Russian Cities

[Benjamin Rifkin]

Terrific! Thanks.

Ben


On 7/5/07 1:23 AM, "Emily Saunders" <emilka at MAC.COM> wrote:

> Hello Jeremy and Ben,
> 
> At note on the Staryj Vladivostok book -- my uncle (who knows no
> Russian) had a bit more fun than was good for him reading the
> translated bits -- typical non-native translator goofs made for some
> humorous moments...
> 
> ;-)
> 
> In English only there is a book that struck me as somewhat embellished
> but interesting historical account of the Decembrists' wives who
> followed their husbands into exile in Siberia, and in particular about
> Maria Volkonskaya, wife of Andrei Volkonsky.  The book as a whole
> spends most of its time talking about what they left behind and their
> initial exile experiences, but after their husbands had served their
> time they were slowly allowed back into society and into Irkutsk in
> particular.  A chapter or two from the back of the book could be
> interesting from the perspective of how the presence of these highly
> educated women affected the social structure of that city -- getting
> hospitals built, giving soirees, setting up musical societies, etc.
> The book is called:  The Princess of Siberia: The Story of Maria
> Volkonsky and the Decembrist Exiles and the author is by Christine
> Sutherland
> 
> There was also a recent publication out of Sakhalin -- a photo album
> sort of book -- that discusses the history of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk with
> reference to the period of Japanese settlement/occupation of the bottom
> half of the island.  It's called:
> 
> Южно-Сахалинск - три цвета времени/Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - Tri tsveta
> vremeni.  I'm not sure of the author nor how to find the book (I think
> I gave our copy away as a gift...)  But bits of it together with photos
> can be found at the website:  http://3colors.sakh.com/Vladimirovka/  It
> could be interesting from the perspective of how a city changes/stays
> the same when there is a complete changeover of population from one
> nationality/ethnicity to another.  The treatment of the topic was
> fairly evenhanded if I recall rightly and the actual book (if you can
> find it) had both Russian and English text.
> 
> It seems as if there are others lurking in my memory, but eluding me
> thus far...
> 
> Emily
> 
> On Jul 4, 2007, at 5:15 PM, Jeremy Tasch wrote:
> 
>> Hi Ben,
>> 
>> Adding to Emily Saunders' excellent suggestion, there is also the
>> hardback "Stari Vladivostok" that was put together by Primorski Krai's
>> Arseniev Museum. This book contains photos, postcards, historical docs
>> and leters, newspaper excerpts and so forth. The edition published by
>> Utro Rossii, Vlad., 1992, has the possible advantage that it is
>> published in a Russian/English edition.
>> 
>> I have copies of both works - I would be happy to lend them to you!
>> I'll hopefully have them in hand after our move is completed from
>> Alaska to Maryland.
>> 
>> All the best,
>> 
>> Jeremy
>> 
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