The Daughter of the Commandant (also known as The Captain's Daughter) is a novel originally published in 1836 and written by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, a Russian Romantic author often considered to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. The hero of this work is Pyotr Andreyich Grinyov who, at age 17, is sent to the army by his father. Upon arriving at his station he dines with the Commandant's family and falls in love with his daughter, Masha. Pyotr unwittingly becomes involved with a Cossack revolution and is eventually sentenced to death for treason, but his sweetheart petitions the Empress who in turn spares Pyotr's life.
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An easy-to-read introduction to Russian prose, The Captain's Daughter/The Daughter of the Commandant is a short, but furiously paced, insight into the life of a young soldier posted to a fort near Orenburg during the Pugachev rebellion. Pushkin's text, or at least the English translation, is effortlessly fluid and exceedingly rich at the same time.
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I read the work through and through for a Russian Literature Class. I have worked a little on translating myself and considered the translation rather good in capturing the way Pushkin wrote, that is, in a very transparent, clear and to the point way. But, and this is a really big BUT, the version has omitted some fragments that are immensely important to the novel. I don't know if it was done by the translator or the transcriber, if by folly or by intention, but you will not find any of the epigraphs or the short but rather important fable of the eagle and the crow told by Putgacheff to Grinneff in the carriage they are travelling towards the end.
I wouldn't recomend this version. Look for another one or buy one that has been edited with more responsibility.
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Marya Ivánofna, Vassilissa Igorofna, Iván Kouzmitch, Iwán Ignatiitch, Fort Bélogorsk, Alexey Iványtch, Father Garasim, Ivan Kouzmitch, Akoulina Pamphilovna, Captain Mironoff, Andréj Petróvitch, Prince Banojik, Andréj Karlovitch, Anna Vlassiéfna Browse Sample Pages:
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