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From my archives--thought I'd share:

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Встречайте мужественно смерть.
Она нисколько не печальней,
Чем жизнь, в котором умереть
Обречены мы изначально.
Встречайте мужественно смерть!

Meet death with fortitude.
It isn't any sadder
Than life, in which we are
Fated to die from the start of it.
Meet death with fortitude!

Встречайте мужественно бой.
Нам бой не более опасен,
Чем жизнь, любовь и шаг любой,
Который риском и прекрасен.
Встречайте мужественно бой!

Meet battles with fortitude!
For us, a battle isn't any more dangerous
Than life, love, and any other action
Which is beautiful because it is risky.
Meet battles with fortitude!

Встречайте мужественно зло.
Оно добра — не бесполезней.
Слабее тот, кому везло,
A кто сражался — тот железней.
Встречайте мужественно зло.

Meet evil with fortitude.
It isn't any more useless than good.
He who had been fortunate is weaker,
And whoever had to fight has more iron in him.
Meet evil with fortitude.

Встречайте мужественно жизнь.
Она ничуть не тяжелее
Небытия. Не верьте лжи,
Трусливой лжи, Что жить больнее.
Встречайте мужественно жизнь!

Meet life with fortitude.
It is no more difficult
Than non-existence. Don't believe the lie,
The cowardly lie, that it's more painful to live.
Meet life with fortitude!

(Gennady Golovatyi, 1940--2001, was seriously ill and bedridden for many years)
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