Африканистика в России: прошлое и настоящее

142   Дмитрий Алексеевич Ольдерогге логии. А вот и там оказались весьма примечательные слова. Это много лучше американского «карасса». Глубже и выстрадано им — Паскалем. Dmitry Alekseevich Olderogge and the Meandering History of Carass Abstract: In the article, the author shares his memories of many years of collaboration with D. A. Olderoge. The article for the first time publishes three letters by D. A. Olderogge to the author, which discuss Kurt Vonnegut's work “Cradle for a Cat” and the term “karass” used in it. The discussion touches on important topics of modern science and reflects some philosophical and personal views of D. A. Olderogge on the surrounding reality. Keywords: D. A. Olderogge, “Cradle for a cat”, “karass”, letters of D. A. Olderogge.