From mdenner at STETSON.EDU Thu Feb 1 00:36:50 2007 From: mdenner at STETSON.EDU (Michael Denner) Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:36:50 -0500 Subject: Article on Russia in The New Yorker Message-ID: David! Whoa! Are you talking about the same Michael Denner as I am? The only accusation of Russophobia I made was against myself! (I reread it several times to make sure no goblins changed my message. Maybe you should reread it.) In fact, I praised the article, saying that it was, by and large, a good synthesis and quite fair. (I thought, for instance, the fact that Specter makes a vaild case for the medias' meddling in the 1996 election was very interesting and balanced. I'd never heard that side of the story told so convincingly.) And as for my (wholely correct, mind you) rebuttal of the article's (anti-Russian) quick and dirty treatment of Russia's gas policy: I merely tried to point out the contradiction: Why is not OK for Russia to embrace the market? Why does it get charged with predatory practices and corporatist ethics, when its decisions are merely self-interested and not unlike our own (US, that is) use of our economic might to reward and punish? Lugar is brought in because he, too, makes the same unfounded claims as the article's author. How's that bait and switch? I point out that both the New Yorker and Lugar criticize Russia for essentially playing by world market rules. Good God! Am I defending Russia? Am I criticizing the New Yorker, a magazine I've read religiously, every week, for nearly fifteen years! What's happened to me! I blame the Russians. mad ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()() Dr. Michael A. Denner Editor, Tolstoy Studies Journal Director, University Honors Program Contact Information: Russian Studies Program Stetson University Campus Box 8361 DeLand, FL 32720-3756 386.822.7381 (department) 386.822.7265 (direct line) 386.822.7380 (fax) http://www.stetson.edu/~mdenner ________________________________ From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list on behalf of David Powelstock Sent: Wed 1/31/2007 4:25 PM To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Article on Russia in The New Yorker Generalizations about American media coverage aside, I find Michael Denner's charges of Russophobia against Michael Specter's article and the New Yorker a a whole to be grossly unfair. There's no doubt that the part on the gas shennanigans is one-sided--it mentions neither RDS's increased charges nor the long subsidies that the price increases reflect. (On the other hand, cutting off gas supplies in the dead of winter seems needlessly aggressive and cruel. That's the unreasonable part, to my mind, and to criticize it is not to deny Russia's right to charge market prices. And Michael fails to include Gazprom's other strong-arm tactics in the part of Specter's article he quotes.) But this is tiny part of the article. Meanwhile, the charge of hypocrisy seems out of line. Michael writes, "We in the US use our economic (and military!) strength to reward allies (Egypt, Israel) and punish those who cross us (most nations beginning with the letter "I"). Why is Russia wrong to do the same?" How is Specter responsible for the entirety of US foreign policy? Michael precedes his rhetorical question by quoting some grandstanding blather by Richard Lugar. How is Specter now responsible for Lugar's nonsense? Michael has executed a rhetorical bait and switch. And must Specter's article *on Russia* include also a critique of the foreign policy of every other nation? If we are speaking about The New Yorker as a whole, it can hardly be tarred with the same brush as Lugar, either. From the very first talk of war in Iraq, it has published editorials and exposés strongly critical of American policies. You might not like its coverage of Russia--and there are valid journalistic grounds for criticism--but to accuse it of Lugar-like hypocrisy is completely unfair and irresponsible. Cheers, David David Powelstock Asst. Prof. of Russian & East European Literatures Chair, Program in Russian & East European Studies Brandeis University GRALL, MS 024 Waltham, MA 02454-9110 781.736.3347 (Office) -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Denner Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 12:22 PM To: SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Article on Russia in The New Yorker Why is that every time I read a New Yorker article on Russia (I recall a similar one in the spring of 2005), I end up feeling like a spokesperson for Russia? (I in fact lean somewhere closer to the Russophobe pole than the Russophile.) The article has some fine synthesis of the past ten years, and it seems fairly evenhanded when it comes to analyzing the government's control of mass-media; but it is terribly one-sided and anti-Russian, not to mention egregiously wrong on some basic facts when it tries to talk about Russia's oil and gas policies. Here's how the article reads: >The Russian government has become bolder and more assertive throughout Putin's tenure. >On New Year's Day of 2006, Russia abruptly cut gas exports to Ukraine after the >government there objected to a sharp rise in the prices charged by Gazprom. Gas headed to >Europe from Russia passes through Ukraine, and the disruption-which was widely seen as >punishment for Ukraine's political intransigence-affected many European countries. This >month, Belarus was treated in the same fashion: Russia doubled the price it charges for gas >and began to impose much higher export duties on oil. <> The Kremlin recently >provided a particularly audacious example of how it sees its role as an "energy superpower": >Royal Dutch Shell, which had invested billions of dollars to develop the world's largest oil->and-gas field, Sakhalin II, in the Russian Far East, was forced by the government to sell its >controlling stake in the project. Last month, at the NATO summit, Richard Lugar called Russia a "hostile regime" -- why? Because Russia balked at continuing to subsidize gas for Belarus and Ukraine by something like 80%. (Ukraine and Belarus have paid approximately $50/thousand cubic meters under Soviet-era contracts, while world prices are closer to $250.) Now that Ukraine and Belarus are no longer docile sycophants (bully for them!), Russia wants them to pay closer to (but still not full) market price for gas. How is this an unfair expectation? We in the US use our economic (and military!) strength to reward allies (Egypt, Israel) and punish those who cross us (most nations beginning with the letter "I"). Why is Russia wrong to do the same? As for the RDS antics: Shell's contract with Gazprom was "first out" -- it stated that Shell gets paid all its expenses BEFORE Russia can start receiving its share of the profits. But Shell suddenly, and with no real explanation, doubled its bill for expenses, from something like $25 million to $50 million. Imagine! Russia reacted poorly to this!! (Think if your contractor suddenly doubled the estimated materials cost in a home renovation.) How is this unreasonable? Anyone who has taken a moment to acquaint himself with the facts surrounding the ongoing gas problems with Ukraine & Belarus, as well as R. D. Shell's "shell game" with the Russians will know that 1) Russia was not unreasonable in its reactions; 2) Russia must have the worst P-R team in the world. The New Yorker frames Russia as a bellicose tyrant, but in fact, Russia is simply pursuing its own economic interests. When they act like a capitalist country, they get accused of declaring war: >U.S. Senator Richard Lugar urged NATO to update its charter. "We are used to thinking in >terms of conventional warfare between nations, but energy could become the weapon of >choice for those who possess it," he said. (from RFE/RL, 12-5) ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Dr. Michael A. Denner Editor, Tolstoy Studies Journal Director, University Honors Program Contact Information: Russian Studies Program Stetson University Campus Box 8361 DeLand, FL 32720-3756 386.822.7381 (department) 386.822.7265 (direct line) 386.822.7380 (fax) www.stetson.edu/~mdenner -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of David Powelstock Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 8:20 PM To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: [SEELANGS] Article on Russia in The New Yorker There's an article by Michael Specter in the Jan 29 issue of The New Yorker. Nothing especially new in the article, but it distills many of the more distressing recent trends in the country down to a piquant attar of grimness. A must-read, I think, for anyone who hasn't been keeping track of developments under Stalinism Putinesca. Unlike the Kundera article, this one's available online, at http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/070129fa_fact_specter. Cheers, David David Powelstock Asst. Prof. of Russian & East European Literatures Chair, Program in Russian & East European Studies Brandeis University GRALL, MS 024 Waltham, MA 02454-9110 781.736.3347 (Office) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. 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Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU Thu Feb 1 01:14:18 2007 From: aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU (Alina Israeli) Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:14:18 -0500 Subject: Article on Russia in The New Yorker In-Reply-To: <000d01c74582$2d8f4ea0$88adebe0$@edu> Message-ID: On Jan 31, 2007, at 4:53 PM, Sergey Glebov wrote: > Wouldn't that sentence suffice as evidence of the author's expertise: > > "Leaders of several Russian regions, including Siberia and Yakutia- > both with > vast reserves of diamonds, oil, and gold beneath their frozen > ground-began > to speak openly of seceding..." Mari El's secession aspirations: http://www.regnum.ru/news/620277.html Tatarstan's aspirations: http://pfo.metod.ru/data/territories/ tatarstan/issues/politic-1-elect-elect/viewpub Yakutija: 61% населения хотел бы для Якутии особого статуса в составе Российской Федерации, что фактически означает, что республика находится в шаге от объявлении о референдуме. http:// www.novayagazeta.ru/data/2006/68/12.html Siberia: http://72.14.209.104/search? q=cache:vb3VwksIPBEJ:www.sapa.sib.ru/kafedra/Polit/st1_may.doc +Сибирь+%22отделение+от+России% 22&hl=ru&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=4 The latter is not strong, but they do toy with the idea. I personally think that Kalinigradskaya oblast' and Xabarovskij kraj are closer to secession. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Malavika Jagannathan [mailto:mjagannathan at GMAIL.COM] > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 4:12 PM > Subject: Re: Article on Russia in The New Yorker > I'm not defending all the reporting done on Russia; in fact, some > of it is > grossly inadequate. Many of the reporters who land these overseas > assignments (fewer and fewer it seems as newspapers cut down their > foreign > coverage) do not have a background in the country they are assigned > to. Some of the reporters from Russia include names like Hedrick Smith and Robert Kaiser, and already mentioned David Remnick. Several generations of Russian studies students used their books to learn about the S.U. and Russia. As for assignments, Robert Kaiser himself said that it is impossible to teach journalism to a Russian major (or African major, if such a thing exists), but one can teach about the country to a journalist. He probably knows what he is talking about. On Jan 31, 2007, at 1:48 PM, Josh Wilson wrote: >> I think that western coverage of Russia is beautifully summed in >> how it >> has >> reported on the Russian weather.... >> >> >> >> Last year, Russia had one of the coldest winters in history. The >> Western >> media reported that the Russians were miserable. >> >> >> >> This year, Russia has had one of its warmest winters in history. The >> Western >> media has reported that... the Russians are miserable. >> I fail to see the joke. Last year it was -35C°, which was rather extreme (and not easy to bear), this year there was no snow, not just in Russia, anywhere in Europe to be precise, which is also rather extreme. It is rather simple to understand that an extreme deviation in either direction would cause misery, torrents and droughts, starvation and overeating, overcrowding and loneliness. Here's Edward Lucas of the Economist — feed:// edwardlucas.blogspot.com/rss.xml (offering his articles for free): "Point one: Russia is different. Whether you think of it as Gazpromistan, or as Kremlin Inc, the Russian state now is as inelegant a creature as ever it was in communist times. It is an authoritarian bureaucratic-capitalist arrangement in which a squabbling elite, drawn largely from the security services, extracts enormous rents from raw materials, steals some, and uses the rest to vie for power, spouting nationalist and sometimes xenophobic rhetoric to maintain popularity." The whole gas/oil situation has been analyzed by specialists in all media, and there is no point to rehash it here. I would say this however, in response to On Jan 31, 2007, at 12:21 PM, Michael Denner wrote: > But Shell suddenly, and with no real > explanation, doubled its bill for expenses, from something like $25 > million to $50 million. Imagine! Russia reacted poorly to this!! > (Think > if your contractor suddenly doubled the estimated materials cost in a > home renovation.) I also would not be happy if my utilities company suddenly doubled the price of electricity (we have no oil or gas in our house), and I don't think the commission that governs rate hikes would either. I could envision doubling in case of extreme shortage or emergency; even in California (ENRON induced) crisis this did not happen. If you need to double the price do it over a five-year period, 20% a year. This way you get even more than 100% and maintain some good will. 2.5¢ Alina Israeli LFS, American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington DC. 20016 (202) 885-2387 fax (202) 885-1076 aisrael at american.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU Thu Feb 1 03:39:57 2007 From: aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU (Alina Israeli) Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:39:57 -0500 Subject: Study Abroad for non-language student? In-Reply-To: <1170262135-1724.00047.00127-smmsdV2.1.6@smtp.bgsu.edu> Message-ID: Bard-Smolny program: http://www.smolny.org/ Alina Israeli LFS, American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington DC. 20016 (202) 885-2387 fax (202) 885-1076 aisrael at american.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From sglebov at SMITH.EDU Thu Feb 1 03:55:09 2007 From: sglebov at SMITH.EDU (=?windows-1251?Q?Sergey_Glebov?=) Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:55:09 -0500 Subject: Article on Russia in The New Yorker Message-ID: Dear Alina, May be there are seccessionist aspirations in Yakutia but it's really not something that is high on the agenda. Much of it has recently been propped up by Kremlin in an attempt to secure control of the diamonds industry in Sakha (regum played a role). If a demonstration of 15 people can qualify as a sign of separatism, than the author is right. Separatism in Mari El strikes me as utterly exotic... The author of the article believes that Siberia and Yakutia are different and comparable regions, whereas the second is part of the first (as long as an ethnoteritorial unit can be part of a vague geographical category). Besides, "Siberia" apart from Yakutia has no diamonds whatsoever, whereas hardly any oil is extracted in Yakutia (as yet). But there are more dubious or unsubstantiated statements in that article. In the case of Kozlov's murder, for example, arrests have been made. I feel uncomfortable defending Putin's junta but this is really bad journalism, bombastic and manipulative. It's so easy to catch it on a half-truth.. Sergey (On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:14:18 -0500, Alina Israeli wrote: >On Jan 31, 2007, at 4:53 PM, Sergey Glebov wrote: > >> Wouldn't that sentence suffice as evidence of the author's expertise: >> >> "Leaders of several Russian regions, including Siberia and Yakutia- >> both with >> vast reserves of diamonds, oil, and gold beneath their frozen >> ground-began >> to speak openly of seceding..." > >Mari El's secession aspirations: http://www.regnum.ru/news/620277.html > >Tatarstan's aspirations: http://pfo.metod.ru/data/territories/ >tatarstan/issues/politic-1-elect-elect/viewpub > >Yakutija: 61% населения хотел Р±С‹ для Якутии >РѕСЃРѕР±РѕРіРѕ статуса РІ составе Р РѕСЃСЃРёР№СЃРєРѕР№ >Федерации, что фактически означает, >что республика находится РІ шаге РѕС‚ >объявлении Рѕ референдуме. http:// >www.novayagazeta.ru/data/2006/68/12.html > >Siberia: http://72.14.209.104/search? >q=cache:vb3VwksIPBEJ:www.sapa.sib.ru/kafedra/Polit/st1_may.doc >+РЎРёР±РёСЂСЊ+%22отделение+РѕС‚+Р РѕСЃСЃРёРё% >22&hl=ru&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=4 > >The latter is not strong, but they do toy with the idea. I >personally think that Kalinigradskaya oblast' and Xabarovskij kraj >are closer to secession. > > ==== ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From ms_29210 at YAHOO.COM Thu Feb 1 03:49:23 2007 From: ms_29210 at YAHOO.COM (Maia Solovieva) Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:49:23 -0800 Subject: Study Abroad question Message-ID: Hello, I am organizing a study abroad program in Taganrog, South Russia, this summer and have a group of 16 motivated students eager to spend one month in the hometown of Chekhov. I am wondering if anyone can recommend a reliable travel agent that already has experience dealing with travels to Russia and domestic flights from Moscow to Rostov, in South Russia. If anybody can help with suggestions or recommend a reliable travel agency, I would certainly appreciate it. Please answer off-list. Thank you, Maia Dr. Solovieva Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures 1620 College Street University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 soloviem at gwm.sc.edu (803) 777-2653 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From shevelenko at MAIL.LANCK.NET Thu Feb 1 06:28:22 2007 From: shevelenko at MAIL.LANCK.NET (Irina Shevelenko) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 09:28:22 +0300 Subject: Study Abroad for non-language student? Message-ID: Correction to a previous posting on this subject: Bard-Smolny program indeed accepts students whose major is not necessarily in Russian, but we do require that students have completed, at least, two years of college level Russian (or equivalent). Our entrance test is based on "V puti". Our semester/academic year program offers 8 credits of instruction in Russian as a foreign language every semester, and students earn up to 12 more credits by taking academic courses from our regular course offerings in humanities and social sciences (we are a full-time degree granting liberal arts college within St. Petersburg State University, with some 400 Russian students enrolled in our four-year BA program). Most of our academic courses are taught in Russian. We have indeed 4-6 academic courses taught in English every semester (in various disciplines), but it is a very limited choice. We will not admit a student who does not meet our Russian language requirement (test comes with our application form), and we do not offer Elementary Russian in our Russian as a foreign language program. For the summer program (4 or 8 weeks), we admit students with, at least, one year of college level Russian. Academic courses are not offered in summer, although we offer three thematic components incorporated in our language instruction. All of them are taught in Russian. Irina Shevelenko Associate Dean of International Students Smolny College shevelenko at mail.lanck.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alina Israeli" To: Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 6:39 AM Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Study Abroad for non-language student? > Bard-Smolny program: http://www.smolny.org/ > > > Alina Israeli > LFS, American University > 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW > Washington DC. 20016 > (202) 885-2387 fax (202) 885-1076 > aisrael at american.edu > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. 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Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From darancourlaferriere at COMCAST.NET Thu Feb 1 06:58:02 2007 From: darancourlaferriere at COMCAST.NET (Daniel Rancour-Laferriere) Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:58:02 -0800 Subject: The article in the New Yorker Message-ID: 31 Jan 07 Dear Colleagues, The article by Michael Specter in THE NEW YORKER (29 Jan 07) does have its shortcomings (e.g., the Siberia/Yakutia gaffe), but the article also catches the general drift toward top-down control and bottom-up compliance which is occurring in the Russian Federation today. Those who resist this trend are in danger. In our country you can call George W. Bush an idiot or a shrub or whatever in the press - and survive. But if in the Russian press today you refer to that country's president as Akakii Akakievich Putin - then the kontrol'nyi vystrel is a real possibility. The gradual crackdown on the media - or the increasing willingness of the media (especially television) to toe the line - is ominous. Andrei Norkin was cut off in mid-sentence. Can you imagine that happening to Walter Cronkite? For an insightful study of what has been going on in the media, I recommend the recent article in RUSSIAN LIFE (Jan-Feb 2007, pp. 28-39) by Alex Lupis, titled "Freedoms Found and Lost." For the increasing xenophobia and ethnonationalism which has been developing under Putin, I recommend the BIGOTRY MONITOR. For general trends in all areas of Russian society today, the JOHNSON RUSSIA LIST is a very rich source. With regards, Daniel Rancour-Laferriere Emeritus Professor of Russian University of California, Davis ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Alexandra.Smith at ED.AC.UK Thu Feb 1 08:51:12 2007 From: Alexandra.Smith at ED.AC.UK (Alexandra Smith) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 08:51:12 +0000 Subject: xenophobia under Putin In-Reply-To: <45C18F7A.1040103@comcast.net> Message-ID: Quoting Daniel Rancour-Laferriere : > For the increasing xenophobia and ethnonationalism which has been > developing under Putin, I recommend the BIGOTRY MONITOR. > Dear Professor Rancour-Laferriere, I would like to add to you comment that various reports featuring Zhanna Bichevskaya and her performances of songs praising Russian monarchy and Russian identity that can be easily found on Russian websites provide an excellent illustration to the ethnonationalistic trend you've mentioned above. Her song "Kulikovo pole" is a striking example of xenophobia that urges Russians to fight the Other idenified in the song as "novye evropy i novye khazary". The song is available at this address: http://www.artistka.ru/russkie/kpole.mp3 All very best, Alexandra ===================================== Alexandra Smith (PhD, University of London) Lecturer in Russian School of European Languages and Cultures The University of Edinburgh David Hume Tower George Square Edinburgh EX8 9JX UK tel. +44-(0)131-6511381 fax: +44- (0)131- 650-3604 e-mail: Alexandra.Smith at ed.ac.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From mlermontov at RCN.COM Thu Feb 1 12:50:37 2007 From: mlermontov at RCN.COM (mikhail lipyanskiy) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 07:50:37 -0500 Subject: xenophobia under Putin Message-ID: Dr. Smith - thanks for a scary morning - i listened to a few of the songs. my favorite part was the fact that the "masons" are attacking chrtistian values. although not openly stated - i think we all realize, as does the audience, that this refers to the jews. i wonder how radical this is, or if any of these ideas are actually becoming main-stream? ML ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alexandra Smith" To: Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 3:51 AM Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] xenophobia under Putin Quoting Daniel Rancour-Laferriere : > For the increasing xenophobia and ethnonationalism which has been > developing under Putin, I recommend the BIGOTRY MONITOR. > Dear Professor Rancour-Laferriere, I would like to add to you comment that various reports featuring Zhanna Bichevskaya and her performances of songs praising Russian monarchy and Russian identity that can be easily found on Russian websites provide an excellent illustration to the ethnonationalistic trend you've mentioned above. Her song "Kulikovo pole" is a striking example of xenophobia that urges Russians to fight the Other idenified in the song as "novye evropy i novye khazary". The song is available at this address: http://www.artistka.ru/russkie/kpole.mp3 All very best, Alexandra ===================================== Alexandra Smith (PhD, University of London) Lecturer in Russian School of European Languages and Cultures The University of Edinburgh David Hume Tower George Square Edinburgh EX8 9JX UK tel. +44-(0)131-6511381 fax: +44- (0)131- 650-3604 e-mail: Alexandra.Smith at ed.ac.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From jwilson at ALINGA.COM Thu Feb 1 13:09:14 2007 From: jwilson at ALINGA.COM (Josh Wilson) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 16:09:14 +0300 Subject: Article on Russia in The New Yorker In-Reply-To: Message-ID: And of course, I'll be the first to admit that my blanket-statement about the western media was a blanket statement and at least partly reprehensible in itself.... I just couldn't resist the humor that it lent itself to! I would also, however, add to this informed statement by Malavika Jagannathan that one can have a "big story" without making it entirely negative (and some do, reporting on consumer and lending booms in Russia). I would also agree that it is not the journalist's job to educate every American about every issue they write about. However, the journalist should at least know this information themselves, which I strongly doubt is information that many of the authors of many of stories I roll my eyes at everyday have... -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu] On Behalf Of Malavika Jagannathan Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 12:12 AM To: SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Article on Russia in The New Yorker As a newspaper reporter who majored in both journalism and Russian studies in college, I read this article with some interest as I do generally with stories published on Russia. Personally, I found it an illuminating piece, despite its somewhat critical angle (not all of which I agreed with, especially the author's comparison of Putin and Yeltsin). But I think it's unfair to blame the Media for projecting a "negative image" of Russia. The cold hard reality of journalism is that for an international story from any country to get play in domestic newspapers or magazines, it has to be big. And often, those big stories tend to be the explosions, the hostage crises and contract-killings of government critics. Much of the criticism I'm hearing in this forum is eeriely similar to the criticism thrown at the media by the Bush administration, who often say that reporters in Iraq never write stories about the "good" the United States is doing in that country. I'm not defending all the reporting done on Russia; in fact, some of it is grossly inadequate. Many of the reporters who land these overseas assignments (fewer and fewer it seems as newspapers cut down their foreign coverage) do not have a background in the country they are assigned to. Without the benefit of an academic background, though, these reporters do a decent job and often on a tight deadline. For that, we should give them some credit. After all, it's not the journalist's job to teach the American public a crash course on a country's history and culture - that's what our educational system ought to be doing. It is also interesting to note that the editor of the New Yorker, David Remnick, was the former Washington Post Moscow correspondent and that his magazine writes more Russia-related articles than most other mainstream news magazines. Sincerely, Malavika Jagannathan On 1/31/07, Josh Wilson wrote: > I think that western coverage of Russia is beautifully summed in how it > has > reported on the Russian weather.... > > > > Last year, Russia had one of the coldest winters in history. The Western > media reported that the Russians were miserable. > > > > This year, Russia has had one of its warmest winters in history. The > Western > media has reported that... the Russians are miserable. > > > > Politics aside, I think we can all agree that our media does have bias for > reporting, for whatever reason, that the Russians are miserable. Show > these > articles to the average Russian (as I do sometimes in Russia, which has > become my home), and they will ask you where, exactly, THAT Russia is. > > > > Unfortunately, many Americans will also ask where Russia is on the map... > which is likely how our media gets away with their reporting... > > > > > > Josh Wilson > > Asst. Director > > The School of Russian and Asian Studies > > Editor-in-Chief > > Vestnik, The Journal of Russian and Asian Studies > > www.sras.org > > jwilson at sras.org > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- ~Malavika Jagannathan~ mjagannathan at gmail.com 2505 Jenny Lane Apt. 2 Green Bay, WI 54302 Cell: (847) 644 9868 Work: (920) 431 8359 "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." ~ Mahatma Gandhi ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Bibb at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG Thu Feb 1 13:40:51 2007 From: Bibb at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG (Alissa Bibb) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 08:40:51 -0500 Subject: Study Abroad for non-language student? Message-ID: Hello, American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS has a five-week area studies summer program in Moscow open to students at all levels of Russian proficiency, including those with no prior language training. The Contemporary Russia program offers courses in politics, economics and culture; all area studies courses are conducted in English by faculty of the Moscow Higher School of Economic. In addition, program participants receive six hours per week of language instruction geared toward their proficiency levels (including elementary courses for students with no prior training in Russian). Contemporary Russia participants are granted U.S. academic credit through Bryn Mawr College. Students attend six hours of class per day, four days per week. The fifth day of each week is set aside for cultural excursions. For more information, please see our website at www.acrussiaabroad.org or contact us at outbound at americancouncils.org Sincerely, Alissa Bibb Alissa Bibb Program Officer Russia and Eurasia Outbound Office American Councils for International Education ACTR/ACCELS 1776 Massachusetts Ave. # 700 Washington, DC 20036 phone: 202-833-7522 fax: 202-833-7523 www.acrussiaabroad.org >>> AFisher at WOOSTER.EDU 01/29/07 4:13 PM >>> Hello SEELANGers, I have a student who is majoring in International Relations and would like to fulfill her study-abroad component of her major (at least 8 weeks) somewhere in Russia. The thing is, she has never studied Russian and, while she is not uninterested in beginning to study Russian on her trip, the main component of the trip would need to be culture/politics courses in English. She's more interested in a 2-3 month summer program than a semester abroad, although with a language component ensuring basic Russian she's willing to consider a semester in Russia too. Can anyone recommend a program? Thanks in advance for your help, Annie Fisher ________________________ Anne O. Fisher Visiting Assistant Professor and Chair Russian Studies The College of Wooster afisher at wooster.edu 330-263-2166 ________________________ "The academy responds to the demands of disciplines and faculty. It is a culture that cherishes independence and freedom. And it is a culture seriously out of touch with much of America." - from an op-ed piece on higher education in the New York TImes, October 11, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Alexandra.Smith at ED.AC.UK Thu Feb 1 13:54:09 2007 From: Alexandra.Smith at ED.AC.UK (Alexandra Smith) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 13:54:09 +0000 Subject: Bichevskaia and the Russian TV scandal Message-ID: Dear Mikhail, In response to your question: i wonder how radical this is, or if any of these ideas are actually > becoming main-stream?--- I'm glad to say that after Bichevskaya's performance of the song "Kulikovo pole" on one of the central Russian TV channels, the programme that hosted her singing session was closed!.. See her interview given to the editor of the newspaper Rus'Pravoslavnaya: http://www.artistka.ru/rusprav.html Of course, any radical ideas in Russia cannot be perceived as mainstream but I think that they shouldn't be ignored either. I'm not sure whether you've seen recently produced TV film on Esenin (it was produced in 2005) but it gives a food for thought, too, since it has a lot of bias interpretations of history and Esenin's life. At the moment it's interesting to see various responses to the film OSTROV (directed by Lungin)that was shown during the New Year Eve's celebrations on Russian TV. See the article in IZVESTIA, for example: Perhaps, all the discussions around the film OSTROV could betaken as a good insight into the way how Russians see the state of their society today? All best, Alexandra ========================================== Alexandra Smith (PhD, University of London) Lecturer in Russian School of European Languages and Cultures The University of Edinburgh David Hume Tower George Square Edinburgh EX8 9JX UK tel. +44-(0)131-6511381 fax: +44- (0)131- 650-3604 e-mail: Alexandra.Smith at ed.ac.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU Thu Feb 1 14:27:57 2007 From: aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU (Alina Israeli) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 09:27:57 -0500 Subject: xenophobia under the guise of national identity In-Reply-To: <000801c745ff$928698e0$8800a8c0@mmdq8on3oz6yyt> Message-ID: I am not a historian of pop music, but the severe (let's call it that) nationalism did not start under Putin, and I believe Bichevskaya was not the first one, although I may be wrong. I have a record of the late 80's by Alexandre Malinin посвященная великому русскому народу (does remind a bit of pre-war Germany), Gazmanov had some xeno-nationalistic songs at about the same time, and let's not forget the group Lube, which really toned it down when they discovered that they could earn good money touring Israel and it's million Russian-speaking theater-going people. Alina Israeli LFS, American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington DC. 20016 (202) 885-2387 fax (202) 885-1076 aisrael at american.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From colkitto at ROGERS.COM Thu Feb 1 15:13:54 2007 From: colkitto at ROGERS.COM (colkitto) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 10:13:54 -0500 Subject: Bichevskaia and the Russian TV scandal Message-ID: Anyone know how many children Zhanna Bichevskaya has? If the answer is zero, or one, well ........ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From mnewcity at DUKE.EDU Thu Feb 1 15:29:38 2007 From: mnewcity at DUKE.EDU (Michael Newcity) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 10:29:38 -0500 Subject: copyright of magazine articles, specifically Ogonek In-Reply-To: <20070129124711.AIR72301@expms6.cites.uiuc.edu> Message-ID: Under both Soviet-era copyright law and current Russian copyright law the authors of articles published in magazines and journals retained ownership of the copyright in their articles. The publishers of the magazines and journals also had rights to those materials, but subject to the terms of any contracts or other licenses granted by the authors, the authors of articles in Ogonek would be entitled to authorize re-publication of their articles. Regards, Michael Newcity Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies Duke University 303 Languages Building Box 90260 Durham, NC 27708-0260 Tel.: 919-660-3150 Fax: 919-660-3188 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From novaks at KU.EDU Thu Feb 1 15:20:15 2007 From: novaks at KU.EDU (Novak, Susan S) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 09:20:15 -0600 Subject: Article on Russia in The New Yorker Message-ID: Regarding yesterday's comments about The New Yorker article: As a journalism instructor, I am truly concerned that the facts in that article are wrong; when one reporter fails, it misleads and misinforms the public. It also immediately reflects badly on all journalists. But as for what we are teaching in the classroom? We ARE teaching as much research and analysis as we can. We’re teaching the students how to distinguish between good and bad sources and how to critique the materials they find and how to report them as objectively as they possibly can. We’re also trying to catch them up on the grammar and punctuation that our state’s K-12 standards have eliminated in an effort to keep afloat in the ongoing “No Child Left Behind” fiasco. We’re teaching them ethics and law, and as we teach First Amendment we’re learning that more and more students have formed the opinion that the government should play a greater role in controlling and censoring what we publish—a mighty mountain indeed for teachers of the Fourth Estate to conquer. But still we’re doing our best to make good reporters and writers of them. Do our lessons stick? Probably no more than a lot of the lessons Slavicists teach their students. Should media editors be sharper and more critical of what comes across their desks? Obviously--everyone can do better. You’ll never hear journalism instructors defending sloppy journalism. And yes, by all means, if you as consumers see gross errors, write to the editors of The New Yorker, or the New York Times, or even the weekly Podunk Prattler. Let them know so they can be on the lookout for these poor writers and for similar factual mistakes in the future. The good publications take these errors seriously, but they can’t address the problems if no one points them out. But I also think that equally poor research and analysis on the part of the public leads folks to conclude that all journalism schools, all journalists, all media have failed. I’m trying to teach my students the right way, and as I personally conduct research about Russian journalists and journalism, I am trying to be as careful and critical as possible so that my work will provide a useful and accurate contribution to both fields. I think the idea about a cross-disciplinary “training” class is an excellent one, and I have forwarded that e-mail to those in my arena who make the administrative and financial decisions. Instead of finger-pointing in regard to each other’s deficiencies, I think we will accomplish much more for the students and for our respective fields if we work together to solve these types of problems. Susan S. Novak Coordinator, Bremner Editing Center William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications University of Kansas 110 Stauffer-Flint Hall 1435 Jayhawk Blvd. Lawrence, KS 66045-7575 (785) 864-7623 novaks at ku.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From raeruder at UKY.EDU Thu Feb 1 15:32:00 2007 From: raeruder at UKY.EDU (Cindy Ruder) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 10:32:00 -0500 Subject: Check out "Lost Opportunity in Russia" at insidehighered.com Message-ID: This message was sent to you because Cindy Ruder thought you might be interested in "Lost Opportunity in Russia" at insidehighered.com. Here's a link to the page: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/01/31/russia Comments from Cindy Ruder : Thought the article referenced in this link would be of interest. Want to receive Inside Higher Ed's FREE daily news alerts? Signup online at http://www.insidehighered.com/sign_up for your e-mail review of top news stories, provocative opinion and great new careers in higher education. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From avs2120 at COLUMBIA.EDU Thu Feb 1 15:48:58 2007 From: avs2120 at COLUMBIA.EDU (Andrey Shcherbenok) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 10:48:58 -0500 Subject: The article in the New Yorker -- freedom of speech in Russia In-Reply-To: <45C18F7A.1040103@comcast.net> Message-ID: On freedom of speech in Russia Dear Daniel Rancour-Laferriere, With all due respect, I have a suspicion that you derive your information about Russia from unreliable sources. As a Russian citizen who spends several months in Russia every year and has a lot of friends in Russia, including journalists, I can reassure everyone on this list that calling Putin whatever names, publicly or not, does NOT make "kontrolny vystrel" a viable possibility. It does not mean that you cannot be killed in Russia, you can, but most likely, it will have nothing to do with the opinion you expressed. It is true that it is impossible to criticize Putin on mainstream TV -- but then, again, in what country is mainstream TV free? Criticism of Bush on TV in the US is possible because political system in this country is so strong and stable, that the change from Bush to, say, Kerry does not make too much difference for the establishment. In terms of systemic danger, criticism of Putin in Russia is analogous to the criticism of the very institution of presidentship in the US. I have not heard much of this kind of criticism on the US TV. But, anyway, in Russian press people say all sorts of things all the time. Not to mention various internet editions. Almost all critical anti-Putin articles from the West are translated into Russian and published in the country. You can open a major newspaper like Kommersant or even Izvestia and read about, say, Freedom House report about the total absence of freedom of speech in Russia -- an ironic situation, if you think about it. More than that, at any newsstand in a subway station in St. Petersburg you can buy Kommersant, Novaya Gazeta, Argumenty i Fakty, Zavtra, Izvestia, etc. The scope of opinions expressed in these sources is MUCH WIDER than those you can obtain from a newsstand in New York subway. Nothing in the US today can even compare with Novaya Gazeta in its radical anti-government and anti-establishment position. Have you ever seen some easily available media source in the US describing the US military in Iraq as a gang of bloody murderers? In Russia you can read such a description of Russian military in Chechnya in a newspaper purchased for 10 rubles in your local newsstand. Echo Moskvy radio is very oppositional, and you can listen to its broadcast in most major cities in Russia. And when it comes to book publishing, everything is there in Russia. Russia has serious problems with media, but not on the level of calling Putin an Akakii Akakievich or even a bloody dictator, but on the level of local media being controlled by local administration, which does not allow journalists to expose the concrete corruption of concrete officials. The main problem with Russian system of government, as I and, I believe, most Russians see it, is that Russian "vertical vlasti" is all about making money, every official is a businessman who cares about his or her profit much more than about the benefit of the state. Russian state does not have any ideology -- democratic, anti-democratic, nationalist, chauvinist, left or right. Putin's administration would play with various ideologies periodically to serve this or that electoral purpose, but the only real ideology "Edinaya Rossiia" has is to stay in power and continue with their business enterprises. However, this is a dull topic to report to -- "kontrolny vystrel," "neo-imperialism" and "bloody oppression" are much hotter. Andrey Shcherbenok -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Daniel Rancour-Laferriere Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 1:58 AM To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: [SEELANGS] The article in the New Yorker 31 Jan 07 Dear Colleagues, The article by Michael Specter in THE NEW YORKER (29 Jan 07) does have its shortcomings (e.g., the Siberia/Yakutia gaffe), but the article also catches the general drift toward top-down control and bottom-up compliance which is occurring in the Russian Federation today. Those who resist this trend are in danger. In our country you can call George W. Bush an idiot or a shrub or whatever in the press - and survive. But if in the Russian press today you refer to that country's president as Akakii Akakievich Putin - then the kontrol'nyi vystrel is a real possibility. The gradual crackdown on the media - or the increasing willingness of the media (especially television) to toe the line - is ominous. Andrei Norkin was cut off in mid-sentence. Can you imagine that happening to Walter Cronkite? For an insightful study of what has been going on in the media, I recommend the recent article in RUSSIAN LIFE (Jan-Feb 2007, pp. 28-39) by Alex Lupis, titled "Freedoms Found and Lost." For the increasing xenophobia and ethnonationalism which has been developing under Putin, I recommend the BIGOTRY MONITOR. For general trends in all areas of Russian society today, the JOHNSON RUSSIA LIST is a very rich source. With regards, Daniel Rancour-Laferriere Emeritus Professor of Russian University of California, Davis ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From mlermontov at RCN.COM Thu Feb 1 16:29:03 2007 From: mlermontov at RCN.COM (Mikhail Lipyanskiy) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 11:29:03 -0500 Subject: Bichevskaia and the Russian TV scandal Message-ID: Actually i am currently watching the "monumental" Svanidze historical series - one for each year starting from 1900.. its interesting and seems like serious work and research went into it.. i was not in love with "Esenin"...but it was more for the poor job it did overall. too bad... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From chrisbclough at GMAIL.COM Thu Feb 1 17:38:43 2007 From: chrisbclough at GMAIL.COM (=?gb2312?Q?(Chris_B._Clough)?=) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 12:38:43 -0500 Subject: Looking for native-English Russian speakers Message-ID: Dear SEELANGERS, The company where I work is expanding its English-language editing team. We are looking for bright people, Russian speakers, native English, attentive, keen to live and work in Moscow. In-depth knowledge of markets is not a prerequisite; this is a great springboard for someone with limited experience, such as recent graduates, looking for a way into the world of financial markets. If interested, please contact our HR department at the contacts below. This is our ad from the Moscow Times. Troika Dialog, Russia��s leading Investment Bank, is looking for highly motivated specialists to join its Research Department. Editor We are seeking a new member for our English-language editing team to proofread regular news bulletins and larger reports on Russian companies and their industry sectors, equity and fixed income markets, and economics. Main Requirements �� Native English speaker �� Good Russian �� Attention to detail, fast and accurate work �� Creative attitude and pride in results �� Basic understanding of financial markets �� Amiable nature, team player �� Long hours are sometimes required Phone: +7 (495) 258 0500 Fax: +7 (495) 787 2320 recruitment at troika.ru ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU Thu Feb 1 17:53:56 2007 From: aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU (Alina Israeli) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 12:53:56 -0500 Subject: The article in the New Yorker -- freedom of speech in Russia In-Reply-To: <200702011548.l11FmpoS005693@brinza.cc.columbia.edu> Message-ID: Some commentary is necessary, I think: On Feb 1, 2007, at 10:48 AM, Andrey Shcherbenok wrote: > > More than that, at any newsstand in a subway station in St. > Petersburg you > can buy Kommersant, Novaya Gazeta, Argumenty i Fakty, Zavtra, > Izvestia, etc. > The scope of opinions expressed in these sources is MUCH WIDER than > those > you can obtain from a newsstand in New York subway. That is indeed so, but the print media is dying in the US. While in the North America almost 70% of the population are Internet users (http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm), in Russia the number is at 14% (http://www.eatr.ru/media/media_20_07_2006_1.htm) so there is higher reliance on print media there. So in all fairness one has to compare Russian newspapers with the US TV land and the Internet landscape. As for the freedoms themselves, there are freedoms from and freedoms to. The 1st Amendment protects the freedom from government's involvement. If the government will prevent KKK from publishing their rubbish, I will donate money to the ACLU to sue the government and to reinstate their right under the First Amendment. But I will not support KKK's right to publish their hateful literature. So in order to see the spectrum in the US, you have to search the Internet for a few minutes, really not that much, and you will find the far left and the far right, and everything in between. > Have you ever seen some easily available media > source in the US describing the US military in Iraq as a gang of > bloody > murderers? In Russia you can read such a description of Russian > military in > Chechnya in a newspaper purchased for 10 rubles in your local > newsstand. Same deal here: what's easily available is what would reflect a seizable majority who do not perceive US Army as a gang of bloody murderers. I am sure there are some people who do and you are sure to find this on the Internet. But it is American press that by and large uncovers all scandals revolving around the US military (and there were a few over the years), and what's most important this information is taken seriously by those whose infractions are being uncovered. In Russia the press may write, no one cares. I think the establishment's attitude is best described Собака лает — ветер носит. How many times has it been written about dedovshchina? Now everyone knows the name of Sychev, but will the practice stop? Are there any guarantees? Alina Israeli LFS, American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington DC. 20016 (202) 885-2387 fax (202) 885-1076 aisrael at american.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From thomasy at WISC.EDU Thu Feb 1 18:45:00 2007 From: thomasy at WISC.EDU (Molly Thomasy) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 12:45:00 -0600 Subject: Mikhailovskoe Slavic Scholars Program: Who's eligible? Message-ID: Dear SEELANGers, The Mikhailovskoe Slavic Scholars Program has recently received a number of inquiries concerning program eligibility. While the program was initiated primarily with graduate students in mind, professionals already working in the field are welcome and encouraged to apply. We recognize that many people teaching Russian language and literature would like to continue to develop their speaking and writing proficiency in Russian; our aim is to support this kind of professional-level language training. For more information or to apply please visit: http://slavic.lss.wisc.edu/pushkin/mikh or contact us at pushkin at slavic.wisc.edu Application deadline is February 15th. For applicants who completed their PhD more than 5 years ago, you need not send transcripts--a current cv is sufficient. One letter of support from a colleague may substitute for the letters of recommendation. Best wishes, Molly Thomasy and Laura Little, Coordinators Mikhailovskoe Slavic Scholars Program ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From mdenner at STETSON.EDU Thu Feb 1 17:18:11 2007 From: mdenner at STETSON.EDU (Michael Denner) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 12:18:11 -0500 Subject: recommendations on a primary text for Soviet Union during WWII Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, This might be better directed to H-NET-R, but I thought I'd try here first, since responses there can get a little overwhelming. For a class I'm teaching on comparative totalitarianisms (German and Soviet), I'm trying to locate a primary text that is 1) an "insider" view on the conduct of the war; 2) available in English; 3) not more than fifty or so pages (I can excerpt). My colleague (a Germanist), has chosen excerpts from Albert Speer's "Inside the Third Reich." If you know the text, what's interesting about it is that it displays a German government that is deeply divided and even disorganized, instead of a unified, disciplined and "vertical" Reich. (Let's leave aside debates on its accuracy.) Anyone know of such a text for the Soviet Union during WWII? One that discusses the "politics" of how the war was conducted, a first-hand account? We're reading a number of secondary sources (Pipes, Stites, Hobsbawm) to help the students contextualize the period. But I like to provide a primary text that students can use as a reference point. Thanks, mad ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Dr. Michael A. Denner Editor, Tolstoy Studies Journal Director, University Honors Program Contact Information: Russian Studies Program Stetson University Campus Box 8361 DeLand, FL 32720-3756 386.822.7381 (department) 386.822.7265 (direct line) 386.822.7380 (fax) www.stetson.edu/~mdenner ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From maberdy at ONLINE.RU Thu Feb 1 18:58:25 2007 From: maberdy at ONLINE.RU (=?windows-1251?Q?Michele_A_Berdy?=) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 13:58:25 -0500 Subject: xenophobia and press Message-ID: “I wonder how radical this is, or if any of these ideas are actually becoming main-stream?” Well, there are the scary fringe groups of skinheads (estimated at about 50 000) that beat up and kill random foreigners, and the even scarier ones that target specific “antifa” (anti fascist activist) Russians, and the really, really scary guys who issue death threats to human rights organizations and supposedly have a hit list. I think that in terms of percentages, that makes a very small group (maybe 10-12 percent), but still – Then watch TV, and you’ll hear an Orthodox priest say that “Europeans have no religious feeling; they just go through the empty rituals out of habit”; or a doctor nauk say that “no mother loves her child like a Russian mother” (take that, all you American, French, Canadian, Israeli etc. mothers!); and you will certainly hear a dozen times a day that the West is only criticizing Russia because it fears Russia’s strength (“They liked us when we were weak, but now they hate when we are strong”) and see the most extraordinary distortion of domestic and world events and comments of Western leaders. (For example, you might have been interested to learn that the only response of Europe to the Russia-Belourssian pipeline dispute on the first day was resounding criticism of Belorussia.) Or you can hear a prominent Orthodox leader (whom I actually respect, so am puzzled by this) talk about “Westernization,” (zapadnichestvo) i.e. secularization, that is infecting Russia from the West. (Or you could also watch Stalin: Live, in which – based on the absolutely true memoirs of his aides, mind you – Stalin will repent his sins before he dies; right now, a month before his death, he’s just a Wise, Though Troubled Leader [he had a hard childhood]). Then pick up a DVD of Pushkin: The Last Duel, in which AS is a loving husband and father; Natalia is a faithful innocent; the narod love AS and adore the tsar; Tsar Nikolai I is a benevolent sweetheart who gives Natalia fatherly advice; and Pushkin is killed in a plot by foreigners – who are horrible beasts and homosexuals to boot – because “by killing Pushkin they kill Russia.” Then go to the Pushkin museum in Chisinau, as I did not long ago, and hear the director tell you that Pushkin was the embodiment of Russia and Russian Orthodoxy, and that “Of course the duel was all politics, but in a way, it had to happen, so that Pushkin could die for Russia’s sins.” Or then, from my personal experience: a few months ago I was invited to speak on Radio Mayak, to support a Russian psychologist’s recommendation that parents push their kids out of the nest earlier than was common in the past. The first question to me – and recall that I’m not the opposition, I’m the one who is supposed to support the Russian psychologist with my American experience—was this: “We all know that in American families it’s like a contract: the parents raise the kids, send them to school, and then maybe the kids come home once a year at Christmas, and there is no warm human emotion between them.” And the question was: “Right?” And there was the sweet young taxi driver, who was earning money on the side while he was at the institute, who was delighted to have an American in the car so he could ask some questions. His first question was: Why are Americans so stupid (tupye)? Not: “Is it true that…?” Not: “I don’t understand why you…?” Or not even: “I have to say I don’t like …” but simply the fact that we are thick as planks, and he was curious as to why. He also accepted as “fact” – and laughed at my protests -- that the CIA was responsible for 9/11. (This is a widely held belief.) Or the other kid, a human rights activist from a nice family, who said to me: “I understand that Bush is a monkey, but it turns out that 250 million Americans are monkeys, too, since they elected him.” Here I was shocked: first, because surely he was raised better than to say something that insulting to a foreigner, and second, because he reads the news and knows how many people voted for whom, and third, he’s a human rights activist! What is that, if not demonization that he has subconsciously accepted? Or then there was the experience of my editor at The Moscow Times, who stopped at a kiosk and was railed at by a drunk, who started screaming about how he had “stolen a Russian’s job.” My editor commented dryly that he didn’t think the guy would have been a good candidate for editor of The Moscow Times Op Ed page – but still – but still -- Or… or… or. I could go on. I could also, as could other foreigners here, go on and on about the perfectly cordial and normal relations and deep friendships with Russians. I could also go on and on about a billion positive developments in nearly every sphere of life. Or how my Russian friends took their Uzbek construction worker to the airport in a company car so the poor guy could get on the plane without hassles. Or how my Georgian friend was barraged with calls of sympathy, concern, and offers of help during the Georgian purges in the fall. Or my film maker friend, who said about the Pushkin film: “Well, that’s Natalia Bondarchuk (the director) for you. She’s been nuts for 20 years now. Completely nuts. What did you expect?” Or… or… or… But the syndrome of “wounded pride” and “we’re better” and plain old racism and xenophobia (and racism was never typical of Russia or the Soviet Union!) is slipping into mainstream culture. How far will it go? I don’t know. On good days I can’t believe it will take root – how could it? On bad days I wonder if I shouldn’t be thinking about leaving. To Mr. Shcherbenok: I have to apologize in advance, but I also need to say that I have read this same opinion a billion times and I’m just sick of it. Yes, the internet is relatively free. Yes, newspapers print a great deal. Yes, there’s Ekho Moskvy. Yes, there is criticism and bad news on TV, and yes, it’s not censorship in the old Soviet model. Call it the managed media (as I did in an interview with Irina Petrovskaya, which I’d be happy to pass on), or call it censorship by implied threat, or call it organized self-censorship, or call it whatever you want. But the fact is that a great number of journalists have been killed in recent years. The fact is that a greater number have been dragged through the courts. The fact is that the media gatekeepers are scared – perhaps not of a kontrol’ny vystel (but some are certainly afraid of that from a number of quarters – if you don’t think editors noticed Paul Khlebnikov’s murder, you are quite wrong), but certainly of a long prison term and konfiskatisiya imushchestva (from one quarter). And the result: well over 90 percent of the population gets their news only from TV, and what they get is so distorted it makes your hair stand on end. And the result of that – it’s that nice, smart kid from a good family who accepts as fact that the CIA arranged 9/11 and that all Americans are tupye. I’m sorry this is long and heated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From katilahti at YAHOO.COM Thu Feb 1 19:04:07 2007 From: katilahti at YAHOO.COM (Katherine Lahti) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 11:04:07 -0800 Subject: Study Abroad for non-language student? In-Reply-To: <1170262135-1724.00047.00127-smmsdV2.1.6@smtp.bgsu.edu> Message-ID: Our Trinity in Moscow Global Learning Site (Trinity College in Hartford) requires only one semester of Russian, with courses in English and significant Russian study in Moscow. We operate in the spring, so the student would have time to take the one semester. The difference between having studied one semester and having studied absolutely no Russian before going over is infinite. --- "alexaaa at bgnet.bgsu.edu" wrote: > Hello, > > I can recommend Russian program at Saint-Petersburg > State University. They offer > culture/hisotry classes in English. This is their > web site: > www.russian4foreigners.spb.ru > or this is their e-mail: > info at russian4foreigners.spb.ru > > Hopefully, it helps. > > Anastasia > > ---------Included Message---------- > >Date: 29-Jan-2007 16:13:58 -0500 > >From: "Anne Fisher" > >Reply-To: "Slavic & East European Languages and > Literature list" > > >To: > >Subject: [SEELANGS] Study Abroad for non-language > student? > > > >Hello SEELANGers, > > > >I have a student who is majoring in International > Relations and would > >like to fulfill her study-abroad component of her > major (at least 8 > >weeks) somewhere in Russia. > > > >The thing is, she has never studied Russian and, > while she is not > >uninterested in beginning to study Russian on her > trip, the main > >component of the trip would need to be > culture/politics courses in > >English. > > > >She's more interested in a 2-3 month summer program > than a semester > >abroad, although with a language component ensuring > basic Russian > >she's willing to consider a semester in Russia too. > > > >Can anyone recommend a program? > > > >Thanks in advance for your help, > > > >Annie Fisher > >________________________ > > > >Anne O. Fisher > >Visiting Assistant Professor and Chair > >Russian Studies > >The College of Wooster > >afisher at wooster.edu > >330-263-2166 > >________________________ > > > >"The academy responds to the demands of disciplines > and faculty. It > >is a culture that cherishes independence and > freedom. And it is a > >culture seriously out of touch with much of > America." - from an op-ed > >piece on higher education in the New York TImes, > October 11, 2006 > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > Use your web browser to search the archives, > control your subscription > > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the > SEELANGS Web Interface at: > > > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > > > > ---------End of Included Message---------- > > Anastasia A. 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Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From mdenner at STETSON.EDU Thu Feb 1 18:48:02 2007 From: mdenner at STETSON.EDU (Michael Denner) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 13:48:02 -0500 Subject: recommendations on a primary text for Soviet Union during WWII Message-ID: (I'm so sorry if this is a repost - SEELANGS seems to be acting up today, and I got this bounced back. I don't think it made it to SEELANGS when I sent it a few hours ago. If it did, sorry to clutter your boxes.) Dear Colleagues, This might be better directed to H-NET-R, but I thought I'd try here first, since responses there can get a little overwhelming. For a class I'm teaching on comparative totalitarianisms (German and Soviet), I'm trying to locate a primary text that is 1) an "insider" view on the conduct of the war; 2) available in English; 3) not more than fifty or so pages (I can excerpt). My colleague (a Germanist), has chosen excerpts from Albert Speer's "Inside the Third Reich." If you know the text, what's interesting about it is that it displays a German government that is deeply divided and even disorganized, instead of a unified, disciplined and "vertical" Reich. (Let's leave aside debates on its accuracy.) Anyone know of such a text for the Soviet Union during WWII? One that discusses the "politics" of how the war was conducted, a first-hand account? We're reading a number of secondary sources (Pipes, Stites, Hobsbawm) to help the students contextualize the period. But I like to provide a primary text that students can use as a reference point. Thanks, mad ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Dr. Michael A. Denner Editor, Tolstoy Studies Journal Director, University Honors Program Contact Information: Russian Studies Program Stetson University Campus Box 8361 DeLand, FL 32720-3756 386.822.7381 (department) 386.822.7265 (direct line) 386.822.7380 (fax) www.stetson.edu/~mdenner ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU Thu Feb 1 19:40:42 2007 From: sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU (Sibelan E S Forrester) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 14:40:42 -0500 Subject: AATSEEL web page Message-ID: Dear colleagues, It has been brought to my attention that the address many of us use to access the AATSEEL web page, http://www.aatseel.org/ , is not working as it generally does. To get to the page, please go to http://aatseel.org/ . With best wishes, Sibelan Sibelan Forrester Russian/Modern Languages and Literatures Swarthmore College ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU Thu Feb 1 19:51:37 2007 From: pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU (David Powelstock) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 14:51:37 -0500 Subject: Article on Russia in The New Yorker Message-ID: I'll spare the list my detailed (further) disagreement with Michael Denner's take on the Specter article and The New Yorker. Suffice it to say that among all the journalists and periodicals (and let's toss in politicians!), I think that Specter and The New Yorker are among the least open to charges of hypocrisy or applying double standards. More importantly, I want to apologize to Michael for failing to distinguish his more moderate position from some of the more extreme ones that "supported" it . It was sloppy and rude on my part to reply in such broad strokes. Best wishes, David David Powelstock Asst. Prof. of Russian & East European Literatures Chair, Program in Russian & East European Studies Brandeis University GRALL, MS 024 Waltham, MA 02454-9110 781.736.3347 (Office) _____ From: Michael Denner [mailto:mdenner at stetson.edu] Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 7:37 PM To: powelstock at brandeis.edu; SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: RE: [SEELANGS] Article on Russia in The New Yorker David! Whoa! Are you talking about the same Michael Denner as I am? The only accusation of Russophobia I made was against myself! (I reread it several times to make sure no goblins changed my message. Maybe you should reread it.) In fact, I praised the article, saying that it was, by and large, a good synthesis and quite fair. (I thought, for instance, the fact that Specter makes a vaild case for the medias' meddling in the 1996 election was very interesting and balanced. I'd never heard that side of the story told so convincingly.) And as for my (wholely correct, mind you) rebuttal of the article's (anti-Russian) quick and dirty treatment of Russia's gas policy: I merely tried to point out the contradiction: Why is not OK for Russia to embrace the market? Why does it get charged with predatory practices and corporatist ethics, when its decisions are merely self-interested and not unlike our own (US, that is) use of our economic might to reward and punish? Lugar is brought in because he, too, makes the same unfounded claims as the article's author. How's that bait and switch? I point out that both the New Yorker and Lugar criticize Russia for essentially playing by world market rules. Good God! Am I defending Russia? Am I criticizing the New Yorker, a magazine I've read religiously, every week, for nearly fifteen years! What's happened to me! I blame the Russians. mad ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()() Dr. Michael A. Denner Editor, Tolstoy Studies Journal Director, University Honors Program Contact Information: Russian Studies Program Stetson University Campus Box 8361 DeLand, FL 32720-3756 386.822.7381 (department) 386.822.7265 (direct line) 386.822.7380 (fax) http://www.stetson.edu/~mdenner _____ From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list on behalf of David Powelstock Sent: Wed 1/31/2007 4:25 PM To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Article on Russia in The New Yorker Generalizations about American media coverage aside, I find Michael Denner's charges of Russophobia against Michael Specter's article and the New Yorker a a whole to be grossly unfair. There's no doubt that the part on the gas shennanigans is one-sided--it mentions neither RDS's increased charges nor the long subsidies that the price increases reflect. (On the other hand, cutting off gas supplies in the dead of winter seems needlessly aggressive and cruel. That's the unreasonable part, to my mind, and to criticize it is not to deny Russia's right to charge market prices. And Michael fails to include Gazprom's other strong-arm tactics in the part of Specter's article he quotes.) But this is tiny part of the article. Meanwhile, the charge of hypocrisy seems out of line. Michael writes, "We in the US use our economic (and military!) strength to reward allies (Egypt, Israel) and punish those who cross us (most nations beginning with the letter "I"). Why is Russia wrong to do the same?" How is Specter responsible for the entirety of US foreign policy? Michael precedes his rhetorical question by quoting some grandstanding blather by Richard Lugar. How is Specter now responsible for Lugar's nonsense? Michael has executed a rhetorical bait and switch. And must Specter's article *on Russia* include also a critique of the foreign policy of every other nation? If we are speaking about The New Yorker as a whole, it can hardly be tarred with the same brush as Lugar, either. From the very first talk of war in Iraq, it has published editorials and exposés strongly critical of American policies. You might not like its coverage of Russia--and there are valid journalistic grounds for criticism--but to accuse it of Lugar-like hypocrisy is completely unfair and irresponsible. Cheers, David David Powelstock Asst. Prof. of Russian & East European Literatures Chair, Program in Russian & East European Studies Brandeis University GRALL, MS 024 Waltham, MA 02454-9110 781.736.3347 (Office) -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Denner Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 12:22 PM To: SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Article on Russia in The New Yorker Why is that every time I read a New Yorker article on Russia (I recall a similar one in the spring of 2005), I end up feeling like a spokesperson for Russia? (I in fact lean somewhere closer to the Russophobe pole than the Russophile.) The article has some fine synthesis of the past ten years, and it seems fairly evenhanded when it comes to analyzing the government's control of mass-media; but it is terribly one-sided and anti-Russian, not to mention egregiously wrong on some basic facts when it tries to talk about Russia's oil and gas policies. Here's how the article reads: >The Russian government has become bolder and more assertive throughout Putin's tenure. >On New Year's Day of 2006, Russia abruptly cut gas exports to Ukraine after the >government there objected to a sharp rise in the prices charged by Gazprom. Gas headed to >Europe from Russia passes through Ukraine, and the disruption-which was widely seen as >punishment for Ukraine's political intransigence-affected many European countries. This >month, Belarus was treated in the same fashion: Russia doubled the price it charges for gas >and began to impose much higher export duties on oil. <> The Kremlin recently >provided a particularly audacious example of how it sees its role as an "energy superpower": >Royal Dutch Shell, which had invested billions of dollars to develop the world's largest oil->and-gas field, Sakhalin II, in the Russian Far East, was forced by the government to sell its >controlling stake in the project. Last month, at the NATO summit, Richard Lugar called Russia a "hostile regime" -- why? Because Russia balked at continuing to subsidize gas for Belarus and Ukraine by something like 80%. (Ukraine and Belarus have paid approximately $50/thousand cubic meters under Soviet-era contracts, while world prices are closer to $250.) Now that Ukraine and Belarus are no longer docile sycophants (bully for them!), Russia wants them to pay closer to (but still not full) market price for gas. How is this an unfair expectation? We in the US use our economic (and military!) strength to reward allies (Egypt, Israel) and punish those who cross us (most nations beginning with the letter "I"). Why is Russia wrong to do the same? As for the RDS antics: Shell's contract with Gazprom was "first out" -- it stated that Shell gets paid all its expenses BEFORE Russia can start receiving its share of the profits. But Shell suddenly, and with no real explanation, doubled its bill for expenses, from something like $25 million to $50 million. Imagine! Russia reacted poorly to this!! (Think if your contractor suddenly doubled the estimated materials cost in a home renovation.) How is this unreasonable? Anyone who has taken a moment to acquaint himself with the facts surrounding the ongoing gas problems with Ukraine & Belarus, as well as R. D. Shell's "shell game" with the Russians will know that 1) Russia was not unreasonable in its reactions; 2) Russia must have the worst P-R team in the world. The New Yorker frames Russia as a bellicose tyrant, but in fact, Russia is simply pursuing its own economic interests. When they act like a capitalist country, they get accused of declaring war: >U.S. Senator Richard Lugar urged NATO to update its charter. "We are used to thinking in >terms of conventional warfare between nations, but energy could become the weapon of >choice for those who possess it," he said. (from RFE/RL, 12-5) ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Dr. Michael A. Denner Editor, Tolstoy Studies Journal Director, University Honors Program Contact Information: Russian Studies Program Stetson University Campus Box 8361 DeLand, FL 32720-3756 386.822.7381 (department) 386.822.7265 (direct line) 386.822.7380 (fax) www.stetson.edu/~mdenner -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of David Powelstock Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 8:20 PM To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: [SEELANGS] Article on Russia in The New Yorker There's an article by Michael Specter in the Jan 29 issue of The New Yorker. Nothing especially new in the article, but it distills many of the more distressing recent trends in the country down to a piquant attar of grimness. A must-read, I think, for anyone who hasn't been keeping track of developments under Stalinism Putinesca. Unlike the Kundera article, this one's available online, at http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/070129fa_fact_specter. Cheers, David David Powelstock Asst. Prof. of Russian & East European Literatures Chair, Program in Russian & East European Studies Brandeis University GRALL, MS 024 Waltham, MA 02454-9110 781.736.3347 (Office) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. 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Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From pscotto at MTHOLYOKE.EDU Thu Feb 1 20:01:30 2007 From: pscotto at MTHOLYOKE.EDU (Peter Scotto) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 15:01:30 -0500 Subject: Article on Russia in The New Yorker In-Reply-To: <77830D303C6C574884A7083CC401202104C46ADC@MAILBOXSIX.home.ku.edu> Message-ID: I just want to say that almost every time I have been personally involved in an event, subsequent journalistic accounts were, almost invariably, factually inaccurate. Peter Scotto Mount Holyoke College Quoting "Novak, Susan S" : > Regarding yesterday's comments about The New Yorker article: As a > journalism instructor, I am truly concerned that the facts in that > article are wrong; when one reporter fails, it misleads and > misinforms the public. It also immediately reflects badly on all > journalists. But as for what we are teaching in the classroom? We ARE > teaching as much research and analysis as we can. We’re teaching the > students how to distinguish between good and bad sources and how to > critique the materials they find and how to report them as > objectively as they possibly can. We’re also trying to catch them up > on the grammar and punctuation that our state’s K-12 standards have > eliminated in an effort to keep afloat in the ongoing “No Child Left > Behind” fiasco. We’re teaching them ethics and law, and as we teach > First Amendment we’re learning that more and more students have > formed the opinion that the government should play a greater role in > controlling and censoring what we publish—a mighty mountain indeed > for teachers of the Fourth Estate to conquer. > > But still we’re doing our best to make good reporters and writers of > them. Do our lessons stick? Probably no more than a lot of the > lessons Slavicists teach their students. Should media editors be > sharper and more critical of what comes across their desks? > Obviously--everyone can do better. You’ll never hear journalism > instructors defending sloppy journalism. And yes, by all means, if > you as consumers see gross errors, write to the editors of The New > Yorker, or the New York Times, or even the weekly Podunk Prattler. > Let them know so they can be on the lookout for these poor writers > and for similar factual mistakes in the future. The good publications > take these errors seriously, but they can’t address the problems if > no one points them out. > > But I also think that equally poor research and analysis on the part > of the public leads folks to conclude that all journalism schools, > all journalists, all media have failed. I’m trying to teach my > students the right way, and as I personally conduct research about > Russian journalists and journalism, I am trying to be as careful and > critical as possible so that my work will provide a useful and > accurate contribution to both fields. > > I think the idea about a cross-disciplinary “training” class is an > excellent one, and I have forwarded that e-mail to those in my arena > who make the administrative and financial decisions. Instead of > finger-pointing in regard to each other’s deficiencies, I think we > will accomplish much more for the students and for our respective > fields if we work together to solve these types of problems. > > > Susan S. Novak > Coordinator, Bremner Editing Center > William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications > University of Kansas > 110 Stauffer-Flint Hall > 1435 Jayhawk Blvd. > Lawrence, KS 66045-7575 > (785) 864-7623 > novaks at ku.edu > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU Thu Feb 1 20:36:44 2007 From: pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU (David Powelstock) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 15:36:44 -0500 Subject: Article on Russia in The New Yorker In-Reply-To: <20070201150130.pg0kpnfjo5y8g0og@webmail.mtholyoke.edu> Message-ID: Same here. We just had the Carter thing here at Brandeis. I attended the event, which was very civilized and enlightening, from several perspectives. But if you'd only seen the media, you'd have been surprised to find the campus still standing when you got there. This was a very instructive for me. I would add, though, that the most pervasive problem is the incompleteness of the accounts--even the good ones. The word sensationalism comes to mind. It's market driven and widely acknowledged to be a serious threat to print journalism in particular these days. (The Boston Globe just announced that it's closing its last three foreign offices.) If I looked hard and wide enough I was able to piece together a complete and more or less balanced version of events. I had to weed out a surprising number of "reports" by persons who, upon further inspection, had not actually been there. Incidentally, and by the same token, this makes me wonder whether the authors I write about would recognize themselves in what I write about them . . . . Cheers, David David Powelstock Asst. Prof. of Russian & East European Literatures Chair, Program in Russian & East European Studies Brandeis University GRALL, MS 024 Waltham, MA 02454-9110 781.736.3347 (Office) -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu] On Behalf Of Peter Scotto Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 3:01 PM To: SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Article on Russia in The New Yorker I just want to say that almost every time I have been personally involved in an event, subsequent journalistic accounts were, almost invariably, factually inaccurate. Peter Scotto Mount Holyoke College ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From annareid01 at BTINTERNET.COM Thu Feb 1 20:47:36 2007 From: annareid01 at BTINTERNET.COM (Anna Reid) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 20:47:36 +0000 Subject: recommendations on a primary text for Soviet Union during WWII In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Re primary texts on the Soviet Union in WW2, how about chapters 12-14 - titled 'The Unexpected War', 'Panic in Mosocw' and 'The Kremlin in Wartime' - of Victor Kravchenko's 'I Chose Freedom'? It's a first-hand account from an intelligent professional insider-outsider (rather like Speer), and was published in the US in 1946, after his defection - hence is both uncensored and very fresh, carries the flavour of the times. Anna Reid annareid01 at btinternet.com Michael Denner wrote: Dear Colleagues, This might be better directed to H-NET-R, but I thought I'd try here first, since responses there can get a little overwhelming. For a class I'm teaching on comparative totalitarianisms (German and Soviet), I'm trying to locate a primary text that is 1) an "insider" view on the conduct of the war; 2) available in English; 3) not more than fifty or so pages (I can excerpt). My colleague (a Germanist), has chosen excerpts from Albert Speer's "Inside the Third Reich." If you know the text, what's interesting about it is that it displays a German government that is deeply divided and even disorganized, instead of a unified, disciplined and "vertical" Reich. (Let's leave aside debates on its accuracy.) Anyone know of such a text for the Soviet Union during WWII? One that discusses the "politics" of how the war was conducted, a first-hand account? We're reading a number of secondary sources (Pipes, Stites, Hobsbawm) to help the students contextualize the period. But I like to provide a primary text that students can use as a reference point. Thanks, mad ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Dr. Michael A. Denner Editor, Tolstoy Studies Journal Director, University Honors Program Contact Information: Russian Studies Program Stetson University Campus Box 8361 DeLand, FL 32720-3756 386.822.7381 (department) 386.822.7265 (direct line) 386.822.7380 (fax) www.stetson.edu/~mdenner ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. 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Part of it, I suppose, is the grand deal - you get the economy rolling, why care about politics? What confuses people is that journalists often make it seem as if no freedom of speech exists under Putin. It does, with limitations that seem to be in line with what you would expect in a middle-income country and where harassment and murder of journalists seem like a usual event (helas, also widespread in middle-income countries). Michael Specter said on NPR today that you can write whatever you like as long as it is published in a newspaper nobody reads. But, we should agree, this is not the problem of freedom of speech. It is the problem of rapid marginalization of liberal intelligentsia and of its historical failure. After all, propping up Yeltsin for the elections was hardly Putin's fault. It's easy to blame everything on the government, and of course it has its share of responsibility, but unless we know what shapes the current disinterest and apathy we can hardly pronounce meaningful judgments. Sergey -----Original Message----- From: Alina Israeli [mailto:aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU] Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 12:54 PM Subject: Re: The article in the New Yorker -- freedom of speech in Russia Some commentary is necessary, I think: On Feb 1, 2007, at 10:48 AM, Andrey Shcherbenok wrote: > > More than that, at any newsstand in a subway station in St. > Petersburg you > can buy Kommersant, Novaya Gazeta, Argumenty i Fakty, Zavtra, > Izvestia, etc. > The scope of opinions expressed in these sources is MUCH WIDER than > those > you can obtain from a newsstand in New York subway. That is indeed so, but the print media is dying in the US. While in the North America almost 70% of the population are Internet users (http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm), in Russia the number is at 14% (http://www.eatr.ru/media/media_20_07_2006_1.htm) so there is higher reliance on print media there. So in all fairness one has to compare Russian newspapers with the US TV land and the Internet landscape. As for the freedoms themselves, there are freedoms from and freedoms to. The 1st Amendment protects the freedom from government's involvement. If the government will prevent KKK from publishing their rubbish, I will donate money to the ACLU to sue the government and to reinstate their right under the First Amendment. But I will not support KKK's right to publish their hateful literature. So in order to see the spectrum in the US, you have to search the Internet for a few minutes, really not that much, and you will find the far left and the far right, and everything in between. > Have you ever seen some easily available media > source in the US describing the US military in Iraq as a gang of > bloody > murderers? In Russia you can read such a description of Russian > military in > Chechnya in a newspaper purchased for 10 rubles in your local > newsstand. Same deal here: what's easily available is what would reflect a seizable majority who do not perceive US Army as a gang of bloody murderers. I am sure there are some people who do and you are sure to find this on the Internet. But it is American press that by and large uncovers all scandals revolving around the US military (and there were a few over the years), and what's most important this information is taken seriously by those whose infractions are being uncovered. In Russia the press may write, no one cares. I think the establishment's attitude is best described Собака лает — ветер носит. How many times has it been written about dedovshchina? Now everyone knows the name of Sychev, but will the practice stop? Are there any guarantees? Alina Israeli LFS, American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington DC. 20016 (202) 885-2387 fax (202) 885-1076 aisrael at american.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From oburr at MAIL.RU Fri Feb 2 00:17:06 2007 From: oburr at MAIL.RU (Oksana Burr) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 03:17:06 +0300 Subject: Russian-level 3 Message-ID: Could you please recommend any valuable materials about Stalinist time period which would be appropriate for Russian 3 level? Thank you so much, Oksana Burr Подключись к коллективному разуму на Ответах@Mail.Ru http://r.mail.ru/cln3255/otvet.mail.ru/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU Fri Feb 2 00:12:55 2007 From: pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU (David Powelstock) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 19:12:55 -0500 Subject: The article in the New Yorker -- freedom of speech in Russia In-Reply-To: <001e01c74652$064a6570$12df3050$@edu> Message-ID: Everything Sergey says, including Specter's comment, echoes what journalists currently working in Russia have recently told me. Apathy is the word. These same journalists also tell me that the print media are in serious trouble in Russia, too: there's no money in it. The source of news for the vast majority of Russians is tv; it is everywhere, and the government literally owns it. One might say that freedom of speech is "managed" in Russia, much as democracy is "managed." David David Powelstock Asst. Prof. of Russian & East European Literatures Chair, Program in Russian & East European Studies Brandeis University GRALL, MS 024 Waltham, MA 02454-9110 781.736.3347 (Office) -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu] On Behalf Of Sergey Glebov Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 5:41 PM To: SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] The article in the New Yorker -- freedom of speech in Russia I think Alina is right in her assessment. It's a problem which is larger than "freedom of speech" issue. It seems like the society is just exhausted and tired of learning about things, people are simply not interested. Part of it, I suppose, is the grand deal - you get the economy rolling, why care about politics? What confuses people is that journalists often make it seem as if no freedom of speech exists under Putin. It does, with limitations that seem to be in line with what you would expect in a middle-income country and where harassment and murder of journalists seem like a usual event (helas, also widespread in middle-income countries). Michael Specter said on NPR today that you can write whatever you like as long as it is published in a newspaper nobody reads. But, we should agree, this is not the problem of freedom of speech. It is the problem of rapid marginalization of liberal intelligentsia and of its historical failure. After all, propping up Yeltsin for the elections was hardly Putin's fault. It's easy to blame everything on the government, and of course it has its share of responsibility, but unless we know what shapes the current disinterest and apathy we can hardly pronounce meaningful judgments. Sergey -----Original Message----- From: Alina Israeli [mailto:aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU] Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 12:54 PM Subject: Re: The article in the New Yorker -- freedom of speech in Russia Some commentary is necessary, I think: On Feb 1, 2007, at 10:48 AM, Andrey Shcherbenok wrote: > > More than that, at any newsstand in a subway station in St. > Petersburg you > can buy Kommersant, Novaya Gazeta, Argumenty i Fakty, Zavtra, > Izvestia, etc. > The scope of opinions expressed in these sources is MUCH WIDER than > those you can obtain from a newsstand in New York subway. That is indeed so, but the print media is dying in the US. While in the North America almost 70% of the population are Internet users (http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm), in Russia the number is at 14% (http://www.eatr.ru/media/media_20_07_2006_1.htm) so there is higher reliance on print media there. So in all fairness one has to compare Russian newspapers with the US TV land and the Internet landscape. As for the freedoms themselves, there are freedoms from and freedoms to. The 1st Amendment protects the freedom from government's involvement. If the government will prevent KKK from publishing their rubbish, I will donate money to the ACLU to sue the government and to reinstate their right under the First Amendment. But I will not support KKK's right to publish their hateful literature. So in order to see the spectrum in the US, you have to search the Internet for a few minutes, really not that much, and you will find the far left and the far right, and everything in between. > Have you ever seen some easily available media source in the US > describing the US military in Iraq as a gang of bloody murderers? In > Russia you can read such a description of Russian military in Chechnya > in a newspaper purchased for 10 rubles in your local newsstand. Same deal here: what's easily available is what would reflect a seizable majority who do not perceive US Army as a gang of bloody murderers. I am sure there are some people who do and you are sure to find this on the Internet. But it is American press that by and large uncovers all scandals revolving around the US military (and there were a few over the years), and what's most important this information is taken seriously by those whose infractions are being uncovered. In Russia the press may write, no one cares. I think the establishment's attitude is best described Собака лает — ветер носит. How many times has it been written about dedovshchina? Now everyone knows the name of Sychev, but will the practice stop? Are there any guarantees? Alina Israeli LFS, American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington DC. 20016 (202) 885-2387 fax (202) 885-1076 aisrael at american.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. 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Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From mdenner at STETSON.EDU Fri Feb 2 00:42:49 2007 From: mdenner at STETSON.EDU (Michael Denner) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 19:42:49 -0500 Subject: The article in the New Yorker -- freedom of speech in Russia Message-ID: Since it seems we are on the subject: http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.html?docId=739175 ?????? ?? ????? ????? ???? ????? ?????? Freedom House ?????? ?????? ??????? There is something, well, postmodern about the press in Russia reporting on the lack of press freedoms in Russia. I tried to explain it to my students today, and I realized that I sounded a little like Lewis Caroll... ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()() Dr. Michael A. Denner Editor, Tolstoy Studies Journal Director, University Honors Program Contact Information: Russian Studies Program Stetson University Campus Box 8361 DeLand, FL 32720-3756 386.822.7381 (department) 386.822.7265 (direct line) 386.822.7380 (fax) http://www.stetson.edu/~mdenner ________________________________ From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list on behalf of Alina Israeli Sent: Thu 2/1/2007 12:53 PM To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] The article in the New Yorker -- freedom of speech in Russia Some commentary is necessary, I think: On Feb 1, 2007, at 10:48 AM, Andrey Shcherbenok wrote: > > More than that, at any newsstand in a subway station in St. > Petersburg you > can buy Kommersant, Novaya Gazeta, Argumenty i Fakty, Zavtra, > Izvestia, etc. > The scope of opinions expressed in these sources is MUCH WIDER than > those > you can obtain from a newsstand in New York subway. That is indeed so, but the print media is dying in the US. While in the North America almost 70% of the population are Internet users (http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm), in Russia the number is at 14% (http://www.eatr.ru/media/media_20_07_2006_1.htm) so there is higher reliance on print media there. So in all fairness one has to compare Russian newspapers with the US TV land and the Internet landscape. As for the freedoms themselves, there are freedoms from and freedoms to. The 1st Amendment protects the freedom from government's involvement. If the government will prevent KKK from publishing their rubbish, I will donate money to the ACLU to sue the government and to reinstate their right under the First Amendment. But I will not support KKK's right to publish their hateful literature. So in order to see the spectrum in the US, you have to search the Internet for a few minutes, really not that much, and you will find the far left and the far right, and everything in between. > Have you ever seen some easily available media > source in the US describing the US military in Iraq as a gang of > bloody > murderers? In Russia you can read such a description of Russian > military in > Chechnya in a newspaper purchased for 10 rubles in your local > newsstand. Same deal here: what's easily available is what would reflect a seizable majority who do not perceive US Army as a gang of bloody murderers. I am sure there are some people who do and you are sure to find this on the Internet. But it is American press that by and large uncovers all scandals revolving around the US military (and there were a few over the years), and what's most important this information is taken seriously by those whose infractions are being uncovered. In Russia the press may write, no one cares. I think the establishment's attitude is best described ?????? ???? - ????? ?????. How many times has it been written about dedovshchina? Now everyone knows the name of Sychev, but will the practice stop? Are there any guarantees? Alina Israeli LFS, American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington DC. 20016 (202) 885-2387 fax (202) 885-1076 aisrael at american.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From mdenner at STETSON.EDU Fri Feb 2 00:45:13 2007 From: mdenner at STETSON.EDU (Michael Denner) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 19:45:13 -0500 Subject: recommendations on a primary text for Soviet Union during WWII Message-ID: Yes. Kravchenko is pefect, at least on first glance. The fact that it had the same problems with verifiablity and authenticity as Speers (even an international trial) makes it all the more attractive. And, what's more, it's available in the Internet Digital Archive. Thank you! mad ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()() Dr. Michael A. Denner Editor, Tolstoy Studies Journal Director, University Honors Program Contact Information: Russian Studies Program Stetson University Campus Box 8361 DeLand, FL 32720-3756 386.822.7381 (department) 386.822.7265 (direct line) 386.822.7380 (fax) http://www.stetson.edu/~mdenner ________________________________ From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list on behalf of Anna Reid Sent: Thu 2/1/2007 3:47 PM To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] recommendations on a primary text for Soviet Union during WWII Re primary texts on the Soviet Union in WW2, how about chapters 12-14 - titled 'The Unexpected War', 'Panic in Mosocw' and 'The Kremlin in Wartime' - of Victor Kravchenko's 'I Chose Freedom'? It's a first-hand account from an intelligent professional insider-outsider (rather like Speer), and was published in the US in 1946, after his defection - hence is both uncensored and very fresh, carries the flavour of the times. Anna Reid annareid01 at btinternet.com Michael Denner wrote: Dear Colleagues, This might be better directed to H-NET-R, but I thought I'd try here first, since responses there can get a little overwhelming. For a class I'm teaching on comparative totalitarianisms (German and Soviet), I'm trying to locate a primary text that is 1) an "insider" view on the conduct of the war; 2) available in English; 3) not more than fifty or so pages (I can excerpt). My colleague (a Germanist), has chosen excerpts from Albert Speer's "Inside the Third Reich." If you know the text, what's interesting about it is that it displays a German government that is deeply divided and even disorganized, instead of a unified, disciplined and "vertical" Reich. (Let's leave aside debates on its accuracy.) Anyone know of such a text for the Soviet Union during WWII? One that discusses the "politics" of how the war was conducted, a first-hand account? We're reading a number of secondary sources (Pipes, Stites, Hobsbawm) to help the students contextualize the period. But I like to provide a primary text that students can use as a reference point. Thanks, mad ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Dr. Michael A. Denner Editor, Tolstoy Studies Journal Director, University Honors Program Contact Information: Russian Studies Program Stetson University Campus Box 8361 DeLand, FL 32720-3756 386.822.7381 (department) 386.822.7265 (direct line) 386.822.7380 (fax) www.stetson.edu/~mdenner ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. 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Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From tfa2001 at COLUMBIA.EDU Fri Feb 2 13:55:29 2007 From: tfa2001 at COLUMBIA.EDU (Thomas Anessi) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 08:55:29 -0500 Subject: Freedom of speech In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Dear Seelangers, I'd like to bring up a fewpoints of comparison about Freedom of the Press in the U.S. and Russia. "The Nation", which does describe the Bush admin. as a bunch of murderers, is available at any New York newsstand. Moreover, stories from the magazine appear on my Yahoo home page, where I have requested stories on 'national issues', the sources of which are chosen by Yahoo gatekeepers. 'Nation' writers and editors appear on CNN and other television news outlets regularly, though perhaps not frequently. If we add the Internet and blogs, the spectrum of opinion in the U.S media (including new media) is indeed very broad. The oft bemoaned 'decline' of mass media news coverage here is largely a result of moves towards making news entertainment and changes in the structure of the industry. Government's potential role here would be to increase competition by reigning in the monopolistic structures responsible, which it has chosen not to do. Is this inaction (in the face of anti-trust laws) also a form of government interference? My second point of comparison concerns Alina's quite understandable dislike of the KKK. But I find her suggestion that the ACLU is at fault for protecting their speech to be problematic. Most white power groups, including the KKK, have adapted their message to avoid running afoul of anti-hate laws. The dominant paradigm (as I see it) among these groups is that whites need to organize like Latinos and other ethnic/racial groups to protect their interests. If their articles and speech do not explicitly promote violence or violations of civil rights, what can the government do? Perhaps it can ban the organization based on its history. I think a good analogy here is that of the American Communist Party. A key aspect of its core ideology was support for the revolutionary overthrow of the U.S. government. It confirmed this through its support of Communist revolutions around the world, as well as with its slogans. Article IV of the Constitution specifically addresses the government’s right to defend our republican form of government. Was making the Communist party illegal a good solution in light of this? I agree that acts of hate and articles promoting violence should be prosecutable, but I also believe that they currently are. Perhaps it is a distraction to bring the ACLU issue to this forum, but to me it is a perfect example of how many Americans would rather have the government take action regardless of the Constitution. But it is not the defense of hate speech that raises the ire of most Americans against the ACLU. It is their annoying habit of defending atheists against publicly funded celebrations of Christmas. I believe that Alina's specific concern about hate speech is legally (and especially morally!) defensible, but I'm not sure I want to face a good constituional lawyer in court on the issue. The way the ACLU often finds itself 'in the crosshairs' is indicative of how hard it is to defend free speech as an abstract concept. Best, Thomas Anessi Columbia University ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. 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Vice Presidents are deeply involved in running AATSEEL and guiding particular committees or projects, and they bring a diversity of geographical location, career level, institutional affiliation, gender, and disciplinary specialization to decision-making in the association. -- The AATSEEL Award in Teaching at the Secondary Level -- The AATSEEL Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Postsecondary Level -- The AATSEEL Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Profession -- The AATSEEL Award for Outstanding Achievement in Scholarship -- The AATSEEL Award for Distinguished Service to AATSEEL *** Nominations are due FEBRUARY 15, 2007. *** For more information or to suggest fabulous candidates, contact the members of the committee, Todd Armstrong, Jane Hacking, and Cathy Nepomnyashchy: Cathy Nepomnyashchy, Chair Barnard College - Columbia University Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures Columbia University 1130 Amsterdam Ave., Mail Code 2839 New York, NY 10027 212-854-5417 (Barnard) 212-854-6213 (Harriman Institute) Todd Armstong Grinnell College Russian Department Grinnell, IA 50112 515-269-4716 Jane Hacking University of Utah Department of Languages and Literatures Languages & Communication Bldg. 255 S. Central Campus Dr., Room 01400 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 801-581-6688 Respectfully submitted, Sibelan Forrester (AATSEEL President, 2007-2008) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU Fri Feb 2 14:54:20 2007 From: dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU (Edward M Dumanis) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 09:54:20 -0500 Subject: Math in Moscow In-Reply-To: Message-ID: The program seems to be very good. I can try to put you in touch with a student who went there. Sincerely, Edward Dumanis On Thu, 1 Feb 2007, Anne Hruska wrote: > Dear all, > > A student of mine is interested in the "Math in Moscow" program at > the Independent University of Moscow. Does anyone know anything > about this program? Have you had a student go on it? I'd love to > hear any impressions. Please reply off-list. > > Gratefully, > > Anne > > -- > Anne Hruska, Ph.D. > Teaching Fellow in the Humanities > Stanford University > > Building 250 > Introduction to the Humanities Program > Stanford, CA 94305-2020 > (650) 725-9365 > fax (650) 723-7099 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From yoffe at GWU.EDU Fri Feb 2 18:03:35 2007 From: yoffe at GWU.EDU (Mark Yoffe) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 13:03:35 -0500 Subject: The article in the New Yorker -- freedom of speech in Russia In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Please do not forget that some 20 years ago the very concept of journalists who are being harassed and even murdered today did not exist in Russia, nor could it exist. Nor was there possible variety of printed opinion on display at the stands in the metro. There was one official, media, if you remember, one opinion, one line. People were mumbling criticism at home, having put a pillow upon the telephone. Dissenters, a few that there were, found themselves quite soon chopping ice in Siberia or drinking tea in New York. All this has changed! There is no political exiles from Russia too! Opposition to whatever regime there is now is quite vocal, and as vocal as it wants or dares to be. Look: even Limonov is free! Even Misha Verbitskii is not in a nuthouse! Even Letov is a superstar and not an exile! In 1993, I remember, Yeltsin was the Devil for young Russian opposition. Now it is Putin. There will always be an opposition to any regime. Especially if it is democratic (even to a degree). Indeed there is nationalism in Russia. Some of it finds its forum in rock music. Some of it is non-belligerent like the one occasionally emanating from Boris Grebenshchikov, Rada, DDT, some is bizarre like Letov’s, and Zharikov’s, some is lunatic like Mongol-Shuudan, or Koroziia Metalla. (As a scholar of Russian rock I have to say, however, that it is within nationalist rock of all shades you find most interesting Russian music today.) But there is nationalism in every country, and some of it is belligerent and some is not. There is also Russian new left and new right, there are ecco-anarchists, anarcho-syndicalists, there are pagans, monarchists, Goths, and Hare Krishnas, and you name it, and off course there are ugly boys with shaved heads – skins. And then there are other fascists and crazies there who are vocal, and even violent. But this is how things are in a free country. You can not expect people to have freedoms and then to like all practical displays of that. Some will be ugly and not to everyone’s taste. But what was pointed out in this discussion and what is crucial: Putin and the gang have no ideology, no creed. They have greed… As long as no ideology is being pushed down the throats of young generation Russia is OK. Once new quasi-religion will take it over (if it will) that is when feathers will fly for real. Mark Yoffe Curator, International Counterculture Archive ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Denner Date: Friday, February 2, 2007 4:02 am Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] The article in the New Yorker -- freedom of speech in Russia To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU > Since it seems we are on the subject: > > > ?????? ?? ????? ????? ???? ????? > ?????? Freedom House ?????? ?????? ??????? > > There is something, well, postmodern about the press in Russia > reporting on the lack of press freedoms in Russia. I tried to explain > it to my students today, and I realized that I sounded a little like > Lewis Caroll... > ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()() > Dr. Michael A. Denner > Editor, Tolstoy Studies Journal > Director, University Honors Program > > Contact Information: > Russian Studies Program > Stetson University > Campus Box 8361 > DeLand, FL 32720-3756 > 386.822.7381 (department) > 386.822.7265 (direct line) > 386.822.7380 (fax) > > > ________________________________ > > From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list on behalf > of Alina Israeli > Sent: Thu 2/1/2007 12:53 PM > To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU > Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] The article in the New Yorker -- freedom of > speech in Russia > > > > Some commentary is necessary, I think: > > On Feb 1, 2007, at 10:48 AM, Andrey Shcherbenok wrote: > > > > > More than that, at any newsstand in a subway station in St. > > Petersburg you > > can buy Kommersant, Novaya Gazeta, Argumenty i Fakty, Zavtra, > > Izvestia, etc. > > The scope of opinions expressed in these sources is MUCH WIDER than > > > those > > you can obtain from a newsstand in New York subway. > > That is indeed so, but the print media is dying in the US. While in > the North America almost 70% of the population are Internet users > (, in Russia the number > is at 14% ( so there > is higher reliance on print media there. > > So in all fairness one has to compare Russian newspapers with the US > > TV land and the Internet landscape. > > As for the freedoms themselves, there are freedoms from and freedoms > > to. The 1st Amendment protects the freedom from government's > involvement. If the government will prevent KKK from publishing their > > rubbish, I will donate money to the ACLU to sue the government and to > > reinstate their right under the First Amendment. But I will not > support KKK's right to publish their hateful literature. > > So in order to see the spectrum in the US, you have to search the > Internet for a few minutes, really not that much, and you will find > the far left and the far right, and everything in between. > > > > Have you ever seen some easily available media > > source in the US describing the US military in Iraq as a gang of > > bloody > > murderers? In Russia you can read such a description of Russian > > military in > > Chechnya in a newspaper purchased for 10 rubles in your local > > newsstand. > > Same deal here: what's easily available is what would reflect a > seizable majority who do not perceive US Army as a gang of bloody > murderers. I am sure there are some people who do and you are sure to > > find this on the Internet. > > But it is American press that by and large uncovers all scandals > revolving around the US military (and there were a few over the > years), and what's most important this information is taken seriously > > by those whose infractions are being uncovered. In Russia the press > may write, no one cares. I think the establishment's attitude is best > > described ?????? ???? - ????? ?????. How many times has it been > written about dedovshchina? Now everyone knows the name of Sychev, > but will the practice stop? Are there any guarantees? > > > Alina Israeli > LFS, American University > 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW > Washington DC. 20016 > (202) 885-2387 > fax (202) 885-1076 > aisrael at american.edu > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. 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Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From avs2120 at COLUMBIA.EDU Fri Feb 2 18:12:23 2007 From: avs2120 at COLUMBIA.EDU (Andrey Shcherbenok) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 13:12:23 -0500 Subject: The article in the New Yorker -- freedom of speech in Russia In-Reply-To: Message-ID: The paradox of the Cretan Liar? Dear Michael, I think there is a paradox here only if you assume both premises to be true. That is, there is no freedom of the press in Russia, this fact is reported and discussed in Russian press. But if you consider both premises to be suppositions rather than facts, than what you have is just a plain refutation of the first one by the demonstration of the second one. It is no more postmodern or Cretan or Carolian than if someone would explain to you in clear English that he cannot speak any English at all because he never had a chance to study it, he grew up outside an English-speaking environment etc. You would not see it as a postmodern paradox, you would just conclude that the person is exaggerating his or her language problems. Which is exactly what Freedom House does by its reports on Russia. The result outside the country may be some additional damage to Russia's image, the result inside the country is that since people see that the report is obviously out of touch with reality in placing Russia in the same group as North Korea, they reject even the reasonable part of it. The same is the result of other anti-Putin or anti-Russian campaigns in Western media: because they are so wildly exaggerative, even the most westernized people in Russia stop taking them seriously altogether. You can compare it, maybe, with the effect of Islamist anti-American rhetoric in America: Americans may be critical of their government, but when they read some Islamic cleric's diatribe against America as the realm of the Devil, that can hardly help them become more critical of the shortcomings of the US corporate system. Both kinds of rhetoric are intended for domestic use only, when they are imported, they tend to have the effect opposite to the one intended. Andrey Shcherbenok -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Michael Denner Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 7:43 PM To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] The article in the New Yorker -- freedom of speech in Russia Since it seems we are on the subject: http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.html?docId=739175 ?????? ?? ????? ????? ???? ????? ?????? Freedom House ?????? ?????? ??????? There is something, well, postmodern about the press in Russia reporting on the lack of press freedoms in Russia. I tried to explain it to my students today, and I realized that I sounded a little like Lewis Caroll... ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()() Dr. Michael A. Denner Editor, Tolstoy Studies Journal Director, University Honors Program Contact Information: Russian Studies Program Stetson University Campus Box 8361 DeLand, FL 32720-3756 386.822.7381 (department) 386.822.7265 (direct line) 386.822.7380 (fax) http://www.stetson.edu/~mdenner ________________________________ From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list on behalf of Alina Israeli Sent: Thu 2/1/2007 12:53 PM To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] The article in the New Yorker -- freedom of speech in Russia Some commentary is necessary, I think: On Feb 1, 2007, at 10:48 AM, Andrey Shcherbenok wrote: > > More than that, at any newsstand in a subway station in St. > Petersburg you > can buy Kommersant, Novaya Gazeta, Argumenty i Fakty, Zavtra, > Izvestia, etc. > The scope of opinions expressed in these sources is MUCH WIDER than > those > you can obtain from a newsstand in New York subway. That is indeed so, but the print media is dying in the US. While in the North America almost 70% of the population are Internet users (http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm), in Russia the number is at 14% (http://www.eatr.ru/media/media_20_07_2006_1.htm) so there is higher reliance on print media there. So in all fairness one has to compare Russian newspapers with the US TV land and the Internet landscape. As for the freedoms themselves, there are freedoms from and freedoms to. The 1st Amendment protects the freedom from government's involvement. If the government will prevent KKK from publishing their rubbish, I will donate money to the ACLU to sue the government and to reinstate their right under the First Amendment. But I will not support KKK's right to publish their hateful literature. So in order to see the spectrum in the US, you have to search the Internet for a few minutes, really not that much, and you will find the far left and the far right, and everything in between. > Have you ever seen some easily available media > source in the US describing the US military in Iraq as a gang of > bloody > murderers? In Russia you can read such a description of Russian > military in > Chechnya in a newspaper purchased for 10 rubles in your local > newsstand. Same deal here: what's easily available is what would reflect a seizable majority who do not perceive US Army as a gang of bloody murderers. I am sure there are some people who do and you are sure to find this on the Internet. But it is American press that by and large uncovers all scandals revolving around the US military (and there were a few over the years), and what's most important this information is taken seriously by those whose infractions are being uncovered. In Russia the press may write, no one cares. I think the establishment's attitude is best described ?????? ???? - ????? ?????. How many times has it been written about dedovshchina? Now everyone knows the name of Sychev, but will the practice stop? Are there any guarantees? Alina Israeli LFS, American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington DC. 20016 (202) 885-2387 fax (202) 885-1076 aisrael at american.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Pepijn.Hendriks at LET.LEIDENUNIV.NL Fri Feb 2 18:47:58 2007 From: Pepijn.Hendriks at LET.LEIDENUNIV.NL (Pepijn Hendriks) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 19:47:58 +0100 Subject: recommendations on a primary text for Soviet Union during WWII In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Forgive my ignorance, but what is the Internet Digital Archive? A Google search seemingly yields no significant results. Regards, Pepijn -- Pepijn Hendriks, MA Leiden University Centre for Linguistics Department for Slavic Languages and Cultures http://website.leidenuniv.nl/~hendriksp1 > ----- Original message ----- > Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 19:45:13 -0500 > From: Michael Denner > Subject: Re: recommendations on a primary text for Soviet Union during WWII > > Yes. Kravchenko is pefect, at least on first glance. The fact that it > had the same problems with verifiablity and authenticity as Speers (even > an international trial) makes it all the more attractive. And, what's > more, it's available in the Internet Digital Archive. > > Thank you! > mad > > ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()() > Dr. Michael A. Denner > Editor, Tolstoy Studies Journal > Director, University Honors Program > > Contact Information: > Russian Studies Program > Stetson University > Campus Box 8361 > DeLand, FL 32720-3756 > 386.822.7381 (department) > 386.822.7265 (direct line) > 386.822.7380 (fax) > http://www.stetson.edu/~mdenner ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. 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The host cities for the 2007 pilot program will be Boston (Brandeis University), Pittsburgh (Carnegie Mellon University), Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania) and Ithaca (Cornell University). The program has received funding from the US National Science Foundation, the Linguistics Society of America and several corporate sponsors. The North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (NAMCLO) is the direct descendent of the Olympiad in Linguistics and Mathematics founded in 1965 in Moscow, Russia. High school students compete by solving linguistics and logic problems based on natural languages. This program is credited with introducing thousands of Russian students to the field of linguistics, many of whom have gone on to become prominent professional linguists. Although the term "computational" is employed in the title of the new program, you will find that most of the problems are of the traditional type. This is not a competition that deals with computer technology, but with all aspects of natural language structure and function, including computational thinking as it relates to natural language processing. Over the years, many problems have been created for the Russian Olympiad, various olympiads in other countries, and the International Linguistics Olympiad. These can often be adapted for use in introductory (or even advanced!) linguistics courses, and are being made available for use by professional linguists. However, each year fresh problems are needed to stimulate new generations of budding linguists. For that reason, we would like to ask you, Linguistlist subscribers, to consider submitting a problem in a language you know well. Guidelines for problem creation and a list of ideas for potential problems are available from the organizers mentioned below. Thank you very much for your help in raising the profile of our discipline among secondary school students. Please contact any of the executive team members below if you have any questions or would like to be involved in some way, including possibly hosting a competition in your area next year and/or submitting a problem for future competitions. Lori Levin Co-chair lsl at cs.cmu.edu Thomas E. Payne Co-chair tpayne at uoregon.edu Dragomir R. Radev Program chair radev at umich.edu Foreign Languages tel. 334-844-6376 6030 Haley Center fax. 334-844-6378 Auburn University Auburn, AL 36849 home: www.auburn.edu/~mitrege ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: Priscilla Rasmussen.vcf URL: From paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM Fri Feb 2 19:10:23 2007 From: paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM (Paul B. Gallagher) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 14:10:23 -0500 Subject: Freedom of speech In-Reply-To: <1170424529.45c342d16bbbe@cubmail.cc.columbia.edu> Message-ID: Thomas Anessi wrote: > ... I agree that acts of hate and articles promoting violence should > be prosecutable, but I also believe that they currently are. Perhaps > it is a distraction to bring the ACLU issue to this forum, but to me > it is a perfect example of how many Americans would rather have the > government take action regardless of the Constitution. But it is not > the defense of hate speech that raises the ire of most Americans > against the ACLU. It is their annoying habit of defending atheists > against publicly funded celebrations of Christmas. If the shoe were on the other foot, most Americans would get the point that the ACLU is an ally and defender of their freedom. Imagine that America were run by atheists who used government funds to promote their views. How offensive would that be to the millions of Christians? The genius of the founders was to see, in the light of then-recent abuses by various proselytizing European governments, that government must remain strictly neutral on matters of religion. And it is this neutrality that the Christians will not accept. In their hypocritical view, government must remain neutral (read "indifferent") with respect to other faiths or lack thereof, but actively partisan with respect to Christianity. -- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU Fri Feb 2 19:19:03 2007 From: pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU (David Powelstock) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 14:19:03 -0500 Subject: Kapuscinski Message-ID: I thought some SEELANGers might be interested in this appreciation of Ryszard Kapuscinski, which appeared in today's NY Times. David David Powelstock Asst. Prof. of Russian & East European Literatures Chair, Program in Russian & East European Studies Brandeis University GRALL, MS 024 Waltham, MA 02454-9110 781.736.3347 (Office) **************************************** Ryszard Kapuscinski By VERLYN KLINKENBORG Where does the truth of history lie? In coups and revolutions, in wars and treaties and the chronicles of our textbook heroes and antiheroes? Or does it lie in the pulse of ordinary life, in a dailiness that looks almost hallucinatory if you venture outside it? I think of Ryszard Kapuscinski, who died at 74 on Jan. 23, as an emissary between those two versions of history. His writing life divides between the conventional reporting he did for the Polish press agency PAP — a voluntary slavery, as he described it, that made the whole world available to him — and the literary journalism that has found its way into books like “Imperium,” “The Soccer War” and “The Emperor.” He was both witness and reporter, and an enduring reminder of the fact that the two are not the same. In October 2003, Mr. Kapuscinski gave a talk in Berlin called “Herodotus and the Art of Noticing.” The art of noticing is a fine phrase, in part because it implies the writer’s presence in the midst of what he is observing. But for Mr. Kapuscinski the art of noticing also says something about language. “How could I describe a jungle in the language of the press?” he asked. Mr. Kapuscinski lived in a kind of journalistic exile, always traveling, always moving on to the next big story, in Africa, Latin America and the former Soviet Union. Nothing feeds the art of noticing like a sense of dislocation. And what Mr. Kapuscinski noticed was that the reality of life as it is lived overwhelms what he called “the everyday language of information that we use in the media.” It is worth resisting the temptation to push Mr. Kapuscinski to the far literary edge of journalism, to insist on his kinship with writers he himself named — Capote and Mailer and García Márquez. To me he belongs to the very heart of this journalistic enterprise because he was such a sound critic of it. In his work he reminds us again and again how profound our senses are — what a foundation they are for everything we call intellect — and how little we remember to use them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From mdenner at STETSON.EDU Fri Feb 2 20:01:59 2007 From: mdenner at STETSON.EDU (Michael Denner) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 15:01:59 -0500 Subject: The article in the New Yorker -- freedom of speech in Russia In-Reply-To: A<200702021812.l12ICQC4011251@serrano.cc.columbia.edu> Message-ID: Andrey, "'If everybody minded their own business,' the Duchess said, in a hoarse growl, 'the world would go around a great deal faster than it does.'" I'll stick with my Lewis Carroll simile. mad ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Dr. Michael A. Denner Editor, Tolstoy Studies Journal Director, University Honors Program Contact Information: Russian Studies Program Stetson University Campus Box 8361 DeLand, FL 32720-3756 386.822.7381 (department) 386.822.7265 (direct line) 386.822.7380 (fax) www.stetson.edu/~mdenner -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Andrey Shcherbenok Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 1:12 PM To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] The article in the New Yorker -- freedom of speech in Russia The paradox of the Cretan Liar? Dear Michael, I think there is a paradox here only if you assume both premises to be true. That is, there is no freedom of the press in Russia, this fact is reported and discussed in Russian press. But if you consider both premises to be suppositions rather than facts, than what you have is just a plain refutation of the first one by the demonstration of the second one. It is no more postmodern or Cretan or Carolian than if someone would explain to you in clear English that he cannot speak any English at all because he never had a chance to study it, he grew up outside an English-speaking environment etc. You would not see it as a postmodern paradox, you would just conclude that the person is exaggerating his or her language problems. Which is exactly what Freedom House does by its reports on Russia. The result outside the country may be some additional damage to Russia's image, the result inside the country is that since people see that the report is obviously out of touch with reality in placing Russia in the same group as North Korea, they reject even the reasonable part of it. The same is the result of other anti-Putin or anti-Russian campaigns in Western media: because they are so wildly exaggerative, even the most westernized people in Russia stop taking them seriously altogether. You can compare it, maybe, with the effect of Islamist anti-American rhetoric in America: Americans may be critical of their government, but when they read some Islamic cleric's diatribe against America as the realm of the Devil, that can hardly help them become more critical of the shortcomings of the US corporate system. Both kinds of rhetoric are intended for domestic use only, when they are imported, they tend to have the effect opposite to the one intended. Andrey Shcherbenok -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Michael Denner Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 7:43 PM To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] The article in the New Yorker -- freedom of speech in Russia Since it seems we are on the subject: http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.html?docId=739175 ?????? ?? ????? ????? ???? ????? ?????? Freedom House ?????? ?????? ??????? There is something, well, postmodern about the press in Russia reporting on the lack of press freedoms in Russia. I tried to explain it to my students today, and I realized that I sounded a little like Lewis Caroll... ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()() Dr. Michael A. Denner Editor, Tolstoy Studies Journal Director, University Honors Program Contact Information: Russian Studies Program Stetson University Campus Box 8361 DeLand, FL 32720-3756 386.822.7381 (department) 386.822.7265 (direct line) 386.822.7380 (fax) http://www.stetson.edu/~mdenner ________________________________ From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list on behalf of Alina Israeli Sent: Thu 2/1/2007 12:53 PM To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] The article in the New Yorker -- freedom of speech in Russia Some commentary is necessary, I think: On Feb 1, 2007, at 10:48 AM, Andrey Shcherbenok wrote: > > More than that, at any newsstand in a subway station in St. > Petersburg you > can buy Kommersant, Novaya Gazeta, Argumenty i Fakty, Zavtra, > Izvestia, etc. > The scope of opinions expressed in these sources is MUCH WIDER than > those > you can obtain from a newsstand in New York subway. That is indeed so, but the print media is dying in the US. While in the North America almost 70% of the population are Internet users (http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm), in Russia the number is at 14% (http://www.eatr.ru/media/media_20_07_2006_1.htm) so there is higher reliance on print media there. So in all fairness one has to compare Russian newspapers with the US TV land and the Internet landscape. As for the freedoms themselves, there are freedoms from and freedoms to. The 1st Amendment protects the freedom from government's involvement. If the government will prevent KKK from publishing their rubbish, I will donate money to the ACLU to sue the government and to reinstate their right under the First Amendment. But I will not support KKK's right to publish their hateful literature. So in order to see the spectrum in the US, you have to search the Internet for a few minutes, really not that much, and you will find the far left and the far right, and everything in between. > Have you ever seen some easily available media > source in the US describing the US military in Iraq as a gang of > bloody > murderers? In Russia you can read such a description of Russian > military in > Chechnya in a newspaper purchased for 10 rubles in your local > newsstand. Same deal here: what's easily available is what would reflect a seizable majority who do not perceive US Army as a gang of bloody murderers. I am sure there are some people who do and you are sure to find this on the Internet. But it is American press that by and large uncovers all scandals revolving around the US military (and there were a few over the years), and what's most important this information is taken seriously by those whose infractions are being uncovered. In Russia the press may write, no one cares. I think the establishment's attitude is best described ?????? ???? - ????? ?????. How many times has it been written about dedovshchina? Now everyone knows the name of Sychev, but will the practice stop? Are there any guarantees? Alina Israeli LFS, American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington DC. 20016 (202) 885-2387 fax (202) 885-1076 aisrael at american.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. 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Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From gjanecek at UKY.EDU Fri Feb 2 20:08:45 2007 From: gjanecek at UKY.EDU (Gerald Janecek) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 15:08:45 -0500 Subject: Soviet slogan Message-ID: Dear Seelangers, Could anyone supply me with the exact wording of the Soviet slogan that I recall approximately as "Kommunisticheskaia Partiia-- eto um, chest' i sovest' nashei epokhi"? Also the source, if it comes, say, from Lenin? Many thanks in advance. Gerald Janecek, Professor of Russian gjanecek at uky.edu Dept. of Modern & Classical Languages University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40506 Editor, Slavic & East European Journal seej at uky.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Elena_Baraban at UMANITOBA.CA Fri Feb 2 20:30:04 2007 From: Elena_Baraban at UMANITOBA.CA (Elena_Baraban at UMANITOBA.CA) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 14:30:04 -0600 Subject: Soviet slogan In-Reply-To: <900D3E6D-AB0D-4924-8B8C-77B848FF92A3@uky.edu> Message-ID: It's indeed a phrase by Lenin (at least that's to whom it was attributed on numerous posters). I am not certain about the source. here's a link to a Soviet poster: http://www.davno.ru/posters/1973/poster-1973g.html Because the phrase was quoted many times, the wording could be either the one you have or sometimes "Kommunisticheskaia Partiia-- eto chest', um i sovest' nashei epokhi" Elena Quoting Gerald Janecek : > Dear Seelangers, > > Could anyone supply me with the exact wording of the Soviet slogan > that I recall approximately as "Kommunisticheskaia Partiia-- eto um, > chest' i sovest' nashei epokhi"? Also the source, if it comes, say, > from Lenin? > > Many thanks in advance. > > Gerald Janecek, Professor of Russian > gjanecek at uky.edu > Dept. of Modern & Classical Languages > University of Kentucky > Lexington, KY 40506 > > Editor, Slavic & East European Journal > seej at uky.edu > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Elena Baraban, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Russian Room 325, Fletcher Argue Bldg. German and Slavic Studies University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB Canada R3T 2N2 Tel.: (204)474-9735 ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From rar at SLAVIC.UMASS.EDU Fri Feb 2 20:32:32 2007 From: rar at SLAVIC.UMASS.EDU (Robert A. Rothstein) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 15:32:32 -0500 Subject: Soviet slogan In-Reply-To: <900D3E6D-AB0D-4924-8B8C-77B848FF92A3@uky.edu> Message-ID: Gerald Janecek wrote: > Dear Seelangers, > > Could anyone supply me with the exact wording of the Soviet slogan > that I recall approximately as "Kommunisticheskaia Partiia-- eto um, > chest' i sovest' nashei epokhi"? Also the source, if it comes, say, > from Lenin? > According to _Bol'shoi slovar' krylatykh slov russkogo iazyka_, compiled by Berkov, Mokienko and Shulezhkova, Lenin, in his 1917 article "Politicheskii shantazh," wrote "...ei (partii) my verim, v nei my vidim um, chest' i sovest' nashei epokhi..." The editors note that "do ser. 1980-kh gg. upotr. dlia opredeleniia znach. KPSS v zhizni sov. obshchestva; so vtoroi poloviny 1980-kh gg. upotr. ironicheski." Bob Rothstein ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From maberdy at ONLINE.RU Fri Feb 2 20:38:15 2007 From: maberdy at ONLINE.RU (=?windows-1251?Q?Michele_A_Berdy?=) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 15:38:15 -0500 Subject: press freedoms Message-ID: May I remind people that Russia is an enormous country, and the various points of view in newspapers, internet, and radio are only accessible to a small percentage of it? The newspapers you cite are available in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and -- to a much more limited degree -- the other major cities. Ekho Moskvy reaches about a half million listeners. If you go to Magadan or Ukhta or Vladikavkaz, you will not find Kommersant or Novaya gazeta or even Itogi (or if you do find them, they are out of date and expensive). Only a small percentage of the country has access to internet. So -- really only about 20 million people out of 145 have access to any of this. That is, about 87 percent of the population only has access to TV, which is not a free medium. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From sdsures at GMAIL.COM Fri Feb 2 21:08:19 2007 From: sdsures at GMAIL.COM (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Stephanie_Sures?=) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 16:08:19 -0500 Subject: press freedoms Message-ID: How is it that people in these outlying cities can get an idea of what's going on in the Kremilin? -- ***************************** ~Stephanie D. Sures, BA (Russian) Honours Psychology Student University of Manitoba ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From gjanecek at UKY.EDU Fri Feb 2 21:37:14 2007 From: gjanecek at UKY.EDU (Gerald Janecek) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 16:37:14 -0500 Subject: Soviet slogan In-Reply-To: <1170448204.45c39f4c525b3@webware.cc.umanitoba.ca> Message-ID: Thanks so much! That is very helpful. On Feb 2, 2007, at 3:30 PM, Elena_Baraban at UMANITOBA.CA wrote: > It's indeed a phrase by Lenin (at least that's to whom it was > attributed on > numerous posters). I am not certain about the source. > > here's a link to a Soviet poster: > http://www.davno.ru/posters/1973/poster-1973g.html > > Because the phrase was quoted many times, the wording could be either > > the one you have or sometimes "Kommunisticheskaia Partiia-- eto > chest', um > i sovest' nashei epokhi" > > Elena > > Quoting Gerald Janecek : > >> Dear Seelangers, >> >> Could anyone supply me with the exact wording of the Soviet slogan >> that I recall approximately as "Kommunisticheskaia Partiia-- eto um, >> chest' i sovest' nashei epokhi"? Also the source, if it comes, say, >> from Lenin? >> >> Many thanks in advance. >> >> Gerald Janecek, Professor of Russian >> gjanecek at uky.edu >> Dept. of Modern & Classical Languages >> University of Kentucky >> Lexington, KY 40506 >> >> Editor, Slavic & East European Journal >> seej at uky.edu >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> Use your web browser to search the archives, control your >> subscription >> options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web >> Interface at: >> http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> > > > -- > Elena Baraban, Ph.D. > Assistant Professor of Russian > Room 325, Fletcher Argue Bldg. > German and Slavic Studies > University of Manitoba > Winnipeg, MB > Canada R3T 2N2 > Tel.: (204)474-9735 > > ------------------------------------------------- > This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your > subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface > at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > Gerald Janecek, Professor of Russian gjanecek at uky.edu Dept. of Modern & Classical Languages University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40506 Editor, Slavic & East European Journal seej at uky.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From gjanecek at UKY.EDU Fri Feb 2 21:38:07 2007 From: gjanecek at UKY.EDU (Gerald Janecek) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 16:38:07 -0500 Subject: Soviet slogan In-Reply-To: <45C39FE0.40808@slavic.umass.edu> Message-ID: Thanks for a good source! On Feb 2, 2007, at 3:32 PM, Robert A. Rothstein wrote: > Gerald Janecek wrote: >> Dear Seelangers, >> >> Could anyone supply me with the exact wording of the Soviet slogan >> that I recall approximately as "Kommunisticheskaia Partiia-- eto >> um, chest' i sovest' nashei epokhi"? Also the source, if it >> comes, say, from Lenin? >> > According to _Bol'shoi slovar' krylatykh slov russkogo iazyka_, > compiled by Berkov, Mokienko and Shulezhkova, Lenin, in his 1917 > article "Politicheskii shantazh," wrote "...ei (partii) my verim, v > nei my vidim um, chest' i sovest' nashei epokhi..." The editors > note that "do ser. 1980-kh gg. upotr. dlia opredeleniia znach. KPSS > v zhizni sov. obshchestva; so vtoroi poloviny 1980-kh gg. upotr. > ironicheski." > > Bob Rothstein > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > Gerald Janecek, Professor of Russian gjanecek at uky.edu Dept. of Modern & Classical Languages University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40506 Editor, Slavic & East European Journal seej at uky.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From avs2120 at COLUMBIA.EDU Fri Feb 2 22:50:03 2007 From: avs2120 at COLUMBIA.EDU (Andrey Shcherbenok) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 17:50:03 -0500 Subject: press freedoms -- on media distribution In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Michele A Berdy wrote: > May I remind people that Russia is an enormous country, and the various points of view in newspapers, internet, and radio are only accessible to a small percentage of it? The newspapers you cite are available in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and -- to a much more limited degree -- the other major cities. Ekho Moskvy reaches about a half million listeners. If you go to Magadan or Ukhta or Vladikavkaz, you will not find Kommersant or Novaya gazeta or even Itogi (or if you do find them, they are out of date and expensive). Only a small percentage of the country has access to internet. So -- really only about 20 million people out of 145 have access to any of this. That is, about 87 percent of the population only has access to TV, which is not a free medium. ---------------------------------- This is simply incorrect in every point. The coverage of Echo Moskvy is 46 835 000 people -- here is the link to their own website with the list of covered cities http://www.echo.msk.ru/about/regions/index.html How many people actually listen to it or any other radio is their own choice. Kommersant has its own local editions in 11 (!) cities outside Moscow, including Khabarovsk and Perm and is obviously sold in many more. http://www.kommersant.ru/region/regions.html Keep in mind, that while Russia is a huge country, it is highly urbanized: 3/4 of its population live in cities, 1/3 of the population -- in the 13 largest cities with the population over 1 million people. Statistics is easily available online. There are a lot of smaller cities closely connected to Moscow and St. Petersburg economically (like Yaroslavl or Novgorod), which often have the same newspaper stands with the same assortment as the megapolises. I am not mentioning highly populated Moscow Region and St. Petersburg Region, which are practically parts of the cities in terms of the information distribution. There are also 24 000 000 internet users in Russia. http://www.internetworldstats.com/top20.htm not too many, but hardly "a small percentage", and it is growing fast. So, how many people get their information from something besides TV is more the question of choice rather than availability of resources. -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Michele A Berdy Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 3:38 PM To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: [SEELANGS] press freedoms May I remind people that Russia is an enormous country, and the various points of view in newspapers, internet, and radio are only accessible to a small percentage of it? The newspapers you cite are available in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and -- to a much more limited degree -- the other major cities. Ekho Moskvy reaches about a half million listeners. If you go to Magadan or Ukhta or Vladikavkaz, you will not find Kommersant or Novaya gazeta or even Itogi (or if you do find them, they are out of date and expensive). Only a small percentage of the country has access to internet. So -- really only about 20 million people out of 145 have access to any of this. That is, about 87 percent of the population only has access to TV, which is not a free medium. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From sglebov at SMITH.EDU Fri Feb 2 23:34:32 2007 From: sglebov at SMITH.EDU (Sergey Glebov) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 18:34:32 -0500 Subject: press freedoms Message-ID: I beg to disagree. In all of the cities you named you can get Kommersant, Novaia Gazeta, and a number of local, sometimes VERY oppositional, media. You can simply subscribe to them, after all, get them in newspaper kiosks, they are all available in the libraries. If you want news different from the one state tv pushes on you, you CAN get it. The problem is that views and opinions expressed in these media doesn't seem to interest the public. The entire argument that Moscow and St Petersburg are the only places with civilization in Russia simply doesn't stand. Just a quick example - a very local website in Yakutsk (ykt.ru) has 50 million (sic!) hits, and this is in a town of just over 200 000 people. By the way, local press there can be extremely oppositional, with the range of opinions including ultra-nationalist, communist, liberal, and so forth. Besides, I am not so sure how can Echo Moskvy reach half a million listeners if in Moscow alone it is widely popular and accessible? Check out their regional programs here: http://www.echo.msk.ru/about/regions/index.html Sergey -----Original Message----- From: Michele A Berdy [mailto:maberdy at ONLINE.RU] Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 3:38 PM Subject: press freedoms May I remind people that Russia is an enormous country, and the various points of view in newspapers, internet, and radio are only accessible to a small percentage of it? The newspapers you cite are available in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and -- to a much more limited degree -- the other major cities. Ekho Moskvy reaches about a half million listeners. If you go to Magadan or Ukhta or Vladikavkaz, you will not find Kommersant or Novaya gazeta or even Itogi (or if you do find them, they are out of date and expensive). Only a small percentage of the country has access to internet. So -- really only about 20 million people out of 145 have access to any of this. That is, about 87 percent of the population only has access to TV, which is not a free medium. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU Sat Feb 3 00:10:09 2007 From: aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU (Alina Israeli) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 19:10:09 -0500 Subject: press freedoms In-Reply-To: <001501c74722$b1876890$149639b0$@edu> Message-ID: On Feb 2, 2007, at 6:34 PM, Sergey Glebov wrote: > Just a quick example - a very local website in Yakutsk (ykt.ru) has 50 > million (sic!) hits, and this is in a town of just over 200 000 > people. For comparison, a Russian portal in Israel http://msn.zahav.ru/ gets over half a million hits a day: http://top.mail.ru/stat? id=483135;what=hits;period=0, and this is not the only portal in town, so to speak. (There are 1.1 million Russian speaking people in Israel, five Yakutsks.) Alina Israeli LFS, American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington DC. 20016 (202) 885-2387 fax (202) 885-1076 aisrael at american.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From sdsures at GMAIL.COM Sat Feb 3 01:40:06 2007 From: sdsures at GMAIL.COM (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Stephanie_Sures?=) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 20:40:06 -0500 Subject: Article on Russia in The New Yorker Message-ID: If journalists are subject to what their editor wants, and the articles must, in general, reflect the politics of a given magazine or newspaper, that is probably one of the reasons errors are tolerated and even encouraged. The facts might compromise the number of magazines sold. You don't give the public the facts, you give them what sells the most. If the journalist didn't write what his editor wanted (or more precisely, in the way he wanted), he'd get fired. Self-preservation. Stephanie Sures University of Manitoba ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From sglebov at SMITH.EDU Sat Feb 3 01:50:10 2007 From: sglebov at SMITH.EDU (=?windows-1251?Q?Sergey_Glebov?=) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 20:50:10 -0500 Subject: press freedoms Message-ID: Dear Alina, I suppose it's not fair to compare Israel to a small and remote Siberian town! I brought it up as an example of the existence of internet and its availability even where most Russians wouldn't think there is any. There is no doubt that Israel, or US, of Germany would have greater number of internet users and sites than Siberian regions. However, the argument that information via the internet is not available to people outside of Moscow or St Petersburg is simply misleading (as much of the coverage of Russian politics in the West which seems to follow some well established narrative patterns). If you take websites from larger cities, like Novosibirsk, I guess the number of sites and visitors will increase dramatically. But if in places like Yakutsk things are available online, there can hardly be any discussion about availability of information at all. As I said before, I am not trying to prove that there are no problems with information exchange in Russia. I am trying to prove that the cause of the problem is not in some limitations on the transmission of information besides the national TV channels. It is in a profound disinterest that people display. There was an assumption that the growth of prosperity, access to goods and information will automatically strengthen civil society and lead to a more democratic and liberal setting. Now we know it's not the case. You can have growing middle class, a lot of sources of information, free travel, and yet a rise in xenofobia and support for a less democratic government... Who is to blame? Putin? Of course. But this suggestion really precludes any meaningful analysis, an attempt to look at something bigger than a kremlin conspiracy. regards, Sergey On Fri, 2 Feb 2007 19:10:09 -0500, Alina Israeli wrote: >On Feb 2, 2007, at 6:34 PM, Sergey Glebov wrote: > >> Just a quick example - a very local website in Yakutsk (ykt.ru) has 50 >> million (sic!) hits, and this is in a town of just over 200 000 >> people. > > >For comparison, a Russian portal in Israel http://msn.zahav.ru/ gets >over half a million hits a day: http://top.mail.ru/stat? >id=483135;what=hits;period=0, and this is not the only portal in >town, so to speak. (There are 1.1 million Russian speaking people in >Israel, five Yakutsks.) > > >Alina Israeli >LFS, American University >4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW >Washington DC. 20016 >(202) 885-2387 >fax (202) 885-1076 >aisrael at american.edu > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU Sat Feb 3 02:09:35 2007 From: pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU (David Powelstock) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 21:09:35 -0500 Subject: press freedoms In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Sergey is right on the money again, IMHO: "There was an assumption that the growth of prosperity, access to goods and information will automatically strengthen civil society and lead to a more democratic and liberal setting. Now we know it's not the case. You can have growing middle class, a lot of sources of information, free travel, and yet a rise in xenofobia and support for a less democratic government... " Civil society and the other traits we associate with liberal democracy didn't arise immediately with the rise of the middle class in most Europe, either, so who knows what the future will bring in Russia. Once the middle class becomes sufficiently comfortable economically, it may decide that it wants a greater share of political power. If so, the real question is how future regimes will respond to that. But one can also worry about what sorts of institutional barriers to the redistribution of power arise in the meantime. I recall reading some scholarship in college that spoke to a shift to values beyond the economic once a certain degree of economic stability had been achieved. I wish I could remember the term. Oh, well. So much for socio-economic analysis by a literary scholar . . . . Cheers, David David Powelstock Asst. Prof. of Russian & East European Literatures Chair, Program in Russian & East European Studies Brandeis University GRALL, MS 024 Waltham, MA 02454-9110 781.736.3347 (Office) -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu] On Behalf Of Sergey Glebov Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 8:50 PM To: SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] press freedoms Dear Alina, I suppose it's not fair to compare Israel to a small and remote Siberian town! I brought it up as an example of the existence of internet and its availability even where most Russians wouldn't think there is any. There is no doubt that Israel, or US, of Germany would have greater number of internet users and sites than Siberian regions. However, the argument that information via the internet is not available to people outside of Moscow or St Petersburg is simply misleading (as much of the coverage of Russian politics in the West which seems to follow some well established narrative patterns). If you take websites from larger cities, like Novosibirsk, I guess the number of sites and visitors will increase dramatically. But if in places like Yakutsk things are available online, there can hardly be any discussion about availability of information at all. As I said before, I am not trying to prove that there are no problems with information exchange in Russia. I am trying to prove that the cause of the problem is not in some limitations on the transmission of information besides the national TV channels. It is in a profound disinterest that people display. There was an assumption that the growth of prosperity, access to goods and information will automatically strengthen civil society and lead to a more democratic and liberal setting. Now we know it's not the case. You can have growing middle class, a lot of sources of information, free travel, and yet a rise in xenofobia and support for a less democratic government... Who is to blame? Putin? Of course. But this suggestion really precludes any meaningful analysis, an attempt to look at something bigger than a kremlin conspiracy. regards, Sergey On Fri, 2 Feb 2007 19:10:09 -0500, Alina Israeli wrote: >On Feb 2, 2007, at 6:34 PM, Sergey Glebov wrote: > >> Just a quick example - a very local website in Yakutsk (ykt.ru) has >> 50 million (sic!) hits, and this is in a town of just over 200 000 >> people. > > >For comparison, a Russian portal in Israel http://msn.zahav.ru/ gets >over half a million hits a day: http://top.mail.ru/stat? >id=483135;what=hits;period=0, and this is not the only portal in town, >so to speak. (There are 1.1 million Russian speaking people in Israel, >five Yakutsks.) > > >Alina Israeli >LFS, American University >4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW >Washington DC. 20016 >(202) 885-2387 >fax (202) 885-1076 >aisrael at american.edu > > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >-- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your >subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From yfurman at HUMNET.UCLA.EDU Sat Feb 3 04:04:04 2007 From: yfurman at HUMNET.UCLA.EDU (Furman, Yelena) Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 20:04:04 -0800 Subject: Buying Russian films Message-ID: Dear all, Can anyone recommend a good source for buying Russian films - I'm looking for Todorovskii's Podmoskovnye vechera (Katia Izmailova), which is proving inexplicably hard to find. Russiandvd.com doesn't seem to have it; any other suggestions? Thanks much in advance. Yelena Furman ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU Sat Feb 3 05:07:26 2007 From: aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU (Alina Israeli) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 00:07:26 -0500 Subject: press freedoms In-Reply-To: <00a801c74738$5a618670$0501a8c0@INSPIRON8600> Message-ID: On Feb 2, 2007, at 9:09 PM, David Powelstock wrote: > Once the middle > class becomes sufficiently comfortable economically, it may decide > that it > wants a greater share of political power. I Or maybe not. It (the middle class) is not even sure that whatever it owns will not be expropriated, be it 50/100 ruble bills, obligatsii or company assets. First the crown must learn to respect property (for those who remember the US Constitution — "life, liberty, and the pursuit of property"), and the populace would have to learn not to shake in the boots that it might loose it, then maybe a power sharing arrangement could be reached. Alina Israeli LFS, American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington DC. 20016 (202) 885-2387 fax (202) 885-1076 aisrael at american.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From maberdy at ONLINE.RU Sat Feb 3 06:48:16 2007 From: maberdy at ONLINE.RU (=?windows-1251?Q?Michele_A_Berdy?=) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 01:48:16 -0500 Subject: press freedoms Message-ID: You know, I think the problem in understanding the situation is that you are judging by Internet from afar. Internet is very deceptive. I travel outside the capitals, and there is not the same range of national press available, and when it is available, it's more expensive. There are a few places that have a lively media scene, but mostly in coverage of local issues. Yes, if I lived in Tula, I could, if I really wanted to, have access to other kinds of press. But first, I'd have to know it exists. Second, I'd have to go out of my way to get it. Third, it would cost more. Fourth, I have to some incling that I'm not getting the whole story from TV. How would I know that in Tula? (It's easier for people with Internet, but that is a small percentage of the population.) Say I've just come home from a hard day at work, made dinner for my family, listened to my kids natter about stuff they want to buy and I can't afford, done a load of laundry, and finally sit down at 9 pm to watch Vremya. I see a report of the pipeline dispute. I hear the announcer tell me that the Europeans have just lamblasted Belorussia for this. I see a number of Russian officials lamblast Belorussia and explain why they had to do this, why they are a reliable energy partner and that the West is just afraid of us because we are strong. How on earth would I know that that isn't quite the whole, or the accurate, story? But let's say, for the sake of argument, I'm curious. I'd have to take my weary bones to the library, to an internet cafe (filled with kids, where I'm going to be embarrassed that I don't know how to do anything), or, if I were lucky, I could call a friend who has internet at home and ask to come over. But that's a tremendous amount of effort. Do you want to blame Russians for not wanting to do all that? What American would do all that? So, yes, the coverage of Ekho Mosvy is fairly broad, but the reach isn't. People at the station cite half million as their regular listeners. Professor Denner said he felt like Lewis Carroll talking about this, and it is beyond-the-looking-glass-ish. I wrote and write again that this is not the Soviet model of censorship. It isn't total, either in media or in subjects. Here's a telling example: Andrei Norkin received the best TV host Tefi award for his show on RTV1, which is NOT on the regular channels (it can only be accessed on cable) and is not seen by something like 95 percent of the population. That's weird to begin with. In the awards show he thanked the academy and then thanked Vladimir Gusinsky and Igor Malashchenko, who own/run the channel. The audience applauded.His thanks and the applause were cut from the broadcast of the show on regular TV. But the fact that it was cut was discussed on Ekho Moskvy, in newspapers, and on the Internet. So about 85 percent of the population has no idea that his station is run by Gusinsky and Malashchenko, and no idea that the academy applauded when they heard their names. And about 15 percent do. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From sglebov at SMITH.EDU Sat Feb 3 07:30:17 2007 From: sglebov at SMITH.EDU (=?windows-1251?Q?Sergey_Glebov?=) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 02:30:17 -0500 Subject: press freedoms Message-ID: What exactly the effort consists in when you just need to turn on your radio receiver and listen to Echo? It is available to 46 million people. These people are not interested in Echo, they don't need to go out of their way to get a receiver and listen to the news! Sergey On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 01:48:16 -0500, Michele A Berdy wrote: >You know, I think the problem in understanding the situation is that you >are judging by Internet from afar. Internet is very deceptive. I travel >outside the capitals, and there is not the same range of national press >available, and when it is available, it's more expensive. There are a few >places that have a lively media scene, but mostly in coverage of local >issues. > >Yes, if I lived in Tula, I could, if I really wanted to, have access to >other kinds of press. But first, I'd have to know it exists. Second, I'd >have to go out of my way to get it. Third, it would cost more. Fourth, I >have to some incling that I'm not getting the whole story from TV. How >would I know that in Tula? (It's easier for people with Internet, but that >is a small percentage of the population.) Say I've just come home from a >hard day at work, made dinner for my family, listened to my kids natter >about stuff they want to buy and I can't afford, done a load of laundry, >and finally sit down at 9 pm to watch Vremya. I see a report of the >pipeline dispute. I hear the announcer tell me that the Europeans have >just lamblasted Belorussia for this. I see a number of Russian officials >lamblast Belorussia and explain why they had to do this, why they are a >reliable energy partner and that the West is just afraid of us because we >are strong. How on earth would I know that that isn't quite the whole, or >the accurate, story? But let's say, for the sake of argument, I'm curious. >I'd have to take my weary bones to the library, to an internet cafe (filled >with kids, where I'm going to be embarrassed that I don't know how to do >anything), or, if I were lucky, I could call a friend who has internet at >home and ask to come over. But that's a tremendous amount of effort. Do >you want to blame Russians for not wanting to do all that? What American >would do all that? > >So, yes, the coverage of Ekho Mosvy is fairly broad, but the reach isn't. >People at the station cite half million as their regular listeners. > >Professor Denner said he felt like Lewis Carroll talking about this, and >it is beyond-the-looking-glass-ish. I wrote and write again that this is >not the Soviet model of censorship. It isn't total, either in media or in >subjects. Here's a telling example: Andrei Norkin received the best TV >host Tefi award for his show on RTV1, which is NOT on the regular channels >(it can only be accessed on cable) and is not seen by something like 95 >percent of the population. That's weird to begin with. In the awards show >he thanked the academy and then thanked Vladimir Gusinsky and Igor >Malashchenko, who own/run the channel. The audience applauded.His thanks >and the applause were cut from the broadcast of the show on regular TV. >But the fact that it was cut was discussed on Ekho Moskvy, in newspapers, >and on the Internet. So about 85 percent of the population has no idea >that his station is run by Gusinsky and Malashchenko, and no idea that the >academy applauded when they heard their names. And about 15 percent do. > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From annareid01 at BTINTERNET.COM Sat Feb 3 07:45:23 2007 From: annareid01 at BTINTERNET.COM (Anna Reid) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 07:45:23 +0000 Subject: recommendations on a primary text for Soviet Union during WWII In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Ne za shto! History so post-modern now! Michael Denner wrote: Yes. Kravchenko is pefect, at least on first glance. The fact that it had the same problems with verifiablity and authenticity as Speers (even an international trial) makes it all the more attractive. And, what's more, it's available in the Internet Digital Archive. Thank you! mad ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()() Dr. Michael A. Denner Editor, Tolstoy Studies Journal Director, University Honors Program Contact Information: Russian Studies Program Stetson University Campus Box 8361 DeLand, FL 32720-3756 386.822.7381 (department) 386.822.7265 (direct line) 386.822.7380 (fax) http://www.stetson.edu/~mdenner ________________________________ From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list on behalf of Anna Reid Sent: Thu 2/1/2007 3:47 PM To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] recommendations on a primary text for Soviet Union during WWII Re primary texts on the Soviet Union in WW2, how about chapters 12-14 - titled 'The Unexpected War', 'Panic in Mosocw' and 'The Kremlin in Wartime' - of Victor Kravchenko's 'I Chose Freedom'? It's a first-hand account from an intelligent professional insider-outsider (rather like Speer), and was published in the US in 1946, after his defection - hence is both uncensored and very fresh, carries the flavour of the times. Anna Reid annareid01 at btinternet.com Michael Denner wrote: Dear Colleagues, This might be better directed to H-NET-R, but I thought I'd try here first, since responses there can get a little overwhelming. For a class I'm teaching on comparative totalitarianisms (German and Soviet), I'm trying to locate a primary text that is 1) an "insider" view on the conduct of the war; 2) available in English; 3) not more than fifty or so pages (I can excerpt). My colleague (a Germanist), has chosen excerpts from Albert Speer's "Inside the Third Reich." If you know the text, what's interesting about it is that it displays a German government that is deeply divided and even disorganized, instead of a unified, disciplined and "vertical" Reich. (Let's leave aside debates on its accuracy.) Anyone know of such a text for the Soviet Union during WWII? One that discusses the "politics" of how the war was conducted, a first-hand account? We're reading a number of secondary sources (Pipes, Stites, Hobsbawm) to help the students contextualize the period. But I like to provide a primary text that students can use as a reference point. Thanks, mad ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Dr. Michael A. Denner Editor, Tolstoy Studies Journal Director, University Honors Program Contact Information: Russian Studies Program Stetson University Campus Box 8361 DeLand, FL 32720-3756 386.822.7381 (department) 386.822.7265 (direct line) 386.822.7380 (fax) www.stetson.edu/~mdenner ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. 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Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Zemedelec at AOL.COM Sat Feb 3 20:22:32 2007 From: Zemedelec at AOL.COM (Leslie Farmer) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 15:22:32 EST Subject: Article on Russia in The New Yorker Message-ID: In a message dated 2/1/07 14:47:38, pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU writes: > Same here. We just had the Carter thing here at Brandeis. I attended the > event, which was very civilized and enlightening, from several perspectives. > But if you'd only seen the media, you'd have been surprised to find the > campus still standing when you got there. This was a very instructive for > me. I would add, though, that the most pervasive problem is the > incompleteness of the accounts--even the good ones. > Yes. I recall working as a journalist in Beirut (late 60s) and getting a frantic telegram from my mother--according to the LA Times, most of Beirut was in flames, one huge riot, etc. At the times there were some minor and localized demonstrations and I was walking around without even having to show my ID card. "If it bleeds, it leads." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From chernev at MUOHIO.EDU Sat Feb 3 20:56:02 2007 From: chernev at MUOHIO.EDU (Vitaly Chernetsky) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 15:56:02 -0500 Subject: more on Russia's "image problem" in the West In-Reply-To: <016a01c7457e$674fb020$0401a8c0@athlon> Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, In the context of recent discussions here on SEELANGS, I wanted to draw your attention to an op-ed piece by the Russian writer Viktor Erofeev that was published in the International Herald Tribune: http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/21/opinion/edviktor.php Sincerely, Vitaly Chernetsky ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU Sat Feb 3 17:12:54 2007 From: aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU (Alina Israeli) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 12:12:54 -0500 Subject: Buying Russian films In-Reply-To: <31C1DA6A7615F74EAE7A4262334C447FD90A76@hermes.humnet.ucla.edu> Message-ID: http://sqd.ru/movies/crime/katia_ismailova On Feb 2, 2007, at 11:04 PM, Furman, Yelena wrote: > Dear all, > Can anyone recommend a good source for buying Russian films - I'm > looking for Todorovskii's Podmoskovnye vechera (Katia Izmailova), > which is proving inexplicably hard to find. Russiandvd.com doesn't > seem to have it; any other suggestions? > Thanks much in advance. > Yelena Furman > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your > subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface > at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- Alina Israeli LFS, American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington DC. 20016 (202) 885-2387 fax (202) 885-1076 aisrael at american.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From sdsures at GMAIL.COM Sat Feb 3 18:34:30 2007 From: sdsures at GMAIL.COM (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Stephanie_Sures?=) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 13:34:30 -0500 Subject: Russian study program for foreign students in Yaroslavl Message-ID: I was asked to post this to the list by Dr. Irina V. Kaznyshkina, Director of the Russian department at the International University of Business and New Technology in Yaroslavl, on the Volga. Below is an excerpt from their website, which has both Russian and English options. ***************************************** http://www.studyrussian.yaroslavl.ru "Uchites' tam, gde vas lyubiat!" We offer courses to anyone interested in studying Russian: undergraduate and post-graduate students, teachers and interpreters, businessmen, researchers, and those who love Russian culture, literature, and history. Courses are designed for students of all levels, from beginning to advanced. We work year round. You may begin a course with us at any time that is convenient for you. Courses can run from two weeks to two years, two to six academic hours per day (one academic hour = 45 minutes). Upon completion of a course each student receives a certificate. We can prepare you for the TORFL exam. Passing the TORFL earns you a nationally recognized certificate that authorizes you to work and study at the college level and above in Russia. Basic Courses & Course Descriptions: General Russian Course Individual Instruction Intensive Course Business Russian Russian for Missionaries For further information, please, contact: Irina V. Kaznyshkina, Ph.D, Director of the Russian Department Russian Department MUBiNT Sovetskaya str., 80 Yaroslavl' Russia 150003 tel. (0852) 25-05-25 (IUBNT) tel. (0852)21-56-08 (Director I.V.Kaznyshkina) fax. (0852)32-09-62 e-mail: kaznysh at yaroslavl.ru e-mail: rusdept at mubint.ru Internet: www.studyrussian.yaroslavl.ru www.mubint.ru/rd ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From vjhaynes at BELLSOUTH.NET Sat Feb 3 16:32:41 2007 From: vjhaynes at BELLSOUTH.NET (Janey Haynes) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 11:32:41 -0500 Subject: high school listserv? Message-ID: Hello, I'm fairly knew to this listserv, but I have to say I'm not finding much that applies to my situation. I am a high school teacher of Russian and am looking for a listserv of the same. If any of you erudite Russian-speakers know of such a thing, could you direct me to it off-list? Thanking you in advance, Janey Haynes vjhaynes at bellsouth.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM Sun Feb 4 01:24:50 2007 From: paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM (Paul B. Gallagher) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 20:24:50 -0500 Subject: more on Russia's "image problem" in the West In-Reply-To: <62770.134.53.7.120.1170536162.squirrel@134.53.7.120> Message-ID: Vitaly Chernetsky wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > In the context of recent discussions here on SEELANGS, I wanted to draw > your attention to an op-ed piece by the Russian writer Viktor Erofeev that > was published in the International Herald Tribune: > > Thank you. Cable subscribers should also keep their eyes open for V. V. Putin's press conference the other day, aired several times in the past few days on C-SPAN with the aid of an interpreter. You can hardly hear any of the Russian, but much of the discussion centers around ethnic ("nationality") issues. I've searched for this video in their online archive, but I don't see it yet. You can usually find their material in RealPlayer format within a couple of days of the original air time. -- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From sbauckus at EARTHLINK.NET Sun Feb 4 07:13:21 2007 From: sbauckus at EARTHLINK.NET (Susan Bauckus) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 23:13:21 -0800 Subject: Middlebury Summer Russ. Pedagogy Workshop, June 23-28: App. Deadline 2/15 Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, The following announces this summer's Middlebury Pedagogy Workshop. Please note that the deadline to submit an on-line application is February 15. The link to the application is at the bottom of this message. Thank you, Susan Bauckus UCLA Center for World Languages **** Inter-institutional Summer Immersion Russian Pedagogy Workshop June 23-28, 2007 Middlebury College This workshop is co-sponsored by the following Title VI Centers: the UCLA Center for World Languages, the University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, the National Capital Language Resource Center (jointly directed by Georgetown University, George Washington University, and the Center for Applied Linguistics), and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia, with additional support from Middlebury College, and will be held on the Middlebury campus. About a dozen workshop participants will be given a stipend covering travel, lodging and food to come to Middlebury for classes on cutting edge pedagogy including the following topics: � Enhanced input approaches to teaching (William Comer, University of Kansas), � Heritage learners in the Russian curriculum (Olga Kagan, UCLA), � Using technology for teaching listening and reading (Richard Robin, George Washington University), � Teaching at the advanced level (Benjamin Rifkin, Temple University). The program is designed to meet the needs of college-level instructors of Russian; participants may be tenured or tenure-track faculty, lecturers, or graduate student teaching assistants. Participants will also have opportunities to observe instruction at a leading Russian-language summer program in the US and participate in the cultural programming of the Middlebury Russian School. Participants are required to observe and support the Middlebury Language Pledge while on campus; class sessions will be conducted in Russian. Faculty and participants arrive on Saturday, June 23, 2007 and depart the Middlebury campus on Thursday, June 28, 2007. Applications must be submitted by February 15, 2007. To apply, to go http://www.international.ucla.edu/languages/middlebury/ and click on the �application form� link found on the right-hand side of the page. Susan Bauckus UCLA Center for World Languages www.international.ucla.edu/languages Heritage Language Journal www.heritagelanguages.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From s-gorin at NORTHWESTERN.EDU Sun Feb 4 19:50:05 2007 From: s-gorin at NORTHWESTERN.EDU (Shlomit Gorin) Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2007 19:50:05 +0000 Subject: LA Times article about Soviet propaganda cartoons Message-ID: An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: not available URL: From afisher at WOOSTER.EDU Mon Feb 5 12:26:21 2007 From: afisher at WOOSTER.EDU (Anne Fisher) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 07:26:21 -0500 Subject: thanks for study abroad suggestions Message-ID: An enormous thank-you to all those who suggested Russian study abroad options for my (so far) Russianless student. You really helped! Regards to the list, Annie Fisher ________________________ Anne O. Fisher Visiting Assistant Professor and Chair Russian Studies The College of Wooster afisher at wooster.edu 330-263-2166 ________________________ "The academy responds to the demands of disciplines and faculty. It is a culture that cherishes independence and freedom. And it is a culture seriously out of touch with much of America." - from an op-ed piece on higher education in the New York TImes, October 11, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From vroon at HUMNET.UCLA.EDU Mon Feb 5 04:26:34 2007 From: vroon at HUMNET.UCLA.EDU (Ron Vroon) Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2007 20:26:34 -0800 Subject: UCLA Workshop in Medival/Early Modern Slavic Studies Message-ID: The UCLA Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, in cooperation with the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and, the Center for European and Eurasian Studies.Department, is pleased to announce the ELEVENTH ANNUAL WINTER WORKSHOP IN MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN SLAVIC STUDIES, to be held on Friday, February 16 on the UCLA campus, Royce Hall 306. The program follows: Friday, February 16, 2007 I. Byzantine, Kievan, Comparative: Session 1: 9:00-10:30 Gail Lenhoff, UCLA: Welcoming Remarks Heidi Sherman, U. Wisconsin, Green Bay: "Staking the Novgorodian Frontier: Ladoga's Twelfth-Century Churches as Landscape Markers" Olenka Pevny, U. Richmond: "Breaking the Barriers of Princely Patronage: The Fresco Cycle of St. Cyril of Alexandria and Byzantine Religiosity in Medieval Kiev" David Prestel, Michigan State: "How Sacred the Cross: Could Oaths Be Broken in Kievan Rus?" Session 2: 10:35-12:15 Donald Ostrowski, Harvard: "Redating the Life of Aleksandr Nevskii" Julia Verkholantsev, U. Pennsylvania: ""Latin Cyrillic Prayers and the Kleparz Glagolite Monks" Boris Todorov, UCLA: "Bulgarian Saints in the Roman Space according to the Fourteenth-Century Prolog(s)" Robert Romanchuk, Florida State U.: "The Uses of Study in Elite Orthodox Convents (Byzantium and Serbia, 14th-15th Centuries)" Lunch Break 12:15-2:00 II. Muscovite and Early Modern: Session 1: 2:00-3:15 David Miller, Roosevelt U.: "Monks of Elite Origin at the Major Monasteries. Did Trinity Have More of Them and, If So, Why?" David Goldfrank, Georgetown U.: "Devotees of Nil Sorskii among the Elders of the Iosifo-Volokolamskii Monastery in the Fifteenth Century" Janet Martin, U. Miami: "Military Service as a Condition of Pomest'e Landholding" Session 2: 3:30-4:45 Ann Kleimola, U. Nebraska: "The Emergence of a North Russian Artistic Center: the Antonievo-Siiskii Monastery" Daniel Kaiser, Grinnell: "The Testament of a Seventeenth-Century Peasant from the Russian North" Georg Michels, UC Riverside: "The Transformation of Russian Church Power under Patriarch Filaret (1619-33)" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Alexandra.Smith at ED.AC.UK Mon Feb 5 10:29:00 2007 From: Alexandra.Smith at ED.AC.UK (Alexandra Smith) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 10:29:00 +0000 Subject: A recent interview with Sorokin In-Reply-To: <20070204195005.329571D@lulu.it.northwestern.edu> Message-ID: Der Spiegel Online February 2, 2007 SPIEGEL INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR VLADIMIR SOROKIN "Russia Is Slipping Back into an Authoritarian Empire" Russian author Vladimir Sorokin disscusses waning freedom of opinion in his country, the lack of opposition against President Vladimir Putin and dangerous Western ambivalence that is enabling the Kremlin's growing authoritarian tendencies to take root. Vladimir Sorokin is one of the best- known contemporary authors in Russia. He established his literary reputation in the West with his novels "The Queue," and "Ice." In his latest book, "Day of the Oprichnik," he describes Russia in the year 2028 as a nationalist country ruled with an iron fist that has shut itself off from the West by building a wall. SPIEGEL: Mr. Sorokin, in your new novel "Day of the Oprichnik," you portray an authoritarian Russia ruled by a group of members of the secret police. The story is set in the future, but this future is similar to the past under Ivan the Terrible. Aren't you really drawing parallels to today's Russia? Sorokin: Of course it's a book about the present. Unfortunately, the only way one can describe it is by using the tools of satire. We still live in a country that was established by Ivan the Terrible. SPIEGEL: His reign was in the 16th century. The czardom was followed by the Soviet Union, then democracy under (former President Boris) Yeltsin and (current President Vladimir) Putin. Has Russia not yet completed its break with the past? Sorokin: Nothing has changed when it comes to the divide between the people and the state. The state demands a sacred willingness to make sacrifices from the people. SPIEGEL: The absolute ruler in your book bears some resemblance to President Vladimir Putin ... Sorokin: ... which was not my intention. Coming up with a Putin satire wouldn't be very thrilling. I'm an artist, not a journalist. And a novel is not a documentary. In my book, I am searching for an answer to the question of what distinguishes Russia from true democracies. SPIEGEL: What explanation have you found? Sorokin: Germans, Frenchmen and Englishmen can say of themselves: "I am the state." I cannot say that. In Russia only the people in the Kremlin can say that. All other citizens are nothing more than human material with which they can do all kinds of things. SPIEGEL: In old Russian, the word "oprichnik" means "a special one." Do you feel that the divide between the top and the bottom in Russia today can no longer be bridged? Sorokin: In our country there are special people who are permitted to do anything. They are the sacrificial priests of power. Anyone who is not a member of this group has no clout with the state. One can be as pure as can be -- just as magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky was -- and still lose everything in a flash and end up in prison. The Khodorkovsky case is typical of the "oprichnina" -- the system of oppression I describe. SPIEGEL: Does a character like Khodorkovsky appear in your book? Sorokin: Such a parallel didn't occur to me. However, my book does begin with an attack on a rich man. This is almost a daily occurrence nowadays. It has always been that way in Russia. Only those who are loyal to the people in power can become wealthy. SPIEGEL: How is the elite reacting to the literary images you paint? Sorokin: The reaction to my book has been tumultuous. But I had no other choice than to put all this on paper. I have been carrying around this wish for a long time, and so it took me only three months to write it. SPIEGEL: Why did you suddenly feel the need to write this book? Sorokin: The citizen lives in each of us. In the days of Brezhnev, Andropov, Gorbachev and Yeltsin, I was constantly trying to suppress the responsible citizen in me. I told myself that I was, after all, an artist. As a storyteller I was influenced by the Moscow underground, where it was common to be apolitical. This was one of our favorite anecdotes: As German troops marched into Paris, Picasso sat there and drew an apple. That was our attitude -- you must sit there and draw your apple, no matter what happens around you. I held fast to that principle until I was 50. Now the citizen in me has come to life. SPIEGEL: Some of your novels are filled with violence. In "Ice," for example, human beings are mistreated with hammers made of ice. Why is Russian society still so preoccupied with violence? Sorokin: As a child I perceived violence as a sort of natural law. In the totalitarian Soviet Union, oppression held everything together. It was the sinister energy of our country. I had that sense by as early as kindergarten and grade school. Later on I wanted to understand why human beings are unable to do without violence. It's a mystery I haven't solved to this day. Yes, violence is my main theme. SPIEGEL: How is this sinister energy reflected in Russia today? Sorokin: It is alive in every bureaucrat. Whenever you encounter a minor official, he lets you know that he is above you and that you depend on him. It is reflected in the superpower mentality that nourishes the Kremlin. An empire always demands sacrifices from its people. SPIEGEL: Criminal proceedings were launched against you five years ago for supposedly pornographic passages in your novel "Blue Bacon Fat." Is censorship about to be reintroduced in Russia? Sorokin: What happened at the time was an attempt to test writers' steadfastness and the public's willingness to accept open censorship. It didn't work. SPIEGEL: Did the pressure that was applied to you intimidate other writers? Sorokin: Certainly. I have Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin to thank that a Russian writer can not only write anything he wants today, but also publish it. I don't know what will happen in the future. The media -- television, newspapers and magazines -- are already controlled by the state today. SPIEGEL: One of the characters in your book brags "that not just one diplomat was expelled from Moscow, not just one journalist was thrown from the television tower and not just one whistleblower was drowned in the river." When you wrote this you knew nothing about the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Sorokin: I just imagined what would happen to Russia if it isolated itself completely from the Western world -- that is, if it erected a new Iron Curtain. There is much talk about Russia being a fortress. Orthodox churches, autocracy and national traditions are supposed to form a new national ideology. This would mean that Russia would be overtaken by its past, and our past would be our future. SPIEGEL: How realistic is such a relapse in a globalized world? Sorokin: Putin likes to quote a sentence from Czar Alexander III, who said that Russian has only two allies -- the army and the navy. As a citizen, this makes me sit up and take notice. This is a concept of self-imposed isolation, a defense strategy that sees Russia surrounded by enemies. When I turn on the TV I see a general calmly claiming that our missiles are ahead of the latest American models by three five-year plans. It's a nightmare. We are creating a concept of the enemy, just as they did in the Soviet era. This is a giant step backward. SPIEGEL: You have no confidence in the current Kremlin administration? Sorokin: This is their fault, not mine. My television teaches me that everything was wonderful in the Soviet Union. According to the programs I watch, the KGB and apparatchiks were angels, and the Stalin era was so festive that the heroes of the day must still be celebrated today. SPIEGEL: Why is there no opposition from Russia's legendary intelligentsia? Sorokin: It's astonishing. I can't help but gain the impression that our champions of the freedom of opinion -- writers, emigrants and civil rights activists -- had only one goal in mind: the collapse of the Soviet Union, started by Alexander Solzhenitzyn. And now they are all silent. SPIEGEL: How do you feel about the former chess world champion, Garry Kasparov, who is trying to build an opposition movement? Sorokin: I have respect for him and other members of the opposition movement, like former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov and (politician) Irina Khakamada. But these politicians do not exist for most people. About the only place you will find them is on the Internet. If a state-owned station were to report tomorrow that Kasyanov was visiting Russian cities and talking to the people, the manager of that station would be looking for a new job the next day. SPIEGEL: What can be done? Sorokin: It's pointless to expect change to be ordered from above. The bureaucracy has grown such powerful roots, and corruption is so widespread, that these people have no interest in changing anything. SPIEGEL: In other words, everything is hopeless? Sorokin: Everyone must awaken the citizen within himself. The Russian philosopher Nikolay Berdyayev once said that Russia has many ideas and few goods. It was that way throughout the entire 20th century. Only in the last 15 years have the Russians managed to dress up and eat their fill. However, people with full bellies tend become drowsy. This explains, for example, the disinterest among students. In no other country are they as apathetic as they are here. SPIEGEL: With so much pessimism, do you even like your fellow Russian people? Sorokin: The word "people" is unpleasant to me. The phrase "Soviet people" was drummed into us from childhood on. I love concrete people, enlightened people who live conscious lives and do not simply sit there and vegetate. To love the people you have to be the general secretary of the Communist Party or an absolute dictator. The poet Josef Brodsky once said: The trees are more important to me than the forest. SPIEGEL: In your book you describe a wall with which Russia isolates itself from the West. Why is this wall built? Sorokin: After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, former party officials burned their party books and traded in their black Volga limousines for black German-made sedans. That was it. We had no purifying revolution. Neither Communist Party officials nor KGB generals were forced to give up the reins of power. In August 1991, I was in the crowd standing in front of the Lubyanka KGB building when the monument to KGB founder Felix Dzerzhinsky was toppled. It seemed as if a new era was about to begin. But we underestimated the power of the Soviet Union. It became ingrained in people's consciousness over the course of seven decades. After German reunification, West Germany became a mirror for former East German citizens. We didn't have that. SPIEGEL: You hold a degree in petroleum engineering. Was the latest confrontation with Belarus over natural gas and oil an expression of Moscow's power politics? Sorokin: Our government hasn't become accustomed to the fact yet that Georgia, Azerbaijan, the Baltic states -- in fact, the entire former Soviet Union -- are now independent countries. Incidentally, I wrote my thesis on the development of dampers for oil pipelines. SPIEGEL: Did this expertise come in handy in your book? Sorokin: Yes, there is a sentence in it that reads: "We shut the damper, as the czar ordered." SPIEGEL: How should German politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, behave in dealing with the Russian government? Sorokin: The West should be even more vocal in insisting that the Russians respect human rights. All compromise aside, I ask myself whether Russia is moving in the direction of democracy. I don't believe it is! Bit by bit, Russia is slipping back into an authoritarian empire. The worst thing that can happen to us is indifference in the West -- that is, if it were interested in nothing but oil and gas. I am always surprised when I watch the weather report on German television. First they show the map of Europe and then the camera moves to the right. Then comes Kiev, then Moscow and then everything stops. This seems to be the West's view of us -- of a wild Russia that begins past Moscow, a place one prefers not to see. This is a big mistake. The West must pay closer attention. SPIEGEL: Does the West understand Russia? Sorokin: Yes and no. In Russia no one is surprised when an official accepts a bribe while at the same time portraying the state as some sacred entity to which the bourgeois should pay homage. This all sounds absurd to you. But for Russians it is completely normal. SPIEGEL: There used to be a similar attitude toward the state in Germany. But that changed after the Nazi dictatorship. Nowadays the state plays a more modest role in society, just as it does in America. Sorokin: That just happens to be democracy. The Russian writer Vladimir Nabokov once said: In a Democracy, portraits of a nation's leader should never exceed the size of a postage stamp. That won't happen so quickly in our country. SPIEGEL: Mr. Sorokin, we thank you for this interview. Interview conducted by Martin Doerry and Matthias Schepp. Translated from the German by Christopher Sultan. ******** ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. 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For all information, including tables of contents, abstracts, and subscription information, please, visit http://abimperio.net Sergey Glebov Ab Imperio 4/2006 The Letter of the Law: the Institutionalization of Belonging to Polity Methodology Editors Subjected to Citizenship: The Problem of Belonging to the State in Empire and Nation (RUS/ENG) Myron J. Aronoff Forty Years as a Political Ethnographer (ENG) Interview with Peter Sahlins Subjecthood That Happens to Be Called “Citizenship,” Or Trying to Make Sense of The Old Regime on Its Own Terms (ENG) Alexander Kamenskii Subjecthood, Loyalty, and Patriotism in Imperial Discourses in Eighteenth Century Russia: Outlining the Problem (RUS) HISTORY Natalia Iakovenko Life Space vs. Identity of the Rus’ Gentleman (the Case of Jan/Joachim Erlich) (RUS) Alsu Biktasheva L’état c’est nous? Local Citizenship, Imperial Subjecthood, and the Revision of Government Institutions in Kazan Province, 1819-1820 (RUS) Olga Maiorova Searching for a New Language of Collective Self: The Symbolism of Russian National Belonging During and After the Crimean War (ENG) Mikhail Dolbilov The “Tsar’s Faith:” Mass Conversions of Catholics to Orthodoxy in the North-Western Region of the Russian Empire (ca. 1860s) (RUS) James Kennedy, Liliana Riga Mitteleuropa as Middle America? “The Inquiry” and the Mapping of East Central Europe in 1919 (ENG) Benno Gammerl Nation, State or Empire: Subjecthood and Citizenship in British and Habsburg Empires at the Turn of the Twentieth Century (RUS) ARCHIVE Ernest Gyidel On “Ukrainofilia” of George V. Vernadsky, Or Miscellaneous Notes on the Topic of National and State Loyalties (ENG) Document George V. Vernadsky: “I Think of Myself Both as a Ukrainian and a Russian” (RUS/UKR) Sociology, Ethnology, Political Rebecca Chamberlain-Creangã The “Transnistrian people”? Citizenship and Imaginings of “the State” in an Unrecognized Country (ENG) BOOK REVIEWS R-FORUM IMPERIAL CITIES Felix Driver and David Gilbert (Eds.), Imperial Cities: Landscape, Display and Identity (Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press, 2003). 272 pp. (=Studies in Imperialism). Index. ISBN: 0-719-0 6497-X (paperback edition); Julie A. Buckler, Mapping St. Petersburg: Imperial Text and Cityshape (Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2005). 320 pp. Bibliography, Index. ISBN: 0-691-11349-1. Elena Trubina Elena Hellberg-Hirn, Imperial Imprints: Post-Soviet St.-Petersburg (Helsinki: SKS / Finnish Literature Society, 2003). 446 pp. Bibliography, Index. ISBN: 951-746-491-6 (hardback edition). Sof'ja CHujkina Richard Stites, Serfdom, Society, and the Arts in Imperial Russia: The Pleasure and the Power (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2005). xii+586 pp. ISBN: 0-300-10889-3 (hardback edition). Louise McReynolds Lutz Hafner, Gesellschaft als lokale Veranstaltung. Die Wolgastadte Kazan und Saratov (18701914) (Koln: Bohlau Verlag, 2004). 594 S. (=Beitrage zur Geschichte Osteuropas; Bd. 35). ISBN: 3-412-11403-0; Guido Hausmann (Hg.), Gesellschaft als lokale Veranstaltung. Selbstverwaltung, Assoziierung und Geselligkeit in den Stadten des ausgehenden Zarenreiches (Gottingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2002). 485 S. (=Burgertum. Beitrage zur europaischen Gesellschaftsgeschichte; Bd. 22). ISBN: 3-525-35687-0. Ljudmila Novikova JU. V. Seleznev. A peremenit Bog ordu (Russko-ordynskie otnoshenija v konce XIV pervoj treti XV vv.). Voronezh: Voronezhskij gosudarstvennyj universitet, 2006. 160 S. Karty, Tablicy, Prilozhenie, Bibliografija, Imennoj ukazatel', Ukazatel' geograficheskih imen. ISBN: 5-9273-1017-6. Charles Halperin Frithjof Benjamin Schenk, Aleksandr Nevskij: Heiliger, Furst, Nationalheld; eine Erinnerungsfigur im russischen kulturellen Gedachtnis (12632000) (Koln: Bohlau Verlag, 2004). 548, [32] S. Ill. (=Beitraege zur Geschichte Osteuropas; Bd. 36) Quellen- und Literaturverz. ISBN: 3-412-06904-3. Nikolaj Cimbaev Timothy Snyder, The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 15691999 (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2003). xv+367 pp. ISBN: 0-300-08480-3. Viktorija Sukovataja Nicholas V. Riasanovsky, Russian Identities: A Historical Survey (Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2005). 278 pp. Index. ISBN: 0-19-516550-1. Elena Nosenko Susan P. McCaffray, Michael Melancon (Eds.), Russia in The European Context, 17891914: A Member of the Family (New York and Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005). 256 pp. Index. ISBN: 1-4039-6855-1. Natalie Bayer Lev Gudkov. Negativnaja identichnost'. Stat'i 19972002 godov. Moskva: Novoe literaturnoe obozrenie, 2004 (=Serija: Biblioteka zhurnala Neprikosnovennyj Zapas). 816 c. Ukazatel' imen. ISBN: 5-86793-300-8. Marina Peunova Hrestomatija po ustnoj istorii / Per., sost., vvedenie, obw. red. M. V. Loskutovoj. Sankt-Peterburg: Izdatel'stvo Evropejskogo universiteta v Sankt-Peterburge, 2003. 396 s. ISBN: 5-94380-024-7. Alexander Ogden Richard Kieckhefer, Theology in Stone: Church Architecture From Byzantium to Berkeley (Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press, 2004). 372 pp., ill. Index. ISBN: 0-19-515466-5. Nikita Hrapunov JAgen Miranovich. Najnoshaja gistoryja Belarusi. Sankt-Peterburg: Nevskij prostor, 2003. 243 s. ISBN: 5-94716-032-3. Aleksandr Gronskij Caroline Milow, Die Ukrainische Frage 1917-1923 im Spannungsfeld der europaischen Diplomatie (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2002) (=Veroffentlichungen des Osteuropa-Instituts Munchen. Reihe: Geschichte; Bd. 68). 572 S. ISBN: 3-447-04482-9. Maksim Kirchanov T. K. JAwik. Rjadom s imperatricej. Vospominanija lejb-kazaka / Perevod s datskogo izdanija 1968 g. Sankt-Peterburg: Izdatel'stvo Sankt-Peterburgskogo instituta istorii RAN, Nestor-Istorija, 2004. 252 c., ill. Prilozhenija, Bibliografija, Imennoj ukazatel'. ISBN: 5-98187-042-7. Il'ja Kuksin Rebecca Kay, Men in Contemporary Russia: The Fallen Heroes of Post-Soviet Change? (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2006). 246 pp. Bibliography, Index. ISBN: 0-7546-4485-5. Ivan Gololobov Richard Sakwa (Ed.), Chechnya: From Past to Future (London: Anthem Press, 2005). 300 pp. ISBN: 1-84331-165-8. JAroslav Golovin ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From sinkell at GMAIL.COM Mon Feb 5 16:38:21 2007 From: sinkell at GMAIL.COM (Amst. Narrat.Journal) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 17:38:21 +0100 Subject: AJCN new issue is available Message-ID: Dear colleagues, please find the third volume of Amsterdam Narratological Journal available online: http://www.fgw.uva.nl/narratology Some of the articles address the scope of Slavic studies disciplinary field. kind regards, AJCN Managing Editor -- On behalf of Amsterdam International Journal for Cultural Narratology http://www.fgw.uva.nl/narratology ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From schoeber at FAS.HARVARD.EDU Mon Feb 5 18:27:24 2007 From: schoeber at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (John Schoeberlein) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 13:27:24 -0500 Subject: Announcing the CESS Book Awards in History/Humanities and Social Sciences Message-ID: Announcing the CESS Book Awards The Central Eurasian Studies Society is pleased to announce the establishment of two new CESS Book Awards, one for work in the History & Humanities and another for work in the Social Sciences. The competitions for these awards will be held in alternate years, beginning in 2007 with the CESS History & Humanities Book Award. Each year the CESS Book Award and a monetary prize of $500 will be presented to the author of the research monograph, published in the preceding two years, that represents the most important contribution to Central Eurasian Studies, or that holds the greatest potential for furthering scholarship on the Central Eurasian region. An interdisciplinary panel of three scholars of Central Eurasia, appointed annually by the CESS Executive Board, will consider scholarly merit, argumentative scope, and felicity of style in their deliberations. Rules for the competition are as follows: - Books must be scholarly monographs based on original research and published in English during the two calendar years preceding the award (as measured by the printed copyright date). For example, books with a publication date of 2005 or 2006 may be considered for the 2007 History & Humanities competition; books with a publication date of 2006 or 2007 may be considered for the 2008 Social Science competition. - Books may be submitted for one competition only, and no book may be considered more than once. - Scholarly monographs translated into English from other languages are eligible for consideration. - Edited volumes, new editions of previously published books, bibliographies, dictionaries and textbooks are not eligible. - Nominations may be made by either the publisher or the author. In order for a book to be considered, three copies must be received by April 1 of the year of the competition. - Authors need not be members of CESS to be nominated, but must become members by the nomination deadline (April 1) to be considered. - The winning author will receive the monetary prize and a certificate of award at an awards ceremony held at the annual CESS conference. The results will also be announced in the Central Eurasian Studies Review. For the 2007 CESS History & Humanities Book Award competition, please ensure that three copies of the nominated book reach the current chair of the CESS Awards Committee at the following address by April 1, 2007: Professor Douglas Northrop Department of Near Eastern Studies 4111 Thayer Academic Building 202 South Thayer St. University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 Full info about CESS Awards: http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Awards.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From schoeber at FAS.HARVARD.EDU Mon Feb 5 18:27:13 2007 From: schoeber at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (John Schoeberlein) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 13:27:13 -0500 Subject: CALL FOR PAPERS- CESS Annual Conf., October 18-21, 2007, Univ. of Washington, Seattle Message-ID: Call For Papers Central Eurasian Studies Society Eighth Annual Conference (2007) October 18-21, 2007 University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) invites panel and paper proposals for the Eighth CESS Annual Conference, October 18-21, 2007, in Seattle, Washington. The event will be held at the University of Washington, hosted by the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies. Panels begin Friday morning, October 19, and continue through mid-day on Sunday, October 21. 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. Practitioners and scholars in all humanities and social science disciplines with an interest in Central Eurasia are encouraged to participate. The program will feature approximately 60 panels and there will also be a supplementary program including cultural events, a welcome reception on Thursday, a conference dinner and a keynote speaker. Deadline for submission of panel/paper proposals: Friday, April 6, 2007. 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. Only electronic submissions will be accepted (see the webform on the CESS website: http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Conference.html). FULL DETAILS of Conference Participation 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 2007. Please note that due to this high level of interest, and the fact that the total number of participants in CESS 2007 will be 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. The Conference Committee accepts electronic submissions only -- either by webform (see the CESS website: 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 (please contact us by e-mail to obtain the form in MS Word format). We require electronic format 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. 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 Graduate Student 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. The deadline for submissions is Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, 5:00 pm Eastern Time. See the CESS awards webpage for details, or contact the Awards Committee Co-chairs, Dr. Douglas Northrop , and Dr. Uli Schamiloglu . IMPORTANT NOTES for submissions: 1. 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. 2. 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 CESS website. 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. 3. 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 August 1 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 September 28, and after this date, no registration fees can be refunded. 4. 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. 5. 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). 6. 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. If you have a paper included on a pre-organized panel and you also submit an individual paper, the pre-organized panel takes precedence and if it is accepted, your other paper proposal will not be considered. Schedule of Key Dates Deadline for submission of panel/paper proposals: Friday, April 6, 2007. - 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 5, 2007. - The host institution 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. Deadline for notification of audio-visual requests: Friday, September 14 . Pre-registration deadline: Friday, September 14 . - Note: Pre-registration and CESS membership is required for all presenters, and entitles you to significantly reduced registration fees. For those not on the program, pre-registration reserves a space at the conference, in the event that attendance reaches the maximum capacity. Papers should be submitted to chairs/discussants: by Friday, September 28. - Paper presenters will be informed via e-mail by mid-September of the e-mail addresses of their panel's chair and discussant, to whom they should send their papers by the deadline. Deadline for confirmation of participation: Friday, September 28. - Paper presenters who have not pre-registered will be requested via e-mail in late August to confirm their participation in the conference. Any who do not respond within 1 month will be removed from the program. Anyone withdrawing from the conference after this date will not be eligible for a refund of conference fees and may be ineligible to participate in the subsequent year's conference. Conference: October 18-21, 2007 . - Arrival to Seattle is on the afternoon/evening of Thursday, October 18 -- registration opens in the afternoon followed by a reception in the evening. Panels begin Friday morning, October 19, and continue through mid-day on Sunday, October 21. Registration Each conference participant is required to pay a registration fee and presenters are required to pre-register. The fee is reduced for CESS members, for University of Washington students, and for those who pre-register before the pre-registration deadline -- September 14 . 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 for 2007 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 Washington students: $35 (pre-registration) or $45 (at conference) - UW student CESS members: $25 (pre-registration) or $30 (at conference) * "Regular fee members" are those who have paid their annual dues at $50. ** "Reduced fee members" are those who have current membership at reduced fees ($0-$20). Panel participants may submit the registration fee at the same time as submitting this form, or at any time before the pre-registration deadline of September 14. We accept payment by 1) cash (only at the conference), 2) check or money order (if not from a US bank, please contact us to find out what form is acceptable from your country), 3) credit card (see the Credit Card Payment Form on the CESS website). Payments should be mailed to: Central Eurasian Studies Society, c/o John Schoeberlein, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S-327, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. Please consult the CESS Membership Form for full details on methods of payment (http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Membership.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 Washington and the city of Seattle, transportation options, maps, and lodging information will be available on the University of Washington's CESS Conference Information page at http://jsis.washington.edu/ellison/CESS.shtml. Please be sure to visit this webpage for detailed information. All conference participants are responsible for making their own arrangements for travel and accommodations. CESS does not have sufficient resources to subsidize travel and accommodations for conference participants, nor can we make hotel reservations on your behalf. Further Information The Co-chairs of the Conference Committee are: Dr. Laura Adams (Harvard University; lladams2 at earthlink.net) Dr. Michael Rouland (Miami University of Ohio; roulanm at muohio.edu) Dr. Stephen Hanson (University of Washington, Seattle; shanson at u.washington.edu) Full information about CESS 2007 in Seattle 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 July 2007): http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESS_Program.html * Full information about hosting and location at the University of Washington: http://jsis.washington.edu/ellison/CESS.shtml 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 . Conference-related correspondence should be addressed as follows: Communications regarding local arrangements, including invitation letters, should be addressed to: CESS 2007 Annual Conference Allison Dvaladze Outreach Coordinator for the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies 203B Thompson Hall, Box 353650 University of Washington Seattle, Washington 98195, U.S.A. cess2007 at u.washington.edu. fax: +1 / 206-543-4852 tel.: +1 / 206-685-0668 Communications about proposal submission, program matters, registration matters, the mailing list, and data updates should be sent to the CESS Secretariat. 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Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From laura.pontieri at AYA.YALE.EDU Mon Feb 5 20:18:19 2007 From: laura.pontieri at AYA.YALE.EDU (Laura Pontieri Hlavacek) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 21:18:19 +0100 Subject: LA Times article about Soviet propaganda cartoons In-Reply-To: <20070204195005.329571D@lulu.it.northwestern.edu> Message-ID: Indeed these animated films are very interesting, and there are some more at the Gosfilmofond in Moscow. I'd be happy to exchange opinions on the matter, as I am working on publishing my Ph.D. dissertation on Soviet animated films. Best, Laura Pontieri Hlavacek Laura Pontieri Hlavacek laura.pontieri at aya.yale.edu On Feb 4, 2007, at 8:50 PM, Shlomit Gorin wrote: > Feb. 4, 2007 > Soviet propaganda cartoons come to video > The four-DVD set 'Animated Soviet Propaganda' opens > the vaults on decades of Cold War humor. > By Robert W. Welkos, Los Angeles Times > > IN 1995, Malibu producer Joan Borsten and her husband, > the Russian-born actor Oleg Vidov, were poring over a > library of animated films produced at Moscow's > Soyuzmultfilm Studio when they discovered buried among > the children's classics other films that caught their > attention. > > These were no Disney-like fairy tales or Russian folk > stories. Instead, these animated short films intended > for the Soviet masses painted a sinister portrait of > life in capitalist America. > > "Black and White," produced in 1933, depicted a > highway with an endless row of blacks lynched on > telephone poles. "The Millionaire," made in 1963, told > the story of a rich American woman who leaves $1 > million to her pet bulldog, who becomes so wealthy and > powerful that he eventually is elected to Congress. > And in the 1979 animated short "Shooting Range," a > jobless American youth finds work in a carnival > shooting gallery only to discover the evil, greedy > owner is now charging double — for people to use the > youth as target practice. > > These films, rarely seen in the West, are among > several dozen included in a four-disc DVD anthology > titled "Animated Soviet Propaganda" that is being > distributed by Kino International and Films by Jove. > The collection retails for $89. > > The anthology is divided into categories titled > "American Imperialists," "Fascist Barbarians," > "Capitalist Sharks" and "Onward to the Shining Future: > Communism." The DVDs include interviews with Russian > film school professors, directors and animators, > including famed animator Boris Yefimov, who was 101 > and died two years after being interviewed. > > The earliest film in the collection is "Soviet Toys," > made in 1924; the last is "History of the Toy," an > anti-fascist film made six decades later. > > Borsten is president of Films by Jove, which acquired > worldwide distribution rights to many of the Moscow > studio's animation library. > > "After the Bolshevik Revolution, about 200,000 > [Communist] party members inherited a land mass of > mostly illiterate people," said Borsten. "Lenin said > film was the best media for propaganda. Within the > film genre, animation was by far the easiest way to > say what was bad and what was good." > > Joseph Stalin, who succeeded Lenin, ordered the > building of the state-run animation studio after > becoming enamored with a Walt Disney film festival > held in Moscow. But while many of the films produced > at the studio beginning in 1936 were based on European > and Russian folk tales, some were blatant political > propaganda designed to show America and the West in > the worst possible light. > > New Russian Word, a Russian-language daily published > in New York, said in a recent article that one can't > help but chuckle at the 1949 animated short "Someone > Else's Voice," in which "Russian traditionalist > nightingales hiss and boo" an "obnoxious magpie who > returns from the West having learnt to sing jazz while > on vacation." > > "In 1936, most animation were films for children," > Borsten said. "But while the studio was making > beautiful films for children, it was also making > propaganda for adults and children." > > Over the decades, the depiction of capitalists in > Soviet animation rarely changed. > > They were shown as greedy, racist, cigar-chomping fat > cats bent on exploiting the noble worker. That > characterization didn't change even with > liberalization of communist rule. > > "After perestroika," Borsten noted, "Americans who > came to Russia to invest were still being called > 'capitalist sharks.' " > > Some of the early works in the collection were > produced by Bolshevik collectives; later works were > produced at the Soviet animation studio. But all of > them serve to point out what the Russian people were > subjected to during the years of Communist > totalitarianism. > > Vidov believes the animated propaganda films that he > grew up with kept Soviet citizens wary about life > outside their borders. People inside the Soviet Union > came to believe that America was a scary place, where > there was high unemployment, blacks were routinely > beaten, and capitalists had bags of money and were > free to abuse those who had less. > > "It was a war between socialism and capitalism," Vidov > said. "Now, there are rich and poor in Russia. So, > now, I don't think anybody is talking about it." > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. 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If you are interested in participating, my contact information is below. Thank you. Filipp Sapienza Department of Communication University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center P.O. Box 173364 Campus Box 176 Denver, CO 80217 filipp.sapienza at cudenver.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From a_strat at KHARKOV.COM Tue Feb 6 03:56:44 2007 From: a_strat at KHARKOV.COM (Alex) Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 05:56:44 +0200 Subject: LA Times article about Soviet propaganda cartoons Message-ID: Thank you, Laura! It is very interesting. Maybe SEELANGers remember that some time ago I wrote about Soviet propaganda film "Tchudesnitsa" (Чудесница) devoted to the corn growing and its wonderful "production properties". It was made in early sixties after Nikita Khrushchiov's returned from his visit to the States. Later I wrote to Oleg (Vidov) and he promised to find that film. I wonder if he succeeded? And I would like to share with you my early childhood memories. As a little child I liked to watch my parent's album on Cinematograph (I do not remember exactly has it been devoted just to Soviet film or Worldwide? - I tried to find it lately but (alas!) failed). I remember some frames printed in that album from a cartoon made before WWII. They showed by the way fierce caricature-like Japanese soldiers climing up the hill and holding knives in their mouths... I never saw that film. Alexander ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Pontieri Hlavacek" To: Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 10:18 PM Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] LA Times article about Soviet propaganda cartoons Indeed these animated films are very interesting, and there are some more at the Gosfilmofond in Moscow. I'd be happy to exchange opinions on the matter, as I am working on publishing my Ph.D. dissertation on Soviet animated films. Best, Laura Pontieri Hlavacek Laura Pontieri Hlavacek laura.pontieri at aya.yale.edu On Feb 4, 2007, at 8:50 PM, Shlomit Gorin wrote: > Feb. 4, 2007 > Soviet propaganda cartoons come to video > The four-DVD set 'Animated Soviet Propaganda' opens > the vaults on decades of Cold War humor. > By Robert W. Welkos, Los Angeles Times > > IN 1995, Malibu producer Joan Borsten and her husband, > the Russian-born actor Oleg Vidov, were poring over a > library of animated films produced at Moscow's > Soyuzmultfilm Studio when they discovered buried among > the children's classics other films that caught their > attention. > > These were no Disney-like fairy tales or Russian folk > stories. Instead, these animated short films intended > for the Soviet masses painted a sinister portrait of > life in capitalist America. > > "Black and White," produced in 1933, depicted a > highway with an endless row of blacks lynched on > telephone poles. "The Millionaire," made in 1963, told > the story of a rich American woman who leaves $1 > million to her pet bulldog, who becomes so wealthy and > powerful that he eventually is elected to Congress. > And in the 1979 animated short "Shooting Range," a > jobless American youth finds work in a carnival > shooting gallery only to discover the evil, greedy > owner is now charging double - for people to use the > youth as target practice. > > These films, rarely seen in the West, are among > several dozen included in a four-disc DVD anthology > titled "Animated Soviet Propaganda" that is being > distributed by Kino International and Films by Jove. > The collection retails for $89. > > The anthology is divided into categories titled > "American Imperialists," "Fascist Barbarians," > "Capitalist Sharks" and "Onward to the Shining Future: > Communism." The DVDs include interviews with Russian > film school professors, directors and animators, > including famed animator Boris Yefimov, who was 101 > and died two years after being interviewed. > > The earliest film in the collection is "Soviet Toys," > made in 1924; the last is "History of the Toy," an > anti-fascist film made six decades later. > > Borsten is president of Films by Jove, which acquired > worldwide distribution rights to many of the Moscow > studio's animation library. > > "After the Bolshevik Revolution, about 200,000 > [Communist] party members inherited a land mass of > mostly illiterate people," said Borsten. "Lenin said > film was the best media for propaganda. Within the > film genre, animation was by far the easiest way to > say what was bad and what was good." > > Joseph Stalin, who succeeded Lenin, ordered the > building of the state-run animation studio after > becoming enamored with a Walt Disney film festival > held in Moscow. But while many of the films produced > at the studio beginning in 1936 were based on European > and Russian folk tales, some were blatant political > propaganda designed to show America and the West in > the worst possible light. > > New Russian Word, a Russian-language daily published > in New York, said in a recent article that one can't > help but chuckle at the 1949 animated short "Someone > Else's Voice," in which "Russian traditionalist > nightingales hiss and boo" an "obnoxious magpie who > returns from the West having learnt to sing jazz while > on vacation." > > "In 1936, most animation were films for children," > Borsten said. "But while the studio was making > beautiful films for children, it was also making > propaganda for adults and children." > > Over the decades, the depiction of capitalists in > Soviet animation rarely changed. > > They were shown as greedy, racist, cigar-chomping fat > cats bent on exploiting the noble worker. That > characterization didn't change even with > liberalization of communist rule. > > "After perestroika," Borsten noted, "Americans who > came to Russia to invest were still being called > 'capitalist sharks.' " > > Some of the early works in the collection were > produced by Bolshevik collectives; later works were > produced at the Soviet animation studio. But all of > them serve to point out what the Russian people were > subjected to during the years of Communist > totalitarianism. > > Vidov believes the animated propaganda films that he > grew up with kept Soviet citizens wary about life > outside their borders. People inside the Soviet Union > came to believe that America was a scary place, where > there was high unemployment, blacks were routinely > beaten, and capitalists had bags of money and were > free to abuse those who had less. > > "It was a war between socialism and capitalism," Vidov > said. "Now, there are rich and poor in Russia. So, > now, I don't think anybody is talking about it." > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From maptekman at GMAIL.COM Tue Feb 6 04:02:56 2007 From: maptekman at GMAIL.COM (Marina Aptekman) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 23:02:56 -0500 Subject: Sorokin's article Message-ID: I think I have already posted this but forgot to add a subject heading! I think the Sorokin's interview is very interesting - I am writing an article on "Day of Oprichnik" now, so it was very helpful! The book is hilarious and very witty - very interesting as an example of a post-soviet anti-utopia. The is another similar book publshed recently - Dmitry Bykov's "ZhD" which also worth looking at. Marina Aptekman Brandeis University ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. 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Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From t-filimonova at NORTHWESTERN.EDU Tue Feb 6 06:47:20 2007 From: t-filimonova at NORTHWESTERN.EDU (Tatiana Filimonova) Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 00:47:20 -0600 Subject: Audio Files of Shalyapin In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi, there is a great website that has a lot of Shalyapin's music, as well as a huge collection of all kinds of music, very easy to download: http://mp3.samsung.ru/mp3/ Tatiana Filimonova On 2/5/07, Elizabeth Krizenesky wrote: > > Hello, this is my first time posting on this magnificent list. I have > learned so much from all of you in the past few months! Can anyone help > me with a > link to an audio file of Shalyapin's singing that I could use during > class? I > found a site this morning but it kept telling me that the files were not > available. Thank you so much! > > Betsy Krizenesky > Lawrence University > elizabeth.krizenesky at lawrence.edu > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From dhh2 at COLUMBIA.EDU Tue Feb 6 20:21:36 2007 From: dhh2 at COLUMBIA.EDU (Diana Howansky) Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 15:21:36 -0500 Subject: Fundraiser for National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy Message-ID: Kyiv Mohyla Foundation to host fundraiser for premier Ukrainian university WHAT: Kyiv Mohyla Academy Fundraiser and Awareness Event WHEN: Saturday, February 17, 5:30 pm WHERE: Ukrainian American Cultural Center, 60 North Jefferson Road, Whippany, NJ 07981 Reservations/information: 973-585-7175 The Kyiv Mohyla Foundation of America will hold a series of fundraisers for the benefit of the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy (NUKMA) in five American cities during the month of February: Washington DC; Whippany, New Jersey; Chicago; Warren, Michigan; and Philadelphia. The event in the New York/New Jersey area will be held Saturday, February 17, 5:30pm at the new Ukrainian American Cultural Center in Whippany. “The center is a stunning, new facility,” noted the foundation’s executive director Marta Farion during a recent trip to New Jersey, “and we are honored to be among the first organizations to host an event here.” Each city's program will feature remarks by Kyiv Mohyla Academy president Dr. Vyacheslav Briukhovetsky, as well as by academicians and leaders from each community. A new film about the university and its progress will be shown. Dr. Briukhovetsky looks forward to answering questions about the work of the university. Encourage high school and college students to come to Kyiv Mohyla In particular, the foundation encourages parents with high-school and college-age students to attend with their children and consider the possibility of a summer or semester abroad in Kyiv at the Kyiv Mohyla Academy. “Though we seek to raise funds for Kyiv Mohyla,” said M. Farion, “no less important to us is the spark we hope to ignite in young Ukrainian Americans – to encourage the possibility that they can live in and travel to Ukraine not just for brief vacations, but for education as well.” Foundation President Ihor Wyslotsky recently noted, "A distinguished institution of higher learning in Ukraine, the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy essentially remains a private institution and therefore depends on the continuing moral and financial support of the North American Ukrainian diaspora and other private donors. We are committed to further encouraging and sustaining the dramatic rebirth of this unique institution, a remarkable effort undertaken by Dr. Viacheslav Briukovetsky in 1991, and to help facilitate the university’s important role in educating Ukraine's next generation of leaders." Ticket prices are $40 per person; $20 for students 18 and under. Reservations also may be made by contacting the Kyiv Mohyla Foundation of America at 773-685-1828, or by email at mail at kmfoundation.com or by electronic reservation and payment by credit card on PayPal on the foundation's website at www.kmfoundation.com. The Kyiv Mohyla Foundation of America is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization established to support and assist the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy. -- Diana Howansky Staff Associate Ukrainian Studies Program Columbia University Room 1208, MC3345 420 W. 118th Street New York, NY 10027 (212) 854-4697 ukrainianstudies at columbia.edu http://www.harrimaninstitute.org/courses/ukrainian_studies_program.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. 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Area of specialization open but must include literature; a secondary specialization in interdisciplinary topics (such as film, gender studies, second Slavic literature) is a plus. In letters of application, candidates should discuss their interest in developing as a teacher and scholar in an undergraduate, liberal-arts environment that emphasizes close student-faculty interaction and values diversity. Our review process will begin March 1 and continue until the position is filled. Please send all application materials (cover letter, C.V., three letters of recommendation, copy of graduate school transcripts, and a statement of teaching philosophy) to Helen Scott, Russian Department Chair, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA 50112-1690 [RussianSearch at grinnell.edu] (641)269-4803; Fax (641)269-4953. Grinnell College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to attracting and retaining highly qualified individuals who collectively reflect the diversity of the nation. No applicant shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, creed, or disability. For further information about Grinnell College, see our website at www.grinnell.edu. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Alexandra.Smith at ED.AC.UK Wed Feb 7 08:37:46 2007 From: Alexandra.Smith at ED.AC.UK (Alexandra Smith) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 08:37:46 +0000 Subject: Russian Analytical Digest, 6.02.07: NATIONALISM In-Reply-To: <003201c749a2$fe7d69b0$e2f7fea9@left> Message-ID: Russian Analytical Digest (No. 14, 6 February 2007) A bi-weekly internet publication jointly produced by the Research Centre for East European Studies at the University of Bremen and the Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich. It is supported by the Otto Wolff Foundation and the German Association for East European Studies (DGO). The Digest draws on contributions to the German- language Russlandanalysen (http://www.russlandanalysen.de ), the CSS analytical network on Russia and Eurasia (http://www.res.ethz.ch ), and the Russian Regional Report. To download the whole issue for free or subscribe to the Russian Analytical Digest newsletter, please visit our web page at http://www.res.ethz.ch/analysis/rad TABLE OF CONTENTS NATIONALISM Analysis: Alexander Dugin, the Issue of Post-Soviet Fascism, and Russian Political Discourse Today Analysis: Imperial Nationalism in Russia Opinion Survey: "Russia for the Russians?..." Regional Report: Russian Nationalism Expands in the Regions SUMMARIES Alexander Dugin, the Issue of Post-Soviet Fascism, and Russian Political Discourse Today By Andreas Umland, Kiev, Ukraine The past year witnessed a welcome sensitization of the Russian public towards skinhead attacks and ultra-nationalist propaganda. Nevertheless, the administration of Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin- controlled mass media have maintained an ambiguous stance with regard to xenophobic tendencies in politics and public discourse. While primitive hatred of foreigners and ethnic violence are officially stigmatized, the dissemination of national stereotypes and anti- Americanism, in particular, by Kremlin-directed mass media and political pundits continues unabated. For example, the notorious publicist Alexander Dugin, who openly propagated fascist ideas in the 1990s, has become an important player in shaping the discourse of Russian political and intellectual elites today. It remains to be seen how the Russian leadership will handle the challenges resulting from such a contradictory approach to its domestic and foreign policies in the coming years. Full text: http://www.res.ethz.ch/analysis/rad Imperial Nationalism in Russia By Emil Pain, Moscow Russian nationalist ideas and organizations are rapidly spreading through Russia now. Contemporary Russian nationalists stress the idea of rebuilding the Russian empire. However, their focus on the idea of "Russia for the Russians" is incompatible with efforts to bring other ethnic groups together in one political entity. The authorities support Russian nationalist ideas, in the mistaken idea that they will be able to manage nationalist forces. In fact, the rise of Russian nationalism is likely to encourage separatism among other ethnic groups. Full text: http://www.res.ethz.ch/analysis/rad Russian Nationalism Expands in the Regions By Yuri Shabaev, Syktyvkar The fall of 2006 marked an increase in the activity of Russian nationalist groups in Russia at the national and regional levels. Th e most visible manifestation of this phenomenon was the "Russian March" held on the November 4 Day of National Unity in Moscow and many regional capitals like Komi's Syktyvkar. 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Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From colkitto at ROGERS.COM Wed Feb 7 14:47:56 2007 From: colkitto at ROGERS.COM (colkitto) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 09:47:56 -0500 Subject: Fw: view from the other side .... Message-ID: > an article by Peter Hitchens, Christopher's brother > > http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/ > > Other People's Countries and What We Should do About Them > Read Peter Hitchens only in The Mail on Sunday > > > Once I used to think that we could and should seek to turn Russia into a > democracy, perhaps even restore its butchered monarchy, stripped of its > old > autocratic powers. > > In the Soviet era, it was a tempting thing to think. Everywhere I > travelled > in that desperately sad and ruined land, there were sights to make you > weep - desecrated churches, the crumbling, despoiled remnants of lovely > old > cities vandalised by Communist oafs. The people themselves looked > downtrodden and stripped of culture. Manners were bad, the language > sounded > coarse and debased to returning exiles. > > And, hard as it is to recall now, the old Kremlin regime used to be > swollen > with arrogant power, flattening civil society in Poland and > Czechoslovakia, > corrupting and distorting civilised life in Hungary, imprisoning half of > Berlin and a quarter of Germany. I travelled in all these places and would > sometimes find myself near to tears as a result of encounters with > individual good people who - hearing my English voice on a tram or in a > cafe - would quietly approach me and tell me how much they valued the BBC > World Service, or how much they admired British freedoms. This feeling was > often intensified by the melancholy beauty of the places lost in the > yellowish-brown fog of Soviet power - the haunted streets of Prague, the > great Hanseatic old town of Gdansk, the still-shattered streets of Dresden > with the charred wreckage of the Frauenkirche lying in a great shocking > heap > 40 years after the bombs ceased to fall. I remember specially the two > black > Cuban students - one named after Horatio Nelson and better-informed about > Britain's history than most British students of his age - who, having > spotted us in our Prague hotel - came quietly to our room with a bottle of > rum so that we could discuss politics freely together into the small > hours. > > The trouble was that, when I went to live in Moscow in June 1990, I > quickly > came to like Russians, and to see that their society was a good deal more > complex than I had thought. It was also much more similar to the more > socialist parts of Britain than most people recognised. Though it was > interesting that the state schools in Moscow were far better than their > equivalents in London. > > I think this was because in Moscow the argument about power and authority > had been resolved long ago. But in Britain, the left still disputed the > right of the existing ruling elite to be in charge, and used the schools > as > a weapon of change. Schools can only have discipline and authority if > everyone agrees more or less about what should be taught. Our disputes, > about history, or what is literature, are really arguments about what kind > of country Britain should be. The distaste of many teachers for hard, > top-down authority (and for what they call 'rote-learning' and I call > 'learning by heart' of such things as times tables, dates or poems) is a > reflection of the fact that many of them are radicals, and don't really > accept the authority of Britain' s conservative state. > > The Left has for a century challenged the conservative, monarchist view. > The > history curriculum, the English literature curriculum, even geography, > have > until recently been conservative by their nature. > > In the early years of the USSR, when it still regarded itself as a > revolutionary society, I think there was a lot of 'progressive' nonsense > in > the schools, just as there was in personal morality. But Stalin put an end > to any further discussion on these things, the schools became places of > tough, top-down authority where everything was settled and nobody > disagreed. > The interesting thing was that the authority in this case was left-wing. > If > the left ever fully triumph in Britain, I expect there will be a > Stalin-like > return to school discipline, 'rote-learning' and top-down authority, led > by > the very people who have spent the last 30 years undermining all these > things. > > The thing was, that while we in the West were all enraptured by Mikhail > Gorbachev's exciting perestroika and glasnost reforms, all the Russians I > met were disgusted by them. For them, these changes meant shortages of > goods, loss of jobs, unpaid wages. inflation and a feeling of national > humiliation. In those days my Russian was good enough to converse on > basics > with the people who, for a few roubles, provided Moscow's informal taxi > service in their own private cars or, on some occasions, in military > vehicles or even Communist Party official limousines. Almost without > exception, they longed for the 'Zolotoye Vremya' , the 'Golden Time' of > Leonid Brezhnev, when there had always been enough sausage, vodka and > medals > to go round, and the country had been respected abroad. > > The only exceptions to this were the people of the outlying, conquered > states such as the Baltic Republics, who hated being ruled by Russia with > a > passion,. But they too despised Gorbachev because they didn't trust him to > give them independence. They were dead right. I was in Lithuania in > January > 1991 when the KGB stormed the Vilnius TV tower to try to forestall the > independence movement, and very nasty it was. > > Perhaps it was Stockholm syndrome, but I began to feel a bit of sympathy > for > the Russians. I remember James Baker, the first George Bush's Secretary of > State, sweeping into Moscow and virtually ordering the Kremlin to wind up > the Warsaw Pact. What did it matter? The Warsaw Pact was beaten, finished, > would have shrivelled away into nothing if left alone. He was kicking them > when they were down. And, at the Foreign Ministry press centre, I asked > him > why he felt it necessary to humiliate Russia in this way. He gave no good > answer (as a Brit, I wasn't even supposed to ask him a question, a > privilege > reserved for his own travelling circus of State Department correspondents. > But I had learned in combat with the Labour Party how to break into press > conferences where you weren't wanted). Several Russian diplomats came up > to > me afterwards and thanked me for what I had said. And I, who had until a > few > years ago been a militant Cold Warrior, didn't feel in the slightest bit > disloyal. It had been Communism I wanted to beat, not Russia or the > Russian > people. > > As for kicking them when they were down, the old joke was that you > shouldn't > do this because your victim might get up. And in Russia's case, he has got > up and those who kicked him can expect to pay for it. That includes us. In > the brief period when Communism was finished and Russia could have been > reborn, I don't know how much we might have done to make things better. > But > it still seems to me that we did the worst things we could possibly have > done. > > We acted like total victors and imagined that this huge, ancient country > would always remain prostrate. We moved NATO up to its borders (having > said > that we wouldn't). We interfered openly in the Baltic and the Caucasus, > places which we will ( as we have before) quietly betray when we lose > interest, and become too poor or too heavily committed elsewhere to help > them. We reunified Germany with amazing speed and lack of thought. > > Perhaps even worse, we forced a market economy on them, as if such a thing > could function for ten minutes without the rule of law, and a proper, fair > tax system. And we told them they must be 'democratic'. that is to say, > hold > elections. The results - gangsterism, the collapse of the rouble, the > wiping > out of millions of jobs, the creation of a robber class (many of them > former > Communist apparatchiks) and some of the most corrupt 'democratic' politics > outside South America, has not been specially popular. In fact, as I > mentioned in my Sunday article, many Russians use the expression > 'Dermokratiya' ('Democracy' in Russian is 'Demokratiya'), which translates > as 'The Rule of S***'. They quite like Vladimir Putin precisely because > they > think he is not associated with that time. they like his rough, aggressive > manner and the way he makes Russia look tough abroad. And they support his > system of 'Sovereign Democracy' which is fast turning into a manipulated > autocracy. > > Do I blame them? Not all that much. Can we preach to them about it? Not > now, > we can't. After all, a jaundiced Russian reporter visiting London could > truthfully write this about Britain: > > "Under its corrupt government, which is widely believed to sell seats in > the > upper house of parliament in return for contributions to ruling party > funds, > the once-free nation of Britain is rapidly turning into a police state. > Pre-trial detention, once limited to 72 hours, is being repeatedly > extended > to far longer periods. Old rules about the accused being innocent until > proved guilty are being cast aside. The right to silence has been > abolished > and so has the law which prevented anyone being tried twice for the same > offence. The police increasingly take action against individuals for > expressing opinions which defy 'political correctness', the official > orthodoxy of the British state. The major Churches claim that new laws > discriminate against their freedom of conscience. The streets are under > perpetual surveillance by closed -circuit TV cameras recording every > action. > The citizens are shortly to be issued with internal passports similar to > Russian ones, and will be compelled to provide their fingerprints to their > authorities. Schoolchildren are already being fingerprinted on such > pretexts > as allowing library access. The police increasingly use arrests - not > followed by charges - to harass those they wish to pursue - and anyone > arrested - whether convicted or not - is now compelled to give a DNA > sample. > As a result, Britain now has the most comprehensive DNA records of its > population, anywhere in the world. Many state bodies now have the power to > search people's homes, and the old maxim that 'An Englishman's Home is His > Castle' is now so untrue as to be laughable. Elections are still held, but > are a sham in which all the parties have more or less the same policies. > The > main political movements, which have lost much of their popular support, > are > kept going by state subsidies and contributions from millionaire > businessmen. The main state-owned broadcasting system is slavishly loyal > to > the government and keeps minority viewpoints off the air, or treats them > with contempt and derision, while the other channels mostly purvey > low-grade > pornographic entertainment, so-called 'reality' shows of stunning > banality, > old movies and sport. Meanwhile, actual crime is out of control, though > citizens are legally prevented from many actions of self-defence and a > government minister recently advised Britons to 'jump up and down' if they > saw an old woman being attacked in the street, in the hope of distracting > the attacker. This is the country which lectures Russia about 'civil > society' and 'human rights'. " > > The above is more or less true, and, while none of it excuses any of the > wrongs being done in Russia (or anywhere else) it makes this point: how > entitled are we to lecture other countries on their internal arrangements? > Shouldn't we start by examining our own faults, and condemning our own > abuses, before going round the place delivering lectures - or come to > that, > invading and bombing other countries because we think they are badly-run? > What I learned from my time in Russia was this - that law, liberty and > conscience were priceless possessions, and that the real central combat in > modern societies was not class struggle or left versus right, but the > battle > between private life and the state, family and government. We can > certainly > learn from other nations, but the main thing we in Britain should learn > from > them is to preserve what is valuable and unique about our country. When we > have successfully done that, perhaps we can offer instruction courses to > others." > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From yfurman at HUMNET.UCLA.EDU Wed Feb 7 19:11:48 2007 From: yfurman at HUMNET.UCLA.EDU (Furman, Yelena) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:11:48 -0800 Subject: Buying Russian films Message-ID: Dear all, Thanks to everyone who responded to my query about buying Podmosk. vechera. Still no luck, but I will keep trying. All best, Yelena Furman ________________________________ From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list on behalf of Alina Israeli Sent: Sat 2/3/2007 9:12 AM To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Buying Russian films http://sqd.ru/movies/crime/katia_ismailova On Feb 2, 2007, at 11:04 PM, Furman, Yelena wrote: > Dear all, > Can anyone recommend a good source for buying Russian films - I'm > looking for Todorovskii's Podmoskovnye vechera (Katia Izmailova), > which is proving inexplicably hard to find. Russiandvd.com doesn't > seem to have it; any other suggestions? > Thanks much in advance. > Yelena Furman > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your > subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface > at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- Alina Israeli LFS, American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington DC. 20016 (202) 885-2387 fax (202) 885-1076 aisrael at american.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From dhh2 at COLUMBIA.EDU Wed Feb 7 21:01:21 2007 From: dhh2 at COLUMBIA.EDU (Diana Howansky) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 16:01:21 -0500 Subject: Ukrainian Studies Research Fellowships and Summer Courses at Harvard Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-No-Spam-Score: Local X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.48 on 128.59.29.8 The Eugene and Daymel Shklar Research Fellowships in Ukrainian Studies 2007-2008 The Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University is accepting applications for the Eugene and Daymel Shklar Fellowships in Ukrainian Studies for the 2007�2008 academic year. These fellowships are intended to bring scholars from the international academic community to Harvard for research on projects concerning Ukrainian history, literature, philology, culture, and other fields in the humanities and social sciences. During their residence, Shklar Fellows are also expected to participate in the scholarly life of the University, and to offer a presentation based on original research in one of the Institute�s lecture series. Eligibility: Individuals who with an advanced graduate degree (Ph.D., kandydat nauk, and their equivalents) in one of the fields listed above and a demonstrated commitment to Ukrainian studies are eligible to apply. Individuals who have received their degrees within the past ten years are especially encouraged to apply. Stipends: Eugene and Daymel Shklar Fellows are provided with a stipend of $3,300.00 per month to cover the cost of housing, health insurance, and other living expenses. In addition, the award covers the cost of direct round trip travel to Harvard University. Fellowship Tenure: Requests for residence for periods from three to eight months will be considered. Application Procedure: The application form may be obtained from the HURI web site (www.huri.harvard.edu). Interested individuals may also request an application by writing to Tamara H. Nary, Programs Administrator at or at the following address: The Shklar Fellowships in Ukrainian Studies c/o Tamara Nary, Programs Administrator Ukrainian Research Institute Harvard University 1583 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Please Note that after February 23 HURI's new address will be 34 Kirkland Street Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 The completed application must be received at the Institute by Friday, March 30, 2007. Decisions will be announced by May 1, 2007. For further information, contact Tamara H. Nary at or call 617/495-3549. ********** Ukrainian Research Institute Announces the Thirty-seventh Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute The Ukrainian Summer Institute at Harvard University is an eight-week program (June 25-August 17, 2007) offering three levels of intensive Ukrainian language (eight-credit hours) and courses in political science, linguistics, and literature. Featured faculty include Alla Parkhomenko, Yuri Shevchuk, and Volodymyr Dibrova for language; in addition Prof. Michael S. Flier of Harvard University will teach Ukraine as Linguistic Battleground; Prof. George G. Grabowicz of Harvard University, Twentieth-Century Literature: Rethinking the Canon; and Prof. Alexander Motyl of Rutgers University, Theorizing Ukraine: Politics, Theory, and Political Theory. The Summer Institute has been in existence since1971 and offers a full cultural program in addition to the academic courses. Tuition for 8-12 units of credit is $2,650. Scholarships are available; deadline to apply for financial aid is April 16, 2007. Otherwise the deadline is May 25, 2007. For more information, contact Tamara H. Nary, Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, 1583 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138; tel.: 617-495-3549; email nary at fas.harvard.edu, or see the Institute�s website: www.huri.harvard.edu -- Diana Howansky Staff Associate Ukrainian Studies Program Columbia University Room 1208, MC3345 420 W. 118th Street New York, NY 10027 (212) 854-4697 ukrainianstudies at columbia.edu http://www.harrimaninstitute.org/courses/ukrainian_studies_program.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From sara.stefani at YALE.EDU Wed Feb 7 21:46:34 2007 From: sara.stefani at YALE.EDU (=?windows-1251?Q?Sara_Stefani?=) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 16:46:34 -0500 Subject: Summer funding for undergraduates Message-ID: Dear All, One of my students is a sophomore who is currently enrolled in first-year Russian, and he is planning to study second-year Russian this summer. He has already found the program but is hoping to find some kind of funding to help pay for it. Would any of you know of outside grants or sources that he could apply to? The only source I know of for summer language study for undergraduates is the NESP, but that deadline has already passed. Any information would be greatly appreciated! Please contact me off-list at sara.stefani at yale.edu Many thanks in advance for your help! Best regards, Sara ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From renee at ALINGA.COM Wed Feb 7 21:54:31 2007 From: renee at ALINGA.COM (Renee Stillings) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 16:54:31 -0500 Subject: Summer funding for undergraduates In-Reply-To: Message-ID: We have provided a summary of funding sources for study in Russia that we are aware of here: http://www.sras.org/program.phtml?m=101 If anyone on the list is aware of others, please post as we'd like to make this list as comprehensive as possible. Renee -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu] On Behalf Of Sara Stefani Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 4:47 PM To: SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu Subject: [SEELANGS] Summer funding for undergraduates Dear All, One of my students is a sophomore who is currently enrolled in first-year Russian, and he is planning to study second-year Russian this summer. He has already found the program but is hoping to find some kind of funding to help pay for it. Would any of you know of outside grants or sources that he could apply to? The only source I know of for summer language study for undergraduates is the NESP, but that deadline has already passed. Any information would be greatly appreciated! Please contact me off-list at sara.stefani at yale.edu Many thanks in advance for your help! 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I was hoping someone could help me: I am looking for a good semester (fall or spring) long program in Kiev, Ukraine, for academic credits in Russian and perhaps to contribute to a Russian major. I have not been able to find any so far. If anybody knows of any such program, please let me know at ecopeli at gmail.com. Thank you for your help in advance. -Erik ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. 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Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From info at ECHOEE.COM Thu Feb 8 07:39:22 2007 From: info at ECHOEE.COM (Mr. Mykhaylo Biyata) Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 10:39:22 +0300 Subject: =?windows-1251?Q?=A0Seeking=A0Semester=A0Program=A0in=A0Ukraine?= In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Dear Erik, We would be glad to see you in our School in Kiev. More details at www.echoee.com. To be sure that our program works quite well please take a look at the Testimonials page of the site. Our specialization is short term intensive courses, but we could develop a semester program. Academic credits questions could be discussed with your University. Please don't hesitate to contact us at info at echoee.com if any questions, Many regards, Mikhail Biyata director Echo Eastern Europe www.echoee.com > Hello all, This is my first post on the list serve. I was hoping > someone could help me: I am looking for a good semester (fall or spring) > long program in Kiev, Ukraine, for academic credits in Russian and perhaps > to contribute to a Russian major. I have not been able to find any so far. > If anybody knows of any such program, please let me know at > ecopeli at gmail.com. Thank you for your help in advance. -Erik > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. 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Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From newsnet at FAS.HARVARD.EDU Fri Feb 9 16:27:03 2007 From: newsnet at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (NewsNet) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 11:27:03 -0500 Subject: 2006 AAASS Prizes In-Reply-To: Message-ID: The American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS), the leading private, nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about Russia, Central Eurasia, and Eastern and Central Europe, presented its annual awards on November 18, 2006, during the 38th National Convention held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. Two gentlemen received the Association’s highest honor­the Distinguished Contributions to Slavic Studies Award: Moshe Lewin, Professor Emeritus of History at University of Pennsylvania, was presented with the award “in recognition of his incomparable erudition, seminal scholarship, and intellectual creativity over a long and distinguished career.” James R. Millar, Emeritus Professor of Economics and International Affairs at George Washington University, was presented with the award in “recognition of his service to the field as a scholar, teacher, mentor, and leader.” The following scholars received Association’s book prizes for their recently published monographs: Francine Hirsch, an Associate Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, received the Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize awarded for the most important contribution to Russian, Eurasian, and East European studies in any discipline of the humanities or social sciences, for Empire of Nations: Ethnographic Knowledge and the Making of the Soviet Union, published by Cornell University Press. Christina Kiaer, an Associate Professor in the Department of Art History at Northwestern University, received an honorable mention from the Vucinich Book Prize committee for Imagine No Possessions: The Socialist Objects of Russian Constructivism, published by MIT Press. Two scholars received the Marshall Shulman Book Prize for an outstanding monograph dealing with the international relations, foreign policy, or foreign-policy decision-making of any of the states of the former Soviet Union or Eastern Europe: Alexander Cooley, an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Barnard College and Faculty member of Columbia University's Harriman Institute, received the prize for Logics of Hierarchy: The Organization of Empires, States, and Military Occupations, published by Cornell University Press. Milada Anna Vachudova, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, received the prize for Europe Undivided: Democracy, Leverage & Integration After Communism, published by Oxford University Press. David Ost, Professor of Political Science at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, received the Ed A. Hewett Book Prize for an outstanding publication on the political economy of the centrally planned economies of the former Soviet Union and East Central Europe and their transitional successors, for The Defeat of Solidarity: Anger and Politics in Post Communist Europe, published by Cornell University Press. Alison Fleig Frank, an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Harvard University, received the Barbara Jelavich Book Prize for a distinguished monograph on any aspect of Southeast European or Habsburg studies since 1600, or nineteenth- and twentieth-century Ottoman or Russian diplomatic history, for Oil Empire: Visions of Prosperity in Austrian Galicia, published by Harvard University Press. Timothy J. Cooley, an Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology at University of California, Santa Barbara and Affiliated Faculty in the Global and International Studies Program, received the AAASS/Orbis Books Prize for Polish studies for the best book in any discipline on any aspect of Polish affairs, for Making Music in the Polish Tatras: Tourists, Ethnographers, and Mountain Musicians, published by Indiana University Press. Douglas Northrop, an Associate Professor of History and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan, received the W. Bruce Lincoln Prize, which is awarded biennially for the first published book of exceptional merit and lasting significance for the understanding of Russia’s past, for Veiled Empire: Gender and Power in Stalinist Central Asia, published by Cornell University Press. The Association also recognized the achievements of the following junior scholars: Heather Diane DeHaan, an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Binghamton University, received the Robert C. Tucker / Stephen F. Cohen Dissertation Prize for an outstanding English-language doctoral dissertation in the tradition of historical political science and political history of the Soviet Union as practiced by Robert C. Tucker and Stephen F. Cohen, for her dissertation titled “From Nizhnyi to Gorkii: The Reconstruction of a Russian Provincial City in the Stalinist 1930s.” Diana Mincyte, a Visiting Assistant Professor position in the Department of Advertising at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, received the AAASS Graduate Student Essay Prize for an outstanding essay by a graduate student in Slavic Studies for "The Pasteurization of Lithuania: Informal Food Markets and Globalization," which also won the graduate student essay competition at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Michael Powell, 2006 Ph.D. graduate in Anthropology from Rice University, received the Title VIII Award for an outstanding policy paper on East European Affairs by a graduate student or recent Master’s or PhD graduate, for “NGO Networking and the Passage of a Transparency Initiative in Poland.” Brian Grodsky, an Assistant Professor of Political Science at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, received the Title VIII Award for an outstanding policy paper on Eurasian Affairs by a graduate student or recent Master’s or PhD graduate, for “Civil Society and Democratization: Warnings from Uzbekistan.” In addition, three junior scholars received an honorable mention for an outstanding policy paper on Eurasian affairs: Vanja Mladineo and Kathryn Roman received an honorable mention for “Evolving Democratization Assistance: The Kyrgyz Model.” Jordan Hamory received an honorable mention for “Overcoming Barriers to Substitution Therapy in Ukraine (HIV/AIDS)” # # # For additional information about the AAASS, the awards presentation, an electronic version of this press release, full text of the citations for the awards, and contact information for prize winners or publishers, please contact: Dmitry Gorenburg, Executive Director of AAASS, tel.: 617-496-9412, e-mail: gorenbur at fas.harvard.edu, Web site:http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~aaass/prizes.html. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From sdawes at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG Fri Feb 9 17:18:33 2007 From: sdawes at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG (Sheila Dawes) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 12:18:33 -0500 Subject: Fellowships for Summer 2007 Language Study in Russia Message-ID: American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS is pleased to announce full and partial fellowships available for graduate and undergraduate students to study for the summer in Moscow, St. Petersburg, or Vladimir on the Advanced Russian Language & Area Studies Program (RLASP). Applications for summer programs are due March 1. Summer programs provide approximately twenty hours per week of in-class instruction in Russian grammar, phonetics, conversation, and cultural studies at Moscow International University and at the Russian State Pedagogical University (Gertsen Institute) in St. Petersburg. The KORA Center for Russian Language hosts the Vladimir program. Participants receive graduate or undergraduate academic credit through Bryn Mawr College. A full-time U.S. resident director oversees the academic and cultural programs and assists participants in academic, administrative, and personal matters. Students may live with Russian host families or in university dormitories in Moscow and St. Petersburg; all students in Vladimir live with Russian families. During the summer, students may participate in volunteer opportunities at local public schools, charities, and international businesses, depending on language level and interests. Students are also offered the chance to meet for two hours per week with peer tutors recruited from their host universities. Full and partial fellowships are available through ACTR for the Advanced Russian Language & Area Studies Program from U.S. Department of State (Title VIII) and the U.S. Department of Education (Fulbright-Hays) grant support. Many colleges and universities also provide financial aid for participation in American Councils program. Recent participants have received substantial fellowship support from the National Security Education Program (NSEP), the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, and the U.S. Department of Education Title VI (FLAS). Programs also available for Heritage Speakers of Russian. Please contact the Outbound office for more details. Application Deadlines: Summer Program: March 1; Fall/Academic Year Program: April 1; Spring Semester: October 15. Applications are now available for download at: www.acrussiaabroad.org. Applications are currently being accepted for Summer, Fall Semester, and Academic Year 2007-2008 programs. For more information and an application, please contact: Russian & Eurasian Outbound Programs American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 833-7522 Email: outbound at americancouncils.org Website: www.acrussiaabroad.org; www.americancouncils.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From flath at DUKE.EDU Fri Feb 9 18:12:50 2007 From: flath at DUKE.EDU (Carol Flath) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 13:12:50 -0500 Subject: SCSS Conference, March 22-24 Message-ID: The Southern Conference on Slavic Studies is holding its annual conference in Mobile, Alabama on March 22-24, 2007. The preliminary program is posted at: http://www.uncg.edu/~jwjones/ SCSSProgram2007.html. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Alexandra.Smith at ED.AC.UK Fri Feb 9 18:45:04 2007 From: Alexandra.Smith at ED.AC.UK (Alexandra Smith) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 18:45:04 +0000 Subject: 2 jobs in the UK: Leeds and St Andrews In-Reply-To: <45CACE6C.1040805@comcast.net> Message-ID: University of Leeds Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Russian Department of Russian & Slavonic Studies This post is available from September 2007 in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, the largest institutional provider of Modern Language degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate level in the UK, with approximately 100 academic staff and over 2000 students. The post represents the School?s commitment to its breadth of provision at all levels of teaching, and to excellence in research in a wide variety of fields. We welcome applications from scholars working in any field of Russian studies, but preference will be given to those working on contemporary Russian culture (in particular cinema or cultural studies). The ability and willingness to teach in more than one topic area and to teach core Russian language modules are essential for the post, as is a solid track record in published research, conducive to participation in the forthcoming RAE. With a PhD in any area of Russian studies, you will have a proven record of achievement in research and teaching. Applicants for Senior Lecturer would normally be expected not only to be experienced teachers, but to have a significant publication record, together with proven research experience, and to have demonstrated administrative skill. Lecturer - University Grade 8 (£32,795 - £39,160 p.a.) or Senior Lecturer - University Grade 9 (£40,335 - £46,758 p.a.) Informal enquiries to Dr Jonathan Sutton, Head of Russian & Slavonic Studies, tel 0113 343 3293, email j.f.sutton at leeds.ac.uk Information about the School may be found at: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/smlc To apply on line please visit http://www.leeds.ac.uk and click on ?jobs?. Alternatively application packs are available via email recruitment at adm.leeds.ac.uk or tel 0113 343 5771. Job ref 317066 Closing date 6 March 2007 --------------------------------------- Chair in Russian Department of Russian School of Modern Languages University of St Andrews The University of St Andrews seeks to appoint an exceptional scholar with an international reputation in any area of Russian Studies to a Chair of Russian, by 1 August 2007 or as soon as possible thereafter. The Department of Russian enjoys an excellent reputation and has maintained a strong intake of well-motivated applicants for its undergraduate courses. In making an appointment to this Chair the University is affirming its commitment to international excellence in the field of Modern Languages. You will be at the forefront of scholarship in your field, and will provide intellectual vision and leadership to take the research agenda of the Department forward. You should have a proven capacity for academic leadership, and have a commitment to achieving the highest standards in teaching and programme development at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. You will play a major role in shaping the future of Russian and Slavonic Studies at St Andrews. For informal enquires please contact Prof Ian Press, email: jip at st-and.ac.uk or tel: 01334 463631. Please quote ref: SK135/07 Closing Date: 9 March 2007 Application forms and further particulars are available from Human Resources, University of St Andrews, College Gate, North Street, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9AJ, tel: 01334 462571, by fax 01334 462570 or by e-mail Jobline at st-andrews.ac.uk. The advertisement and further particulars can be viewed at http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/recruitment/vacancies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From berndt at AI-PRESS.COM Fri Feb 9 18:52:17 2007 From: berndt at AI-PRESS.COM (berndt) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 12:52:17 -0600 Subject: SCSS Conference, March 22-24 Message-ID: Greetings: This link states the meeting is in Montgomery, Alabama. Berndt von Wahlde Academic International Press Carol Flath deftly typed-- >The Southern Conference on Slavic Studies is holding its annual conference >in Mobile, Alabama on >March 22-24, 2007. The preliminary program is posted at: >http://www.uncg.edu/~jwjones/ >SCSSProgram2007.html. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From iradzeva at GMAIL.COM Fri Feb 9 19:25:59 2007 From: iradzeva at GMAIL.COM (Iryna Prykarpatska) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 20:25:59 +0100 Subject: asking for info Message-ID: Dear SEELANGers, I can't find any Institution of Ukrainian Studies in Netherlands. Does anybody knows anything about it? Thank you very much Iryna Prykarpatska ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From sglebov at SMITH.EDU Fri Feb 9 19:49:03 2007 From: sglebov at SMITH.EDU (Sergey Glebov) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 14:49:03 -0500 Subject: Call for Papers: The Empire of Archives Message-ID: The Empire of Archives Invitation to a forum initiated by the international journals Ab Imperio and Cahiers du monde russe: Russie, Empire russe, Union soviétique et États indépendants. The editors of Ab Imperio and Cahiers du monde russe: Russie, Empire russe, Union soviétique et États independents invite experts on the history of archives and archival specialists to take part in an intellectual experiment of looking at imperial (as well as local and ministerial) archives through a cultural-anthropological prism. Suggesting the role of archives as loci of production and codification of knowledge about empire and situating them in the multifaceted process of yielding power-knowledge, we propose the following questions for discussion: 1. To what extent were the construction and architecture of archival residence-buildings, and their geographic positioning determined by the imperial character of the polities in question? What role did such archives play in the ideology of empire-building, and which branches of government were primarily responsible for bringing the archives to the task of empire-building? What pedagogies were included in the training of archival specialists, and to what extent did archivists reflect the heterogeneity of the imperial space? 2. Is it a historically valid assertion that the dominant (social or national) group in a given empire determined the character and content of archival collections? If so, how has the concomitant selectivity of archival materials shaped the parameters of imperial studies? Does that imply that the history of an empire as viewed from the perspective of archival collections appear reduced to the single voice of a dominant group? Given the centrality of this issue for historiography, it is necessary to pose a question about how and when the archival collections that represented the view of these dominant groups within an empire were gathered, and which aspects of this group’s history are or are not represented in these archival documents. It is also important to ponder how the structure of political, scientific, and cultural communication in an empire shaped the structure of its archives and the range of values ascribed to the archive’s historical documents. Was either the structure or the concept of ascribing value subject to historical change? What is the peculiarity of ministerial archives? How did the process of selection and classification of documents reflect the diversity of that empire? Given the prominent presence of pluralism of legal norms and frameworks in each empire, it would be illuminating to question how the processes of rationalization contributed to archival selection and the classification of legal documents, and if this legal pluralism retained its residual grip on the landscape of archival collections. 3. Looking at the center-periphery relations, it is important to inquire into the influence of the periphery on the archival policy. For example, consider a case from the history of the British empire with reference to which historians documented an influence of legal precedents in labor conflict resolutions in nineteenth century India over the reforms of labor legislation in Great Britain. It was the process of building a special Indian archive for legal and legislative acts that provided the basis for this subsequent historical reconstruction. A comparatively inclined historian would naturally be tempted to ask the question of whether there are cases of this type to be found in the history of the Russian Empire, USSR or other empires? With respect to the history of the Russian Empire and USSR, it is pertinent to look at the archival-building that was associated with the treatment of the “Eastern question,” “Jewish question,” and other such “questions” by the imperial government. What were the documents requested by government officials (or collected and used as the foundation of archival collections) for the purpose of elaborating a reform policy? 4. Pursuant to the question of the historically constituted notion of archival value, it is important to explore why certain types of documents were destroyed or lost, and why their historic value was seen as insignificant from the viewpoint of government or society? Does this history of lost collections reveal a policy of silencing that pertains to the underpinning principles of viewing the past through the prism of certain hierarchies of importance and relevance? Consequently, what is the contribution of this policy of silencing to the invisibility of certain aspects or spaces of imperial history in the modern interpretative frameworks of historiography? 5. Finally, there is a question of historical claims, legitimacy, and cultural values. The history of the post Soviet space (and one can claim that it is the history of all world empires) is the one of reallocation of, and dispute about the displaced or improperly placed cultural values. Archival collections are among them. It is therefore illuminating to pose a question of how the disputes about the restitution of cultural values, and archival collections in particular, shed light on the constructed historic legitimacy of new states and the perception of interconnectedness to, or fragmentation from the past imperial spaces. Note, for example, the case of “returning” some of the archives of the Russian emigration to the contemporary Russian Federation, or the reallocation of archival collections in the Soviet period from the central archives to the archives of the Soviet republics. What stands behind the rhetoric of “returning” or “historic entitlement” for these cultural values in the form of archival documents, and what are the influences of a historicist argument on legal disputes? We encourage potential contributors to write to the editors of both journals at the email addresses below indicating interest and suggesting an article topic or formulations of the proposed questions. We look forward to a stimulating discussion. Deadline for submissions is mid-August 2007. For more details please contact the editors. Ab Imperio office at abimperio.net Cahiers du monde russe: Russie, Empire russe, Union soviétique et États indépendants stanzian at idhe.ens-cachan.fr ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From boyle6 at EARTHLINK.NET Fri Feb 9 20:42:49 2007 From: boyle6 at EARTHLINK.NET (Eloise Boyle) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 12:42:49 -0800 Subject: SCSS Conference, March 22-24 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: It is Montgomery, not Mobile. Eloise Boyle On 2/9/07 10:52 AM, "berndt" wrote: > Greetings: > > This link states the meeting is in Montgomery, Alabama. > > Berndt von Wahlde > Academic International Press > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From newsnet at FAS.HARVARD.EDU Fri Feb 9 20:42:42 2007 From: newsnet at FAS.HARVARD.EDU (NewsNet) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 15:42:42 -0500 Subject: Call for Nominations for 2007 AAASS Book Prizes Message-ID: Call for Nominations for 2007 AAASS Book Prizes AAASS invites nominations for the 2007 Book Prizes. To be eligible, books must have been originally published in English in 2006 in the form of a monograph, preferably by a single author, or by no more than two authors. The Hewett Prize, however, may be awarded for chapters of books or substantial articles. Textbooks, translations, bibliographies, and reference works are ineligible. The AAASS Book Prizes carry a cash award and will be presented at the Awards Ceremony during the 39th National Convention in New Orleans, LA, on Saturday, November 17, 2007. If you wish to nominate a book please ask the publisher to submit copies for consideration to the prize committee, or contact the AAASS National Office, newsnet at fas.harvard.edu. For precise rules of eligibility for each prize and the mailing addresses for committee members, visit our Web site, www.fas.harvard.edu/~aaass/prizes.html Deadline for nominations is May 4, 2007. Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize - awarded annually for the most important contribution to Russian, Eurasian, and East European studies in any discipline of the humanities or social sciences. Policy analyses, however scholarly, are not considered. Committee: Terry Martin, Chair, Harvard U, Bruce Grant, New York U, Caryl Emerson, Princeton U Marshall Shulman Book Prize - awarded annually for an outstanding monograph dealing with the international relations, foreign policy, or foreign-policy decision-making of any of the states of the former Soviet Union or Eastern Europe. The book must have been published in the United States; authors must be American scholars or residents of the U.S. Committee: Matt Evangelista, Chair, Cornell U, Yoshiko Herrera, Harvard U, Jack F. Matlock, Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton U Ed A. Hewett Book Prize - awarded annually for an outstanding publication on the political economy of the centrally planned economies of the former Soviet Union and East Central Europe and their transitional successors. Only works originally published in English in the form of monographs, chapters in books, and substantial articles are eligible. Committee: Peter Murrell, Chair, U of Maryland, Gérard Roland, UC Berkeley, Elizabeth Dunn, U of Colorado Barbara Jelavich Book Prize - awarded annually for a distinguished monograph published on any aspect of Southeast European or Habsburg studies since 1600, or nineteenth- and twentieth-century Ottoman or Russian diplomatic history. The book must have been published in the United States; authors must be citizens or permanent residents of North America. Committee: Maria Todorova, Chair, U of Illinois, Jeremy King, Mt. Holyoke College AAASS/Orbis Books Prize for Polish Studies - awarded annually for the best book in any discipline, on any aspect of Polish affairs. Only works originally published in English, outside of Poland, are eligible; the book must be a monograph, preferably by a single author, or by no more than two authors. Committee to be announced. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From flath at DUKE.EDU Fri Feb 9 21:12:06 2007 From: flath at DUKE.EDU (Carol Apollonio) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 16:12:06 -0500 Subject: SCSS Conference, Montgomery, ALA, March 22-24 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Sincere thanks and apologies, alert colleagues. The SCSS conference will indeed take place in Montgomery, Alabama, March 22-24. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From nflrc at HAWAII.EDU Sat Feb 10 02:47:16 2007 From: nflrc at HAWAII.EDU (National Foreign Language Resource Center) Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 16:47:16 -1000 Subject: FINAL REMINDER: Program Evaluation summer institute workshop application deadline - February 15 Message-ID: Our apologies for any cross-postings . . . "Developing Useful Evaluation Practices in College Foreign Language Programs" University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI May 28 - June 6, 2007 http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/prodev/si07d/ ** ONLINE APPLICATION DEADLINE - FEBRUARY 15 ** For more details about the Summer Institute workshop (including content, activities, affordable lodging options, fees, & more) or for the online application form, visit http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/prodev/si07d/ NOTE: The summer institute website will not be available on Sunday, February 11 due to scheduled internet upgrades & maintenance at the University of Hawaii at Manoa on that day (U.S. - Hawaii time). ************************************************************************* N National Foreign Language Resource Center F University of Hawai'i L 1859 East-West Road, #106 R Honolulu HI 96822 C voice: (808) 956-9424, fax: (808) 956-5983 email: nflrc at hawaii.edu VISIT OUR WEBSITE! http://www.nflrc.hawaii.edu ************************************************************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From s-gorin at NORTHWESTERN.EDU Mon Feb 12 05:46:34 2007 From: s-gorin at NORTHWESTERN.EDU (Shlomit Gorin) Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:46:34 +0000 Subject: Gasparov v. Putin Message-ID: An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: not available URL: From s-gorin at NORTHWESTERN.EDU Mon Feb 12 05:48:28 2007 From: s-gorin at NORTHWESTERN.EDU (Shlomit Gorin) Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:48:28 +0000 Subject: Kasparov, not Gasparov Message-ID: An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: not available URL: From jwilson at ALINGA.COM Mon Feb 12 17:59:00 2007 From: jwilson at ALINGA.COM (Josh Wilson) Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:59:00 +0300 Subject: Language Exploration Grant Message-ID: The School of Russian and Asian Studies announces: The Charles Braver Language Exploration Grant Next deadline: May 15, 2007 The Charles Braver Language Exploration Grant is now available for students who demonstrate clear goals for study abroad in the FSU. The grant is dedicated in memory of Charles Braver, an educator who worked for many years to promote and practice cross-cultural teaching, learning, and geographical and intellectual exploration. Two grants of 500 USD each are currently available and may be used for study abroad in summer or fall of 2007. Students who have completed two semesters of Russian or Chinese language study may apply. For more information, please see http://www.sras.org/sub_program.phtml?m=130 (www.sras.org > Programs > Funding > Study Abroad Grant Programs). Questions about the program may be directed to: Josh Wilson Asst. Director The School of Russian and Asian Studies Editor-in-Chief Vestnik, The Journal of Russian and Asian Studies www.sras.org jwilson at sras.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From dhh2 at COLUMBIA.EDU Mon Feb 12 19:08:34 2007 From: dhh2 at COLUMBIA.EDU (Diana Howansky) Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:08:34 -0500 Subject: NEW Harriman Post-Doctoral Fellowships Message-ID: Harriman Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Project on Russia and Islam The Harriman Institute proposes to award two postdoctoral fellowships for a new research project on the Russian lands and Islam. This project seeks to reconsider the relationship between religion and modernity in Russian history, by highlighting the role played by religious institutions, policies and ideas in the transformation and modernization of the imperial and post-imperial state from 1750 to the present. Focusing, in particular, on the Russian relationship with Islam it seeks to foster a reappraisal of the geopolitical significance of the long-term Russian interaction – through the Tsarist and Soviet eras – with its southern neighbors, in particular, the Ottoman empire and its successor states, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Candidates with a background in Russian or Ottoman studies, or with other relevant research interests, are invited to apply. The fellowships are for academic year 2007-2008 and will involve, in addition to research, helping to run a workshop and conferences associated with the project. For more information on the project, please contact Project Director, Professor Mark Mazower: mm2669 at columbia.edu. Postdoctoral awards are normally for one academic year, although in some cases the support can be for one semester. They require that the recipient be in residence at Columbia. All fellows have access to the Institute's reading room, archives, lectures, and discussions as well as the resources within the Columbia library system. Although the Institute's space is limited, it does accommodate postdoctoral fellows with desk areas. Eligibility is restricted to those applicants who have received the Ph.D. within the five years prior to the fellowship period for which they are applying. Candidates must have successfully defended and deposited their dissertations prior to the commencement of the fellowship. HOW TO APPLY Candidates should send the following materials to the Fellowship Committee, Russia and Islam Research Project, c/o Barbara Singleton, at the address below, by March 15th (fellowships begin the following September): 1. A research plan outlining how the scholar's time will be spent at the Institute 2. A curriculum vitae 3. A substantial portion of the applicant's dissertation (one or two chapters, or an abstract of the dissertation) In addition, the applicant should have three letters of recommendation sent to the Fellowship Committee of the Harriman Institute. Barbara Singleton, Harriman Institute, Columbia University, 420 West 118th Street, New York, New York 10027 -- Diana Howansky Staff Associate Ukrainian Studies Program Columbia University Room 1208, MC3345 420 W. 118th Street New York, NY 10027 (212) 854-4697 ukrainianstudies at columbia.edu http://www.harrimaninstitute.org/courses/ukrainian_studies_program.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From lypark at UIUC.EDU Mon Feb 12 15:50:25 2007 From: lypark at UIUC.EDU (Lynda Park) Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:50:25 -0600 Subject: 2007 U of Illinois Summer Research Lab on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia Message-ID: The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center and the Slavic and East European Library at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, are pleased to announce its 2007 Summer Research Laboratory on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia, June 11 - August 3. Please check the website for the full list of programs, eligibility, and application information: http://www.reec.uiuc.edu/srl/srl.html The SRL enables scholars to conduct advanced research in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Lab associates are given full access to the collection and resources of the University of Illinois Library, the largest Slavic collection west of Washington, DC, and are able to seek assistance from the Slavic Reference Service staff. The SRL provides an opportunity for specialists to keep current on knowledge and research in the field, to access newly available and archival materials, and disseminate knowledge to other scholars, professionals, government officials, and the public. The Summer Lab is an ideal program for doctoral students conducting pre-dissertation/dissertation research. The following persons are eligible to apply to the Summer Lab: * Faculty or graduate students at a university or college who are teaching and/or doing research on the region. * Individuals who have a PhD and are doing research on the region, even if this expertise is not being used in current employment. * Individuals working in an area of government, NGOs or business related to the region, regardless of academic training. * Librarians specializing in the Slavic, East European, and Eurasian field. Application Deadlines: Housing Grants: for non-U.S. citizens/permanent residents 1 April for U.S. citizens and permanent residents 15 April Graduate Student Travel Grants: for U.S. citizens and permanent residents only 15 April Lab Only (no housing grant): for guaranteed housing availability 15 April, or at least 2 weeks prior to arrival (housing not guaranteed) ********************************************************* 2007 SUMMER RESEARCH LAB PROGRAMS http://www.reec.uiuc.edu/srl/SRL2007/programs.html Ralph and Ruth Fisher Forum "Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn as Writer, Myth-Maker and Public Figure in the 21st Century" June 14-16, 314 Illini Union Faculty Organizer: Richard Tempest (Associate Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Illinois) Central Asia-Caucasus Studies Training Workshop for Junior Scholars "From Chechnya to Kabul: New Directions in Central Asian and Caucasus Studies" June 26-28 Moderator: Douglas Northrop (Associate Professor of History and Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan) Balkan Studies Training Workshop for Junior Scholar "Building Balkan Studies: Integrating Multidisciplinary Perspectives" June 27-29 Moderator: Victor Friedman (Andrew Mellon Professor in Slavic Languages and Literatures and Linguistics, University of Chicago) SRS Individualized Research Practicum Duration of the Lab The Slavic Reference Service offers Individualized Research Practicum to select Summer Lab associates. Associates can apply using the SRL application. Voluntary Discussion Groups and Workshops Questions about specific groups should be addressed directly to the group coordinator. Early Russian History, June 11–15 Coordinator: Ann Kleimola, Department of History, University of Nebraska, kleimola at unlinfo.unl.edu Slavic Digital Text Workshop, June 9-12 Coordinator: Miranda Remnek, Slavic and East European Library, University of Illinois, mremnek at uiuc.edu http://www.library.uiuc.edu/spx/slw-dtw/DTW2007.htm For more information contact the Russian, East European and Eurasian Center at the University of Illinois at reec at uiuc.edu, 217.333.1244. The Summer Research Lab is funded in part by the U.S. State Department Title VIII grant, the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant, and generous contributions from private donors. Lynda Y. Park, Associate Director Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center University of Illinois 104 International Studies Building, MC-487 910 South Fifth Street Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 333-6022, 333-1244; fax (217) 333-1582 lypark at uiuc.edu http://www.reec.uiuc.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From kmfplatt at SAS.UPENN.EDU Mon Feb 12 20:37:18 2007 From: kmfplatt at SAS.UPENN.EDU (Kevin M. F. Platt) Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:37:18 -0500 Subject: Mellon Postdoc at UPenn Message-ID: Dear colleagues: The University of Pennsylvania is inviting applications for a 2-year Mellon postdoc. I would personally like to encourage applications to work with the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures. Please see the advertisement below, and also consult the on-line guidelines linked there. If you have any questions about choosing "faculty mentors," or about any other aspect of the program, please don't hesitate to contact me (off list). Thank you, Kevin M. F. Platt University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences MELLON POSTDOCTORAL TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS in the Humanities and the Social Sciences 2007-08 The School of Arts and Sciences invites applicants for four (4) two-year postdoctoral teaching fellowships in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. Fellows will teach one course per term. Eligibility is limited to applicants who will have received their Ph.D within two years prior to the time they begin their fellowship at Penn (May 2005 or later). $45,600 stipend. Application deadline: February 28, 2007. For guidelines and application, see the School of Arts and Sciences website [http://www.sas.upenn.edu/deans-office/MellonApplicationGuidelines.htm ] or write Office of the Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, 116 College Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6377. The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Associate Professor Kevin M. F. Platt Chair, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures 745 Williams Hall 255 S. 36th Street University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305 kmfplatt at sas.upenn.edu http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/slavic Tel: 215-746-0173 Fax: 215-573-7794 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From s-gorin at NORTHWESTERN.EDU Tue Feb 13 00:57:32 2007 From: s-gorin at NORTHWESTERN.EDU (Shlomit Gorin) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:57:32 +0000 Subject: anti-semitism by russians in israel Message-ID: An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: not available URL: From klb57 at COLUMBIA.EDU Tue Feb 13 14:00:47 2007 From: klb57 at COLUMBIA.EDU (Kirsten Lodge) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:00:47 -0500 Subject: Decadence Conference/Victor Erofeyev at Columbia University Message-ID: A Leap from the Temple of Culture into the Abyss: Decadence in Central and Eastern Europe March 15-17 Free and Open to the Public For more information, please contact Kirsten Lodge at klb57 at columbia.edu or Jonathan Stone at jcstone at berkeley.edu. RSVP appreciated but not required. Thursday, March 15 6 p.m. Victor Erofeyev, “Russian Decadence Is My Literary Motherland” Julius Held Auditorium, Barnard Hall, Barnard College Reception Friday, March 16 Philosophy 301, Columbia University 9-10 a.m. Breakfast 10-11:30 a.m. Precursors of Decadence Chair/Discussant: Jonathan Stone, University of California, Berkeley ∑ David Goldfarb, Barnard College, “Sacher-Masoch: Between the Romantic and the Decadent Sublime” ∑ Elizabeth Valkenier, Columbia University, “Russian Realist Painters on Decadence: The Xenophobic Factor” ∑ Michael Wachtel, Princeton University, “Vladimir Solovyov on Symbolism and Decadence” 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Decadent Music and Drama Chair/Discussant: Christopher Harwood, Columbia University ∑ Steve Downes, University of Surrey, “On Polish Musical Decadence” ∑ Anastassiya Andrianova, CUNY Graduate Center, “The Dionysian Lyre in Lesya Ukrainka’s Orgiya” ∑ Julia Przybos, Hunter College, CUNY, “Leopold Staff's Igrzysko (Game) in the European Context.” Lunch Break 2:15-4:15 p.m. History and Modernity Chair/Discussant: Bernice Rosenthal, Fordham University ∑ Kevin M. F. Platt, University of Pennsylvania, “Russian History and Decadent Temporality” ∑ John McCole, University of Oregon, “Georg Simmel and the Central European Culture of Decadence” ∑ Michael du Plessis, University of Southern California, “Decadent Commodities and Narrative Objects in Gustav Meyrink’s ‘Strange Tales’ (Sonderbare Geschichte)” ∑ Evgenii Bershtein, Reed College, “Why is Larion Shtrup an Englishman? Mikhail Kuzmin’s Wings and European Decadence” 4:30-6 p.m. The Visual and Performing Arts Chair/Discussant: Catharine T. Nepomnyashchy, The Harriman Institute and Barnard College ∑ J. Trygve Has-Ellison, University of Texas at Dallas, “Janus-faced Decadents: Nobles and the Fine Arts in Fin-de-Siècle Germany” ∑ Otto M. Urban, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, “In Morbid Colors (Part II): The Idea of Decadence and Art in the Bohemian Lands, 1880-1914” ∑ Lynn Garafola, Barnard College, “Decadence and the Iconography of the Male Body in Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes” Saturday, March 17 Philosophy 301, Columbia University 9-10 a.m. Breakfast 10-11:30 a.m. The 1890s Chair/Discussant: Kirsten Lodge, The Harriman Institute, Columbia University ∑ John Malmstad, Harvard University, “Breviary of Decadence: The Early Verse of Valery Briusov” ∑ Don La Coss, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, "Przybyszewski’s Psychic Naturalism, Berlin/Kraków 1894-1901" ∑ Neil Stewart, University of Bonn, “The Czech Journal Moderní revue and the Aesthetics of Decadence: The Uses and Usefulness of a Controversial Concept” 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. The Legacy of Decadence Chair/Discussant: Carol Ueland, Drew University ∑ George Gasyna, University of Illinois, “When Decadence Met the Avant-Garde: Witkacy, the Dwudziestolicie, and the Atrocity Museum” ∑ Irene Masing-Delic, The Ohio State University, “Soviet Sophiology: Pil’niak’s ‘Trotskyite’ Struggle with Decadence” ∑ Polina Barskova, Hampshire College, “Against the Grain of Leningrad: Writing Decadent Petersburg of the 1930s” This conference is sponsored by: The Harriman Institute of Columbia University The Department of Slavic Languages of Columbia University The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures of the University of California, Berkeley and The Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From lfarrow at MAIL.AUM.EDU Wed Feb 14 14:40:40 2007 From: lfarrow at MAIL.AUM.EDU (Lee Farrow) Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:40:40 -0600 Subject: post message Message-ID: The 45th annual Southern Conference for Slavic Studies meeting will be held for the first time ever in historic Montgomery, Alabama, on March 22-24, 2007. The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites in downtown Montgomery, and room rates include free parking, airport shuttle, full cooked-to-order breakfast each morning and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages with light snacks at the Manager’s Reception every evening from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. The hotel also features an indoor swimming pool with a Jacuzzi, sauna, outdoor sundeck and fitness center, and is walking distance from the Hank Williams Museum, and within easy reach of the Civil Rights Memorial designed by Maya Lin, historic Old Alabama Town, the state archives, the First White House of the Confederacy and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s church. For those who are interested in exploring Montgomery’s rich history, we have arranged a Civil Rights tour, given by Randall Williams, on Saturday, March 24th, from 3-5pm. The t our trolley can only accommodate 26 riders, so please sign up as soon as possible. The cost for the tour is $20 per person. (There is also a city-run, self-guided downtown trolley tour available for those who prefer a less structured tour.) After the city tour, conference attendees will have time to relax a bit and have dinner before boarding a bus bound for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, a nationally recognized theater, for a production of Arthur Miller’s, “Death of a Salesman.” Tickets are $30 per person, which includes transportation to and from the theater, and, as with the city tour, all those interested should sign up as soon as possible. In addition to these fun events, there will be, of course, many interesting papers, as well as the presentation at the banquet by guest speaker, Diane Koenker. Please join us at the conference here in Montgomery, a city rich in history and southern hospitality. Check the AUM conference webpage for registration form and updates : http://www.aum.edu/Academics/Scho ols/Liberal_Arts/Depart ments_and_Programs/History/SCSS/index.aspx?id=6768 General Schedule of Events: Thursday, March 22 3-8 pm on site registration 6-9 pm reception Friday, March 23 8-3pm on site registration 7-10pm banquet Saturday, March 24th 3-5 pm - Civil Rights Bus Tour 6:30-11pm "Death of a Salesman" at Alabama Shakespere Festival Theatre Dr. Lee A. Farrow Department of History Auburn University Montgomery PO Box 244023 Montgomery AL 36124 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From cn29 at COLUMBIA.EDU Wed Feb 14 20:16:50 2007 From: cn29 at COLUMBIA.EDU (cn29 at COLUMBIA.EDU) Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:16:50 -0500 Subject: AATSEEL Call for Nominations In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Dear Seelangers, I encourage you to send in nominations for the AATSEEL positions and awards listed below. The deadline is TOMORROW (February 15). You are welcome to send nominations to my email address: cn29 at columbia.edu. Best wishes, Cathy Nepomnyashchy Quoting Sibelan E S Forrester : > The AATSEEL Committee on Nominations and Awards calls for > nominations > in the following categories: > > -- Two candidates for Vice Presidents of AATSEEL, to be elected > later in 2007. > Two VPs (of a total of six) will be elected to serve three-year > terms > from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2010. Vice Presidents are > deeply involved in running AATSEEL and guiding particular > committees > or projects, and they bring a diversity of geographical location, > career level, institutional affiliation, gender, and disciplinary > specialization to decision-making in the association. > > -- The AATSEEL Award in Teaching at the Secondary Level > > -- The AATSEEL Award for Excellence in Teaching at the > Postsecondary Level > > -- The AATSEEL Award for Distinguished Contribution to the > Profession > > -- The AATSEEL Award for Outstanding Achievement in Scholarship > > -- The AATSEEL Award for Distinguished Service to AATSEEL > > *** Nominations are due FEBRUARY 15, 2007. *** > > For more information or to suggest fabulous candidates, contact > the > members of the committee, Todd Armstrong, Jane Hacking, and Cathy > Nepomnyashchy: > > Cathy Nepomnyashchy, Chair > Barnard College - Columbia University > Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures > Columbia University > 1130 Amsterdam Ave., Mail Code 2839 > New York, NY 10027 > 212-854-5417 (Barnard) > 212-854-6213 (Harriman Institute) > > > Todd Armstong > Grinnell College > Russian Department > Grinnell, IA 50112 > 515-269-4716 > > > Jane Hacking > University of Utah > Department of Languages and Literatures > Languages & Communication Bldg. > 255 S. 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Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From nikma77 at MAIL.RU Wed Feb 14 21:28:52 2007 From: nikma77 at MAIL.RU (Nicole Mathys) Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:28:52 +0100 Subject: russian radioplays Message-ID: Dear all, I'm researching on russian and or sovetic radioplays, which are not made on the basic of a literatury text like roman, theater or storry. I'm looking for radioplays which are just done as radioplays. If somebody could give me some ideas on this topic, names of such radioplays, their awtors or contacts to a person, which is specialist in this topic, I'll be very glad. Thank you a lot for all answers! Best regards Nicole (student of slavistic, Switzerland) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From nikma77 at MAIL.RU Wed Feb 14 21:41:27 2007 From: nikma77 at MAIL.RU (Nicole Mathys) Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:41:27 +0100 Subject: Awtobiographies 20th centuary, Message-ID: Dear all, I'm writing a work on autobiographies from russian woomen during the 20th centuary, if possible writers. I know already on the autobiography of Lyudmila Petrusevskaya, Nina Berberova and Ol'ga Bergolz. I'm very thankful for more informations on this topic. Also i'm very interested in getting informations on secundary-literature to this named autobiographies, especially reactions, critics and... to "devyatyj tom" from Lyudmila Petrusevskaya, which was recently published. Thank you a lot for all! Best wishes Nicole (student slavistic, Switzerland) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From dpbrowne at MAC.COM Thu Feb 15 03:30:31 2007 From: dpbrowne at MAC.COM (Devin Browne) Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:30:31 -0500 Subject: Russian Ark & other musings, questions Message-ID: Has anyone seen the film Russian Ark? I've read some reviews and it sounds like it gives a general historical overview of Russia (300 years worth) over the course of an hour and a half. It made me start thinking of my high school students (Russian 1, first year of a new Russian program). They know virtually NOTHING about Russian history and have only the vaguest idea of Russia's present relationship with the US. Can you suggest an approach to introducing some Russian history that wouldn't bore the pants off of a small group of inner-city American kids? I'm really struggling with this. Devin (aka Divan) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From donna.seifer at COMCAST.NET Thu Feb 15 04:14:44 2007 From: donna.seifer at COMCAST.NET (Seifer Donna) Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:14:44 -0800 Subject: Russian Ark & other musings, questions In-Reply-To: <4b269ac0702141930j465cc62cy1bcd72faa64c8c03@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Devin, Many know this film well, but I would not recommend it to high-schoolers without a lot of historical background. I suggest the following: 1. Ballad of a Soldier or Ivan's Childhood 1959/1962 2. Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears or Autumn Marathon 1979/1980 3. Burnt by the Sun or Thief 1995/1996 Another approach would be the documentaries by Miroshnichenko 7-Up, etc. Donna Seifer -- Donna T. Seifer Tel: 503-768-7179 seifer at lclark.edu Tel: 503-246-0329 Cell: 503-706-8960 donnada at mac.com donna.seifer at comcast.net On 2/14/07 7:30 PM, "Devin Browne" wrote: > Has anyone seen the film Russian Ark? I've read some reviews and it > sounds like it gives a general historical overview of Russia (300 > years worth) over the course of an hour and a half. > > It made me start thinking of my high school students (Russian 1, first > year of a new Russian program). They know virtually NOTHING about > Russian history and have only the vaguest idea of Russia's present > relationship with the US. Can you suggest an approach to introducing > some Russian history that wouldn't bore the pants off of a small group > of inner-city American kids? I'm really struggling with this. > > Devin > (aka Divan) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From mlermontov at RCN.COM Thu Feb 15 04:26:24 2007 From: mlermontov at RCN.COM (mikhail lipyanskiy) Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:26:24 -0500 Subject: Russian Ark & other musings, questions Message-ID: as i mentioned to Devin "Ivan Vasilievich menyaet professiyu" is the direction i'd go .. i think the films you mention are great but perhaps rather tough for someone with such limited knowledge of history.. perhaps also "Beloe solntse pustini"? in another direction - "Sibirskiy Tseryulnik" ML ----- Original Message ----- From: "Seifer Donna" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 11:14 PM Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Russian Ark & other musings, questions > Devin, > Many know this film well, but I would not recommend it to high-schoolers > without a lot of historical background. I suggest the following: > 1. Ballad of a Soldier or Ivan's Childhood 1959/1962 > 2. Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears or Autumn Marathon 1979/1980 > 3. Burnt by the Sun or Thief 1995/1996 > > Another approach would be the documentaries by Miroshnichenko 7-Up, etc. > Donna Seifer > -- > Donna T. Seifer > Tel: 503-768-7179 > seifer at lclark.edu > > Tel: 503-246-0329 > Cell: 503-706-8960 > donnada at mac.com > donna.seifer at comcast.net > > > > On 2/14/07 7:30 PM, "Devin Browne" wrote: > >> Has anyone seen the film Russian Ark? I've read some reviews and it >> sounds like it gives a general historical overview of Russia (300 >> years worth) over the course of an hour and a half. >> >> It made me start thinking of my high school students (Russian 1, first >> year of a new Russian program). They know virtually NOTHING about >> Russian history and have only the vaguest idea of Russia's present >> relationship with the US. Can you suggest an approach to introducing >> some Russian history that wouldn't bore the pants off of a small group >> of inner-city American kids? I'm really struggling with this. >> >> Devin >> (aka Divan) >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription >> options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: >> http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU Thu Feb 15 04:59:45 2007 From: dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU (Edward M Dumanis) Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:59:45 -0500 Subject: russian radioplays In-Reply-To: <000e01c75080$f8d31ed0$2701a8c0@mathysMobil> Message-ID: I can suggest programs for children. The oldest one that I remember is "Ugadaika" (Let's guess). I would also consider "KOAP (Klub ohrany avtorskih prav pripody)," "Klub znamenityh kapitanov," and "Radio-njanja." Sincerely, Edward Dumanis On Wed, 14 Feb 2007, Nicole Mathys wrote: > Dear all, > > I'm researching on russian and or sovetic radioplays, which are not made on > the basic of a literatury text like roman, theater or storry. I'm looking > for radioplays which are just done as radioplays. If somebody could give me > some ideas on this topic, names of such radioplays, their awtors or > contacts to a person, which is specialist in this topic, I'll be very glad. > Thank you a lot for all answers! > > Best regards > Nicole > (student of slavistic, Switzerland) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From s-hill4 at UIUC.EDU Thu Feb 15 07:32:34 2007 From: s-hill4 at UIUC.EDU (Prof Steven P Hill) Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:32:34 -0600 Subject: intro to Russian history (cont.) Message-ID: Dear colleagues & Devin Browne: I tend to agree that "Ark" might be too specialized and arcane for high schoolers just starting Russian study. One reader's suggestion of "Moscow...Tears" isn't bad, because it covers a few decades from the late 1940s onward. Perhaps even broader in its historical sweep could be "Sibiriada" [ better translated as "Siberiana"? ], directed by Andrei Konchalovskii in the 1970s before he migrated to the West. That film covers a few generations of a couple of Russian families, from before the 1917 "October Revolution" all the way down to the late Soviet decades, and even includes a legendary spectre supposedly from Russia's distant folkloric past. Probably has a clearer narrative than "Ark," and thus more accessible to beginning high schoolers... Best wishes to all, Steven P Hill, University of Illinois. __ __ __ __ __ __ ___ Date: Thu 15 Feb 00:24:57 CST 2007 From: Subject: Re: GETPOST SEELANGS To: Steven Hill Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:30:31 -0500 From: Devin Browne Subject: Russian Ark & other musings, questions Has anyone seen the film Russian Ark? I've read some reviews and it sounds like it gives a general historical overview of Russia (300 years worth) over the course of an hour and a half. It made me start thinking of my high school students (Russian 1, first year of a new Russian program). They know virtually NOTHING about Russian history and have only the vaguest idea of Russia's present relationship with the US. Can you suggest an approach to introducing some Russian history that wouldn't bore the pants off of a small group of inner-city American kids? I'm really struggling with this. Devin (aka Divan) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From jennifercarr at BLUEYONDER.CO.UK Thu Feb 15 08:23:56 2007 From: jennifercarr at BLUEYONDER.CO.UK (Jenny Carr) Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:23:56 -0000 Subject: intro to Russian history (cont.) Message-ID: Dear Devin, I teach a "language + culture taster class to 17 year olds (so a bit older than your students?). They are interested in history (because they've learned a bit about Stalin in history classes) so I do a whistle stop through Russian history from Rus' onwards, showing bits of films/whole films as appropriate: eg Mongols - sack of Vladimir from "Andrei Rublev" pt 2 Ivan the T - extracts from Eisenstein Stalin - whole of Tsymbal's "Zashchitnik Sedov" (brilliant film giving insight into the atmosphere and complexities of 1937, only 45 mins long so fits a lesson) I also use poetry: I read the Russian while they look at parallel text: Peter the Gt - intro to Mednyi Vsadnik Revolution - bits of Blok's "12" And get them researching "why was Ivan terrible". Would welcome other ideas, Jenny Carr Director, Scotland-Russia Forum +44 (0)131 662 9149 scotrussforum at blueyonder.co.uk www.scotlandrussiaforum.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Prof Steven P Hill" To: Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 7:32 AM Subject: [SEELANGS] intro to Russian history (cont.) > Dear colleagues & Devin Browne: > > I tend to agree that "Ark" might be too specialized and arcane for > high schoolers just starting Russian study. One reader's suggestion > of "Moscow...Tears" isn't bad, because it covers a few decades from > the late 1940s onward. > > Perhaps even broader in its historical sweep could be "Sibiriada" [ better > translated as "Siberiana"? ], directed by Andrei Konchalovskii in the 1970s > before he migrated to the West. That film covers a few generations of > a couple of Russian families, from before the 1917 "October Revolution" > all the way down to the late Soviet decades, and even includes a legendary > spectre supposedly from Russia's distant folkloric past. Probably has > a clearer narrative than "Ark," and thus more accessible to beginning > high schoolers... > > Best wishes to all, > Steven P Hill, > University of Illinois. > __ __ __ __ __ __ ___ > > Date: Thu 15 Feb 00:24:57 CST 2007 > From: > Subject: Re: GETPOST SEELANGS > To: Steven Hill > > Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:30:31 -0500 > From: Devin Browne > Subject: Russian Ark & other musings, questions > > Has anyone seen the film Russian Ark? I've read some reviews and it > sounds like it gives a general historical overview of Russia (300 > years worth) over the course of an hour and a half. > It made me start thinking of my high school students (Russian 1, first > year of a new Russian program). They know virtually NOTHING about > Russian history and have only the vaguest idea of Russia's present > relationship with the US. Can you suggest an approach to introducing > some Russian history that wouldn't bore the pants off of a small group > of inner-city American kids? I'm really struggling with this. > Devin (aka Divan) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Kristi.Groberg at NDSU.EDU Thu Feb 15 14:09:40 2007 From: Kristi.Groberg at NDSU.EDU (Kristi Groberg) Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:09:40 -0600 Subject: Russian Ark & other musings, questions In-Reply-To: <4b269ac0702141930j465cc62cy1bcd72faa64c8c03@mail.gmail.com > Message-ID: At 21:30 14.02.2007, you wrote: >Has anyone seen the film Russian Ark? I've read some reviews and it >sounds like it gives a general historical overview of Russia (300 >years worth) over the course of an hour and a half. There is an effective way to show "Russian Ark" to my upper division Art History students. I teach Russian Art & Architecture, but the student body I work with is comprised of studio artists, so none of them have Russian or a background in Russian History. And none of them are going to be art historians. Therefore this film, which is stunning, would have little meaning for them in Russian. But, if you get the DVD, there are a couple of documentaries on it that are terrific. One is the full length film, narrated by the English-speaking German producer. He not only explains what is happening in the film, he discusses Russian History, and he also explains the problems he had making the film and the techniques that were used. My students are usually fascinated with this. There is also a documentary on the DVD that was made by a boy who looks to be about 13, and who is fascinated with the Hermitage and the people who work in it. Hope this helps, Kris Groberg ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From dpbrowne at MAC.COM Thu Feb 15 14:17:14 2007 From: dpbrowne at MAC.COM (Devin Browne) Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:17:14 -0500 Subject: ISO of listening activities on-line Message-ID: Hi all -- Thanks for the many suggestions about introducing Russian history through film. I have many emails to sort through, so I'll be replying to individuals soon. In the meantime, several of my students need serious listening practice for basics, even the alphabet. I'd say about 3/4 of my class is reading OK now, but a handful of kids never took the time to learn the alphabet and they're really struggling now. They need review, but I can't take the whole class back to that again at this point in the year. Suggestions? Something with audio would be really helpful. Devin ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From jwilson at ALINGA.COM Thu Feb 15 15:04:33 2007 From: jwilson at ALINGA.COM (Josh Wilson) Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:04:33 +0300 Subject: ISO of listening activities on-line In-Reply-To: <4b269ac0702150617y2db2298di8a0133ee56a24baf@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Lots and lots of that here: http://www.sras.org/news.phtml?m=491 (Scroll down to Audio/Visual room) - all abilities accounted for there. If anyone knows of additional resources I don't have there, let me know! Best, JW Josh Wilson Asst. Director The School of Russian and Asian Studies Editor-in-Chief Vestnik, The Journal of Russian and Asian Studies www.sras.org jwilson at sras.org -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu] On Behalf Of Devin Browne Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 5:17 PM To: SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu Subject: [SEELANGS] ISO of listening activities on-line Hi all -- Thanks for the many suggestions about introducing Russian history through film. I have many emails to sort through, so I'll be replying to individuals soon. In the meantime, several of my students need serious listening practice for basics, even the alphabet. I'd say about 3/4 of my class is reading OK now, but a handful of kids never took the time to learn the alphabet and they're really struggling now. They need review, but I can't take the whole class back to that again at this point in the year. Suggestions? Something with audio would be really helpful. Devin ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From lfarrow at MAIL.AUM.EDU Thu Feb 15 15:20:21 2007 From: lfarrow at MAIL.AUM.EDU (Lee Farrow) Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:20:21 -0600 Subject: post message Message-ID: I have been asked to make one point of clarification about the Southern Conference for Slavic Studies events: The city tour on Saturday afternoon will be a tour of Civil Rights sites, guided by Randall Williams, an author and publisher who also worked for a number of years with the Southern Poverty Law Center, investigating and writing about activities of the Ku Klux Klan. In 1981, he became the founding director of the Center's Klanwatch Project, an effort to counteract the then-resurgent activities of the Ku Klux Klan and similar hate groups. He has been a writer and editor on magazines and newspapers (among them, the Birmingham News, the Alabama Journal, Southern Exposure, and Southern Changes) in Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina. His articles have been published in more than 200 newspapers and magazines and in several anthologies and literary and historical journals. He is the author, co-author, or editor of three books. If you are interested, please register as soon as possible. The tour trolley seats only 26. thanks, and see you in Montgomery in March. Dr. Lee A. Farrow Department of History Auburn University Montgomery PO Box 244023 Montgomery AL 36124 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Alexandra.Smith at ED.AC.UK Thu Feb 15 15:15:14 2007 From: Alexandra.Smith at ED.AC.UK (Alexandra Smith) Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:15:14 +0000 Subject: ISO of listening activities on-line In-Reply-To: <200702151504.l1FF4a1O010931@alinga.com> Message-ID: There is an excellent website prepared by Olga Soboleva (London School of Economics) that has stories and poems by Gogol, Blok, Pushkin and Tolstoy. the site contains original Russian texts, audio files (you could read any text and listen to its audio version), exercises and translation of the texts. See: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/russian/Ruslang/ All best, Alexandra ====================================== Alexandra Smith (PhD, University of London) Lecturer in Russian School of European Languages and Cultures The University of Edinburgh David Hume Tower George Square Edinburgh EX8 9JX UK tel. +44-(0)131-6511381 fax: +44- (0)131- 650-3604 e-mail: Alexandra.Smith at ed.ac.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From sdawes at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG Thu Feb 15 15:45:26 2007 From: sdawes at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG (Sheila Dawes) Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:45:26 -0500 Subject: American Councils Summer Program: Russian Area Studies Message-ID: American Councils is pleased to announce that applications are now available for the Contemporary Russia program. Applications are due by March 15, 2007. Financial aid is available for participants on the five-week program focusing on area studies, Contemporary Russia. This unique opportunity for study in Moscow offers courses in Russian economics, politics, and culture; all content-based classes are be taught in English by faculty of the State University: Moscow Higher School of Economics, one of Russia's most prestigious centers for the study of social sciences. Program participants also receive six hours per week of elementary Russian language instruction. (Students with prior training in Russian are provided instruction at the appropriate level; we can accommodate students of all proficiency levels.) A full-time U.S. resident director oversees the program, assists participants with academic and personal matters, and serves as a liaison between university faculty, administrators, host families, and participants. Other program features include room and board with Russian families; weekly cultural excursions; Russian peer tutors; eight semester-hours of academic credit through Bryn Mawr College; and pre-departure orientation in Washington, D.C. Program fees include round-trip international travel from Washington, D.C. to Moscow, room and board, international health insurance, and Russian visas. Area-studies courses conducted in English: Russian Politics Today: domestic and foreign policy, major political parties and actors, the war in Chechnya, Russia’s relations with the West. Russian Economics in Transition: the transition from communism to the current economy, problems of corruption and organized crime. Russian Contemporary Culture: pop culture and mass media, Russia’s cultural and social mores, historical background. Tentative program dates: June 27 - July 30, 2007. Please contact American Councils for exact dates. Application Deadline: March 15, 2007. Applications are now available on the American Councils Study Abroad Programs website: www.acrussiaabroad.org. For more information and an application, please contact: Russian and Eurasian Outbound Programs American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS 1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: (202) 833-7522 Email: outbound at americancouncils.org Website: www.acrussiaabroad.org www.americancouncils.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From mitrege at AUBURN.EDU Thu Feb 15 16:07:40 2007 From: mitrege at AUBURN.EDU (George Mitrevski) Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:07:40 -0600 Subject: ISO of listening activities on-line In-Reply-To: <20070215151514.7c9j874w0040ws0o@www.staffmail.ed.ac.uk> Message-ID: Here is a database of recordings of around 1,500 Russian words, phrases and sentences, with both Russian and English texts, and can be sorted by either language. Georgge Mitrevski. Foreign Languages tel. 334-844-6376 6030 Haley Center fax. 334-844-6378 Auburn University Auburn, AL 36849 home: www.auburn.edu/~mitrege ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From benjamin.rifkin at TEMPLE.EDU Thu Feb 15 16:28:18 2007 From: benjamin.rifkin at TEMPLE.EDU (Benjamin Rifkin) Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:28:18 -0500 Subject: ISO of listening activities on-line In-Reply-To: <4b269ac0702150617y2db2298di8a0133ee56a24baf@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Www.russnet.org !!!! On 2/15/07 9:17 AM, "Devin Browne" wrote: > Hi all -- Thanks for the many suggestions about introducing Russian history > through film. I have many emails to sort through, so I'll be replying to > individuals soon. > > In the meantime, several of my students need serious listening practice for > basics, even the alphabet. I'd say about 3/4 of my class is reading OK now, > but a handful of kids never took the time to learn the alphabet and they're > really struggling now. They need review, but I can't take the whole class > back to that again at this point in the year. Suggestions? Something with > audio would be really helpful. > > Devin > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From mitrege at AUBURN.EDU Thu Feb 15 16:51:09 2007 From: mitrege at AUBURN.EDU (George Mitrevski) Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:51:09 -0600 Subject: ISO of listening activities on-line In-Reply-To: <45D430EC020000AF000467AC@groupwise1.duc.auburn.edu> Message-ID: Sorry, forgot to include the link: http://www.auburn.edu/forlang/russian/Nachalo/vocabulary.php Foreign Languages tel. 334-844-6376 6030 Haley Center fax. 334-844-6378 Auburn University Auburn, AL 36849 home: www.auburn.edu/~mitrege >>> George Mitrevski 02/15/07 10:07 >>> Here is a database of recordings of around 1,500 Russian words, phrases and sentences, with both Russian and English texts, and can be sorted by either language. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From bmarshal at WORLDPATH.NET Thu Feb 15 17:58:58 2007 From: bmarshal at WORLDPATH.NET (Bonnie Marshall) Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:58:58 -0500 Subject: Awtobiographies 20th centuary, In-Reply-To: <000f01c75080$f94bd140$2701a8c0@mathysMobil> Message-ID: Try /Russian Women Writers/, edited by Christine Tomei; Mary Zirin's /Dictionary of Russian Women Writers/, and the multi-volumed /Russkie pisateli 1800-1917/. Dr. Bonnie Marshall Nicole Mathys wrote: > Dear all, > > I'm writing a work on autobiographies from russian woomen during the > 20th centuary, if possible writers. I know already on the > autobiography of Lyudmila Petrusevskaya, Nina Berberova and Ol'ga > Bergolz. I'm very thankful for more informations on this topic. > Also i'm very interested in getting informations on > secundary-literature to this named autobiographies, especially > reactions, critics and... to "devyatyj tom" from Lyudmila > Petrusevskaya, which was recently published. > > Thank you a lot for all! > > Best wishes > Nicole > (student slavistic, Switzerland) > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. 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Send application letter, CV and dossier to Professor Stanley Rabinowitz, Chair, Department of Russian, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002. Amherst College is a private undergraduate liberal arts college for men and women, with 1600 students and 190 faculty members. Located in the Connecticut River Valley of Western Massachusetts, Amherst participates with Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts in the Five-College Consortium. Amherst College is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and encourages women, persons of color, and persons with disabilities to apply. The administration, faculty, and student body are committed to attracting qualified candidates from groups presently underrepresented on our campus. Professor Stanley Rabinowitz, Chair Amherst College 413-542-2542 sjrabinowitz at amherst.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From gbpeirce at UCIS.PITT.EDU Thu Feb 15 20:45:31 2007 From: gbpeirce at UCIS.PITT.EDU (Peirce, Gina) Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:45:31 -0500 Subject: Reminder - 2007 Summer Language Institute, University of Pittsburgh - Apply by March 22 Message-ID: The 2007 Slavic and East European Summer Language Institute at the University of Pittsburgh will offer the following intensive language courses: Russian Language Programs (first through fourth year): Eight Week Session in Pittsburgh, June 4-July 27 Pitt/Moscow 5+5 Program and Russian Heritage Speakers' Program, June 4-August 10 Central & East European Languages, Six Week Programs in Pittsburgh, June 4-July 13: Beginning Intensive Hungarian Beginning Intensive Ukrainian Beginning Intensive Polish Beginning Intensive Bulgarian Beginning Intensive Slovak Beginning Intensive Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Intermediate Intensive Polish Intermediate Intensive Slovak Intermediate Intensive Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Advanced Intensive Slovak Advanced Intensive Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Central & East European Study Abroad Programs: Pitt/Poland 6+4 Program Pitt/Bulgaria 6+4 Program 4 Weeks in Poland Program 4 Weeks in Bulgaria Program Advanced Mastery Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian 1+5 Program in Pittsburgh and Belgrade/Sarajevo/Zagreb (for very advanced and heritage speakers of B/C/S) Tuition for the Beginning B/C/S and Advanced Mastery B/C/S courses will be waived for graduate students specializing in any field of East European Studies, due to a grant from the American Council of Learned Societies. Airfare and living expenses in Moscow for participants in the Russian Heritage Speakers course will be covered through a grant from the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program. This course is open to juniors, seniors, graduate students, and current or prospective secondary school Russian language teachers (teachers do not need to be heritage speakers). Participants in the Advanced Mastery B/C/S and Russian Heritage Speakers courses will complete an individual research project, using original language sources obtained in the country of study. All courses are equivalent to one year of college-level language instruction. An instructional staff chosen for its experience, enthusiasm, and commitment to language teaching ensures the high academic quality of Pitt's SLI program. Daily contact with instructors, both in class and out, and the use of native speakers in all sections create an environment conducive to effective language acquisition. All programs include extracurricular activities such as film viewing, singing, cooking classes and cultural lectures. The study abroad programs include excursions and cultural programming in the targeted country. All applicants may apply for the various scholarships that the SLI has available. Over 90 per cent of applicants receive partial or full funding from sources including FLAS fellowships, SSRC fellowships for advanced Russian, and SLI tuition scholarships. Further information and applications are available at http://sli.slavic.pitt.edu For more information, contact Christine Metil, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Pittsburgh, 1417 Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Phone: 412-624-5906, email: slavic at pitt.edu. ************************************* Gina M. Peirce Assistant Director Center for Russian and East European Studies University of Pittsburgh 4414 Posvar Hall Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Phone: (412) 648-2290 Fax: (412) 648-7002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From raeruder at UKY.EDU Thu Feb 15 20:22:40 2007 From: raeruder at UKY.EDU (Cynthia A. Ruder) Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:22:40 -0500 Subject: ACTR Post-Sec Laureate Program In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Post-Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate Award Colleagues! ACTR is pleased to announce the establishment of the Post-Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate Award. Based on the success of the Secondary School Russian Scholar Laureate Award program, we seek to implement this program at the college/university level in order to recognize our outstanding students who are studying Russian. This program is a wonderful way to applaud the efforts of our best students while letting them know that we in the field appreciate and value their achievements. Moreover, because this is a selective program, students will be able to exploit the award as further testament to their skills and abilities as they enter the job market. The success of this program depends on you and me--Russian instructors at the college/university level. With that in mind I encourage you to nominate a student from your institution to receive this honor. In order to assist you in submitting a nomination, please follow these guidelines: 1. Departments (be they independent or part of a larger Modern Language department) may nominate ONE student from either the junior or senior class. 2. Eligibility is based on achievement and interest in Russian as demonstrated by enrollment in language courses, student GPA, participation in programs such as exchanges, NPSREC (National Post- Secondary Russian Essay Contest), Russian clubs or Russian houses, a Russian major or minor. Note that a Russian major is not necessarily a requirement for the award. We encourage you to nominate that student who is the "star" of your program and who personifies a dedication and commitment to Russian that is unparalleled among her/ his peers. 3. Nominations are to be submitted--electronically or via regular mail--by Department chairpersons. Be sure the nomination is submitted on departmental letterhead. Send the nominations to Prof. Cynthia Ruder at the address below.* 4. Nominating instructors must be current ACTR members.** **(It is never too late to join ACTR:)). Simply go to the www.americancouncils.org web site. On the main page click the "Get Involved" tab on the left side. Then click "ACTR MEMBERSHIP" from the list in the center of the page. From there either download the membership form and submit it or contact ACTR Secretary George Morris at actrmbrs at sbcglobal.net. It is easy, fast, and inexpensive. Plus you get the ACTR Newsletter and a subscription to RLJ, the Russian Language Journal, with the appropriate membership fee.) 5. DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS 15 MARCH 2007. Each Laureate will receive notification and an award certificate in April 2007. We encourage you to avail your students of this program--it is free! Help us show our best and brightest students how much we value their commitment to Russian. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me at raeruder at uky.edu. I anxiously await your nominations! Sincerely, Cindy Ruder *Russian Studies/MCL University of Kentucky 1055 Patterson Lexington, KY 40506-0027 OR AT raeruder at uky.edu Cynthia A. Ruder raeruder at uky.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From kshmakov at PDXLINK.COM Fri Feb 16 02:35:55 2007 From: kshmakov at PDXLINK.COM (Kristine Shmakov) Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:35:55 -0800 Subject: ISO of listening activities on-line In-Reply-To: <4b269ac0702150617y2db2298di8a0133ee56a24baf@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Hello again Devin. I've got my own web site for my Russian courses. For each level (first year, second year) I have a web links page where I've gathered together lots of websites that pertain to the material being covered in each chapter of my textbook. (I wrote one for first year and second year, and don't used those available on the market. Too expensive for community college students!) The alphabet chapter web links feature all sorts of games and audio alphabet sites. Perhaps some of them might be of use to your students for mastering the alphabet. Feel free to give out my website address if you'd like. It's: http://spot.pcc.edu/~kshmakov Kristine Shmakov Portland Community College On Feb 15, 2007, at 6:17 AM, Devin Browne wrote: > Hi all -- Thanks for the many suggestions about introducing Russian > history > through film. I have many emails to sort through, so I'll be replying > to > individuals soon. > > In the meantime, several of my students need serious listening > practice for > basics, even the alphabet. I'd say about 3/4 of my class is reading > OK now, > but a handful of kids never took the time to learn the alphabet and > they're > really struggling now. They need review, but I can't take the whole > class > back to that again at this point in the year. Suggestions? Something > with > audio would be really helpful. > > Devin > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > Kristine Shmakov Instructor of Russian Portland Community College ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From vjhaynes at BELLSOUTH.NET Fri Feb 16 05:00:00 2007 From: vjhaynes at BELLSOUTH.NET (Janey Haynes) Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 Subject: Russian Ark & other musings, questions Message-ID: I've shown "Russian Ark" in my high school Russian class,a little at a time. My upper level students are involved in historical readings, so it fleshes out nicely. I especially like some of the features of the DVD, about St. Petersburg and about the Hermitage in general. It's a beautiful film. Janey Haynes McGavock High School Nashville,TN ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From moudrov at EXCITE.COM Fri Feb 16 06:15:19 2007 From: moudrov at EXCITE.COM (=?windows-1252?Q?Alexander_Moudrov?=) Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:15:19 -0500 Subject: New Translations: A Journal / Call for Translations Message-ID: We are writing to let you know about a new publication venue, New Translations, which might be of interest to many seelangers and their students. Starting this fall, we will publish theme-based online and paper issues shaped by submissions of recent translations. We will appreciate if you forward this information to those who might be interested in submitting their work. New Translations is affiliated with the Comparative Departments at the Graduate Center in New York. Details about the publication can be found at www.newtranslations.org A downloadable “Call for Submissions” is available here: http://www.newtranslations.org/SUBMISSIONS.pdf . Inquiries can be emailed to newtranslations at inbox.com (PLEASE do not respond through the listserve) Alexander Moudrov | New Translations | Comparative Literature | GC CUNY | www.newtranslations.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From jennifercarr at BLUEYONDER.CO.UK Fri Feb 16 16:01:31 2007 From: jennifercarr at BLUEYONDER.CO.UK (Jenny Carr) Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:01:31 -0000 Subject: a summer camp in novosibirsk Message-ID: A French student is considering teaching at a summer camp in Novsibirsk (run by Natasha Bodrova) and asked us if we had any experience of the camp. Can any Seelangers help? Thanks, Jenny Carr Director, Scotland-Russia Forum +44 (0)131 662 9149 scotrussforum at blueyonder.co.uk www.scotlandrussiaforum.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From mgorham at GERMSLAV.UFL.EDU Fri Feb 16 18:58:10 2007 From: mgorham at GERMSLAV.UFL.EDU (mgorham at GERMSLAV.UFL.EDU) Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:58:10 -0500 Subject: Call for nominations for the 2007 AATSEEL book prizes Message-ID: Call for nominations for the 2007 AATSEEL book prizes The Publications Committee of AATSEEL is soliciting nominations for its annual awards competition. As in the past, awards will be given: for the best book of literary or cultural scholarship; for the best translation from a Slavic language into English; for the best book of linguistic scholarship; and for the best contribution to language pedagogy. For the 2007 competition, we will be considering books published in 2005 and 2006 for the prizes in literary/cultural scholarship, linguistics and translation. For the prize in language pedagogy we will consider books, as well as textbooks, computer software, testing materials, and other instructional tools, published in 2004, 2005 and 2006. To make a nomination in any of these four categories, please send one copy to: Professor Michael Gorham, Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Florida, 263 Dauer Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-7430. For more information about the AATSEEL book prizes, see http://aatseel.org/Publications/Publicationscommittee.html The deadline for nominations is: May 15, 2007. -- Michael S. Gorham Chair, AATSEEL Publications Committee Associate Professor of Russian Studies Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies University of Florida 263 Dauer Hall P.O. Box 115430 Gainesville, FL 32611-7430 Tel: 352-392-2101 x206 Fax: 352-392-1067 http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/mgorham ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From grylkova at UFL.EDU Fri Feb 16 20:42:30 2007 From: grylkova at UFL.EDU (Galina Rylkova) Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:42:30 -0500 Subject: Nabokov/Intertexts Message-ID: Dear colleagues, I am posting the message below for my colleague, David Larmour (david.larmour at ttu.edu). PLease, address all your questions to him directly. ------------------------------------------------------------ The journal Intertexts (http://www.languages.ttu.edu/intertexts/) is planning to publish a Special Issue on Nabokov later this year. Contributions are solicited on any aspect of Nabokov's oeuvre (except biographical matters), which are in keeping with the comparative and theoretical focus of the journal. See the Editorial Statement below: "Intertexts, a journal of comparative and theoretical reflection, publishes articles that employ innovative approaches to explore relations between literary and other texts, be they literary, historical, theoretical, philosophical, or social. In particular, the editors are looking for work which engages issues on a sufficiently theoretical or comparative level to interest people in a variety of disciplines. Hybrid methodologies that combine elements from a range of disciplines are encouraged. Methodological reflections and argumentation are valued, especially when combined with detailed textual analysis. Intertexts is particularly interested in the use of theoretical perspectives to analyze texts other than those to which they are generally applied. In this way, we hope to provide not only new understandings of familiar texts but also to use those texts to examine the virtues and limitations of contemporary literary theory. In this spirit, the editors encourage comparative works from all historical periods. One thematic issue and one open issue are published annually." Anyone wishing to submit an article for consideration should send it, either by mail or email, to: David H. J. Larmour, INTERTEXTS, Dept. of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-2071, USA. Email: david.larmour at ttu.edu. The deadline is May 1, 2007. Articles should be roughly 25-30pp in MS form, double-spaced throughout, including endnotes, and should follow the journal's MLA style (see webpage). The author's name should not appear on the manuscript, only on the cover letter. Manuscripts will not be returned. Articles should be written in English and foreign language quotations should be translated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Alexandra.Smith at ED.AC.UK Sat Feb 17 20:11:41 2007 From: Alexandra.Smith at ED.AC.UK (Alexandra Smith) Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:11:41 +0000 Subject: Autobiographies 20th century Message-ID: Dear Nicole, It's a belated response to your question regards women's autobiographical writing published in the 20th century or related to it. I think that you might be interested in considering a few items below such as: 1. Marja Rytkonen. Women's Histories: Autobiographical Texts by Contemporary Russian Women, Helsinki, 2001. (she writes on Emma Gerstein, Svetlana Aleksievich, Elena Bonner, Maria Arbatova). http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/publications/ap_1-2001.pdf 2. Emma Gershtein. Memuary, St Petersburg, 1998. (translated as Moscow Memoirs, translated by John Crowfoot, The Harvill Press, 2004). This book was awarded a small Booker prize. 3. Bella Akhmadulina. Mnogo sobak I sobaka: Proza razykh let. Eksmo, 2005. (it includes essays, memoirs,passages from her diaries, etc.). 4. Petrushevskaia, L. malen'kaia devochka iz Metropolia, St Petersburg, Amfora, 2006. 5. Vasilenko, Svetlana. Novye amazonki. (Moscow, 2001): http://www.m-m.sotcom.ru/11-13/vasilen4.htm 6. On Nadezhda Mandelshtam's memoirs and Chukovskaya's autobiographical writing see: Beth Holmgren, Women's Works in Stalin's Time. On Lidiia Chukovskaia and Nadezhda Mandelstam, Bloomington and Indianapolis 1993) 7.Pushkareva, Natalia. Women in Russian History, 1997. (translated by Eve Leven). (See the details for the Russian version located at this website address: http://www.pushkareva.da.ru/) 8.Some women memoirs are discussed in this book: Holmgren, Beth, editor. "The Russian Memoir: History and Literature" (Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 2003). 9. On Tsvetaeva's autobiographical writing see: Karin Grelz. Beyond the Noise of Time: Readings of Marina Tsvetaeva?s Memories of Childhood, (Stockholm Studies in Russian Literature 35), Stockholm, 2004. All best, Alexandra =========================================== Alexandra Smith (PhD, University of London) Lecturer in Russian School of European Languages and Cultures The University of Edinburgh David Hume Tower George Square Edinburgh EX8 9JX UK tel. +44-(0)131-6511381 fax: +44- (0)131- 650-3604 e-mail: Alexandra.Smith at ed.ac.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From mk2455 at COLUMBIA.EDU Sun Feb 18 03:38:06 2007 From: mk2455 at COLUMBIA.EDU (Mark Krotov) Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 22:38:06 -0500 Subject: Call for Submissions: The Birch--an Undergraduate Journal of Eastern European and Eurasian Culture Message-ID: To All Professors and Slavic Instructors: In 2005, a group of undergraduates at Columbia University founded *The Birch ,* an undergraduate journal of Eastern European and Eurasian culture. Over the last two years, we have published four issues that showcase a great diversity of creative work and critical commentaries. Though the first two issues of *The Birch* published submissions from Columbia and Barnard undergraduates exclusively, for our third issue, we began to accept submissions from all interested undergraduates regardless of their university affiliation, and the same holds true for our forthcoming issue, which will be released in April. *The Birch* is one of few places where undergraduates can publish poems, fiction, photography, literary criticism and current events articles related to Eurasian and Eastern European culture. The journal is completely student-run, and undergraduates select and edit the journal's content. Our student editors are currently in the process of e-mailing undergraduate students at colleges and universities in order to publicize our call for submissions. We hope you will join us in the strengthening and expansion of the first national undergraduate publication devoted to Eastern European and Eurasian culture. You can find more information about the journal, as well as published articles from our first four issues, online at www.thebirchonline.org. Please visit the site for more information, and feel free to send me an e-mail at mk2455 at columbia.edu if you have any questions. Due dates for the next issue are as follows: All submissions are due MARCH* 21 * We hope you will encourage your students to submit to the journal. Please instruct them to contact us if they have any questions. Thank you very much. Best regards, Mark Krotov Editor-In-Chief, *The Birch** *www.thebirchonline.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From nab3 at UCHICAGO.EDU Sun Feb 18 04:15:37 2007 From: nab3 at UCHICAGO.EDU (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Nicole_Boudreau?=) Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 23:15:37 -0500 Subject: Festschrift to honor Anna Lisa Crone Message-ID: Dear Seelangers, As many of you know, Slavica is publishing "Poetics. Self. Place: Essays in Honor of Anna Lisa Crone" in recognition of Dr. Crone's extraordinary achievements as a scholar and mentor. The volume's editors invite Dr. Crone's friends and colleagues who wish to have their names included in the Tabula Congratulatoria to reply OFF-LIST to Nicole Boudreau at nab3 at uchicago.edu by March 1. Best wishes, Nicole Boudreau (On behalf of Sarah Krive and Catherine O'Neil) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU Sun Feb 18 09:12:23 2007 From: pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU (David Powelstock) Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 04:12:23 -0500 Subject: nab3@uchicago.edu In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Dear Nicole, Please include me! Thanks, David David Powelstock Asst. Prof. of Russian & East European Literatures Chair, Program in Russian & East European Studies Brandeis University GRALL, MS 024 Waltham, MA 02454-9110 781.736.3347 (Office) -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu] On Behalf Of Nicole Boudreau Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 11:16 PM To: SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu Subject: [SEELANGS] Festschrift to honor Anna Lisa Crone Dear Seelangers, As many of you know, Slavica is publishing "Poetics. Self. Place: Essays in Honor of Anna Lisa Crone" in recognition of Dr. Crone's extraordinary achievements as a scholar and mentor. The volume's editors invite Dr. Crone's friends and colleagues who wish to have their names included in the Tabula Congratulatoria to reply OFF-LIST to Nicole Boudreau at nab3 at uchicago.edu by March 1. Best wishes, Nicole Boudreau (On behalf of Sarah Krive and Catherine O'Neil) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU Sun Feb 18 09:21:27 2007 From: pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU (David Powelstock) Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 04:21:27 -0500 Subject: nab3@uchicago.edu Message-ID: Sorry, List--meant to send that offlist! David David Powelstock Asst. Prof. of Russian & East European Literatures Chair, Program in Russian & East European Studies Brandeis University GRALL, MS 024 Waltham, MA 02454-9110 781.736.3347 (Office) -----Original Message----- From: David Powelstock [mailto:pstock at brandeis.edu] Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 4:12 AM To: 'Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list' Subject: nab3 at uchicago.edu Dear Nicole, Please include me! Thanks, David David Powelstock Asst. Prof. of Russian & East European Literatures Chair, Program in Russian & East European Studies Brandeis University GRALL, MS 024 Waltham, MA 02454-9110 781.736.3347 (Office) -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu] On Behalf Of Nicole Boudreau Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 11:16 PM To: SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu Subject: [SEELANGS] Festschrift to honor Anna Lisa Crone Dear Seelangers, As many of you know, Slavica is publishing "Poetics. Self. Place: Essays in Honor of Anna Lisa Crone" in recognition of Dr. Crone's extraordinary achievements as a scholar and mentor. The volume's editors invite Dr. Crone's friends and colleagues who wish to have their names included in the Tabula Congratulatoria to reply OFF-LIST to Nicole Boudreau at nab3 at uchicago.edu by March 1. Best wishes, Nicole Boudreau (On behalf of Sarah Krive and Catherine O'Neil) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From ajw3 at PSU.EDU Sun Feb 18 19:47:33 2007 From: ajw3 at PSU.EDU (Adrian Wanner) Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:47:33 -0500 Subject: La Comtesse de Sgur in Russia Message-ID: Dear SEELANGERS, A (non-Slavists) friend of mine would like to know how to get information on "la place de la comtesse de Ségur en Russie, aujourd'hui, ou autrefois ... et l'existence de traduction de la comtesse en russe." A quick Yandex search netted several translations, all of them pre-1917. Does anyone know anything more about this topic? Thanks, Adrian Wanner -- ***************************************************************** Adrian J. Wanner Head, Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature The Pennsylvania State University 313 Burrowes Building University Park, PA 16802 Tel. (814) 865-5481 Fax (814) 863-8882 http://german.la.psu.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From lino59 at AMERITECH.NET Sun Feb 18 22:02:23 2007 From: lino59 at AMERITECH.NET (Deborah Hoffman) Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:02:23 -0800 Subject: Autobiographies 20th century In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Also Evgeniia Ginzburg, Krutoi Marshrut and Evfrosiniia Kersnovskaia, Skol'ko stoit chelovek. SEELANGS automatic digest system wrote: Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:11:41 +0000 From: Alexandra Smith Subject: Re: Autobiographies 20th century Dear Nicole, It's a belated response to your question regards women's autobiographical writing published in the 20th century or related to it. I think that you might be interested in considering a few items below such a= s: 1. Marja Rytkonen. Women's Histories: Autobiographical Texts by Contemporary Russian Women, Helsinki, 2001. (she writes on Emma Gerstein, Svetlana Aleksievich, Elena Bonner, Maria Arbatova). http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/publications/ap_1-2001.pdf 2. Emma Gershtein. Memuary, St Petersburg, 1998. (translated as Moscow Memoirs, translated by John Crowfoot, The Harvill Press, 2004). This book was awarded a small Booker prize. 3. Bella Akhmadulina. Mnogo sobak I sobaka: Proza razykh let. Eksmo, 2005. (it includes essays, memoirs,passages from her diaries, etc.). 4. Petrushevskaia, L. malen'kaia devochka iz Metropolia, St Petersburg, Amfora, 2006. 5. Vasilenko, Svetlana. Novye amazonki. (Moscow, 2001): http://www.m-m.sotcom.ru/11-13/vasilen4.htm 6. On Nadezhda Mandelshtam's memoirs and Chukovskaya's autobiographical writing see: Beth Holmgren, Women's Works in Stalin's Time. On Lidiia Chukovskaia and Nadezhda Mandelstam, Bloomington and Indianapolis 1993) 7.Pushkareva, Natalia. Women in Russian History, 1997. (translated by Eve Leven). (See the details for the Russian version located at this =20 website address: http://www.pushkareva.da.ru/) 8.Some women memoirs are discussed in this book: Holmgren, Beth, editor. "The Russian Memoir: History and Literature" (Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 2003). 9. On Tsvetaeva's autobiographical writing see: Karin Grelz. Beyond =20 the Noise of Time: Readings of Marina Tsvetaeva?s Memories of =20 Childhood, (Stockholm Studies in Russian Literature 35), Stockholm, =20 2004. All best, Alexandra Dear all, I'm writing a work on autobiographies from russian woomen during the 20th centuary, if possible writers. I know already on the autobiography of Lyudmila Petrusevskaya, Nina Berberova and Ol'ga Bergolz. I'm very thankful for more informations on this topic. Also i'm very interested in getting informations on secundary-literature to this named autobiographies, especially reactions, critics and... to "devyatyj tom" from Lyudmila Petrusevskaya, which was recently published. Thank you a lot for all! Best wishes Nicole (student slavistic, Switzerland) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From e.gapova at WORLDNET.ATT.NET Sun Feb 18 23:43:46 2007 From: e.gapova at WORLDNET.ATT.NET (Elena Gapova) Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 18:43:46 -0500 Subject: Autobiographies 20th century In-Reply-To: <20070217201141.dp8mq70f6s4os808@www.staffmail.ed.ac.uk> Message-ID: Dear Nicole, you might find the following books useful. 1. Ирина Савкина. "Пишу себя..." Автодокументальные женские тексты в русской литературе первой половины XIX века. Electronic dissertation. Tampere: University of Tampere, 2001. С. 10. http://acta.uta.fi/pdf/951-44-5059-0.pdf I personally think this is a wonderful book, though (as a dissertation) it was never published as a book. The author also published a paper on the autobiography of Nadezhda Durova: Sui generis: мужественное и женственное в автобиографических записках Надежды Дуровой// О муже(N)ственности. Ркд. С. Ушакиню М.: НЛО, 2002ю 2. A very recent publication: О. А. Бембель-Дедок. Воспоминания. Предисловие Е. Гаповой. – Мн: Пропилеи, 2006. This is an autobiography of a woman-sculptor (who is better known as "the wife of a famous sculptor of the Stalinist period who made the famous bust of Nikolay Gastello in 1943"). The book is published under the headline Великая эпоха: женское свидетельство and covers her childhood in Belarusian Gomel in the 1920s, then her studies at the Academia Hudozhestv in Leningrad and artistic debates of the 1930-s, and her life under occupation in Minsk, where she rescued a Jewish girl form the Minsk getto. More info on the book: http://gender-ehu.org/?97_2 Sincerely, e.g. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From obukhina at ACLS.ORG Mon Feb 19 01:32:40 2007 From: obukhina at ACLS.ORG (Olga Bukhina) Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 20:32:40 -0500 Subject: HA: [SEELANGS] La Comtesse de Segur in Russia Message-ID: The books of La Comtesse de Segur were published in 1994 (Odessa) in new (or heavily edited) translations by the Publishing House "Dva Slona" ("Two Elephants") -- Графиня де Сегюр "Проделки Софи", "Примерные девочки", "Каникулы" -- Одесса: Два Слона, 1994. About her reception in Russia, see article of very famous translator Natalia Trauberg on the site of the "Narnia Center" http://www.narniacenter.ru/go/trauberg8. Also a transcript of the Echo Moskvy Radio in the program "Ne tak" http://www.echo.msk.ru/programs/netak/23035/ Olga Bukhina ________________________________ От: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list от имени Adrian Wanner Отправлено: Вс, 18.02.2007 14:47 Кому: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Тема: [SEELANGS] La Comtesse de Segur in Russia Dear SEELANGERS, A (non-Slavists) friend of mine would like to know how to get information on "la place de la comtesse de Segur en Russie, aujourd'hui, ou autrefois ... et l'existence de traduction de la comtesse en russe." A quick Yandex search netted several translations, all of them pre-1917. Does anyone know anything more about this topic? Thanks, Adrian Wanner -- ***************************************************************** Adrian J. Wanner Head, Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature The Pennsylvania State University 313 Burrowes Building University Park, PA 16802 Tel. (814) 865-5481 Fax (814) 863-8882 http://german.la.psu.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From frosset at WHEATONMA.EDU Mon Feb 19 01:57:49 2007 From: frosset at WHEATONMA.EDU (Francoise Rosset) Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 20:57:49 -0500 Subject: La Comtesse de S=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=E9gur?= in Russia In-Reply-To: Message-ID: On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:47:33 -0500 Adrian Wanner wrote: > Dear SEELANGERS, > A (non-Slavists) friend of mine would like to know how to get >information on "la place de la comtesse de Ségur en Russie, >aujourd'hui, ou autrefois ... et l'existence de traduction de la >comtesse en russe." A quick Yandex search netted several >translations, all of them pre-1917. Does anyone know anything more >about this topic? She's apparently referenced in Nabokov's work; he did not necessarily read her in Russian, however, this does address the issue of her reception in Russian culture http://www.libraries.psu.edu/nabokov/dbjgo4.htm http://www.fulmerford.com/waxwing/antiterra.html http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/nabokov_studies/v009/9.1knapp.html Francoise Rosset Russian and Russian Studies Coordinator, German and Russian Wheaton College Norton, Massachusetts 02766 Office: (508) 285-3696 FAX: (508) 286-3640 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU Mon Feb 19 04:59:16 2007 From: aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU (Alina Israeli) Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 23:59:16 -0500 Subject: HA: [SEELANGS] La Comtesse de Segur in Russia In-Reply-To: <238F88F62D4DD74F9EA25CE1877155C66E6991@acls2.ACLS.org> Message-ID: These must be the first translations. I am one of those rare people who grew up on her 20 volumes (actually -1, I did not like the Mémoires d'un âne) in Leningrad, and if those books existed in Russian I would have known. There was also "Les enfants des Tuileries" by her daughter, vicontesse de Pitray, and in that book there was a character Madame de Gursay (I don't remember the spelling, but it's the inversion of Ségur). There were other such name inversions there, I think there was Mme de Trépis in Ségur, which is Pitray. On Feb 18, 2007, at 8:32 PM, Olga Bukhina wrote: > The books of La Comtesse de Segur were published in 1994 (Odessa) > in new (or heavily edited) translations by the Publishing House > "Dva Slona" ("Two Elephants") -- Графиня де Сегюр > "Проделки Софи", "Примерные девочки", > "Каникулы" -- Одесса: Два Слона, 1994. > > About her reception in Russia, see article of very famous > translator Natalia Trauberg on the site of the "Narnia Center" > http://www.narniacenter.ru/go/trauberg8. Also a transcript of the > Echo Moskvy Radio in the program "Ne tak" http://www.echo.msk.ru/ > programs/netak/23035/ > > Olga Bukhina > > ________________________________ > > От: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list от > имени Adrian Wanner > Отправлено: Вс, 18.02.2007 14:47 > Кому: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU > Тема: [SEELANGS] La Comtesse de Segur in Russia > > > > Dear SEELANGERS, > A (non-Slavists) friend of mine would like to > know how to get information on "la place de la > comtesse de Segur en Russie, aujourd'hui, ou > autrefois ... et l'existence de traduction de la > comtesse en russe." A quick Yandex search netted > several translations, all of them pre-1917. Does > anyone know anything more about this topic? > Thanks, > Adrian Wanner > -- > ***************************************************************** > Adrian J. Wanner > Head, Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures > Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature > The Pennsylvania State University > 313 Burrowes Building > University Park, PA 16802 > > Tel. (814) 865-5481 > Fax (814) 863-8882 > > http://german.la.psu.edu > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your > subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface > at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your > subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface > at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- Alina Israeli LFS, American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington DC. 20016 (202) 885-2387 fax (202) 885-1076 aisrael at american.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From ajw3 at PSU.EDU Mon Feb 19 11:25:15 2007 From: ajw3 at PSU.EDU (Adrian Wanner) Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 06:25:15 -0500 Subject: La Comtesse de Segur in Russia In-Reply-To: <3B49A220-915D-46FD-AE29-187FF7EC690B@american.edu> Message-ID: There were several pre-revolutionary translations. Here is what I found on Yandex: êÓÏý̚ ë. Ô•’ӔËÎËÒ¸ Ìý •ÛÒÒÍËÈ þÁšÍ. ÅË·ÎËӓ•ýÙËþ: I. áýÔËÒÍË ÓÒÎý, ëèÅ. 1864; è•ËÍΜ—ÂÌËþ ëÓÌ˗ÍË, ëèÅ, 1864; è•ËÏ•̚ ”Â’Ó—ÍË, ëèÅ, 1869; íÓ ÊÂ, ëèÅ, 1911 (áÓÎÓÚýþ ·Ë·-Íý Ú-’ý ÇÓθÙ); äýÌËÍÛΚ, ëèÅ, 1870; íÓ ÊÂ, ëèÅ, 1911 (áÓÎÓÚýþ ·Ë·-Íý Ú-’ý ÇÓθÙ); ëÓÌË̚ ԕÓÍýÁš, ëèÅ, 1911 (áÓÎÓÚýþ ·Ë·-Íý Ú-’ý ÇÓθÙ); èÓÒΠ“•ÓÁš, ëèÅ, 1911; åýÎÂ̸ÍËÈ “Ó•·ÛÌ, ëèÅ, 1912, Ë ”•. >These must be the first translations. I am one >of those rare people who grew up on her 20 >volumes (actually -1, I did not like the >Mémoires d'un âne) in Leningrad, and if those >books existed in Russian I would have known. >There was also "Les enfants des Tuileries" by >her daughter, vicontesse de Pitray, and in that >book there was a character Madame de Gursay (I >don't remember the spelling, but it's the >inversion of Ségur). There were other such name >inversions there, I think there was Mme de >Trépis in Ségur, which is Pitray. > > >On Feb 18, 2007, at 8:32 PM, Olga Bukhina wrote: > >>The books of La Comtesse de Segur were >>published in 1994 (Odessa) in new (or heavily >>edited) translations by the Publishing House >>"Dva Slona" ("Two Elephants") -- ɕýÙËÌþ ” >>ë“œ• "è•Ó”ÂÎÍË ëÓÙË", "è•ËÏ•̚ ”Â’Ó—ÍË", >>"äýÌËÍÛΚ" -- é”ÂÒÒý: ђý ëÎÓÌý, 1994. >> -- ***************************************************************** Adrian J. Wanner Head, Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature The Pennsylvania State University 313 Burrowes Building University Park, PA 16802 Tel. (814) 865-5481 Fax (814) 863-8882 http://german.la.psu.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU Mon Feb 19 15:36:42 2007 From: aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU (Alina Israeli) Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:36:42 -0500 Subject: Awtobiographies 20th centuary, In-Reply-To: <000f01c75080$f94bd140$2701a8c0@mathysMobil> Message-ID: On-line bookstore kniga.com has a section dedicated to memoirs: http://www.kniga.com/books/dept.asp?dept%5Fid=1050 Similar searches could be done in other on-line stores and (probably) in the LIbrary of Congress catalogue. The WolrdCat (or OCLC) catalogue is also a good place to search; you can do a truncated search on "memuar" or "vospomin". You could do a similar search in the MLA catalogue to see what has bee written about memoirs. On Feb 14, 2007, at 4:41 PM, Nicole Mathys wrote: > Dear all, > > I'm writing a work on autobiographies from russian woomen during > the 20th centuary, if possible writers. I know already on the > autobiography of Lyudmila Petrusevskaya, Nina Berberova and Ol'ga > Bergolz. I'm very thankful for more informations on this topic. > Also i'm very interested in getting informations on secundary- > literature to this named autobiographies, especially reactions, > critics and... to "devyatyj tom" from Lyudmila Petrusevskaya, which > was recently published. > > Thank you a lot for all! > > Best wishes > Nicole > (student slavistic, Switzerland) > Alina Israeli LFS, American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington DC. 20016 (202) 885-2387 fax (202) 885-1076 aisrael at american.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From dhh2 at COLUMBIA.EDU Mon Feb 19 16:23:20 2007 From: dhh2 at COLUMBIA.EDU (Diana Howansky) Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:23:20 -0500 Subject: Yulia Tymoshenko at Columbia, plus more Message-ID: (Please note that the Ukranian Studies Program announcements will now be sent out only once a week, on Mondays.) --------------- ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: The Columbia Ukrainian Studies Program and Harriman Institute, in cooperation with representatives of New York University and Princeton University, will host a talk by Ukrainian political leader: YULIA TYMOSHENKO When: Monday, February 26 from 6:00-7:00pm Where: Rotunda of Low Memorial Library, 535 W. 116th St., Columbia University, New York, NY 10027 Yulia Tymoshenko, head of the All-Ukrainian Union Fatherland party and the Yulia Tymoshenko Electoral Bloc, played a central role in Ukraine's Orange Revolution in 2004. She served as Prime Minister of Ukraine from January-September 2005, leading Forbes magazine to name her the 3rd of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World during this period. Reservations are required, as seating will be limited to 450 individuals and will be filled the day of the talk on a first-come/first-served basis. To RSVP, please call 212-854-9016 or email yulia_rsvp at harrimaninstitute.org and provide your name and phone number. This talk, which will be in Ukrainian with simultaneous translation into English, is free and open to the public. (For those who are not in the NYC area and are unable to attend, the talk will also be broadcast over the Internet via webcast.) --------------- ALSO, THIS WEEK: The Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia University will host a lunchtime lecture by Mr. Ilko Kucheriv, titled: "EMBRACING EURO-ATLANTIC VALUES: NATO MEMBERSHIP AND THE FUTURE OF UKRAINE" When: Wednesday, February 21 at 12:00 noon Where: Room 1219, International Affairs Building (12th floor), 420 W. 118th St., Columbia University, New York, NY Mr. Kucheriv is the founder and director of the Kyiv-based Democratic Initiatives Foundation, a leading think tank that focuses on deepening democracy in Ukraine. Since its founding in 1992, Mr. Kucheriv and his institution have engaged in research and debates concerning public attitudes to political, social and economic issues. They have commissioned exit polls for major Ukrainian elections, including the 2004 presidential elections in which massive electoral fraud led to the Orange Revolution. This event is free and open to the public. (**Please note that Mr. Kucheriv will also be speaking Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 7:00PM at the UCCA National Office, 203 Second Avenue (between 12th and 13th Streets) in New York City. A wine and cheese reception will follow. Questions & RSVP: (212) 228-6840. Suggested Donation $5) ***** The Ukrainian Film Club at Columbia University will have a special screening of Disney’s animated movie, but dubbed in Ukrainian: “CARS” (2006) When: Thursday, February 22 at 7:30pm Where: Room 509, Hamilton Hall, Columbia University, 1130 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY The dubbing and voices are by Ukraine’s best actors. The movie is 112 minutes and rated G, for adults and kids alike. A raffle where one lucky person can win a copy of “Cars” dubbed in Ukrainian will also take place, with proceeds going to the Ukrainian Film Club. The movie will be introduced by Yuri Shevchuk, director of the Ukrainian Film Club, and will be followed by discussion. Free and open to the public. For more information, please see the club’s website at www.columbia.edu/cu/ufc/. --------------- ELSEWHERE IN NYC: The Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences invites the public to a lecture by a scholar from Ukraine, Tetiana Kulish Shestopalova, on the topic: "The Sun Clarinets as the central theme in lyrical poetry of Pavlo Tychyna during 1918-1924." Tetiana Shestopalova is an Associate Professor of Ukrainian literature at Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National Pedagogical University. This year she is a Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University. The event will take place on Sunday, February 25, at 2:00 p.m. at the Ukrainian Academy, 206 West 100th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue). For additional information, please call (212) 222-1866. -- Diana Howansky Staff Associate Ukrainian Studies Program Columbia University Room 1208, MC3345 420 W. 118th Street New York, NY 10027 (212) 854-4697 ukrainianstudies at columbia.edu http://www.harrimaninstitute.org/programs/ukrainian_studies_program.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Carol.Any at TRINCOLL.EDU Mon Feb 19 20:03:53 2007 From: Carol.Any at TRINCOLL.EDU (Any, Carol J) Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:03:53 -0500 Subject: Job opportunity In-Reply-To: A<3B49A220-915D-46FD-AE29-187FF7EC690B@american.edu> Message-ID: Two Graduate Fellows in Russian and German Trinity College expects to hire two Graduate Fellows, one in Russian and one in German, for 2007-2008. To be eligible, candidates must be doctoral students with ABD status and working on a Ph.D. at a North American University. The Fellows teach one course each semester and are responsible for a vigorous program of cultural events on and off campus. The Fellows live on campus in an apartment provided by the college and in addition receive a stipend of about $16,900. Medical benefits are included. Candidates wishing further information about the Russian position may contact Prof. Carol Any at (860) 297-2169 or by sending e-mail to carol.any at trincoll.edu. For information on the German position email Prof. Evelein at johannes.evelein at trincoll.edu. All applications, including c.v. and references, should be addressed to Prof. Johannes Evelein, Chair, Dept. of Modern Languages and Literature, Trinity College, 300 Summit St., Hartford, CT 06106. ******* Carol Any Associate Professor Dept. of Modern Languages and Literature Trinity College 300 Summit St. Hartford, CT 06106 tel.: (860) 297-2169 fax: (860) 987-6261 carol.any at mail.trincoll.edu From vinarska at YAHOO.COM Mon Feb 19 20:41:48 2007 From: vinarska at YAHOO.COM (Maryna Vinarska) Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:41:48 -0800 Subject: "provincial" expressions In-Reply-To: <200701171349.l0HDn7Ys003275@alinga.com> Message-ID: Sorry for the delayed response, but I would not say that "provincial'nyj" is the same with "low-brow" or "ghetto" (!). Sometimes this means old-fashioned, sometimes - not flexible enough, especially if it comes to new tendencies of all imaginable sorts. With "ghetto" it has nothing to do at all. Ghettos are forming in the former USSR only now, and as far as I can see it, in big cities, but not in "provincija", at least in Ukraine. I hope they will be more like those in Europe, but not like they are in the USA because in the USA they are really scary... All our people usually say one and the same phrase when they first see just an ordinary American downtown: "You just look, and we thought it was our propaganda..." Although I can't say that our TV showed poor areas very often, and if it did, the only thought which visited me personally was kind of :"Is it difficult for people living there to organize smth like our "subbotnik" and make the area clean and cozy?.." Now I don't have such questions... And if you hear "tikhij provincial'nyj gorodok", be sure, this is what nearly everybody from a big city normally dreams about. Probably because many still have them in their memories, me including because I used to spend my summers-off in such a place: nice, quiet, clean, all in flowers. All people knew each other and greeted even strangers if they met them in the street. Teachers and school principals were the most respected persons. The only crime I can recall the folk was talking about was committed by a new... priest (happens sometimes...). He was transferred from another place, quickly found himself a girlfriend among the locals, wanted to visit her one day, found another man in her house and overreacted... which means "pobil ej okna". His girl-friend was no fool and called "militia". Militia posadila ego na 15 sutok (I experience difficulty translating "posadit' na 15 sutok"). But it was the Easter time. "Prikhozhane" sent a delegation to militia asking to give them "batiushka" back at least for one day. Sure, they got him. By the way, all those talks that _all_ churches were ruined by communists, that all were forced to be atheists, etc, etc. belong to the nonsenses all those enjoying "freedom of press" in the West implanted into the heads of their naive fellow-citizens. And I myself probably have to thank those representing this "free western press" for the first questions I was asked by my first high school students here in Germany. They asked me if I like vodka and believe in God. And one commented immediately: "_We_ believe in God". So I was supposed to be a militant atheist... Still can't figure out if I look like an alcoholic... Not long ago I came across one interesting article about one "provincial'nyi gorod" called Zarechnyj. From one side, it is _not_ a typical "provinzial'nyj gorod". From the other side, it managed to preserve all those features that used to be typical of "provinzial'nyj gorod". Sure, now it is different, although the life in Ukrainian "provincija" is in many respects the same no matter that quite alien artifacts spoil the whole picture nowadays. Here is the link to the article "Schast'e za "koliuchkoj"": http://www.aif.ru/online/aif/1364/13_01# Best regards, Maryna Vinarska Josh Wilson wrote: No, it really has nothing to do with geography anymore and is really much more another way of saying "low-brow" or even something like "trailer park" or "ghetto" in English. When I was in high school, we used to use "trailer park" as an adjective (E.g. Yeah, she's cute, but a bit trailer park). It would mean uneducated and coarse in character. "Ghetto" is more commonly used in this context in English slang - but we didn't have many ghettos in Idaho. :) But I digress... and am now rather self-conscience that I ever used any these expressions in such a way... sigh... how trailer park. :) -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu] On Behalf Of Anne Lounsbery Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 7:54 PM To: SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu Subject: [SEELANGS] "provincial" expressions I'm re-posting the query below with a different subject line, in case it was missed by anyone not following the cell phone jargon thread. Please forgive the duplication. I'm curious about the use of the term "provincial" in the discussion of cell phone jargon. What exactly do people see as the connotations of calling something (a locution, a behavior, whatever) "provintsial'nyi" in contemporary Russian context? Is it perceived to have have anything to do with geography really, or not? As in: >>"It's colloquial and slightly sloppy, if I may put it like that, but not expressly provincial." and >>"SMSKI" a provincialism? Gosh. It's pretty much standard here in Moscow" If anyone has thoughts on this I'd appreciate hearing them off-list at anne.lounsbery at nyu.edu. Thanks. Anne Lounsbery Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Study Department of Russian and Slavic Studies New York University 19 University Place, 2nd floor New York, NY 10003 (212) 998-8674 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. 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And if anyone has any suggestions of where to look for financial aid and scholarships for foreign students studying in the UK (she'll be studying architecture), please let me know offline. Thank you all again, Emily On Jan 24, 2007, at 9:45 AM, Emily Saunders wrote: > Thank you to all who have written in on this. Basically the advice > was to get correct Russian terminology to describe the credits and > exams. At any rate I have passed on most of the suggestions to my > student, who in turn wrote to me that she's subsequently been in touch > with the admissions folks and it seems that they are able to match > things up a bit better. Now she's just doing the usual nail biting > about how they'll consider her application in its entirety. Thank you > so much for the help and suggestions! > > Emily Saunders > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. 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Best wishes Nicole ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah Hoffman" To: Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 11:02 PM Subject: [SEELANGS] Autobiographies 20th century > Also Evgeniia Ginzburg, Krutoi Marshrut and Evfrosiniia Kersnovskaia, > Skol'ko stoit chelovek. > > > SEELANGS automatic digest system wrote: > > Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:11:41 +0000 > From: Alexandra Smith > Subject: Re: Autobiographies 20th century > > Dear Nicole, > > It's a belated response to your question regards women's > autobiographical writing published in the 20th century or related to it. > > I think that you might be interested in considering a few items below such > a= > s: > > 1. Marja Rytkonen. Women's Histories: Autobiographical Texts by > Contemporary Russian Women, Helsinki, 2001. (she writes on Emma > Gerstein, Svetlana Aleksievich, Elena Bonner, Maria Arbatova). > > http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/publications/ap_1-2001.pdf > > 2. Emma Gershtein. Memuary, St Petersburg, 1998. (translated as Moscow > Memoirs, translated by John Crowfoot, The Harvill Press, 2004). This > book was awarded a small Booker prize. > > 3. Bella Akhmadulina. Mnogo sobak I sobaka: Proza razykh let. Eksmo, > 2005. (it includes essays, memoirs,passages from her diaries, etc.). > > 4. Petrushevskaia, L. malen'kaia devochka iz Metropolia, St > Petersburg, Amfora, 2006. > > 5. Vasilenko, Svetlana. Novye amazonki. (Moscow, 2001): > http://www.m-m.sotcom.ru/11-13/vasilen4.htm > > 6. On Nadezhda Mandelshtam's memoirs and Chukovskaya's > autobiographical writing see: Beth Holmgren, Women's Works in Stalin's > Time. On Lidiia Chukovskaia and Nadezhda Mandelstam, Bloomington and > Indianapolis 1993) > > 7.Pushkareva, Natalia. Women in Russian History, 1997. (translated by > Eve Leven). (See the details for the Russian version located at this =20 > website address: http://www.pushkareva.da.ru/) > > 8.Some women memoirs are discussed in this book: Holmgren, Beth, > editor. "The Russian Memoir: History and Literature" (Evanston: > Northwestern University Press, 2003). > > 9. On Tsvetaeva's autobiographical writing see: Karin Grelz. Beyond =20 > the Noise of Time: Readings of Marina Tsvetaeva?s Memories of =20 > Childhood, (Stockholm Studies in Russian Literature 35), Stockholm, =20 > 2004. > > All best, > Alexandra > > Dear all, > > I'm writing a work on autobiographies from russian woomen during the 20th > centuary, if possible writers. I know already on the autobiography of > Lyudmila Petrusevskaya, Nina Berberova and Ol'ga Bergolz. I'm very > thankful > for more informations on this topic. > Also i'm very interested in getting informations on secundary-literature > to > this named autobiographies, especially reactions, critics and... to > "devyatyj tom" from Lyudmila Petrusevskaya, which was recently published. > > Thank you a lot for all! > > Best wishes > Nicole > (student slavistic, Switzerland) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From nikma77 at MAIL.RU Tue Feb 20 07:28:34 2007 From: nikma77 at MAIL.RU (Nicole Mathys) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:28:34 +0100 Subject: Autobiographies 20th century Message-ID: Thank you very much for this informations!!! Best wishes Nicole ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elena Gapova" To: Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 12:43 AM Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Autobiographies 20th century Dear Nicole, you might find the following books useful. 1. Ирина Савкина. "Пишу себя..." Автодокументальные женские тексты в русской литературе первой половины XIX века. Electronic dissertation. Tampere: University of Tampere, 2001. С. 10. http://acta.uta.fi/pdf/951-44-5059-0.pdf I personally think this is a wonderful book, though (as a dissertation) it was never published as a book. The author also published a paper on the autobiography of Nadezhda Durova: Sui generis: мужественное и женственное в автобиографических записках Надежды Дуровой// О муже(N)ственности. Ркд. С. Ушакиню М.: НЛО, 2002ю 2. A very recent publication: О. А. Бембель-Дедок.. Воспоминания. Предисловие Е. Гаповой. – Мн: Пропилеи, 2006. This is an autobiography of a woman-sculptor (who is better known as "the wife of a famous sculptor of the Stalinist period who made the famous bust of Nikolay Gastello in 1943"). The book is published under the headline Великая эпоха: женское свидетельство and covers her childhood in Belarusian Gomel in the 1920s, then her studies at the Academia Hudozhestv in Leningrad and artistic debates of the 1930-s, and her life under occupation in Minsk, where she rescued a Jewish girl form the Minsk getto. More info on the book: http://gender-ehu.org/?97_2 Sincerely, e.g. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From nikma77 at MAIL.RU Tue Feb 20 07:28:23 2007 From: nikma77 at MAIL.RU (Nicole Mathys) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:28:23 +0100 Subject: Awtobiographies 20th centuary, Message-ID: Thank you very much for this informations! Best wishes Nicole ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alina Israeli" To: Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 4:36 PM Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Awtobiographies 20th centuary, > On-line bookstore kniga.com has a section dedicated to memoirs: > http://www.kniga.com/books/dept.asp?dept%5Fid=1050 > Similar searches could be done in other on-line stores and (probably) > in the LIbrary of Congress catalogue. The WolrdCat (or OCLC) > catalogue is also a good place to search; you can do a truncated > search on "memuar" or "vospomin". You could do a similar search in > the MLA catalogue to see what has bee written about memoirs. > > > On Feb 14, 2007, at 4:41 PM, Nicole Mathys wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> I'm writing a work on autobiographies from russian woomen during >> the 20th centuary, if possible writers. I know already on the >> autobiography of Lyudmila Petrusevskaya, Nina Berberova and Ol'ga >> Bergolz. I'm very thankful for more informations on this topic. >> Also i'm very interested in getting informations on secundary- >> literature to this named autobiographies, especially reactions, >> critics and... to "devyatyj tom" from Lyudmila Petrusevskaya, which >> was recently published. >> >> Thank you a lot for all! >> >> Best wishes >> Nicole >> (student slavistic, Switzerland) >> > > Alina Israeli > LFS, American University > 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW > Washington DC. 20016 > (202) 885-2387 > fax (202) 885-1076 > aisrael at american.edu > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. 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During the six-week program, students will work with individual faculty on a research topic associate with their stateside field of concentration in addition to the regular language and area studies classes. The program also includes numerous teacher-accompanied excursions in and around L’viv and three excursions outside L’viv to Kyiv, the Carpathian mountains and Olesko. Graduate students in area studies and advanced undergraduates with appropriate profiles are eligible. It is preferred students have at least 2 years of Russian or Ukrainian language proficiency, and the languages of instruction is Ukrainian. Students will receive 9 hours of KU credit and the program is FLAS eligible. The program cost is approximately $3,540 and includes tuition, all educational and administrative fees, full room and board, group excursions and field trips. 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Students will receive 8 hours of KU credit and the program is FLAS eligible. The program cost is approximately $3,380 and includes tuition, all educational and administrative fees, accommodations, group excursions and field trips. Program dates: May 28 – July 8, 2007 For more information, please visit: http://www.studyabroad.ku.edu/programs/shortterm/croatia_sli.shtml Director: Dr. Stephen Dickey (smd at ku.edu) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. 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Participants take six weeks of classes at St. Petersburg State University with highly qualified, native-speaker instructors. Students must have two years or 4 semesters of college-level Russian or more, and the language of instructions is Russian. Students will receive 8 hours of KU credit and is FLAS eligible. The program cost is approximately $2,950 and includes tuition and fees, dormitory housing, and all excursions. There will also be an optional 5-7 day Moscow excursion at the end of the program for an estimated cost of $740. Program dates: June 1 – July 13, 2007 For more information, please visit: http://www.studyabroad.ku.edu/programs/shortterm/russia_slistpete.shtml Directors: Dr. Maria Carlson (mcarlson at ku.edu) or Dr. Irina Six (irinasix at ku.edu) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From donna.seifer at COMCAST.NET Tue Feb 20 22:49:52 2007 From: donna.seifer at COMCAST.NET (Donna Seifer) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:49:52 -0500 Subject: Khotinenko's film - Musul'manin Message-ID: I need Khotinenko's "Musul'manin" (The Moslem) with English subtitles. Does anyone know a source? Can anyone loan me a copy for my course this spring? Donna Seifer Lewis & Clark College Portland, Oregon seifer at lclark.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Alexandra.Smith at ED.AC.UK Wed Feb 21 00:28:24 2007 From: Alexandra.Smith at ED.AC.UK (Alexandra Smith) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:28:24 +0000 Subject: Khotinenko's film - Musul'manin In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Dear Donna, I haven't seen any copies of this film that include English subtitles. The Russian-language dvd can be bought from this shop:http://www.russiandvd.com/store/product.asp?sku=34551 All best, Alexandra Smith ======================================== Alexandra Smith (PhD, University of London) Lecturer in Russian School of European Languages and Cultures The University of Edinburgh David Hume Tower George Square Edinburgh EX8 9JX UK tel. +44-(0)131-6511381 fax: +44- (0)131- 650-3604 e-mail: Alexandra.Smith at ed.ac.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From s-hill4 at UIUC.EDU Wed Feb 21 07:13:26 2007 From: s-hill4 at UIUC.EDU (Prof Steven P Hill) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:13:26 -0600 Subject: Is there a "Polish Teachers Association"? Message-ID: Dear colleagues who may know about Polish interest groups & sub-groups: Can anyone out there supply some information to enable Louis Janus to track down this Polish group he seeks? (Details attached below.) Or is there no such group? I.e., is Dr. Janus pursuing a wild-goose chase, so to speak...? Best wishes to all, Steven P Hill, University of Illinois. __ __ __ __ __ ___ __ Date: Wed 21 Feb 00:12:37 CST 2007 From: Subject: POLISH-T Digest - 16 Feb 2007 to 20 Feb 2007 (#2007-17) To: POLISH-T at LISTS.UMN.EDU There is 1 message totalling 89 lines in this issue. Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:18:00 -0600 From: LCTL coordinator Subject: Polish teachers assoc? I am forwarding a request I just received. Can you help me with contacting the Polish Teachers Association in America, INC? Does anyone on POLISH-T [list-server] have a current email address? The one on the LCTL page is quite incomplete and likely out-of-date. You can contact me directly and I will pass the details on to the person who asked. Louis Janus Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL) Project Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) University of Minnesota 674 Heller Hall, 271 19th Avenue So. Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA phone: 612/624-9016; fax: 612/624-7514 , ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From tpolowy at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Wed Feb 21 14:52:10 2007 From: tpolowy at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (Teresa Polowy) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 07:52:10 -0700 Subject: funding for summer language study with a non-profit In-Reply-To: <20070220125029.gz2p6o0s0sww48k8@www.email.arizona.edu> Message-ID: Good morning! I am inquiring as to whether any of you might know of funding opportunities for students who want to study Russian during the summer at a program associated with a non-profit group. Specifically, this is the summer Russian program offered in Vladimir through "The American Home", the school associated with the non-profit Serendipity-Russia. If you have any ideas about funding opportunities for this type of study, I would be most interested. Please reply off-list to me at tpolowy at email.arizona.edu Thank you! Teresa Polowy,Head Department of Russian and Slavic Studies University of Arizona ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. 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Sincerely, Yuliya Minkova ----- Original Message ----- From: Jan Fellerer Date: Monday, January 15, 2007 7:30 pm Subject: [SEELANGS] Junior Research Fellowships - Wolfson College, Oxford, UK To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU > WOLFSON COLLEGE, OXFORD > > STIPENDIARY JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS 2007 > (i) Russian or other Slavonic Literatures > (ii) Social Science & the East European member states of the EU > > Wolfson is a postgraduate college and proposes to elect one > stipendiary JRF in > each of the above subjects, for three years, from 1 October 2007 > at an annual > stipend of £14,067 (current), together with single accommodation > (or an > allowance in lieu) and Common Table meals. Candidates should have > relevant > postgraduate experience by the start of the Fellowship and > preference will be > given to those holding a doctorate. 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Students who fulfil the AHRC residence requirement (see sections 83-132 of the AHRC Eligibility Criteria in the Guide for Applicants for Post-Graduate Awards in the Arts and Humanities: Doctoral Awards Scheme, http://www.ahrb.ac.uk/apply/postgrad/doctoral_awards_scheme.asp) are invited to apply. The nominated topic is a comparative study of cultural memory and regional identity since 1961 in three Russian cities with medieval roots (Pskov, Novgorod, and Vologda), but applicants with established research interests in other areas, particularly cultural memory, who can demonstrate the relevance of their proposed topic to the aims and objectives and selected location (North-Western Russia) of the project generally will also be considered. (See www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/russian/nationalism; this site also includes a detailed description of the topic proposed for doctoral research as sent to the AHRC). Students will have the opportunity to work with Professor Kelly and other members of the project team in Britain and St Petersburg, and with specialists at the Centre for Eastern European Language Based Area Studies (CEELBAS) in the University of Oxford, to develop the above research theme. Additional specialist input may also come from scholars at partner institutions associated with CEELBAS as well as from a range of specialist disciplinary and interdisciplinary seminars. It will be expected that applicants will have undertaken relevant research methods training equivalent to that provided under the AHRC Research Preparation Master's Scheme, or be prepared to complete such training during the first year of the PhD/DPhil. Entry requirements · A first degree (at least a good 2.1 or equivalent) and a Masters qualification in a relevant area (e.g. Russian language and literature, Russian history, cultural studies or anthropology) · Sound knowledge of spoken and written Russian, including the ability to work with archival documents, or evidence of concrete plans to acquire appropriate language skills by the time the research project begins · Evidence of training in research methods, subject-related and generic, as expected by the AHRC Applicants must also demonstrate fitness and preparedness to spend an extended period or periods doing research in North-Western Russia. Applicants must complete a standard Oxford Application for Admission as a Graduate Student, which should be sent to The Graduate Admissions Office, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JD, by Friday 18 May 2007. In describing their academic interests and reasons for applying in the Supplementary Personal Statement, applicants should refer to their intention to apply for this studentship. They should also make sure that a copy of their complete application form, with a separate covering letter outlining their reasons for wishing to participate in the project, is sent to Professor Catriona Kelly at New College, Oxford, OX1 3BN (fax 01865 279590, email catriona.kelly at new.ox.ac.uk). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From e.gapova at WORLDNET.ATT.NET Thu Feb 22 15:12:33 2007 From: e.gapova at WORLDNET.ATT.NET (Elena Gapova) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:12:33 -0500 Subject: Guardian on Putin's speech In-Reply-To: <380-220071512161751468@M2W021.mail2web.com> Message-ID: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2017816,00.html The west may yet come to regret its bullying of Russia Putin has no interest in a new cold war and is struggling to modernise his economy. Yet he is rebuffed and insulted Simon Jenkins in Moscow Wednesday February 21, 2007 The Guardian ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From vbelyanin at GMAIL.COM Thu Feb 22 15:30:23 2007 From: vbelyanin at GMAIL.COM (Valery Belyanin) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:30:23 -0500 Subject: Guardian on Putin's speech In-Reply-To: Message-ID: On 2/22/07, Elena Gapova wrote: > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2017816,00.html > The west may yet come to regret its bullying of Russia > The truth is that Putin, ... he has stabilised, if not deepened, Russian democracy, Great! What I hear all the time from Russians that they already had democracy and they do not need it anymore. And that the democrats did not use their chances. etc. No comment. -- Валерий Белянин / Valery Belyanin, Email: russianforyou at gmail.com From dhh2 at COLUMBIA.EDU Thu Feb 22 15:59:45 2007 From: dhh2 at COLUMBIA.EDU (Diana Howansky) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:59:45 -0500 Subject: Webcast information for Tymoshenko talk Message-ID: For those unable to attend the talk by Yulia Tymoshenko -- member of the Parliament of Ukraine and leader of Ukraine's main opposition party, the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko (BYuT) -- which will be hosted by the Harriman Institute and the Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia University on the evening of Monday, February 26th, please note that the event will be webcast live from 6:00-7:00 pm. To access the webcast links, please go to the Harriman Institute's homepage at www.harrimaninstitute.org. (Links will be provided for the talk in Ukrainian, as well as for the translation into English.) The links will be active the day of the event. Additonally, the webcast will be available on The Columbia Cable TV system, CTV, channel 74. The webcast will also be archived for future reference. -- Diana Howansky Staff Associate Ukrainian Studies Program Columbia University Room 1208, MC3345 420 W. 118th Street New York, NY 10027 (212) 854-4697 ukrainianstudies at columbia.edu http://www.harrimaninstitute.org/programs/ukrainian_studies_program.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU Thu Feb 22 16:51:57 2007 From: aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU (Alina Israeli) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:51:57 -0500 Subject: Guardian on Putin's speech In-Reply-To: <6e5389890702220730q173ca84q537f7b6a35f6bdb1@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: On Feb 22, 2007, at 10:30 AM, Valery Belyanin wrote: > Great! > What I hear all the time from Russians that they already had > democracy and > they do not need it anymore. Democracy, in my opinion, is not a commodity that you need only once, and after you had it once, you don't need it anymore. It is the kind of thing that has to be constantly supplied, like food, gas and oil, or you starve or freeze to death. One may argue that some nations are better off under autocracy, but that is not the same as not needing the democracy anymore. > And that the democrats did not use their > chances. etc. This is talking about a certain party or parties that are more democratic in their platform. There is a confusion between the type of government and its participants, parties and electorate. France is a democracy, yet some right wing or left wing parties are not democratic in their aspirations. Yet, if they come to power they'll do so by means of democratic elections. And in those regions where they are in power they were elected democratically. In Russia, on the other hand, certain democratic institutions were abolished by Putin, with his VERTIKAL': the governors used to be elected locally, now they are appointed and rubber-stamped. In other words they serve at the pleasure of the President (there better be a benevolent president). Incidentally, there is a historian David Wallechinsky, who compiles lists of World's worst dictators, here is for 2006 http:// www.huffingtonpost.com/david-wallechinsky/the-worlds-worst- dictato_b_28679.html. For 2007 which did not make it on the web yet, Putin made it to #20. Of course it was helped by the death of #8, of Supermurat Niyazov of Turkmenistan. Mr. Simon Jenkins also alleges that "America seizes Iraq's oil". I think it is a slight over-generalization. "but when Putin nationalises Russia's oil that, too, is a foul." France nationalized its banks under Mitterand, but I don' recall Mr. Rothchild ending up in a labor camp. One has to defend rulers very carefully. Alina Israeli LFS, American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington DC. 20016 (202) 885-2387 fax (202) 885-1076 aisrael at american.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Philippe.FRISON at COE.INT Thu Feb 22 17:00:46 2007 From: Philippe.FRISON at COE.INT (FRISON Philippe) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 18:00:46 +0100 Subject: Guardian on Putin's speech In-Reply-To: A<6e5389890702220730q173ca84q537f7b6a35f6bdb1@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Sadly enough, there is room for comments... The mere assertion that putin "has stabilised, if not deepend Rsusian democracy" shuold be questioned. The appointement of Ramzan Kadyrov as Chechnya's acting President whereas he should be judged in jailed for all the crimes he ordered and perpetrated himself in Tsentoroy is really a great achievement of Russian democracy... The Trepashkin's and Khodorkovsky's (and other new dissidents') condamnation is also a great achievement of Russia's justice system.... The dedovshchina's system within the armed forces (with the cases of rank file military being tortured and loosing his genitals as a result is a testimony of the restoration of armed forces respectful of Russain citizens' dignity. Putin is now preparing the democratic election of KGB general Ivanov or Putin' administration chief Medvedev (and ruining Kasparov's campaining efforts to stay as candidate), which will be a great achievement of democratic Russian elections (but certainly not by Western standards), . Even to mean that Putin has restored law and order in Russia is a definite distortion of reality, see Anna Politkovskaya's murder and the so far "unccessful inquiry" in the case and the numerous economical murders committed in Russia as a whole and crimes committed without any prosecution in Chechnya and Northern Caucasus. Putin has retored Russia's economical position in the world in the interested of oligarchs supporting him and his clique... I am not quite sure common people in Ryazan or elsewhere in the province get much of this wealth... Philippe Frison (Strasbourg, France) -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Valery Belyanin Sent: jeudi 22 février 2007 16:30 To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Guardian on Putin's speech On 2/22/07, Elena Gapova wrote: > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2017816,00.html > The west may yet come to regret its bullying of Russia > The truth is that Putin, ... he has stabilised, if not deepened, > Russian democracy, Great! What I hear all the time from Russians that they already had democracy and they do not need it anymore. And that the democrats did not use their chances. etc. No comment. -- Валерий Белянин / Valery Belyanin, Email: russianforyou at gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From ah69 at COLUMBIA.EDU Thu Feb 22 16:01:43 2007 From: ah69 at COLUMBIA.EDU (=?windows-1252?Q?Andy_Hicks?=) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:01:43 -0500 Subject: High Quality Images of Soviet Orders Message-ID: I am searching for print-quality images of the Hero of the Soviet Union medal (front and back) and the Order of Lenin. The images would preferably be in color, but I may have to settle for black and white. Can anyone recommend a book or other likely source? I'm afraid that the easy availability of web-quality images led me to believe that this was an easier task than it has turned out to be. Many thanks, Andy Hicks ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From mdenner at STETSON.EDU Thu Feb 22 17:28:27 2007 From: mdenner at STETSON.EDU (Michael Denner) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:28:27 -0500 Subject: Guardian on Putin's speech In-Reply-To: A Message-ID: I thought Jenkins' article was very good, very even-handed, unlike the recent Roger Cohen article (from the International Herald Trib)*, which sought, I think, to confirm absolutely every negative claim about attitudes that Putin made in his Munich speech: (quoting from Cohen): " Putin's portrayal of the post-Cold War United States as a marauding power overstepping "its national borders in every way," igniting a new arms race and imposing an "unacceptable" model of "pernicious" unilateral domination, brought Moscow close - however fleetingly - to the ABC school of international thought. That's the Ahmadinejad/Bashar al- Assad/Chávez school." And again from Cohen, a bit later: "The "hyper-use of force" of which you complain appears not to apply to your own scorched-earth policies in Chechnya. Taking as a measure the harshness of violence there, in the storming of the Moscow theater in 2002, and at Beslan's school in 2004, it is legitimate to ask how Russia would have responded to a terrorist attack that took not tens, nor hundreds, but thousands of lives in two major cities. As you recall, Vladimir, we suffered just such an attack." Oy. So, we're back to the line that Iraq was behind 9/11? Compare that bellicose and incredibly wrong-headed rhetoric with Jenkins': "All this makes for good realpolitik. But what Putin actually said in Munich reflected not belligerence but puzzlement at the aggressive course of western diplomacy. In the old days, he said, "there was an equilibrium and a fear of mutual destruction. In those days one party was afraid to make an extra step without consulting the others. This was certainly a fragile peace and a frightening one, but seen from today it was reliable enough. Today it seems that peace is not so reliable." Jenkins' article sent me back to red, and more importantly listen to Putin's speech: http://tinyurl.com/2zjd2z Without a lot of retrospection, after listening carefully to the speech, I'd point out that, judging by the pauses and tone, much more of it was off the cuff than is apparent from the written transcript.What's more, Putin is much often angrier and his words much sharper than the translation convey. *(Now behind a firewall but available if you have an NYT subscription: http://select.nytimes.com/iht/2007/02/21/world/IHT-21globalist.html?pagewanted=print) ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Dr. Michael A. Denner Editor, Tolstoy Studies Journal Director, University Honors Program Contact Information: Russian Studies Program Stetson University Campus Box 8361 DeLand, FL 32720-3756 386.822.7381 (department) 386.822.7265 (direct line) 386.822.7380 (fax) www.stetson.edu/~mdenner -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Elena Gapova Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 10:13 AM To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: [SEELANGS] Guardian on Putin's speech http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2017816,00.html The west may yet come to regret its bullying of Russia Putin has no interest in a new cold war and is struggling to modernise his economy. Yet he is rebuffed and insulted Simon Jenkins in Moscow Wednesday February 21, 2007 The Guardian ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From asred at COX.NET Thu Feb 22 19:36:16 2007 From: asred at COX.NET (Steve Marder) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:36:16 -0500 Subject: High Quality Images of Soviet Orders Message-ID: ---- Andy Hicks wrote: > I am searching for print-quality images of the Hero of the Soviet Union > > medal (front and back) and the Order of Lenin. The images would preferab > ly > be in color, but I may have to settle for black and white. Can anyone > > recommend a book or other likely source? I'm afraid that the easy > availability of web-quality images led me to believe that this was an > easier task than it has turned out to be. > > Many thanks, > > Andy Hicks You could have a look at http://mondvor.narod.ru. Note that the page(s) may load very slowly, so be patient. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Gilman at IIE.ORG Thu Feb 22 20:51:25 2007 From: Gilman at IIE.ORG (Gilman) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:51:25 -0500 Subject: Gilman International Scholarship Application Now Open Message-ID: Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program Fall 2007/Academic Year 2007-2008 Application Open - Deadline: April 3, 2007 The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one academic year. The program aims to diversify the kinds of student who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. The program serves students who have been under-represented in study abroad which includes but is not limited to: students with high financial need, community college students, students in under-represented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds, students attending minority-serving institutions, and students with disabilities. The Gilman Program seeks to assist students from a diverse range and type of two-year and four-year public and private institutions from all 50 states. A limited number of $3000 Critical Need Language Supplements are available for students studying a critical need language for a total possible award of $8000. A list of eligible languages can be found on the Gilman website at http://www.iie.org/gilman Eligibility: Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application and cannot be studying abroad in a country currently under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba. The Gilman International Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International Education. For more information, full eligibility criteria and the online application visit: http://www.iie.org/gilman Gilman International Scholarship Program Institute of International Education 520 Post Oak Blvd., Ste. 740 Houston, TX 77027 Contact for Applicants: Lindsay Calvert email: gilman at iie.org Phone: 713.621.6300, ext 25 Contact for Advisors: Jennifer Eisele email: gilman_scholars at iie.org Phone: 713.621.6300, ext 16 http://www.iie.org/gilman ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From sarahhurst at ALASKA.NET Thu Feb 22 20:51:36 2007 From: sarahhurst at ALASKA.NET (Sarah Hurst) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:51:36 -0900 Subject: Guardian on Putin's speech In-Reply-To: <42E8F3C1A8950C4DB7DFF5833AA7FAD11B7BE3@OBELIX.key.coe.int> Message-ID: Another example of Putin's support for an undemocratic leader is his decision to keep Kirsan Ilyumzhinov in power in Kalmykia. Ilyumzhinov's aides were convicted of the 1998 murder of the editor of an opposition newspaper, Larisa Yudina, and he has violently suppressed opposition demonstrations. Some people in online discussions expressed hope that by abolishing elections for governor, Putin could crack down on regional corruption, but in the case of Ilyumzhinov he has only perpetuated it. Sarah Hurst ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From kmblasing at STUDENTS.WISC.EDU Thu Feb 22 21:05:55 2007 From: kmblasing at STUDENTS.WISC.EDU (Keith Blasing) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:05:55 -0600 Subject: AATSEEL Member News Column seeks submissions! Message-ID: Greetings SEELANGers, If you or anyone you know has recently defended a dissertation, been hired, been promoted, or retired please let us know the details (name, achievement, affiliation) for inclusion in the upcoming AATSEEL Newsletter’s Member News Column. This column depends on your submissions, so thanks in advance for your help! Please send info to Keith Blasing kmblasing at wisc.edu Please note that information will be included in the newsletter only for current AATSEEL members. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Alexandra.Smith at ED.AC.UK Fri Feb 23 09:32:05 2007 From: Alexandra.Smith at ED.AC.UK (Alexandra Smith) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:32:05 +0000 Subject: Fwd: Call for papers: a conference on Russian emigre culture In-Reply-To: Message-ID: From: ist-rus-zar at yandex.ru [mailto:ist-rus-zar at yandex.ru] Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 5:08 PM To: arts at eu.spb.ru Subject: Коллоквиум Уважаемые коллеги! Сектор истории культуры Российского Зарубежья Российского института культурологии проводит заочный МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЙ НАУЧНЫЙ КОЛЛОКВИУМ Перспективы изучения истории культуры Российского Зарубежья, посвященный 75-летию Российского института культурологии. К участию в работе коллоквиума приглашаются российские и иностранные ученые (культурологи, философы, антропологи, историки, искусствоведы, специалисты в области музееведения, изучения и сохранения культурного наследия, лингвисты, социологи, религиоведы и представители других дисциплин), сфера научных интересов которых связана с изучением проблем истории культуры Российского Зарубежья. Целью коллоквиума является поиск и определение актуальных задач современного гуманитарного и социального знания, анализ и разработка методологических стратегий исследований в области теории и истории культуры Российского Зарубежья, обсуждение итогов и перспектив развития культурологических исследований проблем истории культуры Российского Зарубежья в России и за рубежом. Планируется публикация итоговых материалов заочного коллоквиума, а также освещение его работы в средствах массовой информации. Тексты докладов (объем до 15 000 знаков) в электронной форме для отбора материалов для публикации просим представить до 25 апреля 2007 года по электронному адресу Оргкомитета: ist-rus-zar at yandex.ru Заявки на участие в работе симпозиума просим присылать в Российский институт культурологии до 21 апреля 2007 года по электронному адресу Оргкомитета: ist-rus-zar at yandex.ru Оргкомитет оставляет за собой право отклонять заявки, не соответствующие тематике симпозиума. Оргкомитет оставляет за собой право отбора материалов для публикации. СПРАВОЧНАЯ ИНФОРМАЦИЯ: Зав. сектором Истории культуры Российского Зарубежья | Пархоменко Татьяна Александровна, адрес: ParchomenkoT at yandex.ru Координатор коллоквиума | Лычко Анастасия Юрьевна, адрес: nastyalychko at mail.ru Телефон для справок: +7 (495) 959 09 08 - приемная Российского института культурологии +7 (495) 959 13 98 - ученый секретарь РИК Кочеляева Нина Александровна Факс: +7 (495) 959 10 17 E-mail: ist-rus-zar at yandex.ru ===================================== Alexandra Smith (PhD, University of London) Lecturer in Russian School of European Languages and Cultures The University of Edinburgh David Hume Tower George Square Edinburgh EX8 9JX UK tel. +44-(0)131-6511381 fax: +44- (0)131- 650-3604 e-mail: Alexandra.Smith at ed.ac.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From itigount at DU.EDU Fri Feb 23 17:38:58 2007 From: itigount at DU.EDU (Inna Tigountsova) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:38:58 -0700 Subject: AATSEEL Member News Column seeks submissions! Message-ID: Dear Keith, Here is my bit of news: Dr. Inna F. Ishchenko Tigountsova has accepted a Senior Lecturer post (Russian, Russian Language, and Culture) at the University of Denver, CO. Thanks! Inna ----- Original Message ----- From: Keith Blasing Date: Thursday, February 22, 2007 2:05 pm Subject: [SEELANGS] AATSEEL Member News Column seeks submissions! > Greetings SEELANGers, > > If you or anyone you know has recently defended a dissertation, been > hired, been promoted, or retired please let us know the details (name, > achievement, affiliation) for inclusion in the upcoming AATSEEL > Newsletter’s Member News Column. This column depends on your > submissions, so thanks in advance for your help! > > Please send info to > Keith Blasing > kmblasing at wisc.edu > > Please note that information will be included in the newsletter > only for current AATSEEL members. > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your > subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS > Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From itigount at DU.EDU Fri Feb 23 18:23:19 2007 From: itigount at DU.EDU (Inna Tigountsova) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:23:19 -0700 Subject: AATSEEL Member News Column seeks submissions! Message-ID: Very sorry! ----- Original Message ----- From: Inna Tigountsova Date: Friday, February 23, 2007 10:38 am Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] AATSEEL Member News Column seeks submissions! > Dear Keith, > > Here is my bit of news: > > Dr. Inna F. Ishchenko Tigountsova has accepted a Senior Lecturer > post (Russian, Russian Language, and Culture) at the University of > Denver, CO. > > Thanks! > Inna > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Keith Blasing > Date: Thursday, February 22, 2007 2:05 pm > Subject: [SEELANGS] AATSEEL Member News Column seeks submissions! > > > Greetings SEELANGers, > > > > If you or anyone you know has recently defended a dissertation, been > > hired, been promoted, or retired please let us know the details > (name,> achievement, affiliation) for inclusion in the upcoming > AATSEEL> Newsletter’s Member News Column. This column depends on your > > submissions, so thanks in advance for your help! > > > > Please send info to > > Keith Blasing > > kmblasing at wisc.edu > > > > Please note that information will be included in the newsletter > > only for current AATSEEL members. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > ------ > > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your > > subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the > SEELANGS > > Web Interface at: > > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > ------ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your > subscription options, and more. 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John Dingley irina.krasnova at mcgill.ca Dorogoj John, u men'a ochen' naxal'naja pros'ba-vopros: ne mogli by Vy zadat' kollegam na saite SELANG (?) tot zhe samyj vopros: kakie uchebniki oni ispol'zujut na 1-m (6 credits, beginners), 2-m (6 credits) I 3-m (6 credits) kursax?! Pover'te, eto ne prazdnyj vopros, mne ochen' vazhno poluchit' etu informaciju, a ja na etom saite sejchas ne zaregestrirovana (krome etogo voprosa, drugix net, a esli ty zaregestrirovan, budet slishkom mnogo emailov!) Spasibo!!!! --------------- http://momiji.yorku.ca/jding07.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From padunov at PITT.EDU Fri Feb 23 22:03:47 2007 From: padunov at PITT.EDU (Padunov, Vladimir) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:03:47 -0500 Subject: Pittfilm Travel to Collections Grant (University of Pittsburgh) Message-ID: Pittfilm Travel to Collections Grant (University of Pittsburgh) The University of Pittsburgh's Slavic and East European video and DVD collection is the leading collection outside of the Russian Federation, with a holding of more than 6,000 items, including extensive holdings in Russian, Slovak, and Central Asian cinema. Online information about the Pitt collection, which is non-circulating, is available at http://www.pitt.edu/~slavic/video/index.html. Supported by Pitt's Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences, the Russian and East European Studies Center (REES), the Slavic Department, and the Film Studies Program, the 2007-2008 Pittfilm Travel to Collections Grant solicits applications from scholars with developed research projects that would benefit from on-site access to this collection. The selection committee would look favorably on those applications that include a research presentation as a public lecture. Travel awards are $ 1,200 each, intended to defray costs of domestic airfare, two nights' lodging, and a modest per diem for three days. Two scholars will be chosen in the 2007-2008 competition, one for each semester of next academic year. DEADLINE: 1 April 2007. Recipients will be notified by 15 May 2007 and funds must be spent by 30 April 2008. Interested scholars should send an electronic copy of a one-page, single-spaced project description (including preferred dates and a list of anticipated research materials in the Pitt collection) to Prof.Vladimir Padunov at padunov at pitt.edu with the Subject Heading "Pittfilm Travel-to-Collections Grant." Vladimir Padunov Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures Associate Director, Film Studies Program University of Pittsburgh phone: 412-624-5713 427 Cathedral of Learning FAX: 412-624-9714 Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Russian Film Symposium http://www.rusfilm.pitt.edu KinoKultura http://www.kinokultura.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From itigount at DU.EDU Sat Feb 24 04:49:13 2007 From: itigount at DU.EDU (Inna Tigountsova) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:49:13 -0700 Subject: uchebniki Message-ID: Dear Irina, I love "Golosa" for the first two years! For the third year, I would recommend either Nakhimovsky's "Advanced Russian" (lots of humour), or Ben Rifkin's new advanced level texbook +workbook. I also use Derek Offord's guide to usage as a reference book for the 3rd and 4th years. Hope this helps, Inna Tigountsova ----- Original Message ----- From: John Dingley Date: Friday, February 23, 2007 12:40 pm Subject: [SEELANGS] uchebniki > Hi, > > I am posting this msg on behalf of my colleague, Irina Krasnova, > who teaches at McGill Univerity, Montréal. Please reply either to > Irina directly or to Irina and the List. > > John Dingley > > irina.krasnova at mcgill.ca > > Dorogoj John, u men'a ochen' naxal'naja pros'ba-vopros: ne mogli > by Vy > zadat' kollegam na saite SELANG (?) tot zhe samyj vopros: kakie > uchebniki oni ispol'zujut na 1-m (6 credits, beginners), 2-m (6 > credits)I 3-m (6 credits) kursax?! Pover'te, eto ne prazdnyj > vopros, mne ochen' > vazhno poluchit' etu informaciju, a ja na etom saite sejchas ne > zaregestrirovana (krome etogo voprosa, drugix net, a esli ty > zaregestrirovan, budet slishkom mnogo emailov!) > Spasibo!!!! > > --------------- > http://momiji.yorku.ca/jding07.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your > subscription options, and more. 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Thanks, -- jim augerot ______________________________________________________ professor uw-slavic 353580, seattle, wa 98195 206-543-5484 fax -543-6009 treasurer society for romanian studies secretary south east european studies association web denizen ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From e.gapova at WORLDNET.ATT.NET Sun Feb 25 00:17:50 2007 From: e.gapova at WORLDNET.ATT.NET (Elena Gapova) Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:17:50 -0500 Subject: Guardian on Putin's speech In-Reply-To: <42E8F3C1A8950C4DB7DFF5833AA7FAD11B7BE3@OBELIX.key.coe.int> Message-ID: Dear Philippe, I agree, that there is room for comment. I am not an expert on Russian politics or a supporter of Putin (nor a Russian citizen), but there is a reason why so many people in Russia do support him (and they really do, and "brainwashing" does not seem to be the reason). It seems that most of the things you mention (dedovshchina, or oligarchs, or murders of businessmen) started long before Putin - during that period of the postcommunist "redistribution of property", when "democracy" was full, complete, overwhlming etc. One could say or write or proclaim whatever - and had problems with how to put food on the table, and senior citizens were looking for bread in the garbage bins, and we saw homeless children for the first time since WWII. There was as much freedom as there could be, and it was called democracy - but that time and regime was shavefully, enormously, unbelievably inhuman - and for this very reason, undemocratic. That's what is ususally meant when people say, that they have been fed up with "democracy". This phrase has a very concrete meaning. It does not mean that the Russian people do not want to be the masters of their own destinies, but rather that for millions (really, millions) that was the time of losing, not gaining, control over their own lives. It seems that with Putin things are becoming a tiny bit better, and that he has been trying to change that huge machine of theft and crime that was created during Eltsyn, slowly, but steadily. If he "puts" Kadyrov as the head of Chechnya, then might it be, that he has no choice but to put someone who can control the territory and "dogovarivat'sya" with all those powers that are at play there, for otherwise the situation is pregnant with still another war. And it is during Putin's time that some of the dedovshchina cases, and some of the oligarchs, finally made their way to court (not all, of course). All this is probably about - well, not deepening, but at least starting - a democratic order. An important part of democracy is how money is spent and that no one is hungry. I am completely aware (polnost'yu otdayu sebe otchet) of what I have written, and if somebody had told me in 1991 that I would be writing smth like this in 2007, I probaly would have spat in the person's face. Elena Gapova -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU]On Behalf Of FRISON Philippe Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 12:01 PM To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Guardian on Putin's speech Sadly enough, there is room for comments... The mere assertion that putin "has stabilised, if not deepend Rsusian democracy" shuold be questioned. The appointement of Ramzan Kadyrov as Chechnya's acting President whereas he should be judged in jailed for all the crimes he ordered and perpetrated himself in Tsentoroy is really a great achievement of Russian democracy... The Trepashkin's and Khodorkovsky's (and other new dissidents') condamnation is also a great achievement of Russia's justice system.... The dedovshchina's system within the armed forces (with the cases of rank file military being tortured and loosing his genitals as a result is a testimony of the restoration of armed forces respectful of Russain citizens' dignity. Putin is now preparing the democratic election of KGB general Ivanov or Putin' administration chief Medvedev (and ruining Kasparov's campaining efforts to stay as candidate), which will be a great achievement of democratic Russian elections (but certainly not by Western standards), . Even to mean that Putin has restored law and order in Russia is a definite distortion of reality, see Anna Politkovskaya's murder and the so far "unccessful inquiry" in the case and the numerous economical murders committed in Russia as a whole and crimes committed without any prosecution in Chechnya and Northern Caucasus. Putin has retored Russia's economical position in the world in the interested of oligarchs supporting him and his clique... I am not quite sure common people in Ryazan or elsewhere in the province get much of this wealth... Philippe Frison (Strasbourg, France) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From sdsures at GMAIL.COM Sun Feb 25 00:56:54 2007 From: sdsures at GMAIL.COM (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Stephanie_Sures?=) Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:56:54 -0500 Subject: uchebniki Message-ID: "V Puti" by Olga Kagan and Frank Miller was pretty good for the Intermediate Russian course I took. :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From brifkin at TEMPLE.EDU Sun Feb 25 02:50:52 2007 From: brifkin at TEMPLE.EDU (Benjamin Rifkin) Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:50:52 -0500 Subject: uchebniki Message-ID: Dear SEELANGers: This question comes up from time to time. On the AATSEEL website you can find a list of publications for teaching Russian: http://community.middlebury.edu/~beyer/publications/ccpcrdb.shtml#langtxt I wrote an essay on materials for teaching Russian. The electronic version is here: http://slavica.com/teaching/rifkin.html With best wishes to all, BR ******* 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 brifkin at temple.edu www.temple.edu/fgis/rifkin -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list on behalf of John Dingley Sent: Fri 2/23/2007 2:40 PM To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: [SEELANGS] uchebniki Hi, I am posting this msg on behalf of my colleague, Irina Krasnova, who teaches at McGill Univerity, Montréal. Please reply either to Irina directly or to Irina and the List. John Dingley irina.krasnova at mcgill.ca Dorogoj John, u men'a ochen' naxal'naja pros'ba-vopros: ne mogli by Vy zadat' kollegam na saite SELANG (?) tot zhe samyj vopros: kakie uchebniki oni ispol'zujut na 1-m (6 credits, beginners), 2-m (6 credits) I 3-m (6 credits) kursax?! Pover'te, eto ne prazdnyj vopros, mne ochen' vazhno poluchit' etu informaciju, a ja na etom saite sejchas ne zaregestrirovana (krome etogo voprosa, drugix net, a esli ty zaregestrirovan, budet slishkom mnogo emailov!) Spasibo!!!! --------------- http://momiji.yorku.ca/jding07.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From boris.dagaev at GMAIL.COM Sun Feb 25 06:18:11 2007 From: boris.dagaev at GMAIL.COM (Boris Dagaev) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 01:18:11 -0500 Subject: Guardian on Putin's speech In-Reply-To: Message-ID: > An important part of democracy is how money is spent and that no one is hungry ... > if somebody had told me in 1991 that I would be writing smth like this in 2007, I > probaly would have spat in the person's face. Please hold off with the spitting. Aren't ideas and principles what we, Russian intelligentsia, trade in? Of course, we enjoy talking about protecting our cherished ideals from whatever existential threat that may loom distantly (a safe distance is of particular importance here), but don't we sell them? Reluctantly. But eventually. Proudly not to the highest bidder, but to a convenient and acceptably comfortable one. There is nothing new in your conversion. Simply put, you have finally found out your price. Now you may spit. On 2/24/07, Elena Gapova wrote: > Dear Philippe, > > I agree, that there is room for comment. I am not an expert on Russian > politics or a supporter of Putin (nor a Russian citizen), but there is a > reason why so many people in Russia do support him (and they really do, and > "brainwashing" does not seem to be the reason). > > It seems that most of the things you mention (dedovshchina, or oligarchs, or > murders of businessmen) started long before Putin - during that period of > the postcommunist "redistribution of property", when "democracy" was full, > complete, overwhlming etc. One could say or write or proclaim whatever - and > had problems with how to put food on the table, and senior citizens were > looking for bread in the garbage bins, and we saw homeless children for the > first time since WWII. There was as much freedom as there could be, and it > was called democracy - but that time and regime was shavefully, enormously, > unbelievably inhuman - and for this very reason, undemocratic. That's what > is ususally meant when people say, that they have been fed up with > "democracy". This phrase has a very concrete meaning. It does not mean that > the Russian people do not want to be the masters of their own destinies, but > rather that for millions (really, millions) that was the time of losing, not > gaining, control over their own lives. > > It seems that with Putin things are becoming a tiny bit better, and that he > has been trying to change that huge machine of theft and crime that was > created during Eltsyn, slowly, but steadily. If he "puts" Kadyrov as the > head of Chechnya, then might it be, that he has no choice but to put someone > who can control the territory and "dogovarivat'sya" with all those powers > that are at play there, for otherwise the situation is pregnant with still > another war. And it is during Putin's time that some of the dedovshchina > cases, and some of the oligarchs, finally made their way to court (not all, > of course). > > All this is probably about - well, not deepening, but at least starting - a > democratic order. An important part of democracy is how money is spent and > that no one is hungry. > > I am completely aware (polnost'yu otdayu sebe otchet) of what I have > written, and if somebody had told me in 1991 that I would be writing smth > like this in 2007, I probaly would have spat in the person's face. > > Elena Gapova ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU Sun Feb 25 19:48:14 2007 From: aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU (Alina Israeli) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:48:14 -0500 Subject: Guardian on Putin's speech In-Reply-To: Message-ID: On Feb 24, 2007, at 7:17 PM, Elena Gapova wrote: > but there is a > reason why so many people in Russia do support him (and they really > do, and > "brainwashing" does not seem to be the reason). No, it's not brainwashing. Rulers in Russia are treated more or less like royalty in the old sense, almost fairy tale sense, and people expect that if something is bad, it's the one up above (dobryj car') will take care of it. And indeed, when elections are abolished and courts serve to please the ruler, who else can one rely upon? > There was as much freedom as there could be, and it > was called democracy - but that time and regime was shavefully, > enormously, > unbelievably inhuman - and for this very reason, undemocratic. As much freedom as could be? In general or by Russian standards? What does it mean "inhuman regime"? A regime is inhuman if it butchers its own citizens, we had a few examples of it in the 20th century, and unfortunately a couple in the 21st. In what way was the regime inhuman? Life became hard, very hard economically. The state robbed people a number of times, in Gorbachev's time, in Eltsyn's time. Wiping out savings was one of the worst possible p.r. action. The top bankers said that the government could not pay. Quite possible, it was a bankrupt state. It should have given out I.O.U.'s, government bonds, 30 year bonds, 100 year bonds, but make sure that people do not loose trust. Economy cannot survive without trust, trust between partners and trust in the institutions. And the state continues to be non- trustworthy in the economic areas. > That's what > is ususally meant when people say, that they have been fed up with > "democracy". This phrase has a very concrete meaning. It does not > mean that > the Russian people do not want to be the masters of their own > destinies, but > rather that for millions (really, millions) that was the time of > losing, not > gaining, control over their own lives. Like I said, people confuse democracy with economics and trust. And besides, democracy has been eroding. So the only real gain is personal freedom, which is actually not that bad, except that one should eat three square meals a day. > It seems that with Putin things are becoming a tiny bit better, Putin enjoyed the rise of oil price. When he came a barrel was about $30, and last year it was $70. And even though it dropped some ($55-60) it's still almost double from when he came to power. > and that he > has been trying to change that huge machine of theft and crime that > was > created during Eltsyn, slowly, but steadily. It all depends on how one counts. The corruption is rampant. It used to be that only people talked about it, now even the government is talking about it. Isn't that crime? Theft is alive and well. Some personalities may have changed, but it's there. > All this is probably about - well, not deepening, but at least > starting - a > democratic order. An important part of democracy is how money is > spent and > that no one is hungry. We know that the legislative powers make sure they've got the perks. Meanwhile millions are still not payed their salaries: http:// www.gks.ru/bgd/free/B04_03/IssWWW.exe/Stg/d020/i020480r_01.htm. As for no one is hungry: http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/2006/ b06_11/07-11.htm 50% of the population earn 6,000 rubles a month, 25% under 3,500, which is about $140 a month. Prices are comparable with those in the West, it's not India. What has changed is that statistics is no longer top secret. Alina Israeli LFS, American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington DC. 20016 (202) 885-2387 fax (202) 885-1076 aisrael at american.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. 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Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Alexandra.Smith at ED.AC.UK Sun Feb 25 22:46:15 2007 From: Alexandra.Smith at ED.AC.UK (Alexandra Smith) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 22:46:15 +0000 Subject: FWD: Evening of Russian Sacred Choral Music in New York March 13 In-Reply-To: <20070223093205.wlibn1ak8w40o48k@www.staffmail.ed.ac.uk> Message-ID: Dear colleagues, The advert included in the Russia Johnson's List on 23.02.07 might be of some interest to those of you who live or work in New York. Best wishes, Sasha Smith ================== From: "Mike Averko" Subject: Evening of Russian Sacred Choral Music in New York March 13 Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 I was just notified of the following event which might be of great interest to some of the JRL recipients: ------ Dear Friends, We Would like to invite you to: The Evening of Russian Sacred Choral Music. This Evening Of Russian Sacred Music will be the music experience you would like to share with your family and friends. The Choir of the Russian Orthodox Synod Cathedral of New York, Russian Sacred Music Tuesday, March 13, at 7.30 p.m. at the Concert Hall of the New York Society for Ethical Culture (2 West 64th Street, corner of Central Park West). The Choir, under the direction of Peter Fekula, will perform music spanning the last two centuries, exploring various stylistic trends in Russian sacred music, including harmonized chant settings and free compositions. Tickets available at http://www.ticketweb.com/ phone 866-468-7619 or at: http://www.ticketweb.com/user?region=nyc&query=schedule&venue=nysociety ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From dhh2 at COLUMBIA.EDU Sun Feb 25 23:10:12 2007 From: dhh2 at COLUMBIA.EDU (Diana Howansky) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:10:12 -0500 Subject: Tymoshenko talk at Columbia cancelled Message-ID: The Harriman Institute and the Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia University deeply regret to inform you that the talk by Yulia Tymoshenko on Monday, Feb. 26th at the Low Memorial Library Rotunda will not take place. We have just been informed that the New York leg of her trip was cancelled suddenly. No further details are available at this time. We share in the disappointment in receiving this news and appreciate the extreme interest that so many people have expressed in this event. We welcome you to send an email to ukrainianstudies at columbia.edu and sign up for the Ukrainian Studies Program email list. This will provide you with additional news and the latest information about future Ukraine-related events and courses at Columbia. Thank you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From brifkin at TEMPLE.EDU Mon Feb 26 01:24:31 2007 From: brifkin at TEMPLE.EDU (Benjamin Rifkin) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:24:31 -0500 Subject: NY Times Magazine on Putin's Potential Successors Message-ID: Dear SEELANGers: Today's NY Times Magazine section has an extended article on some potential successors for President Putin. With best wishes to all, BR ******* 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 brifkin at temple.edu www.temple.edu/fgis/rifkin ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From e.gapova at WORLDNET.ATT.NET Mon Feb 26 02:17:12 2007 From: e.gapova at WORLDNET.ATT.NET (Elena Gapova) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 21:17:12 -0500 Subject: Guardian on Putin's speech In-Reply-To: <0EBE28AC-3101-4B99-8878-AF615348FD2E@american.edu> Message-ID: But this is not about "Russian intelligentsia trading on their principles" at all! This is about voting behaviour. Which is guided by interests. People vote for what (they think) is best for them (don't you, for example?). And Russians are no different. e.g. (I feel a bit awkward speaking for "Russian intelligentsia" - no one endowed me, and I am "not Russian" (not a Russian citizen, and never even "lived in Russia"), but I think this is a technicality in this conversation; I am also uneasy about belonging to "intelligentsia", esp. after Andrey Synyavsky's book on it, but this, again, is a formality). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From marc at ADLERPACIFIC.COM Mon Feb 26 03:42:34 2007 From: marc at ADLERPACIFIC.COM (Marc Adler) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 21:42:34 -0600 Subject: Guardian on Putin's speech In-Reply-To: <0EBE28AC-3101-4B99-8878-AF615348FD2E@american.edu> Message-ID: Alina Israeli wrote: > What has changed is that statistics is no longer top secret. Is that really the only thing that's changed? And if so, why? Marc Adler ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From s-hill4 at UIUC.EDU Mon Feb 26 05:12:17 2007 From: s-hill4 at UIUC.EDU (Prof Steven P Hill) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 23:12:17 -0600 Subject: Eastern Orthodox calendar: -14? - 13? Message-ID: Dear colleagues: Once upon a time, studying Russian history, I learned (or seem to recall learning) that in the 19th century the Eastern Orthodox calendar ran 12 days behind the West European (Catholic) calendar, and that in the 20th century the E Orthodox calendar ran 13 days behind. So far, so good. So my expectation was that in the 21st century the E Orthodox calendar would run 14 (fourteen) days behind. But I've encountered some indications that even in this 21st century the "time lag" is still 13 (thirteen) days. If I was wrong, where did I go wrong? Gratefully, Steven P Hill, University of Illinois. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ___ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From vroon at HUMNET.UCLA.EDU Mon Feb 26 05:58:25 2007 From: vroon at HUMNET.UCLA.EDU (Ron Vroon) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 21:58:25 -0800 Subject: Fellowship for Baltic Studies Institutei Message-ID: The Baltic Studies Summer Institute (BALSSI), which is being hosted by UCLA this summer, is pleased to announce that a limited number of partial scholarships are available for the intensive study of Estonian, Latvian,and Lithuanian. These have been made available through generous contributions from the University of California Consortium for Language Learning and Teaching and UCLA Summer Sessions. 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Unfortunately I don't have a crisp technical explanation at my fingertips, but probably an online search of "Gregorian calendar" and "Julian calendar" will bring some good information. At 11:12 PM 2/25/2007 -0600, you wrote: >Dear colleagues: > >Once upon a time, studying Russian history, I learned (or seem to recall >learning) that in the 19th century the Eastern Orthodox calendar ran >12 days behind the West European (Catholic) calendar, and that in the >20th century the E Orthodox calendar ran 13 days behind. So far, so good. > >So my expectation was that in the 21st century the E Orthodox calendar >would run 14 (fourteen) days behind. But I've encountered some indications >that even in this 21st century the "time lag" is still 13 (thirteen) days. > >If I was wrong, where did I go wrong? > >Gratefully, >Steven P Hill, >University of Illinois. >__ __ __ __ __ __ __ ___ > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU Mon Feb 26 13:16:23 2007 From: pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU (David Powelstock) Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:16:23 -0500 Subject: Eastern Orthodox calendar: -14? - 13? In-Reply-To: <20070225231217.AKH13074@expms6.cites.uiuc.edu> Message-ID: You can find the full story here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_calendar. There's a leap year issue, then another adjustment every fourth century (leap century?). Cheers, David David Powelstock Asst. Prof. of Russian & East European Literatures Chair, Program in Russian & East European Studies Brandeis University GRALL, MS 024 Waltham, MA 02454-9110 781.736.3347 (Office) -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu] On Behalf Of Prof Steven P Hill Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 12:12 AM To: SEELANGS at listserv.cuny.edu Subject: [SEELANGS] Eastern Orthodox calendar: -14? - 13? Dear colleagues: Once upon a time, studying Russian history, I learned (or seem to recall learning) that in the 19th century the Eastern Orthodox calendar ran 12 days behind the West European (Catholic) calendar, and that in the 20th century the E Orthodox calendar ran 13 days behind. So far, so good. So my expectation was that in the 21st century the E Orthodox calendar would run 14 (fourteen) days behind. But I've encountered some indications that even in this 21st century the "time lag" is still 13 (thirteen) days. If I was wrong, where did I go wrong? Gratefully, Steven P Hill, University of Illinois. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ___ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From gsabo at JCU.EDU Mon Feb 26 13:18:55 2007 From: gsabo at JCU.EDU (Gerald J. Sabo) Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:18:55 -0500 Subject: Eastern Orthodox calendar: -14? - 13? Message-ID: I think if the first year of the "century" is divisible by 400, then another day is NOT added. This is what I once heard, but have no printed reference for this. However, in recently "googling" Russian Orthodox calendar I reached the website with calendar for the Holy Trinity monastery in New York which gave the Gregorian and Julian dates, and there was still simply a thirteen day difference for years in 2000--Jerry Sabo. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:08:48 -0500 >From: Helen Halva >Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Eastern Orthodox calendar: -14? - 13? >To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU > >It's not that clear cut, one day per century. It has to do with the >difference between the Gregorian and Julian calendars and the exact number >of hours and minutes by which they differ as time passes. Unfortunately I >don't have a crisp technical explanation at my fingertips, but probably an >online search of "Gregorian calendar" and "Julian calendar" will bring some >good information. > > > >At 11:12 PM 2/25/2007 -0600, you wrote: >>Dear colleagues: >> >>Once upon a time, studying Russian history, I learned (or seem to recall >>learning) that in the 19th century the Eastern Orthodox calendar ran >>12 days behind the West European (Catholic) calendar, and that in the >>20th century the E Orthodox calendar ran 13 days behind. So far, so good. >> >>So my expectation was that in the 21st century the E Orthodox calendar >>would run 14 (fourteen) days behind. But I've encountered some indications >>that even in this 21st century the "time lag" is still 13 (thirteen) days. >> >>If I was wrong, where did I go wrong? >> >>Gratefully, >>Steven P Hill, >>University of Illinois. >>__ __ __ __ __ __ __ ___ >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription >> options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: >> http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ >>------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From vinarska at YAHOO.COM Mon Feb 26 19:41:20 2007 From: vinarska at YAHOO.COM (Maryna Vinarska) Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:41:20 -0800 Subject: Guardian on Putin's speech In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I only want to add that Ukrainians seem to envy Russians now and dream about getting their own Putin. In 1991 I could not imagine myself that I would come to the conclusion that it is much better to have a big brother named Russia than suddenly to get one who's trying to eradicate everything that constitutes the very core of the Slavic culture. Thanks for your comment. You put everything quite right. Regards, Maryna Vinarska Elena Gapova wrote: Dear Philippe, I agree, that there is room for comment. I am not an expert on Russian politics or a supporter of Putin (nor a Russian citizen), but there is a reason why so many people in Russia do support him (and they really do, and "brainwashing" does not seem to be the reason). It seems that most of the things you mention (dedovshchina, or oligarchs, or murders of businessmen) started long before Putin - during that period of the postcommunist "redistribution of property", when "democracy" was full, complete, overwhlming etc. One could say or write or proclaim whatever - and had problems with how to put food on the table, and senior citizens were looking for bread in the garbage bins, and we saw homeless children for the first time since WWII. There was as much freedom as there could be, and it was called democracy - but that time and regime was shavefully, enormously, unbelievably inhuman - and for this very reason, undemocratic. That's what is ususally meant when people say, that they have been fed up with "democracy". This phrase has a very concrete meaning. It does not mean that the Russian people do not want to be the masters of their own destinies, but rather that for millions (really, millions) that was the time of losing, not gaining, control over their own lives. It seems that with Putin things are becoming a tiny bit better, and that he has been trying to change that huge machine of theft and crime that was created during Eltsyn, slowly, but steadily. If he "puts" Kadyrov as the head of Chechnya, then might it be, that he has no choice but to put someone who can control the territory and "dogovarivat'sya" with all those powers that are at play there, for otherwise the situation is pregnant with still another war. And it is during Putin's time that some of the dedovshchina cases, and some of the oligarchs, finally made their way to court (not all, of course). All this is probably about - well, not deepening, but at least starting - a democratic order. An important part of democracy is how money is spent and that no one is hungry. I am completely aware (polnost'yu otdayu sebe otchet) of what I have written, and if somebody had told me in 1991 that I would be writing smth like this in 2007, I probaly would have spat in the person's face. Elena Gapova -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU]On Behalf Of FRISON Philippe Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 12:01 PM To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Guardian on Putin's speech Sadly enough, there is room for comments... The mere assertion that putin "has stabilised, if not deepend Rsusian democracy" shuold be questioned. The appointement of Ramzan Kadyrov as Chechnya's acting President whereas he should be judged in jailed for all the crimes he ordered and perpetrated himself in Tsentoroy is really a great achievement of Russian democracy... The Trepashkin's and Khodorkovsky's (and other new dissidents') condamnation is also a great achievement of Russia's justice system.... The dedovshchina's system within the armed forces (with the cases of rank file military being tortured and loosing his genitals as a result is a testimony of the restoration of armed forces respectful of Russain citizens' dignity. Putin is now preparing the democratic election of KGB general Ivanov or Putin' administration chief Medvedev (and ruining Kasparov's campaining efforts to stay as candidate), which will be a great achievement of democratic Russian elections (but certainly not by Western standards), . Even to mean that Putin has restored law and order in Russia is a definite distortion of reality, see Anna Politkovskaya's murder and the so far "unccessful inquiry" in the case and the numerous economical murders committed in Russia as a whole and crimes committed without any prosecution in Chechnya and Northern Caucasus. Putin has retored Russia's economical position in the world in the interested of oligarchs supporting him and his clique... I am not quite sure common people in Ryazan or elsewhere in the province get much of this wealth... Philippe Frison (Strasbourg, France) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From mdenner at STETSON.EDU Mon Feb 26 21:01:01 2007 From: mdenner at STETSON.EDU (Michael Denner) Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:01:01 -0500 Subject: Guardian on Putin's speech In-Reply-To: A<12766.91124.qm@web30815.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Maryna Vinarska writes: >I only want to add that Ukrainians seem to envy Russians now and dream about getting their own >Putin. [mad] To which I can only reply: Такого, как Путин - полного сил! Такого, как Путин - чтобы любил! Такого, как Путин - чтоб не обижал! Такого, как Путин - чтоб не убежал! http://www.zvuki.ru/S/P/71928 ~mad ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Dr. Michael A. Denner Editor, Tolstoy Studies Journal Director, University Honors Program Contact Information: Russian Studies Program Stetson University Campus Box 8361 DeLand, FL 32720-3756 386.822.7381 (department) 386.822.7265 (direct line) 386.822.7380 (fax) www.stetson.edu/~mdenner -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Maryna Vinarska Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 2:41 PM To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Guardian on Putin's speech ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU Mon Feb 26 21:22:58 2007 From: dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU (Edward M Dumanis) Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:22:58 -0500 Subject: Eastern Orthodox calendar: -14? - 13? In-Reply-To: <20070225231217.AKH13074@expms6.cites.uiuc.edu> Message-ID: The E. Orthodox Calendar is based on the Julian calendar which adds an extra day every leap year (divisible by four) having 366 days instead of 365 to compensate the deviation of the calendar time from the exact time of the period of the Earth's motion around the sun (the time of 365 days is less than this period). However, it does not provide the exact compensation. Every century the deviation becomes around 3/4 of a day ahead of that period. To correct it, a new compensation is necessary. In 1752, the required compensation was about 12 days, and the Gregorian calendar provided it by skipping 12 days in that year. To keep the further deviation at bay, the Gregorian calendar skips a leap year in its final year (divisible by 100) every 3 centuries out of 4. A century that keeps a leap year count in its final year is called a leap century. So, a leap century has one day more than the others, and this is why it is called leap. The year of 2000 was the last year of the 20th century. Since 20 is divisible by 4, and, a result, it was a leap century of the Gregorian calendar keeping its February 29. Sincerely, Edward Dumanis On Sun, 25 Feb 2007, Prof Steven P Hill wrote: > Dear colleagues: > > Once upon a time, studying Russian history, I learned (or seem to recall > learning) that in the 19th century the Eastern Orthodox calendar ran > 12 days behind the West European (Catholic) calendar, and that in the > 20th century the E Orthodox calendar ran 13 days behind. So far, so good. > > So my expectation was that in the 21st century the E Orthodox calendar > would run 14 (fourteen) days behind. But I've encountered some indications > that even in this 21st century the "time lag" is still 13 (thirteen) days. > > If I was wrong, where did I go wrong? > > Gratefully, > Steven P Hill, > University of Illinois. > __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ___ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From nathanlongan at GMAIL.COM Mon Feb 26 21:44:59 2007 From: nathanlongan at GMAIL.COM (Nathan Longan) Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:44:59 -0800 Subject: Eastern Orthodox calendar: -14? - 13? In-Reply-To: <20070226081855.ACH83924@mirapoint.jcu.edu> Message-ID: The divisible by 400 rule is right. Pope Gregory had an easier job that it might have been convincing people to change in 1582 because the extra day per century (besides the ten added in 1582) wouldn't kick in for 118 years. Imagine the trauma of going to bed on October 4, 1582 and waking up on October 15, 1582. Ben Franklin was pretty peeved when the British empire decided that September 2, 1752 would be followed by September 14, 1752. See Daniel Boorstin's book The Discoverers for a very good discussion. Also check out the "Revized Julian Calendar" article in wikipedia.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revised_Julian_calendar for a mind boggling variation. Or, just be grateful that at least once in a while Rome celebrates Pascha with the Orthodox, as happens this year. nathan longan On 2/26/07, Gerald J. Sabo wrote: > > I think if the first year of the "century" is divisible by 400, then > another day is NOT added. This is what I once heard, but have no printed > reference for this. However, in recently "googling" Russian Orthodox > calendar I reached the website with calendar for the Holy Trinity monastery > in New York which gave the Gregorian and Julian dates, and there was still > simply a thirteen day difference for years in 2000--Jerry Sabo. > > ---- Original message ---- > >Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:08:48 -0500 > >From: Helen Halva > >Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Eastern Orthodox calendar: -14? - 13? > >To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU > > > >It's not that clear cut, one day per century. It has to do with the > >difference between the Gregorian and Julian calendars and the exact > number > >of hours and minutes by which they differ as time passes. Unfortunately > I > >don't have a crisp technical explanation at my fingertips, but probably > an > >online search of "Gregorian calendar" and "Julian calendar" will bring > some > >good information. > > > > > > > >At 11:12 PM 2/25/2007 -0600, you wrote: > >>Dear colleagues: > >> > >>Once upon a time, studying Russian history, I learned (or seem to recall > >>learning) that in the 19th century the Eastern Orthodox calendar ran > >>12 days behind the West European (Catholic) calendar, and that in the > >>20th century the E Orthodox calendar ran 13 days behind. So far, so > good. > >> > >>So my expectation was that in the 21st century the E Orthodox calendar > >>would run 14 (fourteen) days behind. But I've encountered some > indications > >>that even in this 21st century the "time lag" is still 13 (thirteen) > days. > >> > >>If I was wrong, where did I go wrong? > >> > >>Gratefully, > >>Steven P Hill, > >>University of Illinois. > >>__ __ __ __ __ __ __ ___ > >> > > >>------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > >> options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > >> http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > > >>------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > > options, and more. 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Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Philippe.FRISON at COE.INT Tue Feb 27 08:43:23 2007 From: Philippe.FRISON at COE.INT (FRISON Philippe) Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:43:23 +0100 Subject: Guardian on Putin's speech In-Reply-To: A<12766.91124.qm@web30815.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Dear Maryna and list members, I do not know which "big brother" is supposed to "eradicate everything that constitutes the very core of the Slavic culture". As a French man, with a soon to depart President, who used his functions to avoid being prosecuted for corruption, I would not pretend that France is an ideal democracy. I do not know anyway what would be an ideal democracy... Ancient Greece had among others slaves, ostracism and permanent intercity wars. But the system Putin contributed to set up has not much in common with democracy, or even "managed democracy". It is an oligarchic system, with fabricated elections and processes, and general prosecutors who are legally assumed to be the best protected in the world, but who can be fired like Ustinov in a couple of days by his President master giving a frown. The few in power are no longer members of one political party (although "Yedinaya Russia" tends to restore this model), but of a nomenklatura including KGB officials on the political side, and of some wealthy millionnaires on the economical one. Are they really the ones who can promote "everything that constitutes the very core of the Slavic culture" ? Putin used even Beslan to reinforce FSB powers, and not those of the militia and judges. What Russia has never been able to set up in its long history is the delicate system of checks and balances which prevents other countries to drift to far away towards the permanent politicians' temptation of power abuse. The only historical period I know in this direction in Russia is the short-lived Menchevik Revolution, which unfortunately proved ineffective. Philippe -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Maryna Vinarska Sent: lundi 26 février 2007 20:41 To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Guardian on Putin's speech I only want to add that Ukrainians seem to envy Russians now and dream about getting their own Putin. In 1991 I could not imagine myself that I would come to the conclusion that it is much better to have a big brother named Russia than suddenly to get one who's trying to eradicate everything that constitutes the very core of the Slavic culture. Thanks for your comment. You put everything quite right. 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Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From vinarska at YAHOO.COM Tue Feb 27 19:36:32 2007 From: vinarska at YAHOO.COM (Maryna Vinarska) Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:36:32 -0800 Subject: Guardian on Putin's speech In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Aha, glavnoe, chtob ne ubezhal... I once voted for one, I don't remember his name now, under the influence of my father who would repeat: "He's the only one having smth in his head." The guy turned out to be _too smart_... I really don't remember his name now, but I remember that I once heard on TV that the house he bought in the USA cost much more than the one the Clintons bought for themselves. Regards, Maryna Vinarska Michael Denner wrote: Maryna Vinarska writes: >I only want to add that Ukrainians seem to envy Russians now and dream about getting their own >Putin. [mad] To which I can only reply: ôÁËÏÇÏ, ËÁË ðÕÔÉÎ - ÐÏÌÎÏÇÏ ÓÉÌ! ôÁËÏÇÏ, ËÁË ðÕÔÉÎ - ÞÔÏÂÙ ÌÀÂÉÌ! ôÁËÏÇÏ, ËÁË ðÕÔÉÎ - ÞÔÏ ÎÅ ÏÂÉÖÁÌ! ôÁËÏÇÏ, ËÁË ðÕÔÉÎ - ÞÔÏ ÎÅ ÕÂÅÖÁÌ! http://www.zvuki.ru/S/P/71928 ~mad ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Dr. Michael A. Denner Editor, Tolstoy Studies Journal Director, University Honors Program Contact Information: Russian Studies Program Stetson University Campus Box 8361 DeLand, FL 32720-3756 386.822.7381 (department) 386.822.7265 (direct line) 386.822.7380 (fax) www.stetson.edu/~mdenner -----Original Message----- From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Maryna Vinarska Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 2:41 PM To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Guardian on Putin's speech ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Any questions? Get answers on any topic at Yahoo! Answers. Try it now. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From reei at INDIANA.EDU Tue Feb 27 21:41:03 2007 From: reei at INDIANA.EDU (REEI) Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:41:03 -0500 Subject: "Hour of Romania" conference at Indiana University March 22-24 Message-ID: The Romanian Studies program at Indiana University announces the conference entitled "The Hour of Romania" to be held March 22-24, 2007 on the IU Bloomington campus. The conference will revisit important U.S. scholarship in various fields of Romanian studies over the past few decades and will feature current trends in scholarship with a focus on Romania or placing Romania in comparative perspective. Of particular interest to members of the SEELANGs list will be a roundtable on Friday afternoon, March 23, focusing on the teaching of the Romanian language in the United States. In a period when "area studies" are undergoing important shifts in many disciplines and as Romania enters the European Union, we also want to discuss what the future of "Romanian studies" looks like. For more information and registration please visit http://www.iub.edu/~reeiweb/events/2007/romania.shtml . Maria Bucur Acting Director, Russian and East European Institute John V. Hill Chair in East European History Indiana University ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU Wed Feb 28 00:13:32 2007 From: aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU (Alina Israeli) Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:13:32 -0500 Subject: Guardian on Putin's speech In-Reply-To: <217494.20966.qm@web30813.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: On Feb 27, 2007, at 2:36 PM, Maryna Vinarska wrote: > Aha, glavnoe, chtob ne ubezhal... I once voted for one, I don't > remember his name now, under the influence of my father who would > repeat: "He's the only one having smth in his head." The guy turned > out to be _too smart_... I really don't remember his name now, but > I remember that I once heard on TV that the house he bought in the > USA cost much more than the one the Clintons bought for themselves. Must have been Lazarenko: http://www.compromat.ru/main/kuchma/ lazarenko/zhdet.htm Alina Israeli LFS, American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington DC. 20016 (202) 885-2387 fax (202) 885-1076 aisrael at american.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From raeruder at UKY.EDU Wed Feb 28 00:17:06 2007 From: raeruder at UKY.EDU (Cynthia A. Ruder) Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:17:06 -0500 Subject: ACTR Post-Sec Laureate Program, Take 2 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Post-Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate Award Colleagues! Please remember to submit your nominations for the PSRSLA (ah, the joy of acronyms :)!) by 15 March 2007. Instructions for submitting the nominations are below. In addition, note the following information that responds to questions I have received regarding the Award: --Each school/department nominates the student of their choice. ACTR has no hand in this and expects the decision as to which student deserves the nomination to be made at the student's institution. Therefore faculty members must decide in advance on whom this honor should be bestowed and then send the nomination letter. --If you are in a section that is part of a larger foreign language department, i.e. Division of Russian Studies in the Department of Modern & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Cultures as we have here at UK, then your section head can send the letter of nomination on departmental letterhead. --We leave it up to you as to whether or not you would like to inform in advance the student who is being nominated. That said, there certainly is something to be said for surprises. We anticipate the award letters being sent to students in April so that their Award will be common knowledge prior to any end-of-the-semester events that honor students at your institution. --The PSRSLA is open only to undergraduates--someone in the junior or senior class. Graduate students may not be nominated. DIRECTIONS FOR NOMINATING A STUDENT FOR THE PSRSLA: ACTR is pleased to announce the establishment of the Post-Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate Award. Based on the success of the Secondary School Russian Scholar Laureate Award program, we seek to implement this program at the college/university level in order to recognize our outstanding students who are studying Russian. This program is a wonderful way to applaud the efforts of our best students while letting them know that we in the field appreciate and value their achievements. Moreover, because this is a selective program, students will be able to exploit the award as further testament to their skills and abilities as they enter the job market or apply to graduate/professional school. The success of this program depends on you and me--Russian instructors at the college/university level. With that in mind I encourage you to nominate a student from your institution to receive this honor. In order to assist you in submitting a nomination, please follow these guidelines: 1. Departments (be they independent or part of a larger Modern Language department) may nominate ONE student from either the junior or senior class. 2. Eligibility is based on achievement and interest in Russian as demonstrated by enrollment in language courses, student GPA, participation in programs such as exchanges, NPSREC (National Post- Secondary Russian Essay Contest), Russian clubs or Russian houses, a Russian major or minor. Note that a Russian major is not necessarily a requirement for the award. We encourage you to nominate that student who is the "star" of your program and who personifies a dedication and commitment to Russian that is unparalleled among her/ his peers. 3. Nominations are to be submitted--electronically or via regular mail--by Department chairpersons. Be sure the nomination is submitted on departmental letterhead. Send the nominations to Prof. Cynthia Ruder at the address below.* 4. Nominating instructors must be current ACTR members.** **(It is never too late to join ACTR:)). Simply go to the www.americancouncils.org web site. On the main page click the "Get Involved" tab on the left side. Then click "ACTR MEMBERSHIP" from the list in the center of the page. From there either download the membership form and submit it or contact ACTR Secretary George Morris at actrmbrs at sbcglobal.net. It is easy, fast, and inexpensive. Plus you get the ACTR Newsletter and a subscription to RLJ, the Russian Language Journal, with the appropriate membership fee.) 5. DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS 15 MARCH 2007. Each Laureate will receive notification and an award certificate in April 2007. We encourage you to avail your students of this program--it is free! Help us show our best and brightest students how much we value their commitment to Russian. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me at raeruder at uky.edu. I anxiously await your nominations! Sincerely, Cindy Ruder *Russian Studies/MCL University of Kentucky 1055 Patterson Lexington, KY 40506-0027 OR AT raeruder at uky.edu Cynthia A. Ruder raeruder at uky.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From kthresher at RMWC.EDU Wed Feb 28 16:59:14 2007 From: kthresher at RMWC.EDU (Klawa Thresher) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:59:14 -0500 Subject: Kirov Message-ID: I would greatly appreciate it if someone could elucidate me about a footnote in a book that states that Kirov was "Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union" and then goes on about his assassination. What exactly was the "Secretary" - as compared to the "Secretary General" (which I assumed that Stalin occupied at this time). I had also thought that Kirov's most important position at this time was as head of the Party in Leningrad (and that there was interest in having him replace Stalin as Secretary General, thus leading to some of Stalin's paranoia). Please respond off-list to kthresher at rmwc.edu. Thank you very much in advance. With best wishes, Klawa Thresher ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU Wed Feb 28 21:15:33 2007 From: dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU (Edward M Dumanis) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:15:33 -0500 Subject: Kirov In-Reply-To: <6E497ADB607656479C24E6D7BF6B505A079144E2@exchange.rmwc.edu> Message-ID: See Secretariat of the CPSU Central Committee at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretariat_of_the_CPSU_Central_Committee and www.uh.edu/~pgregory/3rees.doc about S. M. Kirov. Sincerely, Edward Dumanis On Wed, 28 Feb 2007, Klawa Thresher wrote: > I would greatly appreciate it if someone could elucidate me about a > footnote in a book that states that Kirov was "Secretary of the Central > Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union" and then goes on > about his assassination. What exactly was the "Secretary" - as compared > to the "Secretary General" (which I assumed that Stalin occupied at this > time). I had also thought that Kirov's most important position at this > time was as head of the Party in Leningrad (and that there was interest > in having him replace Stalin as Secretary General, thus leading to some > of Stalin's paranoia). > > > > Please respond off-list to kthresher at rmwc.edu. > > > > Thank you very much in advance. > > > > With best wishes, > > Klawa Thresher > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription > options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: > http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at: http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From ariann.stern-gottschalk at ASU.EDU Wed Feb 28 23:33:28 2007 From: ariann.stern-gottschalk at ASU.EDU (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=3D=3FISO-8859-1=3FQ=3FAriann=5FStern=3F=3D?=) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:33:28 -0500 Subject: 2007 ASU Critical Languages Institute Message-ID: In 2007, the Arizona State University Critical Languages Institute (CLI) will offer eight-week, eight-credit intensive language courses in: Albanian (elementary and intermediate) Armenian (elementary and intermediate) Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (elementary and intermediate) Macedonian (elementary and intermediate) Polish (elementary) Russian (elementary) Tatar (elementary and intermediate) Uzbek (elementary) This year the CLI will be held June 4-July 27, 2007 on the Tempe campus of Arizona State University. Classes are Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. ASU Summer Sessions waives tuition for the eight credits-a savings of thousands of dollars per student. The only fee for the course is a $400 non-refundable registration processing fee. After the course in Tempe, students of Albanian, Armenian, BCS, Macedonian, and Polish can continue their language and culture studies on special three-week practicum programs in the countries where these languages are spoken (the BCS program will be held in Sarajevo, BH). These special study abroad programs will run from July 30-August 17, 2007. Students earn an additional two credits for these classes, tuition-free. The programs range in price from $750 to $1,400 (excluding airfare and personal expenses). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription options, and more. 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