Pen and sword

[Elena Gapova]

"Ya hochu, chtob k shtyku priravnyali pero" - Vladimir Mayakovsky

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From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU]On Behalf Of Janneke van de Stadt
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 9:47 AM
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Subject: [SEELANGS] Pen and sword


  Dear colleagues,

Other than "chto napisano perom, togo ne vyrubish' toporom"  are
there any other ways of expressing "the pen is mightier than the
sword" in Russian?  I have found nothing so far....

Many thanks in advance!

Janneke

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