I expect you will have heard at some time the noise of a distant waterfall, when the agita
I expect you will have heard at some time the noise of a distant waterfall, when the agita
I expect you will have heard at some time the noise of a distant waterfall, when the agita
* It is telling, in this context, that the word he used for ‘people’ was ‘liudi’ - a word which
* It is telling, in this context, that the word he used for ‘people’ was ‘liudi’ - a word which
* It is telling, in this context, that the word he used for ‘people’ was ‘liudi’ - a word which
The Musorgsky Reader: A Life of Modeste Petrovich Musorgsky in Letters and Documents
assailed on every side by the loud hand-clapping of traders all over the market- place. A cart
assailed on every side by the loud hand-clapping of traders all over the market-place. A cart
assailed on every side by the loud hand-clapping of traders all over the market-place. A cart
In Musorgsky’s final years tensions with his mentor became more acute. He withdrew from S
In Musorgsky’s final years tensions with his mentor became more acute. He withdrew from S
In Musorgsky’s final years tensions with his mentor became more acute. He withdrew from S
So, that’s it, glorious lead horse! The troika, if in disarray, bears what it has to bear.
So, that’s it, glorious lead horse! The troika, if in disarray, bears what it has to bear.
So, that’s it, glorious lead horse! The troika, if in disarray, bears what it has to bear.
Antokolsky felt the same artistic impulse pulling him away from Stasov’s direction. He ga
Antokolsky felt the same artistic impulse pulling him away from Stasov’s direction. He ga
Antokolsky felt the same artistic impulse pulling him away from Stasov’s direction. He ga
Even Repin, the ‘lead horse’, began to pull away from Stasov’s harnesses: he would no longe
Even Repin, the ‘lead horse’, began to pull away from Stasov’s harnesses: he would no longe
Even Repin, the ‘lead horse’, began to pull away from Stasov’s harnesses: he would no longe
portraits and pretty cafe scenes which could not have been farther from the Russian nation
portraits and pretty cafe scenes which could not have been farther from the Russian nation
portraits and pretty cafe scenes which could not have been farther from the Russian nation
In 1855 Tolstoy lost his favourite house in a game of cards. For two days and nights he playe
In 1855 Tolstoy lost his favourite house in a game of cards. For two days and nights he playe
In 1855 Tolstoy lost his favourite house in a game of cards. For two days and nights he playe
the paths were full of weeds and the English garden had long gone to seed. But all the same i
the paths were full of weeds and the English garden had long gone to seed. But all the same i
the paths were full of weeds and the English garden had long gone to seed. But all the same i
Tolstoy moved into a smaller house, an annexe of the old Volkonsky manor, and, as if to ato
Tolstoy moved into a smaller house, an annexe of the old Volkonsky manor, and, as if to ato
Tolstoy moved into a smaller house, an annexe of the old Volkonsky manor, and, as if to ato
In 1859 Tolstoy set up his first school for the village children in Yasnaya Polyana; by 186
In 1859 Tolstoy set up his first school for the village children in Yasnaya Polyana; by 186
In 1859 Tolstoy set up his first school for the village children in Yasnaya Polyana; by 186
14. Tolstoy’s estate at Yasnaya Polyana, late nineteenth century. The huts and fields
14. Tolstoy’s estate at Yasnaya Polyana, late nineteenth century. The huts and fields
14. Tolstoy’s estate at Yasnaya Polyana, late nineteenth century. The huts and fields
Tolstoy’s estate at Yasnaya Polyana, late nineteenth century. The huts and fields in t
the teachers being drawn in the main from those students who had been expelled from their
the teachers being drawn in the main from those students who had been expelled from their
the teachers being drawn in the main from those students who had been expelled from their
The fantasy, however, would not go away. ‘Now let me tell you
The fantasy, however, would not go away. ‘Now let me tell you
The fantasy, however, would not go away. ‘Now let me tell you
what I’ve just decided,’ he would tell the village children at his school. ‘I am going to gi
what I’ve just decided,’ he would tell the village children at his school. ‘I am going to gi
what I’ve just decided,’ he would tell the village children at his school. ‘I am going to gi
that blissful moment when Levin joins the peasant mowers in the field and loses himself in
that blissful moment when Levin joins the peasant mowers in the field and loses himself in
that blissful moment when Levin joins the peasant mowers in the field and loses himself in
After breakfast Levin was not in the same place in the string of mowers as before, but foun
After breakfast Levin was not in the same place in the string of mowers as before, but foun
After breakfast Levin was not in the same place in the string of mowers as before, but foun
The old man, holding himself erect, went in front, moving with long, regular strides, his fee
The old man, holding himself erect, went in front, moving with long, regular strides, his fee
The old man, holding himself erect, went in front, moving with long, regular strides, his fee
Behind Levin came the lad Mishka. His pleasant boyish face, with a twist of fresh grass bound
Behind Levin came the lad Mishka. His pleasant boyish face, with a twist of fresh grass bound
Behind Levin came the lad Mishka. His pleasant boyish face, with a twist of fresh grass bound
Levin kept between them. In the very heat of the day the mowing did not seem such hard work. Th
Levin kept between them. In the very heat of the day the mowing did not seem such hard work. Th
