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Tolkien Through Russian Eyes

Table of Contents

  • Preface for the Russian Reader 7
  • Foreword (by David Doughan) 9
  • Author and Source Abbreviations 11
  • Russian Alphabet 13
  • 1. A Short History of Tolkienism in Russia 15
    • Samizdat 17
    • The First Translation Boom 20
    • Perestroika 22
    • The Second Publishing Boom 24
    • The Adaptation of Imported Ideas 25
    • Tolkienism in Russia 30
    • Tolkianity 38
  • 2. A Hobbit's Tale 49
    • Editions 53
    • The West is Dead. Long live God! 55
    • Map 69
    • Smaug 72
    • Gold 85
  • 3. Giving up the Ring 103
    • Plan, Agreement and Promise 103
    • Bilbo's Joke 117
  • 4. Hope Abandoned 123
  • 5. Sam's Job: Frodo's Batman 145
  • 6. The Temptation of Knowledge and Power 169
  • 7. One Day in the Life of Frodo Drogovich: Stalin and Yezhov in the Shire 185
  • 8. What's in a Name? 203
    • Baggins 203
    • Cotton 210
    • Crickhollow 213
    • Derndingle 215
    • Durin 218
    • Entmoot 219
    • Fallohide 224
    • Frogmorton 230
    • Gamgee 233
    • Goldberry 235
    • Hobbiton 236
    • Isengard 239
    • Lithe 241
    • Lune 243
    • Michel Delving 245
    • Mirkwood 247
    • Mount Doom 251
    • Oliphaunt 253
    • Pukel-men 253
    • Radagast 256
    • Rivendell 258
    • Rohan 260
    • Sandyman 262
    • The Scarlet Book of Westmarch 264
    • Shadowfax 269
    • Shire 272
    • Town Hole 274
    • Treebeard 275
    • Variags 278
    • Wargs 281
    • And the Winner is ... 284
  • Bibliography of Translations 291
    • The Lord of the Rings 291
    • The Hobbit 295
    • Hobbit Knock-offs 298
  • Index 299
  • About the Author 321
  • About Walking Tree Publishers 323

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