Bulgakov and Megre on CBC Christmas Booklist 2005

[Edward M Dumanis]

It is not the first time that I see on our list such postings which remind
me a sales pitch. I tried to read the first book of Megre's in Russian,
and found it quite boring. It reminded me "Sibiriada" of the Brezhnev's
time. I do not think that Megre's books deserve to be even mentioned right
next to Bulgakov's creations. However, it is just my personal opinion. 
I would appreciate if anyone who likes those books would make an effort to
convince me that I am wrong, and explain the merits of reading them.

Sincerely,

Edward Dumanis <dumanis at buffalo.edu>



On Mon, 5 Dec 2005, Sharashkin, Leonid E (UMC-Student) wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> Two Russian authors - Mikhail Bulgakov ("Master i Margarita") and Vladimir Megre ("Anastasia" and "The Ringing Cedars of Russia") - were featured on November 20 on a CBC radio show and included in this year's CBC Christmas Booklist, posted on-line at http://www.cbc.ca/checkup/christmas05.html 
> 
> Over the last 10 years Megre's series "The Ringing Cedars" ("Zveniashchie kedry Rossii") has sold over 10 million copies in Russia and is now available in 20 languages (Russian, English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian, Kazakh, Georgian, Bulgarian, Polish, Czech, Slovakian, Slovenian, Serbian, Hebrew, Greek, Croatian). The Series tells the story of Megre's travels to Siberian taiga and his encounter with a woman recluse Anastasia, from whom he gained deep spiritual insights.  Megre's books have already sparked a massive back-to-the-land movement (referred in Russian mass media as "a new revolution") in Russia and other countries. The first three books in the Series have been released this year in English translation done by John Woodsworth ("Anastasia", "The Ringing Cedars of Russia", "The Space of Love").
> 
> All Megre's books (both in Russian and the first three in English) are available from Amazon.com or (less expensively) from www.SiberianCedar.com (both Russian and English) or the English publisher's web-site www.RingingCedars.com (English only). They may also be ordered by calling toll-free 1-888-994-6495. The American publisher, Ringing Cedars Press, offers discounts for quantity purchases of the books for use in instructional purposes.
> 
> The 8 and a half books in the Series include:
> 
> 1: Anastasiia - Anastasia (available in English)
> 2: Zveniashchie kedry Rossii - The Ringing Cedars of Russia (available in English)
> 3: Prostranstvo Ljubvi - The Space of Love (available in English)
> 4: Sotvorenie - Co-creation (English release in February 2006)
> 5: Kto zhe my? - Who are we?
> 6: Rodovaia kniga - The book of kin
> 7: Energiia zhizni - The energy of life
> 8, part 1: Novaia tsivilizatsiia - The new civilisation
> 8, part 2: Obriady ljubvi - Rites of love
> 
> Have a wonderful holiday season,
> 
> Leonid Sharashkin
> University of Missouri
> 
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