tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post7470516457302382480..comments2024-02-20T03:18:43.590-05:00Comments on Magnificent Octopus: A quiet lifeIsabella Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-88366524389751104642009-02-08T02:25:00.000-05:002009-02-08T02:25:00.000-05:00"Defrosted watermelon?"My name is a silly take on ..."Defrosted watermelon?"<BR/><BR/>My name is a silly take on the Russian word for thawing weather: ottepel, to describe the short and tailored period of relative freedom ushered into Soviet life by Khrushchev in the 1950's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-51912248288265056382009-02-08T01:14:00.000-05:002009-02-08T01:14:00.000-05:00I recall the Turgenev, mentioned in the Pamuk nove...I recall the Turgenev, mentioned in the Pamuk novel.<BR/>Incidentally, I am now reading Don DeLillo's "Libra" [excellent novel] and at one point, Lee Harvey Oswald is seeking to defect to Russia, and one Russian official warns him that the only thing good about Russia is its literature..... it is hilarious.<BR/>I wish I could find the actual quote, but of course, I cannot.Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-53946617225773144122009-02-07T22:20:00.000-05:002009-02-07T22:20:00.000-05:00Defrosted watermelon?The novel actually takes plac...Defrosted watermelon?<BR/><BR/>The novel actually takes place mostly in summer (but Russia and winter do go so well together). There are radishes! and cabbage soup!Isabella Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-42094603711037996162009-02-06T06:11:00.000-05:002009-02-06T06:11:00.000-05:00Russia in the summertime is good too. The waterme...Russia in the summertime is good too. The watermelons for a start.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com