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Questions about the works of the Soviet writers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky or their lives as writers. Their most famous works include "Hard to Be a God", "Roadside Picnic", "Monday Begins on Saturday", and the Noon Universe cycle. Questions about their works should also be tagged with [russian-language] along with the work in question.

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Should this word in Hard to Be a God be translated as "arbalest" or "crossbow"?

As a native English speaker I find the word arbalest archaic, at best. Crossbow, or huge battle crossbow, conveys to me the original meaning of the phrase огромный боевой арбалет clearly and succinctl …
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