FYI: Interesting book for idle reading

[George Fowler]

Greetings, SEELangers!
     I ran across an interesting book today, and thought some of you would
also find it interesting; a good bedside book:

Ashnin, F.D. and V.M. Alpatov. "Delo slavistov": 30-e gody. Moskva:
Nasledie, 1994, pb., 285 pp.

This book talks about the political repressions and similar problems
experienced by major Slavists in the Soviet Union, with various
documentation, quotes from correspondence, and poor-quality photographs. It
has an index of names, which makes it possible to look up your favorite
slavists! I read N.N. Durnovo's statement (chapter title: "Ispoved'
Durnovo") during a 1934 investigation, and there are other interesting
things in the book. It is ugly and poorly printed, however.

George Fowler

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