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From: "Vladimir Mylnikov" <vmylnikov@yahoo.com>
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> We well know that lots of things are subjective and
> especially in art. I was downloading the picture and
> it came first then what Dmitri Nabokov wrote. My first
> impression was - the face is very good (maybe too sad
> or pensively tired ) but the rest is simply incorrect,
> I would say.
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> Well, Nabokov did not have that poking belly. Well,
> yes, he gained some weight but still not to that
> artistic extent. Then the vest - what? is it a hint to
> western orientation (who would not recollect
> Ul'ianov's image) and if so then it should be
> unbuttoned ( I guess). Finally "kikenbokker" (sorry I
> misspelled the item). Well, VN wore simple shorts as
> we can see on many pictures of him in Switzerland. Or
> should the statue be understood as a simple "stone
> metaphor" and if so, still it weights too much, I
> guess. Too heavy.
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> Regards, Vladimir Mylnikov
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From: "Vladimir Mylnikov" <vmylnikov@yahoo.com>
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> ----------------- Message requiring your approval (27
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> from vmylnikov
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> We well know that lots of things are subjective and
> especially in art. I was downloading the picture and
> it came first then what Dmitri Nabokov wrote. My first
> impression was - the face is very good (maybe too sad
> or pensively tired ) but the rest is simply incorrect,
> I would say.
>
> Well, Nabokov did not have that poking belly. Well,
> yes, he gained some weight but still not to that
> artistic extent. Then the vest - what? is it a hint to
> western orientation (who would not recollect
> Ul'ianov's image) and if so then it should be
> unbuttoned ( I guess). Finally "kikenbokker" (sorry I
> misspelled the item). Well, VN wore simple shorts as
> we can see on many pictures of him in Switzerland. Or
> should the statue be understood as a simple "stone
> metaphor" and if so, still it weights too much, I
> guess. Too heavy.
>
> Regards, Vladimir Mylnikov
>
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