P&V do a very literal translation of Russian, that doesnt make any fucking sense in English unless you already have an understanding of how the Russian language works.
Dostoyevsky/ Tolstoy Translations
Liam Cox
Elijah Martin
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Xavier Gomez
Also it sounds horrifically akward and ugly to read. The only time their translation would be useful is if you are studying Russian but dont care about good prose. "Retaining the essence of the orginal Russian text" is dumb and pointless when Russian is so fundamentally different from english
Nathan Powell
I have found that generally newer translations are better. P&V is readable, but as clunky enough to be disruptive. I think P&V got popular because native Russian speakers seem to like them, but that is not a good metric for judging an English translation.
Marian Schwartz does an amazing job with Anna Karenina and Oblomov.
Avsey does a great job with Dostoevsky.
Mason Reed
I'm not sure. I was sold on the Dostoyevsky meme a month ago and started with The Brothers Karamazov, translated by Andrew R MacAndrew, it was a good read but holy hell, I made the mistake starting with Dostoyevsky's last novel. Currently reading C&P for the first time, translated by Garnett and its thoroughly enjoyable.
Aiden Gonzalez
shame about the terrible cover desu
Colton Carter
And Volokhonsky isn't fluent in English
Between the two of them they introduce (at least) twice the translational error of others, despite their ostensible adherence to the letter of the original
Brayden Wilson
Its a pretty solid cover actually. Dostoyevskys characters are highly animated, I feel like the cartoonish style captures that.