Psychoanalysis and my senior thesis

[Inna Caron]

Yevgeny Slivkin wrote:

I would suggest to add to his "hit list" a number of characters from
Russian history who left a trace in Russian literature as well. A. V.
Suvorov, for example. How about his favorite motto: "Pulia - dura, shtyk
-
molodets!"

Now, that made ME smile! :)

Let's also not forget the leading actors in Vladimir's campaign for
Christening the Kievans: "Dobrynia krestil mechom, a Putiata ognem." 
We all know what that makes Dobrynia; I am not sure what Putiata's
problem was. Probably dealing the opium he smuggled from Byzantium.

And what about Alexander Nevsky's "Kto k nam s mechom pridet, ot mecha i
pogibnet"? In John Reed-esque interpretation it kind of sounds like a
medieval AIDS awareness commercial, doesn't it?

And they say that the Slavists have no sense of humor...


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Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Psychoanalysis and my senior thesis

 
a/. 
Robert Chandler wrote:
"Dear John Reed, If you want to make fun of something, you need to be a
bit
more witty than                    this"

Personally I think John was witty enough. He made me smile all right. I
would suggest him to add to his "hit list" a number of characters from
Russian history who left a trace in Russian literature as well. A. V.
Suvorov, for example. How about his favorite motto: "Pulia - dura, shtyk
-
molodets!" 

b/. 
Dear Freudians from Russian literature,
Why do not you for a second admit that sometimes banana is just a banana
and
a long knife is just a long knife... even in literature! 


Yevgeny Slivkin
  

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