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2025: Vladimir Nestov on Pippi Longstocking in the USSR and Difficulties of Localizing a Foreign Text

Posted on 10/28/2025 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Vladimir Nestov Вадим Нестеров wrote on his Live Journal page a fascinating article on the reception of Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking books in the Soviet Union through the work of two translators and several illustrators. Вадим Нестеров blog post is … Continue reading →

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2015: Position of Honor on Left in China, Right Internationally

Posted on 09/05/2025 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Differences in protocol are interesting.  Typically the visiting leader walks alongside the home leader in a review of the troops. If many leaders arrive at once, they might review with troops all alone. In the case of the recent China-Russia-India-DPRK … Continue reading →

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