Thanks - and another skazka question

[Josh Wilson]

I've actually always been annoyed by folks who translate "bliny" as
"pancakes." 

Pancakes and bliny bear almost no semblance to each other - neither in how
they look, taste, feel in the mouth, nor in how they are usually eaten. 

It's kinda like translating "Kanadets" as "American" because, you know,
that's close enough. If the basket contained kholodets, would we call that
"jello?"

Just my two cents... 

Josh Wilson
Assistant Director
The School of Russian and Asian Studies
Editor in Chief
Vestnik, The Journal of Russian and Asian Studies
SRAS.org 
jwilson at sras.org
 

 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Chandler
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 11:33 PM
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Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Thanks - and another skazka question

Edward,

> You use "pancakes" and I am not sure what they use in your original.
> The version that I have mentioned uses "пирожки."
> I would think that you version uses "оладушки."
> If so, it would not necessarily agree with the comment made by Will Ryan.
My version, from a collection edited by Pomerantseva, gives 'bliny'.  But
there are pirozhki in the basket too.

Thanks!

R.

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