Conversations. Confucius

His name in Chinese sounds like kun tzu, and translates like sage kun. He is called a teacher of teachers. He was the largest scientist and thinker of his time, the spiritual leader, mentor and ideal of many, many generations. His teaching has long spread beyond the boundaries of the Celestial Empire and gained supporters, admirers and associates around the world.

“Judges and conversations” (“Moon-yu”)-a fundamental written monument of Confucian. In the 5th century BC, the students of Confucius recorded monologues and dialogues of a teacher in the style of brief sayings.

into Russian “Lun-yu” translated in 1910 Pavel Stepanovich Popov, the largest Russian Chinesist of his time, translator of many works ancient Chinese philosophers and compiler of the Russian-Chinese dictionary, who served in the diplomatic mission in Beijing. Its translation is characterized by accuracy, expressiveness and proximity to the original.