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Do you read theory in English or in your native language? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago by znsh@lemmygrad.ml to c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml

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I've been primarily reading in English because that's the language that pretty much all theory is available in, but I've been having issues translating the ideas into my native language.

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[–] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A substantial portion of the intricate language and analysis of Lenin’s work is lost in any translation. Russian is an extraordinarily difficult language to translate and I find reading most of the Soviet or Eastern European theory in Russian has given me a deeper understanding of the theory then the English versions.

[–] znsh@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

I would absolutely love to learn Russian and it might be the easiest language to pick up since I already speak a slavic language.