Not all Slavs are Russians

[Barbara Mozdzierz]

Dear Natalie:

Unfortunately, our enrollment figures in 1st year Polish and 2nd year
Czech contradict your statement about the vigorous interest in non-Russ.
Slavic languages.  The same is true at several other places where
Serbian/Croatian and Polish used to be taught.  Thus, my question to you:
At what institutions are the non-RUss. Slavic lang. so popular?  Maybe
there is something to be emanated from them.

Barbara
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Barbara M. Mozdzierz, Ph.D.                     tel. (202) 994-0930
Dept. of German & Slavic                        fax  (202) 994-0171
The George Washington University                mozdzier at gwis2.circ.gwu.edu
2130 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052

On Fri, 3 Oct 1997, Natalie O. Kononenko wrote:

> I would like to append a note to Bohdan Rekshybs'kyi's comment
> that not all Slavs are Russians.  Not only is this true, but
> students tend to be more interested in Slavic languages other
> than Russian.  With the recent collapse of the Soviet Union,
> Russian is passe and old hat and all that.  The other Slavic
> languages appear to students as new and fresh and exocic.
> Those with job openings might wish to consider this fact.
>
> Natalie Kononenko
>