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Taras Bulba (Hardcover)

by Nikolai Gogol (Author), Robert D. Kaplan (Introduction), Peter Constantine (Translator)
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2.0 out of 5 stars A Story of "Us", Jan 26 2008
By Konstantin Smolski "tOnic" (Toronto, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Taras Bulba (Paperback)
This book is a telling historical account of the human duality; it shows the thin line that separates the victim and the victimizer in war. Robert Kaplan wrote that this book is important to "better understand the emotional wellsprings of the threat we face today in... the Middle East and Central Asia." He is absolutely correct. "We" are the Polish overlords.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating Story, Aug 2 2005
By Sergey Vasilev (Albany, USA) - See all my reviews
TARAS BULBA provides a vivid portrayal of the Cossacks and their way of life before the modern times than any other novel we can think of. Centered on the Zaphorizhian Cossacks of Eastern Ukraine, the story deals with a father who in a bid to initiate his sons into the Cossack military way of life abandons his semi-retirement and rouses the passions of his people to confront the Polish overlords who were subjugating them. Fast flowing, deep and expressive without wasting time on sublimities Gogol took us into a journey of Cossack wars that introduces us to their values, way of life, and colorful traditions. Unfortunately, Taras Bulba's warpath causes the loss of his favorite son who chose to rescue the Polish woman she loved, whose city was under siege by the troops his father was leading. TARAS BULBA is one of the many Russian stories such as KARAMAZOV BROTHERS, UNION MOUJIK, and PUTIN'S RUSSIA that provide a magnificent insight into the large Russian psyche.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great novel., Jan 26 2004
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As another reviewer noted, Gogol didn't write very much about the characters, just brief descriptions, yet I was amazed at how close I felt to Taras's son, when he met his father for the last time. The only criticism I have is that I expected more to occur with Tara's son and his lover. It seemed too important a problem to end so briefly, but perhaps my desire to continue this part of the story just shows how effective Gogol's writing is. Great book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A classic
Gogolï¿s ï¿Taras Bulbaï¿ is a good example of how a literary work can return to topicality with a vengeance; not so much news that stays news, as it were, as news that... Read more
Published on April 27 2003 by drongo

3.0 out of 5 stars Not at all what I expected from Gogol
I like Gogol - I loved "Dead Souls' and "The Nose". But Taras Bulba totally caught me by surprise - which was (ironically) both pleasant and a disappointment... Read more
Published on Dec 22 2002 by doc peterson

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