THESE notes need a word of explanation, if not a word of excuse. They are merely first impressions of the Russian classics by a reader who has learned Russian in his forties; and they may often seem ...
A good Russian accent, such as the one Viggo Mortensen uses as Nikolai Luzhov in 2007’s “Eastern Promises,” brings an air of authenticity and drama to a performance. A bad one, however, like Arnold ...