FW: Russian Inquiry

[Gerald Janecek]

Judging by the students this May parading around 
Moscow with ribbons across their chests reading 
"Vypusknik," I would gather that at least for 
some schools there are definitely ceremonies 
involved.--Jerry Janecek

>Dear SEELANGers,
>
>Could someone answer this query forwarded to me 
>from an ex-student?  For graduation I've come up 
>with "vypusknye torzhestva."  The Oxford 
>Dictionary gives "poluchenie diploma" or 
>"poluchenie attestata."  From my time in Russia 
>I don't recall any grand ceremonies attached to 
>graduation from university.  Is this true?  Has 
>it changed?  Thanks for any information.
>
>Edie Haber
>
>
>
>
>----- Forwarded message from Emily McDermott <Emily.McDermott at umb.edu> -----
>     Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 12:24:21 -0400
>     From: Emily McDermott <Emily.McDermott at umb.edu>
>Reply-To: Emily McDermott <Emily.McDermott at umb.edu>
>  Subject: Russian Inquiry
>       To: mmiller at brandeis.edu
>
>Dear Marlyn: I turn to you as a friendly Russian expert. Can you tell
>me how to say "graduation" in Russian (transliterated for an innocent)?
>(This is for my annual deanly talk at grad convocation -- I'm doing a
>multicultural bit about the implications of graduation, as viewed through
>the words for it.)
>
>
>Any info you have on actual expressions for graduation and/or the imagery
>and history behind the expressions, or comparisons/contrasts with American
>customs, would be very welcome. Thanks, Emily
>
>
>----- End forwarded message -----
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