Max Havelaar by Multatuli in Russia: The origins of translations

This article is dedicated to the Russian translations of Dutch novel Max Havelaar or coffee auctions Nederlandsche Handelmaatschappy (1860) by Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820–1887), who published his work under pseudonym Multatuli. one best known and most translated works literature. There are six complete between 1916 1959, which have not yet been analyzed. The authors hypothesize that German intermediate language in Dutch-Russian literary transfer as research has shown often served an for into Scandinavian Slavic languages during this period. In specific case Havelaar, translation Wilhelm Spohr, moved circles anarchists, text. also investigated whether translators used English 1868, but was case. first part article, biographies translators, forewords editors worked on examined. second part, excerpts from compared with analyze relationship texts. results confirm were based Karl Mischke’s translation, had appeared almost simultaneously Spohr’s. Traces can be found later To authors’ knowledge, it before Spohr’s