Tag Archives: Russia

Music at Emory

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Victoria

Last night I saw the young Vega String Quartet perform Beethoven’s String Quartet in E Minor, op. 59, No. 2 – or the Razumovsky quartet – at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts on the Emory campus. This was an … Continue reading →

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Tolstoy and lost luggage

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Victoria

If you haven’t yet read ‘The Murder of Leo Tolstoy, a forensic investigation‘ by Elif Batuman in this month’s Harper’s, you’re in for a treat. Not only does Ms. Batuman give us a brief history of Russian literature, but she … Continue reading →

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