From mitrege at mail.auburn.edu  Tue Sep  2 17:08:08 1997
From: mitrege at mail.auburn.edu (George Mitrevski)
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 12:08:08 -0500
Subject: FW: cyrillic support for office '97
Message-ID: <TUE.2.SEP.1997.120808.0500.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Can someone possibly help this fellow?

George.
----------
From: Ivo <ivo at bgnet.bg>
To: mitrege at mail.auburn.edu
Subject: cyrillic support for office '97
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 13:12:30 -0700

Dear Sirs,


I have big problems with the cyrillic support in the new version of
WinWord '97, incorporated in the Office '97 pack.
They say, this version should automatically switch to the cyrillic
subsets
of the fonts, but as a matter of fact, it does not support my documents,
written in WinWord 6.0, or WinWord 7.0 with such fonts as Baltic,
Hebar, Timok, etc. When I try to change to some other fonts, I only
get strange symbols.

Is this a general problem with Office '97, or do I have to adjust
some settings?

I would appreciate receiving some advice on the matter. Thank you in
advance.


Ivo Damianov
Sofia, Bulgaria


Please, respond to ivo at bgnet.bg or ivodam at hotmail.com


From dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu  Tue Sep  2 19:50:36 1997
From: dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu (Devin P Browne)
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 15:50:36 -0400
Subject: Needed: Russian/English Interpreter (fwd)
Message-ID: <TUE.2.SEP.1997.155036.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

I might have already forwarded this onto the list.  If so, please, please,
please forgive me!!!  ;-)  If not, here ya go....

Devin P Browne
dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 17:07:36 -0400
From: FMfilm at aol.com
Reply-To: civilsoc at SOLAR.RTD.UTK.EDU
To: Multiple recipients of list <civilsoc at SOLAR.RTD.UTK.EDU>
Subject: Needed: Russian/English Interpreter

Need Russian/English Interpreter to work on low budget feature film as
translator for Russian actor.  Must be fluent in both languages.  Low pay but
great opportunity.  Dates:  Sept. 7 - Oct. 20.  Location: Chicago, IL for 2
weeks, then on production location for 4 weeks (most likely in a small town
near Indianapolis, IN).

If interested, please contact FMfilm at aol.com ASAP.

thank you.


From dbulgak at pop3.utoledo.edu  Tue Sep  2 23:45:07 1997
From: dbulgak at pop3.utoledo.edu (RB)
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 16:45:07 -0700
Subject: Needed: Russian/English Interpreter (fwd)
Message-ID: <TUE.2.SEP.1997.164507.0700.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Devin P Browne wrote:
>
> I might have already forwarded this onto the list.  If so, please, please,
> please forgive me!!!  ;-)  If not, here ya go....
>
> Devin P Browne
> dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu
>
>
>
> Need Russian/English Interpreter to work on low budget feature film as
> translator for Russian actor.  Must be fluent in both languages.  Low pay but
> great opportunity.  Dates:  Sept. 7 - Oct. 20.  Location: Chicago, IL for 2
> weeks, then on production location for 4 weeks (most likely in a small town
> near Indianapolis, IN).
>
> ***********************

Give Me A Break!

Whom are you kidding???? These guys want you to work 12 hours a day,( 7
days a week) during 6 weeks for only $1200 before taxes total. Simple
arithmetic shows that the wages are about $2.60 an hour.Plus a round
trip to Chicago is your own responsibility...You will spend there more
than earn. Great opportunity...WHAT OPPORTUNITY? To slave for these
people? Give me a break... No wonder they can't find anyone.
And if they finally find somebody (what is doubtful),it will be an
insane individual who has no self-respect.


From sccampbe at midway.uchicago.edu  Tue Sep  2 22:14:02 1997
From: sccampbe at midway.uchicago.edu (Sharon Campbell Knox)
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 17:14:02 CDT
Subject: Needed: Russian/English Interpreter (fwd)
In-Reply-To: Your message of Tue, 2 Sep 1997 16:45:07 -0700
Message-ID: <TUE.2.SEP.1997.171402.CDT.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

>Give Me A Break!

>Whom are you kidding???? These guys want you to work 12 hours a day,( 7
>days a week) during 6 weeks for only $1200 before taxes total. Simple
>arithmetic shows that the wages are about $2.60 an hour.Plus a round
>trip to Chicago is your own responsibility...You will spend there more
>than earn. Great opportunity...WHAT OPPORTUNITY? To slave for these
>people? Give me a break... No wonder they can't find anyone.
>And if they finally find somebody (what is doubtful),it will be an
>insane individual who has no self-respect.

*****

Would people who don't want these low-paying jobs please quit
whining and keep it to themselves?   Maybe they are interesting
opportunities for the right people -- in this case, someone living
in Chicago who's interested in film and not getting much of a
stipend.  No one's forcing you to apply for it; just delete the message
and get on with your life.    And if you take low wages as an
insult, then get out of academia!


From dbulgak at pop3.utoledo.edu  Wed Sep  3 02:08:12 1997
From: dbulgak at pop3.utoledo.edu (RB)
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 19:08:12 -0700
Subject: Needed: Russian/English Interpreter (fwd)
Message-ID: <TUE.2.SEP.1997.190812.0700.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

> Would people who don't want these low-paying jobs please quit
> whining and keep it to themselves?   Maybe they are interesting
> opportunities for the right people -- in this case, someone living
> in Chicago who's interested in film and not getting much of a
> stipend.  No one's forcing you to apply for it; just delete the message
> and get on with your life.    And if you take low wages as an
> insult, then get out of academia!
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Ne poterplyuuuuuuu!!!!!! Razoryuuuu!!! Molchattttt'!!!!
________________________________________________________

Yes, Saltikov-Shedrin was a genious.


From ggerhart at wolfenet.com  Wed Sep  3 01:39:00 1997
From: ggerhart at wolfenet.com (Genevra Gerhart)
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 18:39:00 -0700
Subject: Needed: Russian/English Interpreter (fwd)
Message-ID: <TUE.2.SEP.1997.183900.0700.>

The problem is that knowing a couple of languages is cheap stuff in the
real world, the one we have to try to eat in. Not to mention raise
children.  Another language in conjunction with another ability, from
physics to philosophy, will give you an edge, physically and
philosophically. The academy is part of the real world, we just have to
use it properly. gg
--
Genevra Gerhart
http://www.wolfenet.com/~ggerhart/

2134 E. Interlaken  Bl.                 Tel. 206/329-0053
Seattle, WA  98112                      ggerhart at wolfenet.com


From konecny at rcf.usc.edu  Wed Sep  3 14:09:52 1997
From: konecny at rcf.usc.edu (Mark Clarence Konecny)
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 07:09:52 PDT
Subject: russian ocr
Message-ID: <WED.3.SEP.1997.070952.PDT.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear seelangovtsy,
I am in the process of buying a scanner for my macintosh. My problem is this:
I have a lot of Russian language documents that I would like to scan and it
would be infinitely preferable to have these docs as text files as opposed to
image files. Is there a good optical character recognition program for
Russian that is not expensive and reliable? I know that ocr programs make a
lot of mistakes; will conversion to text be a waste of time in the long run
because of the proofreading involved? Any and all advice will be appreciated.
Thanx, Mark.


From sforres1 at swarthmore.edu  Wed Sep  3 14:29:57 1997
From: sforres1 at swarthmore.edu (Sibelan Forrester)
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 10:29:57 -0400
Subject: query on a proverb in various Slavic langs
Message-ID: <WED.3.SEP.1997.102957.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Mnogouvazhaemye SEELanzhane!

I received this question from a sociologist friend and would be delighted
if I could pass along any information about this proverb in Russian, or
about similar proverbs in other Slavic/East European languages:

>There
>is an expression in Russian, "odno lechat, drugoe kalechat."  Our respondents
>offered some variant of that expression when they were commenting on the
>dangers of synthetic medications and/or medical treatments in general. I'm
>wondering how old this expression is.  I've discovered that there is a
>comparable expression in Polish - it's almost identical in fact.  Would you
>happen to know if there is anything similar in any of the other Slavic
>languages you have studied?  The fact that it's widespread, of course,
>wouldn't prove that it's old - or even that people use it to describe the
>same phenomenon, but I'm curious anyway.


Thank you for your attention and assistance --

Sibelan Forrester
Modern L & L, Swarthmore College
<SFORRES1 at swarthmore.edu>


From edraitse at shiva.hunter.cuny.edu  Wed Sep  3 17:29:47 1997
From: edraitse at shiva.hunter.cuny.edu (Emil Draitser)
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 13:29:47 -0400
Subject: Slavic journals outside U.S.
Message-ID: <WED.3.SEP.1997.132947.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Seelangers:

Does anybody know how to go about obtaining full addresses of
Slavic scholarly journals outside the U.S.? Is there a
website that I might try? My search for "Slavic journals" as a subject gave
me "Slavic Review" only...

Thank you in advance.

Emil Draitser
Hunter College of CUNY


From mozdzier at gwis2.circ.gwu.edu  Wed Sep  3 18:50:03 1997
From: mozdzier at gwis2.circ.gwu.edu (Barbara Mozdzierz)
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 14:50:03 -0400
Subject: Slavic journals outside U.S.
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.91.970903131324.11061A-100000@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu>
Message-ID: <WED.3.SEP.1997.145003.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

The MLA Directory has full addresses, tel., fax, and prices.

Barbara

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 Wed, 3 Sep 1997, Emil Draitser wrote:

> Dear Seelangers:
>
> Does anybody know how to go about obtaining full addresses of
> Slavic scholarly journals outside the U.S.? Is there a
> website that I might try? My search for "Slavic journals" as a subject gave
> me "Slavic Review" only...
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Emil Draitser
> Hunter College of CUNY
>


From brifkin at facstaff.wisc.edu  Wed Sep  3 19:28:17 1997
From: brifkin at facstaff.wisc.edu (Benjamin Rifkin)
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 14:28:17 -0500
Subject: Central and Eastern Europe and the Internet
Message-ID: <WED.3.SEP.1997.142817.0500.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

I received this message which may be of interest to many SEELANGers, and so
I forward it to you all.

With best regards,

Ben Rifkin



>Return-Path: nadja at ein.cz
>From: Nadja Kymlicka <nadja at ein.cz>
>To: "'brifkin at facstaff.wisc.edu'" <brifkin at facstaff.wisc.edu>
>Subject: Central and Eastern Europe and the Internet
>Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 20:48:21 +0200
>
>Hi,
>
>I am hoping you can help me direct this information to the right people.  I
want to reach individuals who are enrolled in Central and Eastern European
studies or International Business Studies to let them know they can email
their questions about business, culture, politics and society in Central and
Eastern Europe to Ask Zelezny!, an Internet video webcast.
>
>Ask Zelezny! is broadcast every Monday at approximately 2 p.m. EST on
Central Europe Online (http://www.centraleurope.com). Dr. Vladimir Zelezny,
who hosts the show, is a former political dissident and current Director
General of TV Nova, the Czech Republic's leading television station. He has
answered questions on the current political situation of Central Europe,
racial tolerance, the effects of consumerism on Eastern Europeans, the
region's business and investment environment and more.
>
>If you visit the site before Monday you may submit your own question
(nova at ein.cz OR centraleurope.com/ceo/special/nova/novahome.html) and have
it answered in the following week's webcast.  You can also call up past
webcasts which are archived.
>
>Dr. Zelezny's answers are recorded at the TV Nova studios here in Prague,
Czech Republic and then made available as an exclusive Read Video broadcast
for Central Europe Online.
>
>I would appreciate it if you could direct me to the appropriate group by
giving me an email address or informing me of any online postings that I
might take advantage of to get this message to interested parties.
>
>Thank you for your help.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Nadja Kymlicka
>
>The European Internet Network Inc.
>http://www.centraleurope.com
>http://www.russiatoday.com
>http://www.insidechina.com
>
>
>
>nadja at ein.cz
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

Benjamin Rifkin
Associate Professor of Russian
Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1432 Van Hise Hall
1220 Linden Dr.
Madison, WI  53706
voice:  608/262-1623
fax:  608/265-2814


From brifkin at facstaff.wisc.edu  Wed Sep  3 19:34:47 1997
From: brifkin at facstaff.wisc.edu (Benjamin Rifkin)
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 14:34:47 -0500
Subject: Central and Eastern Europe and the Internet
Message-ID: <WED.3.SEP.1997.143447.0500.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

Forgive me if this is a double posting.  My first one bounced back to me.

This message came my way and I thought it might be of interest to many
SEELANGers.

With best regards,

Ben Rifkin



>Return-Path: nadja at ein.cz
>From: Nadja Kymlicka <nadja at ein.cz>
>To: "'brifkin at facstaff.wisc.edu'" <brifkin at facstaff.wisc.edu>
>Subject: Central and Eastern Europe and the Internet
>Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 20:48:21 +0200
>
>Hi,
>
>I am hoping you can help me direct this information to the right people.  I
want to reach individuals who are enrolled in Central and Eastern European
studies or International Business Studies to let them know they can email
their questions about business, culture, politics and society in Central and
Eastern Europe to Ask Zelezny!, an Internet video webcast.
>
>Ask Zelezny! is broadcast every Monday at approximately 2 p.m. EST on
Central Europe Online (http://www.centraleurope.com). Dr. Vladimir Zelezny,
who hosts the show, is a former political dissident and current Director
General of TV Nova, the Czech Republic's leading television station. He has
answered questions on the current political situation of Central Europe,
racial tolerance, the effects of consumerism on Eastern Europeans, the
region's business and investment environment and more.
>
>If you visit the site before Monday you may submit your own question
(nova at ein.cz OR centraleurope.com/ceo/special/nova/novahome.html) and have
it answered in the following week's webcast.  You can also call up past
webcasts which are archived.
>
>Dr. Zelezny's answers are recorded at the TV Nova studios here in Prague,
Czech Republic and then made available as an exclusive Read Video broadcast
for Central Europe Online.
>
>I would appreciate it if you could direct me to the appropriate group by
giving me an email address or informing me of any online postings that I
might take advantage of to get this message to interested parties.
>
>Thank you for your help.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Nadja Kymlicka
>
>The European Internet Network Inc.
>http://www.centraleurope.com
>http://www.russiatoday.com
>http://www.insidechina.com
>
>
>
>nadja at ein.cz
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

Benjamin Rifkin
Associate Professor of Russian
Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1432 Van Hise Hall
1220 Linden Dr.
Madison, WI  53706
voice:  608/262-1623
fax:  608/265-2814


From LHFarmer at aol.com  Thu Sep  4 03:28:22 1997
From: LHFarmer at aol.com (Leslie Farmer)
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 23:28:22 -0400
Subject: Slavic journals outside U.S.
Message-ID: <WED.3.SEP.1997.232822.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Any library's reference desk should have a large annual called something like
the Periodicals Directory or Dictionary of Periodicals. It's a very
comprehensive work on all the periodicals published in the US, and there's
another on all (or almost all) those published in English-speaking countries.
 These volumes include four-page publications that come out twice a year, and
I remember seeing quite a few listings under "Slavic," "Central/East Europe,"
etc.  Have a look.  I don't know if they're on the Web.


From sher07 at BELLSOUTH.NET  Thu Sep  4 06:05:56 1997
From: sher07 at BELLSOUTH.NET (Benjamin Sher)
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 23:05:56 -0700
Subject: Russian Modernist Novel
Message-ID: <WED.3.SEP.1997.230556.0700.>

Dear Colleague:

PUBLISHER'S ANNOUNCEMENT

I would like to call your attention to the publication of Konstantin
Vaginov's THE TOWER (original title: The Goat- Song), a Russian classic
from the twenties. This is the first translation into English of Vaginov's
surrealistic masterpiece. In fact, it is the first translation ever into
English of any of Vaginov's four novels. It was originally published in
Leningrad in 1928 by Priboi Publishers under the title of Kozlinaia Pesn'.

The publication of THE TOWER was originally announced on May 1, 1997. Since
then THE TOWER has been upgraded from a bound hard copy to a durable and
handsome hardcover book. Furthermore, it is now available both in the
United States and abroad. The novel is also available to individuals on
diskette. Full information is provided below.

Although nearly forgotten in the West, Vaginov was held in high esteem by
Bakhtin and his contemporaries. In "Conversations with Bakhtin" (published
in Chelovek, 1994/4 --  Moscow), the great Russian philosopher and literary
critic refers to Vaginov's unique stature in world literature, his supreme
craftsmanship and cosmic reach, especially in THE TOWER (Copyright
restrictions prohibit actual quotation from this interview).

Three Slavic reviewers, having read Chapter One of THE TOWER, have asked
permission to review the novel for their respective journals. In addition,
the libraries of UCLA, Rice University and Hamilton College have already
ordered (and received) the novel.

You may find Chapter One and the Translator's Afterword on the WWW at:

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/1212

Vaginov's chef d'oeuvre depicts the predicament of the Russian
intelligentsia as represented by Teptyolkin and his circle of artists and
scholars during the NEP period of the 1920's: Having accepted the
Revolution in principle, they could not reconcile themselves to the
Bolsheviks' destruction of the glories of the past. Their mission, to
preserve the remnants of European culture and, in particular, the free
spirit of Renaissance humanism and art, was doomed to failure. The novel is
a tragic satire of this generation. Finally, its sense of longing for a
golden age hauntingly foreshadows the anxieties and dilemmas of the present
generation.

For details concerning prices and formats, please contact me off-line.

Sincerely,

Benjamin Sher

Benjamin and Anna Sher
SHER PUBLISHERS
802-C Fern St.
New Orleans, LA 70118
Email: sher07 at bellsouth.net
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/1212


From rondest+ at pitt.edu  Thu Sep  4 05:12:42 1997
From: rondest+ at pitt.edu (Karen A Rondestvedt)
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 01:12:42 EDT
Subject: Slavic journals outside U.S.
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.91.970903131324.11061A-100000@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu>
Message-ID: <THU.4.SEP.1997.011242.EDT.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

To Emil Draitser and others,
>
> Does anybody know how to go about obtaining full addresses of
> Slavic scholarly journals outside the U.S.? Is there a
> website that I might try? My search for "Slavic journals" as a subject gave
> me "Slavic Review" only...
>
The MLA International Bibliography has a Directory of Periodicals (in
paper) that should give you that information for language and literature
journals, along with other useful things like procedures for article
submission.

Hope that helps,

Karen

-*-  Karen Rondestvedt, Ph.D.                  207 Hillman Library
-*-  Slavic Bibliographer                      University of Pittsburgh
-*-  University of Pittsburgh Library System   Pittsburgh, PA 15260
-*-  rondest+ at pitt.edu                         tel: (412) 648-7730
-*-  Web: http://www.pitt.edu/~rondest/        fax: (412) 648-7733


From roborr at aix1.uottawa.ca  Thu Sep  4 05:14:34 1997
From: roborr at aix1.uottawa.ca (Robert Orr)
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 01:14:34 -0400
Subject: Address
In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19970825060556.006895d8@msy.bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <THU.4.SEP.1997.011434.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Glubokouvazaemye seelanzhane

Would anyone, na avos, have an e-,ail for Joseph Schuetz, who  hails from
Munich?

Thanks in advance, Robert Orr


From roman at admin.ut.ee  Thu Sep  4 10:10:24 1997
From: roman at admin.ut.ee (R_L)
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 13:10:24 +0300
Subject: Slavic journals outside U.S.
Message-ID: <THU.4.SEP.1997.131024.0300.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

http://www.fb12.uni-muenchen.de/slav/index.html
"Publikationen am Institut

     Wiener Slawistischer Almanach
http://www.fb12.uni-muenchen.de/slav/almanach.htm
     Die Welt der Slaven http://www.fb12.uni-muenchen.de/slav/weltslav.htm
     Slavistische Beitr?ge
http://www.fb12.uni-muenchen.de/slav/slabeitr.htm               Sagners
Slavistische Sammlung http://www.fb12.uni-muenchen.de/slav/sagslavi.htm
     Studentenzeitschrift - Slabla "
R_L


From roman at admin.ut.ee  Thu Sep  4 10:15:10 1997
From: roman at admin.ut.ee (R_L)
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 13:15:10 +0300
Subject: Slavic journals outside U.S.
Message-ID: <THU.4.SEP.1997.131510.0300.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Pro domo suo. Not exactly journals - proceedings of our chair for 1993-1996:

http://www.ut.ee/teaduskond/Filosoofia/VeneSlaavi/printkoi.html (koi8)
http://www.ut.ee/teaduskond/Filosoofia/VeneSlaavi/printwin.html (cp1251
windows)
R_L


From edraitse at shiva.hunter.cuny.edu  Thu Sep  4 11:38:52 1997
From: edraitse at shiva.hunter.cuny.edu (Emil Draitser)
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 07:38:52 -0400
Subject: Journals
Message-ID: <THU.4.SEP.1997.073852.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Seelangers:

Thanks to everybody who responded to my query.

Spasibo za otzyvchivost'!

Truly yours,

Emil Draitser,
Hunter College of CUNY


From osb1 at columbia.edu  Thu Sep  4 15:19:45 1997
From: osb1 at columbia.edu (Olga Sell Brodie)
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 11:19:45 -0400
Subject: removal
In-Reply-To: <199708142141.RAA20230@mail.irex.org>
Message-ID: <THU.4.SEP.1997.111945.0400.OSB1@COLUMBIA.EDU>

Please remove my address from the SEELANGs list.

Thank you.

Olga Brodie
osb1 at columbia.edu


From dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu  Thu Sep  4 20:22:31 1997
From: dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu (Devin P Browne)
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 16:22:31 -0400
Subject: AATSEEL job listing (fwd)
Message-ID: <THU.4.SEP.1997.162231.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Thought I'd share this w/SEELANGS as well.  Should be on the AATSEEL jobs
page soon, too.

Devin P Browne
dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 10:22:47 -0600 (MDT)
From: Vicky Nelson <nelsonv at spot.Colorado.EDU>
To: dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu
Subject: AATSEEL job listing

Please list the following position in the AATSEEL newsletter.  Thank you.


University of Colorado                  Boulder, CO  80309
Department of Germanic and Slavic
Languages and Literatures

Russian, one-year instructorship starting August 17, 1998.  Area of
specialization:  20th c. Russian literature and culture.  Instructor will
participate in an interdisciplinary undergraduate program emphasizing
Russian language and culture.  ABD or Ph.D., near-native fluency and
teaching experience required.  Salary $30,000.  Send letter of application,
c.v., and dossier with at least 3 recent (confidential) letters of
recommendation by Dec. 1, 1997 to Adrian Del Caro, Chair, Campus Box 276.
The University of Colorado at Boulder strongly supports the principle of
diversity in all its forms.  We are interested in receiving applications
from women, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, veterans, and
veterans of the Vietnam era.


From edraitse at shiva.hunter.cuny.edu  Fri Sep  5 12:36:30 1997
From: edraitse at shiva.hunter.cuny.edu (Emil Draitser)
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 08:36:30 -0400
Subject: Pushkin Russian Language Institute
Message-ID: <FRI.5.SEP.1997.083630.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Seelangers:

Does anybody know snail-mail and/or e-mail address of Pushkin Russian
Language Institute in Moscow? I also need a contact name, their
Director's or Manager 's.

Thank you in advance.


Emil Draitser
Hunter College of CUNY


From khayutin at interlynx.net  Fri Sep  5 17:48:18 1997
From: khayutin at interlynx.net (Eugene Khayutin)
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 10:48:18 -0700
Subject: Pushkin Russian Language Institute
Message-ID: <FRI.5.SEP.1997.104818.0700.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Hi, Emil,
You may find all information at
http://www.academic.marist.edu/russia/pushkin.htm

Eugene Khayutin

Emil Draitser wrote:
>
> Dear Seelangers:
>
> Does anybody know snail-mail and/or e-mail address of Pushkin Russian
> Language Institute in Moscow? I also need a contact name, their
> Director's or Manager 's.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Emil Draitser
> Hunter College of CUNY


From lgoering at carleton.edu  Fri Sep  5 17:40:55 1997
From: lgoering at carleton.edu (Laura Goering)
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 12:40:55 -0500
Subject: DC housing sought
Message-ID: <FRI.5.SEP.1997.124055.0500.>

For a short research trip (about a month) beginning the first week in
October I am looking for housing in the DC area.  I am hoping to find a
small furnished room, preferably with cooking access. Suburban Maryland
would be ideal, as I will be working at the National Library of Medicine
in Bethesda, as well as the Library of Congress.  Any leads will be most
appreciated. Please reply off-list to lgoering at carleton.edu.
Laura Goering


From napooka at aloha.net  Fri Sep  5 08:13:32 1997
From: napooka at aloha.net (Irene Thompson)
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 08:13:32 +0000
Subject: Multimedia in Russian
Message-ID: <FRI.5.SEP.1997.081332.0000.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear friends:
I am working on a sponsored research project involving the development of
criteria for the evaluation of FL multimedia materials in different
languages. I am primarily interested in the following types of materials:

1. Single-skill  or multi-skill CD-ROMs that are either free-standing or
that accompany  textbooks. I need titles and publishers.

2. Interesting Web-based materials for teaching Russian (script,
pronunciation, reading, combination of skills). By interesting I mean more
than 'drill-to-kill'. I need URLs of such programs.

I have a tentative list but am not sure how complete it is. If you know of
such materials I would greatly appreciate it if you could let me know.
Bol'shoe spasibo zaranee.
Aloha,
Irene Thompson
**********************************************
Irene Thompson
P.O. Box 3572
Princeville, HI  96722
tel/fax: (808) 826-9510
e-mail: napooka at aloha.net
**********************************************


From margadon at quicklink.com  Wed Sep  3 17:43:54 1997
From: margadon at quicklink.com (Alenka)
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 13:43:54 -0400
Subject: Inquiry
Message-ID: <WED.3.SEP.1997.134354.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Hello everyone,

I am currently an undergraduate student and am considering graduate study
in Russian literature with aspirations of teaching this subject on a
college level in the future.  I would greatly appreciate it if some members
of this list could offer me some insight on the present status of the field
of Slavic Languages in the US and its prognosis for the next several
decades.  Some of the questions that interest me are: 1) are the Slavic
departments around the country prospering or being downsized? 2) is there
an interest among college students in the Russian language and literature?
3) on the average, how successful are those holding a degree in a Slavic
lang/lit in finding employment after graduation and securing a tenure
position in later years? 4) what is the salary range for
assistant/associate/professor?  and so on.  Any and all feedback will be
helpful and much appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

Yelena Kachuro


From 76703.2063 at compuserve.com  Fri Sep  5 20:22:32 1997
From: 76703.2063 at compuserve.com (Jerry Ervin)
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 16:22:32 -0400
Subject: AATSEEL '97 conference info
Message-ID: <FRI.5.SEP.1997.162232.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELANGers,

The AATSEEL '97 brochures are coming off the press today and will be mailed
out next week.  The registration form will be included therein.  Meanwhile,
here's a preview:

Saturday, December 27
        AATSEEL Program Committee (11 a.m.-1 p.m.)
        Conference Registration (4-8 p.m.)
        AATSEEL Executive Council (2-5 p.m.)
        AWSS Interviewing workshop (7-9 p.m.)
Sunday, December 28
        Conference Registration (7:30 a.m.-8 p.m.)
        Conference panels
        Exhibits (9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.)
        ACTR Board Meeting
Monday, December 29
        Slava Breakfast (7:15-10 a.m.)
        Conference Registration (7:30 a.m.-8 p.m.)
        Conference panels
        Exhibits (9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.)
        AATSEEL Business Meeting
        Vision 20/20 General Session
        ACTR General Membership Meeting
        AATSEEL President's Reception and Awards Recognitions
Tuesday, December 30
        AATSEEL Executive Council (7-10 a.m.)
        Conference panels
        Exhibits (9 a.m.-1 p.m.)
        Exhibitors' free book raffle (1:30-2:30 p.m.)

*  Over 100 panels will offer hundreds of papers and presentations on
language, literature, linguistics, technology and pedagogy.
*  Some 600-700 of the most active and professional scholars in Slavic from
the USA, Canada, and a number of other countries will attend.
*  Gratis interviewing facilities will be available.  Please contact the
Executive Director for reservations.
* The exhibit hall will be packed with companies offering the newest and
best in scholarly books, textbooks, audiovisual aids, study abroad and
summer intensive programs, and more.
*  The hotel facilities are superb!  The Toronto Marriott Eaton Centre,
where AATSEEL met in 1993, is located in downtown Toronto.  It overlooks
the exquisite 19th century Holy Trinity Church and offers covered access to
the huge indoor Eaton Centre shopping complex.  All guest rooms have
individual climate control, color television, voice mail, and other
amenities.  The Concierge Level offers a private lounge, complimentary
continental breakfast and afternoon hors d'oeuvres.  All meeting and
exhibit facilities are on one level.  Dining facilities include an atrium
restaurant, a formal dining room, and a sports bar.  (There is also a
variety of eating facilities-from fast food to gourmet dining-in the Eaton
Centre.)  Finally, the Marriott offers a heated indoor swimming pool and a
complete health club.
*  Toronto is a lovely city, with lots to see and do.
*  The rate of exchange makes Toronto a real bargain:  with the 30%
advantage in changing US to Canadian dollars, room rates are actually lower
than those of AATSEEL '96.  Other costs (food, local transportation) are
similarly attractive.

Housing:  Please call the Toronto Marriott Eaton Centre (416/597-9200) or
Marriott reservations (toll-free 1-800-228-9290).  Conference rates start
at $109 Canadian (under $80 U.S.) single/double.

Transportation:
        By car:  As you approach Toronto, take Queen Elizabeth Way/Gardiner
Expressway (highway 2) east.  Take York/Bay Street exit.  Go north on Bay
Street.  Mariott is on the right, just south of Dundas Street.  Underground
parking at $14 Can./night ($18 Can./night valet) is available at the hotel.
        By bus:  The bus terminal is within walking distance of the hotel.
        By train:  The train station is about a $6 Can. cab ride from the
hotel.
        By air:  For special fares call American Airlines (1-800-433-1790)
or Canadian Airlines (1-800-665-5554).  Cite Star File #02D7AJ.  From the
Toronto airport the Airport Express Bus ($12.50 Can.) takes you directly to
the hotel.

Identification:  Non-U.S. citizens need a valid passport to enter Canada.
U.S. citizens need proof of citizenship (e.g., passport, birth certificate
with photo I.D., or naturalization certificate).  Visas may be required.
Check with closest Canadian consulate for details.

OTHER COSTS AND DEADLINES:  Conference registration is distinct from
membership.  Attendees must be 1997 AATSEEL members (see registration form)
to register.  Registration for graduate students and unemployed members is
$25.  For others, preregistration is $50 until 1 December 1997, $60
thereafter.  Preregistration by November 1 is essential for presenters who
wish to have their names appear in the official, printed conference
program.  A $10 handling fee is assessed for canceled registrations.

PLANNING TO DROP IN ON MLA?  Please be advised of the following MLA policy:
 "All [MLA] convention particpants-members and nonmembers-must pay
registration fees.  Registrants receive badges, which entitle convention
attendees to gain admittance to meetings, the job informnation center, and
the exhibit hall.  Registration fees are as follows: before 7 December
regular members, $75; graduate student and emeritus members, $30;
nonmembers, $100; graduate student and emeritus nonmembers, $45; unemployed
members and   members employed less than full time, $50.  Registration fees
after 7 December are as follows: regular members: $100; graduate student
and emeritus members, $30; nonmembers, $120; graduate student and emeritus
nonmembers, $45; unemployed members and members employed less than full
time, $50."

Gerard L. Ervin
Executive Director, AATSEEL
1933 N. Fountain Park Dr.
Tucson, AZ 85715 USA
phone/fax:  520/885-2663
email:  76703.2063 at compuserve.com


From GSABO at JCVAXA.jcu.edu  Fri Sep  5 21:50:57 1997
From: GSABO at JCVAXA.jcu.edu (Gerald Sabo)
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 16:50:57 -0500
Subject: Multimedia in Russian
Message-ID: <FRI.5.SEP.1997.165057.0500.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Irene,
        You may very well have these, but I would recommend Transparent
Language, Russian Now! Version 5.0 with related Word Ace and Grammar Pro.  The
Educational Packet would be a good purchase.  You can call the company's
eight-hundred number--1-800-752-1767 and ask for Shannon Lougee.  I have spoken
with her a number of times.  I think you could get a pack for something under
ninety-five dollars.  This program allows a variety of uses.  The address is
Transparent Language/22 Proctor Hill Road/P.O. Box 575/Hollis, NH  03049-0575.
They have a web site: www.transparent.com   Ask them for their latest
catalogue.  For the first-year Russian I use The Most Common Words in Russian
dialogues.  There are other possibilities.
        Also, the CD-Rom Hello Russia! managed and co-created by John Nyenhuis,
an engineering professor at Purdue University, who established OKSoftware,
Inc./P.O. Box 3029/West Lafayette, Indiana 47906-0582.  They have a web
site--www.mdn.com/oksoftware/    Version 2.0 is good and I sue a variety of
materials on that one.  I have spoken with John and also written to him by
e-mail.  He would probably remember me.
        I am afraid that other CD-Rom/computer programs for Russian are
disappointing--I am not sure about Smartlink in Los Angeles--how effective it
can be.  Some colleagues and I looked it over--that is, did some reviewing--
and had misgivings for our program here.  The Russian Tutor by a German
company with offices in Florida was also disappointing and quite expensive.
        There are some cultural CD-Roms that might be of value, but that's
probably different from what you are seeking.
        Finally, I am using the McGraw-Hill textbook Nachalo, When in Russia
for which a CD-Rom related component is being prepared--They have one in French
and Spanish and that format will be used for Russian sometime in the future.  I
looked over with a French colleague their French CD-Rom, and she liked it.
Apparently, educational people from Michigan were consulted in creating the
CD-Rom for McGraw-Hill.
        I am presuming you are aware of the web-site at the University of
Pittsburgh which has links to numerous other sites with pedagogical materials
in the Slavic area.  Actually, the computer only program Russian Grammar Review
from I forget who at the University of Alabama or somewhere there is okay.  We
have a site license here my university.  Also the video for the McGraw-Hill
book and related exercise book is also good multimedia, outside-of-class
material.
        I hesitate to write any more lest I repeat what you may already know or
have.  I hope this helps.
I was just thinking of that 1989 NEH the other day, as I was cleaning out stuff
and came across our group picture--eight years.
        I hope you are enjoying your time away from professorial employment and
are enjoying your independent work status.
        Best wishes and let us know on Seelangs where we can access your
evaluation or data.
        Oh yes, Prentice-Hall has put their French textbook on their website
which is ever updated, and may have done so for their Russian materials.  I
don't know, but worth checking.

                  Jerry Sabo//GSABO at JCVAXA.JCU.EDU


From GSABO at JCVAXA.jcu.edu  Fri Sep  5 21:55:39 1997
From: GSABO at JCVAXA.jcu.edu (Gerald Sabo)
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 16:55:39 -0500
Subject: I don't know how a private message was sent to the list
Message-ID: <FRI.5.SEP.1997.165539.0500.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Seelangers,
        I just got what I intended as a private message to Irene Thompson, and
I apologize to the list.  Sorry, I did reply instead of addressing it to Irene
personally.
                  Jerry Sabo//GSABO at JCVAXA.JCU.EDU


From dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu  Fri Sep  5 21:10:15 1997
From: dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu (Devin P Browne)
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 17:10:15 -0400
Subject: Job: office manager in Moscow (fwd)
Message-ID: <FRI.5.SEP.1997.171015.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Having some problems w/my computer, so I'm not sure when this will be up
and running on the AATSEEL page.  However, there is a deadline soon on
this one, so please pass the word.

Devin P Browne
dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 12:37:55 -0400
From: Project Harmony <pharmony at igc.apc.org>
Reply-To: civilsoc at SOLAR.RTD.UTK.EDU
To: Multiple recipients of list <civilsoc at SOLAR.RTD.UTK.EDU>
Subject: Job: office manager in Moscow

Please note the deadline is Sept. 10.

Project Harmony, an American non-profit organization, is seeking an ofice
manager and a program assistant/coordinator to work in its Moscow office.
Candidates should be Russian nationals fluent in English, shoudl enjoy
working with different kinds of people, and should have excellent
organizational skills, including an ability to handle many details.
Previous experience in a non-profit and/or American organization, as well
as computer and Internet experience are a plus.  Job responsibilities
include daily office maintenance, commnication with American and other NIS
offices, close cooperation with American, NIS staff and Project Harmony
clients, financial accounting, development and marketing of new and current
programs, and coordination of American and NIS groups traveling through
Moscow.  Both positions may involve some traveling to NIS cities to conduct
meetings, recruitment of participants and orientations for Project Harmony
programs.  For this reason, flexibility and a willingness to work long or
irregular hours are essential.  Salary commensurate with experience.

For more information about Project Harmony, visit our homepage at:

http://www.friends-partners.org/harmony/

Interested and qualified applicants should send their resumes by email to
<phmos at online.ru> by September 10.  No phone calls please.  Interviews will
be conducted by September 15.


From thurmchcs at juno.com  Fri Sep  5 21:45:00 1997
From: thurmchcs at juno.com (Eileen C Thurman)
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 17:45:00 EDT
Subject: I don't know how a private message was sent to the list
Message-ID: <FRI.5.SEP.1997.174500.EDT.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

        I just wanted to say I am glad Jerry Sabo goofed, because I find
his recommendations interesting and the addresses and websites he gave
may be useful as well.  I also am using Nachalo, for the first time, and
am interested in learning of a coming CD-ROM.  This message was not just
personal but of interest to others as well. Qo`qhan.
        Eileen Thurman thurmchcs at juno.com

On Fri, 5 Sep 1997 16:55:39 -0500 Gerald Sabo <GSABO at JCVAXA.jcu.edu>
writes:
>Dear Seelangers,
>        I just got what I intended as a private message to Irene
>Thompson, and
>I apologize to the list.  Sorry, I did reply instead of addressing it
>to Irene
>personally.
>                  Jerry Sabo//GSABO at JCVAXA.JCU.EDU
>


From 76703.2063 at compuserve.com  Fri Sep  5 23:59:24 1997
From: 76703.2063 at compuserve.com (Jerry Ervin)
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 19:59:24 -0400
Subject: Inquiry
Message-ID: <FRI.5.SEP.1997.195924.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Ms. Kachuro,

While I don't have time to answer your questions in detail, one good way
for you to get a feel of the currents and concerns in your possible area of
career interest is through a student membership in AATSEEL.  At $20/year,
it's a steal.  Here's info....

*****

AATSEEL Information
(Revised 7 July 1997):

The following general information about AATSEEL answers most of the
questions received by this office.  Please feel free to contact us if other
information is needed.

WHAT IS AATSEEL?
        The American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European
Languages (AATSEEL), founded in 1941, exists to advance the study and
promote the teaching of Slavic and East European languages, literatures,
and cultures on all educational levels, elementary through graduate school.
 While the largest proportion of its activities and members concentrate in
the area of Russian, AATSEEL has from the beginning stressed that it
embraces all Slavic and East European languages, literatures, linguistics
and cultures.  AATSEEL holds an annual conference in December of each year;
its publications include the Slavic and East European Journal (four times a
year) and the AATSEEL Newsletter (six times a year).

MEMBERSHIP:
        Membership covers the calendar year (January-December).  SEEJ and
Newsletter address labels show the year through which one is paid; all
memberships and subscriptions expire in December of the year indicated.
        Renewal memberships:  Renewals extend the paid-up period through
the following December.  Renewals should be made by 15 March of the new
year in order to ensure uninterrupted flow of publications.  Earlier
renewals are encouraged; multiple-year renewals are also accepted.
        New and reinstated memberships:  Unless otherwise directed, new and
reinstated memberships and subscriptions are credited to the year in which
received; in these cases, back issues of SEEJ and the Newsletter for that
year will be sent upon request.  Back issues for prior years are available
at additional cost.

MEMBERSHIP RATES FOR INDIVIDUALS
        Benefactor (BEN) - $500
        Special Friend (SPF) - $200
        Friend (FRN) - $100
        Sustaining Members (SUS) - $55
        Joint Members (two members; 1 set of publications to 1 address)
(JOI) - $45
        Administrators, Full & Associate Professors (AFA) - $40
        Non-Academic Members (NAM) - $40
        Assistant Professors, Instructors and Lecturers (AIL) - $30
        Secondary School Teachers (SST) - $25
        Emeritus (EME) - $20
        Students & Unemployed (S&U) - $20
        Affiliate (Newsletter only) (NLO) - $20

SUBSCRIPTION RATES FOR INSTITUTIONS (all prices are net to AATSEEL and
include shipping)
        Like memberships, subscription rates cover a calendar year
(January-December).  Address labels on SEEJ and the Newsletter show the
year of expiration.  New and reinstated subscriptions will be credited to
the year in which received, and back issues for that year will be sent upon
request.
        Domestic, SEEJ and NL - $55
        International, SEEJ & NL - $65
        Newsletter only, domestic - $30
        Newsletter only, international - $35
BACK ISSUES OF SEEJ (all prices include shipping)
        Domestic - $15/issue
        International - $17/issue

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION - $25/$50/$60
        Conference registration fees are separate from membership fees.
All attendees must be current members (see rates above) and must also
register for the conference.  Registration for graduate students is $25.
For others, preregistration is $50; on-site registration at $60 is also
available.  Prereregistration is strongly encouraged.   Preregistration by
November 1 is essential for presenters (panel chairs, secretaries,
panelists) who wish to have their names appear in the official, printed
conference program.  For others, preregistration must be received by
December 1.

        For AATSEEL '97 the following information may be helpful:
Dates - 28-30 December, 1997
Location -  Toronto, Ont., Canada; Toronto Marriott Eaton Centre (the same
hotel where AATSEEL '93 was held).
Room rates - Approx. $85 U.S. ($109 Canadian) single/double.  Reservations
may be made by calling 415/597-9200 or toll-free 1-800-228-9290.
Transportation - Special rates are being offered by American Airlines
(1-800-433-1790) and Canadian Airlines (1-800-665-5554).  Cite Star File
#02D7AJ.

        AATSEEL '98:
Dates - 28-30 December, 1998
Location - San Francisco, CA (hotel not yet selected)

ADVERTISING:
        AATSEEL accepts advertising for its publications and conference
program.  Please contact the Executive Director for details.

PROCEDURES:
        You don't need a form to join AATSEEL, register for the conference
or send in a subscription or back-issue order; a letter will do.  Just be
sure to include all relevant information, such as the following:
        1.  WHAT you are requesting (e.g., Membership--in what category?
Conference preregistration?  Both conference preregistration and
membership? Back issues--which volume and number?  Etc.).
        2.  Current MAILING ADDRESS.
        3.  CONTACT information (such as phone, fax, or email--for office
follow-up, if needed).
        4.  AFFILIATION as you would like to have it appear on your
conference registration.
        5.  A CHECK for the correct amount.  Please make all checks payable
to AATSEEL, Inc., in US dollars.  Send orders, payments, or other inquiries
to:
                Gerard L. Ervin
                Executive Director, AATSEEL
                1933 N. Fountain Park Dr.
                Tucson, AZ 85715 USA
                phone/fax:  520/885-2663
                email:  76703.2063 at compuserve.com

Finally, please keep us apprised well in advance of any changes in your
mailing address.  Every publication that is returned to AATSEEL costs your
association money, and results in delays and inconvenience to you.  Each
issue of the AATSEEL Newsletter contains a form you may use to update your
address--but even a simple letter or postcard will do.


From gadassov at mail.pf  Sat Sep  6 00:39:32 1997
From: gadassov at mail.pf (Georges Adassovsky)
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 14:39:32 -1000
Subject: Wav
Message-ID: <FRI.5.SEP.1997.143932.1000.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dorogie Silangujushcie !
I received from Russia audio files with : ".wav". I was told they may be
read with application "wincecil", for PC. Can somebody tell me wether I can
read them on my Mac, and in this case the place where I can find the
application ?
Thanks a lot zaranee.

Georges Adassovsky
E-Mail : Gadassov at mail.pf
S-Mail : B.P. 380330 Tamanu, 98718 Punaauia, French Polynesia.
Tel 689 58 38 40 home, 689 58 37 37 office (GMT - 12)


From Mogens_Jensen at fc.sdbs.dk  Sat Sep  6 15:58:45 1997
From: Mogens_Jensen at fc.sdbs.dk (Mogens Jensen)
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 17:58:45 +0200
Subject: Multimedia in Russian
Message-ID: <SAT.6.SEP.1997.175845.0200.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

The finnish "Kapusta" is now available in a english-russian version; it
offers transparent words for native germans, english and french people.
I recommend it. Mogens Jensen


From dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu  Sat Sep  6 15:56:02 1997
From: dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu (Devin P Browne)
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 11:56:02 -0400
Subject: Nachalo's CD ROM
In-Reply-To: <199709060405.AAA12787@post-ofc03.srv.cis.pitt.edu>
Message-ID: <SAT.6.SEP.1997.115602.0400.DPBROWNE@PITT.EDU>

I noticed Irene and Gerald were talking about Nachalo's CD ROM.
Apparently it IS ready, since I have a copy of it.  However it it only (as
far as I know from what I was told) for the Mac, and I am in one of the
few k-12 public schools in this nation with Windows machines.  So I can't
say how good it is, but I can say that it does exist now.

Devin

Devin P Browne
dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu


From paulkla at pressenter.com  Sun Sep  7 01:05:52 1997
From: paulkla at pressenter.com (Paul Klanderud)
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 20:05:52 -0500
Subject: back issues of Slavic Review
Message-ID: <SAT.6.SEP.1997.200552.0500.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Greetings:

I have a collection of Slavic Reviews (the ones with the red and white
cover) that includes all issues from Spring '92 thru Winter '96. If anyone
would like them, I would prefer to send them to you, instead of recycling
them.

If you are interested, please contact me off list; I would also ask that
you send me a check for $10.00 to cover shipping (if anything is left over,
I'll return it).

Thanks,
Paul Klanderud


From paulkla at pressenter.com  Sun Sep  7 12:47:08 1997
From: paulkla at pressenter.com (Paul Klanderud)
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 07:47:08 -0500
Subject: Slavic Review back issues
Message-ID: <SUN.7.SEP.1997.074708.0500.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

A list subscriber has responded to my offer of back issues of Slavic Review.

Thanks,
Paul K.


From Devin_Asay at byu.edu  Mon Sep  8 14:33:20 1997
From: Devin_Asay at byu.edu (Devin Asay)
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 08:33:20 -0600
Subject: Wav
In-Reply-To: <v01540b07630c15a1fbce@[208.139.164.60]>
Message-ID: <MON.8.SEP.1997.083320.0600.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

>Dorogie Silangujushcie !
>I received from Russia audio files with : ".wav". I was told they may be
>read with application "wincecil", for PC. Can somebody tell me wether I can
>read them on my Mac, and in this case the place where I can find the
>application ?
>Thanks a lot zaranee.
>
>Georges Adassovsky
>E-Mail : Gadassov at mail.pf
>S-Mail : B.P. 380330 Tamanu, 98718 Punaauia, French Polynesia.
>Tel 689 58 38 40 home, 689 58 37 37 office (GMT - 12)

Several Mac applications can read and play back .wav audio files.  The
MoviePlayer application will read and convert them to QuickTime audio files
for playback.  SoundEdit 16 will allow you to read, play and edit .wav
files.  I also believe that several of the shareware sound playing
applications, notably Sound Machine will allow playback of .wav files.

Devin Asay


Devin Asay
Humanities Research Center
Brigham Young University


From JZFN at MUSICB.MARIST.EDU  Mon Sep  8 18:25:08 1997
From: JZFN at MUSICB.MARIST.EDU (Dr. Casimir Norkeliunas)
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 14:25:08 EDT
Subject: Intensive Russian Study at Pushkin Institute
Message-ID: <MON.8.SEP.1997.142508.EDT.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

                       Marist-Pushkin Russian Program

Marist College and the Pushkin Russian Language institute announce an
intensive Business Russian Program in Moscow from January 3-18, 1998.
The Program is designed for students and professionals seeking to
advance their standard and business conversational Russian. The
Program serves as an ideal orientation to the Marist Moscow Internship
Program, which begins after the intensive program.

For more informatiom access our page at
http://www.academic.marist.edu/nork/official1/middle.htm


From gadassov at mail.pf  Mon Sep  8 22:40:31 1997
From: gadassov at mail.pf (Georges Adassovsky)
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 12:40:31 -1000
Subject: Wav
Message-ID: <MON.8.SEP.1997.124031.1000.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

At 8:33 8/09/97, you wrote:


>Several Mac applications can read and play back .wav audio files.  The
>MoviePlayer application will read and convert them to QuickTime audio files
>for playback.  SoundEdit 16 will allow you to read, play and edit .wav
>files.  I also believe that several of the shareware sound playing
>applications, notably Sound Machine will allow playback of .wav files.

I could get SoundApp and listen to my files. Thanks!

Georges Adassovsky
E-Mail : Gadassov at mail.pf
S-Mail : B.P. 380330 Tamanu, 98718 Punaauia, French Polynesia.
Tel 689 58 38 40 home, 689 58 37 37 office (GMT - 12)


From LHFarmer at aol.com  Tue Sep  9 14:34:02 1997
From: LHFarmer at aol.com (Leslie Farmer)
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 10:34:02 -0400
Subject: Temporary unsubscribe
Message-ID: <TUE.9.SEP.1997.103402.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Could I "unsubscribe" to SEELANGS from the third to the 16th of next month?


From Michael.Betsch at Uni-Tuebingen.DE  Tue Sep  9 18:22:32 1997
From: Michael.Betsch at Uni-Tuebingen.DE (Michael Betsch)
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 20:22:32 +0200
Subject: Temporary unsubscribe
Message-ID: <TUE.9.SEP.1997.202232.0200.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

À (At) 16:34 Uhr +0200 09.09.1997, Leslie Farmer écrivait (wrote) :
>---------------------- Information from the mail header
>-----------------------
>Sender:       "SEELangs: Slavic & E. European Languages & literatures list"
>              <SEELANGS at CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
>Poster:       Leslie Farmer <LHFarmer at aol.com>
>Subject:      Temporary unsubscribe
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Could I "unsubscribe" to SEELANGS from the third to the 16th of next month?

Mail to: listserv at cunyvm.cuny.edu
with no subject and in the body:
set seelangs nomail
before you wish to stop receiving messages.
After you return, mail to the same address with in the body:
set seelangs mail

Of course, you could also unsubscribe before leaving and resubscribe after
you're back.



__________________________________________________________________________
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72076 Tuebingen, FRG
Tel.:+49 7071/51917
email: Michael.Betsch at Uni-Tuebingen.DE
__________________________________________________________________________


From djbpitt+ at pitt.edu  Wed Sep 10 12:43:55 1997
From: djbpitt+ at pitt.edu (David J Birnbaum)
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 08:43:55 -0400
Subject: undergraduate language requirements
Message-ID: <WED.10.SEP.1997.084355.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELANGers,

The University of Pittsburgh is reviewing its undergraduate curriculum,
and I am trying to gather information about language requirements at other
North American universities and colleges. I would be grateful if
SEELANGers could tell me:

1) Is there any sort of general language requirement at your university
   or college? If so, what is it?
2) Are you satisfied with your undergraduate language requirement (or
   lack thereof)? By this I am asking not about strategic self-interest
   (stricter language requirements bring higher enrollment in language
   courses, which brings more money to language department budgets), but
   about philosophy of undergraduate education. That is, given all the
   legimiate educational goals an undergraduate curriculum must address,
   is your school's language requirement appropriate within the context of
   your general curriculum?

Let me start by describing the University of Pittsburgh.

1) We have a very large number of general education requirements (various
types of art, music, literature, formal reasoning, science, writing,
culture, etc.), and the current curriculum reform effort is aimed
primarily at reducing the complexity of this system. The current language
requirement is that students either complete three years of language in
high school with a grade of C or better or take one year of language at
Pitt.

2) Almost all language-department faculty consider this requirement
inconsistent, in that it erroneously equates three years of high-school
seat time with one year of college seat time. Leaving aside the question
of whether a seat-time equivalency system would ever be appropriate, three
years of high-school language study is almost never equivalent to one year
of language study at Pitt. Over 90% of students who arrive at Pitt with
three years of high-school language study who voluntarily take placement
tests because they would like to continue their language study (that is, a
self-selecting sample of the students most interest in language study)
fail to place into a third-semester course or above, which provides very
strong evidence that the equation is invalid. Some faculty in other
departments, particularly those involved in international studies, feel
similarly about the inappropriateness of the current requirement. Proposed
remedies range from retaining the one-year requirement but requiring that
students test out of it, on the one hand, to eliminating the language
requirement altogether, on the other, since what we currently call a
language requirement hardly qualifies as such, and we should be more
truthful about the importance we attach to language study in our
curriculum.

I am particularly eager to learn whether any other university or college
has a language requirement that is satisfied by high-school seat time, in
the absence of any examination. Exemptions from Pitt's two other entrance
skills requirements (basic writing, basic algebra) are obtained by
testing, which means that language is unique among the three skills
requirements in being satisfiable entirely by seat time.

Thanks,

David
________________________________________________________________________

Professor David J. Birnbaum     email: djbpitt+ at pitt.edu
Department of Slavic Languages  url:   http://clover.slavic.pitt.edu/~djb/
1417 Cathedral of Learning      voice: 1-412-624-5712
University of Pittsburgh        fax:   1-412-624-9714
Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA


From djbpitt+ at pitt.edu  Wed Sep 10 16:34:46 1997
From: djbpitt+ at pitt.edu (David J Birnbaum)
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 12:34:46 -0400
Subject: language requirements update
Message-ID: <WED.10.SEP.1997.123446.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELANGers,

With responses arriving quickly to my earlier inquiry about language
requirements (thank you to all who have responded or plan to do so), I
have begun moving the information onto a web page.  Interested readers
should consult:

        http://clover.slavic.pitt.edu/~djb/language_requirement.html

I will update this page as new information arrives. I have not yet checked
the MLA study listed at the top of the page.

Cheers,

David
________________________________________________________________________

Professor David J. Birnbaum     email: djbpitt+ at pitt.edu
Department of Slavic Languages  url:   http://clover.slavic.pitt.edu/~djb/
1417 Cathedral of Learning      voice: 1-412-624-5712
University of Pittsburgh        fax:   1-412-624-9714
Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA


From william.mahota at yale.edu  Wed Sep 10 18:11:45 1997
From: william.mahota at yale.edu (William Mahota)
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 14:11:45 -0400
Subject: undergraduate language requirements
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.96L.970910082007.4027A-100000@unixs-eval.cis.pitt.edu>
Message-ID: <WED.10.SEP.1997.141145.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear David,
How goes it? Hope all is well. Things here are, well, Yaly.
About the language requirement here I can say that it is satisfactory.
Students must take 2 years of a language, but can test out, and
each department has its own test (or maybe French and Spanish rely
on the AP or the SAT II exams). I for one place almost no incoming
freshmen in third year; in 8 years I have placed only one or two that
high, even if they have four years at a "good" school. I get a lot
of backlash from some of them, but after a few weeks in my second
year class, they usually recant.
Hope that helps.

Oh, by the way, the requirement is automatically waived if
a student completed high school in a foreign country in a school
where everything is taught in the native language. This is a
particular problem for me with Russian kids, so I have them
take the Proficiency Exam, which is intended for grad students
in my dept. and in REES. They also must pass an oral.
Cheers,
Bill


From dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu  Thu Sep 11 10:11:18 1997
From: dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu (Devin P Browne)
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 06:11:18 -0400
Subject: undergrad requirements
In-Reply-To: <199709110406.AAA16020@post-ofc01.srv.cis.pitt.edu>
Message-ID: <THU.11.SEP.1997.061118.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

While we're at it, I'm interested if anyone out there is administering an
OPI (or a variation thereof) for either incoming language students or
outgoing students (majors, I would guess).

Devin

Devin P Browne
dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu


From thebaron at interaccess.com  Thu Sep 11 17:35:26 1997
From: thebaron at interaccess.com (baron chivrin)
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 12:35:26 -0500
Subject: abortion in Russia
Message-ID: <THU.11.SEP.1997.123526.0500.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

I know this is not a linguistic question, but...

Can anyone tell me about the prevalance of abortions in Russia? Is it
legal or illegal? Is it generally disapproved of? If it is legal, is it
difficult for a woman to have an abortion? Is it strictly regulated? Is
it subsidized at all by the government?

And, what is the prevalance of other forms of birth control in Russia?

I have a translation job I'm doing and it would be very useful to know
the answers to these questions.

Please respond to me off-list.

Thank you.

--Baron Chivrin
thebaron at interaccess.com


From dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu  Thu Sep 11 17:10:28 1997
From: dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu (Devin P Browne)
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 13:10:28 -0400
Subject: OPI
In-Reply-To: <34181FAC.56D9@wolfenet.com>
Message-ID: <THU.11.SEP.1997.131028.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Oral Proficiency Interview, developed by the American Council of Teachers
of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), based on a test developed by the Foreign
Service of the USA (I think!).  Basically an oral test to guage what one
can *DO* with their spoken language skills.

Devin

Devin P Browne
dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu

On Thu, 11 Sep 1997, Genevra Gerhart wrote:

> Your readers want to know what an OPI is.  gg
> --
> Genevra Gerhart
> http://www.wolfenet.com/~ggerhart/
>
> 2134 E. Interlaken  Bl.                 Tel. 206/329-0053
> Seattle, WA  98112                      ggerhart at wolfenet.com
>


From mozdzier at gwis2.circ.gwu.edu  Thu Sep 11 21:55:07 1997
From: mozdzier at gwis2.circ.gwu.edu (Barbara Mozdzierz)
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 17:55:07 -0400
Subject: abortion in Russia
In-Reply-To: <34182BDE.4DAC@interaccess.com>
Message-ID: <THU.11.SEP.1997.175507.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

I recommend reading the (shocking) chapter on "Sex and birth" in Francine
du Plessix Gray's _ Soviet Women--Walking the Tightrope (pp. 13-28).

Barbara_

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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


From dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu  Fri Sep 12 10:04:44 1997
From: dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu (Devin P Browne)
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 06:04:44 -0400
Subject: Internship posting (fwd)
Message-ID: <FRI.12.SEP.1997.060444.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 10:55:20 +0400 (MSD)
From: "Albert G. Decie" <decie at echo.krasnoyarsk.su>,
    From <decie at echo.krasnoyarsk.su>
To: isre at indiana.edu, ceres at guvax.acc.georgetown.edu,
    civilsoc at solar.rtd.utk.edu, dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu, bnolting at umich.edu,
    mreisch at students.wisc.edu
Cc: intlcareers at internetmci.com, kcoldren at puafmail.umd.edu, craig at hri.ca
Subject: Internship posting

*****************************************************************
                Internship Opportunity in Siberia
   Academic Year 1997 - 1998 (Year or Semester Opportunities)
*****************************************************************
Educated  Choices Heighten Opportunities, Inc. (ECHO) is  seeking candidates
for an internship position at its Center for Community Partnerships in
Krasnoyarsk, Russia. The suggested  period  for  this position  is  from
October 27, 1997, to June 26, 1998.   Specific starting and ending dates are
negotiable.  Internships may either be for an entire academic year or
for either the fall or spring semsters.

This  is a volunteer position.  Costs of non-housing living expenses and health
insurance are the responsibility of the intern.  ECHO will cover medivac
insurance and  housing expenses in Russia.  Travel expenses to and from
Krasnoyarsk are the responsibility of the intern with the possibility of
financial assistance by ECHO.

The  intern  will help carry out project activities  and  program development
as well as provide general  administrative  support.  Examples of specific
duties are contributing to the quarterly newsletter, preparation and support
work for seminars and trainings (especially an intensive year long training of
a democractic teachers corps in the Krasnoyarsk Krai), doing site visits in the
Krai for the intensive teacher training program, conducting ECHO's
pro-active civics seminars at local schools, monitoring the resource center,
orienting new users to the resource center, fielding public queries,  and some
miscellaneous administrative support work.

During the course of the internships, a candidate will be expected to work
20 - 30 hours a week.  Scheduling of these  hours  is flexible.

Candidate should possess strong a strong interest in Russia as well as strong
conversational skills in Russian.  Teaching experience would be a significant
plus.  Office  experience including work with Microsoft Windows is strongly
desired.  Successful applicants need to  be flexible self-starters with good
organizational skills and the ability  to work on several assignments at the
same time.  Candidates with a strong sense of social justice and experience in
social activism will be preferred.

Interested individuals should send a cover letter, resume and list of
references to:

                  William Chance, Managing Director
                             ECHO, Inc.
                          46 Main Street
                       Yarmouth, Maine  04096
                     Telephone: (207) 846-3076
                     Facsimile: (207) 846-6551
                    E-mail:  ECHOChance at aol.com

The  deadline for submission of expressions of interests is October 3, 1997.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
ECHO is a U.S. nonprofit organization with offices in Novosibirsk and
Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, and Yarmouth, Maine,  and  substantial contacts and/or
affiliated project offices in over a dozen  additional cities throughout
Siberia.  ECHO is dedicated to  supporting democratic and economic reform in
Siberia through  grassroots civil society development.  Over the past six
years, in response to  needs observed first-hand by ECHO's full-time staff in
Siberia, ECHO has provided support, including education, information
dissemination and access to the Internet, to individuals,  educational
institutions and non-governmental organizations, as  well as business and
government representatives.
*****************************************************************


From dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu  Fri Sep 12 17:14:36 1997
From: dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu (Devin P Browne)
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 13:14:36 -0400
Subject: Job announcement (fwd)
Message-ID: <FRI.12.SEP.1997.131436.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 11:01:50 -0400 (EDT)
From: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute <huri at fas.harvard.edu>
To: dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu
Subject: Job announcement

Please post this job announcement on the AATSEEL Web Page.  Thank you.



Ukrainian Research Institute
HARVARD UNIVERSITY



Executive Editor, Harvard Ukrainian Studies

Required Education, Experience, Skills:  Ph.D. or its equivalent;
demonstrated scholarly initiative and involvement in academic publication;
editing experience, demonstrated copy-editing skills and proficiency in
publications management;  strong organizational skills and ability to meet
deadlines;  must be familiar with standard publishing practices and
procedures, capable of interacting flexibly and openly with a wide variety
of authors and editors; familiarity with desktop publishing;  experience
in Ukrainian studies required; near native knowledge of Ukrainian and
native equivalence in English required; Russian, Polish, and/or other
European languages highly desirable.

Duties and Responsibilities:   Responsible for editing a semi-annual
scholarly journal.  Actively solicits and receives submissions and
conducts correspondence with authors.  Prepares materials for review by
the editorial board, sits on the editorial board and implements its
decisions. Supervises the editing and personally edits materials.
Controls editorial expenditures and budget.  Responsible for manuscript
preparation and works with the Director of Publications to secure
typesetting, printing, distribution, and promotion of the journal.
Supervises assistant to manage subscriptions.

Send resume (with references) and cover letter to:
Dr. James Clem
Executive Director
Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
1583 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
jclem at fas.harvard.edu


From jurobey at davidson.edu  Fri Sep 12 21:56:38 1997
From: jurobey at davidson.edu (Judith Robey)
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 16:56:38 -0500
Subject: Query on theater troupes in Russia
Message-ID: <FRI.12.SEP.1997.165638.0500.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

I have a student who is thinking of applying for a Watson to go to Russia
and learn about theater companies outside of Moscow or Petersburg that are
experimenting with new (acting) methods, travelling within Russia, and/or
finding creative ways to finance themselves. Can anyone suggest cities or
towns where this sort of thing is going on?  Or people or sources he could
consult? Please reply off-list unless you think the answer is of general
interest. Thank you.
Judith Robey
jurobey at davidson.edu


From huri at fas.harvard.edu  Fri Sep 12 22:10:31 1997
From: huri at fas.harvard.edu (Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute)
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 18:10:31 EDT
Subject: Job announcement - Exec. Editor, Harvard Ukrainian Studies
Message-ID: <FRI.12.SEP.1997.181031.EDT.>

Ukrainian Research Institute
HARVARD UNIVERSITY



Executive Editor, Harvard Ukrainian Studies

Required Education, Experience, Skills:  Ph.D. or its equivalent;
demonstrated scholarly initiative and involvement in academic publication;
editing experience, demonstrated copy-editing skills and proficiency in
publications management;  strong organizational skills and ability to meet
deadlines;  must be familiar with standard publishing practices and
procedures, capable of interacting flexibly and openly with a wide variety
of authors and editors; familiarity with desktop publishing;  experience
in Ukrainian studies required; near native knowledge of Ukrainian and
native equivalence in English required; Russian, Polish, and/or other
European languages highly desirable.

Duties and Responsibilities:   Responsible for editing a semi-annual
scholarly journal.  Actively solicits and receives submissions and
conducts correspondence with authors.  Prepares materials for review by
the editorial board, sits on the editorial board and implements its
decisions. Supervises the editing and personally edits materials.
Controls editorial expenditures and budget.  Responsible for manuscript
preparation and works with the Director of Publications to secure
typesetting, printing, distribution, and promotion of the journal.
Supervises assistant to manage subscriptions.

Send resume (with references) and cover letter to:
Dr. James Clem
Executive Director
Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
1583 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
jclem at fas.harvard.edu


From jbeinek at fas.harvard.edu  Fri Sep 12 22:13:38 1997
From: jbeinek at fas.harvard.edu (Justyna Beinek)
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 18:13:38 EDT
Subject: Marina Palei in the U.S.
Message-ID: <FRI.12.SEP.1997.181338.EDT.>

MARINA PALEI, a contemporary Russian writer and literary critic, is
visiting the U.S. this fall, invited by the Iowa Writing Program.
She hopes to travel to other parts of the country to give lectures and/or
read from her works.  Her areas of critical expertise include Nabokov as
well as contemporary literary and cultural scene in Russia.  She is a
terrific speaker in both Russian and English.  If interested, please
contact her directly at (319) 353-1305 or contact me off-line at
jbeinek at fas.harvard.edu  Thank you.

Justyna Beinek
Slavic Department
Harvard University


From gfowler at indiana.edu  Sun Sep 14 14:23:50 1997
From: gfowler at indiana.edu (George Fowler)
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 1997 09:23:50 -0500
Subject: Slavica Publishers moves to Indiana University
Message-ID: <SUN.14.SEP.1997.092350.0500.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Indiana University (IU) and Slavica Publishers, Inc. are pleased to
announce that on 27 August 1997 Indiana University acquired Slavica from
its founder and long-time publisher Charles E. Gribble (Professor of Slavic
Languages at The Ohio State University). From this day forward all orders
and editorial communications should be directed to:

Slavica Publishers                                      [Tel.] 1-812-856-4186
Indiana University                                       [Fax] 1-812-856-4187
2931 E. 10th St.                                  [Email] slavica at indiana.edu
Bloomington, IN 47408-2618 USA                [WWW] <http://www.slavica.com/>

Slavica operations at IU will be directed by Managing Editor George Fowler.
A new Editorial Committee has been constituted, chaired by Henry R. Cooper,
Jr., and initially including IU Slavists George Fowler, Steven Franks, Nina
Perlina, and Bozena Shallcross, as well as Charles Gribble as a non-voting
member. Additional colleagues from beyond IU will be invited to join the
Editorial Committee as additional expertise and input are required. Gribble
will help see through to completion certain projects begun under his
editorship, and will advise the new owners while they are learning the
business.

Slavica remains committed to all existing authors' contracts, distribution
agreements, and other arrangements entered into by Charles Gribble. Several
new books are about to be printed, and a number of new initiatives are
under development, and will be announced later this fall. Slavica will
prepare this year's AATSEEL Program Book, and other areas of cooperation
with AATSEEL are under discussion as well.

Slavica is especially interested in attracting new, high-quality
submissions in the following categories: textbooks in Slavic and East
European languages; reference books; research monographs in literature,
linguistics, and language-teaching pedagogy; textbooks in literature or
linguistics; and thematic collections of articles. We welcome both
proposals for work in progress and completed manuscripts. We are also
willing to discuss distribution arrangements for books issued by other
publishers, computer software, and other media in our field.

In its 30 years of existence Slavica has become the leading U.S. specialty
publisher in our field, and it is indeed difficult to imagine the state of
the field today if Slavica had never existed. This is an auspicious time
for a new commitment of energy, money, and collaborative expertise to
renewing Slavica's role in shaping the course of our field and ushering it
into the 21st century. We at Indiana University are grateful to Charles
Gribble for his dedication and farsightedness in building up Slavica, and
we will spare no effort to maintain and enhance Slavica's contribution to
the allied causes of teaching and research in Slavic languages and
literatures.

George Fowler
Managing Editor

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
George Fowler                [Email]    gfowler at indiana.edu
Dept. of Slavic Languages    [Home]     1-317-726-1482 **Try here first**
Ballantine 502               [Home Fax] 1-317-726-1642 [call first]
Indiana University           [Office]   1-812-855-2829
Bloomington, IN  47405       [Dept]     1-812-855-9906/-2624/-2608
USA                          [Dept Fax] 1-812-855-2107
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


From yoffe at gwis2.circ.gwu.edu  Mon Sep 15 14:37:11 1997
From: yoffe at gwis2.circ.gwu.edu (Mark Yoffe)
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 10:37:11 -0400
Subject: Slavica Publishers moves to Indiana University
Message-ID: <MON.15.SEP.1997.103711.0400.>

Congratulations with this most exciting new beginning!

Please put me on your mailing list for all catalogs and adverising
materials.

Good luck!
--
Mark Yoffe, Ph.D. Curator, International Counterculture Archive
Slavic Librarian, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
HTTP://gwis2.circ.gwu.edu/~yoffe
E-mail: yoffe at gwis2.circ.gwu.edu   Phone: 202 994-6303


From uwe at rz.uni-leipzig.de  Mon Sep 15 15:05:49 1997
From: uwe at rz.uni-leipzig.de (Uwe Junghanns)
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 17:05:49 +0200
Subject: New book: Slavic linguistics
Message-ID: <MON.15.SEP.1997.170549.0200.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Sorry if you receive this message more than once.

We would like to call your attention to the following new title in the
field of Slavic linguistics:

FORMALE SLAVISTIK
edited by Uwe Junghanns & Gerhild Zybatow
1997
Leipziger Schriften zur Kultur-, Literatur-, Sprach- und
Uebersetzungswissenschaft; 7
Frankfurt am Main: Vervuert Verlag
ISBN 3-89354-267-1
x, 608 pp.
Price: ca. DM88

The book contains 51 papers on issues in syntax, information structuring,
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Further information can be obtained at:
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To order the book contact the publishers at the following address:
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bibrisb at ibero.rhein-main.com


From r_b at unlinfo.unl.edu  Mon Sep 15 17:03:13 1997
From: r_b at unlinfo.unl.edu (radha balasubramanian)
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 12:03:13 -0500
Subject: New book-Russian literature
Message-ID: <MON.15.SEP.1997.120313.0500.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

I would like to call your attention to the following new title in the
field of Slavic (Russian) literature:

The Poetics of Korolenko's Fiction
by Radha Balasubramanian
Hard: $39.95 (US)
160 pages
ISBN 0-8204-3305-5
Series: Middlebury Studies in Russian Language and Literature: vol12
Peter Lang Publishing, Inc.
275 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001
tel: 800-770-5264 or 212-647-7706

About the book:
Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko (1853-1921) reigned high in popularity
in pre-revolutionary Russia as a writer of short fiction until his
contemporary, Anton Chekhov, out-ranked him in the 1880s.  This study
examines Korolenko's fiction and highlights his contribution to short
story writing.  His talents synchronized descriptions of nature,
lanscape, and surroundings with mood and action.  He uncovered the
guiding moral strength in heroes, notwithstanding their social standing.
Although Korolenko continued classic Russian literary traditions, he was
an original thinker motivated to write to write by his own compassion and
search for justice for those who were defenseless.

Please pass on the information to your libraries.  Thanks,
Radha
 *************************************************************************
  Radha Balasubramanian
  1131 Oldfather Hall
 University of Nebraska Lincoln             Facsimilie#: (402) 472 - 0327
  Lincoln, NE 68588-0315                 Office phone #: (402) 472 - 3827

 *************************************************************************


From edraitse at shiva.hunter.cuny.edu  Mon Sep 15 18:16:55 1997
From: edraitse at shiva.hunter.cuny.edu (Emil Draitser)
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 14:16:55 -0400
Subject: Courses on Russian folklore
Message-ID: <MON.15.SEP.1997.141655.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Seelangers:

Does anybody know how to obtain a list of departments in American
universities that offer classes on Russian (or Slavic) folklore?
How about classes on the XX century Russian culture? Is there anywhere a
website with such data?

Thank you in advance.

Emil Draitser,
Hunter College of CUNY


From jmcd at ziplink.net  Tue Sep 16 00:27:59 1997
From: jmcd at ziplink.net (James McDermott)
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 20:27:59 -0400
Subject: intro Slavic/Croatian linguistics
Message-ID: <MON.15.SEP.1997.202759.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

        Does anyone know a good book for an introduction to Slavic linguistics in
general and Croatian in particular? I have a friend who married into a
Croatian-speaking family. She's a speech-language pathologist who is
tri-lingual (English, French, and Italian) and knows some ASL. She wants a
book designed for a person who is already well-grounded in general
linguistics. Everything she has found so far has been either over her head
or not specific enough. I've looked but cannot find anything. Any ideas?
Thank you in advance for your help.


jmcd at ziplink.net
James P. McDermott


From Alexander_Zaslavsky at brown.edu  Tue Sep 16 03:00:22 1997
From: Alexander_Zaslavsky at brown.edu (Alexander Zaslavsky)
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 23:00:22 EDT
Subject: contacting Solomon Volkov
Message-ID: <MON.15.SEP.1997.230022.EDT.>

Hello,
would anybody on the list know a contact phone number or e-mail
address for Solomon Volkov, author of a book on Shostakovich
and an upcoming conversation book with Brodsky?  Thanks in
advance for any information.  Alex


From jdingley at YorkU.CA  Tue Sep 16 18:45:45 1997
From: jdingley at YorkU.CA (John Dingley)
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 14:45:45 -0400
Subject: crisis at SSEES
Message-ID: <TUE.16.SEP.1997.144545.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Seelangers!

Kathy Dziwirek posted a msg on this list on 19 August (msg no: 6487)
which made plain that 7 eminent scholars at the School of Slavonic
and East European Studies in London (SSEES) had been summarily
served notice that their positions at the school could no longer
be "sustained" after 30 September 1997.  The 7 scholars involved are:
Daniel Abondolo (Hungarian), Peter Sherwood (Hungarian), David Short
(Czech and Slovak), Jim Dingley (Ukrainian), Dusan Puvacic (Serbian
and Croatian), Diana Myers (Russian Literature), and Martin McCawley
(Politics).  If these dismissals go ahead, SSEES will cease to exist
as a leading institution of scholarship and learning, because a major
component of the school, i.e. that part devoted to the languages of
Central and Eastern Europe, will have been destroyed.

It is known that SSEES is facing a financial crisis, but is the
dismissal of these 7 fine scholars the way to try and solve this
crisis?  Have all other possible resolutions to the problem been
explored?

I urge members of this list, and interested parties beyond this list,
to email Prof. Graham Zellick, the Vice-Chancellor of the University
of London asking him to reconsider this drastic action.

vice.chan at academic.lon.ac.uk

Please send a copy of your msg to Pete Duncan in London, who is
coordinating the campaign for a fair resolution to this problem.

pduncan at ssees.ac.uk

A number of Slavic programs around the world have come under threat
in the last few years.  Thankfully just about all of them have been
saved, in no small measure because of the tremendous support
demonstrated by the profession for them.  The East European Dept.
of SSEES is well worth saving.  So, please write in and express
your support.

Information about SSEES can be found at this web site:
http://www.ssees.ac.uk

John Dingley
York University
Toronto, Canada


From f.gex at hol.fr  Wed Sep 17 19:51:15 1997
From: f.gex at hol.fr (GEX Frangois & Ilene)
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 12:51:15 -0700
Subject: IN SEARCH OF A WHITE RUSSIAN
Message-ID: <WED.17.SEP.1997.125115.0700.>

Dear Seelangers,

Am in search of a bit of advice; as a journalist helping an older
lady write her autobiography, starting with the story of her family's
escape from the Soviet Union to China in 1930.

Am by no means an expert on Russian History (am in the process of
educating myself at this moment), but searching for extremely specific
information:  anything I can find out about the activities of a man
named "Stepan Misichkina," who lived in Vladivostok and was involved in
forging passports to smuggle White Russians into China. All I know is
that he was born in Moscow, was orphaned when very young and afterwards
raised by the state and attended millitary school. Seems he went to
Vladivostok while in the army. He was frequently imprisoned until he
finally left the USSR for good.

Where should I go, who should I ask, is there such specific info on the
Web or otherwise? If my only choice is to pay for information, I suppose
I could (tho I'm back at school, haven't been working for $$$ for the
last year or so, and won't be paid for the book until it's finished and
published... so naturally would prefer to do it myself... I think y'all
understand).

Am also seeking info about Natasha Tolstoy Koniakin, anything I can find
out about her.

Any advice you folks can give me will be much appreciated.  Thank you,

Ilene Martinez Gex


From djg11 at cornell.edu  Wed Sep 17 13:12:45 1997
From: djg11 at cornell.edu (David J. Galloway)
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 09:12:45 -0400
Subject: London SSEES
Message-ID: <WED.17.SEP.1997.091245.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Seelangers,

Information on the proposed closing of SSEES is now part of the Endangered
Programs section of the AATSEEL web page (address below).  Please continue
to visit this location to send a message of support for this and other
programs which are threatened with closing or downsizing.


Thank you.


***************************************************************************
David J. Galloway
Slavic Studies
236 Goldwin Smith Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 272-8350
Email:  djg11 at cornell.edu

AATSEEL Intensive Language Programs page:
http://clover.slavic.pitt.edu/~aatseel/intensive-programs/index.html
AATSEEL Endangered Programs page:
http://clover.slavic.pitt.edu/~aatseel/intensive-programs/endanger.html


From sp27 at cornell.edu  Thu Sep 18 04:16:51 1997
From: sp27 at cornell.edu (Slava Paperno)
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 00:16:51 -0400
Subject: Beginning Russian Through Film
Message-ID: <THU.18.SEP.1997.001651.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

This year the Russian Language Program at Cornell University is teaching an
experimental first-year Russian language course in which traditional
textbook materials are to a large extent replaced by excerpts from Russian
films, videos, television commercials, television programs, and
non-rehearsed videotaped scenes.

We use the World Wide Web for delivering the course materials to our
students. All transcripts of the dialogs in the clips, all glossaries,
exercises, as well as the course description and syllabus are on our Web
site, as are the soundtracks of the clips and audio recordings of the
exercises. The digital video files are on CD-ROMs that are used in
conjunction with our Web site.

This hybrid design allows us to update all texts quickly and easily and,
because the video files are on CD-ROMs, to offer high-quality, full-motion
video (which would not be possible if we put the video clips on the Web
along with the rest of the materials).

We would not be able to make these authentic materials accessible to
beginners if we didn't use digital technology. Very short clips are hard to
use on tape, because VCR controls are so imprecise. Linking transcripts to
video would be problematic. Glosses and comments would have to be printed on
paper and would not have direct links to the video. The tedium involved in
using such a cumbersome collection of aids would turn off most beginners.

Even on their first day in the lab, our students had no trouble using the
course on the Web, and had great fun watching, repeating, and translating
the dialog in their first assignment.

Please visit our Web site for more information about the course: read our
journal notes, peruse our list of sources, read the transcripts, look at the
glossaries, and see what kind of homework we assign on each day. We have
also provided some technical notes about the machinery we're using.

The project is called Beginning Russian Through Film. It is sponsored by The
Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning and by the Institute for
European Studies (Cornell University).

For more information, point your Macintosh or Windows browser to:

http://russian.dmll.cornell.edu/brtf/

Among other things, you'll find instructions for downloading and configuring
all software required for using our Web site, including Russian fotns with
accented vowels.
_______________

Slava Paperno
Director of The Russian Language Program
Department of Modern Languages
Morrill Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-4701
tel. 607/277-3981, fax. 607/255-7491
sp27 at cornell.edu


From Bohdan at TRYZUB.com  Thu Sep 18 13:03:58 1997
From: Bohdan at TRYZUB.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 09:03:58 EDT
Subject: TryzubSite: SUCHASNIST' - the July/August issue is now available
 online;  Also - the ArtGallery!!!
Message-ID: <THU.18.SEP.1997.090358.EDT.>

Greetings.

                       Suchasnist'

The Foremost Contemporary Journal of Literary Ukraine.


"Yet one journal, Suchanist' (The Contemporary Scene), publishes new novels
 which are studied and debated by
everyone who reads Ukrainian. Under other circumstances these works might become
 bestsellers, though at the
moment they rarely appear as separate books..."

                                       Solomea Pavlychko - Facing Freedom: The
 New Ukrainian Literature

                                                                    translated
 by Askold Melnyczuk

                                                    "From Three Worlds -- New
 Writing From Ukraine"

===================================================================

This month's article is "Ostatni Dni Presydenta Karpats'koyi Ukrayiny" and was
 written by
Mykola Vehesh. The poem is excerpted from Andrij Bondar's Zi "Skhidno-Zakhidnoho
 Dyvanu".
Another excerpt available from this issue was written by the former chairman of
 Ukraine's
Parliament, Leonid Pliushch, and is entitled Trydtsyat' Chornyj Rik.

FASCINATING readings!

===================================================================

Please check http://www.tryzub.com/Suchasnist for information and this month's
featured article and poem (in Ukrainian).  There also is an ArtGallery for this
 issue
featuring contemporary Ukrainian art.


Please direct all web-related questions to webmaster at tryzub.com



        Regards,

              Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj


From 76703.2063 at compuserve.com  Thu Sep 18 14:34:51 1997
From: 76703.2063 at compuserve.com (Jerry Ervin)
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 10:34:51 -0400
Subject: AATSEEL '97 (Toronto) conf brochures
Message-ID: <THU.18.SEP.1997.103451.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELANGers,

The Toronto conference brochures went into the mail about a week ago; they
were sent to all AATSEEL members from 1995-1996-1997 and to all current
ACTR members.  Many thanks to our ACTR colleagues not only for providing
the address list, but also for providing financial support for the
additional printing and mailing.

To help me get a handle on the speed of bulk mail, I'd be interested in
hearing from readers of this list when the brochures arrive.  Just a 1-line
note would be helpful.  (Non-US addressees: your brochures were sent
separately, at the same time; I'd be interested in learning when they
arrive, as well.)

Meanwhile, if you need the conference information (including the
registration form) before your brochure arrives, it's all available on the
AATSEEL Home page at <http://clover.slavic.pitt.edu/~aatseel/>.  Thanks to
George Mitrevski and his crew for making this possible.

Regards,

Gerard L. (Jerry) Ervin
Executive Director, AATSEEL
1933 N. Fountain Park Dr.
Tucson, AZ 85715 USA
phone/fax:  520/885-2663
email:  76703.2063 at compuserve.com


From Levitt at Hermes.usc.edu  Thu Sep 18 17:59:11 1997
From: Levitt at Hermes.usc.edu (Marcus C. Levitt)
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 09:59:11 PST
Subject: Job in Russian Literature
Message-ID: <THU.18.SEP.1997.095911.PST.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Please Post the Following Job Announcement:

Tenure-track or tenured appointment in Russian Literature at the
assistant or associate professor level, starting Fall, 1998.   Area of
expertise is 19th or 20th century Russian literature, possibly with an
additional specialization in some other period or discipline (e.g.,
film, medieval literature, linguistics).  Possible joint appointment
with Comparative Literature.  Candidate will be required to teach both
graduate courses and undergraduate general education courses and
should show demonstrated success in scholarship and teaching.  Must be
fluent in Russian and English, and have Ph.D. in hand.  Send
curriculum vitae and three letters of  reference by November 12 to:
Prof. Marcus C. Levitt, Chair, Department of Slavic Languages and
Literatures, Taper Hall  408, University of Southern California,
University Park, Los  Angeles, CA 90089-4353.  Interviews will be
conducted at AAASS and AATSEEL.  The University of  Southern
California is an AA/EO employer.


From Bohdan at TRYZUB.com  Fri Sep 19 02:35:58 1997
From: Bohdan at TRYZUB.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 22:35:58 EDT
Subject: CORRECTION:  Re: TryzubSite: SUCHASNIST' - the July/August issue
 is now available  online;  Also - the ArtGallery!!!
Message-ID: <THU.18.SEP.1997.223558.EDT.>

MEA CULPA!

I made a mistake - Leonid Pliushch is the renown Ukrainian dissident - not Ivan
Pliushch, who is the former chairman of Ukraine's Parliament.  Thanks to those
who sent me the several positive emails I received on this.


                Bohdan Petro Rekshyns'kyi


From mmissiri at Barnard.Columbia.EDU  Fri Sep 19 03:29:05 1997
From: mmissiri at Barnard.Columbia.EDU (Mary Missirian)
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 23:29:05 EDT
Subject: Position available at Barnard College
Message-ID: <THU.18.SEP.1997.232905.EDT.>

Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY  10027-6598
Department of Slavic
Position: Assistant Professor of Slavic Studies

Strength in Nineteenth-Century Russian literature.  Knowledge of a second
Slavic language and literature very desirable.  Interest in East European
fiction, drama, literary theory, or film would be welcomed.  Interest in
comparative literature, interdepartmental offerings, women's studies, or
cultural studies in the Russian or general Slavic area also desirable.
Native or near-native fluency in at least Russian and English essential.
Proven effectiveness in teaching American college students required.
Entry level position.  Ph.D. in hand or expected by Fall 1998.  Applicants
should submit a personal statement of intellectual and professional
interests and plans, samples of scholarly writing, transcripts, curriculum
vitae, and three letters of recommendation.  To be assured full
consideration all materials should be posted no later than November 15,
addressed to Professor Richard F. Gustafson, Chair, Department of Slavic,
and sent to the attention of Mary Missirian, Administrative Assistant, 301
Milbank Hall, 3009 Broadway.  Barnard College is an equal opportunity
employer and welcomes applications from women and members of
under-represented minority groups.
E-mail off-list:  mmissiri at BARNARD.COLUMBIA.EDU


From psekirin at chass.utoronto.ca  Fri Sep 19 03:32:11 1997
From: psekirin at chass.utoronto.ca (peter sekirin)
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 23:32:11 EDT
Subject: colleagues in europe
In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19970918041651.006a5044@postoffice.mail.cornell.edu> from
 "Slava Paperno" at Sep 18, 97 00:16:51 am
Message-ID: <THU.18.SEP.1997.233211.EDT.>

Dear SEELANGERS,
Do you know anything about similar discussion list(s) in Europe?
Is it possible to get in touch by e-mail with the British Society of Slavists,
or German Society of Slavists?
Thank you,

Peter Sekirin
PhD Applicant
University of Toronto     "psekirin at chass.utoronto.ca"


From agoldenb at indiana.edu  Fri Sep 19 13:49:56 1997
From: agoldenb at indiana.edu (Amy Rachel Goldenberg)
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 08:49:56 -0500
Subject: QUERY: OLD BELIEVER FOLK ART (fwd)
Message-ID: <FRI.19.SEP.1997.084956.0500.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

> Subject: FORWARD: QUERY: OLD BELIEVER FOLK ART
>
>
> PLEASE RESPOND DIRECTLY TO CHERYL MADDEN (ADDRESS BELOW)
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>
> >Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 15:23:03 -0400
> >From: Martin Ryle <mryle at richmond.edu>
> >Subject: QUERY: OLD BELIEVER FOLK ART
> >Sender: H-Net Russian History list <H-RUSSIA at msu.edu>
> >X-Sender: mryle at facstaff.richmond.edu
> >To: Multiple recipients of list H-RUSSIA <H-RUSSIA at msu.edu>
> >Reply-To: H-Net Russian History list <H-RUSSIA at msu.edu>
> >
> >Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 14:17:28 -0400 (EDT)
> >From: cmad8085 at uriacc.uri.edu (Cheryl A. Madden)
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >The book Daily Life in Russia Under the Last Tsar by Henri Troyat, ISBN:
> >0-8047-1030-9, Stanford Univ. Press, 1992, p. 78 states that the Old
> >Believers "knew each other by various signs (rings, rosaries, wooden
spoons
> >painted according to a special design)."
> >Does anyone know what this special design was, or what the special
> >significance of the colours were, particularly the colour green?
> >
> >Please feel free to forward this message to any other source you think
might
> >be able to provide the answers to these questions.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Cheryl A. Madden
> >cmad8085 at uriacc.uri.edu
> >
> >
>
>
>


From KEC7497 at tntech.edu  Fri Sep 19 17:29:24 1997
From: KEC7497 at tntech.edu (KEVIN CHRISTIANSON)
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 12:29:24 -0500
Subject: query about Polish Modernist poetic theory (ca 1900-1930)
Message-ID: <FRI.19.SEP.1997.122924.0500.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Seelangers:
Are there any good articles or books (po angielsu) concerning modernist
movements in Polish poetry from 1900-1930? I have read Milosz's HISTORY but I'd
like to find more passages (translated into Enlgish) from manifestos and
essays written by the poets themselves.  Similarly, I'm curious about the
extent to which Russian Modernist groups, like the Acmeists, Ego-Futurists, etc
etera, had any influence on Polish poets and their work. I don't recall Milosz
commenting in much depth on this issue in his survey.  Dzienkuje bardzo. Kevin

Kevin Christianson, Ph.D                <<kec7497 at tntech.edu>>
English Department / Box 5053 / Tennessee Tech University / Cookeville, TN 38505

"And everywhere there are fatal passions
And from Destiny there is no defense."
(closing lines from Pushkin's THE GYPSIES)


From dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu  Fri Sep 19 21:14:09 1997
From: dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu (Devin P Browne)
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 17:14:09 -0400
Subject: Partners in Education Program (fwd)
Message-ID: <FRI.19.SEP.1997.171409.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 12:55:40 -0400
From: William Morse <WMorse at actr.org>
Reply-To: civilsoc at SOLAR.RTD.UTK.EDU
To: Multiple recipients of list <civilsoc at SOLAR.RTD.UTK.EDU>
Subject: Partners in Education Program

    Announcing the Partners in Education Exchange Program

    Funded by the United States Information Agency (USIA)
    Administered by the American Council of Teacher of Russia/
    American Council for Collaboration in Education and Language Study
    (ACTR/ACCELS)

The Freedom Support Act-funded Partners in Education program (PIE)
supports democratic and educational reform in Russia and Ukraine
by advancing the development of civics education in NIS school systems.

Over the course of two semesters (Spring 1998 and Fall 1998) 90
secondary school social studies educators and administrators from
10 regions in Russia and Ukraine will participate in six-week
community based training and internship programs at U.S. secondary
schools.

ACTR/ACCELS is soliciting proposals from U.S. secondary school
districts to host and provide an internship program for groups
consisting of  eight teachers and one administrator from Russian
and Ukrainian secondary schools.  The last date to submit a proposal is
November 7, 1997.

ACTR/ACCELS is currently accepting applications from Russian and
Ukrainian secondary school social studies educators and
administrators.   Recruitment in Russia will be limited to educators
and administrators from the following oblasts: Khabarovsk,
Krasnoyarsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov, Samara, Sverdlovsk.
Recruitment
in Ukraine will be limited to educators and administrators from the
following oblasts: Kharkiv, Kiev, Lviv, Odessa.  The deadlines for
submitting applications vary depending on the region; please contact
the nearest ACTR/ACCELS office for details.

For more information or the address if the office nearest you, please
write to William Morse <<wmorse at actr.org >>

--
American Council of Teachers of Russian
American Council Collaboration in Education and Language Study
1776 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Tel. (202) 833-7522
Fax (202) 833-7523



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        |  in Seattle, in association with Friends & Partners.  |
        |    For more information about civic initiatives in    |
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From GROSEN at macc.wisc.edu  Fri Sep 19 22:49:00 1997
From: GROSEN at macc.wisc.edu (Gary Rosenshield, Slavic Languages)
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 16:49:00 CST
Subject: Partners in Education Program (fwd)
Message-ID: <FRI.19.SEP.1997.164900.CST.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706
Department of Slavic Languages and Literature
Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages and Literature

Tenure-track appointment as assistant professor in Slavic
linguistics, with appointment to begin August 1998. The
applicant should have native or near-native competence in
Russian and English, good interpersonal skills, and a
completed dissertation in Slavic Linguistics. The Department
expects the candidate to be able to teach courses in Slavic
linguistics, in Russian language at all levels, and in the
language and literature of another Slavic language, preferably
Czech. A second specialization in Russian or another Slavic
literature and culture is also highly desirable. The average
course load is 4 courses an academic year. The salary is
competitive, based on qualifications and experience.
Applicants must send vita and supporting documents by 1
December 1997 to Professor Gary Rosenshield, Chair, Dept.
of Slavic Langs., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison,
WI 53706.  EO/AA employer; women and minorities
encouraged to apply.


From S.Brouwer at let.rug.nl  Sat Sep 20 13:08:19 1997
From: S.Brouwer at let.rug.nl (S. Brouwer)
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 09:08:19 EDT
Subject: Kol' slaven
Message-ID: <SAT.20.SEP.1997.090819.EDT.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Seelangers,

a while ago I heard the a choir version of "Kol' slaven" on a CD with
Russian pre-revolutionary military songs. The melody sounded very
familiar, and indeed it appears that various Dutch (as well as, it
seems, German) Protestant song books contain the song, with widely
different texts.
The original text, according to the cover text on the CD, was
Kheraskov's, and the music is Bortnyansky's. I'd like to sing the
song with our Slavist students' choir, and the notes were not hard to
find,  but I can't make out the whole text from the CD. I did not
find the text in the Biblioteka Poeta edition of Kheraskov, so here's
the first question: anyone know where I can find it? (the full first
line is "Kol' slaven nash Gospod' v Sione").
The second question is: does anyone know why the song is regarded as
belonging to the military sphere in the Russian tradition? The text,
as far as I can judge (I understand about 70%), is of a quite general
religious nature. I vaguely remember that in some 19th cent. novel it
was mentioned as being sung on some military occasion, but where? and
why? TIA for any help,
Yours,

Sander Brouwer
Slavic Dept.
University of Groningen
Postbus 716
9700 AS Groningen
The Netherlands
tel: +31 50 3636062
fax: +31 50 3634900
e-mail: S.Brouwer at let.rug.nl


From walkingtune at bigfoot.com  Sun Sep 21 06:27:34 1997
From: walkingtune at bigfoot.com (Junichi Miyazawa)
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 15:27:34 +0900
Subject: where stressed: Obnosov
Message-ID: <SUN.21.SEP.1997.152734.0900.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Does anyone tell me which syllable is stressed of the following name:

  Obnosov:  Obn*o*sov or Obnos*o*v ?

It is from the name of a Russian tenor singer Viktor Obnosov.

I tried looking up Morton Benson's *Dictionary of Russian Personal Names*
and K. Narumi's *Slovnik russkikh imen i familij*, but in vain.

I have to transcribe his name in Japanese.

Thank you in advance.

Regards,

Junichi, Tokyo // walkingtune at bigfoot.com


From walkingtune at bigfoot.com  Sun Sep 21 23:25:38 1997
From: walkingtune at bigfoot.com (Junichi Miyazawa)
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 08:25:38 +0900
Subject: where stressed: Obnosov (summary)
Message-ID: <MON.22.SEP.1997.082538.0900.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

>   Obnosov:  Obn*o*sov or Obnos*o*v ?

Everyone who answered me off-list said Obn*o*sov.
Now I will go with the second syllable stressed.
Thank you very much.

Regards, Junichi


From pitcock.4 at osu.edu  Mon Sep 22 12:52:58 1997
From: pitcock.4 at osu.edu (Susan M. Pitcock)
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 08:52:58 -0400
Subject: job announcement
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From oleh.ilnytzkyj at ualberta.ca  Mon Sep 22 17:08:30 1997
From: oleh.ilnytzkyj at ualberta.ca (Oleh S. Ilnytzkyj)
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 13:08:30 EDT
Subject: query about Polish Modernist poetic theory (ca 1900-1930)
Message-ID: <MON.22.SEP.1997.130830.EDT.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

In response to Kevin Christianson:

A good place to start is with Bogdana Carpenter's The Poetic Avant-Garde
in Poland, 1918-1939 (University of Washington Press, 1983).

See also the following:

1. Zbigniew Folejewski, Futurism and its Place in the Development of Modern
Poetry: A Comparative Study and Anthology. Ottawa: University of Ottawa
Press, 1980.

2. Nina Kolesnikoff,   "Polish Futurism: Its Origin and the Aesthetic
Program."Canadian Slavonic Papers , 1976, 18, 301-11. [Also in: Nina
Kolesnikoff, "Polish Futurism: Its Origin and Aesthetic Programme," in
Bruno Jasienski: His Evolution from Futurism to Socialist Realism.Waterloo,
Ont: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1982, pp. 10-22.]


________________________________________________

Oleh S. Ilnytzkyj, Professor
Associate Chair and Graduate Coordinator
Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Studies
200 Art Building
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E6
Canada

403-492-9225
oleh.ilnytzkyj at ualberta.ca

Ukrainian language and literature site:
http://www.ualberta.ca/~uklanlit/Homepage.html
________________________________________________
________________________________________________


From dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu  Tue Sep 23 02:10:50 1997
From: dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu (Devin P Browne)
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 22:10:50 -0400
Subject: JOB:  Project Harmony (fwd)
Message-ID: <MON.22.SEP.1997.221050.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 15:04:34 -0400
From: Project Harmony <pharmony at igc.apc.org>
Reply-To: civilsoc at SOLAR.RTD.UTK.EDU
To: Multiple recipients of list <civilsoc at SOLAR.RTD.UTK.EDU>
Subject: JOB:  Project Harmony

Job Announcement
Project Coordinator-  High School Exchange Programs
Project Harmony Academic Study Term/Future Leaders Exchange

Project Harmony, a non-profit educational and cultural exchange
organization based in Waitsfield, Vermont, seeks a motivated, dynamic
individual to coordinate and expand a high school student exchange program
which brings students from the former Soviet Union to the United States for
an academic semester or year to live with host families, attend high
schools, experience the culture of the United States.  Job responsibilities
include:  recruiting, selecting, and orienting host families;  conducting
student orientations and meetings;  counseling students and host families
as they encounter cultural differences;  acting as a liason between Project
Harmony and US governmental organizations; and general program support.

Project Harmony seeks candidates with
        *knowledge of US-NIS cultural differences
        *strong organizational skills
        *excellent communication skills
        *willingness to travel
        *ability to work collaboratively
        *computer literacy
Russian language skills would be beneficial.

For more information, please contact Barbara Miller or Katherine Rynearson at:
        Project Harmony
        6 Irasville Common
        Waitsfield VT  05673
        tel. (802)496-4545
        fax (802)496-4548
        pharmony at igc.apc.org


From BOELE at let.rug.nl  Tue Sep 23 08:34:49 1997
From: BOELE at let.rug.nl (O.F. Boele)
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 09:34:49 +0100
Subject: "ogarki"
Message-ID: <TUE.23.SEP.1997.093449.0100.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Seelangers,

Is anyone familiar with Skitalec' story "Ogarki" (published around
1906)? Apart from a Soviet collection of short stories (1977) - which
does not include the dubious (from a Soviet standpoint) "Ogarki" - I
don't know of any recent publications. Isn't there some kind of
anthology that I might take a look at (scandalous stories? Stories of
the Silver Age?)? Is anyone working on "Ogarki"?

Any references, suggestions, poputnye zamechaniya etc. would be highly
appreciated.

Otto Boele
University of Groningen
(Netherlands)


From glenw at sulmail.stanford.edu  Tue Sep 23 17:17:34 1997
From: glenw at sulmail.stanford.edu (Glen Worthey)
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 10:17:34 -0700
Subject: Chukovskii versus Charskaia
In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19970918041651.006a5044@postoffice.mail.cornell.edu>
Message-ID: <TUE.23.SEP.1997.101734.0700.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

I would appreciate a bit of help on the publication history of Kornei
Chukovskii's caustic article "Lidiia Charskaia," which was first
published in 1912, and later reprinted as an appendix to some editions
of his life work, _Ot dvukh do piati_ (published in 21 editions,
1928-1970).

I've been making a survey of which editions of this work include, and
which exclude, the "Charskaia" article.  If any of you have access to
editions of _Ot dvukh do piati_ (especially from the 1930s and 1940s)
which I haven't seen (see below), I would appreciate your taking a
look, and sending me (off-list) brief bibliographical information and
whether or not the Charskaia article appears.

Thanks in advance for helping me fill in the gaps.

These are the editions I've already seen:

1st (_Malen'kie deti_, 1928)    (no "Charskaia")
2nd (_Malen'kie deti_, 1929)    (no "Charskaia")
3rd (1933)      (no "Charskaia")

5th (1935)      (includes "Charskaia")
6th (1936)      (includes "Charskaia")

13th (1958)     (no "Charskaia")

17th (1963)     (no "Charskaia")

21st (1970)     (no "Charskaia")

Posthumous editions of Chukovskii, e.g. 1990 ("v 2-x tomax") tend to
include "Charskaia")

& & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & &

Thanks again,

Glen

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Glen Worthey
Academic Text Service
Stanford University Libraries
ph:(650)725-5647   fax:(650)725-8495
glenw at sulmail.stanford.edu
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


From S.Brouwer at let.rug.nl  Tue Sep 23 23:08:02 1997
From: S.Brouwer at let.rug.nl (brouwer-crouwel)
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 19:08:02 EDT
Subject: Kol' slaven - solution
Message-ID: <TUE.23.SEP.1997.190802.EDT.>

Dear Seelangers,

on request of some list members I send the results of my query on
"Kol' slaven" to the list.

First, here is the full text, with thanks to Ingunn Lunde (Bergen,
Norway) and Will Starr (San Francisco):

Kol' slaven nash Gospod' v Sione
Ne mozhet iz''iasnit' iazyk.
Velik On v nebesakh na trone
V bylinkakh na zemli velik.
Vezde Gospod', vezde Ty slaven,
V noshchi, vo dni siian'em raven.

Tebia Tvoi Agnets zlatorunnyi
V sebe izobrazhaet nam.
Psaltir'iu my desiatistrunnoi
Tebe prinosim fimiam...
Primi ot nas blagodaren'e
Kak blagovonnoe kuren'e.

Ty solntsem smertnykh ozariaesh';
Ty liubish', Bozhe, nas, kak chad,
Ty nas trapezoi nasyshchaesh'
I zizhdesh' nam v Sione grad.
Ty greshnykh, Bozhe, poseshchaesh'
I plotiiu Svoei pitaesh'.

O, Bozhe, vo Tvoe selen'e
Da vnidut nashi golosa,
I vzydet nashe umilen'e
K Tebe kak utrennia rosa!
Tebe v serdtsakh altar' postavim, (or: ...my stavim)
Tebia, Gospod', poem i slavim.

As to its origins and function, I only today "dogadalsia" to take a
look in K.Kovalev's biography of Bortnianskii, and found out that the
song served as Russia's national anthem before and alongside with
Zhukovskii and L'vov's "Bozhe tsaria khrani". This last song (1833)
was officially accepted as national anthem, but "Kol' slaven" was so
well-known and popular that it ranked even with it. This explains why
it was recorded on a CD with military songs (the CD opens with "Bozhe
tsaria khrani"). Will Starr mentions that when he sung the song with
the San Francisco Men's Russian Chorus "Slavianka", the audience
stood.
"Kol' slaven" was composed in the first decennium of the 19th
century. Before that, Derzhavin and Kozlovskii's "Grom pobedy
razdavaisia", also called "Slav'sia sim, Ekaterina" was regarded as
the national anthem (but what about Paul's reign?).
The text has a quite conspicuous masonic flavour, as prof. Stephen
Baehr remarked in his reaction, and as is affirmed by Kovalev.
Interesting that a masonic song served as the Russian national
anthem!
For some more details, see K.Kovalev, "Bortnianskii", Moskva
1989 (Zhizn' zamechatel'nykh liudei, 701): 249-251. There is a
photograph of the first edition's cover page between pp. 240-241.

A question remains: how did this song turn up on the pages of Dutch
Protestant song books? I'll let know if I find out, but only on
request, not to the list.

Yours,
Sander Brouwer


From blpost at centuryinter.net  Wed Sep 24 03:21:47 1997
From: blpost at centuryinter.net (Becky Post)
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 21:21:47 -0600
Subject: AATSEEL '97 (Toronto) conf brochures
Message-ID: <TUE.23.SEP.1997.212147.0600.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Received AATSEEL '97 Conference Brochure today (Sept. 23).  (I live in
Wisconsin.)
                B. Post


From 76703.2063 at compuserve.com  Wed Sep 24 03:11:20 1997
From: 76703.2063 at compuserve.com (Jerry Ervin)
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 23:11:20 -0400
Subject: AATSEEL '97 (Toronto) conf brochures
Message-ID: <TUE.23.SEP.1997.231120.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Thanks for the response.  Today seems to have been delivery day around much
of the country, though some got it Saturday.  So, about two weeks for bulk
mail.

Hope to see you in Toronto.

--Jerry


From jdingley at YorkU.CA  Wed Sep 24 12:43:52 1997
From: jdingley at YorkU.CA (John Dingley)
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 08:43:52 -0400
Subject: kol' slaven
Message-ID: <WED.24.SEP.1997.084352.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

With respect to:

Kol' slaven nash Gospod' v Sione
Ne mozhet iz''iasnit' iazyk.

one may be interested to know that this song appears as the first
hymn in the Finnish Orthodox Songbook, under the title:

Ken kielin voisi kuvaella (= Who in language could depict)

John Dingley

---------------
http://momiji.arts-dlll.yorku.ca/jding.html


From rar at slavic.umass.edu  Wed Sep 24 14:20:31 1997
From: rar at slavic.umass.edu (ROBERT A ROTHSTEIN)
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 10:20:31 -0400
Subject: Cracow Congress of Slavists
Message-ID: <WED.24.SEP.1997.102031.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

        I have been informed by Professor Michael Flier, who chairs
the American Committee of Slavists, that the Twelfth International
Congress of Slavists will take place in Cracow August 26--September 3,
1998.
        Because of a long-standing rule (established by the International
Committee of Slavists) that all papers be published in advance and
distributed to the various national committees, the selection of
participants had to be made long before the Congress.  For the 1998
Congress abstracts for proposed papers were due in January, 1996.
Abstracts were solicited through announcements sent to Slavic departments
and to the AATSEEL and AAASS newsletters in 1995.

                                        Robert A. Rothstein
                                        Secretary-Treasurer
                                        American Committee of Slavists


From parthe at uhura.cc.rochester.edu  Wed Sep 24 14:25:56 1997
From: parthe at uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Kathleen Parthe)
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 10:25:56 -0400
Subject: Cracow Congress of Slavists
In-Reply-To: <199709241420.KAA00036@wilde.oit.umass.edu> from "ROBERT A
 ROTHSTEIN" at Sep 24, 97 10:20:31 am
Message-ID: <WED.24.SEP.1997.102556.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Tayer freynt,
        I am studying Yiddish for a project my dean and friend Bill Green
are working on(he's an expert on rabbinical Judaism). So far I know the
alphabet and seven songs and with my passive German, it's going very well.
Len is confused and is working on his German(which proves that God has an
excellent sense of humor!).
        So, so you have a spare Yiddish reader or newspaper lying around. I
am desparate for something to read aside from the genitungen.

                                        Zey gezunt,
                                        Kathleen Parthe

>
>         I have been informed by Professor Michael Flier, who chairs
> the American Committee of Slavists, that the Twelfth International
> Congress of Slavists will take place in Cracow August 26--September 3,
> 1998.
>         Because of a long-standing rule (established by the International
> Committee of Slavists) that all papers be published in advance and
> distributed to the various national committees, the selection of
> participants had to be made long before the Congress.  For the 1998
> Congress abstracts for proposed papers were due in January, 1996.
> Abstracts were solicited through announcements sent to Slavic departments
> and to the AATSEEL and AAASS newsletters in 1995.
>
>                                         Robert A. Rothstein
>                                         Secretary-Treasurer
>                                         American Committee of Slavists
>


From Wim.Coudenys at arts.kuleuven.ac.be  Wed Sep 24 14:28:04 1997
From: Wim.Coudenys at arts.kuleuven.ac.be (Wim Coudenys)
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 16:28:04 +0200
Subject: Rusalka-Nixe
Message-ID: <WED.24.SEP.1997.162804.0200.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Seelangers,
In 1876, a Flemish author, Eugeen Van Oye, wrote a drama DE NIXE, based on
Pushkin's Rusalka. I guess he used a German translation, for he transcripted
Pushkin as PUSCHKIN, but I can't find a German original. Nowhere in his
text, Van Oye mentions other Russian names either, so spelling isn't much of
a help. Moreover, the word nixe not only exists in German, but also in
French, so a French original is not to be excluded, though I don't know any.
Could anyone help me with this problem?
Thanks on beforehand,
Wim Coudenys
Dr. Wim Coudenys
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Departement Oosterse en Slavische Studies
Blijde Inkomststraat 21
B-3000 Leuven
Belgium
tel. ..32 16 324963  fax.  ..32 16 324963
e-mail. Wim.Coudenys at arts.kuleuven.ac.be
http://onyx.arts.kuleuven.ac.be/slavic/coudenys/coudenys.htm
interests: Russian emigration in Belgium, I.F. Nazhivin, reception of
Russian literature in the West


From aisrael at american.edu  Thu Sep 25 02:27:34 1997
From: aisrael at american.edu (Alina Israeli)
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 22:27:34 -0400
Subject: Children in St. Petersburg
Message-ID: <WED.24.SEP.1997.222734.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Seelangers,

I would like to draw your attention to an article that appeared in the
Washington Post Monday, September 22 (p. A13/A15, and probably on the web)
about the most deplorable situation of the homeless children in St.
Petersburg, Russia ("Children of the Prospekt).

Alina Israeli


From philliph at CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU  Thu Sep 25 02:44:32 1997
From: philliph at CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU (philliph at CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU)
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 22:44:32 EDT
Subject: The Queen of Spades Multimedia Program
Message-ID: <WED.24.SEP.1997.224432.EDT.>

Dear SEELANGS,

If you would like a copy of the Beta test version
of "The Queen of Spades" Multimedia Program, You can
Download it for free. The program contains the full text in Russian
and English. The text is read aloud by native speakers at native rates.
There are more "bells and whistles" in the works.



http://www.htssoftware.com

Sorry, it only works on PCs now, but thanks to JAVA, it will run on most
platforms soon.

 I would appreciate any comments
or criticisms.  For those of you who have already used it,
thanks for your comments and moral support.

Thanks,

Phil Hammonds


From edraitse at shiva.hunter.cuny.edu  Thu Sep 25 21:11:36 1997
From: edraitse at shiva.hunter.cuny.edu (Emil Draitser)
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 17:11:36 -0400
Subject: Hunter's possible job opening
Message-ID: <THU.25.SEP.1997.171136.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

        JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Possible tenure-track position, Assistant Professor of Russian.

The candidate must have PhD in hand by June 1998. Experience in teaching
in American academic environment is essential. Must have native-like
command of Russian and be capable of teaching all levels of language,
literature, and culture in both Russian and English. A specialization in
poetry, the nineteenth century, or contemporary Russian literature is
desirable. Knowledge of Czech useful but not essential. Please send vitae and 3
 recommendation letters to Professor Tamara Green, Chair, Dept. of
Classical and Oriental Studies, Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New
York  NY 10021 (applications to be received by December 15).


From blpost at centuryinter.net  Fri Sep 26 01:29:23 1997
From: blpost at centuryinter.net (Becky Post)
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 19:29:23 -0600
Subject: Children in St. Petersburg
Message-ID: <THU.25.SEP.1997.192923.0600.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

The website for this article is:
http://search.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1997-09/22/086l-092297-idx.html

        Becky Post

>I would like to draw your attention to an article that appeared in the
>Washington Post Monday, September 22 (p. A13/A15, and probably on the web)
>about the most deplorable situation of the homeless children in St.
>Petersburg, Russia ("Children of the Prospekt).
>
>Alina Israeli


From ggerhart at wolfenet.com  Fri Sep 26 00:59:28 1997
From: ggerhart at wolfenet.com (Genevra Gerhart)
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 17:59:28 -0700
Subject: Hunter's possible job opening
Message-ID: <THU.25.SEP.1997.175928.0700.>

Nice to hear there's a job opening.
"Native-like command of Russian and ... capable of teaching all levels
of language, literature, and culture in both Russian and English.", with
a desirable specialty in 19th century poetry or 19th/20century
literature.
  Personally, I can't stand any teacher that can't also play jingle
bells flawlessly  on a xylophone while hanging upside down over a
precipice that serves as an entrance to hell.
  I forgot that Czech was useful.
gg
--
Genevra Gerhart
http://www.wolfenet.com/~ggerhart/

2134 E. Interlaken  Bl.                 Tel. 206/329-0053
Seattle, WA  98112                      ggerhart at wolfenet.com


From rdelossa at fas.harvard.edu  Fri Sep 26 01:40:43 1997
From: rdelossa at fas.harvard.edu (rdelossa at fas.harvard.edu)
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 21:40:43 EDT
Subject: URI, Harvard, Fall Calendar
Message-ID: <THU.25.SEP.1997.214043.EDT.>

Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute

Fall Calendar

All events will be held in the HURI seminar room, 1583 Mass. Ave., 4-6 p.m.
unless otherwise noted.

Sept. 29 -- Michael S. Flier, Oleksandr Potebnja Professor of Ukrainian
Philology, Harvard University
                "Holy Nails, Monkey Bile, Carrot Purée, and other Oddities of Ukrainian
Phonology"

Oct. 6 --    Mark Bassin, Lecturer in Geography, University College, London
                "Between Europe and Asia: The Geography of Russian National Identity"
(Co-sponsored by the Davis Center for Russian Studies)

Oct. 20 --  José Casanova, Associate Professor of Sociology, New School for
Social Research,
"Ethno-linguistic and Religious Pluralism and Democratic Construction in
Ukraine"

Oct. 27 --  Nadia Schadlow, Smith Richardson Foundation
                "US-Ukrainian Relations and the Nuclear Weapons Issue"

Nov. 3 --  Radoslav Zuk, Professor of Architecture, McGill University
                "Indigenous Constants and Stylistic Variants in Ukrainian Architecture"

Nov. 10 --Yuri Shapoval, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Ukrainian
Archeography,
             Volodymyr Prystaiko, Deputy Director, Ukrainian Security Service
                "Stalinism in Ukraine: The Mechanisms of Repression (1920's-1930's)
and     of Rehabilitation (1980's-1990's)"

Nov. 17 --Volodymyr Dibrova, Fellow, Ukrainian Research Institute
                "The End of 'Literary Ukraine': Observations of a Practitioner on the
Current State of Ukrainian Literature"

Nov. 24 --Henry Hale, Adjunct Assistant Professor of International
Politics, Fletcher School of Diplomacy
                "Ukraine and the Dissolution of the Soviet Union"

Dec. 1 --   Robert S. Kravchuk, Assistant Professor of Political Science,
University of Connecticut
                "From Hyperinflation to Stabilization in Ukraine, 1991-96"

Dec. 4 --  CONFERENCE  "L'viv, L'vov, Lwów, Lemberg:  The Ethnic-Cultural
Transformation of the City"
                Center for European Studies, Harvard University, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Dec. 8 --  Svitlana Marinova, Professor of Museum Studies, Kyiv University
of Culture, and IREX Fellow, Center for Museum Studies, Smithsonian
Institution
                "Traditionalism and Current Trends in the Development of Ukrainian              Museums"

____________________________________________________
Robert De Lossa
Director of Publications
Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard University
1583 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138
617-496-8768; fax. 617-495-8097
reply to: rdelossa at fas.harvard.edu
http://www.sabre.org/huri


From Groznyj at aol.com  Fri Sep 26 05:46:27 1997
From: Groznyj at aol.com (John F. Sheehan)
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 01:46:27 -0400
Subject: AATSEEL '97 (Toronto) conf brochures
Message-ID: <FRI.26.SEP.1997.014627.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Jerry,

First of all, thanks for checking on the Marriott's 800-number rates.  I got
the $109CAN rate the next day.

Second, it's Thursday, 9/25, the mailman has already been here, and I still
haven't received my conference brochure.  Is it possible that George forgot
to send you a set of mailing labels for ACTR Life Members?  Even so, I should
have gotten a brochure as a member of AATSEEL...

Thanks for all you do!

John Sheehan
<groznyj at aol.com>


From jrouhie at pop.uky.edu  Fri Sep 26 09:19:39 1997
From: jrouhie at pop.uky.edu (J. Rouhier-Willoughby)
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 10:19:39 +0100
Subject: increasing enrollment survey
Message-ID: <FRI.26.SEP.1997.101939.0100.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

In an effort to gain updated information about successful enrollment
increasing and public relations strategies in Slavic departments, the
Public Relations and External Promotion Subcommittee of the AATSEEL
Linguistics Committee has developed the following survey. We ask that you
please help us in our information gathering and in the support of effective
public relations efforts for the entire profession by taking a few minutes
to complete this survey. Since we would like to have the results compiled
by November, could you please submit the survey by October 20 to the
following email address:  jrouhie at pop.uky.edu or mail a hard copy to
Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby, Chair, Subcommittee on Public Relations and
External Promotion, Dept. of Russian and Eastern Studies, 1055 Patterson
Office Tower, U. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY  40506

The results from the survey will be presented at the AATSEEL conference in
November at the annual meeting of the Linguistics Committee. In addition,
they will be posted on the web on the AATSEEL site. All results will remain
anonymous, should you so request.

Survey on Successful Russian and Slavic Programs


I.  General institutional information:

1.  Is your institution a 2 or 4 year college, or university?

2.  What is the approximate size of the student body?

3.  Does your department grant graduate degrees?  Up to what level?

4.  Does your institution have a language requirement?  If so, what is it?

5.  Which Slavic languages does your department offer?

6.  Up to what level are these languages taught?

7.  What non-Slavic languages does your department offer?

8.  Have you found that these languages compete for the students who would
take a Slavic language?

9.  Number of faculty in Slavic in your department.

10. Number of faculty in non-Slavic areas in your department.

11.  What are the possible areas of concentration or specialization
available in your department?  Please break down by undergraduate and
graduate programs.

12.  Would you like the name of your university to remain anonymous?



II.  Internal curricular changes:

1.  Has your department instituted any changes in course offerings,
requirements for the degree, or areas of concentration in order to attract
more students?  Please describe course offerings before and after these
changes went into effect.  Which of these changes, in your opinion, were
best received by students?

2.  Has your department changed the pace or content of traditionally
offered courses in order to attract more students?  In which cases has this
strategy proven effective?

3.  Does your institution grant additional credit for intensive language
study?  Are these intensive courses popular among students?

4.  Do you find that study-abroad opportunities attract students to your
department?

5.  Describe any other relevant curriculum changes related to increasing
enrollment.


III.  Outreach programs:

1.  What activities does your department sponsor to attract students from
within the institution?   Have these activities proven successful?


2.  What activities sponsored by your department are open to area schools
or the community at large?  Have these activities proven successful?


3.  Describe any other relevant outreach strategies you have found successful.


IV.  Evaluation

1.  How does your department define a successful year in language classes?


2.  How does your department define a successful year in other classes
related to Slavic?


3.  How does your department define a successful year overall?

*********************************************************
Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby           telephone:  (606) 257-1756
Department of Russian and Eastern Studies      fax:  (606) 257-3743
1055 Patterson Office Tower                email:  jrouhie at pop.uky.edu
University of Kentucky           URL: http://www.uky.edu/~jrouhie/
Lexington, KY 40506-0027
*********************************************************


From HARTD at jkhbhrc.byu.edu  Fri Sep 26 16:20:19 1997
From: HARTD at jkhbhrc.byu.edu (David Hart)
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 09:20:19 -0700
Subject: increasing enrollment survey
Message-ID: <FRI.26.SEP.1997.092019.0700.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Date sent:      Fri, 26 Sep 1997 10:19:39 +0100
Send reply to:  "SEELangs: Slavic & E. European Languages & literatures list"
                <SEELANGS at CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
From:           "J. Rouhier-Willoughby" <jrouhie at pop.uky.edu>
Subject:        increasing enrollment survey
To:             SEELANGS at CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU

I.  General institutional information:

1.  Is your institution a 2 or 4 year college, or university?
    4yr

2.  What is the approximate size of the student body?
    28,000

3.  Does your department grant graduate degrees?  Up to what level?
    Not in the Slavic section; German MA

4.  Does your institution have a language requirement?  If so, what is it?
    Yes, sitting time: complete 4 semesters

5.  Which Slavic languages does your department offer?
    Russian, Polish

6.  Up to what level are these languages taught?
    Russian 4 years, Polish 3 years

7.  What non-Slavic languages does your department offer?
    German, various Scandinavian lgs

8.  Have you found that these languages compete for the students who would
take a Slavic language? No

9.  Number of faculty in Slavic in your department. (6 + 1 on leave)

10. Number of faculty in non-Slavic areas in your department.
    11
11.  What are the possible areas of concentration or specialization
available in your department?  Please break down by undergraduate and
graduate programs.
    Russian: language BA
    German: language BA, Literature or Lang. Acq. BA
12.  Would you like the name of your university to remain anonymous?
    No


II.  Internal curricular changes:
1.  Has your department instituted any changes in course
offerings,
requirements for the degree, or areas of concentration in order to attract
more students?  Please describe course offerings before and after these
changes went into effect.  Which of these changes, in your opinion, were
best received by students?
    Our problem is that we have too many students. Students serving
as missionaries in Russia for 2 years return to upper division
courses. Our lower division courses, however, are much like at other
universities: we seem to have bottomed out however and are
experiencing some small increase there.
2.  Has your department changed the pace or content of traditionally
offered courses in order to attract more students?  In which cases has this
strategy proven effective?
    no
3.  Does your institution grant additional credit for intensive language
study?  Are these intensive courses popular among students?
    Yes, we have intensive language courses taught in St. Petersburg
every summer. They are popular but expensive.
4.  Do you find that study-abroad opportunities attract students to your
department?
    Yes, but not many.
5.  Describe any other relevant curriculum changes related to increasing
enrollment.
    see no. 1 above.

III.  Outreach programs:

1.  What activities does your department sponsor to attract students from
within the institution?   Have these activities proven successful?
    We have an outreach program to High Schools which has not been
studied as to its use as a magnet.
    We sponsor a Russian language fair every year for high school
students and anecdotal evidence has it that we do see some students
from that program in our classes.
2.  What activities sponsored by your department are open to area schools
or the community at large?  Have these activities proven successful?
    see above

3.  Describe any other relevant outreach strategies you have found successful.


IV.  Evaluation

1.  How does your department define a successful year in language classes?
    a) can we cover all our classes
    b) are our graduates being placed
    c) are enrollment numbers holding steady

2.  How does your department define a successful year in other classes
related to Slavic?


3.  How does your department define a successful year overall?
    in addition to 1 above,
        d) are faculty content, teaching and publishing
        e) are faculty spending time in Russia
        f) are students excited about Russian and their prospects
            with a BA in Russian?
*********************************************************
Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby           telephone:  (606) 257-1756
Department of Russian and Eastern Studies      fax:  (606) 257-3743
1055 Patterson Office Tower                email:  jrouhie at pop.uky.edu
University of Kentucky           URL: http://www.uky.edu/~jrouhie/
Lexington, KY 40506-0027
*********************************************************


From rbeard at bucknell.edu  Fri Sep 26 15:25:36 1997
From: rbeard at bucknell.edu (Robert Beard)
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 11:25:36 -0400
Subject: increasing enrollment survey
Message-ID: <FRI.26.SEP.1997.112536.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

At 10:19 AM 9/26/97 +0100, you wrote:
>In an effort to gain updated information about successful enrollment
>increasing and public relations strategies in Slavic departments, the
>Public Relations and External Promotion Subcommittee of the AATSEEL
>Linguistics Committee has developed the following survey. We ask that you
>please help us in our information gathering and in the support of effective
>public relations efforts for the entire profession by taking a few minutes
>to complete this survey. Since we would like to have the results compiled
>by November, could you please submit the survey by October 20 to the
>following email address:  jrouhie at pop.uky.edu or mail a hard copy to
>Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby, Chair, Subcommittee on Public Relations and
>External Promotion, Dept. of Russian and Eastern Studies, 1055 Patterson
>Office Tower, U. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY  40506
>
>The results from the survey will be presented at the AATSEEL conference in
>November at the annual meeting of the Linguistics Committee. In addition,
>they will be posted on the web on the AATSEEL site. All results will remain
>anonymous, should you so request.
>
>Survey on Successful Russian and Slavic Programs
>
>
>I.  General institutional information:
>
>1.  Is your institution a 2 or 4 year college, or university?
>4
>2.  What is the approximate size of the student body?
>3200 undergraduate 300 graduate
>3.  Does your department grant graduate degrees?  Up to what level?
>Masters
>4.  Does your institution have a language requirement?  If so, what is it?
>No
>5.  Which Slavic languages does your department offer?
>Russian
>6.  Up to what level are these languages taught?
>5th
>7.  What non-Slavic languages does your department offer?
>None
>8.  Have you found that these languages compete for the students who would
>take a Slavic language?
>
>9.  Number of faculty in Slavic in your department.
>3 1/3
>10. Number of faculty in non-Slavic areas in your department.
>None
>11.  What are the possible areas of concentration or specialization
>available in your department?  Please break down by undergraduate and
>graduate programs.
>Russian
>12.  Would you like the name of your university to remain anonymous?
>Yes
>
>
>II.  Internal curricular changes:
>
>1.  Has your department instituted any changes in course offerings,
>requirements for the degree, or areas of concentration in order to attract
>more students?  Please describe course offerings before and after these
>changes went into effect.  Which of these changes, in your opinion, were
>best received by students?
>We will offer a track of Business Russian next year if the Curriculum
Committee
approves it.
>2.  Has your department changed the pace or content of traditionally
>offered courses in order to attract more students?  In which cases has this
>strategy proven effective?
>We have offered a course in Business Russian and some of us use the
internet intensively.   The latter is extremely attractive.  The former,
so-so.
>3.  Does your institution grant additional credit for intensive language
>study?  Are these intensive courses popular among students?
>We will initiate one this year.
>4.  Do you find that study-abroad opportunities attract students to your
>department?
>Not particularly.  It does raise enthusiasm among those enrolled.
>5.  Describe any other relevant curriculum changes related to increasing
>enrollment.
>We do posters which are marginally effective
>
>III.  Outreach programs:
>
>1.  What activities does your department sponsor to attract students from
>within the institution?   Have these activities proven successful?
>Guest appearances, talks at fraternities, sororities, email messages, job
listings posted at career development center.  Not very effective so far.
>
>2.  What activities sponsored by your department are open to area schools
>or the community at large?  Have these activities proven successful?
>Visit literature classes at local schools.  0 effectiveness.
>
>3.  Describe any other relevant outreach strategies you have found
successful.
>Web site geared for high-schools and undergraduate colleges.  Mildly
effective, though so far less so than expected.
>
>IV.  Evaluation
>
>1.  How does your department define a successful year in language classes?
>The student does not drop out.
>
>2.  How does your department define a successful year in other classes
>related to Slavic?
>Same.
>
>3.  How does your department define a successful year overall?
>Same.
>*********************************************************
>Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby           telephone:  (606) 257-1756
>Department of Russian and Eastern Studies      fax:  (606) 257-3743
>1055 Patterson Office Tower                email:  jrouhie at pop.uky.edu
>University of Kentucky           URL: http://www.uky.edu/~jrouhie/
>Lexington, KY 40506-0027
>*********************************************************
>
>


From rhunter at monroecc.edu  Fri Sep 26 11:32:08 1997
From: rhunter at monroecc.edu (Hunter, Robert)
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 11:32:08 EST5EDT4,M4.1.0,M10.5.0
Subject: quotation help
Message-ID: <FRI.26.SEP.1997.113208.EST5EDT4M4.1.0M10.5.0.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Izvenite za bezpokoistviye,
        The Russian high school exchange student who is living with us found
the following quotation among some of my notes and asked me for the author.  I
do not know.  I've combed several sources of literary and non-literary
quotations, to no avail.  Does any Seelanger know to whom to attribute,
"The iggle squiggs trazed trombly through the harlish goop"?
        Spasibo.

    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
    *   Robert Hunter, M.Ed., M.A.              8 Red Fox Run             *
    *   Psychology Department                   Pittsford, NY 14534-3428  *
    *   Monroe Community College                Voice:  (716) 248-5075    *
    *   Rochester, New York                     Fax:    (716) 383-8723    *
    *                       rhunter at monroecc.edu                          *
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


From jrouhie at pop.uky.edu  Fri Sep 26 10:38:02 1997
From: jrouhie at pop.uky.edu (J. Rouhier-Willoughby)
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 11:38:02 +0100
Subject: Vilnius study program
Message-ID: <FRI.26.SEP.1997.113802.0100.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

One of my students would like to study in Vilnius. Does anyone know of any
programs in or near there?  Thanks in advance. JRW

*********************************************************
Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby           telephone:  (606) 257-1756
Department of Russian and Eastern Studies      fax:  (606) 257-3743
1055 Patterson Office Tower                email:  jrouhie at pop.uky.edu
University of Kentucky           URL: http://www.uky.edu/~jrouhie/
Lexington, KY 40506-0027
*********************************************************


From rwallach at calvin.usc.edu  Fri Sep 26 16:00:15 1997
From: rwallach at calvin.usc.edu (Ruth Wallach)
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 09:00:15 -0700
Subject: OCR for macs
Message-ID: <FRI.26.SEP.1997.090015.0700.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Hello,

Can anyone suggest OCR packages for scanning cyrillic on Macs?

Thanks

Ruth Wallach


From eagen.1 at osu.edu  Fri Sep 26 16:54:02 1997
From: eagen.1 at osu.edu (Jeffrey S. Eagen)
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 12:54:02 -0400
Subject: quotation help
In-Reply-To: <009BADF8.498C6807.1729@monroecc.edu>
Message-ID: <FRI.26.SEP.1997.125402.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

At 11:32 AM 9/26/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Izvenite za bezpokoistviye,
>        The Russian high school exchange student who is living with us found
>the following quotation among some of my notes and asked me for the
author.  I
>do not know.  I've combed several sources of literary and non-literary
>quotations, to no avail.  Does any Seelanger know to whom to attribute,
>"The iggle squiggs trazed trombly through the harlish goop"?
>        Spasibo.
>
>    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>    *   Robert Hunter, M.Ed., M.A.              8 Red Fox Run             *
>    *   Psychology Department                   Pittsford, NY 14534-3428  *
>    *   Monroe Community College                Voice:  (716) 248-5075    *
>    *   Rochester, New York                     Fax:    (716) 383-8723    *
>    *                       rhunter at monroecc.edu                          *
>    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>
>
Sounds like something by Lewis Carol.

Jeffrey S. Eagen


From sccampbe at midway.uchicago.edu  Fri Sep 26 18:04:10 1997
From: sccampbe at midway.uchicago.edu (Sharon Campbell Knox)
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 13:04:10 CDT
Subject: quotation help
In-Reply-To: Your message of Fri, 26 Sep 1997 11:32:08 EST5EDT4,M4.1.0,M10.5.0
Message-ID: <FRI.26.SEP.1997.130410.CDT.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Did you check Lewis Carroll?  It looks to me like part of
the poem that starts, "Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
did gyre and gimble in the wabes..." which is in one of the
two Alice books.

--Sharon Knox


From jrouhie at pop.uky.edu  Fri Sep 26 13:23:19 1997
From: jrouhie at pop.uky.edu (J. Rouhier-Willoughby)
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 14:23:19 +0100
Subject: increasing enrollment survey
Message-ID: <FRI.26.SEP.1997.142319.0100.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues: Earlier today, you received a survey for the AATSEEL
Linguistics Subcommittee on Enrollments and External Promotion. I have had
a question about whether we want information from only US institutions. I
did not specify, since we would like information on all institutions
worldwide. The data will be organized according to geographical region,
i.e. North America, Canada, US.  Thanks again for your help in this effort.
JRW

*********************************************************
Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby           telephone:  (606) 257-1756
Department of Russian and Eastern Studies      fax:  (606) 257-3743
1055 Patterson Office Tower                email:  jrouhie at pop.uky.edu
University of Kentucky           URL: http://www.uky.edu/~jrouhie/
Lexington, KY 40506-0027
*********************************************************


From sntst4+ at pitt.edu  Fri Sep 26 18:46:45 1997
From: sntst4+ at pitt.edu (Sarah N Tepsic)
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 14:46:45 -0400
Subject: quotation help
In-Reply-To: <009BADF8.498C6807.1729@monroecc.edu>
Message-ID: <FRI.26.SEP.1997.144645.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

The poem that you might be looking for is called "The Jabberwocky" by
Lewis Caroll.


From sipkadan at hum.amu.edu.pl  Fri Sep 26 20:51:13 1997
From: sipkadan at hum.amu.edu.pl (Danko Sipka)
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 22:51:13 +0200
Subject: OCR for macs
In-Reply-To: <l03110708b0518c5f3da7@DialupEudora>
Message-ID: <FRI.26.SEP.1997.225113.0200.SIPKADAN@HUM.AMU.EDU.PL>

On Fri, 26 Sep 1997, Ruth Wallach wrote:

>Can anyone suggest OCR packages for scanning cyrillic on Macs?

Look at:

http://www.cognitive.ru

The software is called CuneiForm. It works even with mixed Russian -
English text.

Danko Sipka


From cef at u.washington.edu  Fri Sep 26 22:53:05 1997
From: cef at u.washington.edu (C. Fields)
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 15:53:05 -0700
Subject: quotation help
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.96L.970926144525.20974B-100000@unixs3.cis.pitt.edu>
Message-ID: <FRI.26.SEP.1997.155305.0700.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

It's not from "The Jabberwocky."


On Fri, 26 Sep 1997, Sarah N Tepsic wrote:

> The poem that you might be looking for is called "The Jabberwocky" by
> Lewis Caroll.
>


From aisrael at american.edu  Fri Sep 26 23:39:37 1997
From: aisrael at american.edu (Alina Israeli)
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 19:39:37 -0400
Subject: quotation help
Message-ID: <FRI.26.SEP.1997.193937.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

>"The iggle squiggs trazed trombly through the harlish goop"?

Does it have to be a quote? There are such linguistic creations to point
out the grammatical meaning:

Pirots currulate elatically.

And in Russian (a phrase created by L. V. Shcherva):

Glokaja kuzdra shteko bodlanula bokra i kudrjachit kobkrenka.

Alina Israeli


From SLBAEHR at VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU  Sat Sep 27 00:12:47 1997
From: SLBAEHR at VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU (Steve Baehr)
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 20:12:47 EDT
Subject: Course credit for phonetics course?
Message-ID: <FRI.26.SEP.1997.201247.EDT.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

I have been asked to pre-approve a 32-contacthour course in practical phonetics
(to be taken in Russia) as an elective at the third/fourth year level.
I'm wondering how other universities credit such a course. Any
information would be appreciated. Please respond off-line a.s.a.p.

Thanks.

      Steve Baehr


From esampson at cu.campus.mci.net  Sat Sep 27 02:04:51 1997
From: esampson at cu.campus.mci.net (Earl Sampson)
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 19:04:51 -0700
Subject: quotation help
Message-ID: <FRI.26.SEP.1997.190451.0700.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

C. Fields wrote:

>It's not from "The Jabberwocky."
>
>
>On Fri, 26 Sep 1997, Sarah N Tepsic wrote:
>
>> The poem that you might be looking for is called "The Jabberwocky" by
>> Lewis Caroll.
>>


Right, the line "The iggle squiggs trazed trombly through the harlish goop"
is not from the Lewis Carroll poem ("Jabberwocky", not "The Jabberwocky";
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, Chap 1), though it certainly sounds like it
should be. My guess, if it's not an ad hoc creation by a linguist as Alina
Isreali suggests, is someone trying to imitate Carroll. You might try Ogden
Nash. Another possibility is that it's from somewhere else in Carroll's
works, though I doubt it: Martin Gardner's thorough (and fascinating) notes
(THE ANNOTATED ALICE) give no indication that Carroll wrote other verse in
the manner of "Jabberwocky", though he devotes several notes to the use of
individual words from "Jabberwocky" in THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK.

Earl Sampson
Boulder, CO


From mllemily at acsu.buffalo.edu  Sat Sep 27 20:24:34 1997
From: mllemily at acsu.buffalo.edu (Emily Tall)
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 16:24:34 -0400
Subject: quotation help
In-Reply-To: <v01540b00b051bddb1b41@[208.220.24.67]>
Message-ID: <SAT.27.SEP.1997.162434.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

I have the following version of the quote mentioned by Alina Israeli:
Glokhaia kuzdra shteko buddanula bokra i kudriachit bokryonka. This is
from Lev Uspenskii, Slovo o slovakh, L., Lenizdat, 1962, p. 324. Uspenskii
does
not name the linguist who used the sentence in one of his classes..
E. Tall SUNY/Buffalo


From sipkadan at hum.amu.edu.pl  Sun Sep 28 08:04:05 1997
From: sipkadan at hum.amu.edu.pl (Danko Sipka)
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 1997 10:04:05 +0200
Subject: quotation help
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.96.970927162033.2475A-100000@callisto.acsu.buffalo.edu>
Message-ID: <SUN.28.SEP.1997.100405.0200.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

On Sat, 27 Sep 1997, Emily Tall wrote:

>I have the following version of the quote mentioned by Alina Israeli:
>Glokhaia kuzdra shteko buddanula bokra i kudriachit bokryonka. This is
>from Lev Uspenskii, Slovo o slovakh, L., Lenizdat, 1962, p. 324. Uspenskii
>does
>not name the linguist who used the sentence in one of his classes..


In the book by Vojnova,Matveeva,Aver'janova "Uchebnik russkogo jazyka
dlja innostrannyh studentov-filologov Osnovoj kurs", Moskva, 1981,
pages 6-8 there is a text "Algebra Jazyka" compiled "po L. Uspenskomu",
where this sentence is used.

The last line in this text tells who was its author:
"Tak ili primerno tak govoril nam krupnyj sovetskij jazykoved
Lev Vladimirovich Shcherba"

Danko Sipka


From kat at frognet.net  Sun Sep 28 04:35:23 1997
From: kat at frognet.net (K Evans-Romaine)
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 1997 07:35:23 +0300
Subject: quotation
Message-ID: <SUN.28.SEP.1997.073523.0300.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

You might try contacting Shelly Harrison (shelly at cyllene.uwa.edu.au) of the
Centre for Linguistics of the University of Western Australia. Shelly's
Linguistics 100 page
(http://www.general.uwa.edu.au/u/shelly/lin100/introduction.html)
contains the phrase "the iggle squiggs wombled in the harlish gloop."
She/he may remember where that comes from.

Bests! -- K
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 And your alpha moved away,
 If it didn't leave no trace,
 Then there ain't nothing you can say.
 You got the colorless green blues."


From walkingtune at bigfoot.com  Sun Sep 28 12:54:12 1997
From: walkingtune at bigfoot.com (Junichi Miyazawa)
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 1997 21:54:12 +0900
Subject: search for address of Walter Arndt
Message-ID: <SUN.28.SEP.1997.215412.0900.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Does anyone know the contact address
(hopefully an e-mail address) of Mr. Walter Arndt,
the translator of *Collected Narrative and Lyrical
Poetry*(Ardis, 1984)?

I would like to quote a whole poem of his translation,
so I have to get a permission from him.

Thank you in advance,

Junichi, Tokyo
walkingtune at bigfoot.com


From walkingtune at bigfoot.com  Sun Sep 28 14:00:37 1997
From: walkingtune at bigfoot.com (Junichi Miyazawa)
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 1997 23:00:37 +0900
Subject: search for address of Walter Arndt
Message-ID: <SUN.28.SEP.1997.230037.0900.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

I have got the address from a subscriber.
Thank you very much.

Regards,  Junichi


From collins.232 at osu.edu  Mon Sep 29 14:08:59 1997
From: collins.232 at osu.edu (Daniel E. Collins)
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 10:08:59 -0400
Subject: OCR for macs
In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.95.970926224756.9477A-100000@hum.amu.edu.pl>
Message-ID: <MON.29.SEP.1997.100859.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

I have used MacTiger OCR and am pleased with its accuracy.  (I believe that
Cuneiform is not for Macs but rather for Windows.)


Daniel E. Collins
Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures
The Ohio State University
collins.232 at osu.edu


From KEC7497 at tntech.edu  Tue Sep 30 15:09:08 1997
From: KEC7497 at tntech.edu (KEVIN CHRISTIANSON)
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 10:09:08 -0500
Subject: spell check (po polsku) for Dos (6.2) / WP51?
Message-ID: <TUE.30.SEP.1997.100908.0500.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Seelangers:
Bardzo dziekuje za pomoc with my questions about Polish pronouns and Modernist
poetry/poetic theory. Does anyone know of a spellcheck program for Polish which
runs off Dos 6.2?  I'm still using WP5.1 at home, but have Windows on the
machine in my office at the university. Thank you in advance.

Kevin Christianson, Ph.D                <<kec7497 at tntech.edu>>
English Department / Box 5053 / Tennessee Tech University / Cookeville, TN 38505

"And everywhere there are fatal passions
And from Destiny there is no defense."
(closing lines from Pushkin's THE GYPSIES)


From thebaron at interaccess.com  Tue Sep 30 16:04:07 1997
From: thebaron at interaccess.com (baron chivrin)
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 11:04:07 -0500
Subject: circus term
Message-ID: <TUE.30.SEP.1997.110407.0500.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Seelangers,

I stumbled across the phrase "Ekvilibristi c pershami na machte" in a
circus-related document and am having difficulty understanding what the
pershami are. I assume it's some sort of device the performers walk
with. Does anyone out there know specifically? Spasibee zaranee.

Baron Chivrin
thebaron at interaccess.com


From rakitya at mail.utexas.edu  Tue Sep 30 16:35:06 1997
From: rakitya at mail.utexas.edu (Anna Rakityanskaya)
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 11:35:06 -0500
Subject: circus term
Message-ID: <TUE.30.SEP.1997.113506.0500.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

"Persh" is actually a long stick (and it is a circus term). One of the
performers is holding one end of it while another person is performing on
top of the stick.

Anna Rakityanskaya
University of Texas at Austin


From gadassov at mail.pf  Tue Sep 30 18:18:44 1997
From: gadassov at mail.pf (Georges Adassovsky)
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 08:18:44 -1000
Subject: circus term
Message-ID: <TUE.30.SEP.1997.081844.1000.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

>I stumbled across the phrase "Ekvilibristi c pershami na machte" in a
>circus-related document and am having difficulty understanding what the
>pershami are. I assume it's some sort of device the performers walk
>with. Does anyone out there know specifically? Spasibee zaranee.

I suppose this world might come from the French "perche", a long pole.


From ludwig1 at ux1.cso.uiuc.edu  Tue Sep 30 23:53:50 1997
From: ludwig1 at ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (ludwig jonathan)
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 19:53:50 -0400
Subject: Senior capstone courses
Message-ID: <TUE.30.SEP.1997.195350.0400.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

I have been asked by the Slavic Department at the University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign to look into creating a senior major seminar/capstone
course. I was curious if any of you/your departments offer such a course.
If so, and if you are willing to share details of your course(s), would you
please contact me off list at:

ludwig1 at ux1.cso.uiuc.edu

I will be happy to provide a summary to the list, if the desire is there.

Thank you in advance for your help.


Jonathan Z. Ludwig
Russian Language Program Coordinator
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign


From kat at frognet.net  Sat Sep 27 04:46:16 1997
From: kat at frognet.net (K Evans-Romaine)
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 07:46:16 +0300
Subject: quotation
Message-ID: <SAT.27.SEP.1997.074616.0300.SEELANGS@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>

Robert!

You might try contacting Shelly Harrison (shelly at cyllene.uwa.edu.au) of the
Centre for Linguistics of the University of Western Australia. Shelly's
Linguistics 100 page contains the phrase "the iggle squiggs wombled in the
harlish gloop." She/he may remember where that comes from. I'd give you the
URL for the page, but my copy of Netscape just blew up again and I don't
have time to reboot and relaunch. You can find Shelly's page by searching
for "iggle squigg" at AltaVista -- it's the only hit you will get.

Bests! -- K
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"My nodes they all are empty
 Since my alpha moved away.
 It didn't leave no trace
 And the only thing I can say
 Is I got the colorless green blues..."
            (By memory (i.e. distorted) from a conversation in
             the hall 10 years ago. May have originated in Stanford.)