Course on Russian Cities

[Emily Saunders]

Hello,

A book to consider about Vladivostok (if you can find a copy) is:

Хисамутдинов А.А. "Владивосток: этюды к истории старого города". -  
Владивосток: Изд. ДВГУ, 1992.
Khisamutdinov A.A. "Vladivostok:  et'udy k istorii starogo goroda" -  
Vladivostok; Izd. DVGU, 1992

I can't vouch for its historical accuracy but it includes vignettes  
about the history of the city including a military commander trying to  
keep his men from riding pigs? (I think it was) out of boredom, about  
the naming of Svetlanskaya St. (which has also be renamed numerous  
times to Amerikanskaya -- after a ship not the country -- and  
Leninskaya), about the opening of the first cabaret, about Przewalski's  
visit, about the first department store with its own nearby power plant  
to power the electric elevator, about relations with Chinese fishermen,  
etc.  You'd have to have it translated for your lower level students as  
I'm guessing that no translation into English exists.

Would readings in English also work, ie. written originally in English  
not Russian?

Regards,

Emily Saunders

On Jul 2, 2007, at 8:50 AM, Benjamin Rifkin wrote:

> Dear SEELANGers:
>
> I am preparing a course about Russian cities. The course will be  
> taught on
> two levels, in English translation for lower-level students and in  
> Russian
> for upper-level students.
>
> I would like to include readings in both fiction and non-fiction as  
> well as
> films.  I have plenty of material for Moscow and St. Petersburg, but  
> would
> be eager to hear your suggestions for readings or films about the  
> cities of
> the Golden Ring, Novgorod, Nizhnii Novgorod, Ekaterinburg, Samara,  
> Saratov,
> Sochi,Volgograd, Murmansk, Arkhangel'sk, Petrozavodsk, Rostov-na-Donu,
> Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk, Ufa, Briansk, Tomsk, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk,
> Vladivostok, Nakhodka, and or any other cities of interest.
>
> Topics of interest within the study of the city in Russia include:
>
> Geography / location
> History (incl name changes)
> Demographic Trends
> Cultural and Historical Landmarks
> Social relations (including crime)
> Ethnography
> Industry / Energy / Economy / Trade (both domestic and international)
> Environment and Environmental Concerns / Problems
> Problems / Challenges
> Resources
>
> There are many other topics that could be considered, of course, but  
> this is
> a one-semester course and there are many cities to take up.
>
> This course will be cross-listed with Geography & Urban Studies.
>
> With thanks to all,
>
> Ben Rifkin
>
> --  
> Benjamin Rifkin
> Vice Dean and Professor of Russian
> College of Liberal Arts, Temple University
> 1206 Anderson Hall, 1114 W. Berks Street
> Philadelphia, PA 19122 USA
> voice: 215.204.1816; fax 215.204.3731
> www.temple.edu/fgis/rifkin
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