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From: "Jansy Berndt de Souza Mello" <jansy@aetern.us>
To: "Vladimir Nabokov Forum" <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: Comments on Olivier Rolin's book.
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> Dear Don,
> Since the description of Rolin´s reference to Nabokov was made by me I now
> feel responsible for any factual mistakes which might have been
introduced
> by my personal reaction to his writing. The word "derelict", for example,
> was not used by Rolin although this was the sensation that his text
conveyed
> to me not concerning the Tenichev school, but also the Nabokov Museum - at
> the time of his visit.
> That the places associated to VN are now well preserved comes not as a
> surprise to me and I thank Tatyana Ponomareva for bringing this matter up.
I
> also apologize to her for not having made clear ( since our loved
sceneries
> are constantly undegoing changes for better or for worse), how transient
> Rolin´s own recreated landscapes of St.Petersburg had been.
> Jansy Mello
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "D. Barton Johnson" <chtodel@cox.net>
> To: <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:38 PM
> Subject: Comments on Olivier Rolin's book.
>
>
> > EDNOTE. The Nabokov Museum in St. Petersburg is located in the old
Nabokov
> > family home there. Tatyana Ponomareva is its Director.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "vnabokov" <vnabokov@mail.wplus.net>
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> > > Dear list,
> >
> > Every Nabokov sighting is certainly worth attention and since Olivier
> > Rolin's book directly concerns Nabokov sights in St.Petersburg let me
> offer
> > a few corrections. None of the places associated with VN in the city is
> > "derelict", on the contrary, all of them have been preserved in
> > relatively good shape including the Tenishev school which at the time of
> > Rolin's visit was under restoration.
> >
> > Alexander Alexandrovich Semochkin is the curator of the Rozhdestveno
> > historical museum and not of the Nabokov museum. We in the museum have
> > Olivier Rollin's book which is basically a journalistic report of the
> > author's brief visit to St.Petersburg and, like most books of the same
> kind,
> > contains
> > many factual mistakes.
> >
> > Tatyana Ponomareva
> > Director
> > Vladimir Nabokov Museum, St.Petersburg
> > mailto:vnabokov@mail.wplus.net
> >
> >
>
From: "Jansy Berndt de Souza Mello" <jansy@aetern.us>
To: "Vladimir Nabokov Forum" <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: Comments on Olivier Rolin's book.
>
> ----------------- Message requiring your approval (54
lines) ------------------
> Dear Don,
> Since the description of Rolin´s reference to Nabokov was made by me I now
> feel responsible for any factual mistakes which might have been
introduced
> by my personal reaction to his writing. The word "derelict", for example,
> was not used by Rolin although this was the sensation that his text
conveyed
> to me not concerning the Tenichev school, but also the Nabokov Museum - at
> the time of his visit.
> That the places associated to VN are now well preserved comes not as a
> surprise to me and I thank Tatyana Ponomareva for bringing this matter up.
I
> also apologize to her for not having made clear ( since our loved
sceneries
> are constantly undegoing changes for better or for worse), how transient
> Rolin´s own recreated landscapes of St.Petersburg had been.
> Jansy Mello
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "D. Barton Johnson" <chtodel@cox.net>
> To: <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:38 PM
> Subject: Comments on Olivier Rolin's book.
>
>
> > EDNOTE. The Nabokov Museum in St. Petersburg is located in the old
Nabokov
> > family home there. Tatyana Ponomareva is its Director.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "vnabokov" <vnabokov@mail.wplus.net>
> > > ----------------- Message requiring your approval (20
> > lines) ------------------
> > > Dear list,
> >
> > Every Nabokov sighting is certainly worth attention and since Olivier
> > Rolin's book directly concerns Nabokov sights in St.Petersburg let me
> offer
> > a few corrections. None of the places associated with VN in the city is
> > "derelict", on the contrary, all of them have been preserved in
> > relatively good shape including the Tenishev school which at the time of
> > Rolin's visit was under restoration.
> >
> > Alexander Alexandrovich Semochkin is the curator of the Rozhdestveno
> > historical museum and not of the Nabokov museum. We in the museum have
> > Olivier Rollin's book which is basically a journalistic report of the
> > author's brief visit to St.Petersburg and, like most books of the same
> kind,
> > contains
> > many factual mistakes.
> >
> > Tatyana Ponomareva
> > Director
> > Vladimir Nabokov Museum, St.Petersburg
> > mailto:vnabokov@mail.wplus.net
> >
> >
>