Queue in Russian Literature

[OLGA BUKHINA]

On the humorous note -- in "Master and Margarita," in the description of Massolit and a line to the "dachnyj otdel."

"Очередь стояла не чрезмерная, человек в полтораста".

Olga Bukhina
American Council of Learned Societies
E-mail: obukhina at acls.org 
www.acls.org 


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From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Alina Israeli
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 12:33 PM
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Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Queue in Russian Literature

>I remember a depiction of a foodstore queue in winter early morning
>darkness for
>mattern calfs in Moscow in "Archipelag GULAG".

What about Axmatova's Requiem?

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