Russian Classics in Russian and English: The Lady with the Dog by Anton Chekhov (Dual-Language Book) (Russian Edition)

I used this book to review my russian knowledge>I appreciate the rich vocabulary using a lot of not common wordsI want not to criticize tchekov which is a well known writer>

Great Book Part of the Russian Canon

Estoy contento con este libro. Es muy gratificante poder leer a Chekhov en su ruso original con la ayuda de una traducción en inglés. El texto en inglés corresponde perfectamente con el ruso en la página de enfrente, así que es bastante fácil de seguir. Mi única pega es que el texto ruso no marca el acento de las palabras, ni los dos puntos encima de las e (sonido 'yo'), lo que me dificulta pronunciar bien. Recomiendo este libro para estudiantes de ruso, y amantes de la buena literatura.

Again with the other books in this series, the translation seems to be more mechanical and straight forward than inspiring. While this is great for beginners in the Russian language (since the translation is as literal and word-for-word as possible), it is in no way suitable for any serious students of literature.As for the content itself, I was not very impressed. Perhaps there may be some subtleties that were missed in the English translation that I would pick up when I read the original, but more than likely the content itself isn't that top-notch. It is suitable enough for a relaxing evening read, but not much more.