From lauersdorf at uky.edu  Thu Dec  1 00:39:46 2005
From: lauersdorf at uky.edu (Mark R. Lauersdorf)
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 19:39:46 -0500
Subject: e-mail address for Louise Hammer
Message-ID: <WED.30.NOV.2005.193946.0500.>

Does anyone, by chance, have a current e-mail address for Louise Hammer (Slovakist, formerly Associate Professor at Indiana University)?

If you have a recent e-mail address for her, please reply to me off-list at: lauersdorf at uky.edu

Thank you.

Mark Lauersdorf

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Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Linguistics
Director of Language Learning Technology
Dept. of Modern & Classical Languages
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Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0027, USA

phone: ++ 859.257.7101
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From Danko.Sipka at ASU.EDU  Thu Dec  1 05:00:58 2005
From: Danko.Sipka at ASU.EDU (Danko Sipka)
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 22:00:58 -0700
Subject: Great Czech Television Resource; anything comparable for
 other Slavic Languages?
Message-ID: <WED.30.NOV.2005.220058.0700.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Forgot about this for Polish:

http://atvn.pl/index_sub_page.php?atvn=archiwum/index&title=ARCHIWUM

The site contains popular science shows.

> Czech TV video quality and content diversity are not matched by other 
> Slavic stations (maybe only by Slovene TV) but there are similar 
> resources:
>
> Russian:
> ATV: http://www.atv.ru/video
> State TV: http://www.1tv.ru and http://www.vesti.ru (only shorter clips)
>
> Slovene:
> http://www.rtvslo.si/modload.php?&c_mod=rtvav&c_id=1 (there are several 
> various categories to choose from)
>
> Polish:
> http://www.tvp.pl (only news programs, national and local)
>
> BCS
> http://www.rts.co.yu/emisije.asp (archive, various shows) 
> http://www.rts.co.yu (news)
> http://www.b92.org/ (news only)
> http://www.pbsbih.ba (news only)
> http://www.hrt.hr/e-misije.html
>
> Also, if your university is subscribed http://www.scola.org, has virtual 
> classes in Polish, Czech, and Russian (you get a news video clip, audio 
> clip, transcript, translation, glossary - everything is fully 
> downloadable).
>
> Best,
>
>
> Danko Sipka
> Professor of Slavic Languages
> Department of Languages and Literatures
> Arizona State University
> Web: http://www.public.asu.edu/~dsipka
> Mail: Danko.Sipka at asu.edu
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steven Clancy" <sclancy at UCHICAGO.EDU>
> To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 1:17 PM
> Subject: [SEELANGS] Great Czech Television Resource; anything comparable 
> for other Slavic Languages?
>
>
> Dear SEELANGers,
>
> I wanted to let everyone know about the truly excellent archived
> television resources of CT1 available on the web. I've been using
> this site in my Czech classes this quarter and it is simply the best
> quality streaming web video I've seen, period. It's equal to what you
> see for downloadable movie trailers. The only drawback is that you
> can only watch the content as live streaming video over Real Player
> or Windows Media Player, which makes it difficult to pause and rewind
> easily or to go to a specific segment (but it's not impossible).
>
> http://www.czech-tv.cz/vysilani/
>
> The site features a full archive of around 67(!) television shows for
> the past three months, featuring everything from game shows to
> fishing programs to cooking shows to shows for the hearing impaired
> with sign language and subtitles. I've particularly found the David
> Letterman/Jay Leno clone talk show, Uvolněte se, prosím, to be very
> useful and also a game show, A-Z Kvíz (for grown ups) and A-Z Kvíz
> Junior (for kids; and yes, we usually watch the kid version). There
> are so many shows available that we haven't managed to even check out
> all the options this quarter. The talk show is also great for seeing
> all kinds of spoken Czech varieties as well as Slovak (one we watched
> today was the Prague-speaking Czech host interviewing a Slovak TV
> personality; we've also seen some Moravian as well).
>
> Does anyone know of any other comparable sites for other Slavic
> languages, particularly Russian, Polish, BCS? Again, this is very
> high quality video in great quantity as well, all available free and
> on demand. I've not seen anything like it elsewhere, but hopefully
> this is the wave of the future for great resources for language
> teaching.
>
> Enjoy,
>
> Steven
>
> Steven Clancy
> Senior Lecturer in Russian, Slavic, and 2nd-Language Acquisition
> Academic Director, U of C Language Resource Center
> Director, Slavic Language Program
>
> University of Chicago
> Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures
>
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From morley at cantab.net  Thu Dec  1 06:39:17 2005
From: morley at cantab.net (Peter Morley)
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 09:39:17 +0300
Subject: BBC News on foreign students in Russia
In-Reply-To: <20051129160611.53563.qmail@web31514.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <THU.1.DEC.2005.093917.0300.>

For what it's worth, here's a personal view of St. Petersburg regarding racial problems. Unfortunately this view cannot be said to be as rosy as that painted by SEELANGERS of Moscow. If I recall correctly, non-white students have been beaten up and in some cases killed at a rate of 1 a month or thereabouts for the past 18 months or so, and it seems as though tensions are increasing. Going on personal experience, in the past few weeks I have seen anti-Semitic as well as anti-Caucasian stickers in the metro, which is a first for me in the 6-odd years I've been here. One African journalist I know says he has lost count of the number of times he's been stopped and beaten up by police. 

That said, racially motivated attacks do seem to be geographically concentrated in areas outside the city centre, around educational institutions and dormitories known to have large numbers of African and Asian students. (Of course, as we all know, none of these attacks are actually racially motivated, but merely cases of "hooliganism" - it must be true, the police keep telling us so.) The city centre has been largely violence free - although the recent murder of Timur Karachava at 6 p.m. on a weekday at the corner of Nevsky and Ligovsky was a shocking exception. It's unlikely that Timur's murder was racially motivated (although I believe his family is originally Georgian), but was rather because of his political activity as an anti-racist, anti-war, anti-fascist campaigner. However, that it happened when and where it did, and that no-one has (as far as I know) been arrested, should give pause for thought. In addition, the students who have suffered have all been African and Asian rather than African-American - although this may be largely due to the geographical factor mentioned above. One African-American student I spoke to recently here said he'd had no problems in the 2 months or so he's been here.

However, please don't let this put you off coming to St. Petersburg - it's a fabulous city, and not to come here would be missing out on seeing a wonderful place, and also giving the racists exactly what they want. I would also echo Renee's sentiments in that St. Petersburg is, for me at least, just like any other large city (although God forbid that any real Petersburger should hear me say so), and that the same rules regarding do's and don't's apply here as most other places.

If you have any more questions, please do contact me.

Best,

Peter Morley




Tuesday, November 29, 2005, 7:06:11 PM, you wrote:

> Hello,
>   I am an African American student and I major in the Russian
> language.  It concerns me because this is not the first article I
> have read about Russia and racism.  I was planning to study abroad
> in Moscow and St. Petersburg for a year.  I also planned to live in
> Moscow to fulfill an internship but now I am not so sure.  Can
> anyone please give me some insight or advice as to what I should do?
>    
>   Thank you for all of your comments,
>   Mel.

> Vitaly Chernetsky <vchernet at FAS.HARVARD.EDU> wrote:
>   Dear Colleagues,

> Below pleas find the link to a news story on the Russian-language site of BBC
> news:

> http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/russian/russia/newsid_4478000/4478446.stm

> It deals with the aftermath of attacks on foreign students in Voronezh.

> Sincerely,

> Vitaly Chernetsky

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From Danko.Sipka at ASU.EDU  Thu Dec  1 04:48:58 2005
From: Danko.Sipka at ASU.EDU (Danko Sipka)
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:48:58 -0700
Subject: Great Czech Television Resource; anything comparable for
 other Slavic Languages?
Message-ID: <WED.30.NOV.2005.214858.0700.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Czech TV video quality and content diversity are not matched by other Slavic 
stations (maybe only by Slovene TV) but there are similar resources:

Russian:
ATV: http://www.atv.ru/video
State TV: http://www.1tv.ru and http://www.vesti.ru (only shorter clips)

Slovene:
http://www.rtvslo.si/modload.php?&c_mod=rtvav&c_id=1 (there are several 
various categories to choose from)

Polish:
http://www.tvp.pl (only news programs, national and local)

BCS
http://www.rts.co.yu/emisije.asp (archive, various shows) 
http://www.rts.co.yu (news)
http://www.b92.org/ (news only)
http://www.pbsbih.ba (news only)
http://www.hrt.hr/e-misije.html

Also, if your university is subscribed http://www.scola.org, has virtual 
classes in Polish, Czech, and Russian (you get a news video clip, audio 
clip, transcript, translation, glossary - everything is fully downloadable).

Best,


Danko Sipka
Professor of Slavic Languages
Department of Languages and Literatures
Arizona State University
Web: http://www.public.asu.edu/~dsipka
Mail: Danko.Sipka at asu.edu



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Clancy" <sclancy at UCHICAGO.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 1:17 PM
Subject: [SEELANGS] Great Czech Television Resource; anything comparable for 
other Slavic Languages?


Dear SEELANGers,

I wanted to let everyone know about the truly excellent archived
television resources of CT1 available on the web. I've been using
this site in my Czech classes this quarter and it is simply the best
quality streaming web video I've seen, period. It's equal to what you
see for downloadable movie trailers. The only drawback is that you
can only watch the content as live streaming video over Real Player
or Windows Media Player, which makes it difficult to pause and rewind
easily or to go to a specific segment (but it's not impossible).

http://www.czech-tv.cz/vysilani/

The site features a full archive of around 67(!) television shows for
the past three months, featuring everything from game shows to
fishing programs to cooking shows to shows for the hearing impaired
with sign language and subtitles. I've particularly found the David
Letterman/Jay Leno clone talk show, Uvolněte se, prosím, to be very
useful and also a game show, A-Z Kvíz (for grown ups) and A-Z Kvíz
Junior (for kids; and yes, we usually watch the kid version). There
are so many shows available that we haven't managed to even check out
all the options this quarter. The talk show is also great for seeing
all kinds of spoken Czech varieties as well as Slovak (one we watched
today was the Prague-speaking Czech host interviewing a Slovak TV
personality; we've also seen some Moravian as well).

Does anyone know of any other comparable sites for other Slavic
languages, particularly Russian, Polish, BCS? Again, this is very
high quality video in great quantity as well, all available free and
on demand. I've not seen anything like it elsewhere, but hopefully
this is the wave of the future for great resources for language
teaching.

Enjoy,

Steven

Steven Clancy
Senior Lecturer in Russian, Slavic, and 2nd-Language Acquisition
Academic Director, U of C Language Resource Center
Director, Slavic Language Program

University of Chicago
Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures

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From Bibb at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG  Thu Dec  1 14:51:23 2005
From: Bibb at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG (Alissa Bibb)
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 09:51:23 -0500
Subject: BBC News on foreign students in Russia
Message-ID: <THU.1.DEC.2005.095123.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELANGers,

As a study abroad provider who sends roughly 300 undergraduate and
graduate students to Russia each year, we believe there are several
specific steps that study abroad organizations can take to help students
of color live and study successfully in Moscow and St. Petersburg. These
include:

Recognize that issues of personal safety and race require more than a
"street-sense" developed in the U.S.  In particular, acknowledge the
fact that minority students in Russia will face serious challenges
related to race - challenges that non-minority students will not
encounter directly.

Place students with attentive Russian host families who will advise and
support minority students as they negotiate the challenges of life in
Russia.

Connect students of color with local Russian students who will take an
active interest in their experiences, health and well-being while
abroad. A support network of local students is often critical to helping
minority students feel safe and at home in Russia. 

Prepare students with accurate and thorough but not sensational
information about racial attitudes in Russia before they leave the U.S.
Discuss safe and constructive ways to respond to offensive comments. 
Conduct pre-departure orientation workshops that involve all students in
a discussion of the challenges that minority students will face while
in-country. Be sure to include non-minority students in these
discussions so that all students understand how they can best support
their peers. 

Shortly after their arrival in Russia, conduct in-country orientation
programs that again address the challenges faced by minority students;
offer concrete advice on places to avoid, warning signs to watch for,
and steps to take in any potentially dangerous situation. 

Encourage all students to purchase cell phones and provide them with
24-hour emergency telephone numbers for resident directors and other
local staff whom they can call for immediate assistance. 

Provide resident directors who are accessible to students, take an
active interest in their well-being, have regular contact with their
groups, and are sensitive the  challenges faced by minority students in
this part of the world. 

Graham Hettlinger 
Program Manager
Russia and Eurasia Outbound Office
American Councils for International Education ACTR/ACCELS

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From kaunas4 at RCN.COM  Thu Dec  1 23:46:32 2005
From: kaunas4 at RCN.COM (Put Your Name Here)
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 18:46:32 -0500
Subject: book assistance
Message-ID: <THU.1.DEC.2005.184632.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

To all SEELANGERS,
Could someone please advise me where I may purchase 
a copy of Josephus in Old Church Slavonic.


Thank you all,
R.T.

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From shatsev at mail.ru  Fri Dec  2 12:42:44 2005
From: shatsev at mail.ru (=?koi8-r?Q?=F7=CC=C1=C4=C9=CD=C9=D2=20=FB=C1=C3=C5=D7?=)
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 15:42:44 +0300
Subject: Chekhov in English on line
In-Reply-To: <LISTSERV%200512011846321230.23D4@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Message-ID: <FRI.2.DEC.2005.154244.0300.SHATSEV@MAIL.RU>

Dear SEELANGERS,
Could someone please advise me where I may find Chekhov's prose on line in Russian  and in English. My special interest is in the following : The Man who Lived in Shell, Goosberry and About Love -" malen'kaya trilogia".
Vladimir Shatsev

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From tomjkiehn at GMAIL.COM  Fri Dec  2 14:19:41 2005
From: tomjkiehn at GMAIL.COM (Thomas Kiehn)
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 17:19:41 +0300
Subject: Chekhov in English on line
In-Reply-To: <E1EiAFQ-0005e2-00.shatsev-mail-ru@f21.mail.ru>
Message-ID: <FRI.2.DEC.2005.171941.0300.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

You can find Constance Garret's English translations of "Chelovek v  
futlyare", "Kryzhovnik", and "O lyubvi" on this site:

http://chekhov2.tripod.com/

The original Russian versions can be found on this site:

http://ilibrary.ru/author/chekhov/index.html

Hope that helps!

Tom J. Kiehn

On 2 Dec 2005, at 15:42, Владимир Шацев wrote:

> Dear SEELANGERS,
> Could someone please advise me where I may find Chekhov's prose on  
> line in Russian  and in English. My special interest is in the  
> following : The Man who Lived in Shell, Goosberry and About Love -"  
> malen'kaya trilogia".
> Vladimir Shatsev
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From tomjkiehn at GMAIL.COM  Fri Dec  2 15:26:19 2005
From: tomjkiehn at GMAIL.COM (Thomas Kiehn)
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 10:26:19 -0500
Subject: Chekhov in English on line
Message-ID: <FRI.2.DEC.2005.102619.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

You can find Constance Garret's English translations of "Chelovek v futlyare", "Kryzhovnik", and "O 
lyubvi" on this site:

http://chekhov2.tripod.com/

The original Russian versions can be found on this site:

http://ilibrary.ru/author/chekhov/index.html

Hope that helps!

Tom J. Kiehn

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From vchernet at FAS.HARVARD.EDU  Fri Dec  2 16:40:26 2005
From: vchernet at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (Vitaly Chernetsky)
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 11:40:26 -0500
Subject: Russian Booker Prize winner announced
Message-ID: <FRI.2.DEC.2005.114026.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

It is Denis Gutsko, for his novel _Bez puti-sleda_.

For details, please see the news story from BBC Russian service:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/russian/entertainment/newsid_4490000/4490564.stm

Best,
VC

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From sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU  Fri Dec  2 17:17:26 2005
From: sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU (Sibelan E S Forrester)
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 12:17:26 -0500
Subject: CFP: 2006 Mid-Atlantic Slavic Conference
Message-ID: <FRI.2.DEC.2005.121726.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Reminder:

Slavists are invited to submit proposals for individual papers or 
complete panels for the 29th annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic 
Slavic Conference of the AAASS. This year the conference will be 
hosted by Fordham University at its Lincoln Center campus in New York 
City on Saturday, April 1, 2006. Panels and papers are welcome on any 
aspect of Slavic and East European Studies. Proposals should include 
the paper's title, a brief abstract, and any requests for technical 
support such as VCR, projector, or overhead projector. The deadline 
for proposals is DECEMBER 20, 2005.

We particularly encourage graduate students to participate in the 
conference, which is characterized by a warm atmosphere and friendly 
discussion. The MASC makes a juried award of $200 every year for the 
best graduate paper presented at the conference. The winning paper is 
then entered in the national AAASS competition, where rewards are 
more significant.

Please send proposals by e-mail to Dr. Mary Theis at 
<j.blomberg at verizon.net> or, in hard copy:

Dr. Mary Theis
MASC Executive Secretary
503 Friendship Drive
Fleetwood, PA  19522

In either case, include *both* e-mail and surface addresses so that 
we can confirm receipt of your proposals and send you registration 
materials and the preliminary program in February of 2006. For more 
information, please contact Mary Theis at <j.blomberg at verizon.net>.

We look forward to seeing you in New York City next spring!

-- for the MASC Executive Board

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From tavon at HOTMAIL.COM  Sat Dec  3 00:10:21 2005
From: tavon at HOTMAIL.COM (Tavon)
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 03:10:21 +0300
Subject: SEELANGS Digest - 30 Nov 2005 to 1 Dec 2005 (#2005-343) -
 Minority Concerns
Message-ID: <SAT.3.DEC.2005.031021.0300.TAVONCOOKE@UMBC.EDU>

SEELANGS Digest - 30 Nov 2005 to 1 Dec 2005 (#2005-343)
SEELANGers

I am a black student currently pursuing graduate studies in a university in St. Petersburg.  I have been connected in some form with life here since 2002 and to be honest, I would say that the climate has grown steadily colder for foreign students here.  I will draw on points posted already as some are quite right, but not complete.  Tom and Renee are correct in that one living in places such Moscow and St. Petersburg should exercise the same precautions as one would in any large city.  However, as Graham pointed out, people of color have to be extra vigilant because of the issues they will have to face because of their skin color.  

I find that it is absolutely crucial to develop a "social base" in Russia where you can discuss your problems.  Whether you are aware of it or not, pressure starts to build as a result of continually being exposed to the taunts, stares, laughs, and in worse cases attacks.  While many will not be able to identify with your problem on a first hand basis, it is always useful to have someone with whom you can talk about these issues.  Trust me, it makes life that much more bearable. 

Renee noted that it matters where you will spend the most of your time.  This is quite right.  While some university areas in St. Petersburg are targets for fascists, the vast majority are safe for foreigners.  I have studied in three universities in St. Petersburg and have found all of them to be very safe.  In addition, all of the students and administration there have treated me as one of their own which definitely helps ease me from being an "outsider" on the streets.  There are some areas in the city that are hotbeds for crime and caution should be exercised in those areas when alone or even with others.

I have been quite fortunate in my time here that, while I have experienced the stares, taunts and other forms of discomfort, I have not been attacked physically.  I must say to this though that I am a large person and most people would consider me too formidable of a person to take on alone. Fortunately I have been spared the perilous fate from groups as well :).  Most of the attention I get varies between the two extremes.  That is it is either negative, from laughs and stares, or extremely positive from the many бабушки and others on the streets and in stores.

Onto the incidents that have been permeating the news.  Pete noted that there has been about one foreign student murder in St. Petersburg a month.  He is correct.  However, there are many more assaults and beatings than what is being reported and I have been keeping tabs on all of them.  Back in September with the murder of the African student Roland in Piter, there was a large backlash against the press from the Russians complaining that so much attention was being paid to the issues of foreign students and that this could just as well happen to any Russian on the streets.  I will simply say without too much fuss that we know that this is not correct.  As a result of this though, most press and news sources with the exception of a VERY select few papers and journals have stopped reporting on these issues.  Then there came the murder of Тимур Качарава, very active in the anti-fascist cause, and the hospitalization of his friend on a very busy part of Nevsky Prospect - Московский Вокзал.  Yet no one seems to have seen anything.  His murder has resurfaced the issue of fascism in the city as it is a shame and scandal to have it happen to "one of us."  While I am extremely grateful for the reaction of the city, one has to wonder why no foreigner's death here was important enough to generate the same reaction.  Let us hope that this will be the beginning to an active fight against fascism here.  

Commenting on Deborah's question, I do not think you or your husband will have a problem in St. Petersburg.  Although Pete is correct in the recent and not so recent bouts of anti-Semitism that has plagued St. Petersburg, it will generally not pose you a threat to come here as you will still be able to blend in.

Mel, I would not discourage you from coming to St. Petersburg or Moscow.  I remember in 2002 when I was preparing for my trip and how I was bombarded with information about racism and such in Russia.  You will find that no matter how armed you are with information, nothing will actually prepare you for what you will experience coming to Russia.  You will simply have to consider both the good and the bad and make your decision from that.  This applies to any minority group.  As Pete said, St Petersburg is a wonderful city, and Russia as a whole is a very beautiful place.  

Finally I would say to all planning to come: make an effort to get the locals and local culture.  To really see how the people are and how life is here, one must get the know the people.  I am grateful to have developed very strong relationships here from school, work, the places where I volunteer, or simply at an event in the city here in Petersburg or elsewhere is russia.  You will find that many have never met a minority (or even a foreigner for that matter) and that this acquaintance will serve to dispell any myths that were present on both sides.  I can say that without a doubt it has influenced my opinions about life here.  After all I am still here and I will be for quite a while longer.

Tavon


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From vanya1v at yahoo.com  Sat Dec  3 04:37:39 2005
From: vanya1v at yahoo.com (J.W.)
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 23:37:39 -0500
Subject: SEELANGS Digest - 30 Nov 2005 to 1 Dec 2005 (#2005-343)
Message-ID: <FRI.2.DEC.2005.233739.0500.>

Ottawa, Friday 2/12/05 23h35 EST

A couple of postings on a recent SEELANGS may be of interest to you, regarding treatment of minority races in Russian cities.  For those of you who read Russian, you may wish to take a look at the BBC Russian link indicated.

JW

*****

> Subject: SEELANGS Digest - 30 Nov 2005 to 1 Dec 2005 (#2005-343)
>
>
> Subject: Re: BBC News on foreign students in Russia
> Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 09:39:17 +0300
> From: Peter Morley <morley at CANTAB.NET>
>
> For what it's worth, here's a personal view of St. Petersburg regarding racial problems. Unfortunately this view cannot be said to be as rosy as that painted by SEELANGERS of Moscow. If I recall correctly, non-white students have been beaten up and in some cases killed at a rate of 1 a month or thereabouts for the past 18 months or so, and it seems as though tensions are increasing. Going on personal experience, in the past few weeks I have seen anti-Semitic as well as anti-Caucasian stickers in the metro, which is a first for me in the 6-odd years I've been here. One African journalist I know says he has lost count of the number of times he's been stopped and beaten up by police.
>
> That said, racially motivated attacks do seem to be geographically concentrated in areas outside the city centre, around educational institutions and dormitories known to have large numbers of African and Asian students. (Of course, as we all know, none of these attacks are actually racially motivated, but merely cases of "hooliganism" - it must be true, the police keep telling us so.) The city centre has been largely violence free - although the recent murder of Timur Karachava at 6 p.m. on a weekday at the corner of Nevsky and Ligovsky was a shocking exception. It's unlikely that Timur's murder was racially motivated (although I believe his family is originally Georgian), but was rather because of his political activity as an anti-racist, anti-war, anti-fascist campaigner. However, that it happened when and where it did, and that no-one has (as far as I know) been arrested, should give pause for thought. In addition, the students who have suffered have all been African and Asian rather than African-American - although this may be largely due to the geographical factor mentioned above. One African-American student I spoke to recently here said he'd had no problems in the 2 months or so he's been here.
>
> However, please don't let this put you off coming to St. Petersburg - it's a fabulous city, and not to come here would be missing out on seeing a wonderful place, and also giving the racists exactly what they want. I would also echo Renee's sentiments in that St. Petersburg is, for me at least, just like any other large city (although God forbid that any real Petersburger should hear me say so), and that the same rules regarding do's and don't's apply here as most other places.
>
> If you have any more questions, please do contact me.
>
> Best,
>
> Peter Morley
>
> Tuesday, November 29, 2005, 7:06:11 PM, you wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >   I am an African American student and I major in the Russian
> > language.  It concerns me because this is not the first article I
> > have read about Russia and racism.  I was planning to study abroad
> > in Moscow and St. Petersburg for a year.  I also planned to live in
> > Moscow to fulfill an internship but now I am not so sure.  Can
> > anyone please give me some insight or advice as to what I should do?
> >
> >   Thank you for all of your comments,
> >   Mel.
>
> > Vitaly Chernetsky <vchernet at FAS.HARVARD.EDU> wrote:
> >   Dear Colleagues,
>
> > Below pleas find the link to a news story on the Russian-language site of BBC
> > news:
>
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/russian/russia/newsid_4478000/4478446.stm
>
> > It deals with the aftermath of attacks on foreign students in Voronezh.
>
> > Sincerely,
>
> > Vitaly Chernetsky
>
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> Subject: Re: BBC News on foreign students in Russia
> Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 09:51:23 -0500
> From: Alissa Bibb <Bibb at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG>
>
> Dear SEELANGers,
>
> As a study abroad provider who sends roughly 300 undergraduate and
> graduate students to Russia each year, we believe there are several
> specific steps that study abroad organizations can take to help students
> of color live and study successfully in Moscow and St. Petersburg. These
> include:
>
> Recognize that issues of personal safety and race require more than a
> "street-sense" developed in the U.S.  In particular, acknowledge the
> fact that minority students in Russia will face serious challenges
> related to race - challenges that non-minority students will not
> encounter directly.
>
> Place students with attentive Russian host families who will advise and
> support minority students as they negotiate the challenges of life in
> Russia.
>
> Connect students of color with local Russian students who will take an
> active interest in their experiences, health and well-being while
> abroad. A support network of local students is often critical to helping
> minority students feel safe and at home in Russia.
>
> Prepare students with accurate and thorough but not sensational
> information about racial attitudes in Russia before they leave the U.S.
> Discuss safe and constructive ways to respond to offensive comments.
> Conduct pre-departure orientation workshops that involve all students in
> a discussion of the challenges that minority students will face while
> in-country. Be sure to include non-minority students in these
> discussions so that all students understand how they can best support
> their peers.
>
> Shortly after their arrival in Russia, conduct in-country orientation
> programs that again address the challenges faced by minority students;
> offer concrete advice on places to avoid, warning signs to watch for,
> and steps to take in any potentially dangerous situation.
>
> Encourage all students to purchase cell phones and provide them with
> 24-hour emergency telephone numbers for resident directors and other
> local staff whom they can call for immediate assistance.
>
> Provide resident directors who are accessible to students, take an
> active interest in their well-being, have regular contact with their
> groups, and are sensitive the  challenges faced by minority students in
> this part of the world.
>
> Graham Hettlinger
> Program Manager
> Russia and Eurasia Outbound Office
> American Councils for International Education ACTR/ACCELS

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From vanya1v at yahoo.com  Sat Dec  3 04:42:48 2005
From: vanya1v at yahoo.com (J.W.)
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 23:42:48 -0500
Subject: SEELANGS Digest - 30 Nov 2005 to 1 Dec 2005
Message-ID: <FRI.2.DEC.2005.234248.0500.>

Ottawa, Friday 2/12/05 23h35 EST

Now it's my turn to apologise for my mistaken posting of a few minutes
ago -- this was directed to my former students, it wasn't intended to go
back to the list.  Mostly information already posted.

JW

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From darancourlaferriere at COMCAST.NET  Sat Dec  3 05:27:57 2005
From: darancourlaferriere at COMCAST.NET (Daniel Rancour-Laferriere)
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 21:27:57 -0800
Subject: A surprising anti-racist development
Message-ID: <FRI.2.DEC.2005.212757.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

2 Dec 2005

Just a few moments ago I watched newscaster Vladimir Kara-Murza 
broadcast a puzzling new legal development in Russia (on the RTVi 
network).  He reports that today (Friday) a Moscow court had handed down 
a ruling which forbids the party "Rodina" from participating in the 
upcoming elections for Mosgorduma.  As you may be aware, right-wing 
"Rodina" recently ran a TV ad in Moscow advocating that the "garbage" 
("musor") be cleaned from the streets.  The ad shows a very pale, blonde 
woman pushing her baby carriage past a group of "litsa kavkazskoi 
natsional'nosti."  The darkish-skined men are throwing watermelon rinds 
on the sidewalk, there is a close-up of the baby carriage passing over 
one watermelon rind.  The "garbage" in question is clearly people from 
the Caucasus, metonymically represented by the watermelon rind.  It is 
these people who, in the opinion of "Rodina," need to be cleansed from 
the streets of Moscow.

Back to the TV broadcast.  The court held that the ad was unacceptable, 
and that "Rodina" (a sizeable political group) would therefore not be 
allowed to participate in the election.  The judge, clearly 
uncomfortable, was shown reading his ruling.  He referred to the 
offensive ad (speaking of "litsa chernykh volos").  Everyone in the 
courtroom seemed taken aback.

I refer to this odd event in view of recent postings about racism in 
Russia.  The ruling clearly recognizes that there IS a problem.  Would 
anyone out there know how it came to be dealt with in this particular 
instance?  I am astonished and puzzled.

Regards to the list,

Daniel Rancour-Laferriere

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From paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM  Sat Dec  3 05:35:15 2005
From: paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM (Paul B. Gallagher)
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 00:35:15 -0500
Subject: A surprising anti-racist development
In-Reply-To: <43912CDD.9040307@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <SAT.3.DEC.2005.003515.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Daniel Rancour-Laferriere wrote:

> 2 Dec 2005
> 
> Just a few moments ago I watched newscaster Vladimir Kara-Murza 
> broadcast a puzzling new legal development in Russia (on the RTVi 
> network).  He reports that today (Friday) a Moscow court had handed down 
> a ruling which forbids the party "Rodina" from participating in the 
> upcoming elections for Mosgorduma.  As you may be aware, right-wing 
> "Rodina" recently ran a TV ad in Moscow advocating that the "garbage" 
> ("musor") be cleaned from the streets.  The ad shows a very pale, blonde 
> woman pushing her baby carriage past a group of "litsa kavkazskoi 
> natsional'nosti."  The darkish-skined men are throwing watermelon rinds 
> on the sidewalk, there is a close-up of the baby carriage passing over 
> one watermelon rind.  The "garbage" in question is clearly people from 
> the Caucasus, metonymically represented by the watermelon rind.  It is 
> these people who, in the opinion of "Rodina," need to be cleansed from 
> the streets of Moscow.
> 
> Back to the TV broadcast.  The court held that the ad was unacceptable, 
> and that "Rodina" (a sizeable political group) would therefore not be 
> allowed to participate in the election.  The judge, clearly 
> uncomfortable, was shown reading his ruling.  He referred to the 
> offensive ad (speaking of "litsa chernykh volos").  Everyone in the 
> courtroom seemed taken aback.
> 
> I refer to this odd event in view of recent postings about racism in 
> Russia.  The ruling clearly recognizes that there IS a problem.  Would 
> anyone out there know how it came to be dealt with in this particular 
> instance?  I am astonished and puzzled.
> 
> Regards to the list,
> 
> Daniel Rancour-Laferriere

Do I understand correctly from "clearly uncomfortable..." that the judge 
disagreed and was ruling thus on orders from higher-ups? (it wouldn't be 
the first time the Putin government has found an excuse to disqualify 
competing parties and candidates)

Or do you mean to say he was feeling revulsion toward the ad?

-- 
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com

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From darancourlaferriere at COMCAST.NET  Sat Dec  3 06:19:02 2005
From: darancourlaferriere at COMCAST.NET (Daniel Rancour-Laferriere)
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 22:19:02 -0800
Subject: A surprising anti-racist development
Message-ID: <FRI.2.DEC.2005.221902.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Paul B. Gallagher wrote:

> Do I understand correctly from "clearly uncomfortable..." that the 
> judge disagreed and was ruling thus on orders from higher-ups? (it 
> wouldn't be the first time the Putin government has found an excuse to 
> disqualify competing parties and candidates)
>
> Or do you mean to say he was feeling revulsion toward the ad?

I think the former.  He stumbled a bit.  It appeared that he was reading 
the ruling as if someone else had written it, i.e., he did not seem 
familiar with the text, and did not make eye-contact with those around 
him (at least for those moments he was on screen).

Daniel RL

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From J.Dunn at SLAVONIC.ARTS.GLA.AC.UK  Sat Dec  3 14:32:06 2005
From: J.Dunn at SLAVONIC.ARTS.GLA.AC.UK (John Dunn)
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 14:32:06 +0000
Subject: A surprising anti-racist development
Message-ID: <SAT.3.DEC.2005.143206.0000.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Before we all put out flags and rush into the streets to celebrate, it may be worth recalling that the original complaint about Rodina's campaign materials (and other alleged misdemeanours) was made by that beacon of moderation and tolerance, V.V. Zhirinovskij's LDPR.  For more, see:
http://www.newsru.com/russia/02dec2005/rodina2.html
I have no doubt that the whole affair was played under the rules of a game which has become known as 'Basmannoe pravosudie' and that the Kremlin determined the outcome from the start (though whenever I see film of judges reading out their verdicts, they always look uncomfortable).  It may be worth recalling that both Rodina and the LDPR have their strings pulled in the Kremlin, and that the former was created by that institution with the aim of syphoning votes from the communists.  It seems unlikely that opposition to racism as such was the main reason for the decision; indeed, I have heard it suggested that the Kremlin is relatively unperturbed by the nationalistic and xenophobic outpourings that come from Rodina and elsewhere, since they can be used to show how bad things might get if people didn't vote for Edinaja Rossija.  The links on newsru.com give more background, but it looks as if what ought to have been an orchestrated operation was getting out of hand, and Rodina was becoming too popular to be allowed to remain in the race.

John Dunn.

   
-----Original Message-----
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To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 00:35:15 -0500
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] A surprising anti-racist development

Daniel Rancour-Laferriere wrote:

> 2 Dec 2005
> 
> Just a few moments ago I watched newscaster Vladimir Kara-Murza 
> broadcast a puzzling new legal development in Russia (on the RTVi 
> network).  He reports that today (Friday) a Moscow court had handed down 
> a ruling which forbids the party "Rodina" from participating in the 
> upcoming elections for Mosgorduma.  
. . . . . .
> 
> I refer to this odd event in view of recent postings about racism in 
> Russia.  The ruling clearly recognizes that there IS a problem.  Would 
> anyone out there know how it came to be dealt with in this particular 
> instance?  I am astonished and puzzled.
> 
> Regards to the list,
> 
> Daniel Rancour-Laferriere

John Dunn
SMLC (Slavonic Studies)
University of Glasgow
Hetheringon Building
Bute Gardens
Glasgow G12 8RS
U.K.

Tel.: +44 (0)141 330 5591
Fax: +44 (0)141 330 2297
e-mail: J.Dunn at slavonic.arts.gla.ac.uk

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From ajd31+ at PITT.EDU  Sat Dec  3 15:36:45 2005
From: ajd31+ at PITT.EDU (Alyssa DeBlasio)
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 10:36:45 -0500
Subject: Submissions due January 1: SISC - Ritual and Ritualization
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Please distribute the following announcement:

Studies in Slavic Cultures V
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

CALL FOR PAPERS: RITUAL AND RITUALIZATION

Studies in Slavic Cultures is now accepting submissions for the 2006
issue. The theme of this issue is Ritual and Ritualization, and we welcome
graduate student submissions investigating any aspect of this topic in
relation to literary, visual, performative, and other areas of
contemporary or non-contemporary culture in Russia and Eastern Europe

The deadline for submissions is JANUARY 1, 2006. Queries and submissions
should be sent to Alyssa DeBlasio and Julie Draskoczy at sisc at pitt.edu

Please visit the following link for detailed submission and formatting
guidelines: www.pitt.edu/~slavic/sisc

SISC is published by members of the Department of Slavic Languages and
Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh, with support from the Center
for Russian and East European Studies. The journal consists entirely of
analytical articles by graduate students, appears annually, runs to
approximately 120 pages, and is devoted to Slavic culture. SISC is an
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From e.gapova at WORLDNET.ATT.NET  Sat Dec  3 18:12:10 2005
From: e.gapova at WORLDNET.ATT.NET (Elena Gapova)
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 13:12:10 -0500
Subject: A surprising anti-racist development
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The Moscow court ruling was later supported by the Supreme Court, after "Rodina" tried to appeal. The comment below re the case was made at "Echo Mosrvy" radio:

http://grani.ru/Politics/Russia/Parties/m.99131.html
Владимир Платонов
спикер Мосгордумы

Через 64 года в Москве остановили в очередной раз фашистов. В этот раз это сделала судебная власть. Этим можно гордиться.
Самое главное - показали, что если используется грязная технология, если нарушается законодательство, то судебная власть принимает решение, и эти партии снимаются с выборов.
В многонациональном государстве националистические высказывания не могут иметь много сторонников, а сила государства - это агрессивное меньшинство вовремя останавливать.

"Эхо Москвы", 02.12.2005 

e.g.

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I refer to this odd event in view of recent postings about racism in 
Russia.  The ruling clearly recognizes that there IS a problem.  Would 
anyone out there know how it came to be dealt with in this particular 
instance?  I am astonished and puzzled.

Regards to the list,

Daniel Rancour-Laferriere

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From darancourlaferriere at COMCAST.NET  Sat Dec  3 19:12:23 2005
From: darancourlaferriere at COMCAST.NET (Daniel Rancour-Laferriere)
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 11:12:23 -0800
Subject: A surprising anti-racist development
In-Reply-To: <OEEOLFCDOAFFFOCLDJIKIELODBAA.e.gapova@worldnet.att.net>
Message-ID: <SAT.3.DEC.2005.111223.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

3 Dec 05

Colleagues,
Today's Johnson's Russia List (JRL) has a series of detailed and 
interesting articles devoted to the ruling.  As I understand it, the 
watermelon rind ad went too far, even by comparison with similarly 
racist materials put out by Zhirinovsky's LDPR.  Zhirik is apparently 
willing to toe the line in his opposition to Putin & Co., but Rodina was 
not.  So Putin, with a little help from Zhirik, and with his "soft 
authoritarianism," knocked out Rodina for the time being.

Do read JRL every day.  It is a treasure trove for Slavists.  The site 
is: www.cdi.org/russia/johnson

Regards to the list,
DRL

Elena Gapova wrote:

>The Moscow court ruling was later supported by the Supreme Court, after "Rodina" tried to appeal. The comment below re the case was made at "Echo Mosrvy" radio:
>
>http://grani.ru/Politics/Russia/Parties/m.99131.html
>Владимир Платонов
>спикер Мосгордумы
>
>Через 64 года в Москве остановили в очередной раз фашистов. В этот раз это сделала судебная власть. Этим можно гордиться.
>Самое главное - показали, что если используется грязная технология, если нарушается законодательство, то судебная власть принимает решение, и эти партии снимаются с выборов.
>В многонациональном государстве националистические высказывания не могут иметь много сторонников, а сила государства - это агрессивное меньшинство вовремя останавливать.
>
>"Эхо Москвы", 02.12.2005 
>
>e.g.
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 12:28 AM
>To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
>Subject: [SEELANGS] A surprising anti-racist development
>
>
>
>I refer to this odd event in view of recent postings about racism in 
>Russia.  The ruling clearly recognizes that there IS a problem.  Would 
>anyone out there know how it came to be dealt with in this particular 
>instance?  I am astonished and puzzled.
>
>Regards to the list,
>
>Daniel Rancour-Laferriere
>
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From sjd19 at yandex.ru  Sat Dec  3 19:04:38 2005
From: sjd19 at yandex.ru (sjd19)
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 22:04:38 +0300
Subject: Racism In Voronezh
Message-ID: <SAT.3.DEC.2005.220438.0300.>

I spent six months in Voronezh back in 2000.  At that time, the only evidence of racism I saw was an anti-Semitic sticker.  When meeting people outside of the institute, I found it safer to say that I was Hungarian.  If I told a stranger that I was American, I would sometimes be asked questions like "Is it true you live better over there?" in a very contemptuous manner.  At any rate, you sensed that they saw you as rich and priviledged.

One of the earlier postings mentioned Voronezh's poor economy and how international students (or visitors) are viewed by the locals.  I agree that these attacks were probably less about race than money and jealousy.  Race may have only served to single these students out as foreigners.  I predict that once Voronezh is foreigner-free, the next target will be those Voronezhers with money.

Sam DeFreese

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From dg2158 at COLUMBIA.EDU  Sun Dec  4 05:49:11 2005
From: dg2158 at COLUMBIA.EDU (Dmitri Glinski)
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 00:49:11 -0500
Subject: Rodina's removal
Message-ID: <SUN.4.DEC.2005.004911.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

One explanation that seems likely to me is as follows: Rodina leader
Rogozin is a longstanding enemy of Yury Luzhkov - he aggressively
participated in the nationalistic PR campaign that brought the
Luzhkov-Primakov bloc down in 1999 and paved the way to Putin's
presidency. It seems that a relatively high share of seats for
Rodina has been lobbied for by the Kremlin 'siloviki', and that
Luzhkov (who is generally on his way out) made a firm stand,
letting it be known that he won't depart peacefully if that means
leaving Moscow to the extreme right. His formal position at the
head of the United Russia list gives him a bargaining leverage. And
the Moscow court system is still largely under his control, so he
pushed through this decision and somehow made the Kremlin to accept
it.

That's certainly a hypothesis that is as good as any other.

Dmitri Glinski




Quoting "CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK/CIS LISTSERV Server (14.4)"
<LISTSERV at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>:

> 2 Dec 2005
>
> Just a few moments ago I watched newscaster Vladimir Kara-Murza
> broadcast a puzzling new legal development in Russia (on the RTVi
> network).  He reports that today (Friday) a Moscow court had
> handed down
> a ruling which forbids the party "Rodina" from participating in
> the
> upcoming elections for Mosgorduma.  As you may be aware,
> right-wing
> "Rodina" recently ran a TV ad in Moscow advocating that the
> "garbage"
> ("musor") be cleaned from the streets.  The ad shows a very pale,
> blonde
> woman pushing her baby carriage past a group of "litsa kavkazskoi
> natsional'nosti."  The darkish-skined men are throwing watermelon
> rinds
> on the sidewalk, there is a close-up of the baby carriage passing
> over
> one watermelon rind.  The "garbage" in question is clearly people
> from
> the Caucasus, metonymically represented by the watermelon rind.
> It is
> these people who, in the opinion of "Rodina," need to be cleansed
> from
> the streets of Moscow.
>
> Back to the TV broadcast.  The court held that the ad was
> unacceptable,
> and that "Rodina" (a sizeable political group) would therefore
> not be
> allowed to participate in the election.  The judge, clearly
> uncomfortable, was shown reading his ruling.  He referred to the
> offensive ad (speaking of "litsa chernykh volos").  Everyone in
> the
> courtroom seemed taken aback.
>
> I refer to this odd event in view of recent postings about racism
> in
> Russia.  The ruling clearly recognizes that there IS a problem.
> Would
> anyone out there know how it came to be dealt with in this
> particular
> instance?  I am astonished and puzzled.
>
> Regards to the list,
>
> Daniel Rancour-Laferriere
>
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From cwoolhis at FAS.HARVARD.EDU  Sun Dec  4 16:44:58 2005
From: cwoolhis at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (Curt F. Woolhiser)
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 11:44:58 -0500
Subject: Zamorit' cherviachka
Message-ID: <SUN.4.DEC.2005.114458.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELANGers,

Those of you teaching courses on business Russian might like to show your
students the following commercial, featuring a somewhat bizarre but humorous
take on the idiom "zamorit’ cherviachka":

http://www.media-online.ru/img/video/kompashki2.mpg

This clip could be used in a unit on marketing and advertising in conjunction
with the following text about the commercial's creator, Euro RSCG Moradpour,
and the "Sibirskij bereg" company’s advertising strategy:

http://www.media-online.ru/index.php3?id=7611

Incidentally, I’d be interested to hear from anyone teaching courses in
business Russian about other on-line resources you’ve used (apart from the
electronic versions of publications like "Kommersant" and company websites).

Best,

Curt Woolhiser

===============================
Curt Woolhiser
Department of Slavic Languages
and Literatures
Harvard University
12 Quincy St., Barker Center
Cambridge, MA 02138-3879 USA

Tel. (617) 495-3528
Fax (617) 496-4466
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From a_strat at KHARKOV.COM  Mon Dec  5 01:20:40 2005
From: a_strat at KHARKOV.COM (Alex)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 03:20:40 +0200
Subject: Zamorit' cherviachka
Message-ID: <MON.5.DEC.2005.032040.0200.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

По-моему, не очень остроумно

Попробуйте вот это - http://webfile.ru/671213
(файл RussianLesson[1].swf - 602 килобайта)

На мой взгляд, довольно смешно (хоть и не все).

Интересно, а о каком "червячке" идет речь?
Уж не о глистах ли?

Могу анектдот рассказать...
...приходит к врачу пациент и просит вывести солитера...
Врач выписывает пациенту рецепт:
 "В течение двух недель выпивать ежедневно в одно и то же
время стакан молока и съедать булочку".
Приходит пациент через две недели. Врач велит ему выпить
стакан молока и лечь на кушетку. Через десят минут
высовывается солитер: "А булочку???"...
Врач его хватает...


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Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 6:44 PM
Subject: [SEELANGS] Zamorit' cherviachka


> Dear SEELANGers,
>
> Those of you teaching courses on business Russian might like to show your
> students the following commercial, featuring a somewhat bizarre but humorous
> take on the idiom "zamorit' cherviachka":
>
> http://www.media-online.ru/img/video/kompashki2.mpg
>
> This clip could be used in a unit on marketing and advertising in conjunction
> with the following text about the commercial's creator, Euro RSCG Moradpour,
> and the "Sibirskij bereg" company's advertising strategy:
>
> http://www.media-online.ru/index.php3?id=7611
>
> Incidentally, I'd be interested to hear from anyone teaching courses in
> business Russian about other on-line resources you've used (apart from the
> electronic versions of publications like "Kommersant" and company websites).
>
> Best,
>
> Curt Woolhiser
>
> ===============================
> Curt Woolhiser
> Department of Slavic Languages
> and Literatures
> Harvard University
> 12 Quincy St., Barker Center
> Cambridge, MA 02138-3879 USA
>
> Tel. (617) 495-3528
> Fax (617) 496-4466
> email: cwoolhis at fas.harvard.edu
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From a.smith at CAVEROCK.NET.NZ  Mon Dec  5 10:12:33 2005
From: a.smith at CAVEROCK.NET.NZ (A.Smith)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 23:12:33 +1300
Subject: 5 December 2005: Toporov died
In-Reply-To: <001c01c5f983$95e51ee0$770d63d9@dom>
Message-ID: <MON.5.DEC.2005.231233.1300.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELANGERS,

Just to let you know the news that I received a few minutes ago  from
J.Faryno and T. Tsivian regards Toporov's death...

Alexandra Smith
(University of Canterbury)

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Subject: Fw: No subject - Net slov


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Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 8:10 AM
Subject: No subject


> -- 
> 5 dekabrja 2005 goda umer Vladimir Nikolaevich Toporov.
> 


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From hbaran at VERIZON.NET  Mon Dec  5 10:39:26 2005
From: hbaran at VERIZON.NET (Henryk Baran)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 05:39:26 -0500
Subject: sad news - again
Message-ID: <MON.5.DEC.2005.053926.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear colleagues, the web is beginning to fill with announcements that 
Vladimir Nikolaevich Toporov died on 5 December 2005 in Moscow.

Henryk Baran
Professor
University at Albany 

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From collins.232 at OSU.EDU  Mon Dec  5 15:51:24 2005
From: collins.232 at OSU.EDU (Daniel Collins)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 10:51:24 -0500
Subject: In Memoriam: Rimvydas (Frank) Silbajoris
Message-ID: <MON.5.DEC.2005.105124.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

It is with sorrow that we announce the death of Rimvydas (Frank) 
Silbajoris, Professor Emeritus of Slavic and East European Languages 
and Literatures, on December 3, 2005.  Born in Kretinga, Lithuania, in 
1926, Dr. Silbajoris studied French and English Literature at Johannes 
Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany, before emigrating to the United 
States.  He received his B.A. (1953)  in English at Antioch College in 
Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he studied under a Foreign Students 
Scholarship.  He received his M.A. (1955) and Ph.D. (1962) in Russian 
Literature from Columbia University.  After teaching at Oberlin College 
(1957–63), Case Institute of Technology (1957–58), and Colby College 
(1961, 1962), he joined the new Department of Slavic and East European 
Languages and Literatures at The Ohio State University as Associate 
Professor in 1963.  He was promoted to Full Professor in 1967 and 
taught at the university until his retirement in 1991.  As Professor 
Emeritus, he continued to teach periodically for the Department and 
also served as Visiting Professor at Vytautas Magnus University in 
Kaunas, Lithuania; at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; 
and Northwestern University.

A distinguished scholar of Russian, Lithuanian, and Latvian literature, 
Dr. Silbajoris was the author of seven books and the editor of five 
others; he published approximately 150 articles, and nearly 300 book 
reviews.  In addition to many university grants, he was awarded grants 
from the Ford Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, 
the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, and the Inter-University Travel 
Foundation (now IREX).  He was honored with a Lithuanian Community 
Achievement Award (1982), a Lithuanian Medical Association Achievement 
Award (1985), and the Vilis Vitols Prize (1989), and was awarded a 
Doctor of Philosophy Honoris Causa from the Latvian Academy of Sciences 
in Riga in 1991.

Dr. Silbajoris was active in service to The Ohio State University, 
where he served on Faculty Council, Faculty Senate, the Graduate 
Council, and the Council on Academic Affairs, as well as on the 
Curriculum Committee, Research Committee, and Promotion and Tenure 
Committee of the College of Humanities.  He served his home department 
in many capacities, including Acting Chair (1970–71, 1972–73, 1985) and 
Chair (1986–89).  While at The Ohio State University, he mentored 
numerous undergraduate and graduate students.
He contributed greatly to his profession with service as President of 
the Institute for Lithuanian Studies (1978–84) and the Association for 
the Advancement of Baltic Studies (1973–74); as Vice-President of the 
Tolstoy Society of America (1987–88) and the Association for the 
Advancement of Baltic Studies (1984–86); as Director of five National 
Endowment for the Humanities summer institutes; and as a member of 
several editorial boards.  He will be greatly missed by his colleagues; 
we extend our deepest condolences his family.

Daniel E. Collins, Chair
Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures
The Ohio State University
400 Hagerty Hall
1775 College Road
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1340
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From a_komaromi at YAHOO.COM  Mon Dec  5 18:59:32 2005
From: a_komaromi at YAHOO.COM (Ann Komaromi)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 13:59:32 -0500
Subject: International Samizdat Research Association
Message-ID: <MON.5.DEC.2005.135932.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to share the following announcement about the ISRA. If you 
are interested in learning more about the assocation and Samizdat research 
activities or resources, the announcement contains a link. You can also 
direct inquiries to samizdat at ceu.hu
Finally, I am also happy to field any questions!

Best, 
Ann Komaromi, Assistant Professor
Centre for Comparative Literature
University of Toronto 
Bader Theatre
93 Charles Street West
Toronto ON M5S 1K9


****
On November 25, 2005 a new "International Samizdat [Research] Association" 
(ISRA) was founded by scholars and professionals from several archives, 
libraries, museums and research centers. The event took place in the Open 
Society Archives at Central European University, Budapest. 

The ISRA web site already has an online directory of institutions which 
are 
actively involved in the preservation of documents or the study of issues 
related to samizdat. 

ISRA is an open forum for scholars and professionals. Its ultimate goal is 
to become a network of specialists, a place for sharing information and a 
base for collaborative initiatives. 

We invite you to learn more about ISRA and add your name or institution to 
our list at www.osa.ceu.hu/samizdat/ 
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From lesxrf at MIZZOU.EDU  Mon Dec  5 19:20:22 2005
From: lesxrf at MIZZOU.EDU (Sharashkin, Leonid E (UMC-Student))
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 13:20:22 -0600
Subject: Bulgakov and Megre on CBC Christmas Booklist 2005
Message-ID: <MON.5.DEC.2005.132022.0600.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

Two Russian authors - Mikhail Bulgakov ("Master i Margarita") and Vladimir Megre ("Anastasia" and "The Ringing Cedars of Russia") - were featured on November 20 on a CBC radio show and included in this year's CBC Christmas Booklist, posted on-line at http://www.cbc.ca/checkup/christmas05.html 

Over the last 10 years Megre's series "The Ringing Cedars" ("Zveniashchie kedry Rossii") has sold over 10 million copies in Russia and is now available in 20 languages (Russian, English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian, Kazakh, Georgian, Bulgarian, Polish, Czech, Slovakian, Slovenian, Serbian, Hebrew, Greek, Croatian). The Series tells the story of Megre's travels to Siberian taiga and his encounter with a woman recluse Anastasia, from whom he gained deep spiritual insights.  Megre's books have already sparked a massive back-to-the-land movement (referred in Russian mass media as "a new revolution") in Russia and other countries. The first three books in the Series have been released this year in English translation done by John Woodsworth ("Anastasia", "The Ringing Cedars of Russia", "The Space of Love").

All Megre's books (both in Russian and the first three in English) are available from Amazon.com or (less expensively) from www.SiberianCedar.com (both Russian and English) or the English publisher's web-site www.RingingCedars.com (English only). They may also be ordered by calling toll-free 1-888-994-6495. The American publisher, Ringing Cedars Press, offers discounts for quantity purchases of the books for use in instructional purposes.

The 8 and a half books in the Series include:

1: Anastasiia - Anastasia (available in English)
2: Zveniashchie kedry Rossii - The Ringing Cedars of Russia (available in English)
3: Prostranstvo Ljubvi - The Space of Love (available in English)
4: Sotvorenie - Co-creation (English release in February 2006)
5: Kto zhe my? - Who are we?
6: Rodovaia kniga - The book of kin
7: Energiia zhizni - The energy of life
8, part 1: Novaia tsivilizatsiia - The new civilisation
8, part 2: Obriady ljubvi - Rites of love

Have a wonderful holiday season,

Leonid Sharashkin
University of Missouri

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From s-hill4 at UIUC.EDU  Mon Dec  5 19:25:30 2005
From: s-hill4 at UIUC.EDU (Steven Hill)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 13:25:30 -0600
Subject: A. N. Ostrovsky in translation
Message-ID: <MON.5.DEC.2005.132530.0600.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear colleagues:

As a favor to a colleague, Prof Wolitz, I am posting his brief literary 
query below.  Reply to him, or to me, or to the list-server, whichever 
is most convenient for you. 

Thanks in advance,
Steven P. Hill, University of Illinois.
__ _ __ __ __ 

" Is there an English translation of Ostrovsky's play called "the Truth 
is Good but Happiness is Better." What is its Russian original? Has 
it been translated with a different title or titles? "

thanks,
Seth Wolitz.
__ __ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 

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From kpking at MTHOLYOKE.EDU  Mon Dec  5 20:35:21 2005
From: kpking at MTHOLYOKE.EDU (Katerina P. King)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 15:35:21 -0500
Subject: Seeking Henryk Grynberg Film
Message-ID: <MON.5.DEC.2005.153521.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

I am hoping that a subscriber to SEELANGS will know where I could obtain a copy
of the 1992 documentary film made in Poland by Pawel Lozinski,
starring Henryk Grynberg, and called "Place of Birth" (Miejsce urodzenia).

  For a number of years, New Yorker Films seems to have been the licensed
American distributor for "Place of Birth." That, though, is no longer the
case. A web search has turned up nothing. Surely someone must be selling
this remarkable, 45-minute record of a Holocaust survivor's return to his
native village, and his conversations there with people who knew about,
witnessed, and even participated in the murder of members of his family.

With thanks for any and all suggestions,

Katya King

-- 
Katerina P. King, Ph.D.
Director for Graduate and Professional School Advising
Career Development Center
Mount Holyoke College
50 College Street
South Hadley, MA 01075-1456
Tel. (413)538-2080  Fax. (413)538-2081 
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From wm6 at midway.uchicago.edu  Mon Dec  5 20:41:28 2005
From: wm6 at midway.uchicago.edu (w martin)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 21:41:28 +0100
Subject: Seeking Henryk Grynberg Film
Message-ID: <MON.5.DEC.2005.214128.0100.>

dear katya, www.facets.org has it listed as "birthplace" and
"no longer available" on vhs. they may know where you can find
a copy of the video or the print, or if it's available for
rent: 1-800-532-2387. 


bill martin

phd candidate
comparative literature
university of chicago
chicago, illinois 60637


---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 15:35:21 -0500
>From: "Katerina P. King" <kpking at MTHOLYOKE.EDU>  
>Subject: [SEELANGS] Seeking Henryk Grynberg Film  
>To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
>
>I am hoping that a subscriber to SEELANGS will know where I
could obtain a copy
>of the 1992 documentary film made in Poland by Pawel Lozinski,
>starring Henryk Grynberg, and called "Place of Birth"
(Miejsce urodzenia).
>
>  For a number of years, New Yorker Films seems to have been
the licensed
>American distributor for "Place of Birth." That, though, is
no longer the
>case. A web search has turned up nothing. Surely someone must
be selling
>this remarkable, 45-minute record of a Holocaust survivor's
return to his
>native village, and his conversations there with people who
knew about,
>witnessed, and even participated in the murder of members of
his family.
>
>With thanks for any and all suggestions,
>
>Katya King
>
>-- 
>Katerina P. King, Ph.D.
>Director for Graduate and Professional School Advising
>Career Development Center
>Mount Holyoke College
>50 College Street
>South Hadley, MA 01075-1456
>Tel. (413)538-2080  Fax. (413)538-2081 
>http://www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/careers/fellows/fellow.htm
>
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overlooked long.
>- Louisa May Alcott 
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From zielinski at GMX.CH  Mon Dec  5 20:43:28 2005
From: zielinski at GMX.CH (Zielinski)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 21:43:28 +0100
Subject: Seeking Henryk Grynberg Film
Message-ID: <MON.5.DEC.2005.214328.0100.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Katya King:

> I am hoping that a subscriber to SEELANGS will know where I could obtain a
copy
> of the 1992 documentary film made in Poland by Pawel Lozinski,
> starring Henryk Grynberg, and called "Place of Birth" (Miejsce urodzenia).

Ask Bernard Cooperman, he should know:

http://www.history.umd.edu/Faculty/BCooperman/JewHistinFilm/History%20299c.h
tm

Jan Zielinski

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From dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU  Mon Dec  5 21:05:49 2005
From: dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU (Edward M Dumanis)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 16:05:49 -0500
Subject: Bulgakov and Megre on CBC Christmas Booklist 2005
In-Reply-To: <D67ACFD4F79F8A41AD6ECAAF2C1F27A03B53D3@UM-EMAIL08.um.umsystem.edu>
Message-ID: <MON.5.DEC.2005.160549.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

It is not the first time that I see on our list such postings which remind
me a sales pitch. I tried to read the first book of Megre's in Russian,
and found it quite boring. It reminded me "Sibiriada" of the Brezhnev's
time. I do not think that Megre's books deserve to be even mentioned right
next to Bulgakov's creations. However, it is just my personal opinion. 
I would appreciate if anyone who likes those books would make an effort to
convince me that I am wrong, and explain the merits of reading them.

Sincerely,

Edward Dumanis <dumanis at buffalo.edu>



On Mon, 5 Dec 2005, Sharashkin, Leonid E (UMC-Student) wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> Two Russian authors - Mikhail Bulgakov ("Master i Margarita") and Vladimir Megre ("Anastasia" and "The Ringing Cedars of Russia") - were featured on November 20 on a CBC radio show and included in this year's CBC Christmas Booklist, posted on-line at http://www.cbc.ca/checkup/christmas05.html 
> 
> Over the last 10 years Megre's series "The Ringing Cedars" ("Zveniashchie kedry Rossii") has sold over 10 million copies in Russia and is now available in 20 languages (Russian, English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian, Kazakh, Georgian, Bulgarian, Polish, Czech, Slovakian, Slovenian, Serbian, Hebrew, Greek, Croatian). The Series tells the story of Megre's travels to Siberian taiga and his encounter with a woman recluse Anastasia, from whom he gained deep spiritual insights.  Megre's books have already sparked a massive back-to-the-land movement (referred in Russian mass media as "a new revolution") in Russia and other countries. The first three books in the Series have been released this year in English translation done by John Woodsworth ("Anastasia", "The Ringing Cedars of Russia", "The Space of Love").
> 
> All Megre's books (both in Russian and the first three in English) are available from Amazon.com or (less expensively) from www.SiberianCedar.com (both Russian and English) or the English publisher's web-site www.RingingCedars.com (English only). They may also be ordered by calling toll-free 1-888-994-6495. The American publisher, Ringing Cedars Press, offers discounts for quantity purchases of the books for use in instructional purposes.
> 
> The 8 and a half books in the Series include:
> 
> 1: Anastasiia - Anastasia (available in English)
> 2: Zveniashchie kedry Rossii - The Ringing Cedars of Russia (available in English)
> 3: Prostranstvo Ljubvi - The Space of Love (available in English)
> 4: Sotvorenie - Co-creation (English release in February 2006)
> 5: Kto zhe my? - Who are we?
> 6: Rodovaia kniga - The book of kin
> 7: Energiia zhizni - The energy of life
> 8, part 1: Novaia tsivilizatsiia - The new civilisation
> 8, part 2: Obriady ljubvi - Rites of love
> 
> Have a wonderful holiday season,
> 
> Leonid Sharashkin
> University of Missouri
> 
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From monniern at MISSOURI.EDU  Mon Dec  5 21:17:42 2005
From: monniern at MISSOURI.EDU (Nicole Monnier)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 15:17:42 -0600
Subject: Bulgakov and Megre on CBC Christmas Booklist 2005
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.05.10512051535530.21207-100000@joxer.acsu.buffalo.edu>
Message-ID: <MON.5.DEC.2005.151742.0600.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELANGSers,

It was most certainly a sales pitch. Sharashkin is the editor of the
English-language translation of the "series". And as he chose to identify
himself by institution, I'd like to make it clear that he is not affiliated
with the Russian program at U. Missouri, but rather a PhD student in the MU
Forestry Department.

Best,

Nicole


****************************
Dr. Nicole Monnier
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Director of Undergraduate Studies (Russian)
German & Russian Studies
415 GCB
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211

phone: 573.882.3370


On 12/5/05 3:05 PM, "Edward M Dumanis" <dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU> wrote:

> It is not the first time that I see on our list such postings which remind
> me a sales pitch. I tried to read the first book of Megre's in Russian,
> and found it quite boring. It reminded me "Sibiriada" of the Brezhnev's
> time. I do not think that Megre's books deserve to be even mentioned right
> next to Bulgakov's creations. However, it is just my personal opinion.
> I would appreciate if anyone who likes those books would make an effort to
> convince me that I am wrong, and explain the merits of reading them.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Edward Dumanis <dumanis at buffalo.edu>
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 5 Dec 2005, Sharashkin, Leonid E (UMC-Student) wrote:
> 
>> Dear Colleagues,
>> 
>> Two Russian authors - Mikhail Bulgakov ("Master i Margarita") and Vladimir
>> Megre ("Anastasia" and "The Ringing Cedars of Russia") - were featured on
>> November 20 on a CBC radio show and included in this year's CBC Christmas
>> Booklist, posted on-line at http://www.cbc.ca/checkup/christmas05.html
>> 
>> Over the last 10 years Megre's series "The Ringing Cedars" ("Zveniashchie
>> kedry Rossii") has sold over 10 million copies in Russia and is now available
>> in 20 languages (Russian, English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Latvian,
>> Lithuanian, Estonian, Kazakh, Georgian, Bulgarian, Polish, Czech, Slovakian,
>> Slovenian, Serbian, Hebrew, Greek, Croatian). The Series tells the story of
>> Megre's travels to Siberian taiga and his encounter with a woman recluse
>> Anastasia, from whom he gained deep spiritual insights.  Megre's books have
>> already sparked a massive back-to-the-land movement (referred in Russian mass
>> media as "a new revolution") in Russia and other countries. The first three
>> books in the Series have been released this year in English translation done
>> by John Woodsworth ("Anastasia", "The Ringing Cedars of Russia", "The Space
>> of Love").
>> 
>> All Megre's books (both in Russian and the first three in English) are
>> available from Amazon.com or (less expensively) from www.SiberianCedar.com
>> (both Russian and English) or the English publisher's web-site
>> www.RingingCedars.com (English only). They may also be ordered by calling
>> toll-free 1-888-994-6495. The American publisher, Ringing Cedars Press,
>> offers discounts for quantity purchases of the books for use in instructional
>> purposes.
>> 
>> The 8 and a half books in the Series include:
>> 
>> 1: Anastasiia - Anastasia (available in English)
>> 2: Zveniashchie kedry Rossii - The Ringing Cedars of Russia (available in
>> English)
>> 3: Prostranstvo Ljubvi - The Space of Love (available in English)
>> 4: Sotvorenie - Co-creation (English release in February 2006)
>> 5: Kto zhe my? - Who are we?
>> 6: Rodovaia kniga - The book of kin
>> 7: Energiia zhizni - The energy of life
>> 8, part 1: Novaia tsivilizatsiia - The new civilisation
>> 8, part 2: Obriady ljubvi - Rites of love
>> 
>> Have a wonderful holiday season,
>> 
>> Leonid Sharashkin
>> University of Missouri
>> 
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From lesxrf at MIZZOU.EDU  Mon Dec  5 23:48:50 2005
From: lesxrf at MIZZOU.EDU (Sharashkin, Leonid E (UMC-Student))
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 17:48:50 -0600
Subject: Bulgakov and Megre on CBC Christmas Booklist 2005
Message-ID: <MON.5.DEC.2005.174850.0600.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

In response to the accusations of a sales pitch. My intention in posting information on Megre's books to this list is uniquely to inform the Russian / Slavic language professionals of these remarkable books and the social response they have been met with in Russia and beyond. If after reading my explanation below you still feel that I have abused this list with my posting (which I sincerely believe I have not), could you please kindly e-mail me at lesxrf at mizzou.edu

I do have the honor to be the editor of the Series in English, and as Dr. Monnier pointed out, I am writing my PhD dissertation at the University of Missouri Forestry Department -- on the global significance of Megre's writings for the future of agriculture and forestry. Now, if even Forestry, Agriculture and Rural Sociology professionals in the U.S. conduct research on the significance of a Russian author's books, if scholarly papers on them are presented at symposia and if mass media (CBC radio, newspapers) start talking about them, would it be of no benefit for Russian Studies scholars to learn of these books?  I apologize to the SEELANGers who sincerely
believe that not.

Also regarding the sales pitch -- the full-text Russian versions of all of Megre's books are available for a FREE download at the web-site that I indicated in my posting ( http://www.ringingcedars.com/books_russian.htm ) and elsewhere on the Internet.

And thank you Edward for sharing your impressions on Megre's first book. As with any work of art, readers have a whole range of opinions on them. From those who find that Megre's writings are worth hardly anything to others who consider them more important than the Bible. If you want to understand the former, read a few first pages of Book 1, and if you want to understand the latter, read book 4 (Sotvorenie).  (A small sample of readers' reaction to Megre's books in English is available at http://www.ringingcedars.com/materials/reviews01.pdf )

I will appreciate comments by SEELANGers who, I know, have read Megre's books. Please respond either to the list or privately to lesxrf at mizzou.edu

Thank you all,

Sincerely,

Leonid Sharashkin
Editor, The Ringing Cedars Series by Vladimir Megre
PhD candidate, Dept. of Forestry, University of Missouri



----- Original Message -----
From: "Nicole Monnier" <monniern at MISSOURI.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Bulgakov and Megre on CBC Christmas Booklist 2005


> Dear SEELANGSers,
>
> It was most certainly a sales pitch. Sharashkin is the editor of the
> English-language translation of the "series". And as he chose to identify
> himself by institution, I'd like to make it clear that he is not
affiliated
> with the Russian program at U. Missouri, but rather a PhD student in the
MU
> Forestry Department.
>
> Best,
>
> Nicole
>
>
> ****************************
> Dr. Nicole Monnier
> Assistant Professor of Instruction
> Director of Undergraduate Studies (Russian)
> German & Russian Studies
> 415 GCB
> University of Missouri
> Columbia, MO 65211
>
> phone: 573.882.3370
>
>
> On 12/5/05 3:05 PM, "Edward M Dumanis" <dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU> wrote:
>
> > It is not the first time that I see on our list such postings which
remind
> > me a sales pitch. I tried to read the first book of Megre's in Russian,
> > and found it quite boring. It reminded me "Sibiriada" of the Brezhnev's
> > time. I do not think that Megre's books deserve to be even mentioned
right
> > next to Bulgakov's creations. However, it is just my personal opinion.
> > I would appreciate if anyone who likes those books would make an effort
to
> > convince me that I am wrong, and explain the merits of reading them.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Edward Dumanis <dumanis at buffalo.edu>
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 5 Dec 2005, Sharashkin, Leonid E (UMC-Student) wrote:
> >
> >> Dear Colleagues,
> >>
> >> Two Russian authors - Mikhail Bulgakov ("Master i Margarita") and
Vladimir
> >> Megre ("Anastasia" and "The Ringing Cedars of Russia") - were featured
on
> >> November 20 on a CBC radio show and included in this year's CBC
Christmas
> >> Booklist, posted on-line at http://www.cbc.ca/checkup/christmas05.html
> >>
> >> Over the last 10 years Megre's series "The Ringing Cedars"
("Zveniashchie
> >> kedry Rossii") has sold over 10 million copies in Russia and is now
available
> >> in 20 languages (Russian, English, German, French, Italian, Dutch,
Latvian,
> >> Lithuanian, Estonian, Kazakh, Georgian, Bulgarian, Polish, Czech,
Slovakian,
> >> Slovenian, Serbian, Hebrew, Greek, Croatian). The Series tells the
story of
> >> Megre's travels to Siberian taiga and his encounter with a woman
recluse
> >> Anastasia, from whom he gained deep spiritual insights.  Megre's books
have
> >> already sparked a massive back-to-the-land movement (referred in
Russian mass
> >> media as "a new revolution") in Russia and other countries. The first
three
> >> books in the Series have been released this year in English translation
done
> >> by John Woodsworth ("Anastasia", "The Ringing Cedars of Russia", "The
Space
> >> of Love").
> >>
> >> All Megre's books (both in Russian and the first three in English) are
> >> available from Amazon.com or (less expensively) from
www.SiberianCedar.com
> >> (both Russian and English) or the English publisher's web-site
> >> www.RingingCedars.com (English only). They may also be ordered by
calling
> >> toll-free 1-888-994-6495. The American publisher, Ringing Cedars Press,
> >> offers discounts for quantity purchases of the books for use in
instructional
> >> purposes.
> >>
> >> The 8 and a half books in the Series include:
> >>
> >> 1: Anastasiia - Anastasia (available in English)
> >> 2: Zveniashchie kedry Rossii - The Ringing Cedars of Russia (available
in
> >> English)
> >> 3: Prostranstvo Ljubvi - The Space of Love (available in English)
> >> 4: Sotvorenie - Co-creation (English release in February 2006)
> >> 5: Kto zhe my? - Who are we?
> >> 6: Rodovaia kniga - The book of kin
> >> 7: Energiia zhizni - The energy of life
> >> 8, part 1: Novaia tsivilizatsiia - The new civilisation
> >> 8, part 2: Obriady ljubvi - Rites of love
> >>
> >> Have a wonderful holiday season,
> >>
> >> Leonid Sharashkin
> >> University of Missouri
> >>
>
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From ajd31+ at PITT.EDU  Mon Dec  5 23:50:28 2005
From: ajd31+ at PITT.EDU (Alyssa DeBlasio)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 18:50:28 -0500
Subject: Please Distribute: Graduate Student Conference in Pittsburgh
Message-ID: <MON.5.DEC.2005.185028.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Idea Exchange:  Mediums and Methods of Communication in Eastern Europe,
Russia, and Central Asia

Join fellow graduate students in sharing research and works-in-progress at
our third annual graduate conference in Pittsburgh on February 24-25,
2006.

Keynote speaker: Vladimir Tismaneanu!

Friday night trip to The Andy Warhol Museum!

Exciting multi-disciplinary presentations and discussions relating to
Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia!

Abstracts are being accepted until December 15th.  Send yours soon!

Visit our website:
www.pitt.edu/~sorc/goseca
for more information.

Please distribute this announcement to anyone you think may be interested
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From Marynka at AOL.COM  Tue Dec  6 02:50:42 2005
From: Marynka at AOL.COM (Maria H. Makowiecka)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 21:50:42 EST
Subject: KITKA’s Wintersongs ~ Women's Vocal  Ensemble featuring Eastern
 European Choral M
Message-ID: <MON.5.DEC.2005.215042.EST.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

 
 
DON'T MISS THIS EXTRA SPECIAL HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE . . . 
KITKA’s Wintersongs ~ Women's Vocal Ensemble featuring  Eastern  European 
Choral  Music 
 
 
 
Evoking the magic of winter holidays through the transcendent  splendor of 
the human voice, Wintersongs showcases material ranging from rousing Slavic folk 
carols to lush, meditative Eastern Orthodox sacred choral works… from 
mesmerizing pre-Christian incantations for the longest  nights of the year to 
medieval Sephardic  Chanukah songs …from ancient melodies to original new pieces 
inspired by  the beauty and mystery of wintertime. The renowned international  
women’s chorale KITKA has performed across the  country and on world stages, and 
been featured on a variety of nationally  syndicated radio programs including 
Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion;  NPR’s All Things Considered, 
All Songs Considered, Performance Today  and New Sounds. Don’t miss this 
unforgettable musical experience.  
Friday, December 16, 2005 at 8:00 p.m. in the Ciccone  Theatre 
Tickets: $22; $20 - students & seniors  (65+); only $18 –  BCC on sale  in 
A-315 or call  447-7428.





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From ewb2 at cornell.edu  Tue Dec  6 03:07:15 2005
From: ewb2 at cornell.edu (E Wayles Browne)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 22:07:15 -0500
Subject: KITKA=?iso-8859-1?Q?=E2=80=99s?= Wintersongs ~ Women's Vocal
 Ensemble feat uring Eastern European Choral M
In-Reply-To: <1d6.4a465cf3.30c65682@aol.com>
Message-ID: <MON.5.DEC.2005.220715.0500.>

Am I right in thinking that the performance is at Bergen Community College
in Paramus, New Jersey?
-- 
Wayles Browne, Assoc. Prof. of Linguistics
Department of Linguistics
Morrill Hall 220, Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853, U.S.A.

tel. 607-255-0712 (o), 607-273-3009 (h)
fax 607-255-2044 (write FOR W. BROWNE)
e-mail ewb2 at cornell.edu

>
>
> DON'T MISS THIS EXTRA SPECIAL HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE . . .
> KITKA’s Wintersongs ~ Women's Vocal Ensemble featuring  Eastern
> European
> Choral  Music
>
>
>
> Evoking the magic of winter holidays through the transcendent  splendor of
> the human voice, Wintersongs showcases material ranging from rousing
> Slavic folk
> carols to lush, meditative Eastern Orthodox sacred choral works… from
> mesmerizing pre-Christian incantations for the longest  nights of the year
> to
> medieval Sephardic  Chanukah songs …from ancient melodies to original
> new pieces
> inspired by  the beauty and mystery of wintertime. The renowned
> international
> women’s chorale KITKA has performed across the  country and on world
> stages, and
> been featured on a variety of nationally  syndicated radio programs
> including
> Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion;  NPR’s All Things
> Considered,
> All Songs Considered, Performance Today  and New Sounds. Don’t miss this
> unforgettable musical experience.
> Friday, December 16, 2005 at 8:00 p.m. in the Ciccone  Theatre
> Tickets: $22; $20 - students & seniors  (65+); only $18 –  BCC on sale
> in
> A-315 or call  447-7428.
>

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From e-sheynzon at NORTHWESTERN.EDU  Tue Dec  6 03:47:28 2005
From: e-sheynzon at NORTHWESTERN.EDU (Elizabeth M.Sheynzon)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 21:47:28 -0600
Subject: Bulgakov and Megre on CBC Christmas Booklist 2005
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From gianpaolo.gandolfo at FASTWEBNET.IT  Tue Dec  6 10:53:09 2005
From: gianpaolo.gandolfo at FASTWEBNET.IT (Giampaolo Gandolfo)
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 11:53:09 +0100
Subject: A. N. Ostrovsky in translation
Message-ID: <TUE.6.DEC.2005.115309.0100.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

        The original title is: Правда хорошо, a счастье лучше (in Italian it 
would be: La verità va bene, ma la felicità è meglio( The play was first 
published in 1877). I don't know of any English translation.
                Sincerely
Giampaolo Gandolfo

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Hill" <s-hill4 at UIUC.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 8:25 PM
Subject: [SEELANGS] A. N. Ostrovsky in translation


> Dear colleagues:
>
> As a favor to a colleague, Prof Wolitz, I am posting his brief literary
> query below.  Reply to him, or to me, or to the list-server, whichever
> is most convenient for you.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Steven P. Hill, University of Illinois.
> __ _ __ __ __
>
> " Is there an English translation of Ostrovsky's play called "the Truth
> is Good but Happiness is Better." What is its Russian original? Has
> it been translated with a different title or titles? "
>
> thanks,
> Seth Wolitz.
> __ __ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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From lily.alexander at UTORONTO.CA  Tue Dec  6 11:11:22 2005
From: lily.alexander at UTORONTO.CA (Lily Alexander)
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 06:11:22 -0500
Subject: A. N. Ostrovsky in translation - anothe title - Mudrets
In-Reply-To: <001c01c5fa53$3ef2b450$6134ff05@acer8risfo6apt>
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Dear Colleagues,

I know that there are several translations for the title Na vsyakogo 
mudretsa dovol'no prostoty.
Please share your ideas on the best possible translation of this 
Ostrovsky's title.

Thank you.

Lily Alexander


Giampaolo Gandolfo wrote:

>        The original title is: Правда хорошо, a счастье лучше (in 
> Italian it would be: La verità va bene, ma la felicità è meglio( The 
> play was first published in 1877). I don't know of any English 
> translation.
>                Sincerely
> Giampaolo Gandolfo
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Hill" <s-hill4 at UIUC.EDU>
> To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 8:25 PM
> Subject: [SEELANGS] A. N. Ostrovsky in translation
>
>
>> Dear colleagues:
>>
>> As a favor to a colleague, Prof Wolitz, I am posting his brief literary
>> query below.  Reply to him, or to me, or to the list-server, whichever
>> is most convenient for you.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Steven P. Hill, University of Illinois.
>> __ _ __ __ __
>>
>> " Is there an English translation of Ostrovsky's play called "the Truth
>> is Good but Happiness is Better." What is its Russian original? Has
>> it been translated with a different title or titles? "
>>
>> thanks,
>> Seth Wolitz.
>> __ __ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
>>
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From jrouhie at POP.UKY.EDU  Tue Dec  6 14:48:55 2005
From: jrouhie at POP.UKY.EDU (J. Rouhier-Willoughby)
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 09:48:55 -0500
Subject: Folklorica
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The peer-reviewed journal of the Slavic and East European Folklore 
Association, Folklorica, is soliciting papers on topics related to 
all aspects of Slavic and East European (including the Baltics, 
Albania, Romania, Hungary) folklore. If you are interested in 
submitting an article, review or report on folklore research, contact 
the editor, Faith Wigzell at f.wigzell at ssees.ucl.ac.uk. Former 
editions of the journal and guidelines for contributors may be found 
on the SEEFA site: http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/SEEFA/
-- 
****************************************************
Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby        
Associate Professor	           
Russian and Eastern Studies and Linguistics     
1055 Patterson Office Tower    
University of Kentucky          
Lexington, KY 40506-0027
Office: (859) 257-1756
Fax: (859) 257-3743
Russian and Eastern Studies: (859) 257-3761
jrouhie at uky.edu     
http://www.uky.edu/~jrouhie/ 
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From jrouhie at POP.UKY.EDU  Tue Dec  6 14:51:00 2005
From: jrouhie at POP.UKY.EDU (J. Rouhier-Willoughby)
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 09:51:00 -0500
Subject: Call for Papers
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Second Call for Papers

The Slavic and East European Folklore Association (an AAASS 
affiliate) will organize panels on the following topics for the 2006 
AAASS conference in Washington, D.C. from Nov. 16-19. This year we 
had successful panels featuring historians, sociologists, folklorists 
and theatre specialists, and we hope to continue such profitable 
exchanges across disciplines. Specialists of any discipline in the 
countries of the former Soviet Union, Central and Eastern Europe 
(including Hungary, Albania and Romania) are encouraged to submit 
papers on the following topics:

Folk Religion
Slavic Folk Practices in the Americas
Gender and Folk Culture
The Oral Interview across Disciplines (roundtable--we hope to have 
representatives from various disciplines, including history, 
anthropology, folklore, sociology, etc.).

Please e-mail a title, brief abstract and completed AAASS c.v. form 
(available on the AAASS web site) to Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby 
(SEEFA secretary-treasurer) at jrouhie at uky.edu by January 7.
-- 
****************************************************
Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby
Associate Professor
Russian and Eastern Studies and Linguistics
1055 Patterson Office Tower
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0027
Office: (859) 257-1756
Fax: (859) 257-3743
Russian and Eastern Studies: (859) 257-3761
jrouhie at uky.edu
http://www.uky.edu/~jrouhie/
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From nataliek at UALBERTA.CA  Tue Dec  6 16:43:11 2005
From: nataliek at UALBERTA.CA (nataliek at UALBERTA.CA)
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 09:43:11 -0700
Subject: Folklorica
In-Reply-To: <p06010209bfbb5474c049@[128.163.124.59]>
Message-ID: <TUE.6.DEC.2005.094311.0700.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Quoting "J. Rouhier-Willoughby" <jrouhie at POP.UKY.EDU>:

> The peer-reviewed journal of the Slavic and East European Folklore 
> Association, Folklorica, is soliciting papers on topics related to 
> all aspects of Slavic and East European (including the Baltics, 
> Albania, Romania, Hungary) folklore. If you are interested in 
> submitting an article, review or report on folklore research, contact 
> the editor, Faith Wigzell at f.wigzell at ssees.ucl.ac.uk. Former 
> editions of the journal and guidelines for contributors may be found 
> on the SEEFA site: http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/SEEFA/
> -- 
> ****************************************************
> Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby        Associate Professor	           
> Russian and Eastern Studies and Linguistics     1055 Patterson Office 
> Tower    University of Kentucky          Lexington, KY 40506-0027
> Office: (859) 257-1756
> Fax: (859) 257-3743
> Russian and Eastern Studies: (859) 257-3761
> jrouhie at uky.edu     http://www.uky.edu/~jrouhie/ 
> ****************************************************
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Have you posted this and the call for papers to H-RUSSIA?  If not, let me know
and I will.  It would be better if it came from you, but, in a pinch ...

Natalie Kononenko
Kule Chair of Ukrainian Ethnography
University of Alberta
Modern Languages and Cultural Studies
200 Arts Building
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E6
Phone: 780-492-6810
Web: http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/uvp/

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From nataliek at UALBERTA.CA  Tue Dec  6 18:26:40 2005
From: nataliek at UALBERTA.CA (nataliek at UALBERTA.CA)
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 11:26:40 -0700
Subject: SEEFA and Folklorica
In-Reply-To: <p06010207bfbb53e89f5f@[128.163.124.59]>
Message-ID: <TUE.6.DEC.2005.112640.0700.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear List members,

My turn to apologize for hitting the return button by mistake.  While I do so,
let me take a moment to second Rouhier-Willoughby's call for papers to SEEFA
sponsored sessions at AAASS and her call for article submissions to 
Folklorica.

On the topic of Folklorica - from humble beginnings, it has grown to be a
first-rate journal.  Thanks to the leadership of Faith Wigzell, our 
editor, the
articles are of top quality.  The journal appears in hard copy.  We used to
publish twice a year, but plan to go to a once-a-year, book-size format in
2006.  After the journal has come out in print, we put it up on the SEEFA web
page.  Hits come from all over the world.  Readership includes not only the
North Americas and East Europe.  Many, many hits are from West Europe: 
Germany,
France, Belgium, England, the Netherlands.  There are hits from South America
and Asia, most notable Korea and Japan.  So, if you want to get your work out
there, do consider supbmitting to Folklorica.

I urge participation in our organization also.  These days when everyone,
historians, sociologists, specialists in government and politics, and so on,
uses personal narratives, and the oral interview, and case studies, it is
especially useful to see where all of these approaches began, namely with
folklore and anthropology.  Verdery said that anthropologists have looked at
the third world and are now beginning to look at the FSU and Europe.  Well,
folklorists have been there all along.  Folklore work on Russia, Ukraine,
Poland, the Balkans, and the other parts of East Europe and Eurasia has a long
tradition and is of the highest quality.  The volume of archival materials is
enormous and the opportunities for fieldwork are good.  So, do join us.


Natalie Kononenko
Kule Chair of Ukrainian Ethnography
University of Alberta
Modern Languages and Cultural Studies
200 Arts Building
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E6
Phone: 780-492-6810
Web: http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/uvp/

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From lino59 at AMERITECH.NET  Tue Dec  6 21:05:06 2005
From: lino59 at AMERITECH.NET (Deborah Hoffman)
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 13:05:06 -0800
Subject: Minority safety
In-Reply-To: <SEELANGS%200512030001586820.3D30@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Message-ID: <TUE.6.DEC.2005.130506.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

I'd like to thank all the inidivudals and groups who responded to travel and study concerns in Russia.  I'm particularly relieved that organizations such as ACTR have developed guidelines for their participants, and I will keep all this in mind, particularly the need to network and travel in groups.  Thank you!
  
  


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

Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 23:37:39 -0500

*****

> Subject: SEELANGS Digest - 30 Nov 2005 to 1 Dec 2005 (#2005-343)
>
>
> Subject: Re: BBC News on foreign students in Russia
> Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 09:39:17 +0300
> From: Peter Morley 
>
> For what it's worth, here's a personal view of St. Petersburg regarding=
racial problems. Unfortunately this view cannot be said to be as rosy as=
that painted by SEELANGERS of Moscow. If I recall correctly, non-white s=
tudents have been beaten up and in some cases killed at a rate of 1 a mon=
th or thereabouts for the past 18 months or so, and it seems as though te=
nsions are increasing. Going on personal experience, in the past few week=
s I have seen anti-Semitic as well as anti-Caucasian stickers in the metr=
o, which is a first for me in the 6-odd years I've been here. One African=
journalist I know says he has lost count of the number of times he's bee=
n stopped and beaten up by police.
>
> That said, racially motivated attacks do seem to be geographically conc=
entrated in areas outside the city centre, around educational institution=
s and dormitories known to have large numbers of African and Asian studen=
ts. (Of course, as we all know, none of these attacks are actually racial=
ly motivated, but merely cases of "hooliganism" - it must be true, the po=
lice keep telling us so.) The city centre has been largely violence free =
- although the recent murder of Timur Karachava at 6 p.m. on a weekday at=
the corner of Nevsky and Ligovsky was a shocking exception. It's unlikel=
y that Timur's murder was racially motivated (although I believe his fami=
ly is originally Georgian), but was rather because of his political activ=
ity as an anti-racist, anti-war, anti-fascist campaigner. However, that i=
t happened when and where it did, and that no-one has (as far as I know) =
been arrested, should give pause for thought. In addition, the students w=
ho have suffered have all been African and Asian rather than African-Amer=
ican - although this may be largely due to the geographical factor mentio=
ned above. One African-American student I spoke to recently here said he'=
d had no problems in the 2 months or so he's been here.
>
> However, please don't let this put you off coming to St. Petersburg - i=
t's a fabulous city, and not to come here would be missing out on seeing =
a wonderful place, and also giving the racists exactly what they want. I =
would also echo Renee's sentiments in that St. Petersburg is, for me at l=
east, just like any other large city (although God forbid that any real P=
etersburger should hear me say so), and that the same rules regarding do'=
s and don't's apply here as most other places.
>
> If you have any more questions, please do contact me.
>
> Best,
>
> Peter Morley
>
> 


Deborah Hoffman
Finance Chair, Graduate Student Senate
Modern and Classical Language Studies
Kent State University
http://users.ameritech.net/lino59/index.htm

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From dragan at UFL.EDU  Wed Dec  7 01:38:20 2005
From: dragan at UFL.EDU (Dragan Kujundzic)
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 20:38:20 -0500
Subject: Invitation to reception
Message-ID: <TUE.6.DEC.2005.203820.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

*We are pleased to announce and invite you to a*
 
*Joint reception at the MLA, **Washington** **DC**, held by*
*
**Fordham** **University** Press, and*
* *
*Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies at the University of Florida, 
Gainesville

To honor **J. Hillis Miller**, the recipient of the MLA Lifetime 
Scholarly Achievement Award (MLA, 2005)

And to celebrate the publication of  "Literature as Conduct" by J. 
Hillis Miller, and "Provocations to Reading. J. Hillis Miller and the 
Democracy to Come," edited by Barbara Cohen and Dragan Kujundzic (both 
recent publications by **Fordham** **University** Press, 2005).

The authors will be present for the book signing.

Barbara Cohen is Director of HumaniTech, **University** of 
**California** at **Irvine**. Dragan Kujundzic is Professor and Chair, 
Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies, **University** of **Florida** 
at **Gainesville**.

J. Hillis Miller is the recipient of the MLA Lifetime Scholarly 
Achievement Award, to be presented at the MLA Convention; among many 
honorary titles, he is also Doctor Honoris Causa at the University of 
Florida, **Gainesville**.

Place: Fordham University Press booth at the Marriott, MLA Book Exhibit 
Hall, Booth 201.

Time: 4-6PM, Wednesday, December 28th, 2005. *
* *
*The event is free and open to all MLA participants.

Refreshments will be served.*

-- 
Dragan Kujundzic
Professor of Germanic and Slavic Studies
Chair, Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies
University of Florida
263A Dauer Hall, PO Box 117430
Gainesville, FL 32611-7430
Tel: (352) 392-2101 ext. 212 
Fax: (352) 392-1067


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From dragan at UFL.EDU  Wed Dec  7 01:41:27 2005
From: dragan at UFL.EDU (Dragan Kujundzic)
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 20:41:27 -0500
Subject: Invitation to reception
In-Reply-To: <43963D0C.3020809@ufl.edu>
Message-ID: <TUE.6.DEC.2005.204127.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

We are pleased to announce and invite you to a
 
Joint reception at the MLA, Washington DC, held by

Fordham University Press, and
 
Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies at the University of Florida, 
Gainesville

To honor J. Hillis Miller, the recipient of the MLA Lifetime Scholarly 
Achievement Award (MLA, 2005)

And to celebrate the publication of  "Literature as Conduct" by J. 
Hillis Miller, and "Provocations to Reading. J. Hillis Miller and the 
Democracy to Come," edited by Barbara Cohen and Dragan Kujundzic (both 
recent publications by Fordham University Press, 2005).

The authors will be present for the book signing.

Barbara Cohen is Director of HumaniTech, University of California at 
Irvine. Dragan Kujundzic is Professor and Chair, Department of Germanic 
and Slavic Studies, University of Florida at Gainesville.

J. Hillis Miller is the recipient of the MLA Lifetime Scholarly 
Achievement Award, to be presented at the MLA Convention; among many 
honorary titles, he is also Doctor Honoris Causa at the University of 
Florida, Gainesville.

Place: Fordham University Press booth at the Marriott, MLA Book Exhibit 
Hall, Booth 201.

Time: 4-6PM, Wednesday, December 28th, 2005.
 

The event is free and open to all MLA participants.


Refreshments will be served.

-- 
Dragan Kujundzic
Professor of Germanic and Slavic Studies
Chair, Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies
University of Florida
263A Dauer Hall, PO Box 117430
Gainesville, FL 32611-7430
Tel: (352) 392-2101 ext. 212 
Fax: (352) 392-1067


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From nflrc at HAWAII.EDU  Wed Dec  7 02:13:54 2005
From: nflrc at HAWAII.EDU (National Foreign Language Resource Center)
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 16:13:54 -1000
Subject: Announcing our new NFLRC Professional Development opportunities &
 Publications
Message-ID: <TUE.6.DEC.2005.161354.1000.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Our apologies for any cross-postings . . .


The National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) at the University of
Hawaii at Manoa is pleased to announce its professional development
opportunities for 2006 and its latest publications.  For more information,
visit our website at http://nflrc.hawaii.edu


2006 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

1) "CONVERSATION ANALYSIS & LANGUAGE LEARNING" SEMINAR (AUGUST 7-11, 2006)

Conversation Analysis (CA) is increasingly adopted to examine second
language interactions as sites for and evidence of L2 learning as a
discursive practice. The purpose of the seminar is to further advance
this ongoing effort.  Topics will include: interactional competence as
resource and under construction, interaction & cognition, interaction &
grammar, interaction & learning, and membership categorization & social
identity.

The seminar does NOT offer an introduction to CA. Rather, it addresses
itself to researchers with a background in CA whose work focuses on, or
includes, CA as an approach to L2 learning. We hope to welcome veteran CA
analysts as well as graduate students with relevant training.  The maximum
number of accepted participants will be 20.

Our invited seminar leaders will be Gabriele Pallotti (University of
Modena and Reggio Emilia) & Johannes Wagner (University of Southern
Denmark).

For more information or the online application form (deadline - April 30,
2006), visit our seminar website:

		http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/prodev/si06c/


2) 2006 CALICO CONFERENCE (May 16-20, 2006)

The NFLRC is pleased to be hosting and co-sponsoring the 2006 Computer
Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) Conference, its first
time in Hawaii!  The theme of this year's conference will be "Online
Learning: Come Ride The Wave."

CALICO 2006 will feature uses of cutting edge technologies in foreign
language teaching and learning with a focus on collaboration.  Workshops,
presentations, and courseware showcase demonstrations will all present
information of vital importance to anyone interested in the field of
Computer-Assisted Language Learning. Come learn, share, and meet
colleagues in this dynamic and quickly evolving field.

For more information, visit the conference website at:

		http://calico1.modlang.txstate.edu/


NEW NFLRC PUBLICATIONS

1) LAS VOCES DE LAS MUJERES DE XELAJU (2 DVD set)

Women's voices are infrequently heard in the male-dominated
Spanish-speaking world. Yet the women interviewed in this DVD have much to
share regarding their values and choices.

Students of intermediate to advanced Spanish improve listening
comprehension while they learn about Guatemalan culture by watching twenty
Guatemalan women each answer the same seven questions. The repetition
reinforces vocabulary and grammatical structures in a meaningful context.
As students compare the women's answers and formulate their own responses,
they develop critical thinking and writing skills. Students can work
independently, in groups, or as a class.

For more information or to order, visit the Voces website:

		http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/voces/


2) TIM MURPHEY - BEST OF, VOLUME 1 (2 DVD set)

By popular demand! This "best of" collection includes four Tim Murphey
video presentations on two DVDs:

NPRM - Near Peer Role Modeling
Group Dynamics in the Language Classroom
Juggling with Language Learning Theories
Song and Music in Language Learning

Dr. Murphey's information is invaluable and his enthusiasm infectious.

For more information or to order, visit the NFLRC website:

		http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/publications.cfm


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From s-hill4 at UIUC.EDU  Wed Dec  7 06:24:54 2005
From: s-hill4 at UIUC.EDU (Steven Hill)
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 00:24:54 -0600
Subject: 2d Ostrovsky translation
Message-ID: <WED.7.DEC.2005.002454.0600.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Prof Alexander and colleagues:

For Ostrovsky's title. "Na vsiakogo mudretsa...," one English phrase occurs to me 
that sounds  like an old proverb or saying (similar to the effect Ostrovsky sought in 
titling his plays in Russian):

"Too Smart for His Own Good."  

Probably others exist, as well... -- Steven P Hill, Univ. of Illinois.
__ __ _ __ _

Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 06:11:22 -0500
From: Lily Alexander <lily.alexander at UTORONTO.CA> 
Subject: Re: A. N. Ostrovsky in translation - another title - Mudrets 

Dear Colleagues, 
I know that there are several translations for the title Na vsyakogo 
mudretsa dovol'no prostoty. 
Please share your ideas on the best possible translation of this 
Ostrovsky's title. 

Thank you. 
Lily Alexander.
__ __ _ __ __ __ _ 

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From aof at UMICH.EDU  Wed Dec  7 12:47:21 2005
From: aof at UMICH.EDU (Anne Fisher)
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 07:47:21 -0500
Subject: seeking AAASS 2006 panel submissions
Message-ID: <WED.7.DEC.2005.074721.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Hello SEELANGers,

I am interested in putting together a panel for AAASS 2006 on any 
subject concerning Soviet Russian book history, including but not 
limited to: illustration, publishing and editing practices, special 
editions and series, paratexts, approaches to documented reader 
response, the textual production-consumption circuit, theory of 
"knigovedenie" or Soviet sociologies of reading, etc. If you are 
interested in participating, please email me off list at aof at umich.edu.

Thank you,

Anne Fisher


-- 
Anne O. Fisher, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Great Books Program
The University of Michigan

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From gianpaolo.gandolfo at FASTWEBNET.IT  Wed Dec  7 12:58:48 2005
From: gianpaolo.gandolfo at FASTWEBNET.IT (Giampaolo Gandolfo)
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 13:58:48 +0100
Subject: 2d Ostrovsky translation
Message-ID: <WED.7.DEC.2005.135848.0100.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Another possibility might be: Even a Wiseman Stumbles
Sincerely
                Giampaolo Gandolfo
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Hill" <s-hill4 at UIUC.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 7:24 AM
Subject: [SEELANGS] 2d Ostrovsky translation


> Dear Prof Alexander and colleagues:
> 
> For Ostrovsky's title. "Na vsiakogo mudretsa...," one English phrase occurs to me 
> that sounds  like an old proverb or saying (similar to the effect Ostrovsky sought in 
> titling his plays in Russian):
> 
> "Too Smart for His Own Good."  
> 
> Probably others exist, as well... -- Steven P Hill, Univ. of Illinois.
> __ __ _ __ _
> 
> Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 06:11:22 -0500
> From: Lily Alexander <lily.alexander at UTORONTO.CA> 
> Subject: Re: A. N. Ostrovsky in translation - another title - Mudrets 
> 
> Dear Colleagues, 
> I know that there are several translations for the title Na vsyakogo 
> mudretsa dovol'no prostoty. 
> Please share your ideas on the best possible translation of this 
> Ostrovsky's title. 
> 
> Thank you. 
> Lily Alexander.
> __ __ _ __ __ __ _ 
> 
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From obukhina at ACLS.ORG  Wed Dec  7 15:28:50 2005
From: obukhina at ACLS.ORG (Olga Bukhina)
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 10:28:50 -0500
Subject: "Women of Belarus: a Social History" Calendar Series:
 Calendar-2006 BELARUSIAN TEXTILES
Message-ID: <WED.7.DEC.2005.102850.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

"Women of Belarus: a Social History" Calendar Series

Calendar-2006: BELARUSIAN TEXTILES

Each month features a fragment of textiles, made by women from the
Polesje region, where this unique art, long forgotten in Eastern Europe,
has survived to this day. Viewing these relics of material culture
through women's stories about the turmoil of the 20th century, authors
locate these remnants of the past within a truly contemporary narrative
about women's lives and creativity.

Languages: Russian and Belarusian with English abstracts.

Editor: Elena Gapova.
Research, interviews: Olga Lobachevskaya.
European Humanities University - International, 2005.

About the series: "Women of Belarus: a Social History" is a Center for
Gender Studies at EHU project, started in 2000 and aiming to visualize a
social history of the borderlands by re-discovering the topics and
stories which so far have been at the margins of the region's history.
Bringing to light old photos or posters, unpublished documents, private
letters and pieces of material culture, the series' researchers and
authors show them AS history.

Have a glimpse of the publication:
http://gender-ehu.org/?54_2&id=54

You can order the calendar/series here: http://www.eastview.com/
or here: gender at ehu-international.org

Olga Bukhina
American Council of Learned Societies
obukhina at acls.org 
www.acls.org 


-----Original Message-----
From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Giampaolo Gandolfo
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 7:59 AM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] 2d Ostrovsky translation

Another possibility might be: Even a Wiseman Stumbles
Sincerely
        Giampaolo Gandolfo
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Hill" <s-hill4 at UIUC.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 7:24 AM
Subject: [SEELANGS] 2d Ostrovsky translation


> Dear Prof Alexander and colleagues:
> 
> For Ostrovsky's title. "Na vsiakogo mudretsa...," one English phrase
occurs to me 
> that sounds like an old proverb or saying (similar to the effect
Ostrovsky sought in 
> titling his plays in Russian):
> 
> "Too Smart for His Own Good." 
> 
> Probably others exist, as well... -- Steven P Hill, Univ. of Illinois.
> __ __ _ __ _
> 
> Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 06:11:22 -0500
> From: Lily Alexander <lily.alexander at UTORONTO.CA> 
> Subject: Re: A. N. Ostrovsky in translation - another title - Mudrets 
> 
> Dear Colleagues, 
> I know that there are several translations for the title Na vsyakogo 
> mudretsa dovol'no prostoty. 
> Please share your ideas on the best possible translation of this 
> Ostrovsky's title. 
> 
> Thank you. 
> Lily Alexander.
> __ __ _ __ __ __ _ 
> 
>
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From vbelyanin at GMAIL.COM  Wed Dec  7 17:22:35 2005
From: vbelyanin at GMAIL.COM (Valery Belyanin)
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 13:22:35 -0400
Subject: PR of the Heritage Speakers' Program 2005
In-Reply-To: <6e5389890512070824x2043044cgf33c6e73f81efe8d@mail.gmail.com>
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Dear Robert, dear Oscar, dear David, dear Christine, dear Bob, dear Dawn,
dear Gina, dear Nadya, dear Irina,
Dear all heritage speakers: Anna, Len, Stan, Diana, Victoria, Michelle,
Katya and definitely:) Lawrence)

I have finally returned safe to Toronto and I am writing you to share the
sweet memories of this summer Language Institute and specifically about
heritage speakers' program.

I am really grateful to the administration of Slavic dept. and REES that we
have applied for this program. And I am grateful to Fulbright Fund that they
had trusted us. On the whole I consider the program was a success also due
to the efforts of the administration of the Moscow State University (Center
for International Education).

My special thanks to the instructors: Irina Makoveeva who did a wonderful
job in Pittsburgh and Elena Vasjanina who did a great job in Moscow.

As you may remember the information about the summer program is located at
http://www.cie.ru/index_ru.asp?action=display_stud&stud_log=101
and a special page is devoted to Heritage Speakers
http://www.cie.ru/index_ru.asp?action=display_stud&stud_log=100

Regarding PR of the program I would like to say that I have been delivering
speeches about the program at two conferences.
- one was in Moscow Linguistic Institute and was devoted to "Language and
culture" and was held in September
http://www.gaudeamus.ru/rus/conf.htm
I spoke there about the image of Russia in the consciousness of heritage
speakers
- the second one was in Moscow State University in the Center for
International Education where I had a plenary speech in the end of October.
I spoke there about the cultural competence of heritage speakers
http://www.cie.ru/index_ru.asp?action=display_spec&spec_log=98
The interest of all the participants was so great that I was interviewed by
the national TV Chanel "Culture".
My and Elena's Vasjanina interview is located here:
http://www.tvkultura.ru/news.html?id=75358&cid=48

I hope I did not violate your (dear heritage speakers) privacy sharing
situations I had during this short but impressive Summer Language Institute
program.
Let me also use this opportunity and to say "THANK YOU VERY MUCH"  for the
patience you had, for the industriousness most of you:) have revealed and
wish you all the very best in your future studies. I hope you will be able
to use Russian language for the cause of peace in the world:)

All this would not work out if it were not for Dawn (whom I fell in love,
please do not tell my wife:)  I have no words to depict how helpful and well
organised she was.

Dear administrators, let me also say THANK YOU for the wonderful opportunity
to have another challenge in my life. I did my best and I shall always
remember all the 4+5 weeks (including Russian movies, happy hours and
exhausting excursions outside Moscow:).
Dear administrators please accept my gratitude for support I had during the
program. These are some examples:
- Chris was always of great help, and had an answer to almost every question
- Oscar was very keen in foreseeing future problems and offering solutions
- Bob even treated me and Dawn with trout in Moscow:)
- and Nadya made our live in Moscow harder but even brighter:)

P.S. I plan to put the numerous photos on the website someday:)
--
Yours truly, Валерий Белянин / Valery Belyanin,
Director of Moscow program of the Summer Language Institute of the
University of Pittsburgh (2005)
Associate of the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies of U of
Toronto
Phone in Toronto (416) 423-2484
Email: russianforyou at gmail.com
URL under construction: http://www.russianforyou.com
Psycholinguistic forum in Russian: http://www.mospsy.ru/phorum/list.php?f=2
personal web-page http://individual.utoronto.ca/psyling/


From dberghahn at BROOKES.AC.UK  Wed Dec  7 21:52:11 2005
From: dberghahn at BROOKES.AC.UK (Daniela Berghahn)
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 21:52:11 +0000
Subject: CFP Migrant / diasporic cinema  in contemporary Europe
Message-ID: <WED.7.DEC.2005.215211.0000.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

CFP: Migrant and Diasporic Cinema in Contemporary Europe
An International Conference hosted by Film Studies and the Institute  
for Historical and Cultural Research, Oxford Brookes University and  
held at  Lincoln College, Oxford, 6 – 8 July 2006

With European cinemas becoming increasingly determined by multi- 
cultural and multi-ethnic presences and themes, critical paradigms  
which examine these cinemas in terms of their national specificity do  
not adequately address the shift from the national to the  
transnational which has occurred in all areas of European cinema  
during the past twenty-five years. This conference seeks to explore  
how migrant and diasporic filmmakers have redefined our understanding  
of European cinema. By adopting a comparative perspective in our  
search for the commonalities and specificities between migrant and  
diasporic cinemas across different European countries, we endeavour  
to transcend the borders and limitations of an analytical framework  
that privileges the concept of discrete national cinemas.


Confirmed keynote speakers include:
Professor Hamid Naficy, Rice University, Texas
Professor Dina Iordanova, University of St. Andrews
Professor Robert Burns, University of Warwick
Pawel Pawlikowski, independent filmmaker (Last Resort, My Summer of  
Love)

The conference is supported by the Arts and Humanities Research  
Council. It is the first of a series of events organised by a  
Research Network which contributes to the AHRC Diasporas, Migration  
and Identities Programme.


Please visit the conference website for further details and a  
downloadable  Call for Papers:

http://ah.brookes.ac.uk/conferences/migrant_cinema

Please send a proposal of 200 - 300  words for a paper of approx. 20  
minutes, together with your contact details and a brief biographical  
note to the following email address: dberghahn at brookes.ac.uk

The deadline has been extended to 27 January 2006. Please mark  
subject box 'Migrant cinema conference'.


Dr Daniela Berghahn
Principal Lecturer in German and Film Studies
Oxford Brookes University
School of Arts and Humanities
Headington Campus
Oxford
OX3 0BP
Tel  +44 (0)1865 484141
Fax +44 (0)1865 483791


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From adk59 at HOTMAIL.COM  Wed Dec  7 22:03:54 2005
From: adk59 at HOTMAIL.COM (Andrew Kaufman)
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 14:03:54 -0800
Subject: UVA Lecturer, Andy Kaufman, discusses Tolstoy on national TV
Message-ID: <WED.7.DEC.2005.140354.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Hello Slavists,

Thank you for your many kind emails regarding my interview yesterday on the 
national TV show Democracy Now! I discussed the importance of Tolstoy and 
his War and Peace. Click here to read a transcript and play a video of my 
interview:

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/06/152225

My segment appears about 6 minutes into the show and lasts about 6 minutes. 
The whole interview was completely unscripted and impromptu�a little 
nerve-wracking, to say the least!

If you have time, you should watch the whole program. It�s all about 
Tolstoy, War and Peace. It's fascinating. And it proves that the study of 
Russian literature is still highly relevant. We should all feel proud of 
what we teach and study and know that many people across the country are 
eager to learn from us!

Sincerely yours,
Andy Kaufman

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From anthony.j.vanchu1 at JSC.NASA.GOV  Thu Dec  8 14:45:28 2005
From: anthony.j.vanchu1 at JSC.NASA.GOV (VANCHU, ANTHONY J. (JSC-AH) (TTI))
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 08:45:28 -0600
Subject: Lokhotron = Scam?
Message-ID: <THU.8.DEC.2005.084528.0600.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Seelangers,

In working with some of the videos from the website Avtorskoe televidenie
(http://www.atv.ru), I've come across the word "lokhotron" more than once.
My sense is that it's the equivalent of the English "scam" (the hits on
Yandex would seem to bear this out), but I wanted to turn to my fellow
Seelangtsovy to see if I might be missing something here.

BTW, the ATV site has a lot of very useful material--2-3 minute clips on a
variety of topics.  Thanks to the list for pointing out this site!

Thanks in advance.  Happy Holidays to all!

Tony Vanchu

Dr. Anthony J. Vanchu
Director, JSC Language Education Center
TechTrans International, Inc.
NASA Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX
Phone:  (281) 483-0644
Fax:  (281) 483-4050

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From jwilson at sras.org  Fri Dec  9 07:27:52 2005
From: jwilson at sras.org (Josh Wilson)
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 10:27:52 +0300
Subject: Lokhotron = Scam?
Message-ID: <FRI.9.DEC.2005.102752.0300.JWILSON@SRAS.ORG>

According to my Russian collegues, Lokhotron is the Russian name for "the 
shell game."  A person places a small ball under a cup in a line of three 
similar cups and quickly moves the cups around.  The watcher is supposed to 
bet on where which cup the ball is under after the movement stops.  In 
modern usuage, the word has come to mean any sort of scam where the buyer 
thinks he/she is getting one thing and really purchasing another.  Car 
salesmen are especially refered to as "Lokhi," which is doubly interesting 
as in Nordic mythology the god Loki is a trickster god.

Cheers,

JW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "VANCHU, ANTHONY J. (JSC-AH) (TTI)" <anthony.j.vanchu1 at JSC.NASA.GOV>
To: <SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu>
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 5:45 PM
Subject: [SEELANGS] Lokhotron = Scam?


> Dear Seelangers,
>
> In working with some of the videos from the website Avtorskoe televidenie
> (http://www.atv.ru), I've come across the word "lokhotron" more than once.
> My sense is that it's the equivalent of the English "scam" (the hits on
> Yandex would seem to bear this out), but I wanted to turn to my fellow
> Seelangtsovy to see if I might be missing something here.
>
> BTW, the ATV site has a lot of very useful material--2-3 minute clips on a
> variety of topics.  Thanks to the list for pointing out this site!
>
> Thanks in advance.  Happy Holidays to all!
>
> Tony Vanchu
>
> Dr. Anthony J. Vanchu
> Director, JSC Language Education Center
> TechTrans International, Inc.
> NASA Johnson Space Center
> Houston, TX
> Phone:  (281) 483-0644
> Fax:  (281) 483-4050
>
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From J.Dunn at SLAVONIC.ARTS.GLA.AC.UK  Fri Dec  9 09:46:39 2005
From: J.Dunn at SLAVONIC.ARTS.GLA.AC.UK (John Dunn)
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 09:46:39 +0000
Subject: Lokhotron = Scam?
In-Reply-To: <2E10582870FE3146A2E7A6E0ECFE4F0011BE75E4@jsc-mail01.jsc.nasa.gov>
Message-ID: <FRI.9.DEC.2005.094639.0000.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

The word 'lokhotron' is included in Mokienko and Nikitina's Bol'shoi 
slovar' russkogo zhargona, where it is defined as a sort of lottery 
run by confidence tricksters.  I assume the word is a pun on 
'lototron', the machine which disgorges the balls in a normal 
lottery.  Following on from Josh Wilson's message, I thought the 
'lokhi' were the victims, not the perpetrators.

John Dunn.


>Dear Seelangers,
>
>In working with some of the videos from the website Avtorskoe televidenie
>(http://www.atv.ru), I've come across the word "lokhotron" more than once.
>My sense is that it's the equivalent of the English "scam" (the hits on
>Yandex would seem to bear this out), but I wanted to turn to my fellow
>Seelangtsovy to see if I might be missing something here.
>
>BTW, the ATV site has a lot of very useful material--2-3 minute clips on a
>variety of topics.  Thanks to the list for pointing out this site!
>
>Thanks in advance.  Happy Holidays to all!
>
>Tony Vanchu
>
>Dr. Anthony J. Vanchu
>Director, JSC Language Education Center
>TechTrans International, Inc.
>NASA Johnson Space Center
>Houston, TX
>Phone:  (281) 483-0644
>Fax:  (281) 483-4050
>
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-- 
John Dunn
School of Modern Languages and Cultures (Slavonic Studies)
University of Glasgow
Hetherington Building
Bute Gardens
Glasgow
G12 8RS
United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 (0)141 330 5591/330 5418
Fax: +44 (0)141 330 2297
e-mail: J.Dunn at slavonic.arts.gla.ac.uk

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From tbuzina at yandex.ru  Fri Dec  9 10:26:59 2005
From: tbuzina at yandex.ru (Tatyana Buzina)
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 13:26:59 +0300
Subject: Lokhotron = Scam?
In-Reply-To: <a06110401bfbf0194b766@[130.209.156.90]>
Message-ID: <FRI.9.DEC.2005.132659.0300.>

Hello,
The idea of referring to crooks as "lokhi" is rather new to me. Neither I, nor any of my Russian friends/colleagues have ever heard about car salesmen being called "lokhi." "Lokh" can only be a victim of a scam, not a perpetrator.
Regards,
Tatyana

>The word 'lokhotron' is included in Mokienko and Nikitina's Bol'shoi 
>slovar' russkogo zhargona, where it is defined as a sort of lottery 
>run by confidence tricksters.  I assume the word is a pun on 
>'lototron', the machine which disgorges the balls in a normal 
>lottery.  Following on from Josh Wilson's message, I thought the 
>'lokhi' were the victims, not the perpetrators.
>
>John Dunn.
>
>
>>Dear Seelangers,
>>
>>In working with some of the videos from the website Avtorskoe televidenie
>>(http://www.atv.ru), I've come across the word "lokhotron" more than once.
>>My sense is that it's the equivalent of the English "scam" (the hits on
>>Yandex would seem to bear this out), but I wanted to turn to my fellow
>>Seelangtsovy to see if I might be missing something here.
>>
>>BTW, the ATV site has a lot of very useful material--2-3 minute clips on a
>>variety of topics.  Thanks to the list for pointing out this site!
>>
>>Thanks in advance.  Happy Holidays to all!
>>
>>Tony Vanchu
>>
>>Dr. Anthony J. Vanchu
>>Director, JSC Language Education Center
>>TechTrans International, Inc.
>>NASA Johnson Space Center
>>Houston, TX
>>Phone:  (281) 483-0644
>>Fax:  (281) 483-4050
>>
>>-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>>   options, and more.  Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at:
>>                     http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/
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>


-- 
Tatyana V. Buzina,
Associate Professor, Chair,
Dpt. of European Languages,
Institute for Linguistics,
Russian State U for the Humanities

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From paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM  Fri Dec  9 12:58:05 2005
From: paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM (Paul B. Gallagher)
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 07:58:05 -0500
Subject: Lokhotron = Scam?
In-Reply-To: <43995BF3.000007.20983@colgate.yandex.ru>
Message-ID: <FRI.9.DEC.2005.075805.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Tatyana Buzina wrote:

> The idea of referring to crooks as "lokhi" is rather new to me.
> Neither I, nor any of my Russian friends/colleagues have ever heard
> about car salesmen being called "lokhi." "Lokh" can only be a victim
> of a scam, not a perpetrator.

FWIW, Steve Marder's /Supplementary R-E Dictionary/ (1992) defines лох 
as a "customer of a prostitute" -- what I would call a "john."

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From aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU  Fri Dec  9 15:12:18 2005
From: aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU (Alina Israeli)
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 10:12:18 -0500
Subject: Lokhotron = Scam?
In-Reply-To: <43997F5D.7010405@pbg-translations.com>
Message-ID: <FRI.9.DEC.2005.101218.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

>FWIW, Steve Marder's /Supplementary R-E Dictionary/ (1992) defines -ª-æ-Ö
>as a "customer of a prostitute" -- what I would call a "john."

I presume it was "lox". Hm. Hardly the main meaning.

"Bol'shoj slovar' russkogo zhargona" (Norint 2001) [=BSZh] has 8 meanings
of "lokh", some of them rather similar, I would say, none remeniscent of
"john". The most common thread is the same as the first meaning listed in
"Tolkovyj slovar' nenormativnoj leksiki russkogo jazyka" (by Kveselevich,
Moscow 2003): 1. prostak, derevenshchina, prostofilja, razinja. The second
meaning in Kveselevich is 2. Klient prostitutki (="john").

[BSZh] also lists Dahl as the first source and the first meaning
'muzhchina, muzhik, muzh' and it is marked "ofenja".

And indeed in Dahl under lox" ["=tverdyj znak] we find the first meaning
'ryba semga', and later on: 'razinja, shalopaj' (na ofenskom muzhik,
krest'janin voobshche).

Interestingly, Dahl also has "loxa" ('soloxa, dura, glupaja baba,
durishcha, durynda') which is not listed in other dicitionaries.

The dictionary of "Russkaja fenja" (by Bykov, 1994) has "lox" - 'glupyj,
naivnyj chelovek'.

Kveselevich has "loxotron" - 'zhul'nicheskaja lotereja'.

[BSZh] has several more formations. In addition to loxotron ('ulichnaja
besproishnaja lotereja, ustraivaivaemaja moshennikami') and loxotronshchik,
it has loxovoz (avtobus and tramvaj, both from Xabarovsk) and Loxodrom -
'stadion "Lokomotiv"'.

Also (I am about to finish), there is an interesting formation: "loxmèn"
(with "e oborotnoe", i.e. from English "man") - 'ochen' glupyj chelovek',
and a few more words of the same root. The absence of "loxa" is compensated
by "loxnezija" - 'nekrasivaja, neprijatnaja devushka'.

AI

__________________________
 Alina Israeli
 LFS, American University
 4400 Mass. Ave., NW
 Washington, DC 20016

 phone:    (202) 885-2387
 fax:      (202) 885-1076 

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From anthony.j.vanchu1 at JSC.NASA.GOV  Fri Dec  9 15:41:07 2005
From: anthony.j.vanchu1 at JSC.NASA.GOV (VANCHU, ANTHONY J. (JSC-AH) (TTI))
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 09:41:07 -0600
Subject: Lokhotron = Scam?
Message-ID: <FRI.9.DEC.2005.094107.0600.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Thanks to all who replied to my query.  SEELANGS really is quite a wonderful
resource!

Best,
Tony Vanchu

Dr. Anthony J. Vanchu
Director, JSC Language Education Center
TechTrans International, Inc.
NASA Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX
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From mayweed at GMAIL.COM  Fri Dec  9 16:12:36 2005
From: mayweed at GMAIL.COM (Andrej Belov)
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 19:12:36 +0300
Subject: Lokhotron = Scam?
In-Reply-To: <l03130300bfbf46fc317a@192.168.1.2>
Message-ID: <FRI.9.DEC.2005.191236.0300.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

>
> [BSZh] also lists Dahl as the first source and the first meaning
> 'muzhchina, muzhik, muzh' and it is marked "ofenja".
>

The article which includes some historical notes about the word "лох" also
look here (in Russian):

http://old.russ.ru/culture/20050429_uadn.html

AB


From tsergay at COLUMBUS.RR.COM  Fri Dec  9 16:58:15 2005
From: tsergay at COLUMBUS.RR.COM (Timothy D. Sergay)
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 11:58:15 -0500
Subject: Lokhotron = Scam?
Message-ID: <FRI.9.DEC.2005.115815.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Regards to everyone. Let me add some notes to Alina's data for LOKH; this is 
all from M.A. Grachev's "Slovar' tysiacheletnego russkogo argo" (M: RIPOL 
KLASSIK, 2003). I'll note Grachev's sources, too, since they look valuable. 
For LOKH(1) Grachev has "litso (cheloveka? --avtor), citing Popov, V.M. 
"Slovar' vorovskogo i arestantskogo iazyka" (Kiev: "Pechatnia" Iakovleva, 
1912). For this sense, Grachev adduces an etymology from Polish slang: loch, 
wloch, "litso," citing Larin, B.A., "Zapadnoevropeiskie elementy russkogo 
vorovskogo argo," Iazyk i literatura, L., 1931, T. VII, cc. 113-30. In the 
following entry, LOKH(2), Grachev again cites Larin for this sense of the 
Polish loch: "naivnyi chelovek, zhertva prestupleniia." Again under LOKH 
(2), Grachev gives "muzhik (krest'ianin? --avtor), kotorogo mozhno 
odurachit', citing Potapov, S.M., "Slovar' zhargona prestupnikov. Blatnaia 
muzyka" (M: 1927). Variant in the sense "zhertva prestupleniia": LOKHAN. 
Also of interest are Grachev's definitions 4 and 5 for LOKH(2): "novichok v 
vorovskom dele," and "moral'no i fizicheskii unizhennyi chelovek"; variant: 
LAKH (durak). The verb LOKHANUT' kogo: obmanut'. There is too much, in fact, 
to cite it all. This is a very productive morpheme. There's no doubt about 
LOKHOTRON, though (indeed: scam, racket and so on): ("lotereia, 
ustraivaemaia moshennikami"), a contamination of LOTOTRON and LOKH. NB: 
LOKHOTRON may be best handled in English translation as something like 
"lottery scam"; you can't rely on LOKHOTRON always referring to the familiar 
"shell game," for which there's a specific term: NAPERSTOK (practitioners: 
naperstochniki), in which thimbles play the same role as the half walnut 
shelves in the anglophone "shell game."

Particularly charming: LOKHODROM: "mesto, gde obygryvaiut 'lokhov' v 
azartnye igry".

I've always thought that the most likely English translation for the basic 
sense of LOKH (zhertva prestupleniia) is "mark." "Dupe" and "victim" can 
also help, but "the mark" seems the most functionally equivalent to LOKH: 
the target identified by con men.

Tim Sergay 

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From scf1000 at CAM.AC.UK  Fri Dec  9 18:33:44 2005
From: scf1000 at CAM.AC.UK (Simon Franklin)
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 13:33:44 -0500
Subject: Call for Papers
Message-ID: <FRI.9.DEC.2005.133344.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

The Third Fitzwilliam Conference in Russian Studies (in conjunction with the Department of 
Slavonic Studies in the University of Cambridge) will be held at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge 
from lunch on Wednesday 29 August to lunch on Friday 1 September 2006.

The subject will be Crossing Borders: Transpositions and Translations in Russian Culture.

There will be 24 papers of 20 minutes each, organized in four panels (punctuated by tea and 
coffee breaks).

Papers are invited in the following areas: (a) cross-generic influences (e.g. works in one genre 
inspired by works in another); (b) representations of one medium within another (e.g. painting in 
literature, writing in film etc.); (c) re-interpretations of cultural texts across time; and (d) 
transpositions and reception of cultural texts from other cultures.

Offers of papers and further enquiries to the Conference Organizer, Professor A.G. Cross at 
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge CB3 0DG (email: agc28 at cam.ac.uk)

Organizing Committee:, Dr Rosalind Blakesley, Professor Simon Franklin, Dr Marina Frolova-
Walker, Dr Chris Ward, Dr Emma Widdis

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From emoussin at INDIANA.EDU  Fri Dec  9 19:20:35 2005
From: emoussin at INDIANA.EDU (Elizaveta Moussinova)
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 14:20:35 -0500
Subject: Sexism in Russian language
In-Reply-To: <438528B8.4020301@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <FRI.9.DEC.2005.142035.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Seelangers,

Sorry for the late notice. I would like to thank all for their suggestions on 
the topic of sexism in Russian language. It was a project for a class on 
sociolinguistics.

Liz Moussinova
emoussin at indiana.edu

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From klinela at provide.net  Fri Dec  9 20:46:36 2005
From: klinela at provide.net (Laura Kline)
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 15:46:36 -0500
Subject: Russian Language Center in Moscow
In-Reply-To: <100e01c5fce1$bf3d8b90$0202a8c0@blackie>
Message-ID: <FRI.9.DEC.2005.154636.0500.>

Dear Seelangers,
Has anyone heard about the Russian Language Center in Moscow? I have a
student interested in studying there, and I am completely unfamiliar with
them.
Thank you,
Laura 

*********************************************
Laura Kline
Lecturer in Russian
Department of German and Slavic Studies
Wayne State University
450 Manoogian
906 W. Warren
Detroit, MI  48202
(313) 577-2666
www.shalamov.com

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From eb7 at NYU.EDU  Sat Dec 10 12:18:35 2005
From: eb7 at NYU.EDU (Eliot Borenstein)
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 07:18:35 -0500
Subject: Lokh
In-Reply-To: <SEELANGS%200512100000213850.01F4@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Message-ID: <SAT.10.DEC.2005.071835.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

More broadly, "lokh" as it is used in conversational Russian might  
best be translated as "sucker."


Eliot Borenstein
Chair, Russian & Slavic Studies        Director, Morse Academic Plan
New York University                            New York University
19 University Place, Room 203         100 Washington Square East,  903D
New York, NY 10003                           New York, NY 10003
(212) 998-8676 (office)                       (212) 998-8676 (office)
(212) 995-4604 (fax)

http://homepages.nyu.edu/~eb7/index.html

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From jenday at BARD.EDU  Sat Dec 10 15:31:58 2005
From: jenday at BARD.EDU (jenday at BARD.EDU)
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 10:31:58 -0500
Subject: Akhmatova speech
Message-ID: <SAT.10.DEC.2005.103158.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Seelangers,

Does anyone happen to know where I might find a complete recording of
Akhmatova's address to the women of Leningrad in 1941? Or, for that matter,
complete text versions of the speech in Russian and/or English?

I am also curious to know if there exists any sort of database with audio
recordings of "famous Russian speeches"?

Thanks for any ideas you may have! Please reply off list.
Jennifer Day

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From konecny at USC.EDU  Sat Dec 10 17:08:33 2005
From: konecny at USC.EDU (Mark Konecny)
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 12:08:33 -0500
Subject: Akhmatova speech
Message-ID: <SAT.10.DEC.2005.120833.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

I would also be interested in the existence of such a database, as, I think,
would many others.

There is an audio tape of Futurists performing their own works produced by
the  Russian publisher gileia from ca. 1990. But I don't know if it is still
being published. 

Sincerely, Mark Konecny,
Institute of Modern Russian Culture, Blue Lagoon

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From ggerhart at COMCAST.NET  Sat Dec 10 19:14:07 2005
From: ggerhart at COMCAST.NET (Genevra Gerhart)
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 11:14:07 -0800
Subject: Lokh
In-Reply-To: <C2CA6DA1-54C4-4C3B-970A-44108C88F3FD@nyu.edu>
Message-ID: <SAT.10.DEC.2005.111407.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

And the Russian implication involves stupidity as well as gullibility. The
"tron" part is a device to take advantage of both.

Genevra Gerhart
 
ggerhart at comcast.net
 
www.genevragerhart.com
www.russiancommonknowledge.com
 

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From kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM  Mon Dec 12 14:30:49 2005
From: kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM (Robert Chandler)
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:30:49 +0000
Subject: Centenary of Vasily Grossman's birth
Message-ID: <MON.12.DEC.2005.143049.0000.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear all,

I feel ashamed that I have only just discovered that Grossman was born a
hundred years ago today.
I learned this in the course of trying to find out more about a conference
about him in Turin.  Does anyone know anything about this?  In January
2006??

I should also like to ask if anyone has any particular thoughts or
information about Grossman that they would like me to include in the preface
I am about to write for the coming NYRB reissue of my tr. of LIFE AND FATE.
I am interested in the immediate impressions of readers coming to him for
the first time.  I am still more interested in what stays in people¹s minds
long after they have read the book.

Best Wishes,

Robert

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From cosmoschool2 at MAIL.RU  Mon Dec 12 16:19:20 2005
From: cosmoschool2 at MAIL.RU (Cosmopolitan)
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 22:19:20 +0600
Subject: summer camp in SIBERIA
Message-ID: <MON.12.DEC.2005.221920.0600.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

Winter greetings from Siberia!

Could you please share this information with your students, colleagues and people who may be interested:

The COSMOPOLITAN International Language School, located in Novosibirsk, the largest city in Siberia, Russia, is accepting applications for participation in the "LINKING THE PLANET" International Summer Language Camp. Take advantage of applying as an early bird before January 1st, 2006, at a lower cost!

The summer camp will be taking place during the summer 2006 in four consecutive two-week sessions, with participation of local Russian children, youth and adults, as well as volunteer teachers and international students from around the globe. 

 
The program is a great chance for international participants to learn the Russian language and get a first-hand experience of the Russian culture. It provides the unique cultural opportunity of daily interaction with the Russian children, youth and adults. The RUSSIAN COURSE is organized for overseas students and volunteer teachers and includes language studies as well as learning about the Russian culture, history and society.

We are looking for native speakers of English, German, French, Spanish and other languages, who would like to be VOLUNTEER TEACHERS of their language and/or Volunteer Creativity Workshop Coordinators at the summer camp. No previous teaching experience is required. University students are eligible to apply as volunteer teachers/workshop coordinators. We are looking for people who are energetic, enthusiastic, open-minded, sociable, enjoy camp experiences, are willing to share their knowledge and culture. 

We also seek people worldwide (middle school through university STUDENTS, and ADULTS) to join the summer camp as international students of the Russian course and enjoy all the exciting activities scheduled within the program.

The major benefits to join our summer program are as follows:
1) You don't have to be a professional teacher in order to
volunteer for the program. The most important aspect is your willingness to
participate and share your knowledge and culture, as well as your enthusiasm
and good will. Teaching at the camp is not like an academic teaching routine, it's more like fun where emphasis is
made on communication. Our school will provide you with the daily topical schedule for the classes and will be happy to assist with lesson planning and teaching materials. University students are eligible to apply as volunteer teachers. You will gain valuable practical experience, proven ability and contacts that you can use to get a future job.  
2) This is a not-for-profit program. Volunteer teachers/workshop coordinators and international students pay for their living and meals expenses, international students' fee also includes intensive tuition in the Russian language and culture. (Teachers/workshop coordinators do not have to pay for the Russian course, it is provided by our school as a benefit for their volunteer teaching). Participation fee covers expenses on accommodation in a recreation center and ALL meals. If you come to Russia (Siberia) on your own or through a travel agency you will spend much more money compared to what you would pay to participate in our program. Participating in our program you won't need much pocket money, just maybe some to buy souvenirs and gifts to take back home.
All the local services (airport pick-up, local transportation, excursions)
are provided by our school without any additional payment.
3) Russian course is organized for ALL international participants of the program. Russian classes are taught by well-educated native speakers trained to teach foreigners. You will be placed in a group
according to your level of Russian. No previous knowledge of Russian is
required. Peculiarity of our Russian courses for
international students consists in combination of intensive tuition and
extensive social and cultural programs, and this is what makes our Russian
studies programs different from the ones offered by other schools. In
addition to the in-class tuition our course also includes dynamic "live and
learn" intercultural conversational sessions which allow to gain language
practice in real life situatons. We also offer workshops related to the
Russian culture and traditions.
4) We organize an exciting cultural, social and excursion program for
international participants of the camp, which is a very enriching experience.
You will be involved in interaction with the Russian children, youth and
adults all the time. This is the kind of experience you will never get if
you go as a tourist.
5) You will gain a first-hand experience of the Russian culture and life
style and particularly the Siberian one. They say if you want to know what
real Russia is like you should go to Siberia.
6) If you are planning a trip to Russia and would like to consider our
program you should take into consideration that if you do go to Russia you
will need an invitation to receive the Russian visa in any case. All travel
agencies and tourist companies charge for an invitation. As far as our
program is concerned, you won't have to pay anything extra for the official
invitation form that you will need to get the Russian visa. We provide all our foreign participants with the
invitation and arrange their registration on arrival.
7) You will meet people from other countries who are going to participate in
this program and this is a very interesting experience. Many of our former
foreign participants keep in touch with each other after the program and
even visit each other in all the different countries.
8) We also offer excursion packages which include trips to Moscow, St.
Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Lake Baikal, the Altai Mountains, TransSiberian Railroad, 'Welcome to
Siberia' program. All the details and tour descriptions are available at request.


* Have you always wanted to add some meaning to an overseas adventure?
* Do you want a new, challenging experience?

* Do you like to meet people from other countries and get your energy from working towards a goal as part of a team?

* Are you willing to gain experience, improve communication abilities, and develop skills that will help in your future employment?

* Have you ever daydreamed about gaining insight into the Russian culture and life in a way no traveler could?

 

If 'yes' is the answer, our program  is the best way for you to spend your summer vacation! For further details please email cosmopolitan at online.nsk.su  or cosmoschool3 at mail.ru 


Regards,

 

Natasha Bodrova,

 

Director of International Language School "Cosmopolitan",

 

Novosibirsk, Russia

 

cosmopolitan at online.nsk.su



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From jlavy at U.WASHINGTON.EDU  Mon Dec 12 17:39:06 2005
From: jlavy at U.WASHINGTON.EDU (Jennifer Lavy)
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 09:39:06 -0800
Subject: Honored Artist of Russia
Message-ID: <MON.12.DEC.2005.093906.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Greetings, SEELANGERS:

Pinter's speech for receiving this year's Pulitzer for Drama has generated a
lot of discussion in the academic theatre community about what the prize
means, including speculation as to its politics.

This has led me to think more about the title "Honored Artist of Russia." I
see the title used quite a bit, but I don't think I have a clear sense of
what it actually means. Is it awarded purely on artistic merit? Does it tend
to reflect a politic? Does its meaning change depending on when it was
awarded? How common is this award (or, on the flip-side, how remarkable)? Is
it used reliably?

Would someone on the list please help me understand this title -- or point
me to a good source for further research?

Also, is there some place I could look for a list of people who've received
the title for theatre arts?

Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide -- and happy holiday
season!
-J

Jennifer Lavy
Doctoral Candidate
University of Washington School of Drama
Box 353950
Seattle WA 98195-3950
206.543.5245


"Courage, like a muscle,
is strengthened by use."
              - Ruth Gordon

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From gjanecek at UKY.EDU  Mon Dec 12 18:29:21 2005
From: gjanecek at UKY.EDU (Gerald Janecek)
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 13:29:21 -0500
Subject: Akhmatova speech
In-Reply-To: <LISTSERV%200512101208339260.0FF3@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Message-ID: <MON.12.DEC.2005.132921.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

There is now also a CD version of the Futurist 
recordings that I bought at the Mayakovsky Museum 
this May.  I may have bought the last copy they 
had in stock.--Jerry Janecek

>I would also be interested in the existence of such a database, as, I think,
>would many others.
>
>There is an audio tape of Futurists performing their own works produced by
>the  Russian publisher gileia from ca. 1990. But I don't know if it is still
>being published.
>
>Sincerely, Mark Konecny,
>Institute of Modern Russian Culture, Blue Lagoon
>
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-- 

 =============================================================================
Gerald J. Janecek, Professor		 Phone: 859-257-7025
Editor, Slavic & East European Journal     E-mail: gjanecek at uky.edu
Division of Russian & Eastern Studies
Dept. of Modern & Classical Languages,
Literatures and Cultures          	Fax: 859-257-3743      
University of Kentucky                  	SEEJ phone: 859-257-9854
Lexington, KY 40506

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From rusinko at UMBC.EDU  Mon Dec 12 20:33:52 2005
From: rusinko at UMBC.EDU (Elaine Rusinko)
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 15:33:52 -0500
Subject: New homophonic keyboard
In-Reply-To: <SEELANGS%200505100148302180.2AEB@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Message-ID: <MON.12.DEC.2005.153352.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Does anyone know whether this keyboard is still available? The original 
message to the list was from May 2005. The link is not working now.

Don Livingston wrote:

>I have put together a new keyboard driver for Windows XP/NT which
>follows the letter positions of the AATSEEL homophonic student
>keyboard.  The keyboard also has a combining acute accent
>assigned to the slash (solidus) key for ease in adding stress
>marks to texts.  It is available at
>
>http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/deljr/keyboard/index.htm
>  
>
>-- 
>Elaine Rusinko
>Associate Professor of Russian
>University of Maryland, Baltimore County
>1000 Hilltop Circle
>Baltimore, MD 21250
>
>410-455-2109
>rusinko at umbc.edu
>  
>

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From ANTHONY.QUALIN at TTU.EDU  Mon Dec 12 20:38:13 2005
From: ANTHONY.QUALIN at TTU.EDU (Qualin, Anthony)
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:38:13 -0600
Subject: New homophonic keyboard
Message-ID: <MON.12.DEC.2005.143813.0600.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

You can find it at this address now:
http://www.public.asu.edu/~deliving/kbd/index.htm.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Elaine Rusinko
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 2:34 PM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] New homophonic keyboard

Does anyone know whether this keyboard is still available? The original 
message to the list was from May 2005. The link is not working now.

Don Livingston wrote:

>I have put together a new keyboard driver for Windows XP/NT which
>follows the letter positions of the AATSEEL homophonic student
>keyboard.  The keyboard also has a combining acute accent
>assigned to the slash (solidus) key for ease in adding stress
>marks to texts.  It is available at
>
>http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/deljr/keyboard/index.htm
>  
>
>-- 
>Elaine Rusinko
>Associate Professor of Russian
>University of Maryland, Baltimore County
>1000 Hilltop Circle
>Baltimore, MD 21250
>
>410-455-2109
>rusinko at umbc.edu
>  
>

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From ki2 at NYU.EDU  Mon Dec 12 22:13:31 2005
From: ki2 at NYU.EDU (Krystyna Lipinska Illakowicz)
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 17:13:31 -0500
Subject: Invitation to reception
In-Reply-To: <43963DC7.3050808@ufl.edu>
Message-ID: <MON.12.DEC.2005.171331.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Professor Kujundzic,

Thank you very much for your invitation.  I will be very happy to join the 
reception celebrating  J. Hillis Miller's and your book.

Best regards,

Krystyna Lipinska Illakowicz




At 08:41 PM 12/6/2005, you wrote:
>We are pleased to announce and invite you to a
>Joint reception at the MLA, Washington DC, held by
>
>Fordham University Press, and
>Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies at the University of Florida, 
>Gainesville
>
>To honor J. Hillis Miller, the recipient of the MLA Lifetime Scholarly 
>Achievement Award (MLA, 2005)
>
>And to celebrate the publication of  "Literature as Conduct" by J. Hillis 
>Miller, and "Provocations to Reading. J. Hillis Miller and the Democracy 
>to Come," edited by Barbara Cohen and Dragan Kujundzic (both recent 
>publications by Fordham University Press, 2005).
>
>The authors will be present for the book signing.
>
>Barbara Cohen is Director of HumaniTech, University of California at 
>Irvine. Dragan Kujundzic is Professor and Chair, Department of Germanic 
>and Slavic Studies, University of Florida at Gainesville.
>
>J. Hillis Miller is the recipient of the MLA Lifetime Scholarly 
>Achievement Award, to be presented at the MLA Convention; among many 
>honorary titles, he is also Doctor Honoris Causa at the University of 
>Florida, Gainesville.
>
>Place: Fordham University Press booth at the Marriott, MLA Book Exhibit 
>Hall, Booth 201.
>
>Time: 4-6PM, Wednesday, December 28th, 2005.
>
>The event is free and open to all MLA participants.
>
>
>Refreshments will be served.
>
>--
>Dragan Kujundzic
>Professor of Germanic and Slavic Studies
>Chair, Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies
>University of Florida
>263A Dauer Hall, PO Box 117430
>Gainesville, FL 32611-7430
>Tel: (352) 392-2101 ext. 212 Fax: (352) 392-1067
>
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New York University
General Studies Program
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(212) 998 8866 

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From jdwest at U.WASHINGTON.EDU  Mon Dec 12 22:23:59 2005
From: jdwest at U.WASHINGTON.EDU (James West)
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:23:59 -0800
Subject: Graduate study at the University of Washington
Message-ID: <MON.12.DEC.2005.142359.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Washington-Seattle invites applications for its graduate programs leading to both the M.A. and Ph.D. degree.  UW faculty research interests range from 19th- and 20th-century Russian literature, film, art, philosophy, Russian-Jewish literature, and post-Soviet cultural studies to Slavic linguistics, Slavic literary translation, South and West Slavic literature and film, literature and culture of the Caucasus, and critical theory.  The department has 13 full-time faculty and several affiliate faculty.  In addition to Russian literature, film, cultural studies, linguistics, and Russian language and language pedagogy, our graduate program is one of the very few in the country to offer a wide range of courses in literatures and languages of other Slavic countries.  Regularly offered Slavic and former Soviet Empire language courses include Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Czech, Polish, Bulgarian, and Georgian, with other languages such as Romanian, Slovenian, and Ukrainian offered through special arrangement.  The department works closely with other departments and programs on campus, including History, Comparative Literature, Cinema Studies, Jewish Studies, Comparative History of Ideas, Disability Studies, the Baltic Studies Program, and is an integral part of the Title VI Russian, East European, and Central Asian Program (Ellison Center).



The application deadline is January 15, 2006.  Information is available at



     http://depts.washington.edu/slavweb



or by emailing 



     slavicll at u.washington.edu



or calling the departmental administrator, Shosh Westen, at 206-543-6848.

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From ameliede at earthlink.net  Tue Dec 13 01:27:44 2005
From: ameliede at earthlink.net (Jules Levin)
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 17:27:44 -0800
Subject: New homophonic keyboard
Message-ID: <MON.12.DEC.2005.172744.0800.AMELIEDE@EARTHLINK.NET>

At 12:38 PM 12/12/2005, you wrote:

  You can find it at this address now:
  http://www.public.asu.edu/~deliving/kbd/index.htm.

Alas, this doesn't work for me.  When I click on russianq I get the message:
Oshibka chtenija iz fajla  C:\Docume.......\Temp\Temporary Directory 2 for 
russianq.zip\i386\russianq.dll.  Prover'te, chto fajl sushchestvuet
i dostupen.  It can't seem to locate a needed file.
As you can see from how I am writing the Russian, I am desperate for ANY 
homophonic keyboard for my XP, EITHER Word 2000 or 2003 (I
have both installed.)   HELP!
Jules Levin 

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From mitrege at AUBURN.EDU  Tue Dec 13 01:38:21 2005
From: mitrege at AUBURN.EDU (George Mitrevski)
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:38:21 -0600
Subject: New homophonic keyboard
Message-ID: <MON.12.DEC.2005.193821.0600.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Try this keyboard. Just follow the directions. Doesn't have accented
characters, though.

http://www.auburn.edu/forlang/russian/cyrillic-setup/cyrillic.html

George.

Foreign Languages                 tel. 334-844-6376
6030 Haley Center                  fax. 334-844-6378
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849
home: www.auburn.edu/~mitrege

>>> Jules Levin <ameliede at earthlink.net> 12/12/05 7:27 PM >>>
At 12:38 PM 12/12/2005, you wrote:

  You can find it at this address now:
  http://www.public.asu.edu/~deliving/kbd/index.htm.

Alas, this doesn't work for me.  When I click on russianq I get the
message:
Oshibka chtenija iz fajla  C:\Docume.......\Temp\Temporary Directory 2
for 
russianq.zip\i386\russianq.dll.  Prover'te, chto fajl sushchestvuet
i dostupen.  It can't seem to locate a needed file.
As you can see from how I am writing the Russian, I am desperate for
ANY 
homophonic keyboard for my XP, EITHER Word 2000 or 2003 (I
have both installed.)   HELP!
Jules Levin 

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From deljr at JOYTOTHEFISHES.NET  Tue Dec 13 07:55:59 2005
From: deljr at JOYTOTHEFISHES.NET (Don Livingston)
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:55:59 -0700
Subject: Homophonic keyboard
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This link should work:

http://joytothefishes.net/deljr/keyboard/index.htm

All the best, Don Livingston.

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From brifkin at TEMPLE.EDU  Tue Dec 13 16:29:53 2005
From: brifkin at TEMPLE.EDU (Benjamin Rifkin)
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:29:53 -0500
Subject: Obituary - Borys Bilokur
Message-ID: <TUE.13.DEC.2005.112953.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

>From the University of Connecticut:
http://www.advance.uconn.edu/2005/051212/05121204.htm

Russian language expert dies
- December 12, 2005


Borys Bilokur, professor emeritus of modern and classical languages at the
University of Connecticut, died Nov. 19 of cancer. He was 73.

Bilokur, of Mansfield Center, joined the University¹s Department of Germanic
and Slavic Languages in 1967, teaching Russian language and literature. His
interests were Russian poetry, East European studies, and independent
language instruction. He retired in 1997.

Born in the Ukraine, he came to the United States with his family and served
in the army. He attended Temple University and the University of Illinois,
where he earned his doctorate.

³Borys Bilokur was an accomplished scholar, a popular teacher, and a strong
promoter of the study of Slavic and East European Languages and Literature
in the United States,² says Norma Bouchard, head of modern and classical
languages.

Herbert Lederer, professor emeritus of German studies, says Bilokur
established lasting friendships with his colleagues in modern and classical
languages.

A specialist in stylistic analysis, Bilokur was the author of a book,
essays, and book chapters on the language of poet and diplomat Fedor
Tyutchev.

Bilokur¹s pioneering work in computerized application of stylistic criticism
achieved international recognition and earned him guest professorships and
fellowships in the Soviet Union and Bulgaria.

Bilokur¹s commitment to teaching extended far beyond the classroom, Bouchard
says.

In 1973, he was named president of the American Association of Teachers of
Slavic and East European Languages for the Connecticut chapter.

During the next 20 years he held important charges in the Connecticut
Council of Language Teachers and the National Slavic Honor Society.

Bilokur was an avid collector of many things, including Jaguar automobiles.

He is survived by his wife, Lida Skilna Bilokur, two sons, a brother, and
three grandchildren.

Donations may be made for the establishment of a scholarship fund at UConn.
Please make checks payable to The University of Connecticut Foundation Inc.,
Borys and Lida S. Bilokur Fund, 2390 Alumni Drive, Unit 3206, Storrs CT
06269.


-- 
Benjamin Rifkin
Professor of Russian and Vice Dean for Undergraduate Affairs
College of Liberal Arts, Temple University
1206 Anderson Hall, 1114 W. Berks St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122 USA
Voice 215-204-1816
Fax 215-204-3731
www.temple.edu/cla
www.temple.edu/fgis/rifkin

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From dhh2 at COLUMBIA.EDU  Tue Dec 13 18:02:14 2005
From: dhh2 at COLUMBIA.EDU (Diana Howansky)
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:02:14 -0500
Subject: Ukr. film club interviews with Bogdanovich and Schrader
Message-ID: <TUE.13.DEC.2005.130214.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

The Ukrainian Film Club of Columbia University continues to engage 
recognized filmmakers in the discussion of Ukrainian and world cinema. 
The two latest contributors to this discussion are Peter Bogdanovich and 
Paul Schrader. The Club’s director Yuri Shevchuk interviewed both 
filmmakers for a project initiated by the leading Ukrainian film 
magazine Kino-Kolo. A special issue of the quarterly dedicated to film 
directors around the world who also write about motion pictures is to 
come out in winter 2006. Meanwhile, we offer the original English text 
of these interviews. We invite you to express your thoughts about what 
you read at the Film Club Forum.

Yuri Shevchuk in Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich

Yuri Shevchuk in Conversation with Paul Schrader

To read the interviews visit the Club’s website at:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ufc

-- 
Diana Howansky
Staff Associate
Ukrainian Studies Program
Columbia University
Room 1209, MC3345
420 W. 118th Street
New York, NY  10027
(212) 854-4697
ukrainianstudies at columbia.edu
http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/ukrainianstudies/

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From myboston at UCDAVIS.EDU  Wed Dec 14 00:52:50 2005
From: myboston at UCDAVIS.EDU (Mariya Boston)
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:52:50 -0500
Subject: panel AAASS 2006
Message-ID: <TUE.13.DEC.2005.195250.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear colleagues,

Olga Stuchebrukhov and I would like to organize a panel for the AAASS 2006 Convention in 
Washington D.C. under the working title of  "The Quest for New Dramatic Forms: "Fin-de-Deux-
Siecles" Russian Theater." The panel will deal with the innovations in Russian drama during the 
Modernist and Post-Soviet (Post-Modernist) periods. If you are interested in participating please e-
mail me at myboston at ucdavis.edu or Olga at oastuch at ucdavis.edu.

Sincerely,

Mariya Boston 
Department of Comparative Literature
UC Davis

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From CESSconf at fas.harvard.edu  Wed Dec 14 03:24:05 2005
From: CESSconf at fas.harvard.edu (Central Eurasian Studies Society)
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 22:24:05 EST
Subject: CALL FOR PAPERS- CESS Annual Conf., Sept. 28-Oct. 1, 2006,
 Univ. of Michigan, Ann-Arbor
Message-ID: <TUE.13.DEC.2005.222405.EST.>

>From time to time I post messages to this list from people who are not
subscribers yet have information of interest to SEELANGS list members.
If you'd like to reply, please do so directly to the sender.  This is
such a post.

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CALL FOR PAPERS

Central Eurasian Studies Society
Seventh Annual Conference (2006)

September 28-October 1, 2006
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.

The CENTRAL EURASIAN STUDIES SOCIETY (CESS) invites panel and paper
proposals for the Seventh CESS Annual Conference, September 28-October 1,
2006, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  The event will be held at the University of
Michigan, hosted by the Center for Russian and East European Studies, the
Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Department of
Near Eastern Studies.

Panel and paper topics relating to all aspects of humanities and social
science scholarship on Central Eurasia are welcome.  The geographic domain
of Central Eurasia extends from the Black Sea and Iranian Plateau to
Mongolia and Siberia, including the Caucasus, Crimea, Middle Volga,
Afghanistan, Tibet, and Central and Inner Asia.=A0 Practitioners and scholar=
s
in all humanities and social science disciplines with an interest in
Central Eurasia are encouraged to participate.

The program will feature approximately 60-70 panels in sessions running from
Friday morning to mid-day on Sunday (up to eight panels at one time).  There
will also be a supplementary program including films and other cultural=
 events,
a welcoming reception on Thursday, and a conference dinner on Friday.=A0 The
keynote speaker will be Dr. Juan Cole of the University of Michigan, a
keen observer of the Middle East and Central Eurasia.

Submissions of pre-organized panels are strongly encouraged and will be
given some preference in the selection process.  Individual papers are also
welcome and will be assigned by the program committee to an appropriate
panel with a chair and a discussant.  Those wishing to organize panels are
encouraged to use the Central Eurasian Scholars Network (CESN; see web
address for information below) to make contact with interested colleagues,
and may also contact Dr. Laura Adams <lladams2 at earthlink.net> on the Program
Committee for assistance in developing ideas for panels, recruiting
participants, etc.

We also welcome attendees who do not wish to participate in a panel.  For
more information, see the Registration/Pre-registration Form:
http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conf-Reg.html.

There has been a huge growth in interest in the CESS conference as our
society has become more established.  Over the past three years, attendance
has averaged about 500 per year, with dozens of countries and all major
fields of scholarship represented.  We expect a similar number to attend in
2006.

Please note that due to this high level of interest, and the fact that the
total number of participants in CESS 2006 will be more limited due to space
constraints, we anticipate that the selection of papers will be very
competitive, and we encourage all who hope to attend to consider working
with colleagues to arrange a pre-organized panel, as this will improve your
chances of acceptance.  Due to space limitations, we may have to close
registration when capacity is reached, and thus, non-presenting attendees
are urged to pre-register to ensure that their place is reserved.


SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

The Conference Committee accepts ONLY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS -- either by
webform (see forms for Pre-organized Panels and for Individual Papers at:
http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conference.html), or by an e-mailed form in
MS Word format in the case of those who don't have web access.  This is
because website submissions can more easily be processed than other methods,
and we have limited resources to manage the hundreds of submissions that we
anticipate receiving.  Those who don't have access to the website may
contact us and we will e-mail the submission forms in MS Word format.

The following information is required for submissions; we suggest that you
prepare the text before accessing the website so you can simply paste the
information into the form (but do not send it without the form!):

FOR PAPER PRESENTERS: 1) Name, 2) Current institutional affiliation, 3)
Title/position, 4) E-mail, 5) Postal address, 6) Telephone, 7) Fax, 8) Title
of Paper, 9) Abstract of Paper (a summary of the paper of 200-300 words;
abstracts longer than 300 words may be rejected), 10) Any audio-visual
equipment requests (specify -- e.g., overhead projector, slide project,
video player), 11) A one-page CV which contains the information which the
panel chair may require for introductions, and includes the presenter's
educational background (highest degree, year awarded, awarding institution,
and field of study).

FOR PANELS: Proposals may be submitted for regular panels (with presentation
of scholarly papers) and roundtable panels (featuring discussion of a
current topic in the field).

REGULAR PANELS: In addition to the information for paper presenters (as
indicated above), the following are also required: a) a title for the
proposed panel, and b) name, affiliation, and contact information of the
panel chair and discussant.  Panels should have three or four paper
presenters, a chair, and a discussant.  The program committee can accept
panel submissions which lack one or two of these, but no panel proposal
should have fewer than four people who have given a firm assurance that they
definitely plan to participate in the conference unless they are prevented
by circumstances out of their control.  If the panel as proposed does not
include a full complement of panelists (i.e., 3-4 presenters, discussant and
chair), the other panel participants may be filled in as necessary by the
program committee if the panel proposal is accepted.  Pre-organized panels
should be thematically coherent and may be organized/sponsored by a
scholarly organization (optional).

ROUNDTABLE PANELS: A roundtable has four or five presenters and a
chair/moderator.  For roundtable proposals, the organizer must provide a
paragraph describing the panel objectives and providing justification for
use of the roundtable format.  The same information is required of each
participant as for regular panels with the exception that abstracts and
paper titles are not required.

SPONSORED PANELS: CESS encourages other institutions supporting the study of
Central Eurasia, such as regional scholarly associations, to organize
"sponsored panels" at the CESS conference -- i.e., panels organized by the
sponsoring institution, involving their members and receiving their=
 imprimatur.

BEST PAPER AWARD: There will be an award in the amount of $500 given to the
best graduate student conference paper submitted to the Awards Committee for
consideration.  See the CESS awards webpage for details
(http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Awards.html), or contact the Awards
Committee Co-chair, Dr. Uli Schamiloglu <uschamil at wisc.edu>.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

* SUBMISSION FORMAT: Do not send your proposal in any format other than the
  webform or the MS Word form, as the committee will not consider it in that
  case.

* ENSURING QUALITY PROPOSALS: Since the selection process is expected to be
  quite competitive, we strongly advise you to follow the Guidelines for
  Writing Abstracts available on the conference website (see below).  Those
  who do not do this will have significantly lower chances of their proposal
  being accepted.  If you do not have web access, we can send you the
  guidelines by e-mail upon request.

* COMMITMENT TO PARTICIPATE: By submitting a proposal, you are indicating
  your serious intention to participate in the conference -- including your
  commitment to take the necessary steps to obtain any required visa or
  funding -- unless prevented by circumstances out of your control.  You=
 will
  be asked to confirm your commitment in June after your proposal is=
 accepted.
  Note that, because withdrawal after the program has been put together is=
 very
  disruptive and harms the quality of panels, and prevents us from including
  people in the program who would indeed be able to attend, CESS rules
  stipulate that those who withdraw after June 30 without a good reason are
  barred from participating in the conference the following year, and those
  who fail to appear at the conference without timely notice to the
  Conference Committee will be considered "no-shows" and will be barred from
  participating for the next two years.  The deadline for such notification
  is seven days prior to the conference (Sept. 21), and after this date, no
  registration fees can be refunded.

* E-MAIL CONTACT: Since all communication with prospective participants is
  via e-mail, and we will require your confirmation of participation in June
  after proposals are accepted and again in September when all of your visa
  and travel arrangements should be in place, it is vitally important that
  you make sure we always have an e-mail address that will reach you.  If we
  LOSE CONTACT with you after your proposal is accepted, you will be dropped
  from the program, will be counted as a "no-show", and will not be able to
  participate in the conference.

* ABSTRACTS OF PUBLISHABLE QUALITY: If you are accepted and participate in
  the conference, your abstract will be published on the CESS website, so
  please write it carefully to avoid errors and ensure that it conforms
  with the criteria for a good abstract (see Guidelines for Writing=
 Abstracts
  available on the conference website; see below).

* PROGRAM LIMITATIONS: No participant may present more than one paper at
  the conference.  Without special justification, the program committee will
  not schedule any individual to appear on more than two panels as a
  presenter or discussant.


SCHEDULE OF KEY DATES

Deadline for submission of panel/paper proposals:  Friday, APRIL 7, 2006.

* Note: Submissions after this date may be accepted only in the case of
  special justifying circumstances and at the discretion of the program
  committee.

Notification of acceptance:  by June 1.

* The Conference Committee will provide, upon request, mailed or faxed
  invitation letters to support an application for a visa or travel funds;
  these will be sent in the second half of June.  Note: Obtaining a U.S.=
 visa
  can take a long time, and we urge participants to begin the process
  immediately upon notification of their proposal's acceptance.

Pre-registration deadline:  Friday, SEPTEMBER 1.

* Note: Pre-registration is not required, but entitles you to significantly
  reduced registration fees and, for those not on the program, reserves a=
 space
  at the conference, in the event that attendance reaches the maximum=
 capacity.

Deadline for notification of audio-visual requests:  August 15.

Papers should be submitted to chairs/discussants:  by Friday, SEPTEMBER 8.

* Paper presenters will be informed via e-mail in late August of the
  e-mail addresses of their panel's chair and discussant, to whom they=
 should
  send their papers by the deadline.

Conference:  SEPTEMBER 28-OCTOBER 1.

* Arrival to Ann Arbor is on the afternoon/evening of Thursday, Sept. 28 --
  registration opens in the afternoon followed by a reception in the=
 evening.
  Panels begin Friday morning, Sept. 29, and continue through mid-day on
  Sunday, Oct. 1.


REGISTRATION

Each conference participant is required to pay a registration fee.  The fee
is reduced for CESS members, for University of Michigan students, and for
those who pre-register before the pre-registration deadline -- SEPTEMBER 1.
The level of the fee also depends on your CESS membership dues category
(with some members being entitled to reduced dues -- see the CESS Membership
Form for details).

Payment of registration fees IS REQUIRED for all attending the conference,=
 and
cover an welcoming reception on Thursday and the conference dinner on=
 Friday.
Fees are as follows:

Regular fee members*:       $75 (pre-registration) or $100 (at conference)
Reduced fee members**:      $50 (pre-registration) or $70 (at conference)
Non-members:                $100 (pre-registration) or $130 (at conference)
Univ. of Michigan students: $35 (pre-registration) or $45 (at conference)
UM student CESS members:    $25 (pre-registration) or $30 (at conference)

*  "Regular fee members" are those who have paid their annual dues at the
   full rate ($50).
** "Reduced fee members" are those who have current membership at reduced=
 fees.

For methods of payment, see the Registration Form at:
http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conf-Reg.html.

NOTE:  CESS DOES NOT have funds to support the costs of conference
participation, and does not waive the conference fee for participants who
cannot afford it.  Paper presenters, other panelists, and conference
attendees are required to pay the registration fee, and additionally, those
included on the program (paper presenters, roundtable panelists,
discussants, etc.) are required to be CESS members in good standing -- i.e.,
to have paid any dues they owe.  Participants must obtain their own funding
-- from personal resources, their own institutions, or grant-giving
organizations which provide conference travel grants.  Some further
information about possible sources is available on the conference website.


TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATIONS

Information about the University of Michigan and the city of Ann Arbor,
transportation options, maps, and lodging information are available on the
University of Michigan's Conference Information page at:
http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/crees/events/CESS2006.htm.
Please be sure to visit this web page for detailed information.

Ann Arbor is located 25 miles from Detroit Metropolitan Airport.  A shuttle
service is available from the airport to Ann Arbor.  Advance reservations
are required and may be made via the web.  Taxis are also available and are
a reasonable option for conference participants arriving together.
Conference sessions will be in the Michigan League, located on the Central
Campus of the University of Michigan.  Rooms for lodging have been reserved
for conference participants at a variety of hotels in Ann Arbor.  Those
planning to attend CESS 2006 may obtain a reservation for one of the rooms
set aside for the conference by contacting one of the hotels listed on the
University of Michigan's Conference Information page.  When speaking with a
reservations clerk, please refer to the reserved block for CESS.  Provide
them with a credit card and have the reservation put under your name.  Rooms
not spoken for by the end of August will be released to the general public.


FURTHER INFORMATION

The Co-chairs of the Conference Committee are:

Dr. Alexander Knysh (University of Michigan; alknysh at umich.edu)
Dr. Douglas Northrop (University of Michigan; northrop at umich.edu)
Dr. Laura Adams (Princeton University; lladams2 at earthlink.net)
Dr. Stephen Hanson (University of Washington, Seattle)
Dr. Scott Levi (University of Louisville; scott.levi at louisville.edu)

Full information about CESS 2006 in Ann Arbor may be found on the conference
webpages:

* Main conference website: http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conference.html
* Registration: http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conf-Reg.html
* Program (preliminary version available in June 2006):
  http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Program.html
* Full information about hosting and location at the University of Michigan:
  http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/crees/events/CESS2006.htm

Virtually all informational questions about the conference can be answered
by consulting the above-mentioned webpages.  If you don't have web access,
or if you don't find the answer to your questions there, you can contact the
conference organizers by e-mail at <cess2006 at umich.edu>.

The hosts of future CESS conferences are as follows:
2007 - University of Washington-Seattle
2008 - University of Wisconsin-Madison


Conference-related correspondence should be addressed as follows:

Communications regarding local arrangements, including invitation letters,
should be addressed to:

CESS 2006 Annual Conference
Center for Russian and East European Studies
University of Michigan
1080 S. University, Suite 4668
Ann Arbor, MI 48109   U.S.A.
tel.: +1 (734) 764-8571
fax: +1 (734) 763-4765
e-mail: cess2006 at umich.edu

Communications about proposal submission, program matters, registration
matters,
the mailing list, and data updates should be sent to the CESS Secretariat.
Please send payments also to:

Central Eurasian Studies Society
c/o Harvard Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus
1730 Cambridge Street, Room S-326
Cambridge, MA 02138   U.S.A.
e-mail: CESSconf at fas.harvard.edu
fax: +1 / 617-495-8319
tel.: +1 / 617-496-2643


Key Web Addresses:

Conference Info.:     http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conference.html
CESS 2006 at UMich:   http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/crees/events/CESS2006.htm
Conference Registr.:  http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conf-Reg.html
CESS Member Registr.: http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Membership.html
CESN Info.:           http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_CESN.html
CESS Awards Info.:    http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Awards.html

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From colkitto at SPRINT.CA  Wed Dec 14 06:02:38 2005
From: colkitto at SPRINT.CA (colkitto)
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 01:02:38 -0500
Subject: quote
Message-ID: <WED.14.DEC.2005.010238.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELANZHANE

 Apparently Dostoevsky once said "Liberals will bring down Russia".

Would anyone be able to reference the quote more exactly?

Thanks,

Robert Orr

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From wlindhout at IDC.NL  Wed Dec 14 12:49:23 2005
From: wlindhout at IDC.NL (Willemijn Lindhout)
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 07:49:23 -0500
Subject: Muslims in Russia, 1881-1918
Message-ID: <WED.14.DEC.2005.074923.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Russian and emigré periodicals 
Works written by and about Muslims 
Publications from the centre and the periphery 
New in the series Eurasian studies 
Available on microform and online in IDC Digital Library (first half 2006) 
 
For more information, please visit www.idc.nl/ez/34 
or contact info at idc.nl
 

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From sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU  Wed Dec 14 15:24:15 2005
From: sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU (Sibelan E S Forrester)
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:24:15 -0500
Subject: Book and new listserv on Russian/Soviet rock
Message-ID: <WED.14.DEC.2005.102415.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Posting this at the request of Mark Yoffe <yoffe at gwu.edu>, Curator, 
International Counterculture Archive, George Washington University:

Last week Cambridge Scholars Press issued ROCK'N'ROLL AND 
NATIONALISM:  AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE (co-edited by Andrea 
Collins and Mark Yoffe), an anthology of scholarly and journalistic 
writing including work on Finland, the US, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, 
the UK, Germany, Hungary and Russia.  The forward is by well-known UK 
pop music scholar David Laing, and the book proudly features an 
interview with Hungarian Ambassador to the US Andras Simoni, who 
formerly played guitar in the famous Hungarian sock band Locomotiv GT.

SEELANGS members are invited to join the new international listserv 
dedicated to Russian/Soviet rock, at:

<http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/russian_popular_music/>

-- created to become an active forum for those interested in the 
Russian rock tradition.

(Be there or be square.)

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From sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU  Wed Dec 14 15:29:05 2005
From: sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU (Sibelan E S Forrester)
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:29:05 -0500
Subject: Correction re: Book and new listserv on Russian/Soviet rock
In-Reply-To: <p05200f09bfc5e7d3c85b@[130.58.154.162]>
Message-ID: <WED.14.DEC.2005.102905.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

>...Hungarian Ambassador to the US Andras Simoni, who formerly played 
>guitar in the famous Hungarian sock band Locomotiv GT.

That is *R*OCK band, of course.  My apologies to Andras Simoni, and 
to Locomotiv GT.

SF

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From pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU  Wed Dec 14 15:58:20 2005
From: pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU (David Powelstock)
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:58:20 -0500
Subject: Correction re: Book and new listserv on Russian/Soviet rock
In-Reply-To: <p05200f0bbfc5ea626206@[130.58.154.162]>
Message-ID: <WED.14.DEC.2005.105820.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

I must say, though, that I find the idea of a sock band intriguing. Très
avant-garde: "Hellooooooo, SEELANGS. My name is Kukla. That's Fran on drums,
and Olly on bass." (Or, for those up on their late-20th-c. pop music, Meat
Puppets > Feet Puppets.)

Happy holiday cheer to all,
David Powelstock

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
> [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Sibelan E S Forrester
> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 10:29 AM
> To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
> Subject: [SEELANGS] Correction re: Book and new listserv on Russian/Soviet
> rock
> 
> >...Hungarian Ambassador to the US Andras Simoni, who formerly played
> >guitar in the famous Hungarian sock band Locomotiv GT.
> 
> That is *R*OCK band, of course.  My apologies to Andras Simoni, and
> to Locomotiv GT.
> 
> SF
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From griesenb at FAS.HARVARD.EDU  Wed Dec 14 20:42:59 2005
From: griesenb at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (Donna Griesenbeck)
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 15:42:59 -0500
Subject: Master's in Regional Studies at Harvard
Message-ID: <WED.14.DEC.2005.154259.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues:

Please circulate this to potentially interested undergraduates, 
especially those with a strong background in Russian language.

Many thanks!

--------

The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard invites 
applicants to its Master's Degree Program in Regional Studies: 
Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia (REECA).

This interdisciplinary program is based on the premise that when 
studying society and culture, the integration of the various academic 
disciplines allows insights unobtainable within the confines of a 
single discipline.  The program seeks to produce area specialists 
with a sound knowledge of the Russian language and a broad background 
in the history, literature, government, and economics of Russia and 
other countries of the region.  We also strongly encourage the study 
of non-Russian regional languages.

The program offers preparation for careers in public service, 
business, journalism, and for more advanced academic programs.  Each 
student's career goals, as well as previous training, experience, and 
academic qualifications, are taken into account in planning his or 
her course of study.  A limited enrollment in the program facilitates 
individual guidance and personal attention.  Some financial aid is 
available in the form of Harvard grants as well as Foreign Language 
and Area Studies fellowships (pending renewal of funding from the 
Department of Education).

The application deadline for the 2006 entering class is January 2, 
2006.  More information is available at 
http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/student_programs/masters.html. 
Interested students should contact Donna Griesenbeck at 
griesenb at fas.harvard.edu with any questions.

Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has an active 
recruitment program which seeks out potential applicants from 
underrepresented minority groups.

-- 
Donna Griesenbeck
Student Programs Officer
Davis Center for Russian & Eurasian Studies

Please note our new address:

CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge Street, Suite 301
Cambridge, MA 02138

Phone and fax numbers are unchanged:

Tel. 617.495.1194
Fax 617.495.8319

griesenb at fas.harvard.edu
http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

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From radelo at EARTHLINK.NET  Wed Dec 14 22:10:37 2005
From: radelo at EARTHLINK.NET (Robert DeLossa)
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:10:37 -0500
Subject: Master's in Regional Studies at Harvard
Message-ID: <WED.14.DEC.2005.171037.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

[from Donna Griesenbeck <griesenb at FAS.HARVARD.EDU> via SEELANGS; n.b. 
in the past this program has put through students who concentrate on 
Ukrainian topics as well. Harvard, needless to say, offers Ukrainian 
language instruction.--RD]


Dear Colleagues:

Please circulate this to potentially interested undergraduates, 
especially those with a strong background in Russian language.

Many thanks!

--------

The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard invites 
applicants to its Master's Degree Program in Regional Studies: 
Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia (REECA).

This interdisciplinary program is based on the premise that when 
studying society and culture, the integration of the various academic 
disciplines allows insights unobtainable within the confines of a 
single discipline.  The program seeks to produce area specialists 
with a sound knowledge of the Russian language and a broad background 
in the history, literature, government, and economics of Russia and 
other countries of the region.  We also strongly encourage the study 
of non-Russian regional languages.

The program offers preparation for careers in public service, 
business, journalism, and for more advanced academic programs.  Each 
student's career goals, as well as previous training, experience, and 
academic qualifications, are taken into account in planning his or 
her course of study.  A limited enrollment in the program facilitates 
individual guidance and personal attention.  Some financial aid is 
available in the form of Harvard grants as well as Foreign Language 
and Area Studies fellowships (pending renewal of funding from the 
Department of Education).

The application deadline for the 2006 entering class is January 2, 
2006.  More information is available at 
http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/student_programs/masters.html. 
Interested students should contact Donna Griesenbeck at 
griesenb at fas.harvard.edu with any questions.

Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has an active 
recruitment program which seeks out potential applicants from 
underrepresented minority groups.

-- 
Donna Griesenbeck
Student Programs Officer
Davis Center for Russian & Eurasian Studies

Please note our new address:

CGIS South Building
1730 Cambridge Street, Suite 301
Cambridge, MA 02138

Phone and fax numbers are unchanged:

Tel. 617.495.1194
Fax 617.495.8319

griesenb at fas.harvard.edu
http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

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From kris.vanheuckelom at ARTS.KULEUVEN.AC.BE  Thu Dec 15 03:43:23 2005
From: kris.vanheuckelom at ARTS.KULEUVEN.AC.BE (Kris Van Heuckelom)
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 04:43:23 +0100
Subject: seeking ESSE 2006 seminar submissions
Message-ID: <THU.15.DEC.2005.044323.0100.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELANGers,

the 2006 ESSE Conference (London, September 2006 - 
http://www2.sas.ac.uk/ies/events/conferences/2006/ESSE8/index.htm) will host 
a seminar on "Visuality in Modernist Aesthetics and Literature" (see 
http://www2.sas.ac.uk/ies/events/conferences/2006/ESSE8/SeminarCFPs/visuality.pdf). 
Paper proposals dealing with Central and Eastern European literatures and 
cultures will be highly appreciated. If you are interested in participating 
in the seminar, please send an e-
mail to esanchez_pardo at filol.ucm.es or kris.vanheuckelom at arts.kuleuven.be .

Sincerely,

Kris Van Heuckelom

--------
Kris Van Heuckelom
Postdoctoral Researcher
H. Van Waeyenbergh of the Hoover Foundation Fellow to the University of 
Chicago (Belgian American Educational Foundation)
Slavic Languages and Literatures
The University of Chicago
1130 E. 59th St., Foster 510
Chicago, IL 60637
mailto: kvanheuc at uchicago.edu or kris.vanheuckelom at arts.kuleuven.be
web: http://www.arts.kuleuven.be/slavic/van%20heuckelom/kris.htm

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From mayweed at GMAIL.COM  Thu Dec 15 12:52:26 2005
From: mayweed at GMAIL.COM (Andrej Belov)
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 15:52:26 +0300
Subject: Bibliography of works about F. I. Tjutchev
Message-ID: <THU.15.DEC.2005.155226.0300.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear colleagues!

LJ's philological community "tiutchev" now is trying to collect full - as
full as possible - bibliography of works about F. I. Tjtchev. This
bibliography should continue the cause begun by I.A. Koroleva and A.A.
Nikolaev (their's work, published in 1978, includes bibliography since 1818
to 1973, http://feb-web.ru/feb/tyutchev/biblio/tut-001-.htm). So if you know
any works about Tjuthev written on any languages - please, supplement our
bibliography with them!

The first part of the bibl. (А - Н):
http://www.livejournal.com/community/tiutchev/2806.html
The second part (О-Я, A-Z):
http://www.livejournal.com/community/tiutchev/3023.html
You can leave your comments and adittions here:
http://www.livejournal.com/community/tiutchev/3023.html?mode=reply

Best wishes
Andrey Belov
Cherepovets State University


From armastus at FREEMAIL.HU  Thu Dec 15 15:36:26 2005
From: armastus at FREEMAIL.HU (Sandor Foldvari)
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 16:36:26 +0100
Subject: Fw: Intercultural Communication
Message-ID: <THU.15.DEC.2005.163626.0100.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

As a member of The Nordic Network for Intercultural Communication, 
I warmly reccomend you the following circular

 Dear receiver ,
>
> Below an information email of application for the  Masters Degree in 
> Intercultural Communication. Will you please forward it to your 
> University's email lists and other possible channels.
>
> I thank you most warm-heartedly in advance
>
> Kindest regards,
>
> Pipsa Purhonen
>
>
>
> INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR 
MASTERS DEGREE
>
> Masters Degree in Intercultural Communication is a two-year 
> interdisciplinary course of study designed to enhance the 
professional 
> communication competence of students preparing for careers which 
> involve significant intercultural contact. The studies encompass 
> 80-120 ECTS credits depending on the student's previous studies. 
> Students need to complete an internship of 2-3 months and a 
Masters 
> Thesis for their degree. In addition to courses on Intercultural 
> Communication and Intercultural Competence, students may focus on 
> issues related to intercultural and international relations, 
> intercultural education and training, communication, language and 
> semiotics, multiculturalism in organisations and society, and area 
> studies.
>
> Successful applicants should hold a Bachelors Degree or equivalent in 
> a relevant field and a proven intercultural orientation demonstrated 
> e.g. through previous studies, work experience, voluntary work, 
other 
> relevant life experiences. Relevant study backgrounds for applicants 
> include degrees in the field of Humanities, Education, Social Sciences 
> and Business Studies. Previous studies in Communication subjects 
are 
> an asset. The language of instruction is English, therefore a good 
> command of English is required (TOEFL +550 paper/+213 computer-
based 
> or IELTS 6.0 or above).
>
> A limited number of students will also be accepted to participate in 
> Eurocampus - an international study period organised annually in 
> cooperation with European partner universities within the 
> EMICC-network. Eurocampus 2006 takes place in the autumn 
semester and 
> is held in Universidade Aberta, Lisboa, Portugal. For more information 
> about the Eurocampus, visit 
http://www.jyu.fi/viesti/en/emicc_info.php 
>  In applying for the Masters Degree in Intercultural Communication, 
> applicants should indicate whether they also wish to participate in 
> the Eurocampus.
>
> The deadline for applications is 31st January 2006. For further 
> information and the application, please see the Department of 
> Communication webpage at: http://www.jyu.fi/viesti/en/ic_info.php
>
>
>
> ___________________________________________
>
> Pipsa Purhonen
> Coordinator, MA
> Intercultural Communication
>
> University of Jyväskylä
> Department of Communication
> P.O.Box 35 (TOB)
> FIN-40014 University of Jyväskylä
> Finland
>
> tel. + 358 14 260 1513
> fax. +358 14 260 1541
>
> ___________________________________________
>
> Pipsa Purhonen
> Coordinator, MA
> Intercultural Communication
>
> University of Jyväskylä
> Department of Communication
> P.O.Box 35 (TOB)
> FIN-40014 University of Jyväskylä
> Finland
>
> tel. + 358 14 260 1513
> fax. +358 14 260 1541
>
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KÉREM, N E LEGYEN BENNE LEVÉLSZÖVEGEM A VÁLASZBAN!!
Please, do NOT include my letter into the replay text!! Thanks!! 
Sandor Foldvari research fellow; cell-phone +36-30-4332353 
University of Debrecen, Hungary, 4010 Debrecen, P.O.Box 51. 


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From jpinkham at EMAIL.UNC.EDU  Thu Dec 15 16:44:00 2005
From: jpinkham at EMAIL.UNC.EDU (Jeremy Pinkham)
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:44:00 -0500
Subject: Announcing SEELRC Summer Institute for Language teachers
Message-ID: <THU.15.DEC.2005.114400.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Attention K-12 and College teachers:

Announcing the annual Summer Institute of the Duke/UNC-CH Slavic and 
East European Language Resource Center.

June 25-July 1, 2006

“SLAVIC AND EAST EUROPEAN LANGUAGES: ACQUISITION, TECHNIQUES AND 
TECHNOLOGIES”

SEELRC’s annual summer institute will take place June 25- July 1, 2006 
on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill. This multifaceted institute provides a 
forum for networking and discussing theories of language pedagogy with 
peers; opportunities to learn about technological resources for language 
teaching; and hands-on workshops where you will design your own 
webpages, language exercises, and other interactive materials.

Applications and further information are available at www.seelrc.org and 
from SEELRC, CB#5125, 223 East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 
27599-5125. Phone: 919-962-0901. Email: jpinkham at email.unc.edu. 
Application deadline: April 15, 2006.

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From maiorova at UMICH.EDU  Thu Dec 15 19:38:37 2005
From: maiorova at UMICH.EDU (Maiorova, Olga E)
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:38:37 -0500
Subject: seeking ESSE 2006 seminar submissions
Message-ID: <THU.15.DEC.2005.143837.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

In 2004-2005 two issues of the Amsterdam journal "Russian Literature" were devoted to Tiutchev. The citation for the second issue is Russian Literature vol. LVII nos.1/2 (2005) 

________________________________

From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list on behalf of Kris Van Heuckelom
Sent: Wed 12/14/2005 10:43 PM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] seeking ESSE 2006 seminar submissions



Dear SEELANGers,

the 2006 ESSE Conference (London, September 2006 -
http://www2.sas.ac.uk/ies/events/conferences/2006/ESSE8/index.htm) will host
a seminar on "Visuality in Modernist Aesthetics and Literature" (see
http://www2.sas.ac.uk/ies/events/conferences/2006/ESSE8/SeminarCFPs/visuality.pdf).
Paper proposals dealing with Central and Eastern European literatures and
cultures will be highly appreciated. If you are interested in participating
in the seminar, please send an e-
mail to esanchez_pardo at filol.ucm.es or kris.vanheuckelom at arts.kuleuven.be .

Sincerely,

Kris Van Heuckelom

--------
Kris Van Heuckelom
Postdoctoral Researcher
H. Van Waeyenbergh of the Hoover Foundation Fellow to the University of
Chicago (Belgian American Educational Foundation)
Slavic Languages and Literatures
The University of Chicago
1130 E. 59th St., Foster 510
Chicago, IL 60637
mailto: kvanheuc at uchicago.edu or kris.vanheuckelom at arts.kuleuven.be
web: http://www.arts.kuleuven.be/slavic/van%20heuckelom/kris.htm

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From paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM  Fri Dec 16 00:53:16 2005
From: paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM (Paul B. Gallagher)
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 19:53:16 -0500
Subject: Online dictionary of euphemisms
Message-ID: <THU.15.DEC.2005.195316.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

<http://xpeh.ru/index.html>

Fair warning: contains very spicy language.

But some of the euphemisms are hilarious (see if you can guess the 
sanitized phrase):

ни полюбить, ни послужить

амортизатор

ангидрит твою перекись марганца!

And of course many are so preposterous that I can't believe people 
really use them...

-- 
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com

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From erin.hofmann at WILSONCENTER.ORG  Fri Dec 16 00:56:32 2005
From: erin.hofmann at WILSONCENTER.ORG (Erin Hofmann)
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 19:56:32 -0500
Subject: Online dictionary of euphemisms
Message-ID: <THU.15.DEC.2005.195632.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

I'm out of the office until Tuesday, December 20.  If you have an urgent question, please email the Kennan Institute at kennan at wilsoncenter.org, or call 202-691-4100.  Otherwise, I'll get back to you when I return.

Thanks!

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From nevmenandr at GMAIL.COM  Fri Dec 16 07:11:29 2005
From: nevmenandr at GMAIL.COM (=?KOI8-R?B?4s/SydMg79LFyM/X?=)
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:11:29 +0500
Subject: seeking ESSE 2006 seminar submissions
In-Reply-To: <37BB7008218B6145BA7AADC53FC9CE25326205@lsa-m5.lsa.adsroot.itcs.umich.edu>
Message-ID: <FRI.16.DEC.2005.121129.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

2005/12/16, Maiorova, Olga E <maiorova at umich.edu>:
> In 2004-2005 two issues of the Amsterdam journal "Russian Literature" were devoted to Tiutchev. The citation for the second issue is Russian Literature vol. LVII nos.1/2 (2005)

Thank you. But... Sorry, but this information gives nearly nothing. We
can't add anything to this list:
http://www.livejournal.com/community/tiutchev/3023.html#cutid1. If you
have any information about the exact articles about Tiutchev in these
issues or somewhere else, please tell us names of their authers,
themes of the articles and where it was published. If it possible, you
can tell us pages of the article (strongly recommended).
Thank you.

--
Всего доброго,
Борис Орехов


From sdawes at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG  Fri Dec 16 15:30:34 2005
From: sdawes at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG (Sheila Dawes)
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 10:30:34 -0500
Subject: Fellowships for Advanced-Level Speakers of Russian
Message-ID: <FRI.16.DEC.2005.103034.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

ACTR Announces Major Fellowship Opportunity for Advanced-Level Speakers
of Russian

The NATIONAL RUSSIAN FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, administered by American
Councils/ACTR, is designed for Americans who wish to attain
"superior" or "distinguished" (ILR 3, 3+, 4
http://www.govtilr.org) proficiency in the Russian language.  The
program is open to upper-level undergraduate or graduate students and
working professionals who have already achieved the "advanced-level"
(ILR 2) in at least two modalities. Heritage speakers are welcome to
apply.  Admission to the program is competitive and applicants will be
asked to demonstrate "advanced-level" proficiency in two skills at
the time of application.     

The Russian Flagship Program is hosted in Russia by St. Petersburg
State University and is nine months in duration. The program features
formal coursework in discourse development, individualized tutorials,
biweekly excursions, and homestays with Russian families. Participants
benefit from extensive opportunities for professionally-focused language
development and language utilization through regular university courses
in one's area of specialization and internships with local
organizations. Program graduates receive 8 undergraduate units
(32-credit hours) or 6 graduate units (30-credit hours) of academic
credit from Bryn Mawr College (PA). 

Full fellowships for U.S. citizens who are planning a career in
government service are available for this program from the National
Security Education Program (NSEP).  Candidates interested in NSEP
funding must submit separate applications to ACTR and the Academy for
Educational Development (AED).  Recipients of full fellowships from NSEP
are subject to a federal service obligation. Additional (full and
partial) fellowships are available through ACTR for the Flagship Program
from U.S. Department of State (Title VIII) and the U.S. Department of
Education (Fulbright-Hays) grant support.  No government service
requirement is incurred by recipients of ACTR funding from Title VIII,
Fulbright-Hays, or partial NSEP/Flagship fellowship sources.  

Application deadline is January 31, 2006.

For more information about the program, or to request an application,
contact:

Program Officer
Russian Flagship Program
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC  20036
(202) 833-7522
www.russnet.org/flagship 
flagship at americancouncils.org 

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From ajd31+ at PITT.EDU  Fri Dec 16 21:12:56 2005
From: ajd31+ at PITT.EDU (Alyssa DeBlasio)
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:12:56 -0500
Subject: Abstracts Deadline Extended - U of Pittsburgh Graduate Student
 Conference
In-Reply-To: <1466.67.165.96.147.1134530027.squirrel@webmail.pitt.edu>
Message-ID: <FRI.16.DEC.2005.161256.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Abstracts Deadline extended to January 5, 2006.
Accepted participants will be notified by January 9, 2006.

Idea Exchange:  Mediums and Methods of Communication in Eastern Europe,
Russia, and Central Asia

Join fellow graduate students in sharing research and works-in-progress at
our third annual graduate conference in Pittsburgh on February 24-26,
2006.  Keynote speaker: Vladimir Tismaneanu.  Friday night trip to The
Andy Warhol Museum.

Visit www.pitt.edu/~sorc/goseca for more information.

Please distribute this announcement to anyone you think may be interested.

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From dlwalker at U.WASHINGTON.EDU  Fri Dec 16 22:34:47 2005
From: dlwalker at U.WASHINGTON.EDU (Lynne Walker)
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 14:34:47 -0800
Subject: summer camp in SIBERIA
In-Reply-To: <075201c5ff3e$2e896a60$6301a4d4@ST4>
Message-ID: <FRI.16.DEC.2005.143447.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Please could you tell me the dates of your program this summer and the costs. I would be interested in teaching English for two weeks. I am a lecturer in the English Language Programs at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.

Thank you,
Lynne

On Mon, 12 Dec 2005, Cosmopolitan wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Winter greetings from Siberia!
>
> Could you please share this information with your students, colleagues and people who may be interested:
>
> The COSMOPOLITAN International Language School, located in Novosibirsk, the largest city in Siberia, Russia, is accepting applications for participation in the "LINKING THE PLANET" International Summer Language Camp. Take advantage of applying as an early bird before January 1st, 2006, at a lower cost!
>
> The summer camp will be taking place during the summer 2006 in four consecutive two-week sessions, with participation of local Russian children, youth and adults, as well as volunteer teachers and international students from around the globe.
>
>
> The program is a great chance for international participants to learn the Russian language and get a first-hand experience of the Russian culture. It provides the unique cultural opportunity of daily interaction with the Russian children, youth and adults. The RUSSIAN COURSE is organized for overseas students and volunteer teachers and includes language studies as well as learning about the Russian culture, history and society.
>
> We are looking for native speakers of English, German, French, Spanish and other languages, who would like to be VOLUNTEER TEACHERS of their language and/or Volunteer Creativity Workshop Coordinators at the summer camp. No previous teaching experience is required. University students are eligible to apply as volunteer teachers/workshop coordinators. We are looking for people who are energetic, enthusiastic, open-minded, sociable, enjoy camp experiences, are willing to share their knowledge and culture.
>
> We also seek people worldwide (middle school through university STUDENTS, and ADULTS) to join the summer camp as international students of the Russian course and enjoy all the exciting activities scheduled within the program.
>
> The major benefits to join our summer program are as follows:
> 1) You don't have to be a professional teacher in order to
> volunteer for the program. The most important aspect is your willingness to
> participate and share your knowledge and culture, as well as your enthusiasm
> and good will. Teaching at the camp is not like an academic teaching routine, it's more like fun where emphasis is
> made on communication. Our school will provide you with the daily topical schedule for the classes and will be happy to assist with lesson planning and teaching materials. University students are eligible to apply as volunteer teachers. You will gain valuable practical experience, proven ability and contacts that you can use to get a future job.
> 2) This is a not-for-profit program. Volunteer teachers/workshop coordinators and international students pay for their living and meals expenses, international students' fee also includes intensive tuition in the Russian language and culture. (Teachers/workshop coordinators do not have to pay for the Russian course, it is provided by our school as a benefit for their volunteer teaching). Participation fee covers expenses on accommodation in a recreation center and ALL meals. If you come to Russia (Siberia) on your own or through a travel agency you will spend much more money compared to what you would pay to participate in our program. Participating in our program you won't need much pocket money, just maybe some to buy souvenirs and gifts to take back home.
> All the local services (airport pick-up, local transportation, excursions)
> are provided by our school without any additional payment.
> 3) Russian course is organized for ALL international participants of the program. Russian classes are taught by well-educated native speakers trained to teach foreigners. You will be placed in a group
> according to your level of Russian. No previous knowledge of Russian is
> required. Peculiarity of our Russian courses for
> international students consists in combination of intensive tuition and
> extensive social and cultural programs, and this is what makes our Russian
> studies programs different from the ones offered by other schools. In
> addition to the in-class tuition our course also includes dynamic "live and
> learn" intercultural conversational sessions which allow to gain language
> practice in real life situatons. We also offer workshops related to the
> Russian culture and traditions.
> 4) We organize an exciting cultural, social and excursion program for
> international participants of the camp, which is a very enriching experience.
> You will be involved in interaction with the Russian children, youth and
> adults all the time. This is the kind of experience you will never get if
> you go as a tourist.
> 5) You will gain a first-hand experience of the Russian culture and life
> style and particularly the Siberian one. They say if you want to know what
> real Russia is like you should go to Siberia.
> 6) If you are planning a trip to Russia and would like to consider our
> program you should take into consideration that if you do go to Russia you
> will need an invitation to receive the Russian visa in any case. All travel
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> 7) You will meet people from other countries who are going to participate in
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> foreign participants keep in touch with each other after the program and
> even visit each other in all the different countries.
> 8) We also offer excursion packages which include trips to Moscow, St.
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From Janneke.vandeStadt at WILLIAMS.EDU  Sat Dec 17 14:57:28 2005
From: Janneke.vandeStadt at WILLIAMS.EDU (Janneke van de Stadt)
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 09:57:28 -0500
Subject: Babel: How it Was Done in Odessa
In-Reply-To: <6.2.1.2.2.20051114151242.042b9500@beloit.edu>
Message-ID: <SAT.17.DEC.2005.095728.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

     For those of you who will be attending AATSEEL, Washington DC, a  
reminder that the association will be hosting a very special event on  
the first evening of the conference!  Andrei Malaev-Babel, Isaac  
Babel's grandson, will be performing three of the author's tales  
which he has adapted for the stage.  The performance, entitled  
"Babel: How it was Done in Odessa," will begin at 7:30 PM (please  
check the program for the exact location) and is about an hour long.

     This promises to be a marvelous event and I hope many of you  
plan to attend!


Janneke

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From mkatz at MIDDLEBURY.EDU  Sun Dec 18 04:15:03 2005
From: mkatz at MIDDLEBURY.EDU (Katz, Michael)
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 23:15:03 -0500
Subject: Babel: How it Was Done in Odessa
Message-ID: <SAT.17.DEC.2005.231503.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Time of the performance?

Janneke van de Stadt's message says 7:30 p.m.
Bill Comer's says 7 p.m.

Which is it?







-----Original Message-----
From:	Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list on behalf of Janneke van de Stadt
Sent:	Sat 12/17/2005 9:57 AM
To:	SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Cc:	
Subject:	[SEELANGS] Babel: How it Was Done in Odessa

Dear Colleagues,

     For those of you who will be attending AATSEEL, Washington DC, a  
reminder that the association will be hosting a very special event on  
the first evening of the conference!  Andrei Malaev-Babel, Isaac  
Babel's grandson, will be performing three of the author's tales  
which he has adapted for the stage.  The performance, entitled  
"Babel: How it was Done in Odessa," will begin at 7:30 PM (please  
check the program for the exact location) and is about an hour long.

     This promises to be a marvelous event and I hope many of you  
plan to attend!


Janneke

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From goscilo+ at PITT.EDU  Sat Dec 17 22:34:56 2005
From: goscilo+ at PITT.EDU (goscilo)
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 17:34:56 -0500
Subject: Nina Sadur
Message-ID: <SAT.17.DEC.2005.173456.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

While we understand and support the principle of not advertising one’s own 
books or other potentially commercial ventures on SEELANGS, we are posting 
information about a volume that has just come out because notice of it will 
not appear on any publisher’s list. Slavists interested in acquiring the 
book should contact <goscilo at pitt.edu> or <djbpitt at pitt.edu>.

THE OEUVRE OF NINA SADUR, eds. Karin Sarsenov, Helena Goscilo, David J. 
Birnbaum. Columbus, OH & Pittsburgh, PA: Ohio State University CREES & 
Slavic Department at the University of Pittsburgh, 2005.
Glossy-cover paperback, 244 pages, with photos of Sadur.

$10, plus $2 for domestic postage, $5 for international per copy. A limited 
number of copies will also be available for purchase at the Slavic 
Publishers table at the upcoming AATSEEL conference in Washington, DC.

Helena Goscilo and David J. Birnbaum

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From ERIN.COLLOPY at TTU.EDU  Sun Dec 18 01:19:47 2005
From: ERIN.COLLOPY at TTU.EDU (Collopy, Erin)
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 19:19:47 -0600
Subject: Nina Sadur
Message-ID: <SAT.17.DEC.2005.191947.0600.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Professor Goscilo,

I will not at AATSEEL this year and I would love to obtain a copy of the
Sadur volume, the sooner the better. To whom should I make out the check
and where should I mail it.

I'm looking forward to reading the volume.

Best regards,
Erin Collopy
Texas Tech University

-----Original Message-----
From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of goscilo
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 4:35 PM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Nina Sadur

Dear Colleagues,

While we understand and support the principle of not advertising one's
own 
books or other potentially commercial ventures on SEELANGS, we are
posting 
information about a volume that has just come out because notice of it
will 
not appear on any publisher's list. Slavists interested in acquiring the

book should contact <goscilo at pitt.edu> or <djbpitt at pitt.edu>.

THE OEUVRE OF NINA SADUR, eds. Karin Sarsenov, Helena Goscilo, David J. 
Birnbaum. Columbus, OH & Pittsburgh, PA: Ohio State University CREES & 
Slavic Department at the University of Pittsburgh, 2005.
Glossy-cover paperback, 244 pages, with photos of Sadur.

$10, plus $2 for domestic postage, $5 for international per copy. A
limited 
number of copies will also be available for purchase at the Slavic 
Publishers table at the upcoming AATSEEL conference in Washington, DC.

Helena Goscilo and David J. Birnbaum

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From asims at LING.OHIO-STATE.EDU  Sun Dec 18 00:57:36 2005
From: asims at LING.OHIO-STATE.EDU (Andrea D Sims)
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 19:57:36 -0500
Subject: CFP: 3rd Graduate Colloquium on Slavic Linguistics
Message-ID: <SAT.17.DEC.2005.195736.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

CALL FOR PAPERS

THIRD GRADUATE COLLOQUIUM ON SLAVIC LINGUISTICS


The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and
Literatures and the Center for Slavic and East European
Studies at The Ohio State University are pleased to announce
the Third Graduate Colloquium on Slavic Linguistics. The
colloquium will take place on the Ohio State campus in 
Columbus, MARCH 3, 2006, in conjunction with the Midwest
Slavic Conference.

Submissions from any graduate students working in Slavic
linguistics are welcomed, including those in Slavic
departments, linguistics departments, anthropology departments,
etc. Papers will be considered on any topic relating to Slavic 
linguistics, including but not restricted to semantics, 
pragmatics, syntax, morphology, phonology, phonetics, historical
linguistics, sociolinguistics, and psycholinguistics. Each
paper will be allowed thirty minutes (including 10 minutes for
discussion).

Please send abstracts (maximum 500 words) electronically to
Miriam Whiting (whiting.33 at osu.edu) by JANUARY 15, 2006.
Please include your name, affiliation, mailing address and
email address in the body of the email.

Accommodation with local graduate students will be available.
Questions may be addressed to any of the organizers.

Organizers:

Andrea Sims (asims at ling.ohio-state.edu)
Miriam Whiting (whiting.33 at osu.edu)
Tanya Ivanova (ivanova.1 at osu.edu)

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From dragan at UFL.EDU  Sun Dec 18 01:05:43 2005
From: dragan at UFL.EDU (Dragan Kujundzic)
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 20:05:43 -0500
Subject: UFL-Fordham MLA JH Miller Reception
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.63.0512171955360.28581@julius.ling.ohio-state.edu>
Message-ID: <SAT.17.DEC.2005.200543.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

We are pleased to announce and invite you to a
 
Joint reception at the MLA, Washington DC, held by

Fordham University Press, and
 
Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies at the University of Florida, 
Gainesville

To honor
 
 J. Hillis Miller
 
 the recipient of the MLA Lifetime Scholarly Achievement Award (MLA, 2005)

And to celebrate the publication of  "Literature as Conduct" by J. 
Hillis Miller, and "Provocations to Reading. J. Hillis Miller and the 
Democracy to Come," edited by Barbara Cohen and Dragan Kujundzic (both 
recent publications by Fordham University Press, 2005).

The authors will be present for the book signing.

Barbara Cohen is Director of HumaniTech, University of California at 
Irvine. Dragan Kujundzic is Professor and Chair, Department of Germanic 
and Slavic Studies, University of Florida at Gainesville.

J. Hillis Miller is the recipient of the MLA Lifetime Scholarly 
Achievement Award, to be presented at the MLA Convention; among many 
honorary titles, he is also Doctor Honoris Causa at the University of 
Florida, Gainesville.

Place: Fordham University Press booth at the Marriott, MLA Book Exhibit 
Hall, Booth 201.

Time: 4-6PM, Wednesday, December 28th, 2005.
 
The event is free and open to all MLA participants.

-- 
Dragan Kujundzic
Professor of Germanic and Slavic Studies
Chair, Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies
University of Florida
263A Dauer Hall, PO Box 117430
Gainesville, FL 32611-7430
Tel: (352) 392-2101 ext. 212 
Fax: (352) 392-1067


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From Janneke.vandeStadt at WILLIAMS.EDU  Sat Dec 17 18:40:34 2005
From: Janneke.vandeStadt at WILLIAMS.EDU (Janneke van de Stadt)
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 13:40:34 -0500
Subject: Babel: How it Was Done in Odessa
In-Reply-To: <FD96F8047F86AC4A97A949A507B927380420B004@mustang.middlebury.edu>
Message-ID: <SAT.17.DEC.2005.134034.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

The performance will be in Russian!


On Dec 17, 2005, at 1:30 PM, Katz, Michael wrote:

> Is this performance in Russian or in English?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:    Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list on  
> behalf of Janneke van de Stadt
> Sent:    Sat 12/17/2005 9:57 AM
> To:    SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
> Cc:
> Subject:    [SEELANGS] Babel: How it Was Done in Odessa
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
>      For those of you who will be attending AATSEEL, Washington DC, a
> reminder that the association will be hosting a very special event on
> the first evening of the conference!  Andrei Malaev-Babel, Isaac
> Babel's grandson, will be performing three of the author's tales
> which he has adapted for the stage.  The performance, entitled
> "Babel: How it was Done in Odessa," will begin at 7:30 PM (please
> check the program for the exact location) and is about an hour long.
>
>      This promises to be a marvelous event and I hope many of you
> plan to attend!
>
>
> Janneke
>
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From mkatz at MIDDLEBURY.EDU  Sat Dec 17 18:30:13 2005
From: mkatz at MIDDLEBURY.EDU (Katz, Michael)
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 13:30:13 -0500
Subject: Babel: How it Was Done in Odessa
Message-ID: <SAT.17.DEC.2005.133013.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Is this performance in Russian or in English?


-----Original Message-----
From:	Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list on behalf of Janneke van de Stadt
Sent:	Sat 12/17/2005 9:57 AM
To:	SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Cc:	
Subject:	[SEELANGS] Babel: How it Was Done in Odessa

Dear Colleagues,

     For those of you who will be attending AATSEEL, Washington DC, a  
reminder that the association will be hosting a very special event on  
the first evening of the conference!  Andrei Malaev-Babel, Isaac  
Babel's grandson, will be performing three of the author's tales  
which he has adapted for the stage.  The performance, entitled  
"Babel: How it was Done in Odessa," will begin at 7:30 PM (please  
check the program for the exact location) and is about an hour long.

     This promises to be a marvelous event and I hope many of you  
plan to attend!


Janneke

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From wjcomer at KU.EDU  Sat Dec 17 18:27:27 2005
From: wjcomer at KU.EDU (William Comer)
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 12:27:27 -0600
Subject: 2005 AATSEEL Conference in Washington, DC December 27-30
In-Reply-To: <SEELANGS%200512170000425790.958E@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Message-ID: <SAT.17.DEC.2005.122727.0600.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

The 2005 AATSEEL annual meeting will be held in Washington DC from December
27-30 at the JW Marriott Hotel (1331Pennsylvania Avenue;  phone
202-393-2000).

This year¹s conference features over 350 participants (including many
international scholars) in more than 100 sessions.

Several special events to be held at this year's conference include:
-- On December 27 at 7pm at the conference hotel, Andrei Malaev-Babel of the
Stanislavsky Theater Studio will present in Russian scenes from his one-man
show" Isaac Babel".
--On December 28 the conference hosts the Russian Poetry Reading and a
session commemorating Robert Maguire¹s legacy.
--On December 29th at 11am Professor Alexander Schenker, Yale University,
will present the keynote lecture ³What's In a Name? The Linguistic and
Cultural Boundaries of AATSEEL².
--On December 29 at 7pm the Presidents¹ Reception and Awards Ceremony will
be held at the Embassy of the Russian Federation.

A full listing of the conference events is available at:
http://www.aatseel.org  On-site registration will be available.

Best wishes,
William Comer
Chair, AATSEEL Program Committee
-- 
William J. Comer
Director, Ermal Garinger Academic Resource Center
Associate Professor, Slavic Languages and Literatures
University of Kansas
1445 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 4070
Lawrence, KS 66045
Phone: 785-864-4701
Fax: 785-864-1256
www.people.ku.edu/~wjcomer

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From sp27 at CORNELL.EDU  Mon Dec 19 00:25:02 2005
From: sp27 at CORNELL.EDU (Slava Paperno)
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:25:02 -0500
Subject: new from Lexicon Bridge: Elena Solovey - Bunin, Nabokov, Chekhov,
 A.N.Tolstoy
Message-ID: <SUN.18.DEC.2005.192502.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELANGers,

Lexicon Bridge Publishers has just released a set of four audio CDs, 
recordings of short stories by I. A. Bunin, Vladimir Nabokov, A. N. 
Tolstoy, and A. P. Chekhov, read by the famous film star Elena Solovey. You 
may have seen her in Oblomov, Raba lyubvi, and many many other movies. Her 
complete list of credits includes over fifty films.

All texts are unabridged, read in Russian. These recordings, released for 
the first time, are not available anywhere else.

Click Elena's photograph or "Russian audio CDs" at http://lexiconbridge.com/

Any questions, please write to me.

Best,

Slava Paperno  

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From sbgraham at STANFORD.EDU  Mon Dec 19 03:04:10 2005
From: sbgraham at STANFORD.EDU (Seth Graham)
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:04:10 -0800
Subject: Eleazar M. Meletinskii
Message-ID: <SUN.18.DEC.2005.190410.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear colleagues,

Sad news from Russia: Eleazar Moiseevich Meletinskii (1918-2005) died on Dec. 17 in Moscow.  Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at RGGU for the past several years, Professor Meletinskii was simply a giant in Russian academia for his seminal studies of folklore, literature, and the history and theory of narrative.  

Here is a brief obituary, in Russian:

http://www.regions.ru/ru/main/messagepage/1939063/

Sincerly,

Seth Graham
_____________________
Seth Graham
Humanities Fellow
Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures
Building 40 (Main Quad)
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-2006
(650) 725-5935
sbgraham at stanford.edu

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From Janneke.vandeStadt at WILLIAMS.EDU  Mon Dec 19 14:51:07 2005
From: Janneke.vandeStadt at WILLIAMS.EDU (Janneke van de Stadt)
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 09:51:07 -0500
Subject: Babel: How it Was Done in Odessa
In-Reply-To: <FD96F8047F86AC4A97A949A507B927380420B009@mustang.middlebury.edu>
Message-ID: <MON.19.DEC.2005.095107.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

A quick confirmation:

Andrei Malaev-Babel will be performing "Babel: How it was Done in  
Odessa" at 7:30 PM on December 27 at the AATSEEL annual meeting in  
Washington, DC.

We hope to see you there!

Janneke

  

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From jdingley at YORKU.CA  Mon Dec 19 18:37:02 2005
From: jdingley at YORKU.CA (John Dingley)
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 13:37:02 -0500
Subject: Terry Wade
Message-ID: <MON.19.DEC.2005.133702.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Hi,

Terence (Terry) Wade died of cancer a couple of weeks ago.
Most of us will have used his "A Comprehensive Russian Grammar"
to advantage.

John Dingley

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

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From kdlunde62 at HOTMAIL.COM  Tue Dec 20 01:14:53 2005
From: kdlunde62 at HOTMAIL.COM (Kern D. Lunde)
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 20:14:53 -0500
Subject: Room Available for AATSEEL
Message-ID: <MON.19.DEC.2005.201453.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

I have a room reserved at the Marriott for AATSEEL and have a spare bed available for a non-smoking 
male who is willing to pay half of the room cost.  Please reply off-list.  

Regards,
Kern Lunde
Indiana University

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From N20JACK at AOL.COM  Tue Dec 20 05:12:52 2005
From: N20JACK at AOL.COM (N20JACK at AOL.COM)
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:12:52 EST
Subject: Terry Wade
Message-ID: <TUE.20.DEC.2005.001252.EST.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

It is with great sadness that John Dingley informed us on Terrence  Wade's 
passing. I was blessed to correspond with him over the last 6 months, and  had 
sent him some books on military Russian for a book he was working on. I  
personally saw him as an incredible mentor and colleague in the field of  Russian. 
As soon as I told him about an upcoming book he sent me his co-authored  book 
"The Russian Language Today."  It was a mere few weeks ago that I  received the 
last letter from him. In my humble opinion, the name Terence  Leslie Brian 
Wade will go down in the annals of history as a scholar on par with  the likes 
of Efim Etkind and others of that ilk. 
 
He will be missed. 
 

**********************************
Jack Franke, Ph.D.,  Professor of Russian
Coordinator, Russian Department B
European and Latin  American School
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language  Center
Monterey, CA 93944


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From jeffhold at INDIANA.EDU  Tue Dec 20 16:28:07 2005
From: jeffhold at INDIANA.EDU (Jeff Holdeman)
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 11:28:07 -0500
Subject: URGENT: AATSEEL 2005: Language coordinators' meeting
Message-ID: <TUE.20.DEC.2005.112807.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

There will be a meeting of the Slavic language coordinators at the AATSEEL
national convention on Wednesday, December 28, 2005, during the 12:15-1:30
lunch break.  We will meet in the Rayburn Room and then will go to a local
restaurant for lunch and an informal meeting to discuss current issues in
language program coordination.

Slavic language coordinator meeting
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
12:15-1:30 pm (lunch break)
Rayburn Room (then a local restaurant)
AATSEEL 2005 National Convention
Washington DC

Note: We just received a meeting place, so this meeting will not be listed
in the program, but it will appear in the addendum.

1) If you are a language program coordinator and will be attending, please
let me know off-list (Jeff Holdeman, jeffhold at indiana.edu--DO NOT HIT
"REPLY" TO THIS MESSAGE!) .

2) If you are a coordinator but will not be able to attend the meeting or
the conference, please contact me off-list as well.

I also ask you to forward this to your department's coordinator to ensure
that as many coordinators know as possible.  If your department has a new
coordinator (new in the past two years or so), please send me their name and
contact information.

Thank you very much!   I look forward to hearing from you off-list and hope
to see you at the conference.


Jeff

Dr. Jeffrey D. Holdeman
Chair, Committee of Slavic Language Program Directors (AATSEEL)
Slavic Language Coordinator, Indiana University
jeffhold at indiana.edu



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From jknox at BOWDOIN.EDU  Tue Dec 20 19:15:30 2005
From: jknox at BOWDOIN.EDU (Jane E. Knox-Voina)
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 14:15:30 -0500
Subject: AAASS 06 Central Asian panelists needed
Message-ID: <TUE.20.DEC.2005.141530.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

We are looking for a chair and one more discussant for the panel "Representations or Images in 
Central Asian Film" for AAASS 06 conference in Washington. The panel seems to have the following people. I am the organizer so please respond to me directly (jknox at bowdoin.edu), Jane

Jane Knox-Voina "Kazakh Blockbosters and Hollywood"

Ellen Mercer, "Elite (academic) Russian views of Central Asia"


Julie Christensen, "Zinka, A Russian Beauty:
Guka Omarova’s /Schizo/, and Colonial Romance"

Discussant: Serik Aprymov, Kazakh filmmaker

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From mrojavi1 at swarthmore.edu  Tue Dec 20 19:38:01 2005
From: mrojavi1 at swarthmore.edu (Marina Rojavin)
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 19:38:01 -0000
Subject: AAASS 06 Central Asian panelists needed
In-Reply-To: <43A85852.1020307@bowdoin.edu>
Message-ID: <TUE.20.DEC.2005.193801.0000.>

Dear All,


What would you suggest as an English equivalent for the Russian phrase "Eto 
lish' cvetochki, a iagodki budut potom"?

Best wishes,
Marina.


 

-- 
Dr. Marina Rojavin 
Visiting Assistant Professor
Russian Section
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore PA 19081
Kohlberg 340
tel. (610) 328-8162
http://www.rojavin.com

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From mrojavi1 at swarthmore.edu  Tue Dec 20 19:40:52 2005
From: mrojavi1 at swarthmore.edu (Marina Rojavin)
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 19:40:52 -0000
Subject: English equivalent needed
In-Reply-To: <43A85852.1020307@bowdoin.edu>
Message-ID: <TUE.20.DEC.2005.194052.0000.>

Dear All,


What would you suggest as an English equivalent for the Russian phrase "Eto 
lish' cvetochki, a iagodki budut potom"?

Best wishes,
Marina.



-- 
Dr. Marina Rojavin 
Visiting Assistant Professor
Russian Section
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore PA 19081
Kohlberg 340
tel. (610) 328-8162
http://www.rojavin.com

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From brifkin at TEMPLE.EDU  Tue Dec 20 21:34:06 2005
From: brifkin at TEMPLE.EDU (Benjamin Rifkin)
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 16:34:06 -0500
Subject: Condolences / Terence Wade
Message-ID: <TUE.20.DEC.2005.163406.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Slavists wishing to send condolences to the family of Terence Wade may send
them to 

> Ada Brunstein
> Acquisitions Editor, Linguistics
> Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
> 350 Main St.
> Malden, MA 02148

She will forward them to the Wade family.

Sincerely,

Ben Rifkin

-- 
Benjamin Rifkin
Professor of Russian and Vice Dean for Undergraduate Affairs
College of Liberal Arts, Temple University
1206 Anderson Hall, 1114 W. Berks St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122 USA
Voice 215-204-1816
Fax 215-204-3731
www.temple.edu/cla
www.temple.edu/fgis/rifkin

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From h.p.houtzagers at RUG.NL  Tue Dec 20 22:28:50 2005
From: h.p.houtzagers at RUG.NL (Peter Houtzagers)
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:28:50 +0100
Subject: muzh ob"elsja grush
In-Reply-To: <20051220200150.033E84107E@cork.its.swarthmore.edu>
Message-ID: <TUE.20.DEC.2005.232850.0100.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Speaking of English equivalents: can anyone explain me what "muzh 
ob"elsja grush" means and how it could be translated into English?

Marina Rojavin wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> 
> What would you suggest as an English equivalent for the Russian phrase "Eto 
> lish' cvetochki, a iagodki budut potom"?
> 
> Best wishes,
> Marina.
> 
> 
> 

-- 
Peter Houtzagers
Slavic Department,
University of Groningen,
The Netherlands

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From alinaorlov at HOTMAIL.COM  Tue Dec 20 23:43:38 2005
From: alinaorlov at HOTMAIL.COM (Alina Orlov)
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:43:38 -0800
Subject: muzh ob"elsja grush
In-Reply-To: <43A885A2.4020902@rug.nl>
Message-ID: <TUE.20.DEC.2005.154338.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

It can be used derisively--to point out a failing, e.g. he is not manly or 
he is not true.  The tone is light, as in when Americans mean  "yeah, right" 
(sarcastically) when they add 'sh/m' to the beginning of a word:  "money, 
shmoney" or "apple, shmapple."

Alina Orlov

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From kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM  Wed Dec 21 06:43:37 2005
From: kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM (Robert Chandler)
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 06:43:37 +0000
Subject: "Eto  lish' cvetochki, a iagodki budut potom"
In-Reply-To: <43A885A2.4020902@rug.nl>
Message-ID: <WED.21.DEC.2005.064337.0000.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Sophia Lubensky, as always, gives many good translations in her outstanding
RUSSIAN-ENGLISH DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS, including ŒYou ain¹t seen nothin¹
yet¹, and ŒThis is only the half of it¹.

R.

> Marina Rojavin wrote:
>> Dear All,
>> 
>> 
>> What would you suggest as an English equivalent for the Russian phrase "Eto
>> lish' cvetochki, a iagodki budut potom"?
>> 
>> Best wishes,
>> Marina.
>> 
>> 
>> 


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From caron.4 at OSU.EDU  Wed Dec 21 06:50:53 2005
From: caron.4 at OSU.EDU (Inna Caron)
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 01:50:53 -0500
Subject: "Eto  lish' cvetochki, a iagodki budut potom"
In-Reply-To: <BFCEAA19.234D5%kcf19@dial.pipex.com>
Message-ID: <WED.21.DEC.2005.015053.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

I imagine, depending on the context, you can also use "That's just the tip
of the iceberg."


-----Original Message-----
From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU]On Behalf Of Robert Chandler
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 1:44 AM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] "Eto lish' cvetochki, a iagodki budut potom"


Sophia Lubensky, as always, gives many good translations in her outstanding
RUSSIAN-ENGLISH DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS, including ŒYou ain¹t seen nothin¹
yet¹, and ŒThis is only the half of it¹.

R.

> Marina Rojavin wrote:
>> Dear All,
>>
>>
>> What would you suggest as an English equivalent for the Russian phrase
"Eto
>> lish' cvetochki, a iagodki budut potom"?
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Marina.
>>
>>
>>


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From kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM  Wed Dec 21 07:47:52 2005
From: kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM (Robert Chandler)
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 07:47:52 +0000
Subject: "Eto  lish' cvetochki, a iagodki budut potom"
In-Reply-To: <OKENLBOBLLLOAHHLLNCNIEBJDEAA.caron.4@osu.edu>
Message-ID: <WED.21.DEC.2005.074752.0000.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Yes!

> I imagine, depending on the context, you can also use "That's just the tip
> of the iceberg."
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
> [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU]On Behalf Of Robert Chandler
> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 1:44 AM
> To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] "Eto lish' cvetochki, a iagodki budut potom"
> 
> 
> Sophia Lubensky, as always, gives many good translations in her outstanding
> RUSSIAN-ENGLISH DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS, including ŒYou ain¹t seen nothin¹
> yet¹, and ŒThis is only the half of it¹.
> 
> R.
> 
>> Marina Rojavin wrote:
>>> Dear All,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> What would you suggest as an English equivalent for the Russian phrase
> "Eto
>>> lish' cvetochki, a iagodki budut potom"?
>>> 
>>> Best wishes,
>>> Marina.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
> 
> 
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From rolf.fieguth at UNIFR.CH  Wed Dec 21 09:31:09 2005
From: rolf.fieguth at UNIFR.CH (FIEGUTH Rolf)
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:31:09 +0100
Subject: AW: [SEELANGS]  Samson Brojtman is dead
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Samson Brojtman, a subtle specialist in literary theory and Russian
Poetry, staff member of the RGGU's Chair of Theoretical Poetics, died a
week ago in Moscow after a long disease.

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From tsergay at COLUMBUS.RR.COM  Wed Dec 21 13:46:51 2005
From: tsergay at COLUMBUS.RR.COM (Timothy D. Sergay)
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:46:51 -0500
Subject: More about "Muzh ob''elsia grush" and "Eto tol'ko tsvetochki"
Message-ID: <WED.21.DEC.2005.084651.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Hello, colleagues,

    About "muzh ob''elsia grush": here is an explanation of the sense:

Вряд ли кто-то сможет точно сказать, откуда взялось это выражение, но зато 
его значение, наверное, не надо объяснять никому. В переводе с разговорного 
"женского" языка "муж объелся груш" обозначает определенное состояние 
мужчины, которое не совсем, мягко говоря, соответствует тому, что ожидала от 
него женщина. Измена, пьянство, неумение зарабатывать деньги, лень и 
жадность, холодность и необоснованная ревность... ой, хватит! Ведь на 
самом-то деле мы, женщины, знаем, что плохого у наших дорогих половинок 
совсем-совсем немножко. И с этим "немножко" вполне можно справиться, если 
следовать советам опытного психолога, председателя "Женского делового 
центра" Любови Михайловны КОНАРОВОЙ.
(http://www.chelpress.ru/newspapers/panorama/archive/27-08-1998/6/1.shtml)

Ekho Moskvy's program "My govorim po-russki" posted an equivalent 
construction for wives:

"Муж - объелся груш!"

есть пара:

"Жена - объелась пшена!"
(http://www.speakrus.ru/15/f1508.htm#1)

For English equivalents, try expressions of general deterioration 
(dissipation) with a suggestion of the attendant disappointment of others: 
one's husband has gone to seed, gone to pot, gone to the dogs.

For "eto tol'ko tsvetochki": in US English (I'm not sure about UK), 
especially where the expression directly follows the first information about 
the "tsvetochki", I would try "And that's just for starters!"

Best wishes for everyone's New Year,

Tim Sergay 

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From newsnet at FAS.HARVARD.EDU  Wed Dec 21 14:37:03 2005
From: newsnet at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (NewsNet)
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 09:37:03 -0500
Subject: Slavic winter solstice celebrations
Message-ID: <WED.21.DEC.2005.093703.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Could anyone please recommend a book (article, or a Web site) that 
describes Slavic winter solstice celebrations?

thank you
Jolanta Davis

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From aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU  Wed Dec 21 15:21:57 2005
From: aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU (Alina Israeli)
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:21:57 -0500
Subject: More about "Eto tol'ko tsvetochki"
In-Reply-To: <0e9c01c60634$ffa33570$0202a8c0@blackie>
Message-ID: <WED.21.DEC.2005.102157.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

>For "eto tol'ko tsvetochki": in US English (I'm not sure about UK),
>especially where the expression directly follows the first information about
>the "tsvetochki", I would try "And that's just for starters!"


May I suggest as an option:

Just you wait Henry Higgins, just you wait!

__________________________
 Alina Israeli
 LFS, American University
 4400 Mass. Ave., NW
 Washington, DC 20016

 phone:    (202) 885-2387
 fax:      (202) 885-1076 

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From mrojavi1 at swarthmore.edu  Wed Dec 21 17:06:23 2005
From: mrojavi1 at swarthmore.edu (Marina Rojavin)
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:06:23 -0000
Subject: "Eto lish' cvetochki, a iagodki budut potom"
Message-ID: <WED.21.DEC.2005.170623.0000.>

Thank you All for help!

Happy Holidays and best wishes for the New Year!

Marina.

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From tsergay at COLUMBUS.RR.COM  Wed Dec 21 17:37:58 2005
From: tsergay at COLUMBUS.RR.COM (Timothy D. Sergay)
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:37:58 -0500
Subject: More about "Eto tol'ko tsvetochki"
Message-ID: <WED.21.DEC.2005.123758.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

For "eto tol'ko tsvetochki", may I suggest as an option:
>
> Just you wait Henry Higgins, just you wait!

If revenge is to play the role of "iagodki", this would be an interesting 
option, all right. But shouldn't it be "'enry 'iggins"?

When the first member alone is used in the past tense (i.e., without the 
"iagodki vperedi"), I also like to consider "But [all] that was only a 
prelude..."

Tim Sergay

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From flier at FAS.HARVARD.EDU  Wed Dec 21 18:15:45 2005
From: flier at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (Michael S. Flier)
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 13:15:45 -0500
Subject: Call for papers: XIV International Congress of Slavists (2008)
Message-ID: <WED.21.DEC.2005.131545.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

CALL FOR PAPERS

The American Committee of Slavists (ACS) hereby issues a call for papers 
for the XIV International Congress of Slavists in Ohrid, Macedonia, late 
summer 2008 (precise dates TBA), to determine the composition of the 
American delegation.

    * Eligibility. To be considered, an applicant must, without exception, 
have
        * 1) a regular (not occasional) academic position (including 
emeritus status) in an American college or university;
        * 2) a Ph.D. in hand by April 15, 2006, the deadline date for the 
submission of the abstract.
    * Application. Qualified applicants must submit an application form 
(available from ACS website 
<http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~slavic/acs>http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~slavic/acs) 
and accompanying materials by March 1, 2006, to
    Prof. Robert A. Rothstein, Secretary-Treasurer
    American Committee of Slavists
    Slavic and East European Studies
    Herter Hall
    181 Presidents Drive
    University of Massachusetts
    Amherst, MA 01003-9312
·        Abstract. Applicants must submit a one-page abstract of the paper 
in three (3) copies by April 15, 2006, to:

Prof. Michael S. Flier, Chairman
American Committee of Slavists
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Harvard University
Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Applicants are advised to follow instructions carefully in the preparation 
of abstracts.  Incorrectly written or formatted abstracts will not be 
considered.  Preference will be given to papers that are broadly 
comparative in nature.

·        Paper. If the abstract is accepted, the applicant must submit the 
final version of the paper in two (2) copies by December 1, 2006, to Prof. 
Michael S. Flier at the above address.  To achieve a measure of uniformity 
in the published volume(s), the ACS has prepared a style sheet for 
linguistic and literary contributions. Following the guidelines presented 
in the style sheet will save the editors countless hours of reformatting 
and word processing. Accordingly, all contributors are expected to adhere 
to the guidelines provided in the style sheet on the ACS website 
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~slavic/acs. The editors are authorized to 
return to authors immediately all papers that do not conform to the 
standards of formatting and writing required.  All such returned 
manuscripts that are not corrected and resubmitted to the editors within 10 
days will be excluded from American Contributions.


_____________________________________________

PROF. MICHAEL S. FLIER
Oleksandr Potebnja Professor of Ukrainian Philology

Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Harvard University
Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138


                       <<<<<<>>>>>>


TEL.    (617) 495-4065 [Slavic Department]
TEL.    (617) 495-4054 [Linguistics Department]
TEL.    (617) 495-4053 [Ukrainian Research Institute]
FAX     (617) 864-2167 [private]
WEB     http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~slavic/faculty/michael_flier.html

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From alfred_thomas6 at YAHOO.COM  Wed Dec 21 19:11:30 2005
From: alfred_thomas6 at YAHOO.COM (Alfred Thomas)
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:11:30 -0800
Subject: Call for papers: XIV International Congress of Slavists (2008)
In-Reply-To: <6.1.0.6.2.20051221131026.02611a38@imap.fas.harvard.edu>
Message-ID: <WED.21.DEC.2005.111130.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Michael,
   
  I wonder if I could submit a paper proposal. The topic I have in mind is:
   
  "Imperial Designs: Art and Ideology at the Bohemian and English Courts in the Late 14th Century."
   
  Best wishes,
   
  Alfred
   
   
   
  

"Michael S. Flier" <flier at FAS.HARVARD.EDU> wrote:
  CALL FOR PAPERS

The American Committee of Slavists (ACS) hereby issues a call for papers 
for the XIV International Congress of Slavists in Ohrid, Macedonia, late 
summer 2008 (precise dates TBA), to determine the composition of the 
American delegation.

* Eligibility. To be considered, an applicant must, without exception, 
have
* 1) a regular (not occasional) academic position (including 
emeritus status) in an American college or university;
* 2) a Ph.D. in hand by April 15, 2006, the deadline date for the 
submission of the abstract.
* Application. Qualified applicants must submit an application form 
(available from ACS website 
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~slavic/acs) 
and accompanying materials by March 1, 2006, to
Prof. Robert A. Rothstein, Secretary-Treasurer
American Committee of Slavists
Slavic and East European Studies
Herter Hall
181 Presidents Drive
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003-9312
· Abstract. Applicants must submit a one-page abstract of the paper 
in three (3) copies by April 15, 2006, to:

Prof. Michael S. Flier, Chairman
American Committee of Slavists
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Harvard University
Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Applicants are advised to follow instructions carefully in the preparation 
of abstracts. Incorrectly written or formatted abstracts will not be 
considered. Preference will be given to papers that are broadly 
comparative in nature.

· Paper. If the abstract is accepted, the applicant must submit the 
final version of the paper in two (2) copies by December 1, 2006, to Prof. 
Michael S. Flier at the above address. To achieve a measure of uniformity 
in the published volume(s), the ACS has prepared a style sheet for 
linguistic and literary contributions. Following the guidelines presented 
in the style sheet will save the editors countless hours of reformatting 
and word processing. Accordingly, all contributors are expected to adhere 
to the guidelines provided in the style sheet on the ACS website 
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~slavic/acs. The editors are authorized to 
return to authors immediately all papers that do not conform to the 
standards of formatting and writing required. All such returned 
manuscripts that are not corrected and resubmitted to the editors within 10 
days will be excluded from American Contributions.


_____________________________________________

PROF. MICHAEL S. FLIER
Oleksandr Potebnja Professor of Ukrainian Philology

Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Harvard University
Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138


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TEL. (617) 495-4065 [Slavic Department]
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From jdingley at YORKU.CA  Wed Dec 21 20:12:39 2005
From: jdingley at YORKU.CA (John Dingley)
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:12:39 -0500
Subject: polite vy
Message-ID: <WED.21.DEC.2005.151239.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Hi,

Might someone point me in the right direction? I am trying to 
ascertain when the polite vy (i.e. the T/V distinction) started to 
appear in Russian. I have poked about in the library and on the web
to no avail. Guessing now, I don't think it was there in the Old
Russian momuments and I would assume it came in when Russia opened
up to the West, so maybe as late as Peter. The phenomenon was known
in Western Europe as early as medieval times, according to Sonmez's 
Linguistlist review of the following well-known book:

Taavitsainen, Irma and Andreas H Jucker, eds. (2003) Diachronic
Perspectives on Address Term Systems, John Benjamins Publishing
Company, Pragmatics and Beyond New Series 107

Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 23:21:58 +0000
From: Margaret Sonmez <margaretmetu.edu.tr>
Subject: Diachronic Perspectives on Address Term Systems

http://linguistlist.org/issues/14/14-3049.html

As a concluding comment, it should perhaps be mentioned that this
book, which is so the very nearly a textbook on changes in European
address term systems, discusses a very dynamic area of language. There
have been many changes in the T/V type systems studied here. In spite
of their frequency in the world's languages, such systems, in European
languages at least, do not seem to be that stable. Their presence in
any of the languages investigated has been a medieval or late medieval
innovation, and they have changed through time. In many cases the
changes are rapid and great: the German system, for instance, where an
early form of T/V situation is found from the late ninth century
(Simon, 88), has shown a major change every century since the early
seventeenth century (illustrated by Simon on page 86). Within only
three centuries the Czech system added five forms to its originally
unique second person singular address form (illustrated by Betsch on
page 141). For French, ''the employment of the T/V forms in Old and
Middle French is often regarded . . .as completely unstable and the
two forms are still often thought of as feely interchangeable'' (Hunt,
47). The written English system developed a complex interaction
between T/V pronouns and other markers of politeness and affect for a
few hundred years starting in the mid 13th Century (Burnley, 28),
before rapidly jettisoning the system along with the useful
singular-plural distinction that 'thou'/'you' had also maintained, in
the 17th century.

John Dingley

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

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From aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU  Thu Dec 22 00:12:06 2005
From: aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU (Alina Israeli)
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:12:06 -0800
Subject: polite vy
In-Reply-To: <200512212012.PAA17042@genii.phoenix.yorku.ca>
Message-ID: <WED.21.DEC.2005.161206.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

>Hi,
>
>Might someone point me in the right direction? I am trying to
>ascertain when the polite vy (i.e. the T/V distinction) started to
>appear in Russian. I


Look at P. Friedrich, "Structural implications of Russian Pronominal 
Usage" in his "Langauge, Context, and the Imagination", Stanford UP, 
1979.

-- 
__________
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LFS, American University
4400 Mass. Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20016

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From collins.232 at OSU.EDU  Wed Dec 21 21:43:47 2005
From: collins.232 at OSU.EDU (Daniel Collins)
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:43:47 -0500
Subject: polite vy
In-Reply-To: <200512212012.PAA17042@genii.phoenix.yorku.ca>
Message-ID: <WED.21.DEC.2005.164347.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

See Boris Unbegaun, "Un point d'histoire de la politesse russe:  
tutoiement et vousoiement," in Mélanges en l'honneur de Jules Legras  
(Paris, 1939), 269–74; and  R. Benacchio [Benakk'o], "Novyi tip  
chelovecheskikh otnoshenii: obrashchenie na Vy v petrovskuiu epokhu,"  
in Logicheskii analiz iazyka: Obraz cheloveka v kul'ture i iazyke  
(Moscow, 1999), 114–23.

Daniel E. Collins, Chair
Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures
The Ohio State University
400 Hagerty Hall
1775 College Road
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1340
On Dec 21, 2005, at 3:12 PM, John Dingley wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Might someone point me in the right direction? I am trying to
> ascertain when the polite vy (i.e. the T/V distinction) started to
> appear in Russian. I have poked about in the library and on the web
> to no avail. Guessing now, I don't think it was there in the Old
> Russian momuments and I would assume it came in when Russia opened
> up to the West, so maybe as late as Peter. The phenomenon was known
> in Western Europe as early as medieval times, according to Sonmez's
> Linguistlist review of the following well-known book:
>
> Taavitsainen, Irma and Andreas H Jucker, eds. (2003) Diachronic
> Perspectives on Address Term Systems, John Benjamins Publishing
> Company, Pragmatics and Beyond New Series 107
>
> Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 23:21:58 +0000
> From: Margaret Sonmez <margaretmetu.edu.tr>
> Subject: Diachronic Perspectives on Address Term Systems
>
> http://linguistlist.org/issues/14/14-3049.html
>
> As a concluding comment, it should perhaps be mentioned that this
> book, which is so the very nearly a textbook on changes in European
> address term systems, discusses a very dynamic area of language. There
> have been many changes in the T/V type systems studied here. In spite
> of their frequency in the world's languages, such systems, in European
> languages at least, do not seem to be that stable. Their presence in
> any of the languages investigated has been a medieval or late medieval
> innovation, and they have changed through time. In many cases the
> changes are rapid and great: the German system, for instance, where an
> early form of T/V situation is found from the late ninth century
> (Simon, 88), has shown a major change every century since the early
> seventeenth century (illustrated by Simon on page 86). Within only
> three centuries the Czech system added five forms to its originally
> unique second person singular address form (illustrated by Betsch on
> page 141). For French, ''the employment of the T/V forms in Old and
> Middle French is often regarded . . .as completely unstable and the
> two forms are still often thought of as feely interchangeable'' (Hunt,
> 47). The written English system developed a complex interaction
> between T/V pronouns and other markers of politeness and affect for a
> few hundred years starting in the mid 13th Century (Burnley, 28),
> before rapidly jettisoning the system along with the useful
> singular-plural distinction that 'thou'/'you' had also maintained, in
> the 17th century.
>
> John Dingley
>
> --------------------
> http://dlll.yorku.ca/jding.html
>
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From collins.232 at OSU.EDU  Wed Dec 21 22:07:05 2005
From: collins.232 at OSU.EDU (Daniel Collins)
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:07:05 -0500
Subject: polite vy
In-Reply-To: <3ddab20127a19ca465f6b6cb4c4e5890@osu.edu>
Message-ID: <WED.21.DEC.2005.170705.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Another source on the history of ty/vy in Russian is Paul Popov, "On 
the Origin of Russian vy as a Form of Polite Address," SEEJ 29 (1985): 
330–37.

Daniel E. Collins, Chair
Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures
The Ohio State University
400 Hagerty Hall
1775 College Road
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1340

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From lora at UCI.EDU  Wed Dec 21 22:15:38 2005
From: lora at UCI.EDU (Lora Mjolsness)
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 14:15:38 -0800
Subject: Panel AAASS 2006
In-Reply-To: <LISTSERV%200512131952505220.577D@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Message-ID: <WED.21.DEC.2005.141538.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to organize a panel for the AAASS 2006 Convention in
Washington D.C. under the working title of  "Screening Childhood: Orphans
and Children in Film." The panel will deal with the representation of
children and orphans in Soviet and Russian film. If you are interested in
participating please e-mail me at lora at uci.edu

Sincerely,

Lora Mjolsness

Program in Russian Studies
University of California, Irvine

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From nuckols at HOTMAIL.COM  Wed Dec 21 23:19:59 2005
From: nuckols at HOTMAIL.COM (Mark Nuckols)
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:19:59 +0000
Subject: Asst. Prof., tenure track,
 West Slavic languages and literatures
In-Reply-To: <8E8CCF898BBC1444A859A52BC2979EF01F1384@MAILBOXFIVE.home.ku.edu>
Message-ID: <WED.21.DEC.2005.231959.0000.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dr. Greenberg,

I failed to mention in my application materials that, if the committee wants 
to contact me about interviewing at AATSEEL, I will be available at 
757-442-9632 from 22-27 December (if that is of any consequence now).

Thank you.

Mark Nuckols


>From: "Greenberg, Marc L" <mlg at KU.EDU>
>Reply-To: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list              
><SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
>To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
>Subject: [SEELANGS] Asst. Prof., tenure track, West Slavic languages and 
>literatures
>Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 14:17:45 -0500
>
>Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Kansas.
>Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures, tenure track,
>specialist in West Slavic languages and literatures, to begin August 18,
>2006. Duties include: teach Polish and, if possible, Czech language;
>teach undergraduate surveys of West Slavic and/or Slavic/Central
>European literature and culture in translation (with elements of film,
>text, or folklore); build the West Slavic program of the University
>(including study abroad initiatives, student recruitment and retention,
>extracurricular activities); engage in LCTL language-pedagogy
>initiatives and collaborate with other related programs in department
>and College; engage in a coherent research program related to the
>position; provide service to department, College, profession. Required
>qualifications: PhD in an appropriate field at time of appointment
>(e.g., Slavic, linguistics, comparative literature, or other related
>field); ability to teach Polish language; native or near-native ability
>in English and either Polish or Czech; strong commitment to language
>pedagogy; ability to teach surveys of West Slavic literatures and
>cultures. Preferred qualifications: Strongly preferred: ability to teach
>Czech. Familiarity with American university system. Demonstrate promise
>to contribute to climate of diversity in the College, including a
>diversity of scholarly approaches. Salary range: $45,000-50,000.
>Application materials include a letter of application, curriculum vitae,
>teaching evaluations, a short research sample, and three current letters
>of recommendation. Initial review of applications begins November 15,
>2005 and continues until the position is filled. Interviews at AATSEEL.
>Send materials to: Marc L. Greenberg, Chair, Dept. of Slavic Languages &
>Literatures, University of Kansas, 1445 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 2134,
>Lawrence, KS 66045-7590; e-mail: mlg at ku.edu; phone: (785) 864-3313.
>EO/AA Employer. Paid for by KU.
>
>==========================
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>Professor and Chair
>Department of Slavic Languages and Literature
>University of Kansas
>1445 Jayhawk Blvd., Rm. 2133
>Lawrence, KS 66045-7590
>-----------------------------------------------------
>Tel: (785) 864-3313 (Slavic Dept. office)
>       (785) 864-2349 (voice mail)
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From nuckols at HOTMAIL.COM  Wed Dec 21 23:24:52 2005
From: nuckols at HOTMAIL.COM (Mark Nuckols)
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:24:52 +0000
Subject: Apologies
In-Reply-To: <BAY114-F116E06586C745B09F351A6AC310@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <WED.21.DEC.2005.232452.0000.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

My apologies to the list for what should have been an off-list reply. Please 
ignore.

Mark Nuckols

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From scf1000 at CAM.AC.UK  Thu Dec 22 10:56:44 2005
From: scf1000 at CAM.AC.UK (Simon Franklin)
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 05:56:44 -0500
Subject: New taught M.Phil. Course in Russian Studies
Message-ID: <THU.22.DEC.2005.055644.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Applications are invited for the new Cambridge M.Phil. in Russian Studies. This an interdisciplinary 
course based in the Department of Slavonic Studies but with the participation of the Faculties of  
History, Social and Political Sciences, Social Anthropology, History of Art, Music, and the Scott 
Polar Research Institute. Cross-disciplinary collaboration in this area is coordinated through the 
Cambridge Committee for Russian and East European Studies (CamCREES).

The aim of the course is to develop awareness of, and practical competence in, a range of key 
skills and approaches relevant to the advanced study of Russian society, culture and history. The 
M.Phil. in Russian Studies functions both as a valid and intellectually-satisfying self-contained 
degree, and as excellent preparation for Ph.D. work in any of the relevant disciplines.

Inquiries to slavon at cam.ac.uk

See also http://www.mml.cam.ac.uk/slavonic/ for more information on the Department, and http:
//www.camcrees.group.cam.ac.uk/ for more information on CamCREES

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From J.Dunn at SLAVONIC.ARTS.GLA.AC.UK  Thu Dec 22 11:06:25 2005
From: J.Dunn at SLAVONIC.ARTS.GLA.AC.UK (John Dunn)
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 11:06:25 +0000
Subject: polite vy
Message-ID: <THU.22.DEC.2005.110625.0000.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

-----Original Message-----
From: John Dingley <jdingley at YORKU.CA>
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:12:39 -0500
Subject: [SEELANGS] polite vy

.....

The written English system developed a complex interaction
between T/V pronouns and other markers of politeness and affect for a
few hundred years starting in the mid 13th Century (Burnley, 28),
before rapidly jettisoning the system along with the useful
singular-plural distinction that 'thou'/'you' had also maintained, in
the 17th century.


Except in Yorkshire.  The practice of 'theethou'ing'* still survives in parts of South Yorkshire (as reflected in the film 'Kes)', though in the area of the West Riding where I grew up it had more or less disappeared by the 1950s.

My experience of 17th- and 18th-century Russian documents is that the use of the polite 'vy' form is very rare and mostly restricted to letters addressed to monarchs (i.e. those entitled to use the pluralis majestatis), though even here the smooth sophisticated scribes of the Posol'skii prikaz could not always achieve consistency.  

John Dunn.  

*As in the rebuke issued to those considered to be too forward in the use of the familiar form:
Don't tha theethou me, theethou thysen and see how tha likes being theethou'd then  


John Dunn
SMLC (Slavonic Studies)
University of Glasgow
Hetheringon Building
Bute Gardens
Glasgow G12 8RS
U.K.

Tel.: +44 (0)141 330 5591
Fax: +44 (0)141 330 2297
e-mail: J.Dunn at slavonic.arts.gla.ac.uk

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From flier at FAS.HARVARD.EDU  Thu Dec 22 14:50:20 2005
From: flier at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (Michael S. Flier)
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 09:50:20 -0500
Subject: Call for papers: XIV International Congress of Slavists (2008)
In-Reply-To: <20051221191130.72805.qmail@web33508.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <THU.22.DEC.2005.095020.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Alfred,

This sounds fine.  Just submit your application (by March 1) and your 
abstract (by April 15) according to the instructions on the ACS website 
<http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~slavic/acs/>.

Cheers,

Michael

At 02:11 PM 12/21/2005, you wrote:
>Dear Michael,
>
>   I wonder if I could submit a paper proposal. The topic I have in mind is:
>
>   "Imperial Designs: Art and Ideology at the Bohemian and English Courts 
> in the Late 14th Century."
>
>   Best wishes,
>
>   Alfred
>
>
>
>
>
>"Michael S. Flier" <flier at FAS.HARVARD.EDU> wrote:
>   CALL FOR PAPERS
>
>The American Committee of Slavists (ACS) hereby issues a call for papers
>for the XIV International Congress of Slavists in Ohrid, Macedonia, late
>summer 2008 (precise dates TBA), to determine the composition of the
>American delegation.
>
>* Eligibility. To be considered, an applicant must, without exception,
>have
>* 1) a regular (not occasional) academic position (including
>emeritus status) in an American college or university;
>* 2) a Ph.D. in hand by April 15, 2006, the deadline date for the
>submission of the abstract.
>* Application. Qualified applicants must submit an application form
>(available from ACS website
>http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~slavic/acs)
>and accompanying materials by March 1, 2006, to
>Prof. Robert A. Rothstein, Secretary-Treasurer
>American Committee of Slavists
>Slavic and East European Studies
>Herter Hall
>181 Presidents Drive
>University of Massachusetts
>Amherst, MA 01003-9312
>· Abstract. Applicants must submit a one-page abstract of the paper
>in three (3) copies by April 15, 2006, to:
>
>Prof. Michael S. Flier, Chairman
>American Committee of Slavists
>Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
>Harvard University
>Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street
>Cambridge, MA 02138
>Applicants are advised to follow instructions carefully in the preparation
>of abstracts. Incorrectly written or formatted abstracts will not be
>considered. Preference will be given to papers that are broadly
>comparative in nature.
>
>· Paper. If the abstract is accepted, the applicant must submit the
>final version of the paper in two (2) copies by December 1, 2006, to Prof.
>Michael S. Flier at the above address. To achieve a measure of uniformity
>in the published volume(s), the ACS has prepared a style sheet for
>linguistic and literary contributions. Following the guidelines presented
>in the style sheet will save the editors countless hours of reformatting
>and word processing. Accordingly, all contributors are expected to adhere
>to the guidelines provided in the style sheet on the ACS website
>http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~slavic/acs. The editors are authorized to
>return to authors immediately all papers that do not conform to the
>standards of formatting and writing required. All such returned
>manuscripts that are not corrected and resubmitted to the editors within 10
>days will be excluded from American Contributions.
>
>
>_____________________________________________
>
>PROF. MICHAEL S. FLIER
>Oleksandr Potebnja Professor of Ukrainian Philology
>
>Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
>Harvard University
>Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street
>Cambridge, MA 02138
>
>
><<<<<<>>>>>>
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>
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Oleksandr Potebnja Professor of Ukrainian Philology

Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Harvard University
Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138


                       <<<<<<>>>>>>


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From sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU  Thu Dec 22 15:47:49 2005
From: sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU (Sibelan E S Forrester)
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:47:49 -0500
Subject: Ann:  AWSS Translation Registry
Message-ID: <THU.22.DEC.2005.104749.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELANGers,

The Association for Women in Slavic Studies is pleased to announce 
that the expanded and updated AWSS Translation Registry is now online 
at:

http://www.awsshome.org/resources/registry.html

The Registry includes both published translations of work by women 
authors and translations in progress from a wide variety of Slavic 
and Eat European languages.  The data base can be searched in a 
variety of ways, making it a valuable resource for teaching, 
research, and planning future translations or anthologies.

Please direct questions, suggestions or updates to me (Sibelan 
Forrester <sforres1 at swarthmore.edu>) or the Registry Goddess herself 
(Diana Greene <diana.greene at nyu.edu>).

Wishing everyone a very pleasant and literature-full holiday!

SF

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From schwartzm at SBCGLOBAL.NET  Thu Dec 22 15:59:41 2005
From: schwartzm at SBCGLOBAL.NET (Marian Schwartz)
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 09:59:41 -0600
Subject: Ann:  AWSS Translation Registry
Message-ID: <THU.22.DEC.2005.095941.0600.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Sibelan,

You might want to send this announcement to ALTA, for its listserv.  Do you 
mind if I cut and paste it into the ALTA Blog?

Best,
Marian
----- Original Message ----- 
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To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 9:47 AM
Subject: [SEELANGS] Ann: AWSS Translation Registry


> Dear SEELANGers,
>
> The Association for Women in Slavic Studies is pleased to announce that 
> the expanded and updated AWSS Translation Registry is now online at:
>
> http://www.awsshome.org/resources/registry.html
>
> The Registry includes both published translations of work by women authors 
> and translations in progress from a wide variety of Slavic and Eat 
> European languages.  The data base can be searched in a variety of ways, 
> making it a valuable resource for teaching, research, and planning future 
> translations or anthologies.
>
> Please direct questions, suggestions or updates to me (Sibelan Forrester 
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From jdingley at YORKU.CA  Thu Dec 22 21:02:50 2005
From: jdingley at YORKU.CA (John Dingley)
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:02:50 -0500
Subject: thanks on vy
Message-ID: <THU.22.DEC.2005.160250.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Hi,

Thanks to all those who have striven to put me on the right
path regarding the "polite vy". I am following up all leads
with the captiousness of old age. However, I offer this to
be going on with, by way of Alina Israeli:

Paul Friedrich
"Structural Implications of Russian Pronominal Usage (1966)"
in: Language, Context, and the Imagination. Essays by
Paul Friedrich
Selected and Introduced by Anwar S. Dil
Stanford University Press, 1979, pp. 74-75

French determined Russian pronominal usage. Only ty had been
employed till about 1700, whereas "... the French manner of 
address to one person in the plural number appeared in the
eighteenth century and rapidly became current among the 
educated circles" (Isachenko 1960: 414). By 1800, more or
less when French was instituted as a "passport," the use of 
the plural vy as a formal and respectful singular, on analogy
with French vous, had become established and launched on its
independent course, although subsequently reinforced and subtly
influenced by the pervasive French bilingualism and constant 
exposure to French novels and plays.

A.V. Isachenko
Grammaticheskii stroi russkogo iazyka v sopostavlenii s
slovatskim. Morfologiia. Chast' vtoraia.
Bratislava, 1960, p 414

Pri obrashchenii v russkom iazyke, kak i v ... frantsuzskom i dr.
upotrebliaetsia tak nazyvaemaia forma vezhlivosti, obrashchenie
"na vy" (vykanie). V russkom iazyke eta frantsuzskaia manera 
obrashcheniia k odnomu litsu vo mnozhestvennom chisle poiavilas'
v XVIII veke i ochen' bystro voshla v obikhod obrazovannykh
krugov.

In due course I shall post a summary of my findings.

S Novym godom!
John Dingley

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From kthresher at RMWC.EDU  Thu Dec 22 21:51:02 2005
From: kthresher at RMWC.EDU (Klawa Thresher)
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:51:02 -0500
Subject: Panel AAASS 2006
Message-ID: <THU.22.DEC.2005.165102.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Lora,

I have been interested in presenting a paper on how the changes in
marriage/family laws were reflected in film, and am wondering if the
panel could be "broadened" a bit to include such a paper.  Looking
forward to hearing from you.

Best,
Klawa Thresher

-----Original Message-----
From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Lora Mjolsness
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 5:16 PM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Panel AAASS 2006

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to organize a panel for the AAASS 2006 Convention in
Washington D.C. under the working title of  "Screening Childhood:
Orphans
and Children in Film." The panel will deal with the representation of
children and orphans in Soviet and Russian film. If you are interested
in
participating please e-mail me at lora at uci.edu

Sincerely,

Lora Mjolsness

Program in Russian Studies
University of California, Irvine

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From kthresher at RMWC.EDU  Thu Dec 22 21:54:13 2005
From: kthresher at RMWC.EDU (Klawa Thresher)
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:54:13 -0500
Subject: Panel AAASS 2006
Message-ID: <THU.22.DEC.2005.165413.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

My apologies to the list for sending a personal message to all.  KT

-----Original Message-----
From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Klawa Thresher
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 4:51 PM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Panel AAASS 2006

Dear Lora,

I have been interested in presenting a paper on how the changes in
marriage/family laws were reflected in film, and am wondering if the
panel could be "broadened" a bit to include such a paper.  Looking
forward to hearing from you.

Best,
Klawa Thresher

-----Original Message-----
From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Lora Mjolsness
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 5:16 PM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Panel AAASS 2006

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to organize a panel for the AAASS 2006 Convention in
Washington D.C. under the working title of  "Screening Childhood:
Orphans
and Children in Film." The panel will deal with the representation of
children and orphans in Soviet and Russian film. If you are interested
in
participating please e-mail me at lora at uci.edu

Sincerely,

Lora Mjolsness

Program in Russian Studies
University of California, Irvine

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From lowery at USC.EDU  Thu Dec 22 22:14:54 2005
From: lowery at USC.EDU (Michele Torre)
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 14:14:54 -0800
Subject: Panel AAASS 2006
In-Reply-To: <6E497ADB607656479C24E6D7BF6B505A044655EA@exchange.rmwc.edu>
Message-ID: <THU.22.DEC.2005.141454.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

I helping to organize a panel for the AAASS 2006 Convention in Washington D.C. under the working title of&nbsp; "The Poetics of the Visual: Adaptations of lyric poetry in Russian and East European film." The panel will explore the works of directors who have choosen the lyric poem as their inspiration and papers will examine the problems and/or advantages of applying a visual medium to this poetic format.  If you are interested in participating as a discussant or a panelist please e-mail me at lowery at usc.edu.

Sincerely,

Michele Torre

Critical Studies Dept.
School of Cinema/TV
University of Southern California 

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From lora at UCI.EDU  Fri Dec 23 00:04:08 2005
From: lora at UCI.EDU (Lora Mjolsness)
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:04:08 -0800
Subject: Panel AAASS 2006
In-Reply-To: <6E497ADB607656479C24E6D7BF6B505A044655E8@exchange.rmwc.edu>
Message-ID: <THU.22.DEC.2005.160408.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Klawa,

Your paper sounds very interesting, but most likely a paper on
marriage/family will be too far outside the panel's topic.  I have had an
overwhelming response to my panel call on SEELANGS, but if you wish to
submit a short abstract and your CV, I will consider it.

Best,

Lora

> Dear Lora,
>
> I have been interested in presenting a paper on how the changes in
> marriage/family laws were reflected in film, and am wondering if the
> panel could be "broadened" a bit to include such a paper.  Looking
> forward to hearing from you.
>
> Best,
> Klawa Thresher
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
> [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Lora Mjolsness
> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 5:16 PM
> To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
> Subject: [SEELANGS] Panel AAASS 2006
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I would like to organize a panel for the AAASS 2006 Convention in
> Washington D.C. under the working title of  "Screening Childhood:
> Orphans
> and Children in Film." The panel will deal with the representation of
> children and orphans in Soviet and Russian film. If you are interested
> in
> participating please e-mail me at lora at uci.edu
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Lora Mjolsness
>
> Program in Russian Studies
> University of California, Irvine
>
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From andersen at UCLA.EDU  Fri Dec 23 00:08:02 2005
From: andersen at UCLA.EDU (Henning Andersen)
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:08:02 -0800
Subject: from vy to oni
In-Reply-To: <200512222102.QAA10776@dekan.phoenix.yorku.ca>
Message-ID: <THU.22.DEC.2005.160802.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

To the question of the origin of the polite vy one might add that of 
the polite oni for a single third person referred to in a speech act 
s/he is witness to. Is this a 'mere' analogy to vy? Or did it exist 
when the use of vy was introduced?

H

>Hi,
>
>Thanks to all those who have striven to put me on the right
>path regarding the "polite vy". I am following up all leads
>with the captiousness of old age. However, I offer this to
>be going on with, by way of Alina Israeli:
>
>Paul Friedrich
>"Structural Implications of Russian Pronominal Usage (1966)"
>in: Language, Context, and the Imagination. Essays by
>Paul Friedrich
>Selected and Introduced by Anwar S. Dil
>Stanford University Press, 1979, pp. 74-75
>
>French determined Russian pronominal usage. Only ty had been
>employed till about 1700, whereas "... the French manner of
>address to one person in the plural number appeared in the
>eighteenth century and rapidly became current among the
>educated circles" (Isachenko 1960: 414). By 1800, more or
>less when French was instituted as a "passport," the use of
>the plural vy as a formal and respectful singular, on analogy
>with French vous, had become established and launched on its
>independent course, although subsequently reinforced and subtly
>influenced by the pervasive French bilingualism and constant
>exposure to French novels and plays.
>
>A.V. Isachenko
>Grammaticheskii stroi russkogo iazyka v sopostavlenii s
>slovatskim. Morfologiia. Chast' vtoraia.
>Bratislava, 1960, p 414
>
>Pri obrashchenii v russkom iazyke, kak i v ... frantsuzskom i dr.
>upotrebliaetsia tak nazyvaemaia forma vezhlivosti, obrashchenie
>"na vy" (vykanie). V russkom iazyke eta frantsuzskaia manera
>obrashcheniia k odnomu litsu vo mnozhestvennom chisle poiavilas'
>v XVIII veke i ochen' bystro voshla v obikhod obrazovannykh
>krugov.
>
>In due course I shall post a summary of my findings.
>
>S Novym godom!
>John Dingley
>
>--------------------
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>
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|||||   Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
|||||   University of California, Los Angeles
|||||   P.O.Box 951502
|||||   Los Angeles, CA 900095-1502

|||||   Phone: +1-310-837-6743  Fax: +1-310-206-5263
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From dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU  Fri Dec 23 19:17:54 2005
From: dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU (Edward M Dumanis)
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:17:54 -0500
Subject: from vy to oni
In-Reply-To: <p06002000bfd0ed52fecc@[192.168.1.64]>
Message-ID: <FRI.23.DEC.2005.141754.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Talking about "Vy" in relation to a third person singular, it is
interesting to note that Italian "Lei" (She/Her) is used as a polite
form of addressing a singular person in Italian.

Sincerely,

Edward Dumanis <dumanis at buffalo.edu>

On Thu, 22 Dec 2005, Henning Andersen wrote:

> To the question of the origin of the polite vy one might add that of 
> the polite oni for a single third person referred to in a speech act 
> s/he is witness to. Is this a 'mere' analogy to vy? Or did it exist 
> when the use of vy was introduced?
> 
> H
> 
> >Hi,
> >
> >Thanks to all those who have striven to put me on the right
> >path regarding the "polite vy". I am following up all leads
> >with the captiousness of old age. However, I offer this to
> >be going on with, by way of Alina Israeli:
> >
> >Paul Friedrich
> >"Structural Implications of Russian Pronominal Usage (1966)"
> >in: Language, Context, and the Imagination. Essays by
> >Paul Friedrich
> >Selected and Introduced by Anwar S. Dil
> >Stanford University Press, 1979, pp. 74-75
> >
> >French determined Russian pronominal usage. Only ty had been
> >employed till about 1700, whereas "... the French manner of
> >address to one person in the plural number appeared in the
> >eighteenth century and rapidly became current among the
> >educated circles" (Isachenko 1960: 414). By 1800, more or
> >less when French was instituted as a "passport," the use of
> >the plural vy as a formal and respectful singular, on analogy
> >with French vous, had become established and launched on its
> >independent course, although subsequently reinforced and subtly
> >influenced by the pervasive French bilingualism and constant
> >exposure to French novels and plays.
> >
> >A.V. Isachenko
> >Grammaticheskii stroi russkogo iazyka v sopostavlenii s
> >slovatskim. Morfologiia. Chast' vtoraia.
> >Bratislava, 1960, p 414
> >
> >Pri obrashchenii v russkom iazyke, kak i v ... frantsuzskom i dr.
> >upotrebliaetsia tak nazyvaemaia forma vezhlivosti, obrashchenie
> >"na vy" (vykanie). V russkom iazyke eta frantsuzskaia manera
> >obrashcheniia k odnomu litsu vo mnozhestvennom chisle poiavilas'
> >v XVIII veke i ochen' bystro voshla v obikhod obrazovannykh
> >krugov.
> >
> >In due course I shall post a summary of my findings.
> >
> >S Novym godom!
> >John Dingley
> >
> >--------------------
> >http://dlll.yorku.ca/jding.html
> >
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From anna.aydinyan at YALE.EDU  Fri Dec 23 19:14:38 2005
From: anna.aydinyan at YALE.EDU (Anna Aydinyan)
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:14:38 -0500
Subject: Panel AAASS 2006
In-Reply-To: <dd83a3dbe78d.43aab4de@usc.edu>
Message-ID: <FRI.23.DEC.2005.141438.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Michele,

I would like to present a paper, where I compare Segei Parajanov's film "The
color of pomegranates", inspired by the songs of Sayat-Nova, and a long 
poem of
Paruyr Sevak, inspired by the songs of Komitas. It will discuss both 
poetry-film
and poetry-poetry adaptations, but this discussion will be in the context of
dissent and Soviet national policies.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Anna Aydinyan



Quoting Michele Torre <lowery at USC.EDU>:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I helping to organize a panel for the AAASS 2006 Convention in 
> Washington D.C. under the working title of&nbsp; "The Poetics of the 
> Visual: Adaptations of lyric poetry in Russian and East European 
> film." The panel will explore the works of directors who have choosen 
> the lyric poem as their inspiration and papers will examine the 
> problems and/or advantages of applying a visual medium to this poetic 
> format.  If you are interested in participating as a discussant or a 
> panelist please e-mail me at lowery at usc.edu.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Michele Torre
>
> Critical Studies Dept.
> School of Cinema/TV
> University of Southern California
>
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From h.p.houtzagers at RUG.NL  Fri Dec 23 19:35:58 2005
From: h.p.houtzagers at RUG.NL (Peter Houtzagers)
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 20:35:58 +0100
Subject: Panel AAASS 2006
In-Reply-To: <20051223141438.8el226200koo0o8o@www.mail.yale.edu>
Message-ID: <FRI.23.DEC.2005.203558.0100.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Yeah, me too

Peter Houtzagers

Anna Aydinyan wrote:
> Dear Michele,
> 
> I would like to present a paper, where I compare Segei Parajanov's film 
> "The
> color of pomegranates", inspired by the songs of Sayat-Nova, and a long 
> poem of
> Paruyr Sevak, inspired by the songs of Komitas. It will discuss both 
> poetry-film
> and poetry-poetry adaptations, but this discussion will be in the 
> context of
> dissent and Soviet national policies.
> 
> Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
> Sincerely,
> Anna Aydinyan
> 
> 
> 
> Quoting Michele Torre <lowery at USC.EDU>:
> 
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> I helping to organize a panel for the AAASS 2006 Convention in 
>> Washington D.C. under the working title of&nbsp; "The Poetics of the 
>> Visual: Adaptations of lyric poetry in Russian and East European 
>> film." The panel will explore the works of directors who have choosen 
>> the lyric poem as their inspiration and papers will examine the 
>> problems and/or advantages of applying a visual medium to this poetic 
>> format.  If you are interested in participating as a discussant or a 
>> panelist please e-mail me at lowery at usc.edu.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Michele Torre
>>
>> Critical Studies Dept.
>> School of Cinema/TV
>> University of Southern California
>>
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Slavic Department,
University of Groningen,
The Netherlands

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From yuliya_lutsyk at HOTMAIL.COM  Sun Dec 25 06:09:39 2005
From: yuliya_lutsyk at HOTMAIL.COM (Yuliya Lutsyk)
Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 01:09:39 -0500
Subject: Dostoevsky
Message-ID: <SUN.25.DEC.2005.010939.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

I am a school student in Australia, currently I am studying English
Extension 2, the highest level of English that can be undertaken in school.
We are required to write a major work over the school year. I decided upon
doing a critical analysis along the lines of "Women in 19th Century Russian
literature", I do not have the title/question of my major work completely
formulated yet, but I will be concentrating on the Russian society and its
influence on women, how this is reflected in Russian literature, perhaps
some philosophical points and authorial voice and intrusion. 

 I have chosen 2 major novels for my analysis: "Anna Karenina" by Leo
Tolstoy and "Brother's Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. I have not finished
reading "Brother's Karamazov", but I’m afraid I will not be able to analyse
the female characters in this book in depth, as they simply are not major
characters as opposed to Anna Karenina. While researching, I became aware
that in "The Idiot", Nastasiya Filipovna, is one of the main characters, as
I have not read this book, I need advice whether this text would be relevant
to my work or will I be able to complete sufficient analysis on “Brothers
Karamazov”. If anyone has any comments/suggestions/material, they would be
greatly appreciated.

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From zielinski at GMX.CH  Sun Dec 25 08:28:43 2005
From: zielinski at GMX.CH (Zielinski)
Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 09:28:43 +0100
Subject: Dostoevsky
Message-ID: <SUN.25.DEC.2005.092843.0100.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Just read "The Idiot", you will be richly rewarded for your subject but also
generally - it's one of the most powerful books ever written.

Jan Zielinski


> While researching, I became aware
that in "The Idiot", Nastasiya Filipovna, is one of the main characters, as
I have not read this book, I need advice whether this text would be relevant
to my work or will I be able to complete sufficient analysis on "Brothers
Karamazov". If anyone has any comments/suggestions/material, they would be
greatly appreciated.

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From caron.4 at OSU.EDU  Sun Dec 25 08:31:22 2005
From: caron.4 at OSU.EDU (Inna Caron)
Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 03:31:22 -0500
Subject: Dostoevsky
In-Reply-To: <LISTSERV%200512250109391790.0B68@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Message-ID: <SUN.25.DEC.2005.033122.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Yuliya,

I think the principle female characters in both, "Anna Karenina" and
"Brothers Karamazov," pair up rather nicely. Think along the lines
Anna/Agrafena(Grunya) vs. Kitty/Katya. The former in each pair is about
passion/temptation. The latter - purity/propriety. Note all the similarities
between Anna and Grushen'ka, and between Kitty and Katya. Then look at how
differently each author treats his pair. What does it say about their
respective worldview, position on the role of women in the society, even
their interpretation of Christian doctrine?

Of course, you can do the same with Nastasya Fillipovna vs. Aglaya, but
their fates are too similar to that of the heroines of "Anna Karenina." If
you stay with "Brothers Karamazov," you can compare the treatment each
heroine receives from her creator, and come up with a very interesting
conclusion, which will incorporate "some philosophical points and authorial
voice and intrusion."

Best wishes,

Inna Caron


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From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU]On Behalf Of Yuliya Lutsyk
Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2005 1:10 AM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Dostoevsky


I am a school student in Australia, currently I am studying English
Extension 2, the highest level of English that can be undertaken in school.
We are required to write a major work over the school year. I decided upon
doing a critical analysis along the lines of "Women in 19th Century Russian
literature", I do not have the title/question of my major work completely
formulated yet, but I will be concentrating on the Russian society and its
influence on women, how this is reflected in Russian literature, perhaps
some philosophical points and authorial voice and intrusion.

 I have chosen 2 major novels for my analysis: "Anna Karenina" by Leo
Tolstoy and "Brother's Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. I have not finished
reading "Brother's Karamazov", but I’m afraid I will not be able to analyse
the female characters in this book in depth, as they simply are not major
characters as opposed to Anna Karenina. While researching, I became aware
that in "The Idiot", Nastasiya Filipovna, is one of the main characters, as
I have not read this book, I need advice whether this text would be relevant
to my work or will I be able to complete sufficient analysis on “Brothers
Karamazov”. If anyone has any comments/suggestions/material, they would be
greatly appreciated.

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From lino59 at AMERITECH.NET  Sun Dec 25 14:50:19 2005
From: lino59 at AMERITECH.NET (Deborah Hoffman)
Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 06:50:19 -0800
Subject: polite/formal
In-Reply-To: <SEELANGS%200512240001405900.0252@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Message-ID: <SUN.25.DEC.2005.065019.0800.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

I've often been intrigued by this fact in standard
Italian, as many of the dialects (or what came to be
considered dialects after Italian unification) use
"voi" for the formal.  Getting further off course from
Slavics, I've often wondered if this usage was grafted
into the Florentine dialect from the German and hence
made its way into what came to be the preferred form
of Italian.

--------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:17:54 -0500
> From:    Edward M Dumanis <dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU>
> Subject: Re: from vy to oni
> 
> Talking about "Vy" in relation to a third person
> singular, it is
> interesting to note that Italian "Lei" (She/Her) is
> used as a polite
> form of addressing a singular person in Italian.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Edward Dumanis <dumanis at buffalo.edu>
> 

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From infodesk at POSTMAN.RU  Wed Dec 28 08:13:06 2005
From: infodesk at POSTMAN.RU (Tver InterContact Group)
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 03:13:06 -0500
Subject: Two Intercontact programs in Tver?
Message-ID: <WED.28.DEC.2005.031306.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELANGers,

I would like to thank those of you who brought to our attention the fact 
that there has been a series of advertising postings to SEELANGS coming 
from Delta-Intercontact.

With this message, I would like to inform you that our organization, Tver 
InterContact Group, and the affiliated International Institute of Russian 
Language and Culture, have nothing to do with the advertising campaign 
launched by Delta-Intercontact.

A group of disgruntled former employees believe that it's proper and 
profitable to use their former employer's name, reputation and insider 
information to promote their own commercial enterprise, Delta-Intercontact.

Tver InterContact Group is an NGO founded in 1988 to provide integrated 
training solutions and consulting in language learning and intercultural 
communication. Among many other exciting projects, we run our summer and 
winter schools of Russian and area studies, as well as year-round programs 
ranging from two weeks to a full semester. However, we strictly adhere to 
permission-based marketing, and we never abuse professional mailing lists 
with our commercial advertising.

If you have any further questions regarding this issue, please contact me 
off-list at the email address below, or find me this week at the AATSEEL's 
Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., at the exhibition area.

On behalf of the entire team at the Tver InterContact Group, I would like 
to wish you all a happy and prosperous New Year.

Andrei Shkvorov
President
Tver InterContact Group | IC Learning Centers
infodesk at intercontactgroup.com

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From J.Dunn at SLAVONIC.ARTS.GLA.AC.UK  Wed Dec 28 11:48:12 2005
From: J.Dunn at SLAVONIC.ARTS.GLA.AC.UK (John Dunn)
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 11:48:12 +0000
Subject: polite/formal
Message-ID: <WED.28.DEC.2005.114812.0000.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Apparently not.  According to sources at my immediate disposal, the use of Lei originates from feminine honorifics, such as La Vostra Signoria (cf. Romanian dumneavoastră), La Vostra Eccellenza (ah, those were the days).  

It is my impression that the Italian standard for this area of usage is of very recent origin.  There seems to be an element of compromise, since unlike in other languages that use third person for formal address, such as German and Polish, the formal/informal distinction exists for most practical purposes only in the singular: in the plural all-purpose voi is normally preferred to the notional plural of Lei (Loro).

John Dunn.   

-----Original Message-----
From: Deborah Hoffman <lino59 at AMERITECH.NET>
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 06:50:19 -0800
Subject: [SEELANGS] polite/formal

I've often been intrigued by this fact in standard
Italian, as many of the dialects (or what came to be
considered dialects after Italian unification) use
"voi" for the formal.  Getting further off course from
Slavics, I've often wondered if this usage was grafted
into the Florentine dialect from the German and hence
made its way into what came to be the preferred form
of Italian.


John Dunn
SMLC (Slavonic Studies)
University of Glasgow
Hetheringon Building
Bute Gardens
Glasgow G12 8RS
U.K.

Tel.: +44 (0)141 330 5591
Fax: +44 (0)141 330 2297
e-mail: J.Dunn at slavonic.arts.gla.ac.uk

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From nataliek at UALBERTA.CA  Wed Dec 28 18:06:01 2005
From: nataliek at UALBERTA.CA (nataliek at UALBERTA.CA)
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 11:06:01 -0700
Subject: Announcing the Fall 2005 issue of Folklorica
In-Reply-To: <6.1.0.6.2.20051221131026.02611a38@imap.fas.harvard.edu>
Message-ID: <WED.28.DEC.2005.110601.0700.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce the availability of the Fall 2005 issue of 
Folklorica,
the journal of the Slavic and East European Folklore Association.  The 
contents
of the latest issue are below.

The journal is available on line at http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/SEEFA/
Unlike most learned societies, SEEFA places its complete journal on the 
web with
free access to all. The Executive Committee of SEEFA feels that folklorists in
Slavic and East European countries should have access to FOLKLORICA,
irrespective of their ability to join SEEFA. In fact, as of Winter 2005 over
one-third of the visits to this web site came from Eastern Europe. However, in
order for this access to be maintained, we would like to encourage folklorists
who are in a position to join SEEFA, please to do so.


We can now accept checks in Euros and Canadian dollars.
Individual membership in SEEFA is $25 per year for regular members, $10 for
students, and $35 for institutions. We can also accept checks in Euros (22 for
regular members, 8 for students, 30 for institutions) and Canadian dollars (30
for regular members, 12 for students, 42 for institutions).

Wire transfers of membership dues into the SEEFA account can also be made.
Contact Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby (jrouhie at uky.edu) for information 
on doing
this.

FOLKLORICA: Fall 2005, Vol. X, no. 2

Articles

Contemplating Music and the Boundaries of Identity: Attitudes and Opinions
Regarding the
Effect of Ottoman Turkish Contact on Bulgarian and Macedonian Folk Musics
Karen A. Peters

The Russian Bathhouse: The Old Russian pert’ and the Christian bania in
Traditional Culture
Masha Vaneisha

Name – Text – Ritual: The Role of Plant Characteristics in Slavic Folk 
Medicine
V. B. Kolosova


Report

Using Digital Technology in the Field:  Report on Folklore Research in 
Ukraine.
Peter W. Holloway and Natalie Kononenko


Reviews

Laura J. Olson.  Performing Russia:  Folk Revival and Russian Identity
Reviewed by Sibelan Forrester

Olexandra Britsyna and Inna Golovakha.  Prozovyi fol’klor sela Ploske na
Chernigivschiny
(teksti ta rozvidki) (Prose Folklore of Ploske, a Village in Chernihivshchyna
(Texts and Analysis))
	Reviewed by Svitlana Kukharenko

Priscilla Carrasco. Praise Old Believers
	Reviewed by Roy R. Robson


Natalie Kononenko
Kule Chair of Ukrainian Ethnography
University of Alberta
Modern Languages and Cultural Studies
200 Arts Building
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E6
Phone: 780-492-6810
Web: http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/uvp/

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From kaunas4 at RCN.COM  Thu Dec 29 00:59:26 2005
From: kaunas4 at RCN.COM (Put Your Name Here)
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 19:59:26 -0500
Subject: Beylorussian books
Message-ID: <WED.28.DEC.2005.195926.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Members,
Is there a bookshop in the USA that sells books in the Beylorussian 
language?

Thanks,
Richard

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From infodelta at TVCOM.RU  Thu Dec 29 12:45:35 2005
From: infodelta at TVCOM.RU (Delta Intercontact)
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:45:35 +0300
Subject: Two Intercontact programs in Tver?
Message-ID: <THU.29.DEC.2005.154535.0300.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear SEELANGers,



I am apologizing for the two letters posted by Delta Intercontact (February 
12, August 31, 2005), which, as Andrei Shkvorov pointed out, abused the 
rules of SEELANGS as they contained an invitation to our current programs. I 
sincerely believed that we needed to inform everybody interested in studying 
Russian in Russia of the existence of a new school in Tver. Indeed, Delta 
Intercontact has nothing to do with today's Tver InterContact Group (TIG) 
that now nestles in a two-room office in Tver. It is also true that 
practically all the teachers and other staff, that had helped to earn the 
TIG's reputation during more than a decade, now work at Delta Intercontact, 
which is why we preserved part of its name. I feel very sorry for bothering 
everybody with this issue, however I feel it is necessary to explain 
ourselves. Please contact me off-list if you need more information.



Through every day of the New Year may peace and success be yours!



Wishing you all the best for the winter holidays,

Darya Motorkina



Delta Intercontact

www.delta-ic.net

office at delta-ic.net

office 302, Triokhsviatskaia 10

Tver, Russia

tel. +7 4822 34 94 94

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From Wendy.Rosslyn at NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK  Thu Dec 29 13:13:32 2005
From: Wendy.Rosslyn at NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK (Wendy Rosslyn)
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 13:13:32 +0000
Subject: Postgraduate Studentships at University of Nottingham, UK
Message-ID: <THU.29.DEC.2005.131332.0000.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES

Postgraduate Studentships (full fees plus maintenance) for Taught MA, MA by Research and PhD programmes commencing in October 2006. 

Applications are invited from highly qualified candidates who intend to apply for AHRC or ORSAS funding through The University of Nottingham. 

Up to TEN studentships are available across the five Departments of the School:

  Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/slavonic/postgraduate/

  Department of French and Francophone Studies  http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/french/postgraduate/

  Department of German Studies http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/german/postgraduate/index.html

  Department of Hispanic and Latin American Studies http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/hispanic/postgraduate/

  Department of Critical Theory and Cultural Studies http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/critical-theory/

The maintenance grant will be in line with the national level set by the AHRC 
(MA £8,000+ / PhD £12,000+).

  Deadline for applications: Monday 6 February 2006
  Interview date: Wednesday 22 February 2006
  Notification of shortlisted candidates: Monday 13 March 2006

For full details of the application process, conditions of award and the School Postgraduate Open Day (22 February 2006) please follow these links:

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/modern-languages/postgraduate/pg-studentships.html 

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/modern-languages/postgraduate/pg-open-day.html


Professor Wendy Rosslyn
Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies
University of Nottingham
Nottingham NG7 2RD
tel: 0115 951 5829
fax: 0115 951 5834

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From e.gapova at WORLDNET.ATT.NET  Thu Dec 29 14:46:05 2005
From: e.gapova at WORLDNET.ATT.NET (Elena Gapova)
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 09:46:05 -0500
Subject: Beylorussian books
In-Reply-To: <LISTSERV%200512281959262530.324D@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Message-ID: <THU.29.DEC.2005.094605.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Eastview Publications does.
www.eastview.com

e.g

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Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 7:59 PM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Beylorussian books


Dear Members,
Is there a bookshop in the USA that sells books in the Beylorussian 
language?

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From mdenner at STETSON.EDU  Thu Dec 29 19:10:31 2005
From: mdenner at STETSON.EDU (Michael Denner)
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:10:31 -0500
Subject: Announcing the publication of the 2005 issue of the Tolstoy
 Studies Journal & a call for submissions
Message-ID: <THU.29.DEC.2005.141031.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

I’m please to announce that the latest issue (XVII, 2005) of the Tolstoy Studies Journal is now available.

We welcome contributions on any topic relevant to Tolstoy scholarship. In addition to   articles, the journal publishes review articles, roundtable discussions, news and events, notices of work in progress, special reports and book reviews. We also welcome suggestions for teaching Tolstoy, including syllabi, mixed media, titles, combinations with other writers, angles of all kinds.

		Tolstoy Studies Journal, Volume XVII: 2005

ARTICLES
Tolstoy on the Lower East Side: Di Kreytser Sonata (Barbara Henry)
Narrative, Conscience and Judgment in Tolstoy’s Resurrection (Sarah Hudspith)
The Role of the Serbian War in Anna Karenina (Barbara Lonnqvist)
Simon Frank Confronts Tolstoy’s Ethical Thought (Inessa Medzhibovskaya) 
The Sufferings of Young Olenin: Tolstoy’s Werther (Philip Rogers)
Natasha Rostova at Meyerbeer’s Robert le Diable (Margo Rosen)

ARCHIVAL REPORT
The Lev L'vovich Tolstoy Archives (E. B. Belodubrovsky)

TOLSTOY SCHOLARSHIP 
Annotated Bibliography for 2004-2005 (Tim Ormond and Irina Sizova)
Review: Jeff Love. The Overcoming of History in War and Peace (David A. Sloane)	
Review: M. V. Muratov. L. N. Tolstoy and V. G. Chertkov (Hugh McLean) 
Review: Egan and Egan. Leo Tolstoy: An Annotated Bibliography (C. J. G. Turner)	

NEWS OF THE PROFESSION
“Tolstoy and World Literature,” August 22-26, 2005 at Yasnaya Polyana (Anne Hruska)

SUBSCRIPTION
Journal subscription is included in membership to the Tolstoy Society. Annual dues are as follows (note that all prices are in US dollars): Institutions: $60.00 (NOTE THE NEW RATE); Overseas Institutions: $65.00 (NOTE THE NEW RATE); Individual: $35.00; Overseas individual: $40.00; Students, Emeriti: $20.00. 

Please make checks payable to the Tolstoy Society and send to: 
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Please see our website www.tolstoystudies.org for information on back issue availability and pricing. 
    
SUBMISSIONS
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From shatsev at mail.ru  Thu Dec 29 23:42:20 2005
From: shatsev at mail.ru (=?koi8-r?Q?=F7=CC=C1=C4=C9=CD=C9=D2=20=FB=C1=C3=C5=D7?=)
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 02:42:20 +0300
Subject: linguistics terminology
In-Reply-To: <D68FFD5C2DF2174E9ACF9A4CA6458D810224E70A@alpha2.ad.stetson.edu>
Message-ID: <FRI.30.DEC.2005.024220.0300.SHATSEV@MAIL.RU>

Dear seelangers,

I am looking for two books on the web.Approximarely their titles could be the following:
1. Russian-English or English -Russian dictionary of  linguistics terminology on line.
2.Usual Russian idioms and their English equivalents on line.
 I would  be very greatful to receive any information about these texts.

Thank you in advance. Happy New year.
Vladimir Shatsev. 

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From ah69 at COLUMBIA.EDU  Fri Dec 30 01:12:17 2005
From: ah69 at COLUMBIA.EDU (Andy Hicks)
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 20:12:17 -0500
Subject: Czech "Book of the Year" Poll results
Message-ID: <THU.29.DEC.2005.201217.0500.SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>

Lidove noviny has posted the results of its annual Book of the Year poll at
http://lidovky.zpravy.cz/ln_kultura.asp?r=ln_kultura&c=A051227_154931_ln_kultura_hrn
 
Always an interesting read for the Bohemists among us.

Thanks,

Andy

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