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Что я видел
В книге представлены рассказы замечательного детского писателя Бориса Степановича Житкова.
496 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 1988
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About the author
Boris Zhitkov
34 books1 followerBoris Stepanovich Zhitkov (Russian: Борис Степанович Житков; 11 September 1882 — 19 October 1938) was a Russian author, mainly of children's books.
Zhitkov was born in Novgorod; his father was a mathematics teacher and his mother a pianist. His works include numerous books in which he, in a figurative form, described various professions. His books are based on his rich experience as a sailor, ship captain, scientist, traveler and explorer. Between 1916 and 1924 he was a sailor and, later, a ship's captain. He also worked as a navigator, an ichthyologist, a metal worker, a shipbuilding engineer, a teacher of physics and drafting, and a technical college headmaster.
In 1924 Zhitkov started to be published and soon became a professional writer. He is best known for the hugely successful children's travel book What I Saw (Russian: Что я видел) about the summer vacation adventures of a curious little boy nicknamed Pochemuchka. He was a close friend of Korney Chukovsky.
Zhitkov's 1941 historical novel about the 1905 Revolution, Viktor Vavich (Russian: Виктор Вавич), was immediately destroyed and republished in 1999 only thanks to Lydia Chukovskaya having saved a copy; Boris Pasternak called it "the best thing that has ever been written about 1905; it's shameful that nobody knows this book."
Zhitkov was born in Novgorod; his father was a mathematics teacher and his mother a pianist. His works include numerous books in which he, in a figurative form, described various professions. His books are based on his rich experience as a sailor, ship captain, scientist, traveler and explorer. Between 1916 and 1924 he was a sailor and, later, a ship's captain. He also worked as a navigator, an ichthyologist, a metal worker, a shipbuilding engineer, a teacher of physics and drafting, and a technical college headmaster.
In 1924 Zhitkov started to be published and soon became a professional writer. He is best known for the hugely successful children's travel book What I Saw (Russian: Что я видел) about the summer vacation adventures of a curious little boy nicknamed Pochemuchka. He was a close friend of Korney Chukovsky.
Zhitkov's 1941 historical novel about the 1905 Revolution, Viktor Vavich (Russian: Виктор Вавич), was immediately destroyed and republished in 1999 only thanks to Lydia Chukovskaya having saved a copy; Boris Pasternak called it "the best thing that has ever been written about 1905; it's shameful that nobody knows this book."
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September 10, 2011
I would give the unabridged version 5 stars. This edition is severely abridged and has other problems noted below.
I'm torn about this one. The book is delightful and fun to read, but this specific edition is severely abridged, to the extent that I feel the heart of the book has been ripped out. Do yourself a favor and snag the complete text from lib.ru and a good dictionary.
I have a few issues with this specific edition.
The print quality is very poor; it looks like an nth generation photocopy. It is frequently difficult to distinguish between и and п because the horizontals get lost, for example.
It'd be nicer for students if the accents were noted.
The book has Russian on the left and a glossary of new words on the right. However, the glossary is not organized; the words are kind of splattered on the page in roughly the order you encounter them. It would be much more effective if the glossary were alphabetized.
I'm torn about this one. The book is delightful and fun to read, but this specific edition is severely abridged, to the extent that I feel the heart of the book has been ripped out. Do yourself a favor and snag the complete text from lib.ru and a good dictionary.
I have a few issues with this specific edition.
The print quality is very poor; it looks like an nth generation photocopy. It is frequently difficult to distinguish between и and п because the horizontals get lost, for example.
It'd be nicer for students if the accents were noted.
The book has Russian on the left and a glossary of new words on the right. However, the glossary is not organized; the words are kind of splattered on the page in roughly the order you encounter them. It would be much more effective if the glossary were alphabetized.
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