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Essays on music, translation, stamps, and Jack Vance.

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16 pieces in English and Russian: polemics on the state of classical music, notes on the craft of translation, satire, and a long engagement with the work of Jack Vance.

My Take on Current Situation in Music
ENRU
A composer’s argument for melody, tonality, and harmony against the academic fashion for atonal experiment.
France is a Great Country
EN
A satire: a simple and logical explanation of why France is definitely a part of the Russian Empire.
Starr Wars Stamps
EN
On Abkhazian Clinton–Monica “Star Wars” stamps, and a rant through the ethnography of the Caucasus.
On Translation
EN
What literary translation demands of language, taste, and nerve.
A Fitting Trade for a Misfit
EN
Translator profile for Translation Journal, December 2004.
Что наша жизнь? Икра!
EN
On translating the slogan “Life happens over coffee.” February 2008.
The Unique Nexus of Talent
EN
On Furtwängler’s Don Giovanni and a rare alignment of gifts.
Asking the Right Questions
EN
On Wilhelm Furtwängler versus Herbert von Karajan, and the film Taking Sides.
Long-awaited conclusion for the “Ports of Call”
EN
Bravo, Ron Fricke
EN
A note on Baraka and cinematic vision.
WUWT as a Relief Valve
EN
On AGW / climate alarmism and Watts Up With That as a relief valve.
Художник, которого мир искусства не замечал
RU
Том Вулф. Впервые опубликовано в журнале The New York Times 2 января 2000 г.
Собрание сочинений Джека Вэнса. Самиздат 21 века.
RU
Visit to Jack Vance
ENRU
A personal account of visiting Jack Vance in Oakland.
Заметки переводчика
RU
Заметки переводчика к русским изданиям Вэнса.
Творец миров. К столетию Джека Вэнса
RU
К столетию Джека Вэнса (28 августа 2016).