Recommendations of English translations of Russian novels

[KEVIN CHRISTIANSON]

I too would be interested in hearing other Seelangers' evaluations of the
various translations of Russian fiction which have been done into English in
recent years, particularly Dostoyevsky's Brothers Karamazov,
Crime and Punishment, and The Idiot as well as Tolstoy's War and Peace and Anna
Karenina.  Oxford UP has translations of these works but I'm not sure how good
they are compared to others.  Besides using British idioms, British
translations often can be rather polite--overly polite and Victorian sounding
which, I'm told, is not consistent with the original Russian versions.

Any recommendations or comparisons by those in the know would be greatly
appreciated by novices like myself. Thanks.


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powerful muscles, but no personality."  --Albert Einstein.
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