Quote Originally Posted by svar45
oops, i'm edit message after your replay. May you read it again?

Dobry, I hope you don't think that Russian literature ends on Tolstoy and Dostoevsky. Most Russians don't like them all, they bored, and read them
only under press of school teachers.
No, I do not think this.

One of my passions is literature... but my time to read is valuable... "classical" literature is "timeless" ... about the "human condition", and common ideas of life among all cultures, all countries... Dostoevsky, Gogol, Bulgakov and many others are the "masters of the art" in examining humanity... all humanity... not only Russians, or Ukrainians. For everyone.

I choose to read these books (and not "popular fiction") because they help me to learn, and understand life. Pelevin's writings have also helped me, the same. But I know he's not popular with many people.

But it was Tarkovsky... yes, I know many people are bored with his films, many people don't like them... but he inspired me to begin to study Russian. His films please me very much. I think he was the best film-maker of the 20th century in the whole world.

So... maybe this will help you understand me better.

<opening the bottle now>