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袘芯谢褜褕芯泄 泻褍褋芯泻 屑芯械泄 卸懈蟹薪懈 斜褘谢 褋胁褟蟹邪薪 褋 斜懈芯谢芯谐懈械泄, 薪芯 锌芯 锌褉懈褏芯褌懈 褋褍写褜斜褘 屑械薪褟 胁褘薪械褋谢芯 薪邪 写褉褍谐芯泄 斜械褉械谐. 孝械 谐芯写褘 芯褋褌邪胁懈谢懈 蟹薪邪褔懈褌械谢褜薪褘泄 褋谢械写 胁 屑芯械泄 卸懈蟹薪懈. 协褌芯 褌芯谐写邪 屑薪械 芯褌泻褉褘谢芯褋褜 褉芯写褋褌胁芯 锌褉芯褎械褋褋懈懈 胁褉邪褔邪 褋 写械褟褌械谢褜薪芯褋褌褜褞 卸褉械褑邪 懈谢懈 褋胁褟褖械薪薪懈泻邪, 褝褌芯 芯褌褌褍写邪 懈 屑薪芯卸械褋褌胁芯 褋谢芯卸薪械泄褕懈褏 胁芯锌褉芯褋芯胁: 谐写械 谐褉邪薪懈褑褘 褔械谢芯胁械褔械褋泻芯泄 褋胁芯斜芯写褘 懈 谐写械 锌褉芯谢械谐邪褞褌 谐褉邪薪懈褑褘 屑械卸写褍 蟹写芯褉芯胁褜械屑 懈 斜芯谢械蟹薪褜褞, 屑械卸写褍 卸懈蟹薪褜褞 懈 褋屑械褉褌褜褞...

袙 褉芯屑邪薪械 "袣邪蟹褍褋 袣褍泻芯褑泻芯谐芯" 薪械褌 芯褌胁械褌芯胁 薪邪 褝褌懈 胁芯锌褉芯褋褘, 薪芯 械褋褌褜 褉邪蟹屑褘褕谢械薪懈褟 薪邪 褝褌褍 褌械屑褍, 胁薪褍褌褉械薪薪械械 写胁懈卸械薪懈械 胁 褌褍 褋褌芯褉芯薪褍, 芯褌泻褍写邪 芯褌胁械褌褘 屑芯谐褍褌 锌褉懈泄褌懈. 袪邪薪芯 懈谢懈 锌芯蟹写薪芯 胁 卸懈蟹薪懈 泻邪卸写芯谐芯 褔械谢芯胁械泻邪 薪邪褋褌褍锌邪械褌 屑芯屑械薪褌, 泻芯谐写邪 褝褌懈 褉邪蟹屑褘褕谢械薪懈褟 芯泻邪蟹褘胁邪褞褌褋褟 薪械懈蟹斜械卸薪褘屑懈.

462 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

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Lyudmila Ulitskaya

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Lyudmila Ulitskaya is a critically acclaimed modern Russian novelist and short-story writer. She was born in the town of Davlekanovo in Bashkiria in 1943. She grew up in Moscow where she studied biology at the Moscow State University.

Having worked in the field of genetics and biochemistry, Ulitskaya began her literary career by joining the Jewish drama theatre as a literary consultant. She was the author of two movie scripts produced in the early 1990s 鈥� The Liberty Sisters (小械褋褌褉懈褔泻懈 袥懈斜械褉褌懈, 1990) and A Woman for All (袞械薪褖懈薪邪 写谢褟 胁褋械褏, 1991).

Ulitskaya's first novel Sonechka (小芯薪械褔泻邪) published in Novy Mir in 1992 almost immediately became extremely popular, and was shortlisted for the Russian Booker Award. Nowadays her works are much admired by the reading public and critics in Russia and many other countries. Her works have been translated into several languages and received several international and Russian literary awards, including the Russian Booker for Kukotsky's Case (2001). Lyudmila Ulitskaya currently resides in Moscow. Ulitskaya's works have been translated into many foreign languages. In Germany her novels have been added to bestseller list thanks to features of her works in a television program hosted by literary critic Elke Heidenreich.

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Profile Image for Marius Cite葯te .
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August 9, 2021
Cronica unei familii ruse ce prezint膬 mai multe genera葲ii din secolul XX, cu emfaz膬 pe via葲a medicului Kuko葲ki, un profesionist cu o abilitate de ordin aproape supranatural.

Un roman-epopee care ofer膬 mai multe pove葯ti de via葲膬 adiacente, 卯n care se oglindesc chiar 葯i transform膬rile sociale din URSS, dar 葯i o scriitur膬 ce exploreaz膬 idei filozofice prin personaje 葯i situa葲ii complexe.

C芒t de profund膬 s膬 fie leg膬tura dintre anatomia uman膬, genetic膬 葯i minte? C芒t de mult putem 卯n葲elege sau influen葲a? Ar putea fi dragostea de p膬rinte mai presus de o leg膬tur膬 de s芒nge?

O lectur膬 care na葯te 卯ntrebarea cine a fost mai 卯nt芒i? Omul sau destinul?
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December 15, 2024
效褍写械褋薪懈 褋褌懈谢, 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟 懈 谐械褉芯懈 薪邪 校谢懈褑泻邪褟 (薪械懈蟹胁械褋褌薪芯 蟹邪褖芯 锌褉械泻褉褗褋褌械薪邪 薪邪 校谢懈褑泻邪), 薪芯 蟹邪 屑芯械 褋褗卸邪谢械薪懈械 泻褉邪褟褌 薪邪 褉芯屑邪薪邪 薪械 屑懈 褏邪褉械褋邪, 芯褔邪泻胁邪褏 写芯褋褌邪 锌芯胁械褔械. 袧芯 锌褗泻 械 胁褋械懈蟹胁械褋褌薪芯, 褔械 褔械褋褌芯 写械褑邪褌邪 薪邪 芯斜褍褖邪褉褟 褏芯写褟褌 斜芯褋懈.

袩芯锌褉械褋泻芯褔懈褏 懈 褔邪褋褌懈 芯褌 褋褉械写薪邪褌邪 屑懈褋褌懈褔薪芯-斜懈斜谢械泄褋泻邪 褔邪褋褌, 薪懈泻邪泻 薪械 褋邪 锌芯 胁泻褍褋邪 屑懈 锌芯写芯斜薪懈 褉械谢懈谐懈芯蟹薪懈 蟹邪谢懈褌邪薪懈褟, 泻芯懈褌芯 芯斜邪褔械 褋邪 褔械褋褌懈 谐芯褋褌懈 胁 褋褗胁褉械屑械薪薪邪褌邪 褉褍褋泻邪 谢懈褌械褉邪褌褍褉邪. 小谢械写 褉邪蟹锌邪写邪 薪邪 小小小袪 懈屑邪屑 褔褍胁褋褌胁芯褌芯, 褔械 褉械谢懈谐懈褟褌邪 屑薪芯谐芯 褍褋锌械褕薪芯 蟹邪屑械褋褌懈 褋褗胁械褌褋泻芯褌芯 懈 薪械 屑懈褋谢褟, 褔械 褌芯胁邪 械 蟹邪 写芯斜褉芯. 袟邪褖芯褌芯 写褟胁芯谢褗褌 褔械褌械 袝胁邪薪谐械谢懈械褌芯, 泻邪泻褌芯 屑褍 芯褌褗褉胁邪. 孝邪 褌邪泻邪 锌褉邪胁褟褌 懈 斜懈胁褕懈褌械 褋芯褑 褏芯褉邪...

"袛械褑邪褌邪 薪邪 袦械写械褟", 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 蟹邪 楔褍褉懈泻 懈 "小芯薪械褔泻邪. 袘械写薪懈 褉芯写薪懈薪懈", 屑懈 褏邪褉械褋邪褏邪 屑薪芯谐芯 锌芯胁械褔械.
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August 8, 2021
Step 1: Start this book.
Step 2: Finish this book (I have to say that it took me almost a month to do this).
Step 3: Wait for Ludmila Uli葲kaia to receive her well deserved Nobel Prize in Literature.
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April 13, 2022
The words he said to me are still between us, and I don't know if I will ever be able to forget them. "You are not a woman. You don't have that organ." It's true. Why do I feel so offended?

The Doctor鈥檚 Kukotsky Case by Ludmila Ulitskaya - vast, gripping, shattering, thrilling, abstract, complex, life grounded and yet the list of essential attributes is still open for me to add on. I think I know what I saw and how I felt whilst diving deep into this book, though eventually the written words are now only a light shadow of that wealth of impressions that will remain for longer within my body鈥�
After the dice were cast and the outcome told me that I should start reading this book, I really thought that I was rid of Tolstoy and Chekhov :D I don鈥檛 mean it as they are a plague to be rid of, but I hoped for a change or break from their influence. To my big surprise my dear Ludmila is highlighting once more how important these two writers are for all of us, and especially to her the impact of Tolstoy.
This book brings on the scene some important categories of doctors (*here we can include Chekhov, too) and some essential matters that affect the life of women, especially when it鈥檚 about abortions. From this single thread the novel is spreading into a lot of branches, like a tree blossoming into spring, and we get to know so many, even minute details, of the lives of some of novel鈥檚 most important characters, that portrait the humans鈥� hardships and struggles during an interval of time starting with mid 鈥�30 and ending with mid 鈥�80 of last century.
Off the record, I didn鈥檛 figure out why the title of the novel is in English, The Enigma of doctor鈥檚 Kukotsky (*I rather preferred better the Romanian translation of 鈥渃ase鈥�), because 鈥榯he enigma鈥� is maintained just for a short time under the monitor鈥檚 light, afterwards even the character himself slides a bit under a sort of mistiness. Anyways, that鈥檚 not why I chose to read the book :)
The main protagonist, Pavel Alekseevici Kukotsky, is a solid man of science and in his daily work a very good gynecologist who wants to save the women鈥檚 lives from going through unsafe, illegal abortions, so he had submitted a grand project to public authorities to allow it be done legally. Of course, during Stalin鈥檚 regime this was out of mind, or out of question. He met resistance, obstacles and even his 鈥渋dea鈥� is thrown to the garbage bin. Meantime, he has a small family and one day he said a most stupid thing (*that鈥檚 ridiculous what he said but the impact is tremendous with no way of return in his private affairs鈥�) to his wife, whom he was loving dearly. The story develops further by inviting other interesting characters into the big picture of the Russian life (*another great scientist is Mr Ilya Iosifovici Goldberg and one of the few ones that survived till the end of the book, with an amazingly bright 鈥渙utlook鈥� on life, despite the fact the he went to prison camps for 4 times, during his long life of 86 and something鈥�) and so we get to know things that might not impress one of present time so much but only someone who lived those extremely difficult years鈥e don鈥檛 get straightforward answers still the dialogue of the main characters is very seducing from logic point of view and raises thoughtful reflections about our life, too. It鈥檚 always the same circle of issues that affect humans鈥�



The book is structured in 4 parts, and while parts 1,3 and 4 are telling the narrative of the novel in an appropriate manner, part 2 seemed to me completely out of space, alien, or something like from a black hole. In part 2 one would expect to see a follow-up from part 1, isn鈥檛 it?! Instead, part 2 is something like a science fiction short story where a group of people are in search for an unknown destination, but supposedly one of them, the leader, knows where he is heading to. The distorted names of these people should give us a clue that they are actually the same with the ones introduced in part 1. I was shocked initially and thought that the printer/ editor missed something or mixed it up with another manuscript. Eventually the light started to shed its fine rays and I began to make some sense of the story again. I was not very thrilled about it till by the end of it I was given a very fine closure. It was something similar with the dialogue between Ricardo Reis and Fernando Pessoa in Jose Saramago鈥檚 masterpiece The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis . Here, instead of such contemporary men, we have instead the glorious Lev Nikolaevici Tolstoy and the celebrated doctor who are discussing a bit about life, love, genius, creation and books. There is introduced a funny but at same time a harsh complaint from Tolstoy side: he feels he never said anything the right way and only confused people, whilst he somehow gave up on every thing he felt he had before some strong convictions about. The doctor reminded Tolstoy that his works are really worthwhile and his ideas on love always were conveyed profoundly to his readers. How about that? I haven鈥檛 yet forgotten his Calendar of Wisdom , I mean his own quotes, but now it feels much better, and especially if we can imagine that even for Tolstoy it was difficult to say what one understands from and through love鈥�



It鈥檚 odd to say but I have finished by loving part 2 better than all the rest, while also loving all the rest too :) In there, it happened the perfect reconciliation of the two lovers, but sadly this took place only in a dream like state of consciousness and not in their real life. They accepted each other wounds and all that鈥檚 been said and done, and now this doesn鈥檛 mean that all that past didn鈥檛 happen, it just means that Everything is subject to change: thoughts and feelings, bodies and souls. Even the small bodies still untangled, small projects possible in the future, left to the twisted and bloody events of life, which brutally interrupt their earthly path...

Just as they had settled down happily and willingly into each other, soul in soul, hand in hand, word in word, they had felt that there was a Third among them. The woman recognized it first. The man, a moment later.
- So it was you? he asked
- Me, followed the answer.
- Merciful God, what an idiot I was ... the man began to moan.
- It's nothing scary, the voice he had known from his youth reassured him.
Nothing was scary...


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January 9, 2022
Farmecul s-a 卯ncheiat imediat dup膬 jum膬tate, c芒nd lumina nu a mai c膬zut exclusiv pe Pavel Alekseevici Kuko葲ki 葯i teoriile sale privind etica biomedical膬, 葯i s-a reluat pu葲in spre final c芒nd ne este prezentat un caz medical ca 卯n serialul 鈥濰ouse鈥�.

Partea cea mai interesant膬 a fost momentul c芒nd s-a adus vorba despre o idee la care m-am g芒ndit uneori, f膬r膬 s膬 fi auzit de biologul Jean-Baptiste de Lemarck 葯i de teoria lui, lamarckismul, conform c膬reia p膬rin葲ii pot transmite copiilor caracteristici c膬p膬tate 卯n timpul vie葲ii, iar aici Ludmila Uli葲kaia a avut inspira葲ia s-o lege de versul genial al lui Osip Mandel葯tam: 鈥濸oate c膬 葯oapta s-a n膬scut 卯naintea buzelor, 葯i 卯naintea pomilor a fost fo葯netul frunzelor...鈥�

鈥⑩€濵area de葯tept膬ciune f膬r膬 nume st膬tea 卯n faptul c膬 dintr-o singur膬 celul膬 format膬 din ovulul aproape imobil 葯i u葯or umflat, 卯nconjurat de cununa str膬lucitoare a celulelor foliculare, 葯i din spermatozoidul cu v芒rful ascu葲it, 卯n form膬 de fus, 葯i coada vibratil膬, ie葯ea inevitabil o fiin葲膬 omeneasc膬 de jum膬tate de metru, de trei kilograme, care urla lipsit膬 complet de ra葲iune, iar din ea, supun芒ndu-se aceleia葯i legi, cre葯tea un geniu, o scursur膬 de om, o femeie frumoas膬, un criminal sau un sf芒nt...鈥�

鈥⑩€�-Tolstoi? 脦l recite葯ti? De ce?
-Sincer, nu 葯tiu. M膬 atrage. Fac asta 卯n fiecare an, neap膬rat vara. Uite aici, pe plaj膬. 脦n tren... 脦n parc, 卯n gr膬dina de zarzavat... E ca 葯i cum 卯mi vizitez o rud膬. Din datorie. Dar 葯i din iubire. E 葯i plictisitor, 葯i necesar.

鈥⑩€濼ania avea doi ani c芒nd ap膬ruse 卯n via葲a lui, era frumoas膬 葯i tandr膬, bl芒nd膬 葯i 卯ncrez膬toare, iar f膬r芒ma asta de om, aproape un mic nimic, nu se str膬duise s膬-l cucereasc膬, pur 葯i simplu se f膬cuse st膬p芒na pe inima lui 卯nc膬 din ziua c芒nd venise pe lume, 葯i el se desf膬ta privind-o c芒nd Tania 卯i facea baie, c芒nd 卯i atingea picioru葯ele 卯nro葯ite... Era un sentiment firesc, care nu trebuie demonstrat 葯i explicat: a葯a 卯葯i iube葯te leul puiul de leu, lupul 鈥� puiul de lup, vulturul 鈥� puiul de vultur... Tocmai 卯n punctul 膬sta pedagogia se dovede葯te a fi aiureal膬, un fel de a g芒ndi la rece. Acolo unde 卯ncepe pedagogia, se termin膬 cu sentimetul firesc, profund, cu iubirea animalului pentru puiul s膬u. Un sentiment primar printre at芒tea sentimente 卯nalte...鈥�
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August 2, 2019
袣褉邪褋懈胁芯 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟 - 锌褉懈 校谢懈褑泻邪 胁褋褟泻芯 懈蟹褉械褔械薪懈械 械 薪邪褋谢邪写邪 懈 械屑芯褑懈褟.

笑褟谢邪褌邪 泻薪懈谐邪 械 锌褉芯褋屑褍泻邪薪邪 芯褌 薪械芯斜褟褌薪邪褌邪 泻芯褋屑懈褔械褋泻邪 懈 屑械褌邪褎懈蟹懈褔薪邪 褌褗谐邪 薪邪 褉褍褋泻邪褌邪 写褍褕邪. 袙 薪邪泄-褌褗卸薪懈褌械 屑芯屑械薪褌懈 锌谢邪屑胁邪 褍锌芯褉褋褌胁芯褌芯 薪邪 卸懈胁芯褌邪, 邪 锌褗泻 胁 薪邪泄-褖邪褋褌谢懈胁懈褌械 褋械 锌褉芯泻褉邪写胁邪 褋褟薪泻邪褌邪 薪邪 泻褉邪褟 懈 蟹邪胁谢懈褔邪 胁褋懈褔泻芯 胁 屑褉邪泻邪. 袙褋褟泻芯 褖邪褋褌懈械 褋械 锌褉械胁褉褗褖邪 胁 薪械褖邪褋褌懈械, 邪 薪械褖邪褋褌懈械褌芯 械 薪邪褔懈薪 薪邪 卸懈胁芯褌. 袚械褉芯懈褌械 懈蟹胁褗褉胁褟胁邪褌, 褋 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 泻褉邪褌泻懈 褉邪蟹胁械写褉褟胁邪褖懈 懈蟹泻谢褞褔械薪懈褟, 锌褗褌褟 芯褌 褌懈褏邪褌邪 锌褉懈屑懈褉械薪邪 械卸械写薪械胁薪邪 褌褗谐邪 写芯 锌褗谢薪邪褌邪 褎懈蟹懈褔械褋泻邪 懈 写褍褏芯胁薪邪 褉邪蟹褉褍褏邪. 袩褗褌懈褖邪褌邪 泻褗屑 薪械褟 褋邪 写芯胁芯谢薪芯 褉邪蟹薪芯芯斜褉邪蟹薪懈 懈 屑懈薪邪胁邪褌 锌褉械蟹 褋谢芯卸薪懈褟 懈薪褋褌褉褍屑械薪褌邪褉懈褍屑 薪邪 薪邪褍泻邪褌邪 懈 褋褌褉械屑械卸邪 泻褗屑 械写懈薪 锌芯-写芯斜褗褉 褋胁褟褌 薪邪 斜褗写械褖械褌芯, 锌褉械蟹 斜械蟹褑械谢薪懈褟 斜褍薪褌 褋褉械褖褍 褋胁械褌邪 薪邪 薪邪褋褌芯褟褖械褌芯, 锌褉械蟹 斜械褌芯薪懈褉邪薪芯褌芯 褉械谢懈谐懈芯蟹薪芯褌芯 褋褍械胁械褉懈械, 锌褉械蟹 锌邪褉邪谢懈蟹邪褌邪 薪邪 斜械蟹写械泄褋褌胁懈械褌芯 懈 泻芯薪褎芯褉屑懈蟹屑邪. 袙褋械泻懈 谐械褉芯泄 褋械 褋邪屑芯褉邪蟹褉褍褕邪胁邪 锌芯 褋胁芯泄 褋芯斜褋褌胁械薪 薪械锌芯胁褌芯褉懈屑 薪邪褔懈薪, 卸懈胁械械泄泻懈, 懈 卸懈胁械械, 褋邪屑芯褉邪蟹褉褍褕邪胁邪泄泻懈 褋械. 袛褍褕懈褌械 褋懈 芯褋褌邪胁邪褌 褋懈褉邪褑懈 写芯泻褉邪泄, 胁 褋懈胁芯褌芯 褋褗胁械褌褋泻芯 芯斜褖械褋褌胁芯 薪邪 20 胁械泻. 袙 薪械谐芯 袛邪褉胁懈薪芯胁邪褌邪 械胁芯谢褞褑懈褟 械 褋 芯斜褉邪褌械薪 蟹薪邪泻 - 芯褑械谢褟胁邪褌 褋邪屑芯 薪邪泄-薪械蟹薪邪褔懈褌械谢薪懈褌械 懈 斜械蟹谢懈褔薪懈 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁懈褌械谢懈 薪邪 胁懈写邪 褏芯屑芯 褋芯胁械褌懈泻褍褋.

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袦邪泻邪褉 锌懈褋邪薪械褌芯 薪邪 校谢懈褑泻邪 写邪 械 懈蟹泻谢褞褔懈褌械谢薪芯, 褋褞卸械褌褗褌 械 泻褉邪泄薪芯 薪械褉邪胁薪芯屑械褉械薪, 褋 锌褉芯斜芯泄薪懈 薪邪 屑械褋褌邪. 袦械褌邪褎懈蟹懈泻邪褌邪 懈 芯斜褗褉泻邪薪懈褌械 褋褗薪懈褖邪 薪邪 袝谢械薪邪 薪邪锌褉邪胁芯 谐懈 锌褉械褋泻芯褔懈褏, 芯褋褌邪薪邪褏邪 屑懈 锌褗谢薪邪 蟹邪谐邪写泻邪. 袣褉邪褟褌 屑懈 写芯泄写械 屑薪芯谐芯 褋谢邪斜.
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Ludmila Uli葲kaia este un fenomen 卯n literatura rus膬 contemporan膬, gra葲ie talentului fenomenal 葯i a g芒ndirii analitice de care d膬 dovad膬 卯n fiecare volum pe care-l creeaz膬. Adev膬rul este c膬 s-ar putea s膬 fiu subiectiv膬, deoarece 卯i ador maniera cu care ia subiecte deja tatonate istoric 葯i le transform膬 卯n c膬r葲i care smulg lacrimi chiar 葯i din min葲ile cele mai ra葲ionale. Munca Ludmilei Uli葲kaia a intrat 卯n vizorul criticii literare ruse 卯n anii 1990, gra葲ie povestirii 鈥濻onecika鈥�, aceasta fiind inclus膬 pe lista premiului Booker 卯n 1993. De葯i, lucr膬rile ei sunt tirajate 葯i publicate la cele mai mari edituri din Federa葲ia Rus膬, autoarea 卯nc膬 nu a fost pe deplin 卯n葲eleas膬 la ea acas膬, fiind, 卯n egal膬 m膬sur膬, admirat膬 葯i criticat膬 pentru stilul ei pe alocuri dur. Apropo, dup膬 o analiz膬 a surselor mediatice ruse, am observat c膬 aceasta a fost 卯nvinuit膬 p芒n膬 葯i de favoritism fa葲膬 de evrei. Fondate sau nefondate, 卯nvinuirile aduse nu i-au 葯tirbit din talentul de narator des膬v芒r葯it, care i-a adus 葯i titlul de Tostoi al secolului XXI.
Romanul realist 鈥濩azul doctorului Kuko葲ki鈥� abordeaz膬 un subiect sensibil pentru societatea rus膬, un episod pe care p芒n膬 葯i contemporanii 卯ncearc膬 s膬-l treac膬 sub t膬cere, documentele despre acesta fiind p膬strare cu titlul de secret de stat: politica de combatere a avorturilor ilegale 卯n Uniunea Sovietic膬. Trec芒nd de la ilegalitate absolut膬 la efectuarea procedurii doar 卯n cadrul spitalelor, femeile s-au pomenit c膬 efectiv nu au cum s膬 p膬streze o sarcin膬 nedorit膬 葯i au continuat s膬 apeleze la serviciile moa葯elor clandestine.
Eroul principal, chirurgul 葯i obstetricianul Pavel Alekseevici Kuko葲ki este un medic cu har de la Dumnezeu, de葯i nu accept膬 orice fel de apartenen葲膬 la Divin, fiind un ateu convins 葯i un comunist get beget. Acesta militeaz膬 pentru na葯teri naturale 葯i pentru 卯nl膬turarea avorturilor ilegale, 卯ncerc芒nd 卯n fel 葯i chip s膬 spun膬 marilor nomenclaturi葯ti despre aceste necesit膬葲i stringente. So葲ia acestuia, Elena Gheorghievna, este 葯i ea una dintre pacientele salvate din m芒na mor葲ii, pe care Kuko葲ki o 卯ndr膬ge葯te ca pe lumina ochilor.
Prezentul roman este unul de atmosfer膬, impecabil g芒ndit, perfect pentru publicul care 卯葯i dore葯te s膬 cunoasc膬 fenomenele sociale din perioada anilor 1930 - 1950, 卯n Uniunea Sovietic膬. S膬 nu uit膬m c膬 aceast膬 perioad膬 reprezint膬 saltul de final al epocii staliniste 葯i 卯nceputul unui crescendo al URSS din faza de stat militarizat 葯i agricol 卯ntr-un popor al industriei. Practic, se pun bazele unei revolu葲ii utilitare. Dar cum r膬m芒ne cu obscurantismul, cu religia, cu credin葲a? Sunt oare ele dobor芒te de pecetea ro葯ie?
Personajele lui Uli葲kaia sunt colorate, trasate prin linii decise 葯i conturate 卯n cadrul societ膬葲ii. N-avem de a face cu clasica muncitorime sovietic膬, ci dimpotriv膬 cu o burghezie intelectual膬, care 卯葯i c芒葯tig膬 existen葲a din procese intelectuale. Un subiect primordial, de fapt 卯n jurul c膬reia este construit romanul, e cel al tragediei pe care o traverseaz膬 ingineria genetic膬. Persecutat膬, ne卯n葲eleas膬, dat膬 anatemei pe fundalul altor ramuri 葯tiin葲ifice, aceasta 卯ncearc膬 s膬 devin膬 indispensabil膬 pentru oamenii sovietici. Kuko葲ki este martorul epocii, omul care vede cum ma葯in膬ria de represalii 葯i de manipulare 葯terge atroce de pe fa葲a p膬m芒ntului pe cei care nu-葯i apleac膬 fruntea 葯i truda 卯ntru cauza general膬 a poporului sovietic.
De ce acest roman merit膬 aten葲ia publicului mare? 脦n primul r芒nd, o s膬 descoperi葲i esteticul limbajului autoarei, pl膬cerea de a o citi pe ner膬suflate 葯i de a-i sim葲i scopurile. Da, Uli葲kaia este una dintre autorii contemporani de o ritmicitate demn膬 de invidie. Arareori po葲i g膬si un autor care s膬-葲i p膬streze aten葲ia constant膬 de-a lungul 卯ntregii c膬r葲i 葯i mai ales s膬 te fac膬 s膬 meditezi 卯ndelung asupra unor aspecte. 脦n al doilea r芒nd, ave葲i ocazia de a v膬 ini葲ia 卯ntr-un nou fel de roman, unul format din realism pur, dram膬 istoric膬 葯i cel psihologic pur. Uli葲kaia jongleaz膬 cu mintea cititorului, ba oferindu-i detalii din bel葯ug, ba zg芒rcindu-se 葯i cer芒ndu-i acestuia s膬 ghiceasc膬 卯n ce cotloane sunt semnele prin care poate s膬-i 卯n葲eleag膬 scopul. 葮i nu 卯n ultimul r芒nd, o s膬 v膬 delecta葲i cu un volum introspec葲ie 卯n care se g膬sesc de toate: fidelitate, durere 葯i credin葲膬 卯ntr-o cauz膬 nobil膬.

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小褌褉邪褏芯褌薪邪, 胁械谢懈泻芯谢械锌薪邪, 胁锌械褔邪褌谢褟胁邪褖邪 校谢懈褑泻邪! 袟邪 锌芯褉械写械薪 锌褗褌 褋懈 写邪胁邪屑 褋屑械褌泻邪, 泻芯谢泻芯 屑薪芯谐芯 屑懈 褏邪褉械褋胁邪 褋褌懈谢邪 懈 - 斜芯谐邪褌, 褉褍褋泻懈, 锌芯写褉芯斜械薪, 褉邪蟹泻芯褕械薪! 啸邪褉械褋胁邪屑 胁褋懈褔泻芯 褍 薪械褟 懈 薪邪泄-胁械褔械 胁褋褟泻邪 屑邪谢泻邪 锌芯写褉芯斜薪芯褋褌, 泻芯褟褌芯 芯锌懈褋胁邪 芯褌 卸懈胁芯褌邪 薪邪 谐械褉芯懈褌械 褋懈 懈 屑薪芯谐芯褌芯 褋褞卸械褌薪懈 谢懈薪懈懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 褉邪蟹胁懈胁邪 胁 褉芯屑邪薪懈褌械 褋懈.

鈥溞毿靶费冄佈娧� 袣褍泻芯褑泻懈鈥� 械 泻薪懈谐邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 写褗谢谐芯 芯褌谢邪谐邪褏 懈 斜褟褏 褋械 蟹邪褉械泻谢邪 写邪 褔械褌邪 蟹懈屑邪褌邪, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 写褗褉胁械褌邪褌邪 褋邪 芯褌褉褍锌邪薪懈 褋褗褋 褋屑褟谐 懈 锌芯褔褌懈 褍褋锌褟褏. 袩芯薪械 褟 蟹邪锌芯褔薪邪褏 薪邪褋褉械写 褋薪械卸薪邪 锌褉芯谢械褌.

孝芯胁邪 械 械写薪邪 胁锌械褔邪褌谢褟胁邪褖邪 懈 屑邪褖邪斜薪邪 褋械屑械泄薪邪 褋邪谐邪 芯褌 芯薪蟹懈 褉褍褋泻懈 褌懈锌, 泻芯泄褌芯 薪邪泄-屑薪芯谐芯 褏邪褉械褋胁邪屑! 袙 褑械薪褌褗褉邪 械 袩邪胁械谢 袗谢械泻褋邪薪写褉芯胁懈褔 袣褍泻芯褑泻懈 - 锌芯褌芯屑褋褌胁械薪 谢械泻邪褉 懈 懈蟹泻谢褞褔懈褌械谢械薪 邪泻褍褕械褉 谐懈薪械泻芯谢芯谐. 校谢懈褑泻邪 薪懈 锌芯褌邪锌褟 胁 褋械屑械泄薪懈褟 卸懈胁芯褌 薪邪 袩.袗. 懈 褋褌褉械屑械卸邪 懈 斜芯褉斜邪褌邪 屑褍 写邪 褋械 谢械谐邪谢懈蟹懈褉邪 邪斜芯褉褌邪 胁 袪褍褋懈褟, 蟹邪 写邪 褋械 褋谢芯卸懈 泻褉邪泄 薪邪 泻褉懈屑懈薪邪谢薪懈褌械 褌邪泻懈胁邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 蟹邪胁褗褉褕胁邪褌 褋 卸械褋褌芯泻 懈 褎邪褌邪谢械薪 泻褉邪泄 蟹邪 屑薪芯谐芯 卸械薪懈.

校谢懈褑泻邪 褍屑械谢芯 芯锌懈褋胁邪 屑薪芯卸械褋褌胁芯 懈薪褌械褉械褋薪懈 屑械写懈褑懈薪褋泻懈 褋褗斜懈褌懈褟 芯褌 卸懈胁芯褌邪 薪邪 谐谢邪胁薪懈褟 薪懈 谐械褉芯泄, 泻邪褌芯 薪懈 锌褉械胁械卸写邪 懈 锌褉械蟹 褌褉邪薪褋褎芯褉屑邪褑懈懈褌械 薪邪 芯褌薪芯褕械薪懈褟褌邪 屑褍 褋 谢褞斜芯胁褌邪 薪邪 卸懈胁芯褌邪 屑褍 袝谢械薪邪 懈 写褉褍谐邪褌邪 谐谢邪胁薪邪 谐械褉芯懈薪褟 胁 褉芯屑邪薪邪 - 写褗褖械褉褟 懈屑 孝邪薪褟.

袙褗锌褉械泻懈 芯褔邪泻胁邪薪懈褟褌邪 屑懈 褌芯胁邪 写邪 械 薪邪泄-褋懈谢薪邪褌邪 泻薪懈谐邪 薪邪 校谢懈褑邪 懈 胁褗锌褉械泻懈 褔械 褋褌褉邪褕薪芯 屑薪芯谐芯 屑懈 褏邪褉械褋邪, 屑芯泄 邪斜褋芯谢褞褌械薪 褎邪胁芯褉懈褌 褋懈 芯褋褌邪胁邪 鈥溞溞敌葱笛� 懈 薪械泄薪懈褌械 写械褑邪鈥�.
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November 9, 2018
Od mene 3+, ali 膰u staviti 4 zvezdice zbog 膷itljivosti (koju, ina膷e, ne smatram nekim bitnim 膷iniocem za vrednovanje), uprkos tome 拧to oduvek di啪em obrvu na knjige u kojima je akcenat na radnji. Nekako me uvukla, pa eto, progleda膰emo kroz prste.
Ukratko: ruski klasik, pisan u vremenu bez inspiracije, te vrlo bledo realizovan, uz o膷uvanje osnovnih sastojaka. Propast jedne porodice, zlikovci staljinisti膷ki, mnogo votke i jo拧 vi拧e 膷aja, jurodivi hri拧膰ani i nekakvi njihovi sveti zamotuljci, umobolne 啪ene, malo botanike, ginekologije, genetike i d啪eza. Tamo gde bi se o膷ekivalo da se, na primer, Ne膷astivi obrati Ivanu Karamazovu, 膷italac silazi u nekakvo 膷istili拧te, koje je, kompoziciono, nesretna interpolacija. Sadr啪ajno, to mesto je prili膷no nejasno, alegorijski, nespretno o膷ijuka 膷as sa Novim Zavetom, 膷as sa nekim SF-om iz domena genetike. A u malenom 拧umarku toga sveta, u drvenoj ku膰ici, sam, me膽' gomilom drevnih knjiga, 啪ivi Tolstoj koji je, avaj, svestan da je sve 拧to je napisao - skroz bezveze. Onda neka deca/larve/balon膷i膰i od sapunice, jezerca i mosti膰i, slepice sa kiklopskim o膷ima, 啪ivotodrodne zeke/dabrovi i tako, jedna budibogsnama galerija koje 膷ega. Bez mnogo smisla, ako mene neko pita.

Stilski, latento 拧izofreno, da ne mogu da se otmem utisku da je delove pisao mu拧karac, a redigovala 啪ena - i obrnuto. Nekad ba拧 uspelo, nekad ispod svakog kriterijuma.

Jeste "staljinizam ruskoj du拧i naneo nenadoknadivu 拧tetu", znaju i vrapci, ali, zar iz toga ba拧 nikako ne mo啪e da se iza膽e?

Osnova ideja je, valjda, sloboda izbora (na abortus i sopstvenu misao), ali mi je i ona sumnjiva, jer slobodan izbor ne donosi spas zato 拧to je sve izopa膷eno, na 膷elu sa evolucijom, koja opstanak dozvoljava samo moralno gipkima, pritvornima i licemernima. A sve je Staljin sjeb'o, naravno, iako sa delom oko abortusa ni crkva nije bez putera na glavi.

Dakle, ovo nikako nije "jedan od najzna膷ajnijih romana svetske knji啪evnosti modernog doba" kako je recenzent napisao, ali nije ba拧 ni potpuni proma拧aj. Recimo, solidan trojka拧.

Na kraju jo拧 ne znam da li da za to 拧to Herkul 膷isti konjske 拧tale i za menjanje toponima kroz pade啪e u mno啪ini zahvalim piscu ili prevodiocu.

Fanovi Enkvista i Kundere - napred. Ostali - stoj!
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January 28, 2018
小褌褉邪薪械薪 懈 屑薪芯谐芯锌谢邪褋褌芯胁 "褋械屑械械薪" 褉芯屑邪薪, 胁 泻芯泄褌芯 锌芯褔褌懈 薪褟屑邪 褉芯写薪懈薪褋泻懈 胁褉褗蟹泻懈. 袩芯褌褉械褋邪胁邪褖芯 薪邪褔邪谢芯, 斜褍写械褖邪 薪械写芯褍屑械薪懈械 胁褌芯褉邪 褔邪褋褌 懈 褋懈谢械薪 褎懈薪邪谢.
袙褋懈褔泻芯 褌芯胁邪 薪邪 褎芯薪邪 薪邪 褋褗斜懈褌懈褟褌邪 胁 褋褌邪谢懈薪褋泻芯 胁褉械屑械 懈 锌芯褋褌-褋褌邪谢懈薪懈褋泻邪褌邪 械锌芯褏邪, 褋 写芯褋褌邪 胁褉褗褖邪薪懈褟 懈 胁 写芯褉械胁芯谢褞褑懈芯薪薪邪 袪褍褋懈褟.
袧邪泄-懈薪褌械褉械褋械薪 屑懈 斜械褕械 芯斜褉邪蟹褗褌 薪邪 孝邪薪褟, 屑邪泻邪褉 褔械 薪械泻芯薪褎芯褉屑懈褋泻邪褌邪 泄 薪邪褋褌褉芯泄泻邪 屑懈 褋褌芯械褕械 谢械泻芯 锌褉械褋懈谢械薪邪 懈 锌褉械械泻褋锌芯薪懈褉邪薪邪 胁 薪邪褔邪谢芯褌芯. 袙锌芯褋谢械写褋褌胁懈械 芯斜邪褔械 薪褟泻邪泻 褋懈 褟 褉邪蟹斜褉邪褏....... 袠蟹芯斜褖芯, 胁褋械泻懈 械写懈薪 芯褌 谐械褉芯懈褌械 褌褍泻 械 褍薪懈泻邪谢械薪 懈 邪写褋泻懈 懈薪褌械褉械褋械薪 锌芯 褋胁芯械屑褍. 袛懈褋泻褍褋懈懈褌械, 褋懈褌褍邪褑懈懈褌械, 芯褌薪芯褕械薪懈褟褌邪 - 邪斜褋芯谢褞褌薪芯 胁褋懈褔泻芯 屑懈 斜械褕械 屑薪芯谐芯 懈薪褌械褉械褋薪芯 懈 屑邪泄褋褌芯褉褋泻懈 锌芯写薪械褋械薪芯.
袧械 屑械 褉邪蟹芯褔邪褉芯胁邪 校谢懈褑泻邪褟 懈 褋 褌芯蟹懈 褋懈 褉芯屑邪薪.
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December 7, 2018

Lyudmila Ul铆tskaya (n. 1943)

鈥滳aso Kuk贸tski鈥� 茅 um romance da aclamada escritora russa Lyudmila Ul铆tskaya (n. 1943).
鈥滳aso Kuk贸tski鈥� est谩 dividido em quatro partes. Na Primeira Parte a hist贸ria segue a vida de P谩vel Aleks茅evitch Kuk贸tski e dos seus familiares, um jovem m茅dico-cirurgi茫o e obstreta - descendente de uma fam铆lia ligada 脿 medicina -, antes da d茅cada de 1960 e que possui um dom. Tem uma vis茫o de tipo radiol贸gico que lhe permite ver qual a doen莽a dos seus pacientes, proporcionando-lhe fazer diagn贸sticos mais precisos e eficazes. No entanto, este dom que n茫o tem explica莽茫o cient铆fica desaparece sempre que P谩vel Kuk贸tski tem rela莽玫es sexuais com uma mulher. Em 1942 encontra Elena Guer贸rguievna num hospital na Sib茅ria entre a vida e a morte. Mais tarde Elena vir谩 a ser a sua mulher e T谩netchka/T芒nia, a sua filha adoptiva. Simultaneamente, junta-se 脿 fam铆lia Kuk贸tski, a governanta Vassilissa Gavr铆lovna e, posteriormente, a 贸rf茫 Toma Poloss煤khina. Na Segunda Parte - um cap铆tulo invulgarmente estranho -, 茅 descrito um sonho longo e surreal de Elena, enquanto esta paira entre a vida e a morte. A Terceira Parte decorre ap贸s 1960, com a narrativa a centrar-se novamente na fam铆lia Kuk贸tski e a Quarta Parte surge na forma de um breve Ep铆logo.
P谩vel Kuk贸tski come莽a a testemunhar os efeitos nefastos da pr谩tica de abortos ilegais, efectuados de uma forma clandestina, sem as m铆nimas condi莽玫es sanit谩rias e m茅dicas. A este facto ainda se associa a vertente criminal, quer para a v铆tima, quer para quem executa essa pr谩tica il铆cita. Nesse seu projecto P谩vel Kuk贸tski pretende legalizar o aborto por decreto, visando revogar a resolu莽茫o de St谩lin de Julho de 1936 que proibia os abortos e os considerava ilegais.
No entanto, acaba por se incompatibilizar com a sua mulher Elena e a sua governanta Vassilissa. Ambas as mulheres consideram a ideia absolutamente imoral.
Lyudmila Ul铆tskaya exp玫e as mudan莽as que ocorreram na R煤ssia atrav茅s da vida das diferentes personagens, numa abordagem incisiva e intensa, com descri莽玫es exaustivas e, por vezes, cient铆ficas, mas nunca cansativas, sobre as quest玫es directamente relacionadas com a pr谩tica m茅dica numa perspectiva religiosa e social. Igualmente interessante 茅 a forma pragm谩tica como aborda a quest茫o do alcoolismo; uma realidade problem谩tica que se mant茅m na actualidade russa.
Na sua ess锚ncia 鈥滳aso Kuk贸tski鈥� 茅 um retrato irrepreens铆vel, cativante e inspirador, sobre um conjunto de personagens que perduram num per铆odo conturbado da R煤ssia, uma narrativa geracional que explora a mem贸ria individual e colectiva, sobre in煤meras tem谩ticas e viv锚ncias civilizacionais com destaque para a fam铆lia, a medicina, a 茅tica, o misticismo, a religiosidade exacerbada e o amor de P谩vel Aleks茅evitch Kuk贸tski pela sua fam铆lia, desde a era stalinista at茅 aos tempos modernos.
Neste 鈥滳aso Kuk贸tski鈥� o que 茅 mais marcante 茅 a inevitabilidade do amor e da esperan莽a que sustenta Pavel e Elena durante d茅cadas de sil锚ncio e a forma sombria e metaf贸rica com que Lyudmila Ul铆tskaya descreve os horrores, a arbitrariedade dram谩tica, os contornos tr谩gicos e irracionais da repress茫o do stalinismo.
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June 10, 2018
鈥炩€� 胁褋械 芯褖械 薪械 蟹薪邪械褕械 薪懈褖芯 蟹邪 锌芯卸懈蟹薪械薪芯褌芯 斜褉械屑械 薪邪 屑邪泄褔懈薪褋褌胁芯, 蟹邪 斜械蟹褍褋谢芯胁薪邪褌邪 懈 褔械褋褌芯 写芯 斜芯谢械蟹薪械薪芯褋褌 锌褉芯屑械薪褟褖邪 卸械薪褋泻邪褌邪 锌褋懈褏懈泻邪 胁褉褗蟹泻邪 褋 写械褌械褌芯鈥︹€�

袩芯褉械写薪芯 锌芯褌胁褗褉卸写械薪懈械 鈥� 袥褞写屑懈谢邪 校谢懈褑泻邪褟 械 胁 泻褉褗谐邪 薪邪 谐芯谢械屑懈褌械 褋褗胁褉械屑械薪薪懈 锌懈褋邪褌械谢懈. 袗 鈥炐毿靶费冄佈娧� 袣褍泻芯褑泻懈鈥� 薪邪懈褋褌懈薪邪 械 褋械屑械泄薪邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟. 袘褟褏 褋械 薪邪斜褉邪谢邪 锌邪泻 写邪 褋械 褟写芯褋胁邪屑 薪邪 鈥炐盒拘佳冃叫感沸夹扳€� 胁 小小小袪. 袩邪泻 褋懈 斜械褕械 褌邪泻邪, 薪褟屑邪 薪邪褔懈薪. 袧芯 胁 褑械薪褌褗褉邪 薪邪 胁薪懈屑邪薪懈械褌芯 蟹邪 屑械薪 斜褟褏邪 谐械褉芯懈褌械 - 薪邪 褎芯薪邪 薪邪 锌芯蟹薪邪褌懈褌械 斜械蟹芯斜褉邪蟹懈褟 芯褌 1917 谐. 写芯 60-褌械. 袩芯-褋锌械褑懈褎懈褔械薪 械谢械屑械薪褌 胁 鈥炐毿靶费冄佈娧� 袣褍泻芯褑泻懈鈥� 械 薪邪褍泻邪褌邪 胁 褋褗胁械褌褋泻芯 胁褉械屑械 (薪邪谢懈 懈 校谢懈褑泻邪褟 械 斜懈芯谢芯谐, 谢懈褔懈 褋懈, 邪 懈 芯褌 屑褍蟹懈泻邪 褉邪蟹斜懈褉邪), 懈蟹褉邪蟹械薪 薪邪泄-褔械褋褌芯 胁 褉邪蟹谐芯胁芯褉懈褌械 屑械卸写褍 写芯泻褌芯褉 袣褍泻芯褑泻锟斤拷 懈 卸懈谢邪胁懈褟 械胁褉械懈薪 袚芯谢写斜械褉谐 (胁懈薪邪谐懈 胁 泻薪懈谐懈褌械 薪邪 校谢懈褑泻邪褟 懈屑邪 械胁褉械懈, 薪芯 懈 邪褉屑械薪褑懈, 褍泻褉邪懈薪褑懈 懈 褌.薪鈥�)

鈥炐熜狙佇恍敌葱叫把傂� 懈写械褟 薪邪 袚芯谢写斜械褉谐, 泻芯泄褌芯 褋谢械写 褌褉懈 懈蟹谢械卸邪薪懈 锌褉懈褋褗写懈 斜械褕械 懈蟹谐褍斜懈谢 胁褉芯写械薪芯褌芯 褋懈 懈薪褌械谢懈谐械薪褌褋泻芯 褔褍胁褋褌胁芯 蟹邪 胁懈薪邪 锌褉械写 薪邪褉芯写邪, 芯斜褖械褋褌胁芯褌芯 懈 褉芯写薪邪褌邪 褋褗胁械褌褋泻邪 胁谢邪褋褌, 斜械褕械, 褔械 褋芯褑懈芯谐械薪械褌懈褔薪邪褌邪 械写懈薪懈褑邪, 薪芯褋懈谢邪 锌褉械写懈 鈥� 锌褉械写懈 褉械胁芯谢褞褑懈褟褌邪 鈥� 薪邪蟹胁邪薪懈械褌芯 鈥炑佈娦残笛傃佇盒� 薪邪褉芯写鈥�, 锌褉械蟹 锌芯褔褌懈 锌械褌写械褋械褌褌械 谐芯写懈薪懈 褋褗胁械褌褋泻邪 胁谢邪褋褌 械 锌褉械褋褌邪薪邪谢邪 写邪 褋褗褖械褋褌胁褍胁邪 泻邪褌芯 褉械邪谢薪芯褋褌 懈 褔械 写薪械褕薪芯褌芯 薪邪褋械谢械薪懈械 薪邪 小褗胁械褌褋泻懈褟 褋褗褞蟹, 薪芯褋械褖芯 谐芯褉写芯褌芯 懈屑械 鈥炑佈娦残笛傃佇盒� 薪邪褉芯写鈥�, 薪邪懈褋褌懈薪邪 褋械 褟胁褟胁邪 薪芯胁邪 褋芯褑懈芯谐械薪械褌懈褔薪邪 械写懈薪懈褑邪, 泻芯褉械薪薪芯 褉邪蟹谢懈褔薪邪 芯褌 懈蟹褏芯写薪邪褌邪 锌芯 褉械写懈褑邪 锌邪褉邪屑械褌褉懈 鈥� 褎懈蟹懈褔械褋泻懈, 锌褋懈褏芯褎懈蟹懈褔械褋泻懈 懈 薪褉邪胁褋褌胁械薪懈鈥︹€�

袧芯 写械泄褋褌胁懈褌械谢薪芯 谐械褉芯懈褌械 褋邪 褋懈谢邪褌邪 薪邪 褉芯屑邪薪邪, 蟹邪 屑械薪 褌芯蟹懈 锌褗褌 胁褋懈褔泻懈 褋邪 谐谢邪胁薪懈. 袝写薪邪泻胁芯 胁邪卸械薪 屑懈 斜械褕械 胁褋械泻懈 鈥� 袩邪褕邪 懈 袠谢褟, 袙邪褋懈谢懈褋邪 懈 孝芯屑邪(泻邪泻 写邪 薪械 谐懈 鈥炑佇恍拘缎扳€� 蟹邪械写薪芯 蟹邪褉邪写懈 芯薪芯胁邪 褋褗泻褉褍褕懈褌械谢薪芯 芯褌褗褉胁邪胁邪薪械 芯褌 褋懈褉芯褌薪懈 写械褑邪, 邪 袙邪褋褟 褋懈 械 薪邪锌褉邪胁芯 邪褉褏械褌懈锌械薪 芯斜褉邪蟹), 孝邪薪褟 懈 袝谢械薪邪 褉邪蟹斜懈褉邪 褋械鈥�

袧邪泄-褔械褋褌芯, 芯褋芯斜械薪芯 胁 锌褗褉胁邪褌邪 褔邪褋褌, 谐懈 芯锌芯蟹薪邪胁邪褏 薪械 褔褉械蟹 芯斜懈泻薪芯胁械薪芯 褉械写械薪械 薪邪 写褍屑懈 芯褌 褋褌褉邪薪邪 薪邪 校谢懈褑泻邪褟, 邪 褔褉械蟹 褍屑械褉械薪芯 谢懈褌械褉邪褌褍褉薪芯 鈥炑€邪蟹泻褉邪褋褟胁邪薪械鈥溾€� 褌芯褔薪芯 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪, 蟹邪 写邪 薪械 斜褗写械 褋褌懈谢褗褌 褲 鈥炐拘毙感盒叫拘残敌叫� 锌懈褋邪薪械鈥�, 薪芯 懈 写邪 薪械 械 写芯褋邪写薪芯 懈蟹褔邪薪褔械薪.

鈥炐樞夹� 屑薪芯谐芯 锌褉懈褔懈薪懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 锌褉械褔邪褌 薪邪 褏芯褉邪褌邪 写邪 锌芯褋褌懈谐薪邪褌 斜谢懈蟹芯褋褌: 褋褌械褋褌薪懈褌械谢薪芯褋褌褌邪, 褋褌褉邪褏褗褌 芯褌 薪邪屑械褋邪, 褉邪胁薪芯写褍褕懈械褌芯, 褎懈蟹懈褔械褋泻芯褌芯 芯褌胁褉邪褖械薪懈械 胁 泻褉邪泄薪邪 褋屑械褌泻邪. 袧芯 懈屑邪 懈 锌褉芯褌懈胁芯锌芯谢芯卸械薪 锌芯褌芯泻, 泻芯泄褌芯 胁谢械褔械, 锌褉懈胁谢懈褔邪 写芯 薪邪泄-谐芯谢褟屑邪褌邪, 写芯 薪械胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪邪褌邪 斜谢懈蟹芯褋褌. 袣褗写械 械 褌邪蟹懈 谐褉邪薪懈褑邪? 袛芯泻芯谢泻芯 械 褉械邪谢薪邪? 小谢械写 泻邪褌芯 芯褔械褉褌邪械 褍褋谢芯胁薪懈褟 褋懈 屑邪谐懈褔械褋泻懈 泻褉褗谐 鈥� 锌芯-谐芯谢褟屑 懈谢懈 锌芯-屑邪谢褗泻, - 胁褋械泻懈 卸懈胁械械 胁 泻谢械褌泻邪褌邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 褋懈 械 薪邪锌褉邪胁懈谢 褋邪屑, 懈 芯褌薪芯褕械薪懈械褌芯 屑褍 泻褗屑 褌芯胁邪 褍屑芯蟹褉懈褌械谢薪芯 锌褉芯褋褌褉邪薪褋褌胁芯 褋褗褖芯 械 褉邪蟹谢懈褔薪芯. 袝写薪懈 褑械薪褟褌 胁褗芯斜褉邪卸邪械屑邪褌邪 褋懈 泻谢械褌泻邪 泻邪褌芯 褋褗泻褉芯胁懈褖械, 写褉褍谐懈 褋械 懈蟹屑褗褔胁邪褌 芯褌 薪械褟, 褌褉械褌懈 懈褋泻邪褌 写邪 锌褍褋薪邪褌 胁 谢懈褔薪芯褌芯 褋懈 锌褉芯褋褌褉邪薪褋褌胁芯 懈蟹斜褉邪薪懈褌械 褋懈 谢褞斜懈屑懈 懈 写邪 锌褉芯谐芯薪褟褌 芯薪械蟹懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 薪邪锌懈褉邪褌 写邪 胁谢褟蟹邪褌 胁 薪械褟鈥︹€�

鈥炐澬靶�-褌械卸泻懈褌械 芯斜懈写懈 褋邪 褌褗泻屑芯 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 薪邪泄-斜谢懈蟹泻懈褌械 锌芯屑械卸写褍 褋懈 褏芯褉邪 锌褉芯泻邪褉胁邪褌 胁褗薪褕薪懈褌械 懈 胁褗褌褉械褕薪懈褌械 褉邪写懈褍褋懈 薪邪 谢懈褔薪芯褋褌褌邪 褋懈 锌芯 褉邪蟹谢懈褔械薪 薪邪褔懈薪. 袧邪 薪褟泻芯泄 锌褉芯褋褌芯 屑褍 褌褉褟斜胁邪 卸械薪邪 屑褍 写邪 谐芯 锌芯锌懈褌邪 褋褌芯 锌褗褌懈: 鈥炐椥把壭� 褋懈 褌邪泻褗胁 斜谢械写械薪? 袛邪 薪械 褌懈 械 蟹谢械?鈥� 袛褉褍谐懈 锌褗褌 胁褗蟹锌褉懈械屑邪褌 写芯褉懈 械写懈薪 锌芯-胁薪懈屑邪褌械谢械薪 锌芯谐谢械写 泻邪褌芯 锌芯褋械谐邪褌械谢褋褌胁芯 褋褉械褖褍 褋胁芯斜芯写邪褌邪 褋懈鈥︹€�


袛芯 褉邪蟹谢懈褔薪邪褌邪 胁褌芯褉邪 褔邪褋褌 斜褟褏 胁蟹械谢邪 卸懈胁芯褌邪 薪邪 谐械褉芯懈褌械 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 锌褉懈褋褗褉褑械, 懈 芯褋芯斜械薪芯 锌芯褋褌械锌械薪薪懈褌械 锌褉芯屑械薪懈 胁 褋械屑械泄褋褌胁芯褌芯, 褔械 褍褋锌褟褏 写邪 锌褉懈械屑邪 锌芯褔褌懈 胁褋懈褔泻芯 芯褌 薪械褟. 袛芯褉懈 芯褖械 锌芯胁械褔械 褋械 锌芯写褋懈谢懈 褌芯胁邪, 泻芯械褌芯 锌褉械卸懈胁褟褏 蟹邪褉邪写懈 芯褌薪芯褕械薪懈褟褌邪 屑械卸写褍 褋褗锌褉褍蟹懈褌械. 袩褉械写褋褌邪胁懈褏 褋懈 胁褌芯褉邪褌邪 褔邪褋褌 薪械 泻邪褌芯 屑懈褋褌懈褔薪邪 褎邪薪褌邪褋屑邪谐芯褉懈褟 (薪邪泄-屑薪芯谐芯 泻邪褌芯 褌.薪邪褉. 屑邪谐懈褔械褋泻懈 褉械邪谢懈蟹褗屑), 邪 泻邪褌芯 锌褉械薪械斜褉械谐胁邪薪邪褌邪 褔邪褋褌 芯褌 薪邪褕懈褟 卸懈胁芯褌 鈥� 褋锌懈褉邪薪械, 芯谐谢械卸写邪薪械, 锌褉械褔懈褋褌胁邪薪械. 袧邪褋褉械写 褋械泻薪邪谢邪褌邪 谢褞斜芯胁 懈 锌芯胁褋械屑械褋褌薪懈褟 斜谢芯泻邪卸 薪邪 芯斜懈褔褌邪.

鈥炐捬佇秆囆盒� 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 褋械 褉芯写褟褌 芯褌薪芯胁芯. 袛邪 褉芯写褟褌 芯褌薪芯胁芯 褋械斜械 褋懈鈥︹€�

鈥炐懶笛埿� 屑谢邪写邪 懈 谢械泻邪. [鈥 袙褋懈褔泻芯 褋谢褍褔胁邪褖芯 褋械 薪械 芯褌谐芯胁邪褉褟褕械 薪邪 蟹邪斜褉邪胁械薪懈褌械 褲 褋械谐邪 芯褔邪泻胁邪薪懈褟, 斜械褕械 胁 褉邪蟹褉械蟹 懈 褋 写褉褗薪泻邪薪懈褑懈褌械 薪邪 胁褟褉胁邪褖懈褌械 斜邪斜懈褔泻懈, 懈 褋褗褋 褋谢芯卸薪懈褌械 褍屑芯锌芯褋褌褉芯械薪懈褟 薪邪 褉邪蟹谢懈褔薪懈褌械 屑懈褋褌懈褑懈 懈 胁懈蟹懈芯薪械褉懈, 薪芯 锌褗泻 斜械褕械 胁 褋褗蟹胁褍褔懈械 褋 褉邪薪薪懈褌械 褲 写械褌褋泻懈 锌褉械写褔褍胁褋褌胁懈褟.鈥�

鈥炐澬� 褌芯胁邪 懈蟹芯斜褖芯 薪械 芯蟹薪邪褔邪胁邪褕械, 褔械 屑懈薪邪谢芯褌芯 械 褋褌邪薪邪谢芯 薪械屑懈薪邪谢芯 鈥� 蟹薪邪械褏邪 褌械, 屑褗卸褗褌 懈 卸械薪邪褌邪.鈥�


小谢械写 褌芯胁邪 胁 褌褉械褌邪褌邪 褔邪褋褌 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹胁邪薪械褌芯 屑懈 褋械 褋褌芯褉懈 锌芯-褋泻芯褉芯 芯斜懈泻薪芯胁械薪芯 鈥� 泻邪褌芯 懈蟹褉械卸写邪薪械 薪邪 褋褗斜懈褌懈褟, 锌褉械泻懈 芯斜褟褋薪械薪懈褟 芯褌 邪胁褌芯褉泻邪褌邪 泻芯泄 泻邪泻褗胁 械. 袩芯-褔械褋褌芯 褋械 锌芯褟胁褟胁邪褕械 薪械写芯胁械褉懈械 芯褌 屑芯褟 褋褌褉邪薪邪 鈥� 褌芯胁邪 胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪芯 谢懈 械, 芯薪芯胁邪 胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪芯 谢懈 械... 袧芯 薪邪写写械谢褟胁邪褕械 写芯胁械褉懈械褌芯 懈 鈥炐叫把冄囆敌叫狙傂� 芯褌 卸懈胁芯褌邪鈥�: 胁褋懈褔泻芯 械 胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪芯. 袟邪 褋褗卸邪谢械薪懈械 懈谢懈 蟹邪 褉邪写芯褋褌 鈥� 胁褋褟泻邪泻胁懈 锌褉芯屑械薪懈 褋邪 胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪懈.

效械褌胁褗褉褌邪褌邪 褔邪褋褌 蟹邪 屑械薪 斜械褕械 薪邪泄-锌褉械褌褍锌邪薪邪 懈 褋械 懈蟹薪械薪邪写邪褏 芯褌 袥褞写屑懈谢邪 袝胁谐械薪懈械胁薪邪. 袧械 斜褟褏 鈥炑佈娦承恍把佇叫扳€� 懈蟹芯斜褖芯 褋 褉邪蟹胁懈褌懈械褌芯 懈 胁 泻褉邪褟 薪邪 褌褉械褌邪褌邪 褔邪褋褌. 袗 懈 薪邪 写褉褍谐懈 屑械褋褌邪 懈蟹 懈屑邪褏 褔褍写械薪懈褟 (SPOILER: 蟹邪 肖谢芯褌芯胁 胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪芯 谢懈 械 褌芯胁邪 懈 褉械邪泻褑懈褟褌邪 屑芯卸械 谢懈 写邪 斜褗写械 褔邪泻 褌邪泻邪胁邪; 斜褉邪褌褟褌邪 袚芯谢写斜械褉谐 褔邪泻 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 褋锌芯泻芯泄薪懈 蟹邪 袞械薪褟鈥� 懈 褌.薪.; 邪 薪褟泻芯懈 谐械褉芯懈 芯褋褌邪薪邪褏邪 蟹邪斜褉邪胁械薪懈 鈥� 薪械 斜械褕械 谢懈 薪褍卸薪芯 屑邪谢泻芯 锌芯胁械褔械 写邪 蟹薪邪械屑 蟹邪 孝芯屑邪褔泻邪 锌芯-泻褗褋薪芯, 泻邪泻胁芯 褋褌邪薪邪 褋 胁褗褌褉械胁蟹芯褉邪 薪邪 袣褍泻芯褑泻懈. 袧芯 薪邪泄-胁械褔械 鈥� 胁褌芯褉懈褟 锌褗褌 胁 袨写械褋邪 鈥� 薪械械械械鈥�).

袪械褕懈褏 写邪 锌褉械褋锌褟 懈 写邪 胁懈写褟 泻邪泻胁芯 褖械 屑懈 械 芯褌薪芯褕械薪懈械褌芯 褑褟谢芯褋褌薪芯 泻褗屑 褉芯屑邪薪邪 褋谢械写 褌芯蟹懈 褎懈薪邪谢. 袟邪 薪械锌褉懈械屑谢懈胁芯褌芯 褉械褕懈褏, 褔械 邪胁褌芯褉懈褌械 屑芯谐邪褌 写邪 锌褉邪胁褟褌 泻邪泻胁芯褌芯 褋屑褟褌邪褌 蟹邪 薪褍卸薪芯, 邪 褌芯 懈 鈥炐缎感残狙傃娧傗€� 锌褉邪胁懈 褌邪泻邪; 蟹邪 锌褉械褌褍锌胁邪薪械褌芯 鈥� 褔械谢邪 褋褗屑 懈 写褉褍谐懈 褉芯屑邪薪懈, 胁 泻芯懈褌芯 锌芯褋谢械写薪芯褌芯 锌芯泻芯谢械薪懈械 胁械褔械 薪械 械 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 鈥炐感窖傂笛€械褋薪芯鈥� 鈥� 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褋械 屑邪褉泻懈褉邪 泻邪泻胁芯 褋褌邪胁邪 褋 胁薪褍褑懈褌械 懈 锌褉邪胁薪褍褑懈褌械. 袧邪泄-褔械褋褌芯 鈥炐感夹� 薪邪写械卸写邪鈥� 蟹邪 斜褗写械褖械褌芯 懈 屑芯卸械 斜懈 械 芯斜懈褔邪泄薪芯 写邪 褋械 薪邪斜谢褟谐邪 薪邪 锌褉械写懈褕薪懈褌械 锌芯泻芯谢械薪懈褟 鈥� 褌械 薪懈 褋褌邪胁邪褌 薪邪泄-斜谢懈蟹泻懈, 褌邪屑 胁褉懈 懈 泻懈锌懈 胁褋懈褔泻芯.

袧芯 蟹邪 屑械薪 薪邪泄-谐芯谢褟屑邪褌邪 褋懈谢邪 薪邪 褉芯屑邪薪邪 械 褋胁褗褉蟹邪薪邪 褋 卸械薪邪褌邪, 锌芯-褌芯褔薪芯 卸械薪褋泻邪褌邪 褍褌褉芯斜邪 鈥� 斜谢邪谐芯写邪褌 懈 斜褉械屑械 (胁泻谢褞褔懈褌械谢薪芯 胁褗胁 胁褉褗蟹泻邪 褋褗褋 蟹邪斜褉邪薪械薪懈褌械 邪斜芯褉褌懈 写芯 50-褌械 懈 谐芯谢械屑懈褌械 褌褉邪谐械写懈懈 褋 鈥炐貉€懈屑懈薪邪谢薪懈褌械鈥� 邪斜芯褉褌懈). 袟邪褌芯胁邪 蟹邪锌芯褔薪邪褏 褋 褌邪泻芯胁邪 锌褗褉胁芯 懈蟹褉械褔械薪懈械. 袨褋胁械薪 褋 鈥炐缎敌窖佇盒� 锌褋懈褏芯谢芯谐懈褟鈥�, 校谢懈褑泻邪褟 褋械 械 锌褉芯褟胁懈谢邪 懈 褋 褔懈褋褌邪 斜懈芯谢芯谐懈褟, 薪芯 薪械 泻邪褌芯 褋 芯褌斜谢褗褋泻胁邪褖邪 懈谢懈 褋谢芯卸薪邪 褎懈蟹懈芯谢芯谐懈褟 懈谢懈 屑械写懈褑懈薪邪, 邪 泻邪褌芯 褍屑械谢 锌懈褋邪褌械谢.

袝褌芯 谐芯 谢褞斜懈屑懈褟 屑懈 褑懈褌邪褌 鈥� 斜械蟹 锌芯写褏懈谢泻胁邪薪械 泻邪褌芯 锌褉懈 锌械褌芯泻谢邪褋薪懈褑懈褌械, 斜械蟹 蟹邪褋褉邪屑胁邪薪械 泻邪褌芯 锌褉懈 褉械谢懈谐懈芯蟹薪懈褌械, 斜械蟹 锌褉械械泻褋锌芯薪懈褉邪薪械 泻邪褌芯 褋械泻褋芯谢褞斜褑懈褌械.

鈥炩€π熜靶残敌� 袗谢械泻褋械械胁懈褔 芯褌 写械褋械褌懈谢械褌懈褟 薪邪斜谢褞写邪胁邪褕械 胁褋械 械写懈薪 懈 褋褗褖 芯斜械泻褌, 褉邪蟹褌胁邪褉褟褕械 斜谢械写懈褌械 屑褍 写胁械褉懈 褋 锌褗褏薪邪褌邪褌邪 褋懈 胁 谐褍屑械薪邪 褉褗泻邪胁懈褑邪 谢褟胁邪 褉褗泻邪, 胁泻邪褉胁邪褕械 胁褗褌褉械 芯谐谢械写邪谢褑械褌芯 褋 懈蟹胁懈褌邪 写褉褗卸泻邪 懈 胁薪懈屑邪褌械谢薪芯 褋械 胁蟹懈褉邪褕械 胁 斜械蟹写褗薪薪芯褌芯 芯褌胁械褉褋褌懈械 薪邪 褋胁械褌邪. 袨褌褌邪屑 斜械褕械 写芯褕谢芯 胁褋懈褔泻芯 卸懈胁芯, 褌芯胁邪 斜褟褏邪 懈褋褌懈薪褋泻懈褌械 锌芯褉褌懈 薪邪 胁械褔薪芯褋褌褌邪 鈥� 薪械褖芯, 蟹邪 泻芯械褌芯 胁褋懈褔泻懈褌械 褌械蟹懈 屑芯屑懈褔械褌邪 懈 卸械薪懈, 褋械谢褋泻懈 褋褌褉懈薪泻懈 懈 谐褉邪写褋泻懈 写邪屑懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 写芯胁械褉褔懈胁芯 褉邪蟹褔械泻胁邪褏邪 泻褉邪褏邪 锌褉械写 薪械谐芯, 懈蟹芯斜褖芯 薪械 褋械 蟹邪屑懈褋谢褟褏邪.鈥�

鈥炐� 斜褉械屑械薪薪邪褌邪 卸械薪邪, 锌芯薪械 锌褉械蟹 胁褌芯褉邪褌邪 锌芯谢芯胁懈薪邪 薪邪 斜褉械屑械薪薪芯褋褌褌邪, 械 胁褋褗褖薪芯褋褌 蟹邪褌胁芯褉械薪 泻芯褋屑芯褋 蟹邪 写褉褍谐芯 褔芯胁械褕泻芯 褋褗褖械褋褌胁芯.鈥�


袠蟹芯斜褖芯, 褋懈谢薪邪 蟹邪 屑械薪 泻薪懈谐邪 懈 蟹邪褉邪写懈 蟹邪褋褟谐邪薪械褌芯 薪邪 锌褗褉胁懈褔薪芯褋褌褌邪 鈥� 褌芯胁邪, 泻芯械褌芯 褔械褋褌芯 泻褉懈械屑 懈谢懈 蟹邪斜褉邪胁褟屑械.

鈥炩€π承狙€械褋褌械薪 蟹胁褍泻 薪邪 薪芯胁懈褟 卸懈胁芯褌.鈥�

鈥炐� 胁 褌邪蟹懈 褌芯褔泻邪 褋褌邪胁邪褕械 褟褋薪芯, 褔械 褑褟谢邪褌邪 锌械写邪谐芯谐懈泻邪 械 懈蟹屑懈褋谢懈褑邪 懈 褋褌褍写械薪 褉邪褑懈芯薪邪谢懈蟹褗屑 懈 褔械 泻芯谐邪褌芯 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪 锌械写邪谐芯谐懈泻邪褌邪, 芯褌褋谢邪斜胁邪 锌褉懈褉芯写薪芯褌芯 褔褍胁褋褌胁芯, 写褗谢斜芯泻芯褌芯, 卸懈胁芯褌懈薪褋泻芯褌芯 褔褍胁褋褌胁芯 薪邪 谢褞斜芯胁 泻褗屑 褉芯卸斜邪褌邪鈥︹€�

鈥炩€π拘叫沸� 屑懈谐, 胁 泻芯泄褌芯 屑芯褟褌 卸懈胁邪 懈 褌芯锌谢邪 斜邪斜邪 褋械 斜械褕械 锌褉械胁褗褉薪邪谢邪 胁 褋褌褉邪薪薪邪 懈 薪械薪褍卸薪邪 胁械褖, 泻芯褟褌芯 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 褋械 屑邪褏薪械 胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪芯 锌芯-写邪谢械褔械 胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪芯 锌芯-斜褗褉蟹芯, 写邪 褋械 褋泻褉懈械 写褗谢斜芯泻芯 锌芯写 蟹械屑褟褌邪.鈥�

鈥炩€� 斜械蟹斜芯谢械褋褌械薪, 薪械锌芯褋褉邪屑械薪, 屑懈褉械薪 褋胁褗褉褕械泻.鈥�


袠 写褉褍谐芯褌芯, 泻芯械褌芯 胁懈薪邪谐懈 屑械 褍写褉褟 屑芯褖薪芯 胁 械屑芯褑懈懈褌械 鈥� 褋邪屑懈褔泻懈褌械 写械褑邪 (泻邪泻褌芯 胁 泻薪懈谐懈褌械 薪邪 小胁械褌谢邪薪邪 袗谢械泻褋懈械胁懈褔).

鈥炐� 邪蟹? 袗 褌懈? 袙褋懈褔泻懈 褋屑械 褋懈褉邪褔械褌邪.鈥�

袩褉懈锌芯屑薪懈褏 褋懈 蟹邪褖芯 褏邪褉械褋胁邪褏 袥褞写屑懈谢邪 校谢懈褑泻邪褟 锌褉械写懈 谐芯写懈薪懈 (芯褌写邪胁薪邪 薪械 斜褟褏 褟 褔械谢邪, 泻邪褌芯 褋械 懈蟹泻谢褞褔懈 薪械芯褌写邪胁薪邪 懈蟹写邪写械薪懈褟 褉芯屑邪薪 鈥炐斝靶叫感敌� 些邪泄薪, 锌褉械胁芯写邪褔鈥�, 薪芯 褌芯泄 械 褋褗胁褋械屑 褉邪蟹谢懈褔薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪 鈥� 褌懈锌 鈥炐盒拘恍靶垛€�). 袨褋胁械薪 薪褟泻芯懈 薪械锌褉邪胁写芯锌芯写芯斜薪懈 屑芯屑械薪褌懈 芯斜邪褔械 屑械 懈蟹薪械薪邪写邪 蟹邪谢邪谐邪薪械褌芯 薪邪 鈥炐葱敌毙敌恍扳€� 懈 鈥炐逞€芯蟹薪邪鈥� 泻邪褌芯 褋懈屑胁芯谢 薪械锌褉械屑械薪薪芯 薪邪 鈥炐承靶葱叫扳€� 鈥� 薪邪 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 屑械褋褌邪 懈屑邪褕械 褋懈薪芯薪懈屑懈 薪邪 褌械蟹懈 懈蟹褉邪蟹懈 胁褋械 胁 褌邪泻褗胁 褋屑懈褋褗谢. 袩褉械胁芯写褗褌 褋褔懈褌邪屑 蟹邪 芯褌谢懈褔械薪 鈥� 胁 褍薪懈褋芯薪 褋 褌芯胁邪, 泻芯械褌芯 械 懈褋泻邪谢邪 写邪 懈蟹褉邪蟹懈 邪胁褌芯褉泻邪褌邪 (胁泻谢褞褔懈褌械谢薪芯 胁 屑芯屑械薪褌懈褌械 褋 褏褍屑芯褉), 褌褍泻-褌邪屑 褋邪屑芯 屑懈 褋械 薪邪斜懈胁邪褕械 薪械褍屑械褋褌薪芯 蟹胁褍褔械薪械, 薪芯 屑芯卸械 斜懈 械 斜懈谢芯 褉邪斜芯褌邪 薪邪 褉械写邪泻褌芯褉邪 写邪 谐芯 懈蟹谐谢邪写懈.

袨褔邪泻胁邪屑 懈 褋谢械写胁邪褖懈 泻薪懈谐懈 薪邪 锌懈褋邪褌械谢泻邪褌邪-谐械薪械褌懈泻 芯褌 袘邪褕泻懈褉懈褟.
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July 17, 2008
A good family saga. An old-fashioned Russian novel with all the great themes specific to that wonderful tradition: the role of the individual in history, freedom, responsibility, humanism, nature vs. nurture, knowledge vs. morality. It is a multi-faceted book and I haven't found an overarching message that would summarize it, but then again, Ulitskaya herself said in an interview that the novel doesn't give any answers but only maps out some questions. She also said, about this novel, that it is her attempt to settle accounts with science - she received an education in genetics. However, given the indeterminacy floating in the book, not much was settled.

One issue brought up in the book is eugenics. Goldberg, an eccentric ambitious genetics scientist with bold research projects argues that totalitarian communist regime has impoverished the nation's gene pool: on the one hand, through the deportation and execution of the bright and courageous free thinkers, and on the other hand, by creating a situation favorable to the survival of docile mediocrities (at some point in the novel it is said that the more fear and The question of freedom inevitable follows from such a theory: is, then, the average Soviet citizen condemned to intellectual torpor and moral insensitivity? It's noteworthy that the characters in the book don't really struggle with moral dilemmas: they always know what is there to do. It's true that they may not always have the freedom to act as they know they should (it was, after all, a totalitarian regime), but in general they follow convictions that, as it seems, have always been part of them. Some of them do change their minds, quite radically, too, but that's not a question of conversion. Tania, for instance, quits science because something is brought to her attention, something that she did not notice before, but once she becomes aware of the problem, it takes her a moment to make her decision. Come to think about it, all the salient features of any character are emphasized as somehow natural and fundamental, not consciously acquired. At the same time, there is a sense in which some people are better than others, and some actions and attitudes are wrong and others right, so responsibility is not out.

Care and bonding is another important topic. In some cases kinship doesn't enhance any type of interest or affection between people, and other times people with no blood relation build strong family ties (there's quite a bit of adoption and quasi-adoption going on). The best characters are the ones with a large horizon, with an openness for other people, with a sensitivity to the needs of others. Again, there is no clear statement on whether this horizon is fixed by genes and early education or whether it can expand. Unfortunately, there is no case of moral conversion in the book to help us make out the author's position; in fact, there is a case of a failed one: Toma is adopted by a warm, respectable family at the age of 12, but grows up to be a proud, selfish botanist. And finally: the latest offspring of the Kukotsky clan that we are introduced to - a responsible and altruistic young woman called Evghenia (!!) - was educated by her principled and loving grandfather until the age of 10, after which she was delivered to her father, who certainly was a good-natured man.
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84 reviews43 followers
January 9, 2021
Un roman care mi-a pl膬cut.

Nu 卯nt芒mpl膬tor romanul este numit "Cazul doctorului Kukotki". In jurul acestui personaj central, ni se dezv膬luie treptat toate tipologiile de caracter ale fiin葲ei umane. Nu inten葲ionez s膬 dezv膬lui mai mult din acest roman, spun doar c膬 realitatea crud膬, nebunia, s膬r膬cia, credin葲a 葯i arta se 卯mpletesc nefiresc de bine in acest roman.

Mai jos un citat din roman:

"Evolu葲ia speciei umane are drept 葲el supravie葲uirea, rezisten葲a biologic膬, 葯i avem tot dreptul s膬 ne 卯ntreb膬m care sunt calit膬葲ile care au dat individului mai multe 葯anse de supravie葲uire. Mintea? Talentul? Cinstea? Sentimentul demnit膬葲ii personale? T膬ria moral膬? Nu! Toate calit膬葲ile acestea au 卯mpiedicat supravie葲uirea.. Ce fel de 卯nsu葯iri au dat individului 葯ansa s膬 supravie葲uiesca? Pruden葲a. Disimularea. F膬葲膬rnicia. Lipsa coloanei vertebrale. Lipsa sentimentului demnit膬葲ii personale. 葮i-n general, orice calitate pregnant膬 care l-a f膬cut vizibil pe om 葯i l-a pus 卯n primejdie. Omul 葯ters, mediocru, coda葯 la 卯nv膬葲膬tur膬 s-a aflat 卯ntr-o pozi葲ie privilegiat膬". Pag 291
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Author听3 books224 followers
March 19, 2020
袩懈褋邪薪械褌芯 薪邪 校谢懈褑泻邪, 泻邪泻褌芯 胁懈薪邪谐懈, 械 斜谢械褋褌褟褖芯, 褋 械写薪芯 懈蟹泻谢褞褔械薪懈械 - 胁褌芯褉邪 褔邪褋褌, 屑芯卸械 斜懈 60-70 褋褌褉邪薪懈褑懈. 袪邪蟹斜懈褉邪屑 蟹邪褖芯 械 薪邪锌懈褋邪谢邪 褌邪蟹懈 褔邪褋褌 褌邪泻邪 - 蟹邪 写邪 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁懈 芯斜褗褉泻邪薪芯褌芯 褋褗蟹薪邪薪懈械 薪邪 褔芯胁械泻, 斜芯谢械薪 芯褌 写械屑械薪褑懈褟, 芯斜邪褔械 褌褉褍写薪芯 褋械 懈蟹写褗褉卸邪 薪邪 褔邪泻 褌邪泻邪胁邪 芯斜褗褉泻邪薪芯褋褌 胁褗褉褏褍 褔邪泻 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 褋褌褉邪薪懈褑懈. 小谢械写 泻邪褌芯 写胁械 锌芯褉械写薪懈 胁械褔械褉懈 蟹邪褋锌懈胁邪褏 薪邪写 褌芯蟹懈 褌械泻褋褌 懈 蟹邪褋锌懈胁邪泄泻懈, 薪械 褋懈 斜褟褏 芯褌斜械谢褟蟹胁邪谢邪 写芯泻褗写械 褋褗屑 褋褌懈谐薪邪谢邪, 懈 褋谢械写 褌芯胁邪 薪械 屑芯卸械褏 写邪 谐芯 薪邪屑械褉褟, 锌芯薪械卸械 薪懈褖芯 薪械 锌芯屑薪械褏, 薪邪泻褉邪褟 褋械 芯褌泻邪蟹邪褏 懈 锌褉械褋泻芯褔懈褏 褌邪蟹懈 褔邪褋褌. 袣邪泻褌芯 懈 写邪 械, 褌邪屑 械 蟹邪谐褍斜懈谢邪 斜邪谢邪薪褋邪 褋锌芯褉械写 屑械薪. 袩懈褋邪谢邪 褋褗屑 胁械褔械 蟹邪 校谢懈褑泻邪, 薪械 懈褋泻邪屑 写邪 褋械 锌芯胁褌邪褉褟屑. 孝芯胁邪 蟹邪 屑械薪 械 邪胁褌芯褉褗褌, 泻芯泄褌芯 褋褗蟹写邪胁邪 锌褋懈褏芯谢芯谐懈褔械褋泻懈 薪邪泄-锌褗谢薪懈褌械 芯斜褉邪蟹懈, 锌芯薪械 芯褌 褋褗胁褉械屑械薪薪懈褑懈褌械. 袙褋褗褖薪芯褋褌 懈屑邪 懈 写褉褍谐懈 邪胁褌芯褉懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋褗蟹写邪胁邪褌 锌谢褗褌薪懈 芯斜褉邪蟹懈, 薪芯 褉邪蟹谢懈褔薪芯褌芯 锌褉懈 薪械褟 械, 褔械 谐械褉芯懈褌械, 锌褉械蟹 褔懈褟褌芯 谐谢械写薪邪 褌芯褔泻邪 褋械 褉邪蟹胁懈胁邪 写械泄褋褌胁懈械褌芯, 褋邪 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 懈 褋褗胁褋械屑 褉邪蟹谢懈褔薪懈 懈 褌褟 锌褉械褋褗蟹写邪胁邪 胁褗锌褉械褕薪懈褟 懈屑 褋胁褟褌 屑薪芯谐芯 褍斜械写懈褌械谢薪芯, 褌邪泻邪 褔械 泻芯谐邪褌芯 谐谢邪褋芯胁械褌械 懈屑 蟹邪蟹胁褍褔邪胁邪褌 蟹邪械写薪芯 胁 褌芯蟹懈 褉芯屑邪薪, 褋械 锌芯谢褍褔邪胁邪 胁薪褍褕懈褌械谢薪邪 泻邪褉褌懈薪邪. 袛褉褍谐芯褌芯 锌褉械写懈屑褋褌胁芯 薪邪 褉芯屑邪薪邪 械, 褔械 芯褔械褉褌邪胁邪 屑薪芯谐芯 锌褗谢薪芯 褑褟谢邪 械写薪邪 械锌芯褏邪 - 褋褗胁械褌褋泻邪褌邪, 褔械 写芯褉懈 泻褉邪褟 薪邪 锌褉械写褕械褋褌胁邪褖邪褌邪 褟, 写芯褉械胁芯谢褞褑懈芯薪薪邪褌邪 - 薪邪 屑芯屑械薪褌懈 褋 械锌懈褔械薪 褉邪蟹屑邪褏, 薪邪 屑芯屑械薪褌懈 褋 胁谐谢械卸写邪薪械 胁 薪邪泄-写褉械斜薪懈褌械 写械褌邪泄谢懈, 薪芯 褋械 锌芯谢褍褔邪胁邪 懈蟹泻谢褞褔懈褌械谢薪芯 锌褉邪胁写懈胁芯. 袪芯屑邪薪褗褌 械 褍胁谢械泻邪褌械谢械薪 (褋 懈蟹泻谢褞褔械薪懈械 薪邪 胁褌芯褉邪褌邪 褔邪褋褌), 褔械褌械 褋械 斜褗褉蟹芯, 褎懈薪懈褟褌 褏褍屑芯褉 褔械褋褌芯-褔械褋褌芯 懈蟹斜懈胁邪 胁 褌械泻褋褌邪. 小褌邪胁邪 胁褗锌褉芯褋 蟹邪 褌褉邪谐懈褔薪懈 褋褗斜懈褌懈褟, 薪芯 褔械褌械薪械褌芯 薪械 屑懈 锌芯写械泄褋褌胁邪 写械锌褉械褋懈褉邪褖芯, 泻邪泻褌芯 芯褔邪泻胁邪褏. 孝邪泻邪 褔械 谐芯褉械褖芯 胁懈 锌褉械锌芯褉褗褔胁邪屑 褉芯屑邪薪邪, 邪 邪泻芯 懈 胁懈械 蟹邪褌褗薪械褌械 胁褗胁 胁褌芯褉邪褌邪 褔邪褋褌, 褋屑械谢芯 锌褉械褋泻邪褔邪泄褌械, 薪褟屑邪 写邪 蟹邪谐褍斜懈褌械 薪懈褕泻邪褌邪.
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170 reviews42 followers
January 28, 2021
Mi-a pl膬cut enorm aceast膬 carte excep葲ional膬, care dezv膬luie evenimentele dramatice a familiei medicului obstetrician Kuko葲ki din Rusia, un specialist excelent care de葲inea 葯i darul vederii p膬trunz膬toare identific芒nd boala pacientului.
Un roman superb, captivant, prin care se exploreaz膬 o multitudine de teme: iubirea, libertatea, na葯terea, avortul ilegal, 葯tiin葲a, medicina, birocra葲ia, moralitatea, credin葲a.
M-au cople葯it o sumedenie de emo葲ii, de la bucurie p芒n膬 la triste葲e, am reflectat asupra nedrept膬葲ilor din via葲a personajelor, m-au enervat unele personaje 葯i am cunoscut multe lucruri interesante din domeniul medicinei.
M-a cucerit stilul Uli葲kaia, autoarea are o scriere remarcabil膬, at芒t de profund realizeaz膬 prezentarea fiec膬rui personaj 葯i dezvoltarea unor personaje care aparent nu sunt importante, reu葯e葯te s膬 impresioneze prin redarea rela葲iilor dintre genera葲ii, despre sensul vie葲ii 葯i importan葲a alegerilor.
Recomand cu drag, aceast膬 capodoper膬 鉂わ笍
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330 reviews90 followers
September 8, 2018
小邪屑芯 屑懈 薪懈褬械 褬邪褋薪芯 泻芯褬邪 褬械 褎褍薪泻褑懈褬邪 芯薪芯谐 褍卸邪褋薪芯谐 写褉褍谐芯谐 写械谢邪, 胁懈蟹懈褬械/褋薪芯胁懈褣械褮邪/褔械谐邪-胁械褯, 泻芯褬械 褬械 锌芯褌锌褍薪芯 写懈褋褎褍薪泻褑懈芯薪邪谢薪芯 懈 斜械蟹 懈泻邪泻胁械 (褋屑懈褋谢械薪械) 锌芯胁械蟹邪薪芯褋褌懈 褋邪 芯褋褌邪褌泻芯屑 泻褮懈谐械.
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451 reviews76 followers
October 22, 2023
袟邪斜械谢械卸懈褌械谢薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪 械 褌芯胁邪. 袙 薪械褟 懈屑邪 芯褌 胁褋懈褔泻芯 锌芯 屑薪芯谐芯...
(锌褉械褋泻芯褔懈褏 械写薪邪褌邪 褔邪褋褌, 薪芯 褌芯胁邪 锌芯 薪懈泻芯泄 薪邪褔懈薪 薪械 胁谢懈褟械 薪邪 屑薪械薪懈械褌芯 屑懈)
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198 reviews31 followers
April 24, 2021
Am ascultat aceast膬 carte cu o deosebit膬 pl膬cere 葯i 卯n acela葯i timp cu un fel de nelini葯te 卯n suflet. Sim葲eam c膬 tragicul avea s膬 urm膬reasc膬 aceast膬 familie, c膬 inevitabilul avea s膬 卯葯i pun膬 amprenta pe soarta doctorului 葯i a celor dragi lui. Ceea ce m-a surprins 卯ns膬, a fost momentul ales pentru ca acesta s膬 se produc膬 葯i tumultul de evenimente 葯i st膬ri suflete葯ti prin care au trebuit s膬 treac膬 personajele p芒n膬 la acel punct culminant.
A葯 vrea s膬 punctez frumuse葲ea 葯i incomoditatea temelor abordate de autoare 卯n acest roman: c芒nd o femeie devine femeie 葯i ce o face s膬 fie una- organele lor specifice sau o stare sufleteac膬? C芒nd avortul este crim膬 葯i c芒nd acesta este salvare 葯i cine decide acest fapt? C芒nd Dumnezeu 葯tie mai bine asupra cui s膬 卯葯i lase m芒na lui milostiv膬? Evol葲ia unui popor pe parcursul c芒torva decenii este redat膬 卯ntre paginile acestei c膬r葲i, cu luptele lui politice 葯i ideologice, cu gr膬untele 葯tiin葲ei ce se lupta s膬 ias膬 de sub plapuma groas膬 a comunismului, cu o familie 卯n care s-au 卯nt芒lnit ni葯te suflete at芒t de diferite, 卯nc芒t te 卯ntrebi ce i葲e miraculoase o 葲in legat膬. De-o sensibilitate aparte este istoria Elenei, caietele ei 葯i c膬l膬toria ei 卯ntr-o lume paralel膬- simboluri 葯i sensuri ascunse 卯n fiecare fraz膬, care vor intra 卯n inim膬.
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June 7, 2017
袚褉邪薪写懈芯蟹械薪 褉芯屑邪薪, 写械谢芯 薪邪 泻芯谢芯褋, 邪斜褋芯谢褞褌薪芯 芯褋邪泻邪褌械薪 芯褌 泻褉邪泄薪芯 薪械泻邪写褗褉械薪, 薪械谐褉邪屑芯褌械薪 懈 写械褋褌褉褍泻褌懈胁械薪 锌褉械胁芯写. 袠胁邪薪 孝芯褌芯屑邪薪芯胁 写邪 芯褌懈写械 写邪 褋械 谐褉褗屑薪械 薪褟泻褗写械 懈 写邪 薪械 褋械 写芯泻芯褋胁邪 锌芯胁械褔械 写芯 褌械泻褋褌芯胁械 薪邪 褌邪泻芯胁邪 薪懈胁芯.
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377 reviews55 followers
December 30, 2020
Rom谩nov谩 freska osudov jednotliv媒ch 膷lenov rodiny doktora Kukuck茅ho. Rom谩n nielen zachyt谩va ve木k茅 膷asov茅 obdobie hist贸rie Ruska v 20. storo膷铆, ale prin谩拧a 膷itate木ovi obraz myslenia a 啪ivota mnoh媒ch typov 木ud铆. Ich konanie a spr谩vanie ovplyv艌uj煤 spolo膷ensk茅, kult煤rno-historick茅, umeleck茅, vedeck茅 a in茅 skuto膷nosti, ktor茅 Ulick谩 zachyt谩va ve木mi realisticky.
Hlavn媒 hrdina si zni膷铆 svoju lek谩rsku kari茅ru obhajobou pr谩va 啪eny na leg谩lny a lek谩rom vykonan媒 potrat. T谩to t茅ma sa v anot谩cii knihy prezentuje ako light mot铆v celej knihy. Nie je n铆m ale. Doktor Kukock媒 si svoj n谩zor, napriek nespo膷etn媒m 木udsk媒m trag茅di谩ch neobh谩ji nielen pred vysok媒m 拧t谩tnym 煤radn铆kom, ale ani vo vlastnej rodine. V jednom momente str谩ca l谩sku a d么veru svojej 啪eny, ale aj oddanos钮 sl煤啪ky, ktor谩 啪ije v jeho rodine a st谩va sa z neho alkoholik.
Jeho man啪elka sa 膷oraz viac prepad谩va do sveta nepomenovanej choroby, ktor谩 je v n谩znakoch a opisoch druhej 膷asti knihy pravdepodobne Alzheimerovou chorobou. T谩 ju akoby zd谩nlivo chr谩ni pred realitou vz钮ahu s doktorom, s adopt铆vnou dc茅rou a v拧etk媒ch udalostiach, ktor茅 sa udej煤 po膷as nasleduj煤cich rokov.
V rodine Kukock媒ch medzit媒m dospievaj煤 dve mlad茅, ve木mi rozdielne 啪eny. Obe v za膷iatkoch pri钮ahuje veda a poznanie.
Dc茅ra T谩艌a je mlad媒m 膷lovekom silno ovplyvnen媒m liber谩rnej拧铆m ch谩pan铆m sveta 60- tych rokov. Jej vz钮ahy s煤 v谩拧niv茅, aj racion谩lne. Osudov谩 l谩ska medzi 艌ou a jazzov媒m hudobn铆kom je ako hudba, ktor煤 po膷煤va a jej partner hr谩. Je pln谩 improviz谩ci铆, n谩hlych rozhodnut铆, nepredv铆date木nosti a v谩拧ne, ktor谩 blik谩 v pr铆behu ako kontrolka pred bl铆啪iacou sa trag茅diou.
Mot铆vov v knihe je ve木mi ve木a, Ulick谩 nech谩va ka啪dej postave priestor, d谩va ich do ostr茅ho kontrastu. Plnokrvn谩, rados钮ou, 拧钮ast铆m, l谩skou a materstvom naplnen谩 mlad谩 T谩艌a, asketick谩, ponur谩, do choroby sa uzatv谩raj煤ca, o拧umtel谩 sl煤啪ka Vasilisa, do du拧evnej choroby sa prepad谩vaj煤ca Jelena a adopt铆vna nefarben谩 To艌a.

Kniha m谩 v媒born媒 doslov prekladate木ky Aleny Machoninovej.
Ludmila Ulick谩:
" Lid茅 膷tou knihy 拧patn臎, 拧patne jim rozum铆, rychle je zapom铆naj铆 a z p艡e膷ten茅ho si neberou vubec 啪谩dn茅 pou膷en铆."
"...Knihy jsou 煤膷inn茅 o膷kovan铆 proti ubohosti 啪ivota."
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288 reviews89 followers
August 14, 2017
袣袨袥袨小!

袦薪芯谐芯 屑懈 褏邪褉械褋邪, 褋 懈蟹泻谢褞褔械薪懈械 薪邪 褋褗薪褟褌 懈 斜芯卸械褋褌胁械薪邪褌邪 褔邪褋褌, 泻芯褟褌芯 褟 屑懈薪邪褏 锌褉械蟹 褉械写 写胁邪, 薪芯 胁褗锌褉械泻懈 胁褋懈褔泻芯 校谢懈褑泻邪 褋懈 械 校谢懈褑泻邪! 袞懈胁 泻谢邪褋懈泻! 袪械胁褞褌芯 褖械 械 褌械褟 写薪懈, 褔械 懈屑邪屑 3-4 褔邪泻邪褖懈...
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613 reviews66 followers
February 3, 2022
2.5/5* Vodka. Stalin. Abortion. More vodka. Genetics. Family drama. Vodka. Vodka. Vodka.

Every now and again, I try reading a Russian lit book. I don't know why, it's probably a masochistic thing. I have never really liked Russian literature ( is an exception). The so-called "Russian soul" makes me want to cut my eyes out. Everything is sad sad sad, there is never any joy. These people need a collective therapy session.

Kuko葲ki was part of a challenge for this month, I was supposed to read a Russian literature book which also talked about secrets. It had good reviews and the synopsis promised magical realism elements, so I was intrigued. Oh well, at least I finished the challenge. It took me a very long time to read, because my eyes just wanted to close after just a few pages, so the torture lasted a long time. I am more than ready for something cheerier now.

Let me just start by mentioning the thing that most disappointed me. The book was supposed to be about a doctor who has this magical ability to "see" inside his patients' bodies and identify what ails them. He may have this ability, but it's only talked about in the first few pages and then entirely forgotten, so that magical realism part I was promised is mainly inexistent. So the thing that would have made this book interesting was simply forgotten by the author, despite being used as a publicity aspect.

Now for the rest... yes, the book follows doctor Kuko葲ki, but in reality it's a family saga which focuses in turn on multiple characters - his wife Elena, his daughter Tania, their maid, the Jewish best friend and so on. Everything intertwined with a lot of random facts and rants about science in general, abortion and genetics as more discussed topics. Plus, everything takes place in a time of great turmoil in the history of Russia, starting from the 1917 revolution and going through the Stalinist period up until the 1960s, with the epilogue taking place probably in the 80s.

It's a stew of a book. Too may things are thrown in and tackled, some in detail, but others just thrown in for the fun of it, mentioned in passing and never heard of again, and everything well-accompanied with vodka... because one needs a digestive after eating a heavy, complicated meal with too many ingredients.

I did not really like the fast-forward approach either. The fist 95 pages cover 10 years and the rest of the ~450 pages are no better. There are a lot of time jumps and events the author only mentions in passing, instead focusing on endless philosophical discussions about science - not all of them uninteresting, but most of them excruciatingly long. worked in the field of genetics and biochemistry and by golly, did she insist to show us how knowledgeable she is... I don't intend to demean her achievements, by all means, but it was a little bit too much for my taste.

I believe the author wanted to answer some questions, but in the end nothing is really resolved. There are no answers, just endless open threads that never close in a satisfying manner.

It's not all bad, though. Ulitskaya did a great job at character building, each of them having their own unique voice and personality which determine their road in life. Decisions are explained and the characters are truly relatable, despite me not agreeing with everything they do or even liking them all that much. Science and religion are pit against each other every step of the way to show two different worlds that would never agree on important aspects, each influencing people in a certain way.

The novel is also a case study on imperfect relationships and how lack of communication leads to the total annihilation of these relationships. Marriage is analysed from multiple perspectives, be it based on love, lust or necessity. I was also engaged in the historical aspect of this book and how political changes impact the lives of ordinary people (especially since I come from a country that was behind the Iron Curtain and went through some of the same political changes, though maybe to a lesser extent).

However, these aspects did not help with the general impression about the book, which is that I want to burn it.

P.S. And WTF is with part 2? I needed alcohol just to be able to get through it. I understand what she tried to do there, but... just skip it if you like your sanity.
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999 reviews159 followers
January 24, 2021
Ulicka vie v媒borne rozpr谩va钮 rodinn茅 s谩gy a prepleta钮 ich so spolo膷ensk媒mi a historick媒mi s煤vislos钮ami tak, 啪e pouk谩啪e na to, ak茅 vplyvy mali na rodiny a jednotlivcov. Prech谩dzame tak takmer cel媒m storo膷铆m a zastavujeme sa v niektor媒ch obdobiach dlh拧ie, v ktor媒ch sa mo啪no ni膷 z谩sadn茅 nestane, ale d么sledky sa ukazuj煤 a啪 n谩sledne v mal媒ch udalostiach s ve木k媒m dopadom na jednotliv媒ch 木ud铆. Kniha je pln谩 post谩v, ktor茅 predstavuj煤 kontrasty, pre m艌a najlep拧铆 kontrast bol medzi doktorom Kukock媒m a genetikom Goldbergom. Goldbergova naivita a idealizmus ho nieko木kokr谩t dostan煤 do v盲zenia a n煤ten茅 pr谩ce. Kukock媒 sa rad拧ej stane alkoholikom, ne啪 by mal sa mal postavi钮 re啪imu. Ani jeden ani druh媒 postoj nemo啪no hodnoti钮 zle alebo dobre, ka啪d媒 z nich vypl媒va z charakterov post谩v aj okolnost铆 ich 啪ivotov. A tak茅to kontrasty bez samotn茅ho hodnotenia dobr茅ho a zl茅ho s煤 naprie膷 celou knihou. Ak sa d谩 niekto nal谩ka钮 na t茅mu legaliz谩cie interrupci铆 v ZSSR, bude sk么r sklaman媒, t谩to t茅ma op盲钮 len sl煤啪i na vykreslenie charakteru. V媒razne problematick谩 pas谩啪 je niekde v polovici snov媒 svet Jeleny - Kukock茅ho 啪eny. 50 str谩n som musela prehr媒z钮, cel茅 to d谩va zmysel a啪 na konci, kedy u啪 膷lovek zabudol niektor茅 mal茅 postavy. 膶esk媒 preklad m谩 aj v媒born媒 doslov.
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1,138 reviews10 followers
February 3, 2021
Ludmila Ulitskaya weaves a tale meshing the complexity of characters making up the Kukotsky household. Despite annoyances or disagreements, great and small, the family never stops caring for one another. Ulitskaya also starkly and poignantly portrays Elena who is descending into the lonely world of Alzheimer's (or some similar disease).

Only Part Two of the novel proved to be a hiccup on the journey. At first, I thought Part Two was dealing with Elena and her impaired reality, but parts were told from Pavel's POV, making this impossible. Just when I concluded that Elena and Pavel both must have died and were in some sort of afterlife, Part Two ends and Part Three begins with Elena alive. I'm still not quite sure what Part Two was all about (aside from a premonition of Sergei's place in their family). For me, personally, the novel would have worked better without Part Two.

I truly cared about each member of the Kukotsky family (even Tanya, who despite being everyone's darling was my least favorite). Everyone has their faults, but each were well-meaning and cared about each other, just like a real family.

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August 24, 2018
小写邪谢邪褋褜 薪邪 斜褉械写械 袝谢械薪褘 (47%).
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27 reviews6 followers
January 9, 2020
袩芯-褋泻芯褉芯 械 4,5*.袧械 屑懈 写芯锌邪写薪邪 褋邪屑芯 褌邪蟹懈 褔邪褋褌 褋褗褋 褋褗薪褟,懈薪邪褔械 校谢懈褑泻邪 褋懈 械 校谢懈褑泻邪. 袣谢邪褋邪!
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2 reviews
July 4, 2021
A well-written black-and-white family saga.

It was difficult for the author to hide her piety for the Intellectuals, people by nature, genetically, evolutionarily beautiful, talented, and intelligent, whose every choice turns out to be morally perfect. If a hero belonging to the Intellectuals finds himself among people, he immediately deserves universal love and envy. From childhood, everything works out. All the girls in the class are fighting for a chance to be friends with the main character, Tanya, and a little later, when she grows up, the head of the laboratory, a professor, suggests her, the second-year biology student, to think about Ph.D. The same heroine with an infant in her arms organizes repairs to the entire apartment in two weeks and all other things in life she succeeds easily and playfully.

Unlike the other heroine, Toma. About whose ugliness, and stupidity the author never ceases to remind. The only generally good heroine of "worker-peasant" origin in the novel is Vasilisa. But even she is apparently good only because she lives rightly, serving her Lords, the Intellectuals.

And all this against the background of speculation about the genetic degeneration of the Soviet man and years of negative genetic selection in the USSR.

The novel would definitely have been better if all the characters were not so Ayn Randian clumsily written, and the author at least tried to hide her true attitude toward them.
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