When they started talking about Byzantium in Nochnoy dozor the first person I thought of was of course ![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
12_21, though as it turns out there is nothing specifically pertaining to Byzantium in the film, it is simply a convenient old civilisation in which to set the legend. But it has me wondering what place Byzantium has in Russian culture. Is it something like the way we think of Rome? I imagine that the Byzantine Empire, since I think it was a Christianised nation longer than Rome, and I am given to think of Russians as a relatively religious people, is looked upon more favourably in Russia than Rome is in the West. But that is all uninformed guesswork.
Reading a little of the Wikipedia article on Night Watch (before stopping for fear of having too much tasty information revealed), the structure of the world reminds me very much of the way the world of Berserk is layed out. So I think I will enjoy the novel very much.
The title is a quote from the film, of course.
12_21, though as it turns out there is nothing specifically pertaining to Byzantium in the film, it is simply a convenient old civilisation in which to set the legend. But it has me wondering what place Byzantium has in Russian culture. Is it something like the way we think of Rome? I imagine that the Byzantine Empire, since I think it was a Christianised nation longer than Rome, and I am given to think of Russians as a relatively religious people, is looked upon more favourably in Russia than Rome is in the West. But that is all uninformed guesswork.Reading a little of the Wikipedia article on Night Watch (before stopping for fear of having too much tasty information revealed), the structure of the world reminds me very much of the way the world of Berserk is layed out. So I think I will enjoy the novel very much.
The title is a quote from the film, of course.
