Russian humour and satire: conference

[LESLEY MILNE]

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                CONFERENCE
                FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL FOR PAPERS

        THREE CENTURIES OF RUSSIAN HUMOUR AND SATIRE

                University of Nottingham
                29 June to 1 July 2000

At the dawn of a new century the conference gives an opportunity
to survey the past three centuries of Russian humour and satire.
Papers are welcome on all aspects of the topic.

The year 2000 is also an appropriate moment to celebrate, at mid-
point, the 'double centenary' of an outstanding practitioner in the
humorous and satirical modes, an author who was, in his own
words, 'born twice: in 1897 and 1903. The first time was under the
guise of Il'ia Il'f and the second time as Evgenii Petrov.'

The languages of the conference will be English and Russian.

To offer a paper or to seek further information please contact:

Lesley Milne
Department of Slavonic Studies
University of Nottingham
NOTTINGHAM NG7 2RD
UK

Tel: (44)-115-9515832
Fax: (44)-115-9515834

e-mail: lesley.milne at nottingham.ac.uk


Dr Lesley Milne
Department of Slavonic Studies
The University of Nottingham
Phone: (0115) 951 5832