Journey to erzurum by pushkin biography

This month the JRAS published a special supplement consisting of Derek Davis&#; translation and commentary on Pushkin&#;s A Journey to Arzrum during the Campaign.

In today&#;s blog Mr Davis writes about the development of his interest in Russian language, literature and, in particular, Pushkin.

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The Journal Supplement Journey to Arzrum which has just been sent out is the result of many years’ engagement with Asia, during which Pushkin has been a constant travel-companion (hamrahi/sputnik).

It all started at school, when we were suddenly told we had to broaden our education by taking on an extra subject.

The square-jawed Soviet lyotchik (pilot) with his istrebitel’ (fighter) of Gleb Struve’s s primer, the strange new words and impossible consonant clusters (“Do they really say shch?” Answer: “Not quite like that!”) eventually fell into place, leading o