Devadatta

Avid reader, impulsive book collector, and a Russophile. Make it USSRophile too.

[Devadatta @Soviet_Dev]

Our documentary film about Soviet children's literature translated in Marathi - धुक्यात हरवलेले लाल तारे (Red Stars Lost in the Mist) - is now on YouTube!

https://t.co/iIavMCHaAP

Do watch and share your thoughts!

[Devadatta @Soviet_Dev]

@chesscom The Dutch Defense. To be renamed as "Flipping the Bird's".

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@Olacabs
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Ola App safety features are inadequate and don't enable reaching a customer support exec for safety hazard situations other than emergencies. Escalating for action.

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@Olacabs @ola_supports

Safety issue - driver Abhishek Gupta (CRN 7215972517) used phone (no handsfree) on highway, taking eyes off the road to dial. Also swerved lanes at high speed while speaking to someone. When confronted, said he had to book a Tatkal ticket before 1159 pm.

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@swotithot @amitjulka @CheriChe @anubmaurya @geetaseshu @Dev_thehumanist @ShabnamHashmi Congratulations!

Looking forward to reading the book!

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@henrywinter Lev Yashin!

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@chesscom When the queens are off the board, a pair of bishops > two knights.

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@INCIndia It would have been appropriate to include Gulzarilal Nanda ji and P V Narasimha Rao ji - both former Prime Minister - in this video. It's saddening to see that not many are aware of Gulzarilal Nanda ji's work.

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@beastieboy07 @gofundme Did a bit; wish could do more. Great memories of Patterson from late 80s and early 90s. Hope he bounces back.

[Devadatta @Soviet_Dev]

It's heartening to read the Atlas Obscura story on Soviet Russian children's books translated in Indian languages.

Here's hoping that this helps to rekindle the interest in Russian children's literature and leads to republishing of popular titles in paper, audio, and e-books.

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Thanks to nostalgia, the literary legacy of the USSR has a long afterlife. https://t.co/raxU7SHI6q

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@Ashu_RealAdonis Hi! My copy is at a place I can't access now due to the lockdown. But you can try checking with People's Publishing House in Delhi - they might have a copy. Good luck!

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And the Soviet take on Timur/ Taimur - a really cool book by Arkady Gaidar.

#Taimur #TaimurAliKhan #LoveSovLit #SovietUnion

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@TaniaSachdev Maybe give @ashwinravi99 knight's odds? Maybe even rook's odds?

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सिंधुआज्जी आणि स्लाॅथ्या - माहेर दिवाळी अंक २०१९ मध्ये.

Sindhuajji and Slothya - in 'Maher' Diwali 2019.

[Devadatta @Soviet_Dev]

On the occasion of 102nd anniversary of the October Revolution, a pic of a recently found gem of a book.

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@SrBachchan The Ladas in the background were a giveaway. :)

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@bhartijainTOI You are under no obligation to protect sources that provide false information. Especially since the "government sources" are likely to have attempted deliberate disinformation. Out with the name(s) of the source(s), please.

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A fantastic tour of Russia! We screened our documentary #DHLT at Indian Embassy in Moscow, MediaCongress XIII in St. Petersburg, Dostoevsky Library and Library for Foreign Literature. #SovietBooks #ChildrensBooks

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'The Sun's Wind' by Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov.

In Russian, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam.

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Cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov's book 'The Sun's Wind' in 9 languages - Russian, English, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, Tamil, Bengali, Hindi and Marathi. #SovietBooks #Space #books