nuance of "politik" in 50s (cont.)

Wed Jan 10 08:05:00 UTC 2007

Dear colleagues & Prof Roth-Ey:

I agree 100% with  Profs. Grenier & Belianin.  In Il'inskii's 1950s context, 
he is giving a very positive spin to the term "politik," clearly with the 
meaning of "statesman-like" or "astute politically."

Best wishes to all,
Steven P Hill,
University of Illinois.
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Date: Wed 10 Jan 00:36:20 CST 2007 
From: <LISTSERV at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> 
Subject: Re: GETPOST SEELANGS 
To: Steven Hill <S-HILL4 at UIUC.EDU> 

Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 12:56:53 -0500 
From: Rebecca Jane Stanton <rjs19 at COLUMBIA.EDU> 
Subject: translation query: 1950s Soviet usage 

Dear SEELANGers, 
 [ ....  Il'inskii ] browbeats his fellow artists for snubbing television.  
He writes: "Takaia pozitsiia predstavlaetsia mne antigosudarstvennoi. 
Davaite rukovodstvovat'sia soobrazheniiami tvorcheskimi, ideinymi, 
a ne odnoi tol'ko zabotei [zabotoi. -- SPH] o povyshenii sborov.
 [ .... ]  I kto my, v kontse kontsov, --komersanty ili politiki? [ ....] 

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