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Napoleon's Frog

Шуткой острой любил граф Кутузов Подразнить отступавших французов. «Бонапарт Напольон Съел с лягушкой бульон». Выдал как-то экспромтом Кутузов.

А. Дубровский, 2011

Prince Kutuzov liked to tease the retreating French with the acute joke. "Napoleon Bonaparte ate the soup with the frog. " Once he said impromptu. (makeshift translation of A. Dubrovski's poem).

tags: cartoon, dinner, drawing, dubrovski, fly, frog, gouache, illustration, ink, Kutuzov, napoleon, nonsense, poetry, soup, table
categories: research notes
Wednesday 05.04.11
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Dine already!

Молодому мсье Бонапарту За обедом подсунули карту. И Европу тогда Съел он – словно еда Старый Свет был для Буонапарта.

А. Дубровский, 2011

Young monsieur Bonaparte was given a map of Europe during his dinner. And Europe he ate, as if it was his food! (makeshift translation of A. Dubrovski's poem).

tags: berlin, Bonaparte, brandenburg gate, cartoon, drawing, dubrovski, emperor, french, gouache, horse, illustration, limerick, napoleon, nonsense, poetry, war
categories: research notes
Thursday 03.24.11
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