konets vega -- fin de siecle? -- Clarification

[Charlotte Douglas]

Yes, definitly  -- "fin-de-siecle" refers only to 19-20th century change.

C. Douglas (art historian)

>Dear friends:
>
>Have any of you ever seen "konets veka" (the context is art
>history, specifically film history of the late 20th century)
>translated into English as "fin-de-siecle"? It would seem to
>me that "fin-de-siecle" refers only to the specific time period
>of the end of the 19th century and is not transferable to any
>other century, either before or after it.
>
>Any thoughts on the matter?
>
>Benjamin
>
>
>Sher's Russian Web
>http://www.websher.net
>Benjamin and Anna Sher
>sher07 at mindspring.com
>
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