thee queries

[Giampaolo Gandolfo]

     Dear all,
        In 1898 Lev Tolstoy succeeded in sending to Canada a certain number of molokane who continued living together in colonies using Russian as their mother tongue. Do they still exist as nationally conscious communities? Where, exactly?

What is the right pronounciation of "Maude", Tolstoy's translator into English?

I remember reading somewhere that Rilke once termed Russia  "a country bordering with God". Can anyone tell me when and where?

Thank you
                    Giampaolo Gandolfo

P. S.: If anyone prefers to reply off list here is my e-mail: gianpaolo.gandolfo at fastwebnet.it 

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