Alive as life. About the Russian language
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Alive as life. About the Russian language
9.99 €
Kornei Ivanovich Chukovsky was a great national writer, poet, publicist, literary critic, translator, literary critic and journalist. Honorary Doctor of Literature of Oxford University (1962). The most published author of children's literature in the Soviet Union and Russia, whose poems, fairy tales and translations have become classics. Korney Chukovsky is also widely known for his critical and literary works and translations.
The book "Alive as Life" is one of the significant works of Russian literature of the XX century, which is a collection of articles devoted to the problems of the modern Russian language. In it, the author examines various aspects of our language: orthography, grammar, vocabulary, stylistics and other literary norms; analyzes the errors that are often found in speech; and offers his options for correcting these errors. One of the main ideas of the book is the need to preserve the purity of the Russian language and its traditions. Korney Chukovsky criticizes the use of foreign words and expressions in the Russian language, believing that they distort it. However, he also recognizes that the Russian language must develop and adapt to new conditions. Foreword by Pavel Kryuchkov, Russia's foremost researcher of Korney Chukovsky's work, leading researcher of the Department of the K.I. Chukovsky House-Museum at the V.I. Dahl State Museum of Modern Russian Literature, and the famous "can't say"/"must say" dictionary.
The book "Alive as Life" is one of the significant works of Russian literature of the XX century, which is a collection of articles devoted to the problems of the modern Russian language. In it, the author examines various aspects of our language: orthography, grammar, vocabulary, stylistics and other literary norms; analyzes the errors that are often found in speech; and offers his options for correcting these errors. One of the main ideas of the book is the need to preserve the purity of the Russian language and its traditions. Korney Chukovsky criticizes the use of foreign words and expressions in the Russian language, believing that they distort it. However, he also recognizes that the Russian language must develop and adapt to new conditions. Foreword by Pavel Kryuchkov, Russia's foremost researcher of Korney Chukovsky's work, leading researcher of the Department of the K.I. Chukovsky House-Museum at the V.I. Dahl State Museum of Modern Russian Literature, and the famous "can't say"/"must say" dictionary.
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