SPECIAL THANKS

"... Inzwischen war ich in St. Petersburg und dort entstand auf dem Tichwiner Friedhof unter anderem dieses Bild mit Anton Rubinstein. Das Foto ist ja auch in Ihrem Buch über Anton Rubinstein zu finden, das ich übrigens in St. Petersburg dabei hatte.

Meine Brieffreundin war sehr erstaunt, dass es einen Schriftsteller in Baden-Baden gibt, der ein Buch über das Leben und Wirken dieses Mannes verfasst hat. Mit großem Interesse hat sie auch darin geschmökert."

Elvira Frey

Bühl 

28. August 2011

"Dear Mr. Schlegel,

on receiving your book ("Vasilij A. Shukovskij") I put aside all business and startet studying (yes, studying!) the text. I remember German enough to read scientific-literary works fluently. Though much has escaped from my memory without practising German.

I wondered how you were going to create your research on a poet without resorting to literary and linguostylistics analysis. But you did it, and did it brilliantly! I even mentioned this fact in my review. It will be published in the June issue of our paper.

Thanks to Alexander Noskov I learned that far away from Russia there lives a person who decided to plunge into the sphere connected with Russian culture and history. Due to this abundant information I have a feeling (an illusion) that I know you personally.

On the photo enclosed you may see the Art Director of our Cultural Centre looking for a proper place (next to Pushkin) for my review on your book on Rubinstein."