Rdrama bookclub. "Petersburg" Discussion Thread #5 :marseyflagrussia: :marseyww1russian1: Chapter 5

To discuss the 5th chapter of our bookclub current pick, "Petersburg" by Andrey Bely.

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Nikolai Apollonovich and a glowie go to a bar, hilarity ensues. The footnotes mentioned that Bely referenced Dostoevsky and it shows, Pavel Yakovlevich conversation with Nikolai parallels that of Profiry Petrovich from C&P with Rodion Raskolnikov.

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Not much to say about this one. Feels like the story is finally beginning. I think I need to reread Nikolai's dream though cuz I tend to lose focus when he starts ranting about Mongolians.

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On a separate note, Russians are so neurodivergent with the patronymic thing, Sofya Petrovna still calling her own husband Sergei Sergeevich for instance. I know that it is the formal way of address in Russian but is still funny.

Scene from a Russian space slop (Gagarin !spacechads) to give an idea.

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I understand neither the spoken language nor the subtitles.

I have no idea what's going on bb.

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>Sergei Pavlovich, the first secretary is on the line (PT subtitles just say Khrushchov but that's what the guy actually says)

>tell him I'll pick up in 5 minutes

>what's that?

>Akademkogorodok, Nikita Sergeevich

>And that?

>Artek, Nikita Sergeevich

>and that?

>Dishes, Nikita Sergeevich

>excuse me comrades, can we go

>Don't worry Nikita Sergeevich, we're the first in orbit anyway.

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