Razryadka (spacing)

[Richard Robin]

A feature I frequently see in Russian texts that is generally not used in
the West is s p a c i n g   o u t   e m p h a s i z e d   t e x t.

I haven't seen разрядка used in a long time. I thought it disappeared with
the advent of desktop printing (making italics an easy alternative) and the
demise of гарнитура литературная (literaturnaya font - which still can send
a wave of nostalgia through me when I see it) as the workhorse font of
Soviet typography.

I'd like to learn if these casual impressions are incorrect.

-- 
Richard M. Robin, Ph.D.
Director Russian Language Program
The George Washington University
Washington, DC 20052
202-994-7081
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