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How to say in English "Умом Россию не понять"?
Aug 19, 2010 9:05 AM
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Olga,
A simple traslation would be--
Russia can't be understood with the intellect.
Умом Россию не понять,
Аршином общим не измерить:
У ней особенная стать —
В Россию можно только верить.
My translation:
You can't know Russia only with your mind,
Can't measure her by kilometer:
Russia is the only one of her kind -
To know her you must believe in her
August 19, 2010
You will not grasp her with your mind
Or cover with a common label,
For Russia is one of a kind –
Believe in her, if you are able...
Why don't you like it?
September 11, 2013
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