Word: borises
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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"They stand idle," says Soviet Humorist Boris Egorov without much humor, "because no one understands how they were built or how to operate them. There are no repairmen or instruction books." As for the Russian lucky enough to own a car, he can forget about mechanics if it breaks down...
Sir: Bravo to Boris Chaliapin for the cover drawing! Only a master draftsman such as he could produce this delightfully pleasing and interesting work of art.
Cracking Rifles. The first two productions bore him out. On opening night, Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov had a cast of 280 bedecked in pounds of furs, brocade, velvet, gems and clattering swords. Czar Boris' throne room in the last act was a breathtaking showcase of Byzantine opulence, with...
But the Bolshoi is not just visually overpowering; it is a giant with a voice and a soul. What really captivated Montreal's audience and critics was the fact that the Bolshoi's Boris captured not only the barbaric power of the work but also its subtle psychology...
And to Pasternak, after a denunciation of Russian repression: "All this is more than flesh and blood can stand, dear doctor, dear Boris Leonidovich. All this is more than I can bear to see, people of the whole world, and this is why I am here, and not there, in...