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>>mitchb+(OP)
the P&V translations always give me the sensation of American actors speaking in mock Russian accents, like in the Hunt for Red October.

I don't really like them for this reason. I imagine they have merits which I am not equipped to evaluate.

I find it sort of frustrating that they have a near monopoly. It can be pretty tough to find a non-P&V translation in a bookstore these days.

I think this near monopoly, and therefore the financial/career/publishing industry implications, might be why some of the critiques and takedowns seem oddly vicious. It's not just about literary taste.

>>currym+zF
I studied Russian for only a year in college, but it was incredibly clear that P&V was the most literal translation that followed russian patterns of speech. In my russian lit class (in english, but taught by a russian) we only used their translations.