Chapter 46 Notes to "The Far Side"

"The Distance" is one of the three novels in the collection "My Friend".The author Gaidar (Arkadii Gaidar) [2] and the illustrator Yermolaev (A. Ermola-ev) [3] are newcomers to the Soviet literature and art scene. This article is about the entanglements in the reform of the countryside, especially the mood of children: curious, uplifting, but sometimes a little nostalgic.Fadeyev [4] was once hailed as a masterpiece of juvenile books. This is a direct translation from the original text; illustrations have also been added as in the original.Since "Children's Years" [5], this article is probably the second best contribution we have made to young readers after "Table" [6].

Editor March 11th Night EE [1] This article was originally published in the first issue of the new volume of the monthly "Yan Wen" on March 16, 1936, before the "Yuan Fang" translation. "The Far Side", a novella written by Gaidar of the Soviet Union, translated by Cao Jinghua and reviewed by Lu Xun.Later, in mid-June 1938, Shanghai Cultural Life Publishing House published a booklet. 〔2〕 Gaidar (A.h.YaPiaT, 1904-1941) * Zhang    e home, the main works include the novella "far away", "Timur and his partners" and so on. [3] Yermulayev (A.STjLiaVH) Soviet painter. [4] Fadeyev (A.A.kaiVVH, 1901-1956) Soviet writer.Author of novels "Destruction", "Young Guards" and so on.

〔5〕 "Children's Year" At the end of 1933, the Shanghai Municipal Government of the Kuomintang designated 1934 as Shanghai's "Children's Year" based on the petition of the Shanghai Children's Happiness Committee.In March 1935, the Kuomintang government declared August 1935 to July 1936 as the "Year of Children" at the request of the Chinese Salesian Association. 〔6〕"Table" is a novella by the Soviet writer Pantai Layev (I. haWOVMVVH), translated by Lu Xun.Describes the story of the education and transformation of vagrants in the Soviet Children's Reformatory after the October Revolution.Published by Shanghai Life Bookstore in July 1935.