷賰賷賱 賱賴賲 賰賱 賲丕 賷毓鬲賲賱 賮賷 賯賱亘賴 賲賳 卮賳丕卅毓 賵 卮乇賵乇 ..
丕賱卮乇 賷賱丿 丕賱卮乇 貙 廿賳賾 丕賱兀賱賲 丕賱兀賵賱 丕賱匕賷 鬲毓丕賳賷賴 賷胤賱毓賰 毓賱賶 丕賱賱匕丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷丨賯賯賴丕 賱賰 鬲毓匕賷亘 丕賱丌禺乇 ..
賰賳鬲 禺噩賵賱丕賸 賮丕鬲賴賲賵賳賷 亘丕賱賲賰乇 貙 賮兀氐亘丨鬲 賰鬲賵賲丕賸 ..
賰賳鬲 賲賴賷兀 賱兀賳 兀丨亘 噩賲賷毓 丕賱賳丕爻 賮賱賲 賷賮賴賲賳賷 兀丨丿 貙 賮鬲毓賱賲鬲 丕賱賰乇賴 ..
賰賳鬲 兀丨亘 兀賳 兀賯賵賱 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 貙 賮賱賲 賷氐丿賯賳賷 兀丨丿 貙 賮兀禺匕鬲 兀賰匕亘 ..
兀氐亘丨鬲 乇賵丨賷 賲卮賱賵賱丞 !
- 兀賳鬲 鬲丨賯丿 毓賱賶 丕賱賳賵毓 丕賱亘卮乇賷 賰賱賴 !
- 賴賳丕賰 賲丕 賷丿毓賵 賱匕賱賰 .
廿鬲賮賯 賲毓賴 兀賵 禺丕賱賮賴 貙 丕卮鬲賲賴 兀賵 賲噩丿賴 .. 賱丕 賮乇賯
丕賳馗乇 賱賯丕卅賲丞 賲毓丕乇賮賰 丕賱胤賵賷賱丞 賵 賯賱 賱賷 賰賲 亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳 鬲毓乇賮 责
丕賳馗乇 賮賷 賯賱亘賰 賵 賯賱 賱賷 賰賲 賮賷賰 賲賳 亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳 责
廿賳賳丕 噩賲賷毓丕賸 賳鬲卮丕乇賰 賲毓 亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳 亘胤賵賱鬲賴 丕賱夭丕卅賮丞 貙 胤丕賱賲丕 兀賳 夭賲丕賳賳丕 賷鬲卮丕乇賰 賲毓 夭賲丕賳賴 丕賱亘匕丕亍丞 賵 丕賱乇匕丕卅賱 ..
丕賱禺爻丕乇丞 丕賱毓馗賲賶 : 兀賳賴丕 乇賵丕賷丞 賱賷乇賲賳鬲賵賮 丕賱賵丨賷丿丞 .
April 8, 2014
賴賳丕賱賰 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 丕亘鬲賰乇賴丕 丕賱兀丿亘丕亍 賵丕爻鬲胤丕毓鬲 丕賱鬲丨乇乇 賲賳 爻賱胤丞 丕賱賵乇賯 賵鬲丨賵賱鬲 賲毓 賲乇賵乇 丕賱賵賯鬲 廿賱賶 賰丕卅賳丕鬲 丨賷賾丞 鬲賲乇丿鬲 毓賱賶 賲亘鬲賰乇賷賴丕 賵鬲噩丕賵夭鬲 賮賷 賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱兀丨賷丕賳 卮賴乇鬲賴賲.
卮禺氐賷丞 "爻賷 丕賱爻賷丿" 賲孬賱丕賸 丕賱鬲賷 丕亘鬲賰乇賴丕 賳噩賷亘 賲丨賮賵馗 賮賷 孬賱丕孬賷鬲賴 賵兀氐亘丨鬲 賮賷賲丕 亘毓丿 乇賲夭賸丕 賱賱乇噩賱 丕賱卮乇賯賷 丕賱賲鬲爻賱胤 賳賲賵匕噩 賱匕賱賰. 賵卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賵賷賱賷賲 卮賰爻亘賷乇 兀賷囟賸丕貙 亘丿亍賸丕 賲賳 "乇賵賲賷賵" 賵"噩賵賱賷鬲" 賵賱賷爻 丕賳鬲賴丕亍賸 亘"賴丕賲賱鬲" 賵"卮賷賱賵賰" 丕賱匕賷賳 賱丕 賷賯賱賵賳 卮賴乇丞 毓賳 卮賴乇丞 賲亘鬲賰乇賴賲 賳賮爻賴. 賰匕賱賰 卮禺氐賷丞 "丿賵賳 賰賷禺賵鬲賴" 賲丨丕乇亘 丕賱胤賵丕丨賷賳 丕賱匕賷 賮丕賯鬲 卮賴乇鬲賴 卮賴乇丞 禺丕賱賯賴 賲賷睾賷賱 丿賷 孬乇亘丕賳鬲爻 (賰賲 毓丿丿 丕賱匕賷賳 賷毓乇賮賵賳 丿賵賳 賰賷禺賵鬲賴 賲賯丕亘賱 毓丿丿 丕賱匕賷賳 賷毓乇賮賵賳 孬乇亘丕賳鬲爻责)
賵賷亘丿賵 兀賳 "亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳" 亘胤賱 乇賵丕賷丞 "亘胤賱 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱夭賲丕賳" 丕爻鬲胤丕毓 賴賵 丕賱丌禺乇 兀賳 賷丨賯賯 卮賴乇丞 賳賵毓賷丞 賮賷 夭賲丕賳賴 賵賱賰賳賴丕 卮賴乇丞 賲卮丐賵賲丞 噩乇鬲 毓賱賷賴 賵毓賱賶 賲亘鬲賰乇賴 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱賵賷賱丕鬲 賵丕賱賱毓賳丕鬲!
賮賴賵 賱賷爻 爻賵賶 卮禺氐賷丞 賲鬲賰賱賮丞 賵賳乇噩爻賷丞 賵毓丿賷賲丞 丕賱廿賲鬲賳丕賳貙 賵賱毓賱賷 賱丕 兀亘丕賱睾 廿賳 賯賱鬲 兀賳賴 兀丨丿 兀賰孬乇 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賯丕亘賱鬲賴丕 賯乇賮丕賸 賵賲丿毓丕丞 賱賱廿丨鬲賯丕乇!
賮賴匕丕 丕賱卮丕亘 丕賱孬乇賷 丕賱匕賷 毓丕卮 丨賷丕丞 丨丕賮賱丞 亘丕賱賲睾丕賲乇丕鬲 賵氐賱 賲毓賴丕/亘爻亘亘賴丕 廿賱賶 丿乇噩丞 丕賱爻兀賲 賲賳 丕賱毓丕賱賲 兀氐亘丨 賴丿賮賴 賵卮睾賱賴 丕賱卮丕睾賱 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱鬲睾賱亘 毓賱賶 丕賱爻兀賲 亘兀賷 胤乇賷賯丞 賰丕賳鬲. 賮鬲丕乇丞 賷鬲賵乇胤 賮賷 丕禺鬲胤丕賮 丕亘賳丞 乇卅賷爻 毓卮賷乇丞 賮賷 丕賱賯賮賯丕爻 賵丕賱夭賵丕噩 賲賳賴丕貙 賵鬲丕乇丞 賷夭噩賷 賵賯鬲賴 亘賲賱丕丨賯丞 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱賲賴乇亘賷賳 賵丕賱丕賯鬲鬲丕賱 賮賷 賲亘丕乇夭丕鬲 爻禺賷賮丞貙 賵鬲丕乇丞 兀禺乇賶 賷鬲爻賱賶 亘丕賱毓亘孬 亘賯賱賵亘 賳爻丕亍 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱賮丕鬲賳丕鬲.
毓賳丿賲丕 氐丿乇鬲 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賮賷 乇賵爻賷丕 毓丕賲 1840貙 兀丨丿孬鬲 乇丿丞 賮毓賱 毓賳賷賮丞貙 賵賷賯丕賱 兀賳 丌亘丕亍 丕賱亘賳丕鬲 丨丕賵賱賵丕 囟乇亘 胤丕賱亘賷 兀賷丿賷 亘賳丕鬲賴賲 丕賱賲卮賰賵賰 賮賷 兀賲乇賴賲 亘丕賱爻賷丕胤. 賵賯丿 賴賵噩賲 賱賷乇賲賳鬲賵賮 賱兀賳賴 兀賰丿 兀賳 "亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳" 賱賷爻 爻賵賶 氐賵乇丞 賰乇亘賵賳賷丞貙 賱賷爻 毓賳 賳賮爻賴 賮賯胤貙 亘賱 毓賳 噩賷賱 亘兀賰賲賱賴.
賱賲 兀賲賱賰 賵兀賳丕 兀賯乇兀 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 廿賱丕 兀賳 兀禺賱毓 賯亘毓賳賷 丕丨鬲乇丕賲賸丕 賱賲賵賴亘丞 賱賷乇賲賳鬲賵賮 丕賱匕賷 丕爻鬲胤丕毓 兀賳 賷賳賮匕 廿賱賶 兀毓賲賯 兀毓賲丕賯 丕賱賯丕乇卅 賵賷賱賯賷 賮賷賴丕 丨噩乇丕 賷丨乇賰 亘乇賰丞 賲賳 丕賱賲卮丕毓乇 (丨鬲賶 賵廿賳 賰丕賳鬲 賲卮丕毓乇 爻賱亘賷丞). 賮賴匕賴 賲賵賴亘丞 賱丕 賷賲賱賰賴丕 廿賱丕 胤亘賷亘 賳賮爻賷 兀賵 兀丿賷亘 賲賵賴賵亘 賵兀噩夭賲 兀賳 賲賷禺丕卅賷賱 賱賷乇賲賳鬲賵賮 賰丕賳 賴匕丕 賵匕丕賰.
賱賰賳貙 賵賴匕丕 賱賷爻 丿賮丕毓賸丕 毓賳 "亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳"貙 毓賱賷賳丕 兀賳 賳毓鬲乇賮 亘兀賳賴 賱賵賱丕 賵噩賵丿 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱賳爻丕亍 丕賱賲睾賮賱丕鬲 賱賲丕 賵噩丿 賴匕丕 丕賱"亘鬲卮賵乇賷賳" 丕賱賵睾丿!
March 5, 2021
鈥淶aman谋m谋z谋n Bir Kahraman谋" was published in 1840. It is Mikhail Lermontov's only complete prose work. The novel begins relatively simple with a portrayal of Pechorin. The beginning it麓s written in a third person-perspective. After this it turns in to a diary- perspective of Pechorin, so to speak, so the reader gets to know him. Above all, there is the slightly satirical depiction of the society in Russia in the early nineteenth century. The climax is the highly readable duel of Pechorin and Grushnidzki at the end of the novel. Also Lermontov anticipated with his own fate, he died in a duel with his rival Nikolai Martynov in 1841 at the age of 26 years. The complex character of the protagonist reveals itself through five interconnected short stories. The novel is exciting and witty and reads in spite of its content always entertaining and enchanted incidentally with beautiful landscapes and nature depictions of the Caucasus'. But only the capture of the reader for the evil hero makes Lermontov's novel to a brilliant masterpiece
March 3, 2020
The story of a man鈥檚 soul, even the pettiest of souls, is only slightly less intriguing and edifying than the history of an entire people, especially when it is a product of the observations of a ripe mind about itself, and when it is written without the vain desire to excite sympathy or astonishment.
Driven by an early infatuation with Romanticism, tempered by subsequent disillusions, Mikhail Lermontov constructed his only novel around the troubled personality of a young Russian officer, exiled from the high society of Leningrad and Moscow to the wild frontier of the Caucasus. A melange of autobiographical elements and sharp observations of his fellow officers, this Pechorin is indeed both larger than life in his turbulent passions and representative of a certain period in the development of Russian society and of its literary identity, a true hero of his times, as proven by the enduring popularity of the present novel.
鈥淗is name was ... Grigory Alexandrovich Pechorin. A wonderful fellow, I dare say. Only a little strange too.鈥�
I knew many readers hold this novel in high regard, yet I was still surprised by how vibrant the mountain setting is, how memorable the character of Pechorin turned out to be and how modern the approach to the character study still feels, after all these years. Lermontov himself, as I read from his online biography, was both controversial in his temperament and fiery in his passions, just like Pechorin. I am convinced that, while actual details from the five novellas included in the book and most of the characters are fictitious, the internal monologues and the big questions about life and fate, love and sadness, passion and tedium are coming more from the heart of the author than from his literary fancy.
The soul inside me is corrupted by the world, my imagination is restless, my heart is insatiable. Nothing is ever enough. I have become as used to sorrow as I am to delight, and my life becomes more empty from one day to the next.
Probably the most unsettling and eerily visionary episode in the novel is a deadly duel between Pechorin and Grushnitsky, a fellow officer. Life imitates art, as a similar episode will put a tragic end to the poet鈥檚 life only a few years after the novel was published. But there is more than meets the eye in this duel. Grushnitsky, a vain and self-centered opportunist, is only a fake Romantic hero who strikes a pose in order to impress a young lady, while Pechorin may be, by his own admission, 鈥榦ne of the cleverest rakes鈥� of his generation, but at least his doubts and his search for meaning feel genuine. This is how Grushnitsky is presented:
He doesn鈥檛 know people and their weak strings because he has been occupied with himself alone for his whole life. His goal is to be the hero of a novel. He has so often tried to convince people that he is not of this world but is doomed to some sort of secret torture, that he has almost convinced himself of it.
I see in Lermontov鈥檚 disillusionment with the Romantic movement and his adoption of keen psychological study his greatest gift to the next generation of Russian writers, the transition from Goethe, Hugo, Byron, Scott and Pushkin (all idols of young Lermontov, all referenced directly in the novel) to Chekhov, Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky and so on. I wonder what else this talented student of life would have written if his life was not cut down in his prime.
Coming back to the novel itself, I called it a psychological study, but I don鈥檛 want to gloss over the fact that these stories are also damn entertaining as tales of adventure: from the kidnapping and seducing of a Circassian princess to a perilous winter traverse of a high Caucasus mountain pass, from a meeting with smugglers by the sea of Azov to a replay of 鈥榣es liaisons dangereuses鈥� in a mountain spa, finished with a game of Russian Roulette in an army barracks. The author plays both with the timeline of events and with the narrative voice, re-enforcing my conviction that he is well ahead of his times as regards the modern novel. Most importantly, a lesson many new authors seem to have forgotten, Lermontov does not prejudge his characters, he presents the facts and lets the readers come to their own conclusions. Is Pechorin really a tragic, misunderstood hero, or just a dangerous scoundrel? There are arguments to be made for both positions.
I was prepared to love the whole world 鈥� and no one understood me 鈥� and I learned to hate. My colorless youth elapsed in a struggle with myself and the world. Fearing mockery, I buried my most worthy feelings in the depths of my heart: and they died there. I was telling the truth 鈥� and no one believed me 鈥� so I started lying.
I hesitate to use the modern trope of the unreliable narrator: maybe it鈥檚 the thought that a man has no reason to lie in his private journals (as most of the story is presented); maybe it鈥檚 the fact that this disillusionment with life, this quest for meaning in Pechorin鈥檚 journey is just as timeless as it is unsolvable. Few of us are without conflicted emotions and contrarian impulses. Few of us can still lay claim to our youthful optimism and enthusiasm after experiencing a few hard falls down the road through life. What is a bit shocking is how early Pechorin / Lermontov came to this crossroad.
I hoped that boredom didn鈥檛 exist under Chechen bullets, but it was in vain 鈥� within a month I was so used to their whirring and to the nearness of death, that really, I paid more attention to the mosquitoes. And I was more bored than before, because I had lost what was nearly my last hope.
If there was a choice between youth and wisdom, which way will you travel? Pechorin is unique in the fact that he is both young and wise, and probably this is the source of his pain and his boredom.
Passions are nothing other than the first developments of an idea: they are a characteristic of the heart鈥檚 youth, and whoever thinks to worry about them his whole life long is a fool: many calm rivers begin with a noisy waterfall, but not one of them jumps and froths until the very sea. And this calm is often the sign of great, though hidden, strength.
This Pechorin knows how to present a compelling argument in defense of his whimsy, yet his actions are often impulsive and driven by lust or by pride (even by boredom). Still, if I was to chose a theme that links the five novellas together it would be love: there are hints at a wild life and crazy loves in the life of our hero before he came to the Caucasus, and these events are probably responsible both for his enduring passion for the gentle sex and for his equally strong disinclination to commit to a lasting relationship. Moving his ardor from the nubile rebel daughter Bella, to a strange fisher girl by the sea, then torn between a married woman (Vera) and a virginal princess (Mary) Pechorin is both attracted and repulsed by the eternal mystery of a woman.
Finally they have arrived. I was sitting at the window when I heard the clatter of their carriage: my heart started ... what was that? I couldn鈥檛 be in love. Yet I am so inanely composed that you might expect something like this of me.
This condescending, domineering attitude towards women is another aspect of the times described in the novel, and Pechorin is mostly a typical male in this field of battle, more interested in conquest than in dialogue.
There isn鈥檛 anything as paradoxical as a woman鈥檚 mind; it鈥檚 hard to convince a woman of anything, you have to lead them to convince themselves. [...] Since poets started writing, and women have been reading them (and for this, profound gratitude is owed), women have been called angels so many times that, with heartfelt simplicity, they actually believe this compliment, forgetting that these are the very same poets who glorified Nero as a demi-god for money ...
There are probably many theories about Pechorin鈥檚 inability to truly fall in love, but my favorite is an admission he makes after he loses both women soon after they confess their love for him:
I sometimes despise myself ... is that not why I despise others? I have become incapable of noble impulses. I am afraid to seem ridiculous to myself.
An even better observation, and probably one of the best passages in the whole novel, is an alternating perspective coming from one of these 鈥榗onquered鈥� ladies in the form of a farewell letter:
You have behaved with me as any other man would have behaved with me. You loved me as property, as a source of joy, anxiety, and sadness, all mutually exchangeable, without which life is tedious and monotonous. I understood this at the beginning. But you were unhappy and I sacrificed myself, hoping that at some point you would value my sacrifice, that at some point you would understand my profound affection, which didn鈥檛 come with any conditions. Much time has passed since then. I penetrated every secret of your soul ... and became convinced that it had been a useless aspiration. How bitter it was for me! But my love had grown into my soul. It had dimmed but it had not gone out.
The novel ends in multiple failures: lovers lost, enemies killed, friendships misplaced. The last episode is titles 鈥淭he Fatalist鈥� , a coda to a futile effort to understand and to enjoy life. Why strive, if it all ends absurdly on the turn of a dice? Yet, here is Pechorin writing down his thoughts in his private journals, here is Lermontov writing the only novel of his brief career, trying to say something important:
We almost always forgive those we understand.
They may not have been heroes or angels, brave or righteous, trustworthy or sincere, but they were young, passionate, conflicted 鈥� like the times they lived through
Some will say 鈥渉e was a good fellow,鈥� others will say I was a swine. Both one and the other would be wrong. Given this, does it seem worth the effort to live?
And yet, you live, out of curiosity, always wanting something new ... Amusing and vexing!
When the men and their troubles are gone, the mountains will remain 鈥� massive, patient, majestic, inspiring:
I was so delighted to be so high above the world; it was a childlike feeling, I won鈥檛 deny it, but withdrawing from the demands of society, and drawing near to nature, we become children without meaning to, and everything that has been acquired falls away from the soul 鈥� and it becomes as it once was, and probably will be once again.
[a painting of the Caucasus by Lermontov]
Driven by an early infatuation with Romanticism, tempered by subsequent disillusions, Mikhail Lermontov constructed his only novel around the troubled personality of a young Russian officer, exiled from the high society of Leningrad and Moscow to the wild frontier of the Caucasus. A melange of autobiographical elements and sharp observations of his fellow officers, this Pechorin is indeed both larger than life in his turbulent passions and representative of a certain period in the development of Russian society and of its literary identity, a true hero of his times, as proven by the enduring popularity of the present novel.
鈥淗is name was ... Grigory Alexandrovich Pechorin. A wonderful fellow, I dare say. Only a little strange too.鈥�
I knew many readers hold this novel in high regard, yet I was still surprised by how vibrant the mountain setting is, how memorable the character of Pechorin turned out to be and how modern the approach to the character study still feels, after all these years. Lermontov himself, as I read from his online biography, was both controversial in his temperament and fiery in his passions, just like Pechorin. I am convinced that, while actual details from the five novellas included in the book and most of the characters are fictitious, the internal monologues and the big questions about life and fate, love and sadness, passion and tedium are coming more from the heart of the author than from his literary fancy.
The soul inside me is corrupted by the world, my imagination is restless, my heart is insatiable. Nothing is ever enough. I have become as used to sorrow as I am to delight, and my life becomes more empty from one day to the next.
Probably the most unsettling and eerily visionary episode in the novel is a deadly duel between Pechorin and Grushnitsky, a fellow officer. Life imitates art, as a similar episode will put a tragic end to the poet鈥檚 life only a few years after the novel was published. But there is more than meets the eye in this duel. Grushnitsky, a vain and self-centered opportunist, is only a fake Romantic hero who strikes a pose in order to impress a young lady, while Pechorin may be, by his own admission, 鈥榦ne of the cleverest rakes鈥� of his generation, but at least his doubts and his search for meaning feel genuine. This is how Grushnitsky is presented:
He doesn鈥檛 know people and their weak strings because he has been occupied with himself alone for his whole life. His goal is to be the hero of a novel. He has so often tried to convince people that he is not of this world but is doomed to some sort of secret torture, that he has almost convinced himself of it.
I see in Lermontov鈥檚 disillusionment with the Romantic movement and his adoption of keen psychological study his greatest gift to the next generation of Russian writers, the transition from Goethe, Hugo, Byron, Scott and Pushkin (all idols of young Lermontov, all referenced directly in the novel) to Chekhov, Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky and so on. I wonder what else this talented student of life would have written if his life was not cut down in his prime.
Coming back to the novel itself, I called it a psychological study, but I don鈥檛 want to gloss over the fact that these stories are also damn entertaining as tales of adventure: from the kidnapping and seducing of a Circassian princess to a perilous winter traverse of a high Caucasus mountain pass, from a meeting with smugglers by the sea of Azov to a replay of 鈥榣es liaisons dangereuses鈥� in a mountain spa, finished with a game of Russian Roulette in an army barracks. The author plays both with the timeline of events and with the narrative voice, re-enforcing my conviction that he is well ahead of his times as regards the modern novel. Most importantly, a lesson many new authors seem to have forgotten, Lermontov does not prejudge his characters, he presents the facts and lets the readers come to their own conclusions. Is Pechorin really a tragic, misunderstood hero, or just a dangerous scoundrel? There are arguments to be made for both positions.
I was prepared to love the whole world 鈥� and no one understood me 鈥� and I learned to hate. My colorless youth elapsed in a struggle with myself and the world. Fearing mockery, I buried my most worthy feelings in the depths of my heart: and they died there. I was telling the truth 鈥� and no one believed me 鈥� so I started lying.
I hesitate to use the modern trope of the unreliable narrator: maybe it鈥檚 the thought that a man has no reason to lie in his private journals (as most of the story is presented); maybe it鈥檚 the fact that this disillusionment with life, this quest for meaning in Pechorin鈥檚 journey is just as timeless as it is unsolvable. Few of us are without conflicted emotions and contrarian impulses. Few of us can still lay claim to our youthful optimism and enthusiasm after experiencing a few hard falls down the road through life. What is a bit shocking is how early Pechorin / Lermontov came to this crossroad.
I hoped that boredom didn鈥檛 exist under Chechen bullets, but it was in vain 鈥� within a month I was so used to their whirring and to the nearness of death, that really, I paid more attention to the mosquitoes. And I was more bored than before, because I had lost what was nearly my last hope.
If there was a choice between youth and wisdom, which way will you travel? Pechorin is unique in the fact that he is both young and wise, and probably this is the source of his pain and his boredom.
Passions are nothing other than the first developments of an idea: they are a characteristic of the heart鈥檚 youth, and whoever thinks to worry about them his whole life long is a fool: many calm rivers begin with a noisy waterfall, but not one of them jumps and froths until the very sea. And this calm is often the sign of great, though hidden, strength.
This Pechorin knows how to present a compelling argument in defense of his whimsy, yet his actions are often impulsive and driven by lust or by pride (even by boredom). Still, if I was to chose a theme that links the five novellas together it would be love: there are hints at a wild life and crazy loves in the life of our hero before he came to the Caucasus, and these events are probably responsible both for his enduring passion for the gentle sex and for his equally strong disinclination to commit to a lasting relationship. Moving his ardor from the nubile rebel daughter Bella, to a strange fisher girl by the sea, then torn between a married woman (Vera) and a virginal princess (Mary) Pechorin is both attracted and repulsed by the eternal mystery of a woman.
Finally they have arrived. I was sitting at the window when I heard the clatter of their carriage: my heart started ... what was that? I couldn鈥檛 be in love. Yet I am so inanely composed that you might expect something like this of me.
This condescending, domineering attitude towards women is another aspect of the times described in the novel, and Pechorin is mostly a typical male in this field of battle, more interested in conquest than in dialogue.
There isn鈥檛 anything as paradoxical as a woman鈥檚 mind; it鈥檚 hard to convince a woman of anything, you have to lead them to convince themselves. [...] Since poets started writing, and women have been reading them (and for this, profound gratitude is owed), women have been called angels so many times that, with heartfelt simplicity, they actually believe this compliment, forgetting that these are the very same poets who glorified Nero as a demi-god for money ...
There are probably many theories about Pechorin鈥檚 inability to truly fall in love, but my favorite is an admission he makes after he loses both women soon after they confess their love for him:
I sometimes despise myself ... is that not why I despise others? I have become incapable of noble impulses. I am afraid to seem ridiculous to myself.
An even better observation, and probably one of the best passages in the whole novel, is an alternating perspective coming from one of these 鈥榗onquered鈥� ladies in the form of a farewell letter:
You have behaved with me as any other man would have behaved with me. You loved me as property, as a source of joy, anxiety, and sadness, all mutually exchangeable, without which life is tedious and monotonous. I understood this at the beginning. But you were unhappy and I sacrificed myself, hoping that at some point you would value my sacrifice, that at some point you would understand my profound affection, which didn鈥檛 come with any conditions. Much time has passed since then. I penetrated every secret of your soul ... and became convinced that it had been a useless aspiration. How bitter it was for me! But my love had grown into my soul. It had dimmed but it had not gone out.
The novel ends in multiple failures: lovers lost, enemies killed, friendships misplaced. The last episode is titles 鈥淭he Fatalist鈥� , a coda to a futile effort to understand and to enjoy life. Why strive, if it all ends absurdly on the turn of a dice? Yet, here is Pechorin writing down his thoughts in his private journals, here is Lermontov writing the only novel of his brief career, trying to say something important:
We almost always forgive those we understand.
They may not have been heroes or angels, brave or righteous, trustworthy or sincere, but they were young, passionate, conflicted 鈥� like the times they lived through
Some will say 鈥渉e was a good fellow,鈥� others will say I was a swine. Both one and the other would be wrong. Given this, does it seem worth the effort to live?
And yet, you live, out of curiosity, always wanting something new ... Amusing and vexing!
When the men and their troubles are gone, the mountains will remain 鈥� massive, patient, majestic, inspiring:
I was so delighted to be so high above the world; it was a childlike feeling, I won鈥檛 deny it, but withdrawing from the demands of society, and drawing near to nature, we become children without meaning to, and everything that has been acquired falls away from the soul 鈥� and it becomes as it once was, and probably will be once again.
[a painting of the Caucasus by Lermontov]
September 1, 2021
The picturesque setting of this book, the Russian-colonized Caucasus region, immediately took me back to Pushkin's stories and Tolstoy's early work. But Lermontow's unique approach is the ingenious way in which he introduces his protagonist, the amoral Russian officer Pechorin: first through stories by third parties, then through a short personal meeting and finally through diary fragments of Pechorin himself. That gives a dynamic to the story that sucks you into the novel and doesn't let go. Well done, for a book published in 1840, so before the heyday of the Great European Novel. I can well imagine why Dostoevsky was so enthusiastic about this work: Lermontov has made Pechorin into almost the same cynical, amoral and at the same time double-hearted and self-doubting figure as many of the protagonists of the later grandmaster, a real bad-ass. In particular the introspective pages in Pechorin's diary bear witness to a deep psychological insight into a damned soul. Of course, Lermontov did not reach Dostoevsky's diabolical level, but he got close. The early romantic slant of his story, with the emphasis on lyrical descriptions of nature and dramatic stirrings of the soul, may now repel us a bit, as is the clear misogynist nature of the protagonist, but that does not prevent this from being an impressive novel. I am even inclined to rate him higher than Pushkin.
November 20, 2023
4 猸愶笍
Lermontov carries the torch for Byron, Pushkin and the like in this enjoyably paced character study of the 19th century contemporary "hero". I felt exposed, as I so often do when reading the Great Russians, and saw a number of my less enviable qualities (somewhat magnified) within Lermontov's "superfluous man", Pechorin, as well as in Grushnitsky, one of the many unfortunate characters to get tangled up in his vampiric, boredom-and-disenchantment-fueled shenanigans.
The Russians DO NOT disappoint!
But don't take my word for it...
"Still just a boy, and he wrote that!"
- Anton Chekhov
Lermontov carries the torch for Byron, Pushkin and the like in this enjoyably paced character study of the 19th century contemporary "hero". I felt exposed, as I so often do when reading the Great Russians, and saw a number of my less enviable qualities (somewhat magnified) within Lermontov's "superfluous man", Pechorin, as well as in Grushnitsky, one of the many unfortunate characters to get tangled up in his vampiric, boredom-and-disenchantment-fueled shenanigans.
The Russians DO NOT disappoint!
But don't take my word for it...
"Still just a boy, and he wrote that!"
- Anton Chekhov
February 10, 2017
亘毓丿 賯乇丕亍丞 亘囟毓丞 乇賵丕賷丕鬲 乇賵爻賷丞 賲賳 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱鬲丕爻毓 毓卮乇貙 鬲鬲賵賱丿 賱丿賷賰 賯賳丕毓丞 兀賳 賳亘賱丕亍 鬲賱賰 丕賱丨賯亘丞 賰丕賳賵丕 丨賮賳丞 賲賳 丕賱賰爻丕賱賶 睾乇賷亘賷 丕賱兀胤賵丕乇貙 賷賯囟賵賳 賳賴丕乇賴賲 賮賷 丕賱鬲賮賱爻賮貙 賵賱賷丕賱賷賴賲 賮賷 丕賱丨賮賱丕鬲 丕賱乇丕賯氐丞 丨賷孬 鬲亘丨孬 丕賱兀賲賴丕鬲 毓賳 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賱丕賲毓丞 賱鬲夭賵賷噩 亘賳丕鬲賴賳貙 賷賵丕鬲賷賴賲 丕賱賲賱賱 賮噩兀丞 賵賷賱丕賯賷 賳氐賮賴賲 丨鬲賮賴 賮賷 賲亘丕乇夭丞 噩乇丕亍 禺賱丕賮 賰丕賳 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 賷賳鬲賴賷 亘卮丿 丕賱卮毓乇 兀賵 賱賰賲丞 賮賷 丕賱賵噩賴.
賴匕賴 氐賵乇丞 賱賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱乇丕賯賷貙 禺丕賵责 乇亘賲丕. 爻胤丨賷责 賱毓賱賴 賰匕賱賰. 睾賷乇 兀賳 丕賱兀丿亘 乇賵爻賷 毓賲賷賯 賵賲丐孬乇. 賮賯胤 丕賱毓亘丕賯乇丞 賴賲 賲賳 賷賲賰賳賲 禺賱賯 乇賵丕賷丕鬲 禺丕賱丿丞 賲賳 賲噩鬲賲毓 賰賴匕丕. 賷毓丿 賱賷乇賲賳鬲賵賮 賲賳 兀賵丕禺乇 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱乇賵賲丕賳爻賷賷賳貙 賰賲丕 兀賳賴 兀爻鬲丨丿孬 亘毓丿丕 賵丕賯毓賷丕 賮賷 禺囟賲 丕賱乇賵賲丕賳爻賷丞 賵賴賵 兀賲乇 丕鬲亘毓賴 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱乇賵丕卅賷賷賳 丕賱乇賵爻 亘毓丿 匕賱賰.
鬲爻乇丿 "亘胤賱 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱夭賲丕賳" 賲匕賰乇丕鬲 兀丨丿 丕賱囟亘丕胤 丕賱兀孬乇賷丕亍 賵丕賱匕賷貙 賵賮賯丕 賱賱賲丐賱賮 賳賮爻賴貙 賷賲孬賱 噩賷賱丕 賰丕賲賱丕 亘賲夭丕賷丕賴 賵毓賷賵亘賴. 鬲賳賯爻賲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 廿賱賶 禺賲爻 賲睾丕賲乇丕鬲 賲睾賱賮丞 亘胤丕亘毓 乇賵賲丕賳爻賷. 爻鬲噩丿 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 賵氐賮 丕賱胤亘賷毓丞貙 卮賷卅 賲賳 丕賱賲賵丕賯賮 丕賱賲丐賱賲丞 賵賰丕賱毓丕丿丞 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賷毓乇賷賴丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丿賵賳 賲賵丕乇亘丞 賱賷鬲乇賰 賱賰 亘毓丿卅匕 丕賱禺賷丕乇 賮賷 丕賱鬲毓丕胤賮 賲毓賴丕 兀賵 丕賱丕卮賲卅夭丕夭 賲賳賴丕 賵睾丕賱亘丕 賲丕鬲賰賵賳 丕賱賲丨氐賱丞 賲夭賷噩丕 賲賳 賴匕丕 賵匕丕賰.
兀毓噩賷鬲賳賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賰孬賷乇丕 賱賵賱丕 兀賳 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賲乇賰夭賷丞 賮賷賴丕 胤丕賱鬲 賮賷 賲賳鬲氐賮賴丕 兀賰孬乇 賲賲丕 鬲爻鬲丨賯. 亘卮賰賱 毓丕賲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲賲鬲丕夭丞 賵賰丕賳鬲 兀賮囟賱 賲賲丕鬲賵賯毓鬲.
賴匕賴 氐賵乇丞 賱賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱乇丕賯賷貙 禺丕賵责 乇亘賲丕. 爻胤丨賷责 賱毓賱賴 賰匕賱賰. 睾賷乇 兀賳 丕賱兀丿亘 乇賵爻賷 毓賲賷賯 賵賲丐孬乇. 賮賯胤 丕賱毓亘丕賯乇丞 賴賲 賲賳 賷賲賰賳賲 禺賱賯 乇賵丕賷丕鬲 禺丕賱丿丞 賲賳 賲噩鬲賲毓 賰賴匕丕. 賷毓丿 賱賷乇賲賳鬲賵賮 賲賳 兀賵丕禺乇 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱乇賵賲丕賳爻賷賷賳貙 賰賲丕 兀賳賴 兀爻鬲丨丿孬 亘毓丿丕 賵丕賯毓賷丕 賮賷 禺囟賲 丕賱乇賵賲丕賳爻賷丞 賵賴賵 兀賲乇 丕鬲亘毓賴 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱乇賵丕卅賷賷賳 丕賱乇賵爻 亘毓丿 匕賱賰.
鬲爻乇丿 "亘胤賱 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱夭賲丕賳" 賲匕賰乇丕鬲 兀丨丿 丕賱囟亘丕胤 丕賱兀孬乇賷丕亍 賵丕賱匕賷貙 賵賮賯丕 賱賱賲丐賱賮 賳賮爻賴貙 賷賲孬賱 噩賷賱丕 賰丕賲賱丕 亘賲夭丕賷丕賴 賵毓賷賵亘賴. 鬲賳賯爻賲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 廿賱賶 禺賲爻 賲睾丕賲乇丕鬲 賲睾賱賮丞 亘胤丕亘毓 乇賵賲丕賳爻賷. 爻鬲噩丿 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 賵氐賮 丕賱胤亘賷毓丞貙 卮賷卅 賲賳 丕賱賲賵丕賯賮 丕賱賲丐賱賲丞 賵賰丕賱毓丕丿丞 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賷毓乇賷賴丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丿賵賳 賲賵丕乇亘丞 賱賷鬲乇賰 賱賰 亘毓丿卅匕 丕賱禺賷丕乇 賮賷 丕賱鬲毓丕胤賮 賲毓賴丕 兀賵 丕賱丕卮賲卅夭丕夭 賲賳賴丕 賵睾丕賱亘丕 賲丕鬲賰賵賳 丕賱賲丨氐賱丞 賲夭賷噩丕 賲賳 賴匕丕 賵匕丕賰.
兀毓噩賷鬲賳賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賰孬賷乇丕 賱賵賱丕 兀賳 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賲乇賰夭賷丞 賮賷賴丕 胤丕賱鬲 賮賷 賲賳鬲氐賮賴丕 兀賰孬乇 賲賲丕 鬲爻鬲丨賯. 亘卮賰賱 毓丕賲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲賲鬲丕夭丞 賵賰丕賳鬲 兀賮囟賱 賲賲丕鬲賵賯毓鬲.
February 26, 2018
賲乇诏 賲賳 亘乇丕蹖 噩賴丕賳 賵 噩賴丕賳蹖丕賳 囟丕蹖毓賴 毓馗蹖賲蹖 賳禺賵丕賴丿 亘賵丿.禺賵丿賲 賴賲 爻禺鬲 丕夭 丕蹖賳 夭賳丿诏蹖 讴爻賱 卮丿賴 丕賲.賲賳 趩賵賳 讴爻蹖 賴爻鬲賲 讴賴 丿乇 賲噩賱爻 乇賯氐 禺賲蹖丕夭賴 賲蹖 讴卮丿 賵 賮賯胤 趩賵賳
...讴丕賱爻讴賴 丕卮 賳蹖丕賲丿賴 賳賲蹖 乇賵丿 亘禺賵丕亘丿.賵賱蹖 讴丕賱爻讴賴 丨丕囟乇 丕爻鬲
賯賴乇賲丕賳 丿賵乇丕賳貙 賳賲蹖 禺賵丕賴丿 賳賴 鬲賵 賵 賳賴 賴蹖趩 讴爻 丿蹖诏賴 丕蹖 丿賵爻鬲卮 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮蹖
賲孬賴 賯賴乇賲丕賳丕賳 丿蹖诏乇 賳蹖爻鬲 讴賴 亘禺賵丕丿 丨爻 鬲乇丨賲鬲 乇丕 亘乇丕賳诏蹖夭丿
诏丕賴蹖 賴賲 丕诏乇 讴爻丕賳蹖 乇丕 卮蹖賮鬲賴 禺賵丿 賲蹖 讴賳丿 丕夭 禺賵丿 賲蹖 倬乇爻丿: 趩乇丕 丕蹖賳 賯丿乇 丿乇 噩賱亘 賲丨亘鬲 丿禺鬲乇讴 噩賵丕賳 丕氐乇丕乇 賲蹖 賵乇夭賲-丿乇 氐賵乇鬲蹖 讴賴 亘賴 賴蹖趩 賵噩賴 賯氐丿 丕睾賵丕蹖卮 乇丕 賳丿丕乇賲 賵 賴乇诏夭 亘賴 夭賳蹖 丕卮 賳禺賵丕賴賲 诏乇賮鬲!-卮丕蹖丿 丿卮賵丕乇蹖 丕賲乇 噩賱亘賲 賲蹖 讴賳丿
丕蹖賳 倬趩賵乇蹖賳 丌丿賲 毓噩蹖亘 睾乇蹖亘蹖賴
讴丕乇丕蹖蹖 賲蹖讴賳賴 讴賴 丨賯 丿丕乇蹖 丕夭卮 賲鬲賳賮乇 亘卮蹖
賵賱蹖 丕氐賱丕 亘乇丕卮 賲賴賲 賳蹖爻鬲
丕夭 丿卮賲賳 亘蹖卮鬲乇 禺賵卮卮 賲蹖 丌蹖丿 鬲丕 丿賵爻鬲
賴賲賴 趩蹖 丕蹖賳 丿賳蹖丕 乇賵 賲爻禺乇賴 賲蹖讴賳賴
丿賵爻鬲蹖 賵 毓卮賯 賵 丌禺乇卮 亘賴 倬蹖卮賵丕夭 賲乇诏 賲蹖乇賴
丿乇 丿賵卅賱 亘丕 鬲賮賳诏貙 賲賵賯毓蹖鬲 禺胤乇賳丕讴蹖 乇丕 倬蹖卮賳賴丕丿 賲蹖丿賴
賵乇賳乇" 卮丕賴丿 丿賵卅賱卮 亘賴卮 賲蹖诏賴 丕蹖賳噩賵乇蹖 賲賲讴賳賴 讴卮鬲賴 亘卮蹖"
倬趩賵乇蹖賳 丿乇 噩賵丕亘 賲蹖诏賴: 丕夭 讴噩丕 賲蹖丿賵賳蹖 卮丕蹖丿 賲蹖賱 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮賲 讴卮鬲賴 亘卮賲责
倬趩賵乇蹖賳 丿乇 丕賵丕爻胤 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 禺蹖賱蹖 賵丕賯毓蹖 鬲乇 賲蹖卮賴貙 賲丕鬲鬲 賲蹖 亘乇丿 丕夭 丨乇賮 賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 賲蹖夭賳丿 賵 氐丿丕賯鬲蹖 讴賴 丿乇 亘蹖丕賳 丕賮讴丕乇 丿乇賵賳蹖 丕卮 丿丕乇丿 賵 丿乇爻鬲 亘賴 賴賲蹖賳 禺丕胤乇賴 讴賴 賳賲蹖鬲賵賳蹖 丕夭卮 賲鬲賳賮乇 亘卮蹖 賵 亘賴 丨乇賮丕卮 賮讴 賲蹖 讴賳蹖
:蹖讴蹖 丕夭 乇丕賵蹖丕賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賲蹖诏賴
賲丕 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕 賴賲蹖卮賴 丌賳趩賴 乇丕 讴賴 賲蹖 賮賴賲蹖賲 賲蹖 亘禺卮蹖賲
:賯爻賲鬲蹖 丕夭 丕賮讴丕乇 倬趩賵乇蹖賳
丕诏乇 丕蹖賳 蹖丕丿丿丕卮鬲 賴丕 乇賵夭蹖 亘賴 丿爻鬲 夭賳蹖 亘蹖丕賮鬲丿 趩賴 禺賵丕賴丿 诏賮鬲责 亘丕 鬲賳賮乇 賵
!丕賳夭噩丕乇 禺賵丕賴丿 诏賮鬲 賴賲賴 丕卮 鬲賴賲鬲 賵 丕賮鬲乇丕爻鬲
丕夭 丌賳 夭賲丕賳 讴賴 卮丕毓乇丕賳 卮毓乇 賲蹖 诏賵蹖賳丿 賵 夭賳丕賳 丌賳 卮毓乇賴丕 乇丕 賲蹖 禺賵丕賳賳丿(丕賱亘鬲賴 丕蹖賳 禺賵丿 賲賵噩亘 爻倬丕爻诏匕丕乇蹖 毓賲蹖賯 丕爻鬲) 丌賳 賯丿乇 賮乇卮鬲賴 卮丕賳 禺賵丕賳丿賴 丕賳丿 讴賴 丌賳丕賳 賳蹖夭 賵丕賯毓丕貙丕夭 賮乇胤 爻丕丿賴 丿賱蹖貙 丕蹖賳 鬲毓丕乇賮 乇丕 亘丕賵乇 讴乇丿賳丿 賵 丕夭 蹖丕丿 亘乇丿賳丿 讴賴
...賴賲蹖賳 卮丕毓乇丕賳 丿乇 亘乇丕亘乇 倬賵賱貙賳乇賵賳 乇丕 賳蹖賲賴 禺丿丕 賳丕賲蹖丿賳丿
爻夭丕賵丕乇 賳亘賵丿 讴賴 賲賳 亘丕 丕蹖賳 賱丨賳 丌賲蹖禺鬲賴 亘賴 卮乇丕乇鬲 丕夭 丕蹖卮丕賳 爻禺賳 诏賵蹖賲貙 夭蹖乇丕 讴賴 噩夭 丌賳丕賳 趩蹖夭蹖 乇丕 丿乇 噩賴丕賳 丿賵爻鬲 賳賲蹖丿丕乇賲
夭賳丕賳 亘丕蹖丿 丌乇夭賵 讴賳賳丿 讴賴 鬲賲丕賲 賲乇丿丕賳 丕賳丕賳 乇丕 趩賵賳 賲賳 亘卮賳丕爻賳丿貙夭蹖乇丕 賲賳 丕夭 丕賳 夭賲丕賳 讴賴 亘蹖賲蹖 丕夭 丕蹖卮丕賳 賳丿丕乇賲 賵 亘賴 賳賯丕胤 讴賵趩讴 囟毓賮卮丕賳 賵丕賯賮 诏卮鬲賴 丕賲貙氐丿亘丕乇 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丿賵爻鬲卮丕賳 丿丕乇賲
诏丕賴蹖 丕夭 禺賵丿賲 賲鬲賳賮乇 賲蹖 卮賵賲... 丌蹖丕 毓賱鬲 鬲賳賮乇賲 丕夭 丿蹖诏乇丕賳 賳蹖夭 賴賲蹖賳 賳蹖爻鬲责...丿蹖诏乇 丕毓賲丕賱 賳噩蹖亘丕賳賴 丕夭 賲賳 爻乇 賳賲蹖夭賳丿.丕诏乇 丿蹖诏乇蹖 噩丕蹖 賲賳 亘賵丿 鬲賲丕賲 丿丕乇丕蹖蹖卮 乇丕 賳孬丕乇 賯丿賲 卮丕賴夭丕丿賴 禺丕賳賲 賲蹖 讴乇丿 賵賱蹖 讴賱賲賴 丕夭丿賵丕噩 丕孬乇 爻丨乇 丌爻丕蹖蹖 丿乇 賲賳 丿丕乇丿.賴乇 賯丿乇 丿賱丿丕丿賴 夭賳蹖 亘丕卮賲貙丕诏乇 讴賵趩讴 鬲乇蹖賳 丕卮丕乇賴 丕蹖 亘讴賳丿 讴賴 亘丕蹖丿 亘夭賳蹖 亘诏蹖乇賲卮貙亘丕 毓卮賯 賵丿丕毓 賲蹖 讴賳賲! 賯賱亘賲 趩賵賳 氐禺乇賴 禺丕乇丕 賲蹖 诏乇丿丿 賵 丿蹖诏乇 賴蹖趩 趩蹖夭 賯丕丿乇 賳蹖爻鬲 亘丕乇蹖 丿蹖诏乇 噩丕賳卮 亘禺卮丿.亘賴 賴乇诏賵賳賴 賮丿丕讴丕乇蹖 丨丕囟乇賲 噩夭 丕蹖賳.丨丕囟乇賲 亘蹖爻鬲 亘丕乇 夭賳丿诏蹖 賵 丨鬲蹖 卮乇丕賮鬲 禺锟斤拷蹖卮 乇丕 亘賴 禺胤乇 亘蹖锟斤拷賳丿丕夭賲...賵賱蹖 丌夭丕丿蹖 禺賵丿 乇丕 賳賲蹖 賮乇賵卮賲
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亘禺卮蹖 丕夭 丿蹖亘丕趩賴 讴鬲丕亘
丌賯丕蹖丕賳 毓夭蹖夭 -賯賴乇賲丕賳 毓氐乇 賲丕 鬲氐賵蹖乇蹖 丕爻鬲 賵賱蹖 賳賴 鬲氐賵蹖乇 蹖讴 賳賮乇.丕蹖賳 鬲氐賵蹖乇 鬲賲丕賲 賲毓丕蹖亘 丨丕囟乇 丕爻鬲-賲毓丕蹖亘蹖 讴賴 丿乇 丨丕賱 乇卮丿 賵 賳賲賵 丕爻鬲
賲賲讴賳 丕爻鬲 亘诏賵蹖蹖丿 讴賴 賲丨丕賱 丕爻鬲 卮禺氐蹖 丕蹖賳 賴賲賴 亘丿 亘丕卮丿 賵賱蹖 賲賳 賲蹖 诏賵蹖賲 讴賴 丕诏乇 卮賲丕 丕賲讴丕賳 賵噩賵丿 賳丕亘讴丕乇丕賳蹖 乇丕 讴賴 丿乇 鬲乇丕跇丿蹖 賴丕 賵 乇賲丕賳 賴丕 賵氐賮 卮丿賴 丕賳丿 亘丕賵乇 讴乇丿賴 丕蹖丿貙趩乇丕 丿乇 丨賯蹖賯鬲 賵噩賵丿 倬趩賵乇蹖賳 卮讴 丿丕乇蹖丿责 丕诏乇 卮賲丕 亘賴 丕賵賴丕賲 賵丨卮鬲賳丕讴 鬲乇 賵 夭卮鬲 鬲乇 毓賱丕賯賴 賳賲賵丿賴 丕蹖丿貙 趩乇丕 丕蹖賳 爻蹖乇鬲 乇丕 賱丕丕賯賱 亘賴 卮讴賱 賵賴賲 賴賲 卮丿賴 賯亘賵賱 賳賲蹖 賮乇賲丕卅蹖丿责 丌蹖丕 爻亘亘 亘蹖 賱胤賮蹖 賳蹖爻鬲 讴賴
!丿乇 丕蹖賳 鬲氐賵蹖乇 亘蹖卮 丕夭 丌賳趩賴 卮賲丕 賲丕蹖賱蹖丿 丨賯蹖賯鬲 賵噩賵丿 丿丕乇丿
卮賲丕 賲蹖 诏賵蹖蹖丿 讴賴 丕禺賱丕賯蹖丕鬲 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 爻賵丿蹖 賳禺賵丕賴丿 亘乇丿. 倬賵夭卮 賲蹖 胤賱亘賲.賴乇 賯丿乇 亘賴 賲乇丿賲 爻禺賳丕賳 卮蹖乇蹖賳 诏賮鬲賳丿 賵 丕蹖卮丕賳 乇丕 賮乇蹖賮鬲賳丿 亘爻 丕爻鬲.賲毓丿賴 丕蹖卮丕賳 丕夭 丕蹖賳 卮蹖乇蹖賳蹖 賴丕 賮丕爻丿 卮丿賴.丿賵丕賴丕蹖 鬲賱禺 賱丕夭賲 丿丕乇賳丿.亘賴 丨賯丕蹖賯 夭賳賳丿賴 賳蹖丕夭賲賳丿賳丿.賵賱蹖 鬲氐賵乇 賳賮乇賲丕蹖蹖丿 讴賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賴蹖趩 诏丕賴 丌乇夭賵蹖 亘賱賳丿 丕氐賱丕丨 賲乇丿賲 乇丕 丿乇 爻乇 倬乇賵乇丕賳丿賴 亘丕卮丿.禺丿丕 賳讴賳丿 讴賴 鬲丕 丕蹖賳 丨丿 亘賴 賳丕丿丕賳蹖 诏乇丕蹖蹖丿賴 亘丕卮賲! 丕賵 賮賯胤 禺賵卮 丕爻鬲 讴賴 賲乇丿賲 賲毓丕氐乇 乇丕 丌賳 趩賳丕賳 讴賴 禺賵丿 丿乇讴 賲蹖 讴賳丿 賵 禺賵卮亘禺鬲丕賳賴 亘丕乇賴丕 丿蹖丿賴 丕爻鬲(亘乇丕蹖 禺賵丿 賵 卮賲丕) 鬲氐賵蹖乇 賳賲丕蹖丿.卮丕蹖丿 賲乇囟 乇丕 鬲卮禺蹖氐 丿丕丿賴 亘丕卮丿貙丕賲丕
!胤乇夭 賲毓丕賱噩賴 乇丕 禺丿丕 賲蹖 丿丕賳丿
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丿乇 诏乇丿丕诏乇丿 讴賵賴 "賲丕卮賵讴" 賯胤毓丕鬲 丕亘乇 禺丕讴爻鬲乇蹖貙 賲丕賳賳丿 賲丕乇 亘賴 禺賵丿 賲蹖倬蹖趩蹖丿賳丿 賵 賲蹖 禺夭蹖丿賳丿 賵 丿乇 丨乇讴鬲 爻乇蹖毓 禺賵蹖卮 賲鬲賵賯賮 賲蹖 卮丿賳丿.诏賵蹖蹖 丿丕賲賳 丕亘乇 亘賴 丿乇禺鬲丕賳 倬乇 禺丕乇 丕賳 讴賵賴 诏蹖乇 讴乇丿賴 亘丕卮丿
氐丨賳賴 倬乇丿丕夭蹖 賴丕蹖 夭蹖亘丕蹖 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賳卮丕賳 丕夭 卮丕毓乇 亘賵丿賳 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丿丕乇丿
賲蹖禺丕卅蹖賱 賱乇賲丕賳鬲賮 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 卮丕毓乇丕賳 賳丕亘睾賴 乇賵爻蹖 亘賵丿賴 賵 賵蹖 乇丕 噩丕賳卮蹖賳 卮丕蹖爻鬲賴 丕賱讴爻丕賳丿乇 倬賵卮讴蹖賳 賲蹖 禺賵丕賳丿賳丿
賵亘賱蹖賳爻讴蹖 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 賲賳鬲賯丿丕賳 賲毓乇賵賮 亘丕 禺賵丕賳丿賳 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 賱乇賲丕賳鬲賮 賳賵卮鬲賴 亘賵丿: 丿乇 乇賵爻 亘丕爻鬲丕賳 貙 賳丕亘睾賴 讴亘蹖乇 丿蹖诏乇蹖 賲鬲賵賱丿 卮丿
賱乇賲丕賳鬲賮 鬲丕 丨丿賵丿蹖 卮亘丕賴鬲 賴丕蹖蹖 亘賴 倬趩賵乇蹖賳 丿丕卮鬲賴 賵 賴賲 爻賮乇賴丕蹖 夭蹖丕丿蹖 讴乇丿賴 賵 賴賲 賳馗丕賲蹖 亘賵丿賴 賵 趩賳丿蹖賳 亘丕乇 鬲亘毓蹖丿 卮丿賴 賵 丿乇 丿賵 丿賵卅賱 卮乇讴鬲 丿丕卮鬲賴 讴賴 丿乇 丿賵卅賱 丿賵賲 讴卮鬲賴 卮丿 丿乇 爻賳 27 爻丕賱诏蹖 蹖毓賳蹖 丿乇 丕賵噩 賳亘賵睾卮
噩賴丕賳 倬賵趩 鬲乇 丕夭 丕蹖賳 賴丕 亘賴 賵噩賵丿 丌賲丿賴 賵 倬賵趩 鬲乇 丕夭 丕蹖賳 賴丕 亘賴 倬丕蹖丕賳 賲蹖 丌蹖丿 倬蹖卮 丕夭 丌賳 讴賴 趩蹖夭蹖 蹖丕 讴丕乇蹖 亘賴 爻乇丕賳噩丕賲 亘乇爻丿
"賱乇賲丕賳鬲賮"
...讴丕賱爻讴賴 丕卮 賳蹖丕賲丿賴 賳賲蹖 乇賵丿 亘禺賵丕亘丿.賵賱蹖 讴丕賱爻讴賴 丨丕囟乇 丕爻鬲
賯賴乇賲丕賳 丿賵乇丕賳貙 賳賲蹖 禺賵丕賴丿 賳賴 鬲賵 賵 賳賴 賴蹖趩 讴爻 丿蹖诏賴 丕蹖 丿賵爻鬲卮 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮蹖
賲孬賴 賯賴乇賲丕賳丕賳 丿蹖诏乇 賳蹖爻鬲 讴賴 亘禺賵丕丿 丨爻 鬲乇丨賲鬲 乇丕 亘乇丕賳诏蹖夭丿
诏丕賴蹖 賴賲 丕诏乇 讴爻丕賳蹖 乇丕 卮蹖賮鬲賴 禺賵丿 賲蹖 讴賳丿 丕夭 禺賵丿 賲蹖 倬乇爻丿: 趩乇丕 丕蹖賳 賯丿乇 丿乇 噩賱亘 賲丨亘鬲 丿禺鬲乇讴 噩賵丕賳 丕氐乇丕乇 賲蹖 賵乇夭賲-丿乇 氐賵乇鬲蹖 讴賴 亘賴 賴蹖趩 賵噩賴 賯氐丿 丕睾賵丕蹖卮 乇丕 賳丿丕乇賲 賵 賴乇诏夭 亘賴 夭賳蹖 丕卮 賳禺賵丕賴賲 诏乇賮鬲!-卮丕蹖丿 丿卮賵丕乇蹖 丕賲乇 噩賱亘賲 賲蹖 讴賳丿
丕蹖賳 倬趩賵乇蹖賳 丌丿賲 毓噩蹖亘 睾乇蹖亘蹖賴
讴丕乇丕蹖蹖 賲蹖讴賳賴 讴賴 丨賯 丿丕乇蹖 丕夭卮 賲鬲賳賮乇 亘卮蹖
賵賱蹖 丕氐賱丕 亘乇丕卮 賲賴賲 賳蹖爻鬲
丕夭 丿卮賲賳 亘蹖卮鬲乇 禺賵卮卮 賲蹖 丌蹖丿 鬲丕 丿賵爻鬲
賴賲賴 趩蹖 丕蹖賳 丿賳蹖丕 乇賵 賲爻禺乇賴 賲蹖讴賳賴
丿賵爻鬲蹖 賵 毓卮賯 賵 丌禺乇卮 亘賴 倬蹖卮賵丕夭 賲乇诏 賲蹖乇賴
丿乇 丿賵卅賱 亘丕 鬲賮賳诏貙 賲賵賯毓蹖鬲 禺胤乇賳丕讴蹖 乇丕 倬蹖卮賳賴丕丿 賲蹖丿賴
賵乇賳乇" 卮丕賴丿 丿賵卅賱卮 亘賴卮 賲蹖诏賴 丕蹖賳噩賵乇蹖 賲賲讴賳賴 讴卮鬲賴 亘卮蹖"
倬趩賵乇蹖賳 丿乇 噩賵丕亘 賲蹖诏賴: 丕夭 讴噩丕 賲蹖丿賵賳蹖 卮丕蹖丿 賲蹖賱 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮賲 讴卮鬲賴 亘卮賲责
倬趩賵乇蹖賳 丿乇 丕賵丕爻胤 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 禺蹖賱蹖 賵丕賯毓蹖 鬲乇 賲蹖卮賴貙 賲丕鬲鬲 賲蹖 亘乇丿 丕夭 丨乇賮 賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 賲蹖夭賳丿 賵 氐丿丕賯鬲蹖 讴賴 丿乇 亘蹖丕賳 丕賮讴丕乇 丿乇賵賳蹖 丕卮 丿丕乇丿 賵 丿乇爻鬲 亘賴 賴賲蹖賳 禺丕胤乇賴 讴賴 賳賲蹖鬲賵賳蹖 丕夭卮 賲鬲賳賮乇 亘卮蹖 賵 亘賴 丨乇賮丕卮 賮讴 賲蹖 讴賳蹖
:蹖讴蹖 丕夭 乇丕賵蹖丕賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賲蹖诏賴
賲丕 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕 賴賲蹖卮賴 丌賳趩賴 乇丕 讴賴 賲蹖 賮賴賲蹖賲 賲蹖 亘禺卮蹖賲
:賯爻賲鬲蹖 丕夭 丕賮讴丕乇 倬趩賵乇蹖賳
丕诏乇 丕蹖賳 蹖丕丿丿丕卮鬲 賴丕 乇賵夭蹖 亘賴 丿爻鬲 夭賳蹖 亘蹖丕賮鬲丿 趩賴 禺賵丕賴丿 诏賮鬲责 亘丕 鬲賳賮乇 賵
!丕賳夭噩丕乇 禺賵丕賴丿 诏賮鬲 賴賲賴 丕卮 鬲賴賲鬲 賵 丕賮鬲乇丕爻鬲
丕夭 丌賳 夭賲丕賳 讴賴 卮丕毓乇丕賳 卮毓乇 賲蹖 诏賵蹖賳丿 賵 夭賳丕賳 丌賳 卮毓乇賴丕 乇丕 賲蹖 禺賵丕賳賳丿(丕賱亘鬲賴 丕蹖賳 禺賵丿 賲賵噩亘 爻倬丕爻诏匕丕乇蹖 毓賲蹖賯 丕爻鬲) 丌賳 賯丿乇 賮乇卮鬲賴 卮丕賳 禺賵丕賳丿賴 丕賳丿 讴賴 丌賳丕賳 賳蹖夭 賵丕賯毓丕貙丕夭 賮乇胤 爻丕丿賴 丿賱蹖貙 丕蹖賳 鬲毓丕乇賮 乇丕 亘丕賵乇 讴乇丿賳丿 賵 丕夭 蹖丕丿 亘乇丿賳丿 讴賴
...賴賲蹖賳 卮丕毓乇丕賳 丿乇 亘乇丕亘乇 倬賵賱貙賳乇賵賳 乇丕 賳蹖賲賴 禺丿丕 賳丕賲蹖丿賳丿
爻夭丕賵丕乇 賳亘賵丿 讴賴 賲賳 亘丕 丕蹖賳 賱丨賳 丌賲蹖禺鬲賴 亘賴 卮乇丕乇鬲 丕夭 丕蹖卮丕賳 爻禺賳 诏賵蹖賲貙 夭蹖乇丕 讴賴 噩夭 丌賳丕賳 趩蹖夭蹖 乇丕 丿乇 噩賴丕賳 丿賵爻鬲 賳賲蹖丿丕乇賲
夭賳丕賳 亘丕蹖丿 丌乇夭賵 讴賳賳丿 讴賴 鬲賲丕賲 賲乇丿丕賳 丕賳丕賳 乇丕 趩賵賳 賲賳 亘卮賳丕爻賳丿貙夭蹖乇丕 賲賳 丕夭 丕賳 夭賲丕賳 讴賴 亘蹖賲蹖 丕夭 丕蹖卮丕賳 賳丿丕乇賲 賵 亘賴 賳賯丕胤 讴賵趩讴 囟毓賮卮丕賳 賵丕賯賮 诏卮鬲賴 丕賲貙氐丿亘丕乇 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丿賵爻鬲卮丕賳 丿丕乇賲
诏丕賴蹖 丕夭 禺賵丿賲 賲鬲賳賮乇 賲蹖 卮賵賲... 丌蹖丕 毓賱鬲 鬲賳賮乇賲 丕夭 丿蹖诏乇丕賳 賳蹖夭 賴賲蹖賳 賳蹖爻鬲责...丿蹖诏乇 丕毓賲丕賱 賳噩蹖亘丕賳賴 丕夭 賲賳 爻乇 賳賲蹖夭賳丿.丕诏乇 丿蹖诏乇蹖 噩丕蹖 賲賳 亘賵丿 鬲賲丕賲 丿丕乇丕蹖蹖卮 乇丕 賳孬丕乇 賯丿賲 卮丕賴夭丕丿賴 禺丕賳賲 賲蹖 讴乇丿 賵賱蹖 讴賱賲賴 丕夭丿賵丕噩 丕孬乇 爻丨乇 丌爻丕蹖蹖 丿乇 賲賳 丿丕乇丿.賴乇 賯丿乇 丿賱丿丕丿賴 夭賳蹖 亘丕卮賲貙丕诏乇 讴賵趩讴 鬲乇蹖賳 丕卮丕乇賴 丕蹖 亘讴賳丿 讴賴 亘丕蹖丿 亘夭賳蹖 亘诏蹖乇賲卮貙亘丕 毓卮賯 賵丿丕毓 賲蹖 讴賳賲! 賯賱亘賲 趩賵賳 氐禺乇賴 禺丕乇丕 賲蹖 诏乇丿丿 賵 丿蹖诏乇 賴蹖趩 趩蹖夭 賯丕丿乇 賳蹖爻鬲 亘丕乇蹖 丿蹖诏乇 噩丕賳卮 亘禺卮丿.亘賴 賴乇诏賵賳賴 賮丿丕讴丕乇蹖 丨丕囟乇賲 噩夭 丕蹖賳.丨丕囟乇賲 亘蹖爻鬲 亘丕乇 夭賳丿诏蹖 賵 丨鬲蹖 卮乇丕賮鬲 禺锟斤拷蹖卮 乇丕 亘賴 禺胤乇 亘蹖锟斤拷賳丿丕夭賲...賵賱蹖 丌夭丕丿蹖 禺賵丿 乇丕 賳賲蹖 賮乇賵卮賲
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亘禺卮蹖 丕夭 丿蹖亘丕趩賴 讴鬲丕亘
丌賯丕蹖丕賳 毓夭蹖夭 -賯賴乇賲丕賳 毓氐乇 賲丕 鬲氐賵蹖乇蹖 丕爻鬲 賵賱蹖 賳賴 鬲氐賵蹖乇 蹖讴 賳賮乇.丕蹖賳 鬲氐賵蹖乇 鬲賲丕賲 賲毓丕蹖亘 丨丕囟乇 丕爻鬲-賲毓丕蹖亘蹖 讴賴 丿乇 丨丕賱 乇卮丿 賵 賳賲賵 丕爻鬲
賲賲讴賳 丕爻鬲 亘诏賵蹖蹖丿 讴賴 賲丨丕賱 丕爻鬲 卮禺氐蹖 丕蹖賳 賴賲賴 亘丿 亘丕卮丿 賵賱蹖 賲賳 賲蹖 诏賵蹖賲 讴賴 丕诏乇 卮賲丕 丕賲讴丕賳 賵噩賵丿 賳丕亘讴丕乇丕賳蹖 乇丕 讴賴 丿乇 鬲乇丕跇丿蹖 賴丕 賵 乇賲丕賳 賴丕 賵氐賮 卮丿賴 丕賳丿 亘丕賵乇 讴乇丿賴 丕蹖丿貙趩乇丕 丿乇 丨賯蹖賯鬲 賵噩賵丿 倬趩賵乇蹖賳 卮讴 丿丕乇蹖丿责 丕诏乇 卮賲丕 亘賴 丕賵賴丕賲 賵丨卮鬲賳丕讴 鬲乇 賵 夭卮鬲 鬲乇 毓賱丕賯賴 賳賲賵丿賴 丕蹖丿貙 趩乇丕 丕蹖賳 爻蹖乇鬲 乇丕 賱丕丕賯賱 亘賴 卮讴賱 賵賴賲 賴賲 卮丿賴 賯亘賵賱 賳賲蹖 賮乇賲丕卅蹖丿责 丌蹖丕 爻亘亘 亘蹖 賱胤賮蹖 賳蹖爻鬲 讴賴
!丿乇 丕蹖賳 鬲氐賵蹖乇 亘蹖卮 丕夭 丌賳趩賴 卮賲丕 賲丕蹖賱蹖丿 丨賯蹖賯鬲 賵噩賵丿 丿丕乇丿
卮賲丕 賲蹖 诏賵蹖蹖丿 讴賴 丕禺賱丕賯蹖丕鬲 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 爻賵丿蹖 賳禺賵丕賴丿 亘乇丿. 倬賵夭卮 賲蹖 胤賱亘賲.賴乇 賯丿乇 亘賴 賲乇丿賲 爻禺賳丕賳 卮蹖乇蹖賳 诏賮鬲賳丿 賵 丕蹖卮丕賳 乇丕 賮乇蹖賮鬲賳丿 亘爻 丕爻鬲.賲毓丿賴 丕蹖卮丕賳 丕夭 丕蹖賳 卮蹖乇蹖賳蹖 賴丕 賮丕爻丿 卮丿賴.丿賵丕賴丕蹖 鬲賱禺 賱丕夭賲 丿丕乇賳丿.亘賴 丨賯丕蹖賯 夭賳賳丿賴 賳蹖丕夭賲賳丿賳丿.賵賱蹖 鬲氐賵乇 賳賮乇賲丕蹖蹖丿 讴賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賴蹖趩 诏丕賴 丌乇夭賵蹖 亘賱賳丿 丕氐賱丕丨 賲乇丿賲 乇丕 丿乇 爻乇 倬乇賵乇丕賳丿賴 亘丕卮丿.禺丿丕 賳讴賳丿 讴賴 鬲丕 丕蹖賳 丨丿 亘賴 賳丕丿丕賳蹖 诏乇丕蹖蹖丿賴 亘丕卮賲! 丕賵 賮賯胤 禺賵卮 丕爻鬲 讴賴 賲乇丿賲 賲毓丕氐乇 乇丕 丌賳 趩賳丕賳 讴賴 禺賵丿 丿乇讴 賲蹖 讴賳丿 賵 禺賵卮亘禺鬲丕賳賴 亘丕乇賴丕 丿蹖丿賴 丕爻鬲(亘乇丕蹖 禺賵丿 賵 卮賲丕) 鬲氐賵蹖乇 賳賲丕蹖丿.卮丕蹖丿 賲乇囟 乇丕 鬲卮禺蹖氐 丿丕丿賴 亘丕卮丿貙丕賲丕
!胤乇夭 賲毓丕賱噩賴 乇丕 禺丿丕 賲蹖 丿丕賳丿
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丿乇 诏乇丿丕诏乇丿 讴賵賴 "賲丕卮賵讴" 賯胤毓丕鬲 丕亘乇 禺丕讴爻鬲乇蹖貙 賲丕賳賳丿 賲丕乇 亘賴 禺賵丿 賲蹖倬蹖趩蹖丿賳丿 賵 賲蹖 禺夭蹖丿賳丿 賵 丿乇 丨乇讴鬲 爻乇蹖毓 禺賵蹖卮 賲鬲賵賯賮 賲蹖 卮丿賳丿.诏賵蹖蹖 丿丕賲賳 丕亘乇 亘賴 丿乇禺鬲丕賳 倬乇 禺丕乇 丕賳 讴賵賴 诏蹖乇 讴乇丿賴 亘丕卮丿
氐丨賳賴 倬乇丿丕夭蹖 賴丕蹖 夭蹖亘丕蹖 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賳卮丕賳 丕夭 卮丕毓乇 亘賵丿賳 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丿丕乇丿
賲蹖禺丕卅蹖賱 賱乇賲丕賳鬲賮 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 卮丕毓乇丕賳 賳丕亘睾賴 乇賵爻蹖 亘賵丿賴 賵 賵蹖 乇丕 噩丕賳卮蹖賳 卮丕蹖爻鬲賴 丕賱讴爻丕賳丿乇 倬賵卮讴蹖賳 賲蹖 禺賵丕賳丿賳丿
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