Russian Quotes

Two hundred and fifty lines in Russian: Pushkin, Chekhov, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Bulgakov, Gogol, Turgenev, Lermontov and Krylov, and seventy-six proverbs of the kind repeated at every kitchen table (Утро вечера мудренее, Первый блин комом). The print carries the Cyrillic only; the English translation is on the product page.

These prints are bought by Russian-speaking families abroad, from Sydney to Toronto to Berlin, who want the language visible at home for the children; by students of Russian who like a line they can actually read; and by readers who came to the novels in translation and want the original on the wall. Pushkin and Chekhov suit a bedroom or a study; the proverbs are made for a kitchen.

Three to start with

Questions people ask

Is the translation on the print? No. The print carries the original words and the author only; the English translation is on the product page.

Are the attributions reliable? The literary lines are traced to a named work and marked high confidence on the product page. Proverbs are credited as folk sayings rather than to an invented author.

Which sizes can I print? Eight, from 5 x 7 inches to 24 x 36 inches, plus A4, as a PDF with embedded vector type.