{"product_id":"i-lived-on-the-battlefield-of-poltava-9798887192253","title":"I Lived on the Battlefield of Poltava","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThis prize-winning historical-lyrical poem of 1985, on the unequal power-relations between Russia and Ukraine, darkly resonates in 2023. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlexei Parshchikov's long historical poem, which dates 1985, is one of the major literary documents of the last years of the USSR. Alexandra Smith, in an article of 2006, has called it \"perhaps the most important achievement of Russian post-perestroika poetry.\" Its significance is historical in its irony towards Peter the Great and Charles XII of Sweden in their 1709 battle at Poltava and towards the writer's own dual allegiance to Ukrainian soil and the Russian language. While all previous translations of parts of the poem are in free verse, translator Donald Wesling here carries over the rhyme and meter of the original whole poem. To aid the reader, this volume contains the Russian text, and also the translator's commentary and notes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15974322\"\u003eAlexei Parshchikov\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cherry Orchard Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 8.00w x 0.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798887192253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8887192251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE023070\"\u003eSubjects \u0026amp; Themes | War\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE016000\"\u003eRussian \u0026amp; Soviet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS027260\"\u003eMilitary | Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexei Parshchikov\u003c\/strong\u003e was a Russian poet, critic, and translator. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDonald Wesling\u003c\/strong\u003e, a writer of and on poetry, is Professor Emeritus of English Literature at UC San Diego. He has published on Wordsworth, John Muir, Edward Dorn, and Mikhail Bakhtin; on rhyme, meter, and avant-garde prosody; and on how voice and emotion get into writing. His most recent scholarly book is \u003cem\u003eAnimal Perception and Literary Language\u003c\/em\u003e (2019)\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cherry Orchard Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44713263694061,"sku":"9798887192253","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_7ca18ba8-10f7-4e68-a7f6-2cd3bbfbc16b.jpg?v=1704083677","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/i-lived-on-the-battlefield-of-poltava-9798887192253","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}