Just to clarify, Alexey was reporting that one of VN's favorite novels, Bely's Petersburg, was published in 1913 by a press called "Sirin"-- therefore, a possible influence on VN's choice of pseudonym.
SES
Dear Alexey,
This is all very interesting but how is it possible that, as you write in your
btw, that Sirin published Petersburg (or anything else for that matter) in 1913?
your friend,
Carolyn
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Susan Elizabeth Sweeney
Co-Editor, NABOKV-L