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Dana • Dostoevsky Bookclub's avatar

Great article, very interesting! 😍 I've never heard of the term "fichu" before. In the original, Tolstoy also does not call it that, he writes "пелеринка", which in English wiki is “pelerine”. Perhaps this is one and the same, and besides, the name "fichu" is much more beautiful.

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Tanuj Solanki's avatar

Wow, this is so interesting. Thanks for reading, and for sharing about the original 😊

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Ananthu's avatar

"because each new word or phrase becomes an aspiration" -- love this ♥

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Tanuj Solanki's avatar

Ah, I see. Thank you :)

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