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I can understand that. But what about a contemporary Russian author? Would she care if someone scanned her book and offered it for download on the Internet?

Fine. The secret launch code for the nuclear missiles is 10-34-33-27-15. Or were those the lotto numbers? My ATM code is 3291. My safe combination is 23-42-63. Hans shot first.

Now do you see...

It will be a better world when all information is shared freely. When I write my next book, I will do just that. However, it seems too self-serving for me to make that decision for someone else. And,...

I guess I'll ask the obvious question: Are these downloads made available with the consent of the authors? My Russian isn't good enough to be able to judge that for myself by looking at the site.

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Doesn't «покупал» imply a one-time event?[/quote]

No. Generally, the prefixed verb is perfective, but in the verb "to buy," the opposite is true. Thus the imperfective-perfective pair is...

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Doesn't «покупал» imply a single event?

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Я только что поискал и нашёл www.kniga.com и другие.

Раньше я купил русские книги через Интернет из Виктора Камкина (http://www.kamkin.com/). А теперь они больше не продают книги. Может ли кто-нибудь порекомендовать мне хорошего книжнего магазина в...