teddy bears in Russia(n)

[Ernie Sjogren]

Dear Professor Rifkin,

Some Russians, at least, credit Margaret Steiff as originator of the plush
bear:

http://www.rambler.ru/db/news/msg.html?mid=2126977

And your students can find many references to wade through via search
engines:

http://www.type.ru/

Best,

Ernie Sjogren



----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Rifkin" <brifkin at FACSTAFF.WISC.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 10:06 PM
Subject: teddy bears in Russia(n)


> Dear SEELANGers:
>
> Some of my students are wondering about the history of the Teddy Bear
> in Russia:  specifically, they are wondering if this cultural icon is
> home grown, as I suspect, or if it's a borrowing from the US or
> western cultures after the appearance of the teddy bear in the US
> (around the time or shortly after the presidency of Teddy Roosevelt.)
>
> Thanks for any tips you can give me.
>
> - Ben Rifkin
>
> --
>
>
> Benjamin Rifkin
>
> Professor of Slavic Languages, Slavic Dept., UW-Madison
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>
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