James Vendeland: 5 books

We, the translators Elena Levin and James Vendeland, would like to comment on why we selected the specific Russian operas included in our Volume III of "The Russian Mood". All three operas are not well known by English speaking audiences but were very familiar to Russian listeners at the...

The Russian Mood volume 2, as expressed in the operas of the 19th and 20th centuries, is an anthology of original English translations by Elena Levin and James L. Vendeland. Included are the translations of the librettos of 4 Russian operas. The operas are: Modest Mussorgsky's Sorochinsky Fair, Nikolai...

The Russian Mood volume 1 is an anthology of 19th and 20th century Russian poems translated into English by Elena Levin and James L. Vendeland. In most instances the authors have endeavored to keep the same rhyme, rhythm, and essence of the original Russian text. The translation of poems by fourteen...

The plight of Soviet Jews from the 1930s to late the 20th century is a story not well known in the West. We feel privileged to write the English translation of excerpts from Felix Kandel's The Gates of Our Exodus. As Clevelanders we are proud of the role played by Cleveland Jews in the 1970s to obtain...

This book is a compilation of three lectures which were prepared for presentation at the annual meeting of the Ocular Heritage Society. These lectures were given in April 2011, 2012 and 2013. As a collector of antique medical instruments, in particular 19th century ophthalmoscopes and other optical...