Boris Godunov

or Bo·ris Go·dou·nov, Bo·ris Go·du·noff

[ bawr-is god-n-awf, -of, good-, bohr-; bor-; Russian buh-ryees guh-doo-nawf ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

That was the riddle that plagued Boris Godunov what time—in the winter of 1604—he sent his armies to meet the invader.

Thus it was that they passed Boris Godunov by, and were disappointed in the later cantos of Onegin.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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