Proshchanie s Materoy

[Laura Kline]

Dear SEELANGers,
In response to a question posted a while back, Klimov's "Proshchanie s
Materoy" is being prepared for release on DVD under the title "Proshchanie."
For more info, see the RUSCICO website.
Best,
Laura Kline

-----Original Message-----
From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Richard Robin
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 9:17 AM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Question re "Ubei presidenta"


What's interesting is that in Russia, crtainly no longer a country that 
aspires to be a liberal emocracy, nothing untowards seems to have happened 
to the members of the band Underwood which released a hit song (with tons of

air play), Pokusites' na prezidenta, a little over a year ago. The entire 
lyrics are at http://www.miditext.ru/lyrics/ru/01/pokusites.html, but lines 
that are clearly related to Putin are cited below. I can't begin to imagine 
the handwringing (and actions taken under the Patriot Act) if a song with 
similar lyrics and clear references to the American president made the top 
ten on the American charts.

-Rich Robin

Покуситесь на президента,
У него тёплый взгляд и улыбка,
Но думать, что он не умеет стрелять -
Большая ошибка.

Хочешь стать государственной тайной,
Мечтой в броне невесомой?
Помни, он в сердце бомжа
И в дыханье "Газпрома".

Покуситесь на президента,
Он не рвётся в шеренги кумиров.
Он взмахом руки остановит эскорт,
И тогда враги захлебнутся в сортирах.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edward M Dumanis" <dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 11:34 PM
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Question re "Ubei presidenta"


No way! There is no comparison. There is no talk of violence against our
government except maybe among some fringe groups. Any hatred here against
our current administration leads only to political activities against it and
its allies. Some people are happy, and some are unhappy. This is a normal
healthy political life here, at least, for now. I do not think that anybody
on this list familiar with our political reality can even remotely see US
President as a target of this poem, no matter what political conviction is
held. 

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