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JOHN WOODSWORTH . Translator (Russian/English), Teacher, Researcher, Editor, Poet based in Ottawa, the national capital of Canada . Administrative Assistant & Research Associate Slavic Research Group at the University of Ottawa Certified Translator (Russian-English),
ATIO
Literary Translator (Russian-English),
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"Kanadskaya Dacha"
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Home page updated 17 August 2008 Ringing Cedars Series now
published in a
Member, Literary Translators'
Association of Canada
* * * Prose translations page updated 7 September 2008 NEW: Translation of Mikhail
Sadovsky's
Translation of Vladimir Megré's Ringing
Cedars Series
Translation of Andrew Donskov (ed.),
Translation of Vladimir Megré's Ringing
Cedars Series
* * * Poetry page updated 19 April 2008 NEW: Three poems from Vladimir Megré's
latest book
Revision of translation by Ivan Zhavoronkov
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* * * Academic Publications page updated 19 April 2008 NEW: Presentation on the Ringing Cedars
Series
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NEW SADOVSKY TRANSLATION NOW
PUBLISHED
Before it's too late by contemporary Russian writer Mikhail Sadovsky in JW's English translation. Now available in both paperback and electronic download format at Lulu.com. |
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All nine books of Vladimir Megré's Ringing Cedars Series in JW's English translation (edited by Leonid Sharashkin) have now been released in a SECOND EDITION with a new set of covers (see my Prose Translations page for the old covers) Note: Since its initial publication in 1996.the original Russian edition of the Ringing Cedars Series has seen sales of more than 10 million books. And since the publication of the first English edition of Book 1 in February 2005, more than 100,000 books have been sold in English translation. For more detailed information on each book see the publisher's
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BOOK 1: Anastasia
by Vladimir Megré Translated by John Woodsworth, edited by Leonid Sharashkin First published in English February 2005 Book 1 of the RINGING CEDARS SERIES, tells the story of entrepreneur Vladimir Megré's trade trip to the Siberian taiga in 1995, where he witnessed incredible spiritual phenomena connected with the sacred 'ringing cedar' trees. He spent three days with a recluse named Anastasia, who shared with him her unique outlook on subjects as diverse as gardening, child-rearing, healing, Nature, sexuality, religion and more. This wilderness experience transformed Vladimir so deeply that he abandoned his commercial plans and, penniless, went to Moscow to write a book about the new dimensions of life revealed to him. |
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BOOK 2: The
Ringing Cedars of Russia
by Vladimir Megré Translated by John Woodsworth, edited by Leonid Sharashkin First published in English May 2005 The second book of the Series, in addition to providing a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the story of how Anastasia came to be published, offers a deeper exploration of the universal concepts so dramatically revealed in Book 1. It takes the reader on an adventure through the vast expanses of space, time and spirit -- from the Paradise-like glade in the Siberian taiga to the rough urban depths of Russiaís capital city, from the ancient mysteries of our forebears to a vision of humanityís radiant future |
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BOOK 3: The
Space of Love
by Vladimir Megré Translated by John Woodsworth, edited by Leonid Sharashkin First published in English September 2005 Book 3 describes the author's second visit to Anastasia. Rich with new revelations on natural child-rearing and alternative education, on the spiritual significance of breast-feeding and the meaning of ancient megaliths, it shows how each person's thoughts can influence the destiny of the entire Earth. Megré shares his new outlook on education and children's real creative potential after a visit to a school where pupils have built their own campus and cover the ten-year Russian school syllabus in just two years. Complete with an account of an armed intrusion into Anastasia's habitat, the book illustrates the limitless power of Love and non-violence over the human consciousness. |
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BOOK 4: Co-creation
by Vladimir Megré Translated by John Woodsworth, edited by Leonid Sharashkin First published in English April 2006 The 4th book and centrepiece of the Series paints a dramatic living image of the creation of the Universe and humanity's place in this creation, making this primordial mystery relevant to our everyday living today. Deeply metaphysical yet at the same time down-to-Earth practical, this poetic heart-felt volume helps us uncover answers to the most significant questions about the essence and meaning of the Universe and Nature and the purpose of our existence. It also shows how and why the knowledge of these answers, innate in every human being, has become obscured and forgotten, and points the way toward reclaiming this wisdom and -- in partnership with Nature -- manifesting the energy of Love through our lives. |
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BOOK 5: Who
are we?
by Vladimir Megré Translated by John Woodsworth, edited by Leonid Sharashkin First published in English November 2006 Book 5 describes the authorís search for real-life 'proofs' of Anastasiaís vision presented in the previous volumes. Finding these proofs and taking stock of ongoing global environmental destruction, Vladimir Megré describes further practical steps for putting Anastasia's vision into practice. Full of beautiful realistic images of a new way of living in co-operation with the Earth and each other, this book also highlights the role of children in making us aware of the precariousness of the present situation and in leading the global transition toward a happy, violence-free society. |
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BOOK 6: The
Book of Kin
by Vladimir Megré Translated by John Woodsworth, edited by Leonid Sharashkin First published in English April 2007 Book 6 of the Series describes another visit by the author to Anastasia's glade in the Siberian taiga and his conversations with his growing son, which cause him to take a new look at education, science, history, family and Nature. Through parables and revelatory dialogues and stories Anastasia then leads Vladimir Megré and the reader on a shocking re-discovery of the pages of humanity's real history that have been distorted or kept secret for thousands of years. This knowledge sheds light on the causes of war, oppression and violence in the modern world and guides us in preserving the wisdom of our ancestors and passing it over to future generations. |
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BOOK 7: The
energy of life
by Vladimir Megré Translated by John Woodsworth, edited by Leonid Sharashkin First published in English November 2007 The seventh book of the Series re-asserts the power of human thought and the influence of our thinking on our lives and the destiny of the entire planet and the Universe. It also brings forth a practical understanding of ways to consciously control and build up the power of our creative thought. The book sheds still further light on the forgotten pages of humanity's history, on religion, on the roots of inter-racial and inter-religious conflict, on ideal nutrition, and shows how a new way of thinking and a lifestyle in true harmony with Nature can lead to happiness and solve the personal and societal problems of crime, corruption, misery, conflict, war and violence. |
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BOOK 8.1: The
new civilisation
by Vladimir Megré Translated by John Woodsworth, edited by Leonid Sharashkin First published in English January 2008 Book 8, Part 1 describes yet another visit by Vladimir Megré to Anastasia and their son, and offers new insights into practical co-operation with Nature, showing in ever greater detail how Anastasia's lifestyle applies to our lives. Describing how the visions presented in previous volumes have already taken beautiful form in real life and produced massive changes in Russia and beyond, the author discerns the birth of a new civilisation. The book also paints a vivid image of America's radiant future, in which the conflict between the powerful and the helpless, the rich and the poor, the city and the country, can be transcended and thereby lead to transformations in both the individual and society. |
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BOOK 8.2: Rites
of Love
by Vladimir Megré Translated by John Woodsworth, edited by Leonid Sharashkin First published in English April 2008 Book 8, Part 2 contrasts today's mainstream attitudes to sex, family, childbirth and education with our forebears' lifestyle, which reflected their deep spiritual understanding of the significance of conception, pregnancy, homebirth and upbringing of the young in an atmosphere of love. In powerful poetic prose Megré describes their ancient way of life, grounded in love and non-violence, and shows the practicability of this same approach today. Through the life-story of one family, he portrays the radiant world of the ancient Russian Vedic civilisation, the drama of its destruction and its re-birth millennia later -- in our present time. |
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SPECIAL NOTE: DECEMBER 2006 TWO BLAGODAROVA TRANSLATIONS
PUBLISHED BY LULU
Oh
those dark eyes and Neither
Greek nor Jew -- two novels by Russian-Canadian writer Faina
Blagodarova may be ordered in JW's English translation from Lulu.com.
The original Russian version is also available for purchase from the same
address.
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SPECIAL NOTE: OCTOBER 2006 NEW SADOVSKY TRANSLATION NOW
PUBLISHED
Stepping
into the blue... and other stories and Those
were the years -- by contemporary Russian writer Mikhail
Sadovsky in JW's English translation. Both books are now
available in both paperback and electronic download format at Lulu.com.
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SPECIAL NOTE: DECEMBER 2007 TRANSLATION of ANATOLY
NAZIROV'S
A
poet's gallery -- by contemporary St-Petersburg
poet Anatoly Nazirov
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SPECIAL NOTE: FEBRUARY 2008 TRANSLATION of 16 poems
for children
Matryoshka
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SPECIAL NOTE: MARCH 2008 TRANSLATION of
Edited by Andrew Donskov, F.R.S.C.
Selected correspondence between Leo Tolstoy and four prominent sectarian writers (Timofej Bondarev, Fedor Zheltov, Petr Verigin and Mikhail Novikov) in English translation . |
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Russian webpages (with poetry/article):
Novyj
kanadets (Muza>Litklub>Poèzija>Dzhon Vudsvort>Ob
avtore)
(Note: the "Novyj kanadets"
site requires Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher)
Russkij
pereplet
Novaja
literatura
English webpage (with poetry):
Sasquatch
Literary Arts Performance Series
English webpage (showing books
translated):
Literary
Translators' Association of Canada
Bilingual webpage (Russian/English):
NEW:Language and Culture Site
Ringing Cedars "About the Series" page
Ringing Cedars Press
E-mail : <jw[at ]kanadacha.ca>
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Publications: Lifetime summary (Click on link for a complete listing) * Books
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Education * 1965> B.A. (Russian,
Honours),
University of British Columbia
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University appointments (See further details under 'Teaching' on my Experience page) * 1967-68> University
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Recent professional & literary activities * Board Member, Sasquatch
Writers Performance Series (since 2000)
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Books (including electronic) recently edited/compiled/revised (since 2002) (Click here for a complete listing) * 2002> Sasquatch: Twenty poems for twenty years: a tribute to Juan O'Neill. Edited by John Woodsworth. With a Foreword by Jane Jordan. Ottawa: Sasquatch Writers Performance Series, 2nd edition 2002. 32 pp. ISBN 0-9730202-0-2 * 2003> Mikhail Levitin: Dni letjat: stikhi i reproduktsii / The days fly by : a book of poetry & art (English editing by John Woodsworth). Includes English editor's preface. Ottawa: Sasquatch Writers Performance Series, 2003. 46 pp. ISBN 0-9730202-4-5 * 2007> Anatoly Nazirov:
A
poet's gallery, Book 1. Translated from the Russian by Ivan
Zhavoronkov, revised by John Woodsworth. Toronto, 2007. 52
pp. ISBN 0-9737762-0-X
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Recent prose translations (since 2004) (Click here for a complete listing). * 2004> Mikhail Sadovsky, Stepping into the blue... and other stories. Published July 2004 in America by Roberts Publishing ; now in its 2nd printing. This book may be ordered from Roberts Publishing at US$14.95 (plus shipping). Please see Prose translations page for further details. * 2005> Vladimir Megre, Anastasia [Anastasija]. Book 1 in the Ringing Cedars Series, edited by Leonid Sharashkin. Published February 2005. Please see Prose translations page for further details. * 2005> Vladimir Megre, The ringing cedars of Russia [Zvenjashchie kedry Rossii]. Book 2 in the Ringing Cedars Series, edited by Leonid Sharashkin. Published May 2005. Please see Prose translations page for further details. * 2005> Vladimir Megre,
The
Space of Love [Prostranstvo Ljubvi]. Book 3 in
the Ringing Cedars Series, edited by Leonid Sharashkin.
published September 2005. Please see Prose
translations page for further details.
* 2006 > Olga Tokarczuk, story excerpt "From E.E." (Polish to English). In an anthology of East Central European women's fiction. Please see Prose translations page for further details. * 2006> Vladimir Megre, Co-creation [Sotvorenie]. Book 4 in the Ringing Cedars Series, edited by Leonid Sharashkin. Pulbished March 2006. Please see Prose translations page for further details. * 2006 > Mikhail Sadovsky, short story "Mitenka". Bellevue Literary Review 6: 1. Please see Prose translations page for further details. * 2006 > Mikhail Sadovsky, novel Those were the years (including three new short stories). Please see Prose translations page for further details. * 2006> Vladimir Megre, Who are we? [Kto zhe my?]. Book 5 in the Ringing Cedars Series, edited by Leonid Sharashkin. Published November 2006. Please see Prose translations page for further details. * 2006> Faina Blagodarova, Oh those dark eyes [Akh, èti chernye glaza...]. December 2006. Please see Prose translations page for further details. * 2006> Faina Blagodarova, Neither Greek nor Jew [...Ni èllina ni iudeja...]. December 2006. Co-translated with Serge Boldireff. Please see Prose translations page for further details. * 2006> Translation/editing of sub-titles for two documentary films: The onward & upward chain (English to Russian) and Bright tidings (Russian to English). Please see Prose translations page for further details. * 2007> Vladimir Megre, The Book of Kin [Rodovaja kniga]. Book 6 in the Ringing Cedars Series, edited by Leonid Sharashkin. Published April 2007. Please see Prose translations page for further details. * 2007 > Stanislav Koslovsky, excerpt from Computerra article Skorost' mysli ["The speed of thought"], on the Toki Pona website, together with summary of article. Please see Prose translations page for further details. NEW: * 2007> Vladimir Megre, The Energy of Life [Ènergija zhizni]. Book 7 in the Ringing Cedars Series, edited by Leonid Sharashkin. Published November 2007. Please see Prose translations page for further details. NEW: * 2008> Vladimir Megre, The New Civilisation [Novaja tsivilizatsija]. Book 8.1 in the Ringing Cedars Series, edited by Leonid Sharashkin. Published January 2008. Please see Prose translations page for further details. NEW: * 2008> Andrew Donskov (ed.), Leo Tolstoy and Russian peasant sectarian writers: selected correspondence. Published March 2008. Please see Prose translations page for further details. NEW: * 2008> Vladimir Megre, Rites of Love [Obrjady Ljubvi]. Book 8.2 in the Ringing Cedars Series, edited by Leonid Sharashkin. Published April 2008. Please see Prose translations page for further details. NEW: * 2008 > Mikhail Sadovsky, novel Before it's too late [Poka ne pozdno]. Please see Prose translations page for further details. . |
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Recent poetry translations published (since 2004) (Click here for a complete listing) * 2004> One poem by Peter Ozeroff (English to Russian) -- "Your wedding day" [Den' svad'by] -- Iskra No 1963 (29/9/04), p. 51. * 2004> Vladimir Vysotsky (Russian to English) ó "Shtormit ves' vecher" [The storm raves on]. Language and culture dot net (Poetry Gallery), November 2004. * 2004> One poem by Peter Ozeroff (English to Russian) -- "On passing" [O perekhode] -- Iskra No 1965 (15/12/04), p. 117. * 2005> One poem by Peter Ozeroff (English to Russian) -- "Our child" [Nashe ditja] -- Iskra No 1966 (26/1/05), p. 37. * 2005> Seven poems(Russian to English) contributed by readers of Vladimir Megre's Anastasia(Columbia, Missouri, USA: Ringing Cedars Press, 2005), pp. 180-189. See details. NEW: * 2005> One poem by Vladimir Megre (Russian to English): The Ringing Cedars of Russia(Columbia, Missouri, USA: Ringing Cedars Press, 2005). See details. * 2005> Excerpt from a poem The Ringing Cedars of Russia (Columbia, Missouri, USA: Ringing Cedars Press, 2005), p. 135. See details. * 2005> Translation of eight of my original poems from Russia (Russian to English), forming Part I of a chapbook entitled Strochki iz trekh stran / Lines from three lands, published on the Language and Culture website. See details. * 2005> Two song excerpts and a poem (Russian to English). The Space of Love (Columbia, Missouri, USA: Ringing Cedars Press, 2005). See details. * 2006> One poem (Russian to English).Co-creation (New York: Ringing Cedars Press, 2006). See details. * 2006> Translation of eight of my original poems from America (Russian to English), forming Part II of a chapbook entitled Strochki iz trekh stran / Lines from three lands, published on the Language and Culture website. See details. * 2006> Excerpt from a modern Russian song (Russian to English). Who are we? (Paia, Hawaii, USA: Ringing Cedars Press, 2006). See details. * 2006> Translation of nineteen poems (including 17 by Faina Blagodarova) from Faina Blagodarova's books. See details. * 2007 > Translation of one of my original poems published in Iskra. See details NEW: * 2007> Translation of nine of my original poems from America (Russian to English), forming Part III of a chapbook entitled Strochki iz trekh stran / Lines from three lands, published on the Language and Culture website. See details. NEW: * 2008> Translation of 16 poems for children written and illustrated by Faina Blagodarova. See details. NEW: *
2008> Translation
of 3 poems by Vladimir Megré in Rites
of Love..
See details.
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Original poems in Russian recently published (since 2003) (Click here for a complete listing) * 2003 > Four humoristic poems + four parodies (in Russian only) on Novyj kanadets website (posted February 2003) (Site requires Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher) * 2003 > Two poems (in Russian) on the guest 'cat poetry' page (O koshkakh) of Russian poet-physicist Anastassia Bolshakova (posted July 2003) * 2004 > One poem (in Russian, with English translation) in Iskra (February 2004). See details. * 2005 > Eight of my original poems from Russia, forming Part I of a chapbook entitled Strochki iz trekh stran / Lines from three lands, published on the Language and Culture website. See details. * 2006 > Eight of my original poems from America, forming Part II of a chapbook entitled Strochki iz trekh stran / Lines from three lands, published on the Language and Culture website. See details. NEW: * 2007 > Nine of my original poems from Canada, forming Part III of a chapbook entitled Strochki iz trekh stran / Lines from three lands, published on the Language and Culture website. See details. NEW: *
2007 > One
poem (in Russian, with English translation) in Iskra (February
2007). See details.
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Recently published articles & book reviews (since 2004) (Click here for main listing) (Note: [R] designates a refereed book or journal at the time of publication) * 2004 > "Russkaja slovesnost' v nerusskoj Kanade: odna istorija" [The Russian literary arts in non-Russian Canada: one story]. With an introduction by Tatiana Kalashnikova. Article: Russkij pereplet [on-line Russian literary magazine]. [R] (Click on the title to read the article on the Pereplet site.) Re-published on Novaja literatura [R] (Click here to read the article on the Novaja Literatura site.) * 2004 > "Lidija Dmitrievna Gromova-Opul'skaja: d-r fil. nauk, tolstoved, drug vsego mira" / "Lidija Dmitrievna Gromova-Opul'skaja: Ph.D., Tolstoy scholar, friend to the whole world". In Russian with English translation. Iskra No 1954 (25/2/04), pp. 52-55. * 2005> Review of Koozma Tarasoff's book/CD: Spirit-Wrestlesrs: Doukhobor pioneer's strategies for living (Ottawa: Legas, 2002). Iskra No 1969 (27/4/05), pp. 22-23. * 2005 > Review of Koozma
Tarasoff's book/CD: Spirit-Wrestlesrs: Doukhobor pioneer's strategies
for living Canadian
Slavonic Papers 47:3-4 (Sept.-Dec. 2005), pp.433-36.
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NEW: * 2006> "Links
across space and time: the life and works of Leo Tolstoy, Mary Baker Eddy
and Vladimir Megre"
(text of conference paper, York University, May 2006). Energy of
Life Newsletter, 7 July 2006.
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Recent talks, papers & briefs (since 2003) (Click here for a complete listing) * 2003 >"Zadacha poèticheskogo perevodchika: perevod tselogo stikhotvorenija / The Poetry translator's task: translating the whole poem".Ý Institut zhurnalistiki i literaturnogo tvorchestva [Institute of Journalism and Creative Writing], Moscow, August 2003. * 2003 > "L.N. Tolstoj i M.B. Èddi: sopostavitel'nyj vzgljad" [Leo Tolstoy and Mary Baker Eddy: a comparative view].Ý Third International Tolstoy Conference, Yasnaya Polyana, August 2003. [Click here for an illustrated ovew of the conference.] Now published in Conference proceedings (see Recently published articles above). * 2005 > "Translation of prose, poetry and poetic prose". Talk for Russian literature students, Arizona State University, September 2005. * 2005 > "Peculiarities of the Russian language". Talk for Spanish listening-comprehension students, Principia College (Elsah, Illinois, USA), October 2005. * 2005 > "Sketches for three talks".-- (a) Leo Tolstoy and Mary Baker Eddy; (b) Leo Tolstoy and the Canadian Doukhobors; (c) Prose and poetry translation. Presentation for selected faculty members, Principia College (Elsah, Illinois, USA), October 2005. * 2006> "The poetry of music and the music of the spoken word -- a poet-translator's view" -- 2-hour oral presentation, with poetic and musical illustrations, for the University of Ottawa Alumni Culture Club, writer's workshop, April 2006. * 2006> "Links across space & time: the life and works of Leo Tolstoy, Mary Baker Eddy and Vladimir Megre". Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Slavists, York University (Toronto), May 2006. NEW: * 2007> "Translating
contemporary Russian literature" --
informal talk for
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2008>
"Translating the Ringing Cedars Series". Presentation at the
translation session entitled "The slings & arrows of literary translation"
at the Ottawa Writers' Festival, Library & Archives Canada, 17 April
2008. Sponsored by the School of Translating & Interpreting,
Univ. of Ottawa and the Literary Translators' Association of Canada.
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Work in progress * Translation of novel Poka ne pozdno [Before it's too late] by Mikhail Sadovsky. To be published 2008 by Roberts Publishing in San Marcos (Calif.), USA *Translation of manuscript "Moja zhizn'" [My life] -- the autobiography of Sofia Andreevna Tolstaya (Leo Tolstoy's wife). Original to be published 2009 by State L.N. Tolstoy Museum, Moscow. Translation to be published (tentatively) shortly thereafter by University of Ottawa Press. *Translation of a collection of poems by Russian-American writer Felix Gurt. (Publication details to be determined.) *Revision of more of Ivan
Zhavoronkov's translations of poems by Anatoly Nazirov.
(Publication details to be determined.)
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"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you... Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." -- John
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Russian webpages (with poetry/article):
Moskva
neofitsial'naja
Novyj
kanadets (Muza>Litklub>Poèzija>Dzhon Vudsvort>Ob
avtore)
(Note: the "Novyj kanadets"
site requires Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher)
NEW:Russkij
pereplet
English webpage (with poetry):
Sasquatch Literary Arts Performance SeriesBilingual webpage (Russian/English):
NEW:Language and Culture SiteRinging Cedars "About the Series" page
Ringing Cedars Press
E-mail : <jw[at ]kanadacha.ca>
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