tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20411941.post113763212623310054..comments2023-05-13T06:42:12.683-07:00Comments on Swerve and Vanish: NedotykomkaAnn Gelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038716736258362411noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20411941.post-32876748463627045202012-10-18T12:20:51.632-07:002012-10-18T12:20:51.632-07:00Hi Rick,
Thanks for the interesting comment. I mus...Hi Rick,<br />Thanks for the interesting comment. I must admit that my Russian isn't up to answering your question. But I like the idea of "domovoy." Ann Gelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038716736258362411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20411941.post-6372409836107359822012-10-18T12:17:40.765-07:002012-10-18T12:17:40.765-07:00Dear Ann,
I am re-reading "The Petty Demon&q...Dear Ann,<br /><br />I am re-reading "The Petty Demon" after many years since doing a course on the devil in Russian lit. as part of a Russian Studies major at UVA.<br /><br />Nedotykomka, the word, makes no sense to me, nor my Russian correspondents.<br /><br />I believe it is what we would normally have called a 'domovoy'.<br /><br />Mischievous but not evil.<br /><br />What do you make of the etymology of Sologub's word?<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />RickRick Nidelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09888096270878300706noreply@blogger.com