Exhibition Opening Soon! �The Firebird and t he Factory: Modern Russian Children�s Books�

[Kelly Elizabeth Miller]

The University of Virginia's Harrison Institute for American History,
Literature, and Culture presents an exhibition, "The Firebird and the
Factory: Modern Russian Children's Books," featuring over 100 rare
illustrated Russian children's books, posters, and art.  The
exhibition traces the development of the early twentieth-century
Russian children's book from late Imperial Russia through the early
Soviet era.  The works featured are on loan from the collection of
Sasha Lurye unless otherwise noted.  The exhibition is open to the
public from November 6, 2006 - April 9, 2007.

For more information, contact:

Kelly Miller
Curator and Affiliate Librarian
University of Virginia Library
Ph.D., Slavic Languages and Literatures
kellymiller at virginia.edu

Margarita Nafpaktitis
Co-Curator and Assistant Professor
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
University of Virginia
nafpaktitism at virginia.edu

Exhibit Hours:
•       Monday -Thursday: 9am-9pm
•       Friday & Saturday: 9am-5pm
•       Sunday: closed

For college-level class visits, please contact:
mssbks at virginia.edu, Attention: Heather Riser
Or call 434-924-4966

School group visits, please contact:
mssbks at virginia.edu, Attention: Anne Causey
Or call 434-924-6635

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Kelly Miller
Executive Assistant to the Deputy University Librarian
University of Virginia Library
Ph.D., Slavic Languages and Literatures
Office Location: Alderman Library, Rm. 565
Office Phone: 434.243.2184
Cell Phone: 434.227.0584
E-mail: kellymiller at virginia.edu

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