Vladimir Nabokov. En memoria de L. I. Shigaev : Клуб изучающих испанский языкVladimir Nabokov. En memoria de L. I. Shigaev
Vladimir Nabokov. IN MEMORY OF L. I. SHIGAEV
alder and hazel, and perceived his surroundings quite conventionally and collectively, greenery, fine weather, the feathered tribe, little bugs. He was even offended if I, who had grown up in the country, remarked, for the sake of a bit of fun, on the differences between the flora around us and a forest in central Russia: he felt that there existed no significant difference, and that sentimental associations alone mattered.
He liked to stretch out on the grass in a shady spot, prop himself up on his right elbow, and discourse lengthily on the international sit- uation or tell stories about his brother Peter, apparently quite a dashing fellow—ladies' man, musician, brawler—who, back