Active Users:721 Time:23/06/2026 01:14:49 PM
Back to Messageboard Post New Thread Search Help Stats Rules
Zhivago is the Church Slavonic genitive singular of живой (zhivoi), "living" Tom Send a noteboard - 15/03/2010 11:18:23 PM
It's a form of last name that is sometimes seen in Russia. I've seen Zhevago (not Zhivago) and, interestingly enough, Mertvago (which, for anyone other than Greg reading this, means "dead" ).
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

*MySmiley*
Reply to message
So, let's talk about Doctor Zhivago. Tom - 15/03/2010 12:51:09 PM 1822 Views
I liked it a lot. wahooka - 15/03/2010 03:24:34 PM 1150 Views
I mostly agree with your points, but I'm not sure Zhivago was ever disillusioned with revolution. Tom - 15/03/2010 09:19:54 PM 992 Views
Re: I mostly agree with your points, but I'm not sure Zhivago was ever disillusioned with revolution wahooka - 15/03/2010 09:57:29 PM 1103 Views
Yes, it's the Soviet state, not the revolution, that he hates. Tom - 15/03/2010 11:16:29 PM 931 Views
I see your point. wahooka - 15/03/2010 11:36:30 PM 1039 Views
The idea of revolution was perpetual. In theory, anyway. The Shrike - 16/03/2010 12:30:46 AM 1093 Views
So far, so good ranagrande - 15/03/2010 03:58:44 PM 1068 Views
There are lots of good quotes. Tom - 15/03/2010 09:20:26 PM 906 Views
I have finally finished it. ranagrande - 22/03/2010 12:31:24 AM 1071 Views
There will be more later. Much more. So lets start at the beginning. The Shrike - 15/03/2010 04:22:15 PM 984 Views
... I'm clearly lacking in braincells. Rebekah - 15/03/2010 05:03:35 PM 1086 Views
... yes, you moved to scotland? *NM* jh - 15/03/2010 05:42:21 PM 463 Views
It's not contagious! Rebekah - 15/03/2010 05:47:41 PM 921 Views
It probably is. Don't worry, we still like you! *NM* Tom - 15/03/2010 09:55:07 PM 453 Views
I didn't notice the Anna Karenina connection. That's a good point. Tom - 15/03/2010 09:26:41 PM 1010 Views
Yes. Perhaps we should tell the non-Russian speakers/readers that the name of the protagonist, The Shrike - 15/03/2010 10:22:39 PM 1137 Views
Zhivago is the Church Slavonic genitive singular of живой (zhivoi), "living" Tom - 15/03/2010 11:18:23 PM 961 Views
I knew those Larry - 15/03/2010 11:22:02 PM 1060 Views
I thought this was a great read, and I'm sure I've missed a lot, which will make a reread good too. Rebekah - 15/03/2010 05:16:19 PM 1118 Views
On balance, there IS a love story. Just not quite the one that most people think. Tom - 15/03/2010 09:34:20 PM 1046 Views
I noticed that as well Larry - 15/03/2010 09:42:04 PM 1127 Views
There is a lot of Christian eschatology, too Tom - 15/03/2010 09:46:59 PM 1009 Views
Yes Larry - 15/03/2010 11:23:23 PM 1181 Views
Yes. This is what I was going to say, just not as articulately. *NM* Rebekah - 15/03/2010 10:12:33 PM 405 Views
My initial thoughts Beqi - 15/03/2010 06:02:21 PM 1077 Views
Re: My initial thoughts wahooka - 15/03/2010 08:54:15 PM 1000 Views
Which idioms were you talking about? Tom - 15/03/2010 09:43:09 PM 1050 Views
Re: Which idioms were you talking about? wahooka - 15/03/2010 10:07:23 PM 1103 Views
The names are not quite as hard as it may seem at first Tom - 15/03/2010 09:41:06 PM 999 Views
There appears to be a lull, so some background - How many of you have read anything about The Shrike - 15/03/2010 08:19:07 PM 1016 Views
This is my first novel in that genre, fiction or non. Beqi - 15/03/2010 08:22:04 PM 898 Views
I've read bits & pieces. Rebekah - 15/03/2010 08:33:41 PM 1030 Views
Ok, since you're interested, here is some "light" reading for you. Approach with caution. The Shrike - 15/03/2010 08:47:42 PM 1172 Views
Interestingly, I'm seeing parallels now that I'm reading Gibbon. Tom - 15/03/2010 09:53:15 PM 1030 Views
Koenker was mine for Soviet history. The Shrike - 15/03/2010 10:08:40 PM 1324 Views
Re: Ok, since you're interested, here is some "light" reading for you. Approach with caution. wahooka - 15/03/2010 11:05:22 PM 1091 Views
Thank you for calling it "light" reading. The quotation marks were comforting. Tashmere - 17/03/2010 09:56:26 AM 965 Views
I will read and respond to this when I remember to bring my glasses home from work! *NM* Rebekah - 17/03/2010 06:14:31 PM 396 Views
Finally got around to reading this. Thanks for sharing. *NM* Rebekah - 22/03/2010 04:45:24 PM 426 Views
You're welcome. *NM* The Shrike - 22/03/2010 05:14:26 PM 401 Views
I knew a bit about it. wahooka - 15/03/2010 08:36:20 PM 1128 Views
Fiction or non-fiction? Larry - 15/03/2010 09:21:04 PM 1187 Views
Do you mean Ten Days that Shook the World by John Reed? Tom - 15/03/2010 09:54:34 PM 1001 Views
Ten...I was typing from memories of close to 15 years ago Larry - 15/03/2010 10:57:05 PM 1063 Views
Either, though specifically I was thinking of non-fiction. The Shrike - 15/03/2010 10:11:52 PM 1079 Views
That's what I was thinking of when I read it Larry - 15/03/2010 10:59:36 PM 1081 Views
Familiar with the history, though I've never exhaustively studied the time period. Jacob - 16/03/2010 02:20:23 PM 1056 Views
Enough to understand everything easily enough. Legolas - 21/04/2010 01:03:54 AM 910 Views
My own personal thoughts on Doctor Zhivago Tom - 15/03/2010 11:44:05 PM 1292 Views
This review has been helpful so far for me. Tashmere - 23/03/2010 11:39:51 PM 961 Views
Essay I just finished writing on the book Larry - 16/03/2010 01:26:23 AM 1442 Views
I'm really enjoying it. nossy - 16/03/2010 03:05:25 AM 1061 Views
Hey, if I can come late to the party, so can you. *NM* Legolas - 21/04/2010 01:04:15 AM 350 Views
I'm still sailing through it AgentOrange - 16/03/2010 09:25:34 PM 1129 Views
Why would you consider this a classic? What made it so good or profound for (plural) you? Tashmere - 16/03/2010 11:19:23 PM 1046 Views
Put a question mark at the end of the first sentence and read my response. *NM* Tom - 17/03/2010 12:09:58 AM 406 Views
Some questions. Rebekah - 19/03/2010 08:27:38 AM 962 Views
Class can be tricky given the Russian context. The Shrike - 19/03/2010 05:09:14 PM 1139 Views
Grand. Thanks for the answers. Rebekah - 20/03/2010 02:33:18 PM 1054 Views
As an addendum to what Greg wrote: Tom - 19/03/2010 05:56:56 PM 1032 Views
Re: As an addendum to what Greg wrote: Rebekah - 20/03/2010 02:36:36 PM 1075 Views
No, Tonya was exiled. It was a fortune of timing. Tom - 20/03/2010 05:22:44 PM 1037 Views
The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them The Shrike - 21/03/2010 05:34:03 PM 1072 Views
It looks a bit strained to me. Tom - 22/03/2010 03:28:34 AM 939 Views
So far the reviews are pretty glowing, as are the Amazon reviewers. The Shrike - 22/03/2010 01:44:19 PM 1073 Views
In other news, I read about 100 pages of The Island at the Center of the World. Tom - 22/03/2010 03:48:47 PM 998 Views
I figured that you would like it. The Shrike - 22/03/2010 05:14:06 PM 1130 Views
I finished it last night - the last 100+ pages rather fast, considering how long the whole took. Legolas - 21/04/2010 01:00:50 AM 823 Views
Back to Messageboard Post New Thread Search Help Stats Rules

Reply to Message

Block Quote Paragraph Quote
Formatting
Smiley Codes