From harlo at MINDSPRING.COM  Wed Oct  1 02:13:55 2008
From: harlo at MINDSPRING.COM (Harlow Robinson)
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:13:55 -0400
Subject: large type editions of Chekhov
Message-ID: <TUE.30.SEP.2008.221355.0400.HARLO@MINDSPRING.COM>

I have a student who is legally blind and wants to read Chekhov in a large type edition in English.  Are there any available?

Thank you.

Harlow Robinson
Northeastern University

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From resco at UMICH.EDU  Wed Oct  1 12:06:34 2008
From: resco at UMICH.EDU (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Alina_Makin?=)
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 07:06:34 -0500
Subject: large type editions of Chekhov
Message-ID: <WED.1.OCT.2008.070634.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Amazon.com  alone has 62 entries of Chehov in large print (just search 
under "Chekhov large print edition").  I am sure there is more out there.  Good 
luck.

Alina Makin,
University of Michigan




On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:13:55 -0400, Harlow Robinson 
<harlo at MINDSPRING.COM> wrote:

>I have a student who is legally blind and wants to read Chekhov in a large 
type edition in English.  Are there any available?
>
>Thank you.
>
>Harlow Robinson
>Northeastern University
>
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From birgitbeumers at YAHOO.CO.UK  Wed Oct  1 14:58:57 2008
From: birgitbeumers at YAHOO.CO.UK (Birgit Beumers)
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 14:58:57 +0000
Subject: kinokultura 22
Message-ID: <WED.1.OCT.2008.145857.0000.>

The October issue of KinoKultura (#22) is now available online, including 
reviews on sme of the most recent Russian releases. The contents are listed 
below: happy reading! Please note that we now have a new email address for 
all correspondence: info at kinokultura.com
Issue 22: Articles
Klaus Eder: Moscow 2008: The Center of the Province
Nina Tsyrkun: "Forward to the Past, or: What kind of millennium has begun?" 
(on the Russian Program of the Moscow International Film Festival)
Diliara Tasbulatova: "Kinotavr 19"
Aliya Moldalieva: "New Cinema in Kyrgyzstan"
Film Reviews
Anindita Banerjee on Pavel Sanaev's Kilometer Zero (2007)
Colin Burns on Elena Nikolaeva's Vanechka (2007)
Andrew Chapman on Valerii Todorovskii's Vice (2007)
Gregory Dolgopolov on Andrei Maliukov's We Are From the Future (2008)
Arlene Forman on Timur Bekmambetov's Irony of Fate. The Continuation (2007)
Jeremy Hicks on Aleksandr Proshkin’s Live to Remember (2008)
Lilya Kaganovsky on Karen Shakhnazarov's The Vanished Empire (2008)
Aleksandr Kolbovskii on Valeriia Gai-Germanika's Everybody Dies But Me 
(2008)
David MacFadyen on Oksana Bychkova’s Plus One (2008)
Olga Mesropova on Vladimir Kott’s Mukha (2008)
Stephen Norris on Vladimir Khotinenko's 1612 (2007)
Elena Prokhorova on Igor' Voloshin’s Nirvana (2008)
Christina Stojanova on Mikhail Kalatozishvili's Wild Field (2008)
Vlad Strukov on Vladimir Toropchin’s Il'ia Muromets and the 
Nightingale-Robber (2007)
Ol'ga Surkova on Bakur Bakuradze's Shul'tes (2008)
DoubleView: Kirill Serebrennikov's Yuriev Day (2008)
Andrei Plakhov on Yuriev Day
Mark Lipovetsky on Yuriev Day
Television
Emily Schuckman on Igor' Korobeinikov and Petr Krotenko's Accursed Paradise 
(2007)
Central Asia and Turkic-Language Countries: Reviews
Joe Crescente on Akhan Sataev’s Racketeer (Kazakhstan, 2007)
Peter Hames on Sergei Dvortsevoi’s Tulpan (Kazakhstan/Russia/...), 2008)
Gulbara Tolomushova on Marie Jaoul de Poncheville's Tengri: Blue Heavens 
(France/Germany/Kyrgyzstan, 2008)
Video
Stepan Shushkalov: Filonomania (2007)

Birgit Beumers, University of Bristol


Dr Birgit Beumers 
Department of Russian Studies 
University of Bristol 
17 Woodland Road 
Bristol BS8 1TE 
United Kingdom
Tel +44 117 928 7596 
Editor, www.kinokultura.com
Editor, Studies in Russian and Soviet Cinema 


  


      

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From feldstei at INDIANA.EDU  Wed Oct  1 14:56:21 2008
From: feldstei at INDIANA.EDU (Ronald Feldstein)
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 09:56:21 -0500
Subject: Indiana University Slavic Department: Visiting Assistant
 Professor position in Russian Literature
Message-ID: <WED.1.OCT.2008.095621.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

FALL 2009

Visiting Assistant Professor position in Russian Literature

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures of Indiana University, 
Bloomington, announces a visiting Assistant Professor position in Russian 
literature and culture, starting in Fall, 2009 for one or two years. Specialization 
is open, but a successful candidate must have the ability to teach at all levels 
and in diverse areas. Standard load is two courses per semester. Ph.D. 
required, strong teaching experience and commitment to research. We are 
seeking an enthusiastic teacher and scholar to teach undergraduate and 
graduate survey courses and to work with graduate students specializing in 
Russian literature. Send curriculum vitae, letter of interest, and three letters of 
recommendation to: Search Committee, Department of Slavic Languages and 
Literatures, Indiana University, BH 502, Bloomington, IN 47405-7103. 
Applications can also be submitted electronically, to: iuslavic at indiana.edu, 
subject line: Russian-literature visiting position. Completed applications should 
be received by January 15, 2009, but applications will be considered until the 
position is filled. Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action 
Employer; Indiana University encourages applications from women and 
minorities.

Committee:

Steven Franks, ex officio
Aaron Beaver
Justyna Beinek
Henry Cooper
Andrew Durkin

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From feldstei at INDIANA.EDU  Wed Oct  1 14:53:37 2008
From: feldstei at INDIANA.EDU (Ronald Feldstein)
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 09:53:37 -0500
Subject: Indiana University Slavic Department: VISITING LECTURER/SWSEEL
 DIRECTOR
Message-ID: <WED.1.OCT.2008.095337.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

VISITING LECTURER/SWSEEL DIRECTOR

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Indiana University, 
Bloomington, announces an opening for a visiting lecturer’s position for up to 
two years, starting in Fall, 2009. The candidate will have full administrative 
responsibility for directing the Summer Workshop in Slavic and East European 
Languages, including grant writing, recruitment of instructors, and 
management of all logistical aspects of SWSEEL. Anticipated teaching load 
during the academic year is maximum of two courses per semester in Russian 
language, culture, and/or literature. Salary commensurate with experience. 
Send curriculum vitae, letter of interest, and three letters of recommendation 
to: Search Committee, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, 
Indiana University, BH 502, Bloomington, IN 47405-7103. Applications can also 
be submitted electronically, to: iuslavic at indiana.edu, subject line: SWSEEL 
visiting position. Applications should be received by December 19, 2008, but 
may be submitted after that date until the position has been filled. Current 
plans are to conduct preliminary interviews at AAASS in Philadelphia and/or 
AATSEEL in San Francisco. Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity-
Affirmative Action Employer; Indiana University encourages applications from 
women and minorities.

Committee:

Steven Franks, ex officio
Ronald Feldstein
George Fowler
Jerzy Kolodziej
David Ransel

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From feldstei at INDIANA.EDU  Wed Oct  1 14:54:57 2008
From: feldstei at INDIANA.EDU (Ronald Feldstein)
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 09:54:57 -0500
Subject: Indiana University Slavic Department: Lecturer position in
 Russian and Ukrainian Language
Message-ID: <WED.1.OCT.2008.095457.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

FALL 2009

Lecturer position in Russian and Ukrainian Language

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Indiana University, 
Bloomington, announces an opening for a lecturer’s position in the Russian and 
Ukrainian languages, starting in Fall 2009. Initial appointment for one year, 
with renewable three-year contract after first year. Planned course load is 
three courses per semester. The candidate should have native or near-native 
Russian and Ukrainian and be able to teach upper-level Russian courses plus 
elementary and intermediate levels of Ukrainian; fluent English and experience 
teaching Russian and Ukrainian to English-speaking students are essential. 
Candidates should be practitioners of modern methods of foreign language 
pedagogy and have experience with OPI and TRKI Russian proficiency testing. 
Applicants should hold the Ph.D. degree or be ABD in a field related to the 
teaching of Russian and Ukrainian languages. Familiarity with the American 
university system and culture is required. Send curriculum vitae, three letters 
of reference, plus detailed syllabi for fourth- and fifth-year Russian and first-
year Ukrainian, to: Ukrainian Search Committee, Department of Slavic 
Languages and Literatures, Indiana University, BH 502, Bloomington, IN 47405-
7103. Applications can also be submitted electronically, to: 
iuslavic at indiana.edu, subject line: Russian-Ukrainian language position. 
Completed applications must be received by January 15, 2009. Indiana 
University is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer; Indiana 
University encourages applications from women and minorities.

Committee:

Steven Franks, ex officio
Ron Feldstein
George Fowler
Jerzy Kolodziej
Andrew Durkin

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From kate at PRINCETON.EDU  Wed Oct  1 16:38:03 2008
From: kate at PRINCETON.EDU (Kathleen Fischer)
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 11:38:03 -0500
Subject: Princeton University - Slavic Languages Assistant Professor job
 opening
Message-ID: <WED.1.OCT.2008.113803.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Princeton University 
invites applications for an assistant professor (tenure-track) position. We are 
seeking a dynamic and imaginative scholar whose research and teaching 
interests include “non-print media” (visual arts, film, or theater). Native or 
near-native fluency in Russian is expected; knowledge of another Slavic 
language (and culture) is welcome. The initial three-year appointment will 
begin September 1, 2009 and will include teaching on both the undergraduate 
and graduate levels. 

Applicants should send in hard copy (not electronic submission) cv, transcript, 
three letters of recommendation, and a writing sample by Dec. 1 to Professor 
Caryl Emerson, Chair, Slavic Department, 249 East Pyne, Princeton University, 
Princeton, NJ, 08544.  Interviews will be held at the December AATSEEL 
meeting in San Francisco. Princeton University is an equal opportunity 
employer and complies with applicable EOE and affirmative action regulations. 
For general application information and how to self-identify, see 
http://www.princeton.edu/dof/ApplicantsInfo.htm

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From tbuzina at YANDEX.RU  Wed Oct  1 19:06:26 2008
From: tbuzina at YANDEX.RU (Tatyana Buzina)
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 23:06:26 +0400
Subject: "Noaddress" messages
Message-ID: <WED.1.OCT.2008.230626.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Hello,
for about a week now, I've been receiving some of the SEELANGS messages as coming from "noaddress" without any subject line. Has anybody experienced the same problem, or is it a glitch in my email service? 
Regards,
Tatyana


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From gianpaolo.gandolfo at FASTWEBNET.IT  Thu Oct  2 16:31:05 2008
From: gianpaolo.gandolfo at FASTWEBNET.IT (Giampaolo Gandolfo)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 18:31:05 +0200
Subject: 2 Russian words
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2008.183105.0200.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Please excuse me for not thanking earlier Sasha Senderovich for his quick, 
convincing and exaustive answer to my question.
    Very kind of his.
        Thank you again
        Sincerely
                Giampaolo Gandolfo
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sasha Senderovich" <sasha.senderovich at GMAIL.COM>
To: <SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] 2 Russian words


> While being far from an expert on either of the terms in your query, I
> certainly had an answer to one and was intrigued enough to investigate the
> second.
> 1. буферизация is "buffering" in the computer sense, as in when an image 
> is
> downloading. See, for example, the Russian wikipedia entry:
> http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Буфер_(информатика)
>
> 2. клофелиншик / клофелинщица appears to be a person who sedates their
> victims with клофелин, also known as clonidine. The internet yields 
> numerous
> articles about people who manage to rob their victims after mixing the 
> drug
> into their drink - the victims then fall asleep and wake up after the 
> crime
> has been committed.
>
> Best,
> Sasha Senderovich
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 1:33 PM, Giampaolo Gandolfo <
> gianpaolo.gandolfo at fastwebnet.it> wrote:
>
>> Dear Seelangers,
>>    I heard on a Russian newsTV the expression клофелинщики грабили своих
>> жертв and the word буферизация. (it appeared on an image) Can anyone tell 
>> me
>> the meaning?
>>        Thank you
>>            Giampaolo Gandolfo
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From publikationsreferat at OSTEUROPA.UNI-BREMEN.DE  Thu Oct  2 21:51:21 2008
From: publikationsreferat at OSTEUROPA.UNI-BREMEN.DE (Publikationsreferat (Matthias Neumann))
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 23:51:21 +0200
Subject: TOC:  kultura 4/2008 English-language edition
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2008.235121.0200.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Subject and contents of the present issue of kultura <www.kultura-rus.de>:

CONSUMMATE SURVIVORS.
RUSSIA’S LIBRARIES TODAY
Guest Editor: Valeriya D. Stelmakh (Moscow)

- editorial
The Decline and Reconstruction of the Russian Library Network 2
- analysis
Book Saturation and Book Starvation.
The Difficult Road to a Modern Library System 3
Valeriya D. Stelmakh (Moscow)
- report
The Right to Information –
A Right that Cannot be Exercised throughout the Country 8
Margarita M. Samokhina (Moscow)
- portrait
Many Reasons for Visiting the Library.
A Glance at the Yekaterinburg Regional Library 10
Valentina P. Zhivaeva (Yekaterinburg)
- analysis
Villages without Access Roads and Libraries without Telephones.
Rural Libraries in Russia 13
Yuliya P. Melentyeva (Moscow)
- sketches
Help and Support – Neighbourliness – A Window on the World.
Three of the Best Village Libraries in Bryansk Oblast 17
Olga Yu. Kulikova (Bryansk)

The Internet URL for the complete issue is:
<http://www.kultura-rus.de/kultura_dokumente/ausgaben/englisch/kultura_4_200
8_EN.pdf>

++++++

Preview:
kultura 5-2008 will appear in late October and will deal
with new conceptions of childhood in today’s Russia.
Christine Gölz, Hamburg, will be the guest editor.
++++++

In order to subscribe to kultura, please send an email with the subject line
'subscribe kultura english' to <fsopr at uni-bremen.de>

+++++++++++++++

Best regards
Publikationsreferat / Publications Dept.
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Klagenfurter Str. 3
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Germany

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From collins.232 at OSU.EDU  Fri Oct  3 00:52:54 2008
From: collins.232 at OSU.EDU (DANIEL COLLINS)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 20:52:54 -0400
Subject: Search: Chair/Full or Associate Professor of Russian/Literature
 and Cultural Studies
Message-ID: <THU.2.OCT.2008.205254.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Full or Associate Professor of Russian/Slavic Literature and  Cultural Studies and Department Chair

The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and  Literatures at The Ohio State University invites applications and  nominations for the position of tenured Full or Associate Professor  of Russian/Slavic Literature and Cultural Studies and Department  Chair, to begin September 1, 2009.  The field of specialization is  open.

Candidates should demonstrate a distinguished record of scholarship  and an international reputation, excellence in teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and a strong commitment to interdisciplinarity.  Successful candidates should have  considerable administrative experience, the ability to work across  disciplines, and the vision to lead a thriving multidisciplinary  department at a Research I university.

With a faculty of twelve and over thirty graduate students and lecturers, the department is one of the largest and most successful  in the field, with an extensive curriculum in Slavic and East  European languages, literatures, linguistics, and cultures and a  robust B.A. program in Russian and M.A. and Ph.D. programs in  Slavic Literature/Cultural Studies and Slavic Linguistics (including a new specialization in Slavic Second Language Acquisition).   The  university is home to an excellent Title VI Center for Slavic and  East European Studies, which offers an interdisciplinary M.A. and  coordinates the more than 60 faculty members engaged in research in  Slavic and East European Area studies on campus.  In addition, the  university has a top-20 research library, which holds over a  million volumes relating to the Slavic and East European field, as  well as the largest repository of medieval Slavic manuscripts in  the world.

Applicants should send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and the names  of three references to the following address.  Applications will be reviewed beginning November 15, 2008.

Daniel Collins, Associate Professor
Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures
The Ohio State University
400 Hagerty Hall
1775 College Road
Columbus, OH 43210-1340

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From bojanows at RCI.RUTGERS.EDU  Fri Oct  3 12:59:56 2008
From: bojanows at RCI.RUTGERS.EDU (Edyta Bojanowska)
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 08:59:56 -0400
Subject: Zimmerli Exhibit on Pirogov and Sveshnikov
Message-ID: <FRI.3.OCT.2008.085956.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear SEELANGERS,

I want to draw your attention to two amazing exhibits at the Zimmerli 
Collection of Nonconformist Soviet Art at Rutgers, New Brunswick: the 
first part of a retrospective on Boris Sveshnikov, a fascinating artist 
who produced much of his surreal work while in the Gulag, and an exhibit 
on Dmitry Pirogov and his visual poetry and video projects.  Here are 
the websites:
> http://zamweb.rutgers.edu/exhibitions/?id=68 
> http://zamweb.rutgers.edu/exhibitions/?id=73
and a link to the New York Times review of the Sveshnikov show: 
> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/nyregion/new-jersey/28artsnj.html
>  
For those of us in the New York/New Jersey area, the museum also offers 
a wonderful pedagogic resource.  Any class on twentieth-century Russian 
literature and culture will be well served by a tour of the museum's 
permanent collection on nonconformist Soviet art.  Guided group tours 
can be easily arranged.  My students were delighted.

Best regards,

Edyta Bojanowska

-- 

Edyta Bojanowska
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Germanic, Russian, and East European Languages and Literatures
Dept. of Comparative Literature
Rutgers University
195 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
phone: (732) 932-7201
fax: (732) 932-1111
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From bojanows at RCI.RUTGERS.EDU  Fri Oct  3 13:35:14 2008
From: bojanows at RCI.RUTGERS.EDU (Edyta Bojanowska)
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 09:35:14 -0400
Subject: Prigov
Message-ID: <FRI.3.OCT.2008.093514.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear all,

The exhibit I mentioned concerns Dmitry PRIGOV, of course, not Pirogov.  
Apologies for the mistake,

EB

-- 

Edyta Bojanowska
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Germanic, Russian, and East European Languages and Literatures
Dept. of Comparative Literature
Rutgers University
195 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
phone: (732) 932-7201
fax: (732) 932-1111
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From Gilman at IIE.ORG  Fri Oct  3 17:23:50 2008
From: Gilman at IIE.ORG (Gilman)
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 13:23:50 -0400
Subject: Deadline for Gilman International Scholarship Extended to October
 13, 2008!
Message-ID: <FRI.3.OCT.2008.132350.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

The deadline for the Gilman International Scholarship has been extended to October 13, 2008!
 
Students participating in study abroad programs during the Spring 2009 semester must submit an online application by 11:59 pm central time on October 13th.  The online application is available at https://gilmanapplication.iie.org <https://mail2.iie.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://gilmanapplication.iie.org/>  
 
This year the Gilman Program will award over 1,200 scholarship to students participating in study abroad programs during the 2008-2009 academic year, which will be the highest number of scholarships awarded by the program since its inception in 2001.  There has never been a better time to apply!
 
To review eligibility, deadlines and profiles of past scholarship recipients please visit the Gilman website at www.iie.org/gilman <https://mail2.iie.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.iie.org/gilman>  
 
Contact Information
Applicants:
gilman at iie.org
1-888-887-5939 ext 25
 
Advisors:
gilmanadvisors at iie.org
1-888-887-5939 ext 16
 
We've moved! Please note our new address.
Institute of International Education
Gilman International Scholarship
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Houston, TX 77027
<https://mail2.iie.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.iie.org/gilman>  
 

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From brandtj at MAIL.MONTCLAIR.EDU  Fri Oct  3 18:53:02 2008
From: brandtj at MAIL.MONTCLAIR.EDU (Jessica Brandt)
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 14:53:02 -0400
Subject: East and West
In-Reply-To: <20080830083515.m0jy8f426rs4s8g4@webmail5.kuleuven.be>
Message-ID: <FRI.3.OCT.2008.145302.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Lien,

I'm sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you, but I just wanted to 
thank you for the suggestion.  I'm waiting to get the book through 
inter-library loan, so I may not be able to make use of it this 
semester, but perhaps in the spring.

Thanks again,
Jessica Brandt



Lien Verpoest wrote:

> Dear Jessica,
>
> Iver Neumann's work might be interesting for your students (both from  
> a historical and pol.sci point of view), like this chapter:
>
> Neumann, Iver B. (1997) `The Geopolitics of Delineating "Russia" and  
> "Europe": The Creation of the "Other" in European and Russian  
> Tradition', in Tunander et al., Geopolitics in Post-Wall Europe -  
> Security, Territory and Identity, pp. 147-73. London: SAGE.
>
>
> Lien Verpoest
> Dept. of Slavonic and East European Studies
> Faculteit of Arts- KU Leuven
> Blijde Inkomststraat 21, 3000 Leuven
> 016/324961
> www.arts.kuleuven.be/slavic
>
>
>
> Quoting Jessica Brandt <brandtj at MAIL.MONTCLAIR.EDU>:
>
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> I am teaching a Russian Culture & Civ. course to undergraduate
>> non-majors, and am looking for an accessible introductory article (in
>> English) to frame the question of Russia's position between East and
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Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 17:34:49 -0400
Subject: New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education
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Dear List,
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list of materials that could be put to work in the classroom and in
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accessible to middle and high school students. The goal is to represent the
experience of all population segments that suffered death, imprisonment, and
exile under Stalin (not just within the USSR). Firsthand accounts are also
being solicited.

Thanks in advance.

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From: peitlovakatarina at TISCALI.IT (Peitlova Katarina)
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 10:53:07 +0200
Subject: New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education
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Trilogia Rybakova:Deti Arbata, Strach, Prach i pepel.

Katarina
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> Dear List,
> An associate of mine is involved in putting together a curriculum on
> "Stalinist genocide" for the New Jersey public schools. They are compiling 
> a
> list of materials that could be put to work in the classroom and in
> community discussion groups. I am writing to see if any SEELANGS members
> could recommend works of fiction or non-fiction that would make this topic
> accessible to middle and high school students. The goal is to represent 
> the
> experience of all population segments that suffered death, imprisonment, 
> and
> exile under Stalin (not just within the USSR). Firsthand accounts are also
> being solicited.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Nora Favorov
>
>
> Nora Seligman Favorov
> 100 Village Lane
> Chapel Hill, NC 27514
> Tel. 919-960-6871
> Fax 919-969-6628
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From kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM  Sat Oct  4 09:26:17 2008
From: kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM (Robert Chandler)
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 10:26:17 +0100
Subject: New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education
In-Reply-To: <031501c9259f$ddddfaf0$9999f0d0$@net>
Message-ID: <SAT.4.OCT.2008.102617.0100.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Nora and all,

No one has written better than Vasily Grossman about the terror famine in
Ukraine.  My translation of his EVERYTHING FLOWS (which includes chapters on
the camps as well as about collectivisation and the terror famine) will be
published next summer by Random House (in the UK) and very soon afterwards
by NYRB Classics.

And I doubt if there is any better memoir about the camps than Evgenia
Ginzburg's.

Best Wishes,

Robert




> Dear List,
> An associate of mine is involved in putting together a curriculum on
> "Stalinist genocide" for the New Jersey public schools. They are compiling a
> list of materials that could be put to work in the classroom and in
> community discussion groups. I am writing to see if any SEELANGS members
> could recommend works of fiction or non-fiction that would make this topic
> accessible to middle and high school students. The goal is to represent the
> experience of all population segments that suffered death, imprisonment, and
> exile under Stalin (not just within the USSR). Firsthand accounts are also
> being solicited.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Nora Favorov
> 
> 
> Nora Seligman Favorov
> 100 Village Lane
> Chapel Hill, NC  27514
> Tel. 919-960-6871
> Fax 919-969-6628
> Mobile  919-923-2772
> Skype:  nora.favorov
> norafavorov at bellsouth.net
> norafavorov at gmail.com
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From paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM  Sat Oct  4 21:19:23 2008
From: paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM (Paul B. Gallagher)
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 17:19:23 -0400
Subject: Query: Sukhanov on Lenin's return to Petrograd
Message-ID: <SAT.4.OCT.2008.171923.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear colleagues,

A fellow translator is trying to puzzle out an English translation of 
Nikolay Sukhanov's description of Lenin's return to Petrograd in 1917 
(so he can translate a quoted excerpt into French). Here's the paragraph 
in question:

"The throng in front of the Finland Station blocked the whole square, 
making movement impossible... awe-inspiring outlines of armoured cars 
thrust up from the crowd... a strange monster -- a ***mounted*** 
searchlight -- beamed upon the bottomless void of darkness tremendous 
strips of the living city, the roofs, many-storeyed houses, columns, 
wires, tramways and human figures."

He's most curious about this word "mounted" -- what would it have been 
mounted on? A pole, a vehicle, a building?

I thought if we had access to the Russian original there might be clues 
either in the wording or in the broader context.

Here's what he says about the source:

The reference given in the bibliography of the book is the English version:
	Sukhanov, N. N. The Russian Revolution, 1917:
	A Personal Record. London, 1955.

According to Wikipedia, the original was published in 1922:
	N. N. Sukhanov, The Russian Revolution: A Personal
	Record, ed. and trans. Joel Carmichael (Oxford, 1955;
	originally published in Russian in 1922), 101–8.

Presumably this is
	Суханов Н.Н. «Записки о революции»
which I found here:
	<http://scepsis.ru/library/id_1130.html>
But the word проектор does not appear anywhere in any of these sections.

Anyone?

-- 
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--
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From paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM  Sat Oct  4 21:36:16 2008
From: paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM (Paul B. Gallagher)
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 17:36:16 -0400
Subject: Query: Sukhanov on Lenin's return to Petrograd
In-Reply-To: <48E7DDDB.50207@pbg-translations.com>
Message-ID: <SAT.4.OCT.2008.173616.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

A few minutes ago, I inquired:

> Dear colleagues,
> 
> A fellow translator is trying to puzzle out an English translation of 
> Nikolay Sukhanov's description of Lenin's return to Petrograd in 1917 
> (so he can translate a quoted excerpt into French). Here's the paragraph 
> in question:
> 
> "The throng in front of the Finland Station blocked the whole square, 
> making movement impossible... awe-inspiring outlines of armoured cars 
> thrust up from the crowd... a strange monster -- a ***mounted*** 
> searchlight -- beamed upon the bottomless void of darkness tremendous 
> strips of the living city, the roofs, many-storeyed houses, columns, 
> wires, tramways and human figures."
> ...

I withdraw the question -- with additional clues, we found the original: 
(square brackets mark the two portions omitted in his excerpt):
<http://www.magister.msk.ru/library/history/xx/suhanov/suhan003.htm>

Толпа перед Финляндским вокзалом запружала всю площадь, мешала движению, 
[едва пропускала трамваи. Над бесчисленными красными знаменами 
господствовал великолепный, расшитый золотом стяг: "Центральный Комитет 
РСДРП (большевиков)". Под красными же знаменами с оркестрами музыки у 
бокового входа в бывшие царские комнаты были выстроены воинские части.

Пыхтели многочисленные автомобили. В двух-трех местах] из толпы 
высовывались страшные контуры броневиков. [А с боковой улицы двигалось 
на площадь, пугая и разрезая толпу,] неведомое чудовище -- прожектор, 
внезапно бросавший в бездонную, пустую тьму огромные полосы живого 
города -- крыш, многоэтажных домов, столбов, проволок, трамваев и 
человеческих фигур.

As you can see, "mounted" was inserted by the translator, presumably to 
exclude hand-carried lights.

-- 
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--
Paul B. Gallagher
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From colkitto at ROGERS.COM  Sat Oct  4 21:42:18 2008
From: colkitto at ROGERS.COM (Robert Orr)
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 17:42:18 -0400
Subject: Query: Sukhanov on Lenin's return to Petrograd
Message-ID: <SAT.4.OCT.2008.174218.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

My own feeling is that in English "searchlight" automatically connotes 
"mounted", and that there's a degree of tautology here.

----- Original Message ----- 
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To: <SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Query: Sukhanov on Lenin's return to Petrograd


>A few minutes ago, I inquired:
>
>> Dear colleagues,
>>
>> A fellow translator is trying to puzzle out an English translation of 
>> Nikolay Sukhanov's description of Lenin's return to Petrograd in 1917 (so 
>> he can translate a quoted excerpt into French). Here's the paragraph in 
>> question:
>>
>> "The throng in front of the Finland Station blocked the whole square, 
>> making movement impossible... awe-inspiring outlines of armoured cars 
>> thrust up from the crowd... a strange monster -- a ***mounted*** 
>> searchlight -- beamed upon the bottomless void of darkness tremendous 
>> strips of the living city, the roofs, many-storeyed houses, columns, 
>> wires, tramways and human figures."
>> ...
>
> I withdraw the question -- with additional clues, we found the original: 
> (square brackets mark the two portions omitted in his excerpt):
> <http://www.magister.msk.ru/library/history/xx/suhanov/suhan003.htm>
>
> Толпа перед Финляндским вокзалом запружала всю площадь, мешала движению, 
> [едва пропускала трамваи. Над бесчисленными красными знаменами 
> господствовал великолепный, расшитый золотом стяг: "Центральный Комитет 
> РСДРП (большевиков)". Под красными же знаменами с оркестрами музыки у 
> бокового входа в бывшие царские комнаты были выстроены воинские части.
>
> Пыхтели многочисленные автомобили. В двух-трех местах] из толпы 
> высовывались страшные контуры броневиков. [А с боковой улицы двигалось на 
> площадь, пугая и разрезая толпу,] неведомое чудовище -- прожектор, 
> внезапно бросавший в бездонную, пустую тьму огромные полосы живого 
> города -- крыш, многоэтажных домов, столбов, проволок, трамваев и 
> человеческих фигур.
>
> As you can see, "mounted" was inserted by the translator, presumably to 
> exclude hand-carried lights.
>
> -- 
> 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
>
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From dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU  Sun Oct  5 00:16:20 2008
From: dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU (Edward M Dumanis)
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 20:16:20 -0400
Subject: New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education
In-Reply-To: <C50CF549.3651C%kcf19@dial.pipex.com>
Message-ID: <SAT.4.OCT.2008.201620.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

I doubt it is better then Olitskaya and Shalamov.

Sincerely,

Edward Dumanis <dumanis at buffalo.edu>

On Sat, 4 Oct 2008, Robert Chandler wrote:
......./snip/.......
>
> And I doubt if there is any better memoir about the camps than Evgenia
> Ginzburg's.
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Robert

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From kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM  Sun Oct  5 06:31:01 2008
From: kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM (Robert Chandler)
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 07:31:01 +0100
Subject: New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOC.4.64.0810042013150.15463@ubunix2.acsu.buffalo.edu>
Message-ID: <SUN.5.OCT.2008.073101.0100.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Shalamov is not primarily a writer of memoirs.  He wrote carefully crafted
rasskazy that are full of literary references.  I also did not mention him
because I think he is less suitable for this particular HIGH-SCHOOL project
than Ginzburg.  But please say more about Olitskaya - I am ignorant.

Best wtishes,

Robert




> I doubt it is better then Olitskaya and Shalamov.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Edward Dumanis <dumanis at buffalo.edu>
> 
> On Sat, 4 Oct 2008, Robert Chandler wrote:
> ......./snip/.......
>> 
>> And I doubt if there is any better memoir about the camps than Evgenia
>> Ginzburg's.
>> 
>> Best Wishes,
>> 
>> Robert
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From manetti.christina at GMAIL.COM  Sun Oct  5 08:00:45 2008
From: manetti.christina at GMAIL.COM (Christina Manetti)
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 03:00:45 -0500
Subject: Warsaw apartment for rent
Message-ID: <SUN.5.OCT.2008.030045.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear List Members,

My apartment in Warsaw's Old Town is looking for occupants for all or part of 
the academic year 2007/8.

The apartment has two rooms, which can be rented separately.

If anyone is interested, photos and information can be found at 
www.piwna.com. I can be contacted at manetti at u.washington.edu.

Christina Manetti, in Bratislava

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From manetti.christina at GMAIL.COM  Sun Oct  5 08:04:35 2008
From: manetti.christina at GMAIL.COM (Christina Manetti)
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 03:04:35 -0500
Subject: correction: living in the past
Message-ID: <SUN.5.OCT.2008.030435.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

PS I proofread the announcement about my apartment a moment ago, and 
didn't even notice that we are no longer in 2007! I meant of course that I'm 
looking for renters for *this* academic year, which is 2008/9. Czas leci! - cm

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From meersono at GEORGETOWN.EDU  Sun Oct  5 13:04:40 2008
From: meersono at GEORGETOWN.EDU (Olga Meerson)
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 09:04:40 -0400
Subject: New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education
Message-ID: <SUN.5.OCT.2008.090440.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Robert is right: oddly, if one had to compare TESTIMONIAL literature about camps, Russian fiction--especially Shalamov--could compete with Evg. Ginzburg and tell a lot and very expressively. Shalamov also has his memoirs (Voskreshenie listvennicy), but they are not dedicated--exclusively or mainly--to camps. Otherwise, there is plenty as good as Ginzburg--Solzhenicyn's shorter fiction or First Circle, all of Shalamov, most of Abram Tertz--as good as but not better: her book is very, very good and soul-piercing. I don't know Olitzkaia but do know Ulanovskaia, who is excellent. I also know Ulitskaia who is sometimes great but never was in the camps herself.
I am glad and proud to agree with Robert Chandler, again, about almost everything!
o.m.

----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Chandler <kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM>
Date: Sunday, October 5, 2008 2:31 am
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education

> Shalamov is not primarily a writer of memoirs.  He wrote carefully 
> craftedrasskazy that are full of literary references.  I also did 
> not mention him
> because I think he is less suitable for this particular HIGH-SCHOOL 
> projectthan Ginzburg.  But please say more about Olitskaya - I am 
> ignorant.
> Best wtishes,
> 
> Robert
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > I doubt it is better then Olitskaya and Shalamov.
> > 
> > Sincerely,
> > 
> > Edward Dumanis <dumanis at buffalo.edu>
> > 
> > On Sat, 4 Oct 2008, Robert Chandler wrote:
> > ......./snip/.......
> >> 
> >> And I doubt if there is any better memoir about the camps than 
> Evgenia>> Ginzburg's.
> >> 
> >> Best Wishes,
> >> 
> >> Robert
> > 
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From pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU  Sun Oct  5 13:58:28 2008
From: pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU (David Powelstock)
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 09:58:28 -0400
Subject: New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education
In-Reply-To: <70cff73736.7373670cff@imap.georgetown.edu>
Message-ID: <SUN.5.OCT.2008.095828.0400.>

While I certainly agree with Robert and Olga about almost
everything--including, of course, the genre of Shalamov's stories--I
disagree that these stories would not necessarily be appropriate for high
school students. Ultimately, that choice would be up to those making the
final choice of materials to use, but I think they have two important
virtues for this purpose: they're short and powerful. Unless I am
misrecollecting, I don't think the request was for exclusively memoiristic
materials.

All best wishes,
David Powelstock

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From natalia.pylypiuk at UALBERTA.CA  Sun Oct  5 06:15:42 2008
From: natalia.pylypiuk at UALBERTA.CA (Natalia Pylypiuk)
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 00:15:42 -0600
Subject: New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education
In-Reply-To: <C50CF549.3651C%kcf19@dial.pipex.com>
Message-ID: <SUN.5.OCT.2008.001542.0600.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Nora and All,

The terror famine is treated in a very moving short story, "P"iatero  
khlibyn,"
by the contemporary writer Ievhen Pashkovs'kyi.  This story has been
  translated from Ukrainian into English, and published under the title
«Five Loaves and Two Fishes» in the anthology From Three Worlds. New
Writing from Ukraine. Edited by Ed Hogan. Boston: Zephyr Press, 1996.

For one eyewitness account, see
Miron Dolot, Execution by Hunger: The Hidden Holocaust, a survivor's  
account of the
Famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine, (New York City: W.W. Norton & Company  
Inc., 1985).

Brief eyewitness accounts (including my mother's), translated into  
English, appear in:
United States, "Commission on the Ukraine Famine. Investigation of the  
Ukrainian
Famine, 1932-1933: report to Congress / Commission on the Ukraine  
Famine",
[Daniel E. Mica, Chairman; James E. Mace, Staff Director]. --
(Washington D.C.: U.S. G.P.O.: For sale by the Supt. of Docs, U.S.  
G.P.O., 1988),
(Dhipping list: 88-521-P).

For additional resources, visit:
http://www.preventgenocide.org/edu/pastgenocides/soviet/ukraine/resources/

Also, please note that the monumental History of Genocide, written in  
the 1950s by
the Jewish-Polish scholar Raphael Lemkin will soon be published. It  
contains a chapter
titled "Soviet Genocide in the Ukraine."

Kind regards,
Natalia


Prof. Natalia Pylypiuk, PhD
Modern Languages & Cultural Studies  [www.mlcs.ca]
200 Arts, University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2E6


On 4-Oct-08, at 3:26 AM, Robert Chandler wrote:

> Dear Nora and all,
>
> No one has written better than Vasily Grossman about the terror  
> famine in
> Ukraine.  My translation of his EVERYTHING FLOWS (which includes  
> chapters on
> the camps as well as about collectivisation and the terror famine)  
> will be
> published next summer by Random House (in the UK) and very soon  
> afterwards
> by NYRB Classics.
>
> And I doubt if there is any better memoir about the camps than Evgenia
> Ginzburg's.
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Robert
>
>> Dear List,
>> An associate of mine is involved in putting together a curriculum on
>> "Stalinist genocide" for the New Jersey public schools. They are  
>> compiling a
>> list of materials that could be put to work in the classroom and in
>> community discussion groups. I am writing to see if any SEELANGS  
>> members
>> could recommend works of fiction or non-fiction that would make  
>> this topic
>> accessible to middle and high school students. The goal is to  
>> represent the
>> experience of all population segments that suffered death,  
>> imprisonment, and
>> exile under Stalin (not just within the USSR). Firsthand accounts  
>> are also
>> being solicited.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Nora Favorov
>>
>>
>> Nora Seligman Favorov
>> 100 Village Lane
>> Chapel Hill, NC  27514
>> Tel. 919-960-6871
>> Fax 919-969-6628
>> Mobile  919-923-2772
>> Skype:  nora.favorov
>> norafavorov at bellsouth.net
>> norafavorov at gmail.com
>> ATA Certified (Russian into English)
>>


Prof. Natalia Pylypiuk, PhD
Modern Languages & Cultural Studies  [www.mlcs.ca]
200 Arts, University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2E6




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From dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU  Sun Oct  5 19:26:39 2008
From: dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU (Edward M Dumanis)
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 15:26:39 -0400
Subject: New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education
In-Reply-To: <C50E1DB5.36596%kcf19@dial.pipex.com>
Message-ID: <SUN.5.OCT.2008.152639.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

I am not aware whether a translation of Olitskaya's "Moi vospominanija" 
exists in English. I read it in Samizdat.
Her book was published in Germany: E. Olitskaya, Moi vospominaniya 
(Frankfurt/ Main, Possev-Verlag, 1971)
Quoting from Richard Stites (The Women's Liberation Movement in Russia: 
Feminism, Nihilism, and Bolshevism, 1860-1930 [1978 - Social Science - 
464 pages]), "The fullest memoir of the period is Ekaterina Olitskaya, Moi 
vospominaniya."
I second this. If you search her name on the Internet as Ekaterina or 
Yekaterina, you cannot find much in English, and I could not find the text 
available as a pdf-file either. But some libraries do have it, and it 
might be still available through the publisher.
Olitskaya was one of the first prisoners of GULAG, and her memoir covers 
the whole history of the camps. She has already spent there more than 10 
years when L. Ginzburg was just arrested.

Sincerely,

Edward Dumanis <dumanis at buffalo.edu>

On Sun, 5 Oct 2008, Robert Chandler wrote:

> Shalamov is not primarily a writer of memoirs.  He wrote carefully crafted
> rasskazy that are full of literary references.  I also did not mention him
> because I think he is less suitable for this particular HIGH-SCHOOL project
> than Ginzburg.  But please say more about Olitskaya - I am ignorant.
>
> Best wtishes,
>
> Robert
>
>
>
>
>> I doubt it is better then Olitskaya and Shalamov.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Edward Dumanis <dumanis at buffalo.edu>
>>
>> On Sat, 4 Oct 2008, Robert Chandler wrote:
>> ......./snip/.......
>>>
>>> And I doubt if there is any better memoir about the camps than Evgenia
>>> Ginzburg's.
>>>
>>> Best Wishes,
>>>
>>> Robert
>>
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From vbesproz at UMICH.EDU  Sun Oct  5 21:40:46 2008
From: vbesproz at UMICH.EDU (Vadim Besprozvany)
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 17:40:46 -0400
Subject: New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education
In-Reply-To: <C50E1DB5.36596%kcf19@dial.pipex.com>
Message-ID: <SUN.5.OCT.2008.174046.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Robert and SEELANGERS,

On Yekaterina (or Ekaterina) Olitskaia - <aia> - that is a more usual  
spelling for library recourses, besides the Russina language edition,  
there is a translation of her memoirs in French (Le sablier: mémoires/  
Olickaja, Ekaterina L'. [Paris] Deux Temps Tierce, 1991) and a paper  
<?>: The diary of Ekaterina Olitskaia /Pospielovsky, Dimitry,  
Olitskaia, Ekaterina. New York: Radio Liberty Committee, 1970 [Radio  
Liberty research paper, no. 39, 1970. Both sources (which I didn't  
have a chance to read) are available though the American Library system.
As to other possibilities (will require more time and efforts) -  
Russian literary magazines of the time of the Thaw - Novy Mir first of  
all - are invaluable sources of such publications. Finally, if I would  
need a help from an expert I would contact Gabriel Superfin who lives  
in Germany now; to my knowledge (actually not only to mine) he is one  
of the best connoisseirs of the problem discussed.

Regards,

Vadim

> Shalamov is not primarily a writer of memoirs.  He wrote carefully crafted
> rasskazy that are full of literary references.  I also did not mention him
> because I think he is less suitable for this particular HIGH-SCHOOL project
> than Ginzburg.  But please say more about Olitskaya - I am ignorant.
>
> Best wtishes,
>
> Robert
>
>
>
>
>> I doubt it is better then Olitskaya and Shalamov.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Edward Dumanis <dumanis at buffalo.edu>
>>
>> On Sat, 4 Oct 2008, Robert Chandler wrote:
>> ......./snip/.......
>>>
>>> And I doubt if there is any better memoir about the camps than Evgenia
>>> Ginzburg's.
>>>
>>> Best Wishes,
>>>
>>> Robert
>>
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From sjp2124 at COLUMBIA.EDU  Mon Oct  6 01:42:02 2008
From: sjp2124 at COLUMBIA.EDU (Sierra Perez-Sparks)
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 21:42:02 -0400
Subject: Slavic Departments Can Now Order The Birch
Message-ID: <SUN.5.OCT.2008.214202.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear SEELANGERS,

The Birch, the nation's first and only undergraduate journal of Eastern
European and Eurasian culture, announces its brand new subscription
program.

Beginning Fall 2008, The Birch will offer Slavic departments and
universities the opportunity to order issues from the current academic
year.  The Birch receives a tremendous number of requests for each
semester's publication and developed this subscription plan in order to
better share the creative and critical work of undergraduates from all over
the world.  An archive of issues is located at thebirchonline.org.

The subscription plan covers the cost of printing and shipping and prices
are listed below.

15 Fall issues and 15 Spring issues--$30
30 Fall issues and 30 Spring issues--$45

Please email thebirchjournal at gmail.com with any questions.

Please keep in mind that the submission deadline for The Birch Fall 2008
issue is October 17th!

Sincerely,

Sierra Perez-Sparks
Editor in Chief
The Birch

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From egbertfortuin at HOTMAIL.COM  Mon Oct  6 11:56:52 2008
From: egbertfortuin at HOTMAIL.COM (Egbert Fortuin)
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:56:52 +0000
Subject: Query: Maslov
In-Reply-To: <2f75feab0810051842o9f59798g32a67f3a71f12bc@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <MON.6.OCT.2008.115652.0000.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear colleagues,

Does anyone know whether the following paper by Jurij Maslov has ever been translated into English:

Vid i leksičeskoe značenie glagola v sovremennom russkom literaturnom jazyke

Originally published in 1948 in Izvestija AN SSSR, otd. lit. jaz., 1948, t. 7, vyp. 4, s. 303-316.

Later published in Očerki po aspektologii. Leningrad: Izdatel'stvo Leningradskogo universiteta, 1984, s. 48-65. 

Egbert Fortuin
Leiden University






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From jwilson at SRAS.ORG  Mon Oct  6 12:24:23 2008
From: jwilson at SRAS.ORG (Josh Wilson)
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 16:24:23 +0400
Subject: Three New Moscow-Based Work Study Programs
Message-ID: <MON.6.OCT.2008.162423.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

The School of Russian Asian Studies (SRAS) announces three new Moscow-based
work study programs

 

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*Work Study: Translation*

Application Deadline: October 20th, 2008 (For spring semester, 2009)

 

SRAS Work Study Programs are academic programs based on SRAS's Russian
Studies Semester (RSS). Students on the translation program will receive
intensive and individualized Russian lessons and study the theory and
practice of translation. At the same time, students will translate
professionally and be placed in an office environment where they will
interact with Russian native speakers on a professional and personal basis.
Credit is available. 

 

Students receive discounted tuition (by about $1300), a $500 monthly living
stipend, the possibility to earn more for work produced beyond the
requirements of the program, and even the possibility of bonuses and raises
for those who work more than one semester. 

 

Details are available at: http://www.sras.org/sras_work_study_translation

 

Application Deadline: October 20th, 2008 (For spring semester, 2009)

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*Work Study: Business*

Application Deadline: October 25th, 2008 (For spring semester, 2009)

 

SRAS Work Study Programs are academic programs based on SRAS's Russian
Studies Semester (RSS). Students on the business program will receive
intensive, business-focused Russian lessons and study the current
sociological, political, and economic factors that are driving Russian
business today. At the same time, students will be placed working directly
under the COO and CEO of a successful mid-sized international company to
help maintain and the further its growth. Credit is available. 

 

Students receive discounted tuition (by about $1300), a $500 monthly living
stipend, the possibility to earn more for work produced beyond the
requirements of the program, and even the possibility of bonuses and raises
for those who work more than one semester. 

 

Details are available at: http://www.sras.org/sras_work_study_business 

 

Application Deadline: October 25th, 2008 (For spring semester, 2009)

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*Work Study: Journalism*

Application Deadline: October 25th, 2008 (For spring semester, 2009)

 

SRAS Work Study Programs are academic programs based on SRAS's Russian
Studies Semester (RSS). Students on the journalism program will receive
intensive, professionally-focused Russian lessons and have the opportunity
to study the current Russian mass media as it exists and operates today. At
the same time, students will be placed working in Moscow's most circulated
English-language daily researching stories in Russian and English and
reporting in English. Credit is available.

 

Students receive discounted tuition (by about $300), and a scholarship of up
to $975, dispersed in installments over the course of the internship. This
program is offered in partnership with The Moscow Times. 

 

Details are available at: http://www.sras.org/sras_work_study_journalism 

 

Application Deadline: October 25th, 2008 (For spring semester, 2009)

 

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Any questions on these programs may be addressed 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

 


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From sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU  Mon Oct  6 15:36:57 2008
From: sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU (Sibelan Forrester)
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:36:57 -0400
Subject: Announcing the new "Why Study?" page
Message-ID: <MON.6.OCT.2008.113657.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear SEELANGovci,

I am very pleased to announce a new resource on the AATSEEL web page: a 
link to "Why Study Slavic and East European Languages?" from the main 
page and also from the drop-down menu at the top of every AATSEEL page. 
Thanks to David Galloway and to Stuart Greene at Level9Digital for 
integrating the new materials with the existing web page.

(The "Why Study Russian?" link that was previously located in the same 
place can now now in its alphabetical position on the longer list.)

If you teach any Slavic and/or East European or even Central Asian 
language, stop by the AATSEEL web page and check it out:

http://www.aatseel.org/

With best wishes,

Sibelan


Sibelan Forrester
Russian/Modern Languages and Literatures
Swarthmore College
(AATSEEL President, 2007-2008)

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From pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU  Mon Oct  6 15:43:22 2008
From: pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU (David Powelstock)
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:43:22 -0400
Subject: Announcing the new "Why Study?" page
In-Reply-To: <48EA3099.9050308@swarthmore.edu>
Message-ID: <MON.6.OCT.2008.114322.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

> (The "Why Study Russian?" link that was previously located in the same
> place can now now in its alphabetical position on the longer list.)

 [dp says:] 
Actually, the Russian section is *not* there. Probably got lost in the
shuffle. 

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From sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU  Mon Oct  6 15:55:38 2008
From: sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU (Sibelan Forrester)
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:55:38 -0400
Subject: Announcing the new "Why Study?" page
In-Reply-To: <006201c927ca$43704cc0$ca50e640$@edu>
Message-ID: <MON.6.OCT.2008.115538.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

AW, man. Thanks for pointing this out! They had to change my original 
design when they moved the stuff I had authored to the AATSEEL site, and 
it does indeed seem that the correct link for "Why Study Russian" got 
eaten in the process.

Best,

Sibelan


David Powelstock wrote:
>> (The "Why Study Russian?" link that was previously located in the same
>> place can now now in its alphabetical position on the longer list.)
> 
>  [dp says:] 
> Actually, the Russian section is *not* there. Probably got lost in the
> shuffle. 
> 
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From ir2 at COLUMBIA.EDU  Mon Oct  6 16:18:00 2008
From: ir2 at COLUMBIA.EDU (Irina Reyfman)
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 12:18:00 -0400
Subject: Lecturer in Russian
Message-ID: <MON.6.OCT.2008.121800.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Lecturer in Russian 
Columbia University, Department of Slavic Languages, invites applications for a Lecturer in Discipline in Russian Language, beginning July 1, 2009. This is a full time position with the possibility of multi-year renewal dependent on performance. Minimum requirements: (near) native proficiency in English and Russian; experience teaching Russian to Americans at various levels; degree in Russian or related field. Ability to teach a second Slavic language a plus. Responsibilities include teaching three courses per semester of Russian language/culture. Review of applications will begin immediately in time for interviews at the AAASS Convention in Philadelphia (November 21st). Please visit our website at academicjobs.columbia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50880 to submit your application online. In addition to uploading your application, please send CV, cover letter and arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to Search Committee, Department of Slavic Languages, MC 2839, 708 Hamilton Hall, Columbia University, 1130 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10027. Review of applications will continue until position is filled.

 
Irina Reyfman
Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Slavic Languages
Columbia University
Phone (212) 854-5696
Fax (212) 854-5009
 
 
 

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From reec at UIUC.EDU  Mon Oct  6 16:39:03 2008
From: reec at UIUC.EDU (REEE Center)
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:39:03 -0500
Subject: Instructor/Lecturer in Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian-Montenegrin
Message-ID: <MON.6.OCT.2008.113903.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Instructor/Lecturer in Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian-Montenegrin

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University 
of Illinois Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a full time, 
three-year Instructor/Lecturer position in 
Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian-Montenegrin, starting August 16, 2009. 
Appointment as an Instructor requires an MA, as Lecturer requires a 
PhD; knowledge of a second Slavic language is desirable.

Teaching obligations (6 courses per year) include language 
instruction from the first up to fourth year, as well as a course in 
South Slavic Culture: history, literature, media, film, and 
post-Socialist transition, with a study abroad component.

Salary dependent on degree and commensurate with experience and 
qualifications. The position is non tenure-track, but renewable 
beyond 3 years, contingent on enrollments and evaluations.

To ensure full consideration, application materials (letter of 
interest, CV, and three letters of recommendation) must be received 
by November 1, 2008. Preliminary interviews will be conducted at the 
AAASS National Convention in Philadelphia, November 21-23.

Send application materials, including an email address, to:
         South Slavic Search Committee
         c/o Yvonne Knight
         University of Illinois
         3072I FLB
         707 S. Mathews
         Urbana, IL 61801, USA

         Phone:  (217) 244-8242.

The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action, Equal 
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From press at ACADEMICSTUDIESPRESS.COM  Mon Oct  6 16:51:49 2008
From: press at ACADEMICSTUDIESPRESS.COM (Igor Nemirovsky)
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:51:49 -0500
Subject: academic studies press new titles in slavic studies
Message-ID: <MON.6.OCT.2008.115149.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Colleagues, 
	 
Academic Studies Press is happy to announce September –  October  
publications in Slavic Studies.

We are offering a 35% discount and free shipping for all direct orders. 

Feel free to contact us today for a reading copy of any title.
For more information please visit us at www.academicstudiespress.com 
or contact me.

With best wishes, 

Igor Nemirovsky, Ph.D.
Director
Academic Studies Press
Tel. 617 782 6290
Igor.Nemirovsky at academicstudiespress.com
www.academicstudiespress.com

Series: STUDIES IN RUSSIAN AND SLAVIC LITERATURES, CULTURES,
AND HISTORY
Series editor – Lazar Fleishman


The Marsh of Gold: Pasternak’s Writings on Inspiration and Creation
Texts by Boris Pasternak. Selected, translated, edited, introduced, and 
provided with commentaries by Angela Livingstone
ISBN 978-1-934843-23-9 
330 pp.
Price: $50.00 USD cloth
Publication date: September 2008

Major statements by Boris Pasternak (1890–1960) about poetry, inspiration, 
the creative process, and the significance of artistic/literary creativity in his 
own life as well as in human life altogether, are presented here in his own 
words (in translation) and are discussed in the extensive new Introduction and 
Commentaries.  In this new collection by Angela Livingstone, the texts range 
from 1910 to 1946 . The longest and the central one is Pasternak’s brilliant 
autobiographical work "A Safe-Conduct". There are commentaries on all the 
texts, as well as a final essay on Pasternak’s famous novel "Doctor Zhivago", 
which is looked at here in the light of what it says  about art and inspiration.
________________________________________________________________
Brodsky Through the Eyes of His Contemporaries, Vol. I
By Valentina Polukhina

ISBN 978-1-934843-15-4.  
360 pp.
$60.00 USD, cloth
Publication date: October 2008

This book is a  fascinating record of conversations with poets of various 
nationalities about Joseph Brodsky: Czeslaw Milosz, Roy Fisher, Lev Loseff, 
Bella Akhmadulina, Natalia Gorbanevskaya, Tomas Venclova, Viktor Krivulin, 
Alexander Kushner, and Elena Shvarts. In comparison with the first edition of 
this volume (1992) this new, second edition is enlarged with three new 
interviews and a series of previously unpublished unique photographs from the 
personal archives of the author and  the interviewees. 

The collection combines biographical details with a new and authoritative 
interpretation of the poetics, style, and ideas of one of the most influential 
poets to emerge in post-Stalinist Russia.  As a poet, essayist, and playwright, 
Brodsky is widely known and read in the English-speaking world. This book is a 
superb guide to further study of Brodsky's work both for specialist scholars 
and general readers who are intoxicated by poetry.

_________________________________________________________________
Brodsky Through the Eyes of His Contemporaries, Vol. II
By Valentina Polukhina

ISBN 978-1-934843-16-1 
604 pp.
Price: $70.00 USD, cloth
Publication date: October 2008

The new volume of interviews draws on eye-witness accounts of Joseph 
Brodsky’s friends and family members, publishers, editors, translators, 
students, and fellow poets:  John Le Carré, Oleg Tselkov, Petr Vail, Bengt 
Jangfeldt, Susan Sontag, Seamus Heaney, Derek Walcott, and others.
This collection of 40 interviews illuminates an intriguing contemporary 
phenomenon and affords a fascinating insight into the American literary scene. 
Continuing the discussion begun in Vol. 1, this series of interviews contains 
important discussions on the style, ideas, and personality of one of the most 
brilliant and paradoxical poets of our time. Subtle, incisive, and rigorous in its 
critical evaluation, each discussion significantly advances our understanding of 
Brodsky's complex poetic world.  All discussions are linked by core questions 
that are carefully and sometimes provocatively formulated. The interviews are 
published together with many unique photographs from the private archives of 
the author and the interviewees.

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From ewb2 at CORNELL.EDU  Mon Oct  6 17:22:29 2008
From: ewb2 at CORNELL.EDU (E Wayles Browne)
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:22:29 -0400
Subject: Announcing the new "Why Study?" page
In-Reply-To: <48EA34FA.7000500@swarthmore.edu>
Message-ID: <MON.6.OCT.2008.132229.0400.>

Greetings Sibelan, and thank you for putting up the material!
Let me (proudly) add that BCS, Hungarian, OCS, and Polish are
taught regularly at Cornell, and right now I am teaching
Belarusian as an independent study course too.
Yours,
-- 
Wayles Browne, Assoc. Prof. of Linguistics
Department of Linguistics
Morrill Hall 220, Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853, U.S.A.

tel. 607-255-0712 (o), 607-273-3009 (h)
fax 607-255-2044 (write FOR W. BROWNE)
e-mail ewb2 at cornell.edu

> AW, man. Thanks for pointing this out! They had to change my original
> design when they moved the stuff I had authored to the AATSEEL site, and
> it does indeed seem that the correct link for "Why Study Russian" got
> eaten in the process.
>
> Best,
>
> Sibelan
>
>
> David Powelstock wrote:
>>> (The "Why Study Russian?" link that was previously located in the same
>>> place can now now in its alphabetical position on the longer list.)
>>
>>  [dp says:]
>> Actually, the Russian section is *not* there. Probably got lost in the
>> shuffle.
>>
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From bigjim at U.WASHINGTON.EDU  Mon Oct  6 17:46:19 2008
From: bigjim at U.WASHINGTON.EDU (augerot)
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 10:46:19 -0700
Subject: Announcing the new "Why Study?" page
In-Reply-To: <49234.128.253.71.112.1223313749.squirrel@webmail.cornell.edu>
Message-ID: <MON.6.OCT.2008.104619.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Sibelan,
I also thank you for the useful information included on the "Why Study?" page and I would like to add that Bulgarian, Romanian and Uzbek are also taught at the University of Washington.

--
james e. augerot ________________________________________________
professor     slavic langs and lits, box 353580, seattle, wa 98195
                      206-543-5484/6848 fax 206-543-6009
adjunct prof  linguistics
treasurer     society for romanian studies
secretary     south east european studies association
web denizen   <http://faculty.washington.edu/bigjim/>

On Mon, 6 Oct 2008, E Wayles Browne wrote:

> Greetings Sibelan, and thank you for putting up the material!
> Let me (proudly) add that BCS, Hungarian, OCS, and Polish are
> taught regularly at Cornell, and right now I am teaching
> Belarusian as an independent study course too.
> Yours,
> --
> Wayles Browne, Assoc. Prof. of Linguistics
> Department of Linguistics
> Morrill Hall 220, Cornell University
> Ithaca, New York 14853, U.S.A.
>
> tel. 607-255-0712 (o), 607-273-3009 (h)
> fax 607-255-2044 (write FOR W. BROWNE)
> e-mail ewb2 at cornell.edu
>
>> AW, man. Thanks for pointing this out! They had to change my original
>> design when they moved the stuff I had authored to the AATSEEL site, and
>> it does indeed seem that the correct link for "Why Study Russian" got
>> eaten in the process.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Sibelan
>>
>>
>> David Powelstock wrote:
>>>> (The "Why Study Russian?" link that was previously located in the same
>>>> place can now now in its alphabetical position on the longer list.)
>>>
>>>  [dp says:]
>>> Actually, the Russian section is *not* there. Probably got lost in the
>>> shuffle.
>>>
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From dieter.debruyn at UGENT.BE  Tue Oct  7 08:30:30 2008
From: dieter.debruyn at UGENT.BE (Dieter De Bruyn)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:30:30 +0200
Subject: Call for Papers ACLA 2009: Comics at War: From Troy to Sarajevo
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2008.103030.0200.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Seelangers,

Please consider joining the following seminar (see below) at the upcoming 
ACLA 2009 Annual Meeting, devoted to the theme "Global Languages, Local 
Cultures", to be held at Harvard University on March 26-29, 2009. We are 
open to a variety of approaches and especially welcome contributions on 
Slavic and East European topics. The deadline is November 1.  Please post 
your paper proposals via the conference website 
(http://www.acla.org/acla2009/), selecting the name of this panel from the 
drop-down menu. If you are unfamiliar with the format of the ACLA 
conference, please check http://www.acla.org/annualmeetingguidelines.html. 
For more information on the seminar, please contact one of the seminar 
organizers, Dieter De Bruyn (dieter.debruyn at ugent.be), Michel De Dobbeleer 
(michel.dedobbeleer at ugent.be) or Stijn Vervaet (stijn.vervaet at ugent.be).

Best regards,
Dieter De Bruyn
Ghent University (UGent), Belgium

***************************************
Comics at War: From Troy to Sarajevo (http://www.acla.org/acla2009/?p=401)

Seminar Organizer: Dieter De Bruyn, Ghent U, Stijn Vervaet, Ghent U, Michel 
De Dobbeleer, Ghent U
War events have always been a popular topic in all kinds of narrative 
representations. Whereas literature and film are known as the most popular 
narrative media that deal with historical events, comics are a relatively 
new, but no less interesting artistic form for the representation of 
history. Even more, just like literature and film, comics may offer insights 
into historical processes that are generally absent in conventional 
historiographic narratives. This seminar aims at exploring the different 
ways in which all kinds of comics (ranging from traditional cartoons and 
comic books to such new subgenres as graphic novels, documentary and 
journalistic comic books, web comics, manga, etc.) have dealt with 
historical armed conflicts. Being a particular combination of text and 
images, comics seem to be suitably designed to reconcile the global code of 
visual culture with the local language of each particular war situation. We 
are interested in the ideological and narratological implications of 
representing and emplotting war history and, more particularly, in those 
artistic and narrative means that do justice to traumatic war events by 
distorting the "master narratives" of heroism and martyrdom.

Topics might focus on one of the following areas of interest:

  a.. Genres at war: new subgenres of comics (documentary and journalistic 
comic books, graphic novels, web comics, manga, etc.), comics and other 
media (literature, film, journalism, historiography, etc.)
  b.. Heroes at war: fictional versus historical heroes, war and armed 
conflicts in comic series
  c.. Cities at war: comics dealing with (symbolic) cities under siege 
(Troy, Jerusalem, Constantinople, Leningrad, Stalingrad, Warsaw, Sarajevo, 
etc.)

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From martpaulsen at HOTMAIL.COM  Tue Oct  7 08:54:26 2008
From: martpaulsen at HOTMAIL.COM (Martin Paulsen)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 03:54:26 -0500
Subject: Job Announcement - Professor in Russian at the University of
 Bergen: EXTENDED DEADLINE
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2008.035426.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear colleagues, 

please not that the deadline for the application for the position as
Professor in Russian at the University of Bergen, Norway has been extended
to 1 November 2008.

Read more about the position here:
http://melding.uib.no/doc/Ledige_stillinger/1222429489.html

Best regards, 

Martin Paulsen

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From Janneke.vandeStadt at WILLIAMS.EDU  Tue Oct  7 13:32:54 2008
From: Janneke.vandeStadt at WILLIAMS.EDU (Janneke van de Stadt)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 09:32:54 -0400
Subject: Russian in January
In-Reply-To: <cfe651730809122021m761c24e6i8ff462645e6b0ff2@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2008.093254.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear SEELANGERS,

A number of our students are interested in spending the month of  
January--our "Winter Study" period--engaged in formal language study  
in Russia.  We know of some venues that could work (SRAS, for example)  
but we'd also love to hear about other options folks out there might  
know of or had experience with.

Many thanks in advance,

Janneke

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From lzaharkov at WITTENBERG.EDU  Tue Oct  7 13:54:34 2008
From: lzaharkov at WITTENBERG.EDU (Lila W. Zaharkov)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 09:54:34 -0400
Subject: Russian in January
In-Reply-To: <0F6851CF-10CE-4FE1-AE71-3C65767F6ECB@williams.edu>
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2008.095434.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

check out Intercontact in Tver-They've been doing it for years. They have a great website.

________________________________________
From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list [SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Janneke van de Stadt [Janneke.vandeStadt at WILLIAMS.EDU]
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 9:32 AM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Russian in January

Dear SEELANGERS,

A number of our students are interested in spending the month of
January--our "Winter Study" period--engaged in formal language study
in Russia.  We know of some venues that could work (SRAS, for example)
but we'd also love to hear about other options folks out there might
know of or had experience with.

Many thanks in advance,

Janneke

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From Monniern at MISSOURI.EDU  Tue Oct  7 14:09:06 2008
From: Monniern at MISSOURI.EDU (Monniern)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 09:09:06 -0500
Subject: Russian in January
In-Reply-To: <8C1FF28BDDEB6048B3411BEA66988278076B0EFADA@WITTFSVS.wittenberg.edu>
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2008.090906.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Janneke!

I'd recommend Nevsky Institut in Petersburg. I've also heard that St.
Petersburg University offers individual and group tailored programs for
Russian language study (though I know nothing about its reputation):
http://www.russian4foreigners.spb.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&
id=4&Itemid=12&lang=en

Finally, GRINT in Moscow runs very good semester programs (a number of our
students have participated through University of Arizona), and according to
their website, they will also arrange special programs:
http://www.grint.ru/index.php

Best,

Nicole


****************************
Dr. Nicole Monnier
Assistant Teaching Professor of Russian
Director of Undergraduate Studies (Russian)
German & Russian Studies
428A Strickland (formerly GCB)
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211

phone: 573.882.3370

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From sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU  Tue Oct  7 14:42:52 2008
From: sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU (Sibelan Forrester)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:42:52 -0400
Subject: Announcing the new "Why Study?" page
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.43.0810061046190.16737@hymn12.u.washington.edu>
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2008.104252.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Jim,

Thank you for this! I did the first version in my copious spare time 
(!), so will be very glad to update information as I hear from people 
who know exactly what their institutions are doing.

With best wishes,

Sibelan


augerot wrote:
> Dear Sibelan,
> I also thank you for the useful information included on the "Why Study?" page and I would like to add that Bulgarian, Romanian and Uzbek are also taught at the University of Washington.
> 
> --
> james e. augerot ________________________________________________
> professor     slavic langs and lits, box 353580, seattle, wa 98195
>                       206-543-5484/6848 fax 206-543-6009
> adjunct prof  linguistics
> treasurer     society for romanian studies
> secretary     south east european studies association
> web denizen   <http://faculty.washington.edu/bigjim/>
> 
> On Mon, 6 Oct 2008, E Wayles Browne wrote:
> 
>> Greetings Sibelan, and thank you for putting up the material!
>> Let me (proudly) add that BCS, Hungarian, OCS, and Polish are
>> taught regularly at Cornell, and right now I am teaching
>> Belarusian as an independent study course too.
>> Yours,
>> --
>> Wayles Browne, Assoc. Prof. of Linguistics
>> Department of Linguistics
>> Morrill Hall 220, Cornell University
>> Ithaca, New York 14853, U.S.A.
>>
>> tel. 607-255-0712 (o), 607-273-3009 (h)
>> fax 607-255-2044 (write FOR W. BROWNE)
>> e-mail ewb2 at cornell.edu
>>
>>> AW, man. Thanks for pointing this out! They had to change my original
>>> design when they moved the stuff I had authored to the AATSEEL site, and
>>> it does indeed seem that the correct link for "Why Study Russian" got
>>> eaten in the process.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Sibelan
>>>
>>>
>>> David Powelstock wrote:
>>>>> (The "Why Study Russian?" link that was previously located in the same
>>>>> place can now now in its alphabetical position on the longer list.)
>>>>  [dp says:]
>>>> Actually, the Russian section is *not* there. Probably got lost in the
>>>> shuffle.
>>>>
>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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From sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU  Tue Oct  7 14:50:37 2008
From: sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU (Sibelan Forrester)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:50:37 -0400
Subject: Announcing the new "Why Study?" page
In-Reply-To: <48EB756C.4090006@swarthmore.edu>
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2008.105037.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear colleagues,

Thanks to the people who have sent me more complete and correct 
information about language offerings at their institutions! And my 
apologies for carelessly responding to a few of them onlist.

Please let me know *offlist* if there are changes or additions that 
should be made in the next update of the page. There are several 
"mailto" links scattered through the Why Study pages that make this easy 
to do.

For those who want to visit the lovely "Why Study Russian?" site, until 
the AATSEEL page is updated to correct that missing link, please go 
directly to:

http://www.russnet.org/why/index.html

With best, though obviously very underslept, wishes,

Sibelan


Sibelan Forrester
Russian/MLL
Swarthmore

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From alexander.brookes at YALE.EDU  Tue Oct  7 15:06:31 2008
From: alexander.brookes at YALE.EDU (Alec Brookes)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:06:31 -0400
Subject: Russian in January
In-Reply-To: <0F6851CF-10CE-4FE1-AE71-3C65767F6ECB@williams.edu>
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2008.110631.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Janneke,

I had an excellent time at the Derzhavin Institute in Petersburg and their
courses seem flexible, time-wise and level-wise. Their website is
www.derzhavin.com 

Best,
Alec

-----Original Message-----
From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
[mailto:SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Janneke van de Stadt
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 9:33 AM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Russian in January

Dear SEELANGERS,

A number of our students are interested in spending the month of  
January--our "Winter Study" period--engaged in formal language study  
in Russia.  We know of some venues that could work (SRAS, for example)  
but we'd also love to hear about other options folks out there might  
know of or had experience with.

Many thanks in advance,

Janneke

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From beth.holmgren at DUKE.EDU  Tue Oct  7 15:46:53 2008
From: beth.holmgren at DUKE.EDU (Beth Holmgren)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:46:53 -0400
Subject: Duke University Master's Program in Slavic and Eurasian Studies
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2008.114653.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

DUKE UNIVERSITY M.A. IN SLAVIC AND EURASIAN STUDIES

Duke University's  Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies invites
applications for its Master of Arts program for Fall 2009.  This
two-year program prepares students for further academic study in a
regionally related discipline as well as careers in business,
government, journalism, and nonprofit work.
http://www.duke.edu/web/slavic/grad_info.html


PROGRAMS AND CURRICULUM:

Master's students at Duke may elect to concentrate in 1) Russian
literature and culture;  2) Slavic linguistics; or 3) Eurasian
studies. Our program aims to develop students'  proficiency in a
variety of languages (we offer Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Hungarian,
Pashto, Persian, Polish, Romanian,  Russian, and Turkish) and to offer
them training in the wide-ranging fields of our faculty expertise,
which include area and cultural studies, art history, cultural
anthropology, gender studies, history, linguistics, media and film,
performing arts history, theater studies, and aspects of comparative
literature, literary theory, and translation.  Our Department
collaborates closely in courses and activities with the Departments of
Cultural Anthropology, English, Literature, Romance Studies, Theater
Studies, and Women's Studies; the Interdepartmental Program in
Linguistics and the Film/Video/Digital Program.


FACULTY:

Our Department's primary and secondary faculty include specialists in
language, linguistics, literature, cultural anthropology and cultural
studies, gender studies, theater, and history.  The Duke Slavic
Department has an ongoing faculty exchange with St. Petersburg
State University; since 1988, one professor from Russia has come to
teach at Duke each semester.  M.A. students are also encouraged to
sample courses from the many other Slavic and Eurasian Studies-related
faculty at Duke, including the faculty and visiting media fellows of
the DeWitt Wallace Center for Communication and Journalism.  For a
complete list of these faculty, see
http://www.duke.edu/web/CSEEES/duke_faculty.html


STUDY ABROAD:

Duke sponsors semester and summer programs in Russia at the St.
Petersburg State University and in Turkey at the Bogazici University
in Istanbul.  For more information about these programs, see the
following links:

http://www.duke.edu/web/slavic/stp_semester.html

http://www.duke.edu/philosophy/istanbul/dukeinistanbul-istanbul.htm


SCHOLARLY RESOURCES:

Our students benefit from the combined resources of Duke University
and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, including
extensive collaboratively developed Slavic and East European library
collections and a joint Title VI Center which hosts a wide array of
lectures, workshops, and conferences with visiting national and
international experts.  For more information on the holdings (and
special collections) at Duke Library, see

http://guides.library.duke.edu/slavicstudies

http://guides.library.duke.edu/content.php?pid=11342&sid=76817


FINANCIAL SUPPORT:

Financial support for full-time students is available in various forms
(fellowships, teaching assistantships, summer awards, and travel
support for students delivering papers at conferences). The Center for
Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies offers four fellowships per
year for the study of a Slavic language.  Prospective M.A. students
with outstanding qualifications should consider application for a
James B. Duke Fellowship, a Mellon Fellowship or any of the other
national fellowships available for support of graduate study.


APPLICATION INFORMATION AND DEADLINES:

December 15, 2008 is the priority deadline for submission of
applications for admission and award  for fall 2009.  For more
information about admissions, application requirements and fees,  see
http://www.duke.edu/web/slavic/grad_admissions.html

or contact

Professor Beth Holmgren
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies
309 Languages Building, Box 90259
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708-0259
Tel: (919) 660-3140
Fax: (919) 660-3141
Email: beth.holmgren at duke.edu

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From smirnova at LING.OHIO-STATE.EDU  Tue Oct  7 15:56:49 2008
From: smirnova at LING.OHIO-STATE.EDU (Anastasia Smirnova)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:56:49 -0500
Subject: 6th Graduate Colloquium on Slavic Linguistics- Program
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2008.105649.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

6th Graduate Colloquium on Slavic Linguistics
October 18th, 2008

The Ohio State University
George Wells Knight House 
104 East 15th Avenue 
Columbus OH 43201

Program 
Coffee and social mingling: 9:30 – 9:50a.m.

Opening Remarks (9:50 – 10:00a.m.): Brian Joseph, Distinguished University
Professor of Linguistics, and The Kenneth E. Naylor Professor of South
Slavic Linguistics

Panel 1: Historical Linguistics (10:00 – 11:00a.m.)
Chair: Matthew Curtis
10:00 – 10:30  Patricia Gonzalez Almarcha, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
and The Ohio State University. Translation of tyche in Slavic Menandrean
Proverbal Anthology 
10:30 – 11:00  Josh Pennington. The Ohio State University. O tomu, o tom, or
o tome? Enigmatic Variability in the BCS Dative/Locative Masculine/Neuter
Adjectival Ending		
			
Break: 11: 00 – 11:15 a.m.

Panel 2: Russian Morpho-syntax (11:15 a.m. – 12:15a.m.)
Chair: Maggie Gruszczynska
11:15 – 11:45  Oxana Laleko, University of Minnesota.  Ellipsis and polarity
in Russian: A special case of    topicalization 
11:45 – 12:15 Spencer Robinson, The Ohio State University. Before or After:
 Does the Location of the Direct Object Before or After a Negated Verb
Influence the Choice Between Genitive and Accusative?

Lunch: 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.

Panel 3: Socio-linguistics and Language Policy (1:30 – 3:00p.m.)
Chair: Josh Pennington
1:30 – 2:00 Miriam Whiting, The Ohio State University. Historical or
Global?: The Pragmatics of Business Naming in Tomsk, Russia
2:00 – 2:30   Yulia Walsh, The Ohio State University. Classification of New
Anglicisms in Russian 
2:30 – 3:00   Susan Vdovichenko, The Ohio State University. Durku
Vklyuchili! The attitude of Russian speakers in Ukraine towards the
Ukrainian language and its speakers

Break: 3:00– 3:15p.m.

Panel 4: Balkan linguistics (3:15 -4:45)
Chair: Lauren Ressue
3:15 – 3:45  Amanda Greber, University of Toronto. Bukvar: Education,
Socialization and Language Planning
3:45 – 4:15  Matthew  Curtis, The Ohio State University. Slavic-Albanian
Periphrastic Perfect Paradigms: Where Language Contact is been and has been
Perfect
4:15 – 4:45  Angelo Costanzo, The Ohio State University. On Variation in
Megleno-Romanian 1SG/2SG inflectional endings

Break: 4:45– 5:00p.m.

Panel 5:  Plenary Address
5:00 – 6:00	   Andrea Sims, The Ohio State University. When synchronic
motivation disappears: Explaining the persistence of inflectional defectiveness

Reception: 6:00 p. m. 

Organizers: Matthew Curtis (curtis.199 at osu.edu), Maggie Gruszczynska
(gruszczynska.1 at osu.edu), Lauren Ressue (ressue.1 at osu.edu), 
Anastasia Smirnova (smirnova at ling.ohio-state.edu)

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From krystyna.cap at GMAIL.COM  Tue Oct  7 17:05:03 2008
From: krystyna.cap at GMAIL.COM (Krystyna Cap)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 13:05:03 -0400
Subject: Affordable Lodgings in Warsaw
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2008.130503.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear SEELANGers,

I am searching for an affordable room or apartment to rent in Warsaw for
approximately eight to twelve weeks in early March 2009 through to late
April/early May 2009. Any recommendations for places to stay on a grad
student budget would be of tremendous help!

Thank you in advance,
Krystyna Cap

-- 
Krystyna K. Cap
PhD Candidate
Department of History
The Johns Hopkins University

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From skrys at UALBERTA.CA  Tue Oct  7 18:05:24 2008
From: skrys at UALBERTA.CA (Svitlana Krys)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 12:05:24 -0600
Subject: FW: Summer travel-study course in Lviv,
 Ukraine (University of Alberta)
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2008.120524.0600.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Please forward to all who might be interested:

 

Study in Lviv: May 18 to June 26, 2009 (Six Credits)

 

The Ukrainian Language and Literature Program 
at the UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA 
is pleased to announce the ninth annual
travel-study course in Lviv, Ukraine

 

UKR 300 (LEC 90) or UKR 400 (LEC 90 and LEC 91)
"Ukrainian through its Living Culture"
6 credits
Instructor: Dr. Irene Sywenky
http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/~ukraina/LvivCourse.html

 


This is an intensive course designed to enhance practical language skills
through a direct experience of current life in Ukraine. 

UKR 300/400 employs contemporary popular culture and media, taking maximum
advantage of the urban Lviv environment to expand vocabulary and
comprehension. All instruction is in Ukrainian.

 

Prerequisite: UKR 212 or equivalent level of proficiency. Note: Students
with advanced knowledge of Ukrainian who are interested in this travel study
program may test their proficiency by contacting the instructor, Dr. Irene
Sywenky.

 

This course is open to all residents of Canada as well as
all international students.


Individuals who attend institutions other than the University of Alberta
should apply for admission to Open Studies before contacting the Department
of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies for registration. 
Call Open Studies <http://www.registrar.ualberta.ca/ro.cfm?id=33> : (780)
492-4601.

TUITION (Six Credits)


UNDERGRADUATE

GRADUATE


$1132.88 CDN <http://www.registrar.ualberta.ca/ro.cfm?id=316> 

$ 1253.26 CDN <http://www.registrar.ualberta.ca/ro.cfm?id=316> 


$3378.80 CDN <http://www.registrar.ualberta.ca/ro.cfm?id=1139> 

$3378.80 CDN <http://www.registrar.ualberta.ca/ro.cfm?id=1139> 


All costs are for 2008 

2009 tuition costs may vary slightly 

ROOM and BOARD (Includes all breakfasts and dinners): $20.00-$25.00 USD per
diem

Travel Costs: Airfare to Lviv is the responsibility of the student.
Estimated cost: $1800.00 CDN.

Other Expenses: Students should budget approximately $250.00 CDN for travel
to sites around Lviv and additional pocket money for entrance to museums,
theaters, and cinemas. Travel and Health Insurance are the responsibility of
the student.

FREE ORIENTATION SESSIONS: 

Thursday 20 November 2008 3:30-4:30, Faculty Lounge Arts 320
Monday February 23, 2009 3:00, Faculty Lounge Arts 320

To reserve a place in this course, students are urged to register by e-mail
with the instructor, Dr. Irene Sywenky (see below), or at the department
office (200 Arts Building) as early as possible.

MLCS Administrative Contact: 
Marina Menze, Undergraduate Secretary
Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies
200 Arts Building 
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB Canada T6G 2E6

Tel. 780-492-3272     Fax 780-492-9106.
Marina Menze <marina.menze at ualberta.ca>

MLCS Academic Contact: 
Dr. Irene Sywenky
Comparative Literature /
Modern Languages and Cultural Studies
217A Arts Building
University of Alberta
Edmonton T6G 2E6 AB Canada

Phone: (780) 492-6777
E-mail:  irene.sywenky at ualberta.ca

 <http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/~ukraina/LvivCourse.html>
http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/~ukraina/LvivCourse.html

 

 

 

 


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From sdement at KU.EDU  Tue Oct  7 21:46:10 2008
From: sdement at KU.EDU (Dement, Sidney Eric)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 16:46:10 -0500
Subject: Anyone looking to share a hotel room at AATSEEL 2008?
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2008.164610.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Tim Sergay, 

Have you found someone yet to share a room at AATSEEL?  I share your nonsmoking and nonsnoring ways...

Sidney Dement
University of Kansas


-----Original Message-----
From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list on behalf of Timothy Sergay (SEELANGS)
Sent: Tue 9/30/2008 1:54 PM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Anyone looking to share a hotel room at AATSEEL 2008?
 
Dear SEELANGERs,

Is anyone else looking to split hotel room expenses and prepared to
tolerate a nonsmoking and I believe even nonsnoring male roommate (myself)
at the San Francisco Hyatt Regency during the 2008 AATSEEL conference in
December? Please reply offlist.

Best wishes to all,

Tim Sergay

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From enthorsen at GMAIL.COM  Tue Oct  7 21:50:16 2008
From: enthorsen at GMAIL.COM (Elise Thorsen)
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 17:50:16 -0400
Subject: Call for Papers: Ties that Bind and Ties that Divide: Cultural,
 Economic and Political Linkages in Eastern Europe,
 Russia and Central Asia
In-Reply-To: <3776f7cd0810071448p574756b1udd9258717b81944f@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <TUE.7.OCT.2008.175016.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

University of Pittsburgh

Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and Central Asia

Center for Russian and East European Studies present:



Ties that Bind and Ties that Divide: Cultural, Economic and Political
Linkages in Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia

Sixth Annual Graduate Student Conference

20-22 February 2009


GOSECA outlined in our 2007 conference on globalization, regionalism
and multiculturalism that belonging to a certain collectivity can
bring with it privilege, pride, and power today, but disadvantage,
disrepute and dismemberment tomorrow.  This year's conference is
motivated by questioning this notion of linkages.  While many
conferences focus on the transcendence of borders and the remapping of
regions, we seek to further this theme by exploring how these
relationships link, yet often simultaneously divide people.


Solidarity, a cross-regional, macro-level phenomenon, also operates at
the local levels between ethnic groups, sub-regions and cities.
Regions may share a recent historical experience that transcends
geographic boundaries and leads to the formation of more permeable
geopolitical landscapes, but the emergence of ideological and
political alliances, as well as economic uncertainties, has frequently
led to exactly the opposite. How do these past and present alignments
influence our evolving understanding of Eastern Europe, Russia and
Central Asia?


GOSECA strongly encourages submissions from the humanities, social
sciences and professional schools in areas such as:



·        Literary and artistic movements

·        Cultural and religious identities

·        Diverging historical legacies and past ideologies

·        Emigration and immigration

·        The influence of the European Union, NATO, and the Shanghai
Cooperative Organization

·        Foreign trade and international finance

·        New energy policies


This conference is interdisciplinary in nature and aims to deepen our
understanding of these regions through a broad range of approaches to
examine an intricately woven matrix of issues.


Abstracts should be no more than 250 words long. Please submit
abstracts by 01 December 2008 to the following email address:
gosecaconference at yahoo.com.

For more information please visit: http://www.pitt.edu/~sorc/goseca/Goseca2009/.

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From john at RUSLAN.CO.UK  Wed Oct  8 13:24:27 2008
From: john at RUSLAN.CO.UK (John Langran)
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 14:24:27 +0100
Subject: Russian in January
Message-ID: <WED.8.OCT.2008.142427.0100.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Janneke
Ambergh based in Sweden have some very reliable programmes. Please try the 
link from www.ruslan.co.uk/courses.htm#inrussia
John Langran
www.ruslan.co.uk

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Janneke van de Stadt" <Janneke.vandeStadt at WILLIAMS.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 2:32 PM
Subject: [SEELANGS] Russian in January


> Dear SEELANGERS,
>
> A number of our students are interested in spending the month of 
> January--our "Winter Study" period--engaged in formal language study  in 
> Russia.  We know of some venues that could work (SRAS, for example)  but 
> we'd also love to hear about other options folks out there might  know of 
> or had experience with.
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> Janneke
>
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From mclellan at GSS.UCSB.EDU  Wed Oct  8 21:54:52 2008
From: mclellan at GSS.UCSB.EDU (Larry Mclellan)
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 14:54:52 -0700
Subject: Spell check for Office 2008?
In-Reply-To: <48EA3099.9050308@swarthmore.edu>
Message-ID: <WED.8.OCT.2008.145452.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear SEELANGers,

Has anyone had any luck finding a spell check that will work on  
Macintosh OS X (10.5.5) with Office 2008 (primarily for use with  
Word)?  The Leopard version of OS X includes a Russian spell checker  
but our tech people haven't found any way that Office 2008 can access  
it.  I'd be very grateful if anyone has solved this problem and would  
be willing to share the secret.

Many thanks in advance,

Larry McLellan


***********************************************

Larry McLellan
Dept. of Germanic, Slavic & Semitic Studies
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA  93106-4130
Office telephone: 805-893-8945
Office fax: 805-893-2374
Email: mclellan at gss.ucsb.edu

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From pashuk at KNOLOGY.NET  Thu Oct  9 00:57:58 2008
From: pashuk at KNOLOGY.NET (Oleg Pashuk)
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 20:57:58 -0400
Subject: Spell check for Office 2008?
Message-ID: <WED.8.OCT.2008.205758.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

You can try Spell Checker for OE 2.1. Some people say it's the best. I 
prefer ABCSpell for Outlook Express, it works better for me. Once you 
install it, it works with OE, IE, and the Office.
You can find both on the WEB. Good luck.

Oleg Pashuk

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Mclellan" <mclellan at GSS.UCSB.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 5:54 PM
Subject: [SEELANGS] Spell check for Office 2008?


> Dear SEELANGers,
>
> Has anyone had any luck finding a spell check that will work on
> Macintosh OS X (10.5.5) with Office 2008 (primarily for use with
> Word)?  The Leopard version of OS X includes a Russian spell checker
> but our tech people haven't found any way that Office 2008 can access
> it.  I'd be very grateful if anyone has solved this problem and would
> be willing to share the secret.
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> Larry McLellan
>
>
> ***********************************************
>
> Larry McLellan
> Dept. of Germanic, Slavic & Semitic Studies
> University of California, Santa Barbara
> Santa Barbara, CA  93106-4130
> Office telephone: 805-893-8945
> Office fax: 805-893-2374
> Email: mclellan at gss.ucsb.edu
>
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From kmhst16 at PITT.EDU  Thu Oct  9 01:26:10 2008
From: kmhst16 at PITT.EDU (Kristen Harkness)
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 21:26:10 -0400
Subject: Spell check for Office 2008?
In-Reply-To: <F8659A2B-E093-4B09-84ED-A48BEFC80B0D@gss.ucsb.edu>
Message-ID: <WED.8.OCT.2008.212610.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Your tech people are right, Microsoft programs cannot use Leopard's  
Russian spell checker.  It is kind of a pain, but I've worked around  
it by pasting Russian text into Text Edit and checking it there.  I've  
also started using Apple's Ink for composing shorter Russian documents  
and find it quite user friendly.

Kristen


Kristen Harkness
PhD Candidate
University of Pittsburgh
History of Art and Architecture
104 Frick Fine Arts Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
kmhst16 at pitt.edu



On Oct 8, 2008, at 5:54 PM, Larry Mclellan wrote:

> Dear SEELANGers,
>
> Has anyone had any luck finding a spell check that will work on  
> Macintosh OS X (10.5.5) with Office 2008 (primarily for use with  
> Word)?  The Leopard version of OS X includes a Russian spell checker  
> but our tech people haven't found any way that Office 2008 can  
> access it.  I'd be very grateful if anyone has solved this problem  
> and would be willing to share the secret.
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> Larry McLellan
>
>
> ***********************************************
>
> Larry McLellan
> Dept. of Germanic, Slavic & Semitic Studies
> University of California, Santa Barbara
> Santa Barbara, CA  93106-4130
> Office telephone: 805-893-8945
> Office fax: 805-893-2374
> Email: mclellan at gss.ucsb.edu
>
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From thomasy at WISC.EDU  Thu Oct  9 01:42:32 2008
From: thomasy at WISC.EDU (Molly Thomasy)
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 20:42:32 -0500
Subject: Spell check for Office 2008?
In-Reply-To: <A0486636-60E0-4066-ACBB-C7B46279DA13@pitt.edu>
Message-ID: <WED.8.OCT.2008.204232.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

A colleague recently showed me the web-based Russian spell checker at

http://orangoo.com/spell/

This is also a good quick fix for shorter texts.

Best,
Molly


Molly Thomasy
Slavic Languages and Literatures
University of Wisconsin-Madison

On Oct 8, 2008, at 8:26 PM, Kristen Harkness wrote:

> Your tech people are right, Microsoft programs cannot use Leopard's  
> Russian spell checker.  It is kind of a pain, but I've worked  
> around it by pasting Russian text into Text Edit and checking it  
> there.  I've also started using Apple's Ink for composing shorter  
> Russian documents and find it quite user friendly.
>
> Kristen
>
>
> Kristen Harkness
> PhD Candidate
> University of Pittsburgh
> History of Art and Architecture
> 104 Frick Fine Arts Building
> Pittsburgh, PA 15260
> kmhst16 at pitt.edu
>
>
>
> On Oct 8, 2008, at 5:54 PM, Larry Mclellan wrote:
>
>> Dear SEELANGers,
>>
>> Has anyone had any luck finding a spell check that will work on  
>> Macintosh OS X (10.5.5) with Office 2008 (primarily for use with  
>> Word)?  The Leopard version of OS X includes a Russian spell  
>> checker but our tech people haven't found any way that Office 2008  
>> can access it.  I'd be very grateful if anyone has solved this  
>> problem and would be willing to share the secret.
>>
>> Many thanks in advance,
>>
>> Larry McLellan
>>
>>
>> ***********************************************
>>
>> Larry McLellan
>> Dept. of Germanic, Slavic & Semitic Studies
>> University of California, Santa Barbara
>> Santa Barbara, CA  93106-4130
>> Office telephone: 805-893-8945
>> Office fax: 805-893-2374
>> Email: mclellan at gss.ucsb.edu
>>
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From pyz at BRAMA.COM  Thu Oct  9 01:35:11 2008
From: pyz at BRAMA.COM (Max Pyziur)
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 21:35:11 -0400
Subject: Film screening at The Ukrainan Museum Oct. 12
Message-ID: <WED.8.OCT.2008.213511.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Print
this announcement

    
        
            
            
                
                    
                          
                    
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                      FILM  
                                     A presentation of the 2007
Canadian documentary film
³äðîäæåííÿ
êîðîë³âñòâà:
ñêàðáè
Ãàëè÷èíè
(A Kingdom Reborn: Treasures from
Ukrainian Galicia) narrated in
Ukrainian will take place on Sunday,
October 12, at 3:30 p.m. (The original
English version of the film had its
New York premiere at the Museum on
September 27.) 
                                     A Kingdom Reborn is
a fascinating look at Galicia and its
capital, Lviv, through rare footage of
the region's art and architecture. The
film appeals to varied audiences, says
its San Francisco-based writer, Peter
Bejger, because "Galicia was, and
is, a crossroads of the East and West,
a compelling synthesis of the
Byzantine and Latin aesthetic."
The film was directed and produced by
Dani Stodilka.  
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                
                                                  Producer/director Dani
Stodilka and writer Peter
Bejger were on hand for
the New York premiere of
their film A Kingdom
Reborn: Treasures from
Ukrainian Galicia.

                                                
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                     Admission for the film
screening, including a wine-and-cheese
reception, is $15 (members and
seniors, $10; students, $5). Please
note that admission is complimentary
for those attending the Sunday session
of the "Putting Ukraine on the
Map" symposium.
 
                                    
                                
                            
                        
                        
                    
                
            
            
             The Ukrainian Museum e-news special
announcement 081012. 
            
            
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                
                                        
                                    
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 info at ukrainianmuseum.org
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founded in 1976
by the Ukrainian
National Women's League of America.

 The Museum's operations are
funded in part
by the New York
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agency.   
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From anyse1 at MAC.COM  Thu Oct  9 03:47:37 2008
From: anyse1 at MAC.COM (Anyse Joslin)
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 20:47:37 -0700
Subject: Spell check for Office 2008?
In-Reply-To: <F8659A2B-E093-4B09-84ED-A48BEFC80B0D@gss.ucsb.edu>
Message-ID: <WED.8.OCT.2008.204737.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Larry,

I have struggled in vain to do this! However, Apple's Pages program  
works great with the spell checker in Leopard. In order to assure  
(this may be the trick with Office 2008 as well) that the spel checker  
will work as planned, you mus set up a "Style sheet" just for Russian  
with the spell checker also set to Russia as well. It is practically  
"flawless" in Pages '08 and Leopard.

Good luck to you.

Anyse Joslin
A Macintosh consultant since 1984!


On Oct 8, 2008, at 2:54 PM, Larry Mclellan wrote:

Dear SEELANGers,

Has anyone had any luck finding a spell check that will work on  
Macintosh OS X (10.5.5) with Office 2008 (primarily for use with  
Word)?  The Leopard version of OS X includes a Russian spell checker  
but our tech people haven't found any way that Office 2008 can access  
it.  I'd be very grateful if anyone has solved this problem and would  
be willing to share the secret.

Many thanks in advance,

Larry McLellan


***********************************************

Larry McLellan
Dept. of Germanic, Slavic & Semitic Studies
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA  93106-4130
Office telephone: 805-893-8945
Office fax: 805-893-2374
Email: mclellan at gss.ucsb.edu

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From romy at PETUHOV.COM  Thu Oct  9 04:36:55 2008
From: romy at PETUHOV.COM (Romy Taylor)
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 00:36:55 -0400
Subject: AAASS roommate
In-Reply-To: <48D408E5.6030107@library.berkeley.edu>
Message-ID: <THU.9.OCT.2008.003655.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Seelangers,

Is anyone in need of a female (non-smoking) roommate for AAASS?  It  
looks like rooms at the conference rate are already gone -

Yours,
Romy Taylor

rtaylor1 at email.arizona.edu

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From kmhst16 at PITT.EDU  Thu Oct  9 04:38:35 2008
From: kmhst16 at PITT.EDU (Kristen Harkness)
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 00:38:35 -0400
Subject: Spell check for Office 2008?
In-Reply-To: <E4911C39-AD32-442A-9963-4B4C30EA83A6@mac.com>
Message-ID: <THU.9.OCT.2008.003835.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Whoops--in my earlier message, I meant the Pages program Anyse  
mentions below, not Ink, which is handwriting recognition for  
tablets.  Sorry for any confusion!

Kristen


On Oct 8, 2008, at 11:47 PM, Anyse Joslin wrote:

> Larry,
>
> I have struggled in vain to do this! However, Apple's Pages program  
> works great with the spell checker in Leopard. In order to assure  
> (this may be the trick with Office 2008 as well) that the spel  
> checker will work as planned, you mus set up a "Style sheet" just  
> for Russian with the spell checker also set to Russia as well. It is  
> practically "flawless" in Pages '08 and Leopard.
>
> Good luck to you.
>
> Anyse Joslin
> A Macintosh consultant since 1984!
>
>
> On Oct 8, 2008, at 2:54 PM, Larry Mclellan wrote:
>
> Dear SEELANGers,
>
> Has anyone had any luck finding a spell check that will work on  
> Macintosh OS X (10.5.5) with Office 2008 (primarily for use with  
> Word)?  The Leopard version of OS X includes a Russian spell checker  
> but our tech people haven't found any way that Office 2008 can  
> access it.  I'd be very grateful if anyone has solved this problem  
> and would be willing to share the secret.
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> Larry McLellan
>
>
> ***********************************************
>
> Larry McLellan
> Dept. of Germanic, Slavic & Semitic Studies
> University of California, Santa Barbara
> Santa Barbara, CA  93106-4130
> Office telephone: 805-893-8945
> Office fax: 805-893-2374
> Email: mclellan at gss.ucsb.edu
>
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From jhl9t at VIRGINIA.EDU  Thu Oct  9 15:09:21 2008
From: jhl9t at VIRGINIA.EDU (John Lyles)
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 11:09:21 -0400
Subject: Russian in January
In-Reply-To: <0F6851CF-10CE-4FE1-AE71-3C65767F6ECB@williams.edu>
Message-ID: <THU.9.OCT.2008.110921.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Janneke,

I can vouch for the program at St. Petersburg State University, as I have
studied there twice.  The teachers are great, the program offers both home
stays and dorm rooms, and the price is the cheapest I have seen.  Boris
Nikiforovich is the dean, and his email is borisspb at mail.ru.  Olga Riabova
is the coordinator of the program (although she may be on leave this
semester), and her email is agloria at mail.ru.  I'd be happy to talk to anyone
about my experience with this program in more detail.

John

On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 9:32 AM, Janneke van de Stadt <
Janneke.vandeStadt at williams.edu> wrote:

> Dear SEELANGERS,
>
> A number of our students are interested in spending the month of
> January--our "Winter Study" period--engaged in formal language study in
> Russia.  We know of some venues that could work (SRAS, for example) but we'd
> also love to hear about other options folks out there might know of or had
> experience with.
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> Janneke
>
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From pyz at BRAMA.COM  Thu Oct  9 17:01:00 2008
From: pyz at BRAMA.COM (Max Pyziur)
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:01:00 -0400
Subject: Film screening at The Ukrainan Museum Oct. 12 (text version)
Message-ID: <THU.9.OCT.2008.130100.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

A presentation of the 2007 Canadian documentary film “Virodzhennia
korolivstva: skarby Halychyny” (“A Kingdom Reborn: Treasures from
Ukrainian Galicia”) narrated in Ukrainian will take place on Sunday,
October 12, at 3:30 p.m. (The original English version of the film had its
New York premiere at the Museum on September 27.)

A Kingdom Reborn is a fascinating look at Galicia and its capital, Lviv,
through rare footage of the region's art and architecture. The film
appeals to varied audiences, says its San Francisco-based writer, Peter
Bejger, because "Galicia was, and is, a crossroads of the East and West, a
compelling synthesis of the Byzantine and Latin aesthetic." The film was
directed and produced by Dani Stodilka.

Admission for the film screening, including a wine-and-cheese reception,
is $15 (members and seniors, $10; students, $5). Please note that
admission is complimentary for those attending the Sunday session of the
"Putting Ukraine on the Map" symposium.

The Ukrainian Museum
222 East 6th Street
New York, NY 10003
T: 212.228.0110 · F: 212.228.1947
info at ukrainianmuseum.org
www.ukrainianmuseum.org

The Museum's film series is funded in part by the New York City Department
of Cultural Affairs.

View this announcement in your web browser:
http://www.ukrainianmuseum.org/enews/2008/0810/081012film.html

Putting Ukraine on the Map: Cossacks, Cartography, and Controversy
Symposium October 11 & 12
http://www.ukrainianmuseum.org/enews/2008/0810/081011symposium.html


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From avs2120 at COLUMBIA.EDU  Thu Oct  9 20:38:30 2008
From: avs2120 at COLUMBIA.EDU (Andrey Shcherbenok)
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 16:38:30 -0400
Subject: Share a room at AAASS?
Message-ID: <THU.9.OCT.2008.163830.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Is there anyone who has a booked room for AAASS and wants a (male,
non-smoking, quiet) roommate to share the costs? If so, please, reply to
avs2120 at columbia.edu

 

Thank you,

Andrey

 

--------------

 Andrey Shcherbenok, Ph.D. 

 Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Society of Fellows in the Humanities 

 Lecturer, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures 

 Columbia University 

 avs2120 at columbia.edu 

 

 

 


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From lynnien.pawluk at UALBERTA.CA  Thu Oct  9 22:34:03 2008
From: lynnien.pawluk at UALBERTA.CA (Lynnien Pawluk)
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 17:34:03 -0500
Subject: Graduate Program
Message-ID: <THU.9.OCT.2008.173403.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Kule Folklore Centre
200 Arts Building, MLCS
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta,  CANADA
T6G 2E6
(780)492-6906

The Kule Centre for Ukrainian and Canadian Folklore invites applications to the 
graduate program in Ukrainian Folklore based in the Department of Modern 
Languages and Cultural Studies, University of Alberta.  The program offers 
both the MA and PhD degrees.  Courses cover the verbal arts, both prose and 
poetry, material culture, dance, ritual practices in Ukraine and Canada, folklore 
theory and methodology, and folk belief.  Students may choose fieldwork in 
either Ukraine or Canada or a combination of the two.  A recent agreement 
with the Rylskyi Institute of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences should expand 
field and archival research possibilities in Ukraine.  Students and researchers 
benefit from the substantial collections of our Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian 
Folklore Archives, and from rich local community resources.

Opportunities for language training are excellent,  and students may include 
study in Lviv as part of their training.  Courses in related fields include 
humanities computing, anthropology, museum studies, and ethnomusicology, 
along with a wide range of choices in other departments.  Our degrees prepare 
students for a variety of interesting jobs and recent graduates have found 
employment in academe, in museums and historical preservation facilities, in 
archives, as creative artists, and in the public sector.

Graduate support is generous and students typically work as teaching 
assistants and/or research assistants.  Research assistantships include 
database and archival work and thus contribute to training and employability.


For more information, contact
Andriy Nahachewsky, Huculak Chair and Centre Director at 
andriyn at ualberta.ca or Natalie Kononenko, Kule Chair of Ukrainian Ethnography 
at nataliek at ualberta.ca

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From klinela at COMCAST.NET  Thu Oct  9 23:09:28 2008
From: klinela at COMCAST.NET (Laura Kline)
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 19:09:28 -0400
Subject: Question about Traditional Russian Music Programs
In-Reply-To: <LISTSERV%200810091734030347.0773@BAMA.UA.EDU>
Message-ID: <THU.9.OCT.2008.190928.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear All,
Are there any university departments or organizations in the US or Canada
which specialize in Traditional Russian Music?
Thank you in advance for any leads.
Best,
Laura

Laura Kline, Ph.D
Senior Lecturer in Russian
Department of Classical and Modern 
    Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Wayne State University
443 Manoogian Hall
906 W. Warren
Detroit, MI  48202
af7585 at wayne.edu

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From anyse1 at MAC.COM  Fri Oct 10 00:04:24 2008
From: anyse1 at MAC.COM (Anyse Joslin)
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 17:04:24 -0700
Subject: Russian in January
In-Reply-To: <6adeb3840810090809u7cb68263i9206a5853e5ec226@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <THU.9.OCT.2008.170424.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

John,

OK. Talk. I would certainly love to hear about it in terms of  
accomplishment, method, and costs.

Thanks

Anyse
anyse1 at mac.com

On Oct 9, 2008, at 8:09 AM, John Lyles wrote:

Dear Janneke,

I can vouch for the program at St. Petersburg State University, as I  
have
studied there twice.  The teachers are great, the program offers both  
home
stays and dorm rooms, and the price is the cheapest I have seen.  Boris
Nikiforovich is the dean, and his email is borisspb at mail.ru.  Olga  
Riabova
is the coordinator of the program (although she may be on leave this
semester), and her email is agloria at mail.ru.  I'd be happy to talk to  
anyone
about my experience with this program in more detail.

John

On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 9:32 AM, Janneke van de Stadt <
Janneke.vandeStadt at williams.edu> wrote:

> Dear SEELANGERS,
>
> A number of our students are interested in spending the month of
> January--our "Winter Study" period--engaged in formal language study  
> in
> Russia.  We know of some venues that could work (SRAS, for example)  
> but we'd
> also love to hear about other options folks out there might know of  
> or had
> experience with.
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> Janneke
>
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From nafpaktitism at VIRGINIA.EDU  Fri Oct 10 13:16:29 2008
From: nafpaktitism at VIRGINIA.EDU (Margarita Nafpaktitis)
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:16:29 -0400
Subject: historical origins of drinking gesture
Message-ID: <FRI.10.OCT.2008.091629.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear colleagues,
I'm teaching a film class this semester, and the subject of Russian drinking
culture has come up more than once in discussion, vis-a-vis several of the
films we've been watching, now that we've moved into the 1960s-70s.  I think
I know what flicking the throat just underneath the jawline means, but I
don't know its origins, and that was the most recent question from one of my
students.  Several other students in the class said that it had something to
do with a tax on vodka and a tattoo that one of the tsar's favorites had on
his neck exempting him from the tax...but I'd love a source and more
specific details for that.  Googling didn't really help me on this one, so I
appeal to your collective wisdom.

Thank you in advance,
Margarita

<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Margarita Nafpaktitis
Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures
University of Virginia
109 New Cabell Hall / PO Box 400783
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4783
Tel: (434) 924-3548   FAX: (434) 982-2744
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~mn2t/home.html

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From emilydjohnson at OU.EDU  Fri Oct 10 13:55:47 2008
From: emilydjohnson at OU.EDU (Emily Johnson)
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:55:47 -0500
Subject: historical origins of drinking gesture
In-Reply-To: <db70151c0810100616j2c30ab3esa44e96ef61b3276e@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <FRI.10.OCT.2008.085547.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Margarita, there is a whole story  connected to that in Bashutsky's  
1834 Panorama Sankt-Peterburga.  Supposedly the angel on the Peter  
and Paul Cathedral broke, and, just as they were taking estimates to  
build scaffolding so that they could access the top of the spire and  
fix it, a common laborer announced that he could do it with minimal  
equipment.  There are elaborate illustrations showing how he climbed  
up the spire on a rope harness and rope ladder (blood spurting from  
under his nails at the effort).  When he got done, the tsar rewarded  
him by giving him a new set of clothes and a certificate that  
entitled him to free beverages in the taverns of the capital.   
Predictably, the certificate was promptly lost/stolen.  At which  
point, the fellow went to beg the tsar for a replacement.  The tsar  
reportedly had the sign authorizing the free beverages tattooed on  
the man's neck--hence, supposedly, the origin of the gesture.  I  
think there is something about this in Pyliaev as well.

I hope this helps.  Emily


Dr. Emily Johnson
Associate Professor
Dept. of Modern Languages, Literatures & Linguistics
University of Oklahoma
780 Van Vleet Oval, Room 206
Norman, OK 73019
phone: (405) 325-1486
fax: (405) 325-0103
emilydjohnson at ou.edu




On Oct 10, 2008, at 8:16 AM, Margarita Nafpaktitis wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
> I'm teaching a film class this semester, and the subject of Russian  
> drinking
> culture has come up more than once in discussion, vis-a-vis several  
> of the
> films we've been watching, now that we've moved into the  
> 1960s-70s.  I think
> I know what flicking the throat just underneath the jawline means,  
> but I
> don't know its origins, and that was the most recent question from  
> one of my
> students.  Several other students in the class said that it had  
> something to
> do with a tax on vodka and a tattoo that one of the tsar's  
> favorites had on
> his neck exempting him from the tax...but I'd love a source and more
> specific details for that.  Googling didn't really help me on this  
> one, so I
> appeal to your collective wisdom.
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Margarita
>
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
> Margarita Nafpaktitis
> Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures
> University of Virginia
> 109 New Cabell Hall / PO Box 400783
> Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4783
> Tel: (434) 924-3548   FAX: (434) 982-2744
> http://www.people.virginia.edu/~mn2t/home.html
>
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From ewb2 at CORNELL.EDU  Fri Oct 10 17:20:47 2008
From: ewb2 at CORNELL.EDU (Wayles Browne)
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:20:47 -0400
Subject: FASL 18 call for papers
In-Reply-To: <LISTSERV%200810070354268141.0106@BAMA.UA.EDU>
Message-ID: <FRI.10.OCT.2008.132047.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

~ FASL 18 ~
Formal Approaches to Slavic Linguistics

May 15-17, 2009
Cornell University


Invited Speakers:

Barbara Citko, University of Washington
Molly Diesing, Cornell University
Jaye Padgett, University of California, Santa Cruz


Call for Papers

Abstracts are invited for talks or posters on topics dealing with 
formal Slavic linguistics, including phonetics, phonology, 
morphology, syntax and semantics. All talks will be 20 minutes, 
followed by 10 minutes of discussion. Submissions are limited to one 
individual and one joint abstract per author.

Abstract submissions should be sent to fasleighteen at gmail.com, with 
³Abstract² in the subject line. In the body of the message, please 
include the names of the author(s), affiliation(s), abstract title 
and an e-mail address.

Abstracts should take the form of a PDF, with all non-standard fonts 
embedded in it. Abstracts should be typed in 11pt font, with 1 inch 
(2.5 cm) margins on all sides, and be limited to one page of text, 
with an additional page for data and references. Abstracts should be 
anonymous. Submissions not adhering to these guidelines will not be 
considered for presentation at the conference.


SUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 10, 2009
Notification of Acceptance: February 15, 2009
(All applicants will be contacted by February 21, 2009)


Draga Zec (dz17 at cornell.edu) and Wayles Browne (ewb2 at cornell.edu), 
Co-Organizers

Conference website: http://conf.ling.cornell.edu/FASL18/

Department of Linguistics
203 Morrill Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-4701
(607) 255-1105

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From Danko.Sipka at ASU.EDU  Fri Oct 10 18:57:05 2008
From: Danko.Sipka at ASU.EDU (Danko Sipka)
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:57:05 -0700
Subject: Extended deadline - Journal of NCOLCTL
Message-ID: <FRI.10.OCT.2008.115705.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Extended deadline - Journal of NCOLCTL

The Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages
(NCOLCTL) is soliciting articles for publication. As the official journal of
the Council, the journal serves the professional interests of teachers,
researchers, and administrators of less commonly taught languages in all
settings and all levels of instruction. The Journal is refereed and
published once a year.

Our general editorial focus is on policy, education, programs, advocacy, and
research in the field of less commonly taught languages (all foreign
languages except English, French, German, and Spanish). The envisaged
segmentation of the Journal is as follows:

a. Methodology and Technology,
b. Academia,
c. Beyond Academia,
d. Social Embeddedness

The first section shall include papers focusing on broader theoretical and
technological issues in all fields of less commonly taught languages. The
second section will encompass reports about research and teaching in
academia, at both K-12 and collegiate levels. The third section shall
comprise papers addressing research and teaching in government and industry.
Finally, the fourth section will address the issues of a broader social
environment, ranging from heritage communities to advancing LCTLs in federal
initiatives and legislation.

In preparing the manuscript, please use the latest edition of the
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), see
http://www.apa.org/journals/authors/guide.pdf. Manuscripts should be a
maximum of 25 pages (excluding references, charts, notes, etc.) and
preferably submitted electronically via email attachment. Double-space the
manuscript throughout, including notes, references, and tables, using
12-point font with a 1.5 inch left margin. The manuscript should be
accompanied by a 150 word (or less) abstract and a cover sheet containing
the manuscript title, name, address, office and home telephone numbers, fax
number, email address, and full names and institutions of each author.
Because the manuscript will be blind reviewed, identifying information
should be on the title page only, and not appear in the manuscript.

The submission deadline is December 17 2008.

ncolctl at mailplus.wisc.edu
NCOLCTL
4231 Humanities Building
455 N. Park Street
Madison, WI 53706

Tel: 608-265-7903; FAX 608 265 7904.

Danko Sipka
Editor, Journal of Less Commonly Taught Languages
http://www.councilnet.org/jctl/index.htm
Professor of Slavic Languages and Applied Linguistics
School of International Letters and Cultures
Arizona State University
Web: http://www.public.asu.edu/~dsipka
Mail: Danko.Sipka at asu.edu

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From merril25 at CAL.MSU.EDU  Fri Oct 10 20:06:16 2008
From: merril25 at CAL.MSU.EDU (Merrill, Jason)
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:06:16 -0400
Subject: Director - Center for the Support of Language Teaching, MSU
In-Reply-To: A<p06230901c5153f4d769e@[128.253.71.112]>
Message-ID: <FRI.10.OCT.2008.160616.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Director, Center for the Support of Language Teaching

Tenure System
Starting date:  August 16, 2009

DUTIES:  The College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University
seeks a Director for its newly-established Center for the Support of
Language Teaching.  The successful candidate will be tenured (at the
rank of Associate Professor or Professor) in one of the three Language
Departments at Michigan State University: 1) French, Classics, and
Italian; 2) Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African
Languages; 3) Spanish and Portuguese.  The mission of the Center is to
coordinate and assist with the implementation of language-related
activities in the College of Arts & Letters and to promote global
awareness amongst language students in the College.  The goal is to
enhance and streamline language instruction in and outside of the
classroom across the language units, with the ultimate result being an
improved instructional environment for all languages.

The duties of the Director are to oversee all activities associated with
the Center.  This includes providing vision for future activities within
the university and outreach activities that involve the local community.
It is anticipated that the new Center will provide a focal point for
foreign/second language research and practice at Michigan State
University.  In addition to the responsibilities of the Directorship,
the Director will teach graduate courses in his/her area of expertise.
These courses will be directed at graduate students in the College whose
language backgrounds span the languages of the College.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in Second Language Studies,
Applied Linguistics or closely-related field and extensive research
experience in Second Language Studies or in any of the languages taught
at MSU.  In addition to the candidate's particular area of research
expertise, it is anticipated that the new Director will have a
background in one or more of the focal areas of the Center (Technology,
Curriculum, Co-Curricular activities, Cultural/literature integration,
Assessment, Professional Development).

APPLICATIONS:

Due October 24, 2008.  Review of applications will begin on or about
this date and continue until the position has been filled.  Applicants
should send a CV (including a list of references) and a letter that
addresses the requirements of this position to Chair, Search Committee
for Director of Center for the Support of Language Teaching, Department
of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages, A-631
Wells Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1044. 

MSU is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.  MSU is
strongly committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity.
The university actively encourages applications and/or nominations of
women, persons of color, veterans and person with disabilities.

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From donna.seifer at COMCAST.NET  Fri Oct 10 21:53:53 2008
From: donna.seifer at COMCAST.NET (Donna Seifer)
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:53:53 -0700
Subject: historical origins of drinking gesture
In-Reply-To: <1EDB98A7-6A8E-4722-8AE9-3804FA1E45BB@ou.edu>
Message-ID: <FRI.10.OCT.2008.145353.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Margarita et al,

I was told a rather different "legend" about the origin of this gesture at
least 30 years ago by a local émigré architect from Leningrad. It all
related to Peter's boots.

Peter the Great was very tall with long legs and very small feet.  It was
difficult to find a bootmaker (sapozhnik) who could fit him properly.  When
he found such a bootmaker, he was so pleased, he not only paid him well, but
gave him a ceramic mug (kruzhka) with Peter's insignia on it so that the
bootmaker could go to any tavern in Petersburg with it and drink to his
heart's content at no cost.

Well, the sapozhnik got drunk, (NB: "пяный как сапожник"), his mug smashed
to pieces when he dropped it on the cobblestones as he stumbled home.  When
the tsar wanted another pair of boots made, he came back to our sapozhnik
and asked whether he was happy with his insignia mug.  The sapozhnik said,
"It would have been better to put your insignia here, pointing to his neck
under the jaw."

Others both in Russia and abroad, including a local émigré bootmaker from
Leningrad, have confirmed this tale over the years.

I may be completely in error, but the "legend' described by Emily to me
smacks of Russian patriotic historical revisionism.

Donna Turkish Seifer, M.A.
Instructor in Russian Language & Culture, Ret.
Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR (1977-2007)

Russian Language Services: Translation, Interpretation & Consulting
5909 SW Southview Place Portland, OR  97219
Tel:   503-246-0329
Fax:  503-246-7500
donnada at mac.com
donna.seifer at comcast.net







On 10/10/08 6:55 AM, "Emily Johnson" <emilydjohnson at OU.EDU> wrote:

> Margarita, there is a whole story  connected to that in Bashutsky's
> 1834 Panorama Sankt-Peterburga.  Supposedly the angel on the Peter
> and Paul Cathedral broke, and, just as they were taking estimates to
> build scaffolding so that they could access the top of the spire and
> fix it, a common laborer announced that he could do it with minimal
> equipment.  There are elaborate illustrations showing how he climbed
> up the spire on a rope harness and rope ladder (blood spurting from
> under his nails at the effort).  When he got done, the tsar rewarded
> him by giving him a new set of clothes and a certificate that
> entitled him to free beverages in the taverns of the capital.
> Predictably, the certificate was promptly lost/stolen.  At which
> point, the fellow went to beg the tsar for a replacement.  The tsar
> reportedly had the sign authorizing the free beverages tattooed on
> the man's neck--hence, supposedly, the origin of the gesture.  I
> think there is something about this in Pyliaev as well.
> 
> I hope this helps.  Emily
> 
> 
> Dr. Emily Johnson
> Associate Professor
> Dept. of Modern Languages, Literatures & Linguistics
> University of Oklahoma
> 780 Van Vleet Oval, Room 206
> Norman, OK 73019
> phone: (405) 325-1486
> fax: (405) 325-0103
> emilydjohnson at ou.edu
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Oct 10, 2008, at 8:16 AM, Margarita Nafpaktitis wrote:
> 
>> Dear colleagues,
>> I'm teaching a film class this semester, and the subject of Russian
>> drinking
>> culture has come up more than once in discussion, vis-a-vis several
>> of the
>> films we've been watching, now that we've moved into the
>> 1960s-70s.  I think
>> I know what flicking the throat just underneath the jawline means,
>> but I
>> don't know its origins, and that was the most recent question from
>> one of my
>> students.  Several other students in the class said that it had
>> something to
>> do with a tax on vodka and a tattoo that one of the tsar's
>> favorites had on
>> his neck exempting him from the tax...but I'd love a source and more
>> specific details for that.  Googling didn't really help me on this
>> one, so I
>> appeal to your collective wisdom.
>> 
>> Thank you in advance,
>> Margarita
>> 
>> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
>> Margarita Nafpaktitis
>> Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures
>> University of Virginia
>> 109 New Cabell Hall / PO Box 400783
>> Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4783
>> Tel: (434) 924-3548   FAX: (434) 982-2744
>> http://www.people.virginia.edu/~mn2t/home.html
>> 
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From klinela at COMCAST.NET  Fri Oct 10 22:22:40 2008
From: klinela at COMCAST.NET (Laura Kline)
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:22:40 -0400
Subject: historical origins of drinking gesture
In-Reply-To: <C5151D01.CAA3%donna.seifer@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <FRI.10.OCT.2008.182240.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

According to an article on drinking in Russia in ETHNOCULTURAL FACTORS IN
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, Peter had those loyal to him branded on the chin,
which entitled them to a free drink in bars. 

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From ameliede at EARTHLINK.NET  Sat Oct 11 00:19:54 2008
From: ameliede at EARTHLINK.NET (ameliede at EARTHLINK.NET)
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:19:54 -0700
Subject: historical origins of drinking gesture
In-Reply-To: <00af01c92b26$b5c0e8c0$2142ba40$@net>
Message-ID: <FRI.10.OCT.2008.171954.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

At 03:22 PM 10/10/2008, you wrote:
>According to an article on drinking in Russia in ETHNOCULTURAL FACTORS IN
>SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, Peter had those loyal to him branded on the chin,
>which entitled them to a free drink in bars.


I feel I have entered some alternate universe.  Is it really the case 
that people don't know that
the finger-neck routine is a simple icon representing the expression 
"zalit' za galstuk"--one of a jillion
synonyms for taking a drink, and if I remember correctly is a 
translation from some language like German?
Of course all these stories were invented by people too drunk to 
*say* zalit' za galstuk.
If I missed the opening of this discussion in which everyone agreed 
that that is of course the real
explanation, then I apologize.
Jules Levin

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From rar at SLAVIC.UMASS.EDU  Sat Oct 11 01:56:41 2008
From: rar at SLAVIC.UMASS.EDU (Robert A. Rothstein)
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:56:41 -0400
Subject: historical origins of drinking gesture
In-Reply-To: <E1KoSD2-0001oT-7U@elasmtp-junco.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
Message-ID: <FRI.10.OCT.2008.215641.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Jules Levin wrote:
>
> Is it really the case that people don't know that
> the finger-neck routine is a simple icon representing the expression 
> "zalit' za galstuk"--one of a jillion
> synonyms for taking a drink, and if I remember correctly is a 
> translation from some language like German?
According to "Russkaia frazeologiia: Istoriko-etimologicheskii slovar'," 
compiled by A. K. Birikh, V. M. Mokienko and A. I. Stepanova (Moscow, 
2005) the expression zakladyvat'/zolozhit' (propuskat'/propustit', 
zalivat'/zalit') za galstuk is an internationalism with such parallels 
as French "s'en jeter un coup (un verre) and German "einen hinter die 
Binde giessen." However the dictionary also cites an earlier opinion by 
Mokienko that "oborot iavliaetsia sobstvenno russkim, that it dates from 
the first half of the 19th century and that P. A. Viazemskii attributed 
it to a "gvardeiskii ofitser" named Raevskii.

Bob Rothstein

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From vinokurv at NEWSCHOOL.EDU  Sat Oct 11 16:27:26 2008
From: vinokurv at NEWSCHOOL.EDU (Val Vinokur)
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:27:26 -0400
Subject: MID-ATLANTIC SLAVIC CONFERENCE, April 4, 2009
In-Reply-To: <SEELANGS%200810110000194478.0036@BAMA.UA.EDU>
Message-ID: <SAT.11.OCT.2008.122726.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

               MID-ATLANTIC SLAVIC CONFERENCE, April 4, 2009

Dear Colleagues:

     I am writing to invite you to submit a proposal for an individual
paper or for a complete panel for the 32nd Annual Meeting of the
Mid-Atlantic Slavic Conference, a regional conference of the AAASS
(ASEEES). Panels and papers are welcome on any appropriate scholarly  
aspect
of Slavic and East European Studies. Proposals should include the  
paper's
title, a very brief abstract, any request for technical support, the
surface and email address of the presenter as well as their  
institutional
affiliation. Room assignments for the panels are based in part on  
knowing
your needs for technical support when the Executive Board meets in
mid-January.

     The Conference will be held at The New School in New York City on
Saturday, April 4, 2009. Prof. Val Vinokur (vinokurv at newschool.edu) will
serve as President of the 2009 Conference.

     Please send your proposals no later than December 15, 2008 to me by
email at theis at kutztown.edu and/or by sending them on hard copy to  
Dr. Mary
Theis, MASC Executive Secretary, Department of Modern Language Studies,
Kutztown University, PO Box 730, Kutztown, PA 19530.  My home address  
(503
Friendship Drive, Fleetwood, PA 19522) should be used for mailing the  
hard
copy after that date, but I need to have all proposals at least by  
December
15th.  My home email is maryetheis at mac.com in case of emergencies.

     We would like to remind you and your graduate students that their
participation as well as yours is encouraged.  A juried award of $200 is
made annually for the best graduate paper judged according to these
elements in our rubric:  clarity of main research question and the  
response
to it, importance to the profession of main research findings, amount of
support for their argument, use of primary sources as well as  
adequate and
interesting content, readiness for publication, correct use of  
English, and
readability/style.  Please remind your students that they should provide
the necessary visuals or materials to make a valid evaluation.  Of  
course,
the paper must be presented at our MASC to be considered and will differ
somewhat from the written paper. The winning paper is then entered in  
the
national AAASS competition, where the rewards are more significant.  A
second place prize of $175 is also awarded.

     Although we are very keen to have the participation of graduate
students in our regional conferences, they and other participants should
remember that if they absolutely must withdraw a paper from a panel once
they have agreed to present it and the panels have been formed, it is  
their
professional responsibility to contact me well in advance of the  
conference
so that I can alert the chair and discussant in a timely fashion and  
revise
the final program accordingly.
     I look forward to hearing from you soon and seeing you at the
Conference.

Sincerely yours,

Mary E. Theis
Executive Secretary, MASC


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From kononova at WISC.EDU  Mon Oct 13 18:07:25 2008
From: kononova at WISC.EDU (VIKTORIYA KONONOVA)
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:07:25 -0500
Subject: AATSEEL-Wisconsin 2008 program
Message-ID: <MON.13.OCT.2008.130725.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Seelangers,

Below is the program for AATSEEL-Wisconsin 2008 conference, which is taking place this coming weekend. If you are in the area, please come, everybody is welcome! 

Sincerely,
Victoria Kononova
PhD Candidate, University of Wisconsin-Madison



AATSEEL-Wisconsin Conference
17-18 October 2007
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Friday, October 17, 4:00pm
Keynote Lecture
Pyle Center, Rm. 213

“Memories of a Career in Slavic”

Dr. James Bailey, Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison


Saturday, October 18
Conference Papers
Pyle Center, Rm. 213

  Coffee/Tea (8:45-9:00am)


Panel: "Exile: At Home and Abroad" (9-10:30am)
Chair: Darya Ivashniova
Secretary: Victoria Kononova

Naomi Olson, Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Journey to the ‘Kingdom of the Ill:’ Childhood Illness in Writings of Bunin and Nabokov” 

Lisa Woodson, Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Living Martyrdom in Anna Akhmatova’s The Way of All the Earth”

Sergey Karpukhin, Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Joseph Brodsky and Samuel Beckett” 

10 min coffee break
Panel: "Creative Dialogue and Appropriation in Slavic Literatures" (10:40 am-12:40pm)
Chair: Naomi Olson
Secretary: Katie Weigel

David Houston, Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“To My Verses:  Transposition of a Theme in Horace, Kantemir and Brodsky”

Ellen Polglaze, Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Wishes of a Poet: A Cognitive Approach to Metaphor in Koz’ma Prutkov”


Benjamin Jens, Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“‘Черногорцы?  Что такое?’: Petar II Petrović Njegoš’s ‘Ode to the Neva,’ Empire and the Petersburg Text”

Matt Walker, Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Gogol, Rozanov, and the Legacies of Criticism”

LUNCH 1hr 5 min (12:40-1:45pm)

Panel: "Transcending Boundaries of Genre, Medium, and Gender" (1:45-3:15pm)
Chair: Sarah Kapp
Secretary: Antonella Caloro

David Danaher, Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“‘The Restlessness of Transcendence:’ Václav Havel’s Genres”

Molly Thomasy, Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“What Lies Beyond the Frame: Painting and Photography in the Poetry of Wisława Szymborska”

Oleksandra Shchur, Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
“The Crisis of Traditional Masculinity in Postcommunist Fiction: Jachym Topol’s City Sister Silver and Yuri Andrukhovych’s Perverzion”

15 min coffee break

Panel: "Exploring the Un/real: Wax People, Gargoyles and Shrooms" (3:30-5:00pm) 
Chair: Molly Thomasy
Secretary: Jesse Stavis

Dan Ungurianu, Russian Studies, Vassar College
“Voskovye persony: K voprosu o topose panoptikuma v literature russkogo modernizma”

Victoria Kononova, Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Gargoyles in Philadelphia: the Problem of Identity and Genre in Danuta Mostwin's Theatrical Tale”

Daria Safronova, Slavic and Eastern European Languages and Literatures, Ohio State University
“Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Lonely Shroom in a Country of Fools: A 1991 Dadaist Attack on Soviet Mass Consciousness”

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From ppozefsky at WOOSTER.EDU  Mon Oct 13 19:14:31 2008
From: ppozefsky at WOOSTER.EDU (Peter Pozefsky)
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:14:31 -0400
Subject: Assistant Professor of Russian Studies (Tenure-Track)
Message-ID: <MON.13.OCT.2008.151431.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

The College of Wooster is pleased to announce the opening of a search to
fill a tenure-track position in Russian Studies:

RUSSIAN STUDIES – Assistant Professor of Russian Studies.  Tenure-track
position, beginning Fall 2009.  The successful candidate will be
expected to teach Russian language at all levels (with an emphasis on
beginning and intermediate), and participate in the College's
interdisciplinary programs, including First-Year Seminar.  Candidates
must be able to offer Russian studies courses that contribute to
offerings in one or more departments or interdisciplinary programs.
These interdisciplinary offerings might include, but are not limited to,
courses in comparative literature, cultural studies, environmental
studies, gender studies, ethnic and post-colonial studies, film studies,
music and theater. The successful candidate must have the vision and
energy to manage and shape an established interdisciplinary major in
Russian studies as an essential part of a global curriculum.  Native or
near-native fluency and Ph.D. expected.  The College of Wooster provides
significant research support, including travel funds and a generous
leave program.  Send letter of application, vita, graduate school
transcripts, and three letters of recommendation to Peter Pozefsky,
Russian Studies Search, Department of History, The College of Wooster,
1189 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691.  Postmark deadline for
applications: December 5, 2008.

The College of Wooster is an independent college of the liberal arts and
sciences with a commitment to excellence in undergraduate education. 
The College values diversity, strives to attract qualified women and
minority candidates, and encourages individuals belonging to these
groups to apply.  Wooster seeks to ensure diversity by its policy of
employing persons without regard to age, sex, color, race, creed,
religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual
orientation, or political affiliation.  The College of Wooster is an
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  Employment is subject to
federal laws requiring verification of identity and legal right to work
in the United States as required by the Immigration Reform and Control
Act.  Drug-free workplace.



Peter C. Pozefsky
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of History
The College of Wooster
Wooster, OH 44691
ppozefsky at wooster.edu
330-263-2395

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From sak5w at VIRGINIA.EDU  Tue Oct 14 20:02:41 2008
From: sak5w at VIRGINIA.EDU (Sergey Karpukhin)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:02:41 -0500
Subject: Hostels in Chelyabinsk
Message-ID: <TUE.14.OCT.2008.150241.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Seelangers,

A student of mine is planning a trip to Chelyabinsk in December and he asked me if there are any cheap hostels in the city (he must spend at least one night at a hostel in order to get registration, and hotels are too expensive). If you are familiar with the situation and have some useful tips to share, please email me at karpukhin at wisc.edu. All suggestions will be much appreciated.

Many thanks in advance.
Sergey Karpukhin
TA
UW-Madison   

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From s-hill4 at ILLINOIS.EDU  Tue Oct 14 20:14:53 2008
From: s-hill4 at ILLINOIS.EDU (Prof Steven P Hill)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:14:53 -0500
Subject: Russian & Soviet chess, 1920s
Message-ID: <TUE.14.OCT.2008.151453.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear colleagues, particularly chess fans:

As I've watched and re-watched ""Shakhmatnaia goriachka"/"Chess Fever" 
(1925 Soviet short comedy directed by Pudovkin), I have tried to identify 
the chess "stars" of that decade who participated in the big 1925 Moscow 
International Chess Tournament and who appear in Pudovkin's film.  Some 
of those stars,  like Capablanca and Marshall,  are identified in the film's 
titles, while some others are not, unfortunately.  

When I later looked up the outcome of the '25 Tournament itself,
I got a real surprise.  Jose Capablanca (perhaps pre-tournament 
favorite) finished only third (13.5 points), and veteran Emanuel 
Lasker finished second (14).  Biggest surprise of all was that the 
Tournament was WON by a Ukrainian-Russian-German, Efim 
Dmitrievich Bogoliubov (Bogoljubow), who scored 15.5 points. 

I would have thought that Bogoliubov (at that time supposedly living 
in the Soviet Union, although at other times he lived in Germany)
 would have been shown on camera and identified at some point in 
Pudovkin's Soviet Russian film. I.e., three cheers for local boy winning 
international sports championship!  But the conspicuous absence of 
Bogoliubov from the film might have a couple of explanations --

(1) Bogoliubov was indeed shown and identified in Pudovkin's film 
originally, but later was censored out?  (When he moved permanently 
to Germany and, during WW2, played in a number of fascist-sponsored 
tournaments.)  

Or else --

(2) Pudovkin shot his film early on, during the initial stages of the big 
Tournament, at a time when the outcome was unknown -- and when 
Bogoliubov had not yet emerged as the tourney champ?

Attached below are a couple paragraphs about Bogoliubov I copied from
a chess web site.

Best wishes to all,
Steven P Hill,
University of Illinois.
_____________________________________________________________________ 

The chess career of Efim Bogoljubow spanned forty-four years, and his statistics 
are impressive. He played about 1700 games in 120 tournaments, in which he 
claimed prizes 48 times; and in 29 matches, 16 of which he won. Bogoljubow is 
also the author of a book series, published in the USSR and Germany. In fact, at 
least one of his books is still relevant [ . . . ]

After the First World War, Bogoljubow rapidly ascended to the world's elite. His 
strength was probably best symbolized in three major tournaments that 
encompassed the peak of his career. The first was in Bad Pistyan in 1922, which he 
won with 15 out of 18 ahead of Alekhine and other strong players. In the next two 
years he won both the 3rd and 4th Championships of the Soviet Union, already no 
mean feat. His crowning achievement came in the Moscow 1925 supertournament, 
where in 21 rounds he won 13 games and lost only 2, finishing a full point and a 
half ahead of Lasker, and even further ahead of Capablanca, Marshall, Torre, Reti, 
Rubinstein, Spielmann, and a host of other great players [ . . . ] 
______________________________________________________________________

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From pscotto at MTHOLYOKE.EDU  Tue Oct 14 20:23:30 2008
From: pscotto at MTHOLYOKE.EDU (pscotto at MTHOLYOKE.EDU)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:23:30 -0400
Subject: Boldino Autumn?
Message-ID: <TUE.14.OCT.2008.162330.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Can anyone recommend a good account of Pushkin's Autumn in Boldino, 
1830? I know there are many, but what are your favorites?


Peter Scotto Mount Holyoke College
pscotto at mtholyoke.edu

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From mfigaro at UIC.EDU  Tue Oct 14 20:42:51 2008
From: mfigaro at UIC.EDU (Marsha Figaro)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:42:51 -0500
Subject: Dept. Head Search
In-Reply-To: <20081014151453.BKD13089@expms6.cites.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID: <TUE.14.OCT.2008.154251.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

DEPARTMENT HEAD
DEPARTMENT OF SLAVIC AND BALTIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of 
Illinois at Chicago invites applications and nominations for the 
position of Head of the Department of Slavic and Baltic Languages and 
Literatures. Located in the heart of Chicago, UIC is a Carnegie 
Research/Extensive University with 16,000 undergraduates, 6,500 
graduate students, and 3,000 professional students. This is an 
exciting time for the Department: it is in a position to hire new 
faculty and has (together with Germanic Studies and History) 
established a new interdepartmental graduate concentration in Central 
and Eastern European Studies.

The Head is the chief administrative officer of the Department with 
responsibility for instructional programs and for administrative, 
budgetary, promotion, and recruitment matters. The Department Head 
also provides leadership in the areas of research, teaching, and 
community outreach. We are seeking an innovative and dynamic leader 
with a research specialty in either Polish (with the possibility of a 
named chair) or Russian. The successful candidate will be an 
associate or full professor, have a strong record of scholarly and 
teaching accomplishments, and some administrative experience.

The desired appointment date is 16 August 2009 (pending budgetary 
approval). The salary is competitive based on qualifications. 
Applicants should send a full curriculum vitae, and names and full 
contact information of four references to:

       Professor Astrida Orle Tantillo
       Co-Chair, Slavic and Baltic Languages and Literatures Search
       The University of Illinois at Chicago
       College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (m/c 228)
       601 S. Morgan St.
       Chicago, IL 60607-7104

Applications and nominations should be received by 7 November 2008 to 
receive full consideration, although the search will proceed until 
the position is filled. Applications from women and minorities are 
particularly encouraged. The University of Illinois is an Equal 
Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.
  

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From sarahhurst at ALASKA.NET  Tue Oct 14 22:24:55 2008
From: sarahhurst at ALASKA.NET (Sarah Hurst)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:24:55 -0800
Subject: Russian & Soviet chess, 1920s
In-Reply-To: <20081014151453.BKD13089@expms6.cites.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID: <TUE.14.OCT.2008.142455.0800.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

I would suggest you contact chess historian Edward Winter about this. He
writes a column called "Chess Notes" that can be seen at
http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/index.html and the website includes his
email address. If he can't find the answer to your question, then I doubt
that anyone can!

Sarah Hurst

-----Original Message-----
From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
[mailto:SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Prof Steven P Hill
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:15 PM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Russian & Soviet chess, 1920s

Dear colleagues, particularly chess fans:

As I've watched and re-watched ""Shakhmatnaia goriachka"/"Chess Fever" 
(1925 Soviet short comedy directed by Pudovkin), I have tried to identify 
the chess "stars" of that decade who participated in the big 1925 Moscow 
International Chess Tournament and who appear in Pudovkin's film.  Some 
of those stars,  like Capablanca and Marshall,  are identified in the film's

titles, while some others are not, unfortunately.  

When I later looked up the outcome of the '25 Tournament itself,
I got a real surprise.  Jose Capablanca (perhaps pre-tournament 
favorite) finished only third (13.5 points), and veteran Emanuel 
Lasker finished second (14).  Biggest surprise of all was that the 
Tournament was WON by a Ukrainian-Russian-German, Efim 
Dmitrievich Bogoliubov (Bogoljubow), who scored 15.5 points. 

I would have thought that Bogoliubov (at that time supposedly living 
in the Soviet Union, although at other times he lived in Germany)
 would have been shown on camera and identified at some point in 
Pudovkin's Soviet Russian film. I.e., three cheers for local boy winning 
international sports championship!  But the conspicuous absence of 
Bogoliubov from the film might have a couple of explanations --

(1) Bogoliubov was indeed shown and identified in Pudovkin's film 
originally, but later was censored out?  (When he moved permanently 
to Germany and, during WW2, played in a number of fascist-sponsored 
tournaments.)  

Or else --

(2) Pudovkin shot his film early on, during the initial stages of the big 
Tournament, at a time when the outcome was unknown -- and when 
Bogoliubov had not yet emerged as the tourney champ?

Attached below are a couple paragraphs about Bogoliubov I copied from
a chess web site.

Best wishes to all,
Steven P Hill,
University of Illinois.
_____________________________________________________________________ 

The chess career of Efim Bogoljubow spanned forty-four years, and his
statistics 
are impressive. He played about 1700 games in 120 tournaments, in which he 
claimed prizes 48 times; and in 29 matches, 16 of which he won. Bogoljubow
is 
also the author of a book series, published in the USSR and Germany. In
fact, at 
least one of his books is still relevant [ . . . ]

After the First World War, Bogoljubow rapidly ascended to the world's elite.
His 
strength was probably best symbolized in three major tournaments that 
encompassed the peak of his career. The first was in Bad Pistyan in 1922,
which he 
won with 15 out of 18 ahead of Alekhine and other strong players. In the
next two 
years he won both the 3rd and 4th Championships of the Soviet Union, already
no 
mean feat. His crowning achievement came in the Moscow 1925 supertournament,

where in 21 rounds he won 13 games and lost only 2, finishing a full point
and a 
half ahead of Lasker, and even further ahead of Capablanca, Marshall, Torre,
Reti, 
Rubinstein, Spielmann, and a host of other great players [ . . . ] 
______________________________________________________________________

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From sarahhurst at ALASKA.NET  Tue Oct 14 22:29:01 2008
From: sarahhurst at ALASKA.NET (Sarah Hurst)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:29:01 -0800
Subject: Russian & Soviet chess, 1920s
In-Reply-To: <20081014151453.BKD13089@expms6.cites.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID: <TUE.14.OCT.2008.142901.0800.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

I did a search in the Chess Notes archive and Chess Fever is discussed in
#3987 and #3992 at this link
http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/winter15.html - giving some clue as to
how the filming might have been done, but not answering your specific
question.

Sarah

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From aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU  Tue Oct 14 22:36:48 2008
From: aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU (Alina Israeli)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:36:48 -0400
Subject: Russian & Soviet chess, 1920s
In-Reply-To: <20081014151453.BKD13089@expms6.cites.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID: <TUE.14.OCT.2008.183648.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Боголюбов,_Ефим_Дмитриевич states that  
in 1926 he left for Germany again and in 1926-39 he was the champion  
of Germany. So the film you watched was made at the time when he  
became a "traitor" and nothing to be proud of.

>

Alina Israeli
LFS, American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington DC. 20016
(202) 885-2387 	
fax (202) 885-1076
aisrael at american.edu




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From franssuasso at HOTMAIL.COM  Tue Oct 14 23:12:38 2008
From: franssuasso at HOTMAIL.COM (Frans Suasso)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:12:38 +0200
Subject: Boldino Autumn?
Message-ID: <WED.15.OCT.2008.011238.0200.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Try 

?.?. ??????????, ?.?. ????????

???????? ????? ? ?????????? ?.?. ???????; ? ??????? ?????, ????? 1999.

You need vol. 3, pp. 234-264

Good Luck

Frans Suasso

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> Can anyone recommend a good account of Pushkin's Autumn in Boldino, 
> 1830? I know there are many, but what are your favorites?
> 
> 
> Peter Scotto Mount Holyoke College
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From franssuasso at HOTMAIL.COM  Tue Oct 14 23:21:18 2008
From: franssuasso at HOTMAIL.COM (Frans Suasso)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:21:18 +0200
Subject: Boldino Autumn?
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I am afraid that something went wrong with the encoding.
Here we go again:

Try


M.A. Cjavlovskij, N.A.Tarkhova,

Letopis' zhizni i tvorchestvo A.S.Pushkina 4-kh tomakh.
Slovo 1999.

You need vol 3, pp 234 -264

Good luck

Frans Suasso, Naarden Netherlands


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> Can anyone recommend a good account of Pushkin's Autumn in Boldino, 
> 1830? I know there are many, but what are your favorites?
> 
> 
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From leslieridlon at HOTMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 15 03:08:15 2008
From: leslieridlon at HOTMAIL.COM (Leslie R.)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:08:15 -0500
Subject: Student needs a Reader for Master Thesis
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I need a reader for my Master Thesis. The Topic concerns  Russian energy 
resources and U.S. energy security. The reader must have a master degree. 
Please contact me if you are interested in helping.

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From jschill at AMERICAN.EDU  Wed Oct 15 14:34:43 2008
From: jschill at AMERICAN.EDU (John Schillinger)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:34:43 -0400
Subject: Student needs a Reader for Master Thesis
In-Reply-To: <LISTSERV%200810142208152082.0DDF@BAMA.UA.EDU>
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Dear Seelangers---	
	Living as we do near several Civil War battlegrounds in the  
Shenandoah Valley, I came upon the current issue (Dec. 2008) of The  
Civil War Times.  On the last page is what is described as a photo  
of   "A Trio of Union Tars" with an accompanying explanation of their  
clothing .  The Inscriptions on their caps, however,  show them more  
likely to be Russian, than Union.  Anyone have an explanation?  What I  
can make out оn one of the caps is OCS lettering that ends  
in ..АРЖРЪ (where Ж is the vowel that resembles  Ж--sorry, I  
don't have an OCS font) preceded by two indistinguishable letters--the  
second letter could be a B, thus:   (?)BАРЖРЪ.  (A spelling of the  
Aurora?)

	Just a mistaken attribution, or were there really some Russians  
involved in the war between our states?  The source of the picture is  
given as the Library of Congress.

	

John Schillinger
Emeritus Prof. of Russian
American University

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From anyse1 at MAC.COM  Wed Oct 15 15:11:27 2008
From: anyse1 at MAC.COM (Anyse Joslin)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:11:27 -0700
Subject: Student needs a Reader for Master Thesis
In-Reply-To: <LISTSERV%200810142208152082.0DDF@BAMA.UA.EDU>
Message-ID: <WED.15.OCT.2008.081127.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Leslie,

In what language will your thesis be? If in English, I would be happy  
to work with you. I have a Master's in Humanities as wel as a  
Bachelor's in Humanities with a minor in Russian. I also completed  
course work toward the actual BA in English so that I could then be  
certificated as BOTH an English and Humanities teacher in the state of  
California. I have worked on numerous Ph.D. Dissertations as well as  
many Master's theses in the past. I am familiar with style sheets as  
well as overall document preparation as well (I will need the  
specifications of your University in hand to be sure which style sheet  
and all exceptions allowed!). I had my own business called "Re-Write  
Editorial Services" for may years. However, I now just go under my own  
name with the title of "Consultant." I am efficient, professional and  
also friendly (much needed during the "stressful" times of the reading  
as I have been through so many). Let me know if I can help you and we  
can work through Skype as well as FTP protocols (I can teach you this  
as well).

Anyse

Anyse Joslin, Consultant
9515 Kellingworth Court
Sacramento, CA   95827
anyse1 at mac.com
SKYPE: anyse1
916 364.1743


On Oct 14, 2008, at 8:08 PM, Leslie R. wrote:

I need a reader for my Master Thesis. The Topic concerns  Russian energy
resources and U.S. energy security. The reader must have a master  
degree.
Please contact me if you are interested in helping.

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From lperlman at EDEN.RUTGERS.EDU  Wed Oct 15 15:13:11 2008
From: lperlman at EDEN.RUTGERS.EDU (Allison Leigh-Perlman)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:13:11 -0500
Subject: Hair & Dress in Imperial Russia
Message-ID: <WED.15.OCT.2008.101311.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Can anyone recommend some good source material regarding the covering of 
female hair and its 'magical' qualities in 18th-century Russia or earlier?  I'm 
also interested in histories of costume/dress of the same time period.  Any 
recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Allison Leigh-Perlman

Graduate Assistant 
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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From lisa.dewaard.dykstra at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 15 15:23:16 2008
From: lisa.dewaard.dykstra at GMAIL.COM (Lisa DeWaard Dykstra)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:23:16 -0400
Subject: Student needs a Reader for Master Thesis
In-Reply-To: <3106F741-C26D-45BF-9018-45EDB9A6637F@mac.com>
Message-ID: <WED.15.OCT.2008.112316.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Leslie,

A close friend of mine works in energy research at the U.S. Naval
Academy. If you could give me more information about your project and
your timeline (please reply offlist to lisa.dewaard.dykstra at gmail.com)
I would be happy to contact him for you.

Lisa

2008/10/15, Anyse Joslin <anyse1 at mac.com>:
> Leslie,
>
>  In what language will your thesis be? If in English, I would be happy to
> work with you. I have a Master's in Humanities as wel as a Bachelor's in
> Humanities with a minor in Russian. I also completed course work toward the
> actual BA in English so that I could then be certificated as BOTH an English
> and Humanities teacher in the state of California. I have worked on numerous
> Ph.D. Dissertations as well as many Master's theses in the past. I am
> familiar with style sheets as well as overall document preparation as well
> (I will need the specifications of your University in hand to be sure which
> style sheet and all exceptions allowed!). I had my own business called
> "Re-Write Editorial Services" for may years. However, I now just go under my
> own name with the title of "Consultant." I am efficient, professional and
> also friendly (much needed during the "stressful" times of the reading as I
> have been through so many). Let me know if I can help you and we can work
> through Skype as well as FTP protocols (I can teach you this as well).
>
>  Anyse
>
>  Anyse Joslin, Consultant
>  9515 Kellingworth Court
>  Sacramento, CA   95827
>  anyse1 at mac.com
>  SKYPE: anyse1
>  916 364.1743
>
>
>  On Oct 14, 2008, at 8:08 PM, Leslie R. wrote:
>
>  I need a reader for my Master Thesis. The Topic concerns  Russian energy
>  resources and U.S. energy security. The reader must have a master degree.
>  Please contact me if you are interested in helping.
>
>
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-- 
Lisa DeWaard Dykstra, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Spanish and Second Language Acquisition
Clemson University
308 Strode Tower
Clemson, SC 29634
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From cmcquill at UIC.EDU  Wed Oct 15 17:28:51 2008
From: cmcquill at UIC.EDU (Colleen McQuillen)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:28:51 -0500
Subject: Hair & Dress in Imperial Russia
In-Reply-To: <LISTSERV%200810151013115157.1991@BAMA.UA.EDU>
Message-ID: <WED.15.OCT.2008.122851.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Allison,

You might want to check out Raisa Kirsanova's books on costume and dress:

Kostium v russkoi khudozhestvennoi kulʹture 18-pervoi poloviny 20 vv.
: opyt entsiklopedii

Stsenicheskii kostium i teatralʹnaia publika v Rossii XIX veka

Russkii kostium i byt XVIII-XIX vekov

I don't think she deals explicitly with hair, but she does include
hats and other hair coverings. I'll be interested in hearing other
people's recommendations.

All the best,
Colleen

***
Colleen McQuillen
Assistant Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
1628 University Hall, MC 306
Chicago, IL  60607


On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 10:13 AM, Allison Leigh-Perlman
<lperlman at eden.rutgers.edu> wrote:
> Can anyone recommend some good source material regarding the covering of
> female hair and its 'magical' qualities in 18th-century Russia or earlier?  I'm
> also interested in histories of costume/dress of the same time period.  Any
> recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Allison Leigh-Perlman
>
> Graduate Assistant
> Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
> Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
>
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From maberdy at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 15 18:31:23 2008
From: maberdy at GMAIL.COM (Michele A. Berdy)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:31:23 +0400
Subject: Hair & Dress in Imperial Russia
Message-ID: <WED.15.OCT.2008.223123.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

You might check out The Bathhouse at Midnight (W.F.Ryan). There's a bit 
about "undressed hair" and lots of excellent footnotes for more information.

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Subject: [SEELANGS] Hair & Dress in Imperial Russia


> Can anyone recommend some good source material regarding the covering of
> female hair and its 'magical' qualities in 18th-century Russia or earlier? 
> I'm
> also interested in histories of costume/dress of the same time period. 
> Any
> recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Allison Leigh-Perlman
>
> Graduate Assistant
> Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
> Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
>
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From nataliek at UALBERTA.CA  Wed Oct 15 19:25:27 2008
From: nataliek at UALBERTA.CA (nataliek at UALBERTA.CA)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:25:27 -0600
Subject: Hair & Dress in Imperial Russia
In-Reply-To: <18bf585d0810151028s33902db6hcf288272feeb54f3@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <WED.15.OCT.2008.132527.0600.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

As I recall, there are some hair beliefs in Will Ryan's Bathhouse at  
Midnight: Magic in Russia.  And also in Linda Ivanits, Russian Folk  
Belief.

Will Ryan is on this newsgroup and can probably answer better than I.

Natalie Kononenko

Quoting "Colleen McQuillen" <cmcquill at UIC.EDU>:

> Dear Allison,
>
> You might want to check out Raisa Kirsanova's books on costume and dress:
>
> Kostium v russkoi khudozhestvennoi kul?ture 18-pervoi poloviny 20 vv.
> : opyt entsiklopedii
>
> Stsenicheskii kostium i teatral?naia publika v Rossii XIX veka
>
> Russkii kostium i byt XVIII-XIX vekov
>
> I don't think she deals explicitly with hair, but she does include
> hats and other hair coverings. I'll be interested in hearing other
> people's recommendations.
>
> All the best,
> Colleen
>
> ***
> Colleen McQuillen
> Assistant Professor
> University of Illinois at Chicago
> 1628 University Hall, MC 306
> Chicago, IL  60607
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 10:13 AM, Allison Leigh-Perlman
> <lperlman at eden.rutgers.edu> wrote:
>> Can anyone recommend some good source material regarding the covering of
>> female hair and its 'magical' qualities in 18th-century Russia or  
>> earlier?  I'm
>> also interested in histories of costume/dress of the same time period.  Any
>> recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Allison Leigh-Perlman
>>
>> Graduate Assistant
>> Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
>> Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
>>
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University of Alberta
Modern Languages and Cultural Studies
200 Arts Building
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E6
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From wfr at SAS.AC.UK  Wed Oct 15 20:02:53 2008
From: wfr at SAS.AC.UK (William Ryan)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:02:53 +0100
Subject: Hair & Dress in Imperial Russia
In-Reply-To: <LISTSERV%200810151013115157.1991@BAMA.UA.EDU>
Message-ID: <WED.15.OCT.2008.210253.0100.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

I have only just seen this, but since I have been cited I would 
recommend looking first at the 4-page entry 'volosy' in Slavianskie 
drevnosti, vol. 1, Moscow, 1995. The only problem with it is that it is 
anthropological and not historical in emphasis - but there is a great 
deal about hair and magic, and short sections on unbound and uncovered 
hair. You will find some references to hair and magic in my own history 
of Russian  magic, The Bathhouse at Midnight, PSUP, 1999, see index 
under 'hair' (or the rather better index in the Russian version: Bania v 
polnoch', NLO, Moscow, 2006). The trouble with folk beliefs is that most 
are recorded in the nineteenth century and later and it is usually 
difficult to say much about their history. Even so, many beliefs and 
practices recorded in the nineteenth century are likely to have been 
prevalent in the eighteenth century also, or even earlier.
The Pauline injunctions (1 Corinthians 11:4-16) on covering hair, and 
the Russian custom of cutting off the long hair of brides at their 
wedding, would have been significant, and indeed affect the kind of head 
covering which women wore.
Will Ryan


Allison Leigh-Perlman wrote:
> Can anyone recommend some good source material regarding the covering of 
> female hair and its 'magical' qualities in 18th-century Russia or earlier?  I'm 
> also interested in histories of costume/dress of the same time period.  Any 
> recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Allison Leigh-Perlman
>
> Graduate Assistant 
> Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
> Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
>
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From kristi.groberg at NDSU.EDU  Wed Oct 15 23:55:25 2008
From: kristi.groberg at NDSU.EDU (kristi.groberg at NDSU.EDU)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:55:25 -0500
Subject: Hair & Dress in Imperial Russia
In-Reply-To: <48F64C6D.4030609@sas.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <WED.15.OCT.2008.185525.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

This is, I think, available online.

Rappoport, Philippa.  “If it Dries Out, It’s No Good: Women, Hair and
Rusalki Beliefs,” Slavic & East European Folklore Association Journal 4,
no. 1 (1999): 55-64.

Kris Groberg

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From nataliek at UALBERTA.CA  Thu Oct 16 01:18:09 2008
From: nataliek at UALBERTA.CA (nataliek at UALBERTA.CA)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:18:09 -0600
Subject: Hair & Dress in Imperial Russia
In-Reply-To: <89eb639af5299a35c0decb674700ea9e.squirrel@webmail.ndsu.nodak.edu>
Message-ID: <WED.15.OCT.2008.191809.0600.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

As editor of SEEFA/Folklorica and co-maintainer of the site, I can  
tell you that, indeed, it is.  Again, this is folk belief.  Natalie  
Kononenko

Quoting kristi.groberg at NDSU.EDU:

> This is, I think, available online.
>
> Rappoport, Philippa.  “If it Dries Out, It’s No Good: Women, Hair and
> Rusalki Beliefs,” Slavic & East European Folklore Association Journal 4,
> no. 1 (1999): 55-64.
>
> Kris Groberg
>
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University of Alberta
Modern Languages and Cultural Studies
200 Arts Building
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E6
Phone: 780-492-6810
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From jschill at AMERICAN.EDU  Thu Oct 16 02:33:33 2008
From: jschill at AMERICAN.EDU (John Schillinger)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:33:33 -0400
Subject: Civil War Sailors
In-Reply-To: <3106F741-C26D-45BF-9018-45EDB9A6637F@mac.com>
Message-ID: <WED.15.OCT.2008.223333.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Seelangers---	

	Sorry--sent out the first version of this with the wrong Subject  
heading....

	Living as we do near several Civil War battlegrounds in the  
Shenandoah Valley, I came upon the current issue (Dec. 2008) of The  
Civil War Times.  On the last page is what is described as a photo  
of   "A Trio of Union Tars" with an accompanying explanation of their  
clothing .  The Inscriptions on their caps, however,  show them more  
likely to be Russian, than Union.  Anyone have an explanation?  What I  
can make out оn one of the caps is OCS lettering that ends  
in ..АРЖРЪ (where Ж is the vowel that resembles  Ж--sorry, I  
don't have an OCS font) preceded by two indistinguishable letters--the  
second letter could be a B, thus:   (?)BАРЖРЪ.  (A spelling of the  
Aurora?)

	Just a mistaken attribution, or were there really some Russians  
involved in the war between our states?  The source of the picture is  
given as the Library of Congress.  Maybe the Librarian has the  
solution......

	

	
John Schillinger
Emeritus Prof. of Russian
American University

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From vbesproz at UMICH.EDU  Thu Oct 16 05:02:53 2008
From: vbesproz at UMICH.EDU (Vadim Besprozvany)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:02:53 -0400
Subject: Civil War Sailors
In-Reply-To: <D86F83EA-A914-4A77-B09A-4997234E542C@american.edu>
Message-ID: <THU.16.OCT.2008.010253.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Professor Schillinger,

It is known as a fact that Russian Imperial Fleet arrived to the US  
during the Civil War with "a visit of friendship" (and as a part of  
diplomatic games played by the Russian Tsar).
I came across the names of Russian ships  harbored in New York:  
imperial ensign Osliaba, corvettes Variag and Vitiaz, clipper Peresvet  
and the flagship Alexander Nevsky. It's hard to identify the  
inscription you mentioned without having the photo - and, of course,  
it's not clear if the picture is good enough for such identification.  
Some info about this visit you can find in American Heritage Magazine  
avialable on-line:  
http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1960/4/1960_4_38.shtml

Best wishes,

Vadim


> Dear Seelangers---
>
> 	Sorry--sent out the first version of this with the wrong Subject heading....
>
> 	Living as we do near several Civil War battlegrounds in the  
> Shenandoah Valley, I came upon the current issue (Dec. 2008) of The  
> Civil War Times.  On the last page is what is described as a photo  
> of   "A Trio of Union Tars" with an accompanying explanation of  
> their clothing .  The Inscriptions on their caps, however,  show  
> them more likely to be Russian, than Union.  Anyone have an  
> explanation?  What I can make out оn one of the caps is OCS  
> lettering that ends in ..АРЖРЪ (where Ж is the vowel that resembles   
> Ж--sorry, I don't have an OCS font) preceded by two  
> indistinguishable letters--the second letter could be a B, thus:    
> (?)BАРЖРЪ.  (A spelling of the Aurora?)
>
> 	Just a mistaken attribution, or were there really some Russians  
> involved in the war between our states?  The source of the picture  
> is given as the Library of Congress.  Maybe the Librarian has the  
> solution......
>
>
>
>
> John Schillinger
> Emeritus Prof. of Russian
> American University
>
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From: norafavorov at BELLSOUTH.NET (Nora Favorov)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:37:05 -0400
Subject: Fall SlavFile
In-Reply-To: <SEELANGS%200810160001044050.005A@BAMA.UA.EDU>
Message-ID: <THU.16.OCT.2008.093705.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear List,
The fall issue of the SlavFile has been posted to the website of the Slavic
Languages Division of the ATA <http://www.ata-divisions.org/SLD/index.htm>.
We hope you'll enjoy this excellent issue, which includes:

-- A tribute to Marijan Boskovic
-- Rendering punctuation in E>R translation (in Russian)
-- ATA conference preview
-- Training interpreter trainers
-- An interview with Anthony Briggs
-- Translating A.A. Milne's "Happiness"
-- SlavFile Lite
-- Review of the 2007 Susana Greiss Lecture by James West
-- Dictionary column on buying used dictionaries
-- Review of free CAT tool
-- Slovenian Poetry
-- Orlando SLD banquet reservation form

Cross posting to other Slavic translation lists and feedback to the editors
are encouraged!

Enjoy!
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From jschill at AMERICAN.EDU  Thu Oct 16 15:02:13 2008
From: jschill at AMERICAN.EDU (John Schillinger)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:02:13 -0400
Subject: Russian Sailors during US Civil War identified
In-Reply-To: <D86F83EA-A914-4A77-B09A-4997234E542C@american.edu>
Message-ID: <THU.16.OCT.2008.110213.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

	Thanks to Alina Israeli and Vadim Besprozvany for solving this  
puzzle!   Since photo images can't be
sent through SEELANGS, it took some creative sleuthing!
	It turns out that it was indeed the case that the Russian Imperial  
Fleet came to the US during the Civil War on a so-called diplomatic  
friendship visit.  Among the ships at anchor in New York were two  
whose names appear on these sailors' caps,
the corvettes  Ослябя and Варягъ.  Thus the ships of the  
three sailors pictured were in the US during the Civil War, but the  
Civil War Times incorrectly identified the men as a "Trio of Union  
Tars."

	Vadim also provided a link to an American Heritage magazine article  
about the ships' visit to New York in 1863:

	http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1960/4/1960_4_38.shtml



John Schillinger
Emeritus Prof. of Russian
American University






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From darancourlaferriere at COMCAST.NET  Thu Oct 16 06:26:02 2008
From: darancourlaferriere at COMCAST.NET (Daniel Rancour-Laferriere)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:26:02 -0700
Subject: Hair & Dress in Imperial Russia
In-Reply-To: <48F64C6D.4030609@sas.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <WED.15.OCT.2008.232602.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear colleagues,
Slavianskie drevnosti is indeed an important and rich source, and does  
have the limitations mentioned by Will Ryan.  The reference to  
Corinthians is quite interesting, and adds some historical and cross- 
cultural perspective.  Paul is thoroughly sexist: a man is but the  
image and glory of God ("obraz i slava Bozhiia" in the Synodal trans  
of texts going back to "eikon kai doksa Theou"), while a woman is but  
the glory of a man ("slava muzha" rendering "doksa andros").  Probably  
"doksa" is better rendered "reflection" (Oxford NRSV).  So a woman is  
but the reflection of a reflection.  What a woman has, however, in  
addition to her "glory"/"reflection" is her "authority on her  
head" ("znak vlasti nad neiu," rendering the "eksousian" she should  
have on her head) - i.e., her hair.  NRSV gives "a woman ought to have  
a symbol of authority on her head" (I Cor. 11:10), meaning roughly,  
she ought to have the freedom of choice regarding her head.  So Paul  
seems to want to have it both ways: women should be subordinate to  
men, but they are equal too.  The passage is obscure, and  
fascinating.  The OXFORD BIBLE COMMENTARY (2001, pp. 1125-1126)  
provides some insights, as well as the relevant historical literature  
on head-covering in the Graeco-Roman world.  Apparently worship in  
Corinth was, shall we say, pretty free and easy, and this provoked  
Paul.  Later Tertullian chimed in with a piece on the veiling of  
virgins.

The reason for going into this is that the biblical text has (for me)  
the same ambivalent feel about the hair on a woman's head which is  
expressed in those sad Russian peasant prenuptial bath songs.  In the  
"bania" the bride-to-be laments the loss of her "krasota" (stress on  
first syllable) and her "volia."  These are not merely "beauty" and  
"freedom," but items of headgear which will be lost when the girl  
effectively enters into a relationship of "nevolia" with the husband  
who will have the right to abuse her for the rest of her life.  See my  
SLAVE SOUL OF RUSSIA (1995, 193-201).

Regards to the list,

Daniel Rancour-Laferriere
UC Davis

http://Rancour-Laferriere.com



On Oct 15, 2008, at 1:02 PM, William Ryan wrote:

> I have only just seen this, but since I have been cited I would  
> recommend looking first at the 4-page entry 'volosy' in Slavianskie  
> drevnosti, vol. 1, Moscow, 1995. The only problem with it is that it  
> is anthropological and not historical in emphasis - but there is a  
> great deal about hair and magic, and short sections on unbound and  
> uncovered hair. You will find some references to hair and magic in  
> my own history of Russian  magic, The Bathhouse at Midnight, PSUP,  
> 1999, see index under 'hair' (or the rather better index in the  
> Russian version: Bania v polnoch', NLO, Moscow, 2006). The trouble  
> with folk beliefs is that most are recorded in the nineteenth  
> century and later and it is usually difficult to say much about  
> their history. Even so, many beliefs and practices recorded in the  
> nineteenth century are likely to have been prevalent in the  
> eighteenth century also, or even earlier.
> The Pauline injunctions (1 Corinthians 11:4-16) on covering hair,  
> and the Russian custom of cutting off the long hair of brides at  
> their wedding, would have been significant, and indeed affect the  
> kind of head covering which women wore.
> Will Ryan
>
>
> Allison Leigh-Perlman wrote:
>> Can anyone recommend some good source material regarding the  
>> covering of female hair and its 'magical' qualities in 18th-century  
>> Russia or earlier?  I'm also interested in histories of costume/ 
>> dress of the same time period.  Any recommendations would be  
>> greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Allison Leigh-Perlman
>>
>> Graduate Assistant Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
>> Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
>>
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From mstaube at MSCC.HUJI.AC.IL  Thu Oct 16 19:04:08 2008
From: mstaube at MSCC.HUJI.AC.IL (Moshe Taube)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:04:08 +0200
Subject: Hair & Dress in Imperial Russia
In-Reply-To: <C2CE58F4-344E-4365-AB2B-05542120AA9E@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <THU.16.OCT.2008.210408.0200.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Paul a sexist? As opposed to whom? You must be joking. We're talking  
about a Jew who 2000 years ago founded Christianity as an organized  
religion in the Eastern Mediterranean. Surely he was as progressive  
and enlightened as any other guy at that time and in that area.
Just a small remark on "doksa andros". Let's not forget that if we're  
looking for sources of inspiration for Paul's phraseology, we have to  
look at his Scripture, i.e. the Old Testament, and there I would say  
the closest expression is in Proverbs 12.4, which Paul surely knew in  
the original (for our evangelical friends: I do not mean KJV)  
אֵשֶׁת־חַיִל עֲטֶרֶת בַּעְלָהּ - 'A  
virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.' , LXX: γυνὴ  
ἀνδρεία στέφανος τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς. Now  
'atereth lit. 'crown', but figuratively also 'ornament, honour,  
glory'  appears several times in the OT in conjunction with and  
sometimes as synonym of תִּפְאָרֶת tif'ereth, which is  
glossed  as 'ornamentum, decus, gloria', and is very readily rendered  
by doksa. Cf,  Exodus 28:2 לְכָבֹוד  
וּלְתִפְאָרֶת εἰς τιμὴν καὶ δόξαν.  
Could this have been the source of inspiration?

Moshe Taube

On Oct 16, 2008, at 8:26 AM, Daniel Rancour-Laferriere wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
> Slavianskie drevnosti is indeed an important and rich source, and  
> does have the limitations mentioned by Will Ryan.  The reference to  
> Corinthians is quite interesting, and adds some historical and  
> cross-cultural perspective.  Paul is thoroughly sexist: a man is  
> but the image and glory of God ("obraz i slava Bozhiia" in the  
> Synodal trans of texts going back to "eikon kai doksa Theou"),  
> while a woman is but the glory of a man ("slava muzha" rendering  
> "doksa andros").  Probably "doksa" is better rendered  
> "reflection" (Oxford NRSV).  So a woman is but the reflection of a  
> reflection.  What a woman has, however, in addition to her  
> "glory"/"reflection" is her "authority on her head" ("znak vlasti  
> nad neiu," rendering the "eksousian" she should have on her head) -  
> i.e., her hair.  NRSV gives "a woman ought to have a symbol of  
> authority on her head" (I Cor. 11:10), meaning roughly, she ought  
> to have the freedom of choice regarding her head.  So Paul seems to  
> want to have it both ways: women should be subordinate to men, but  
> they are equal too.  The passage is obscure, and fascinating.  The  
> OXFORD BIBLE COMMENTARY (2001, pp. 1125-1126) provides some  
> insights, as well as the relevant historical literature on head- 
> covering in the Graeco-Roman world.  Apparently worship in Corinth  
> was, shall we say, pretty free and easy, and this provoked Paul.   
> Later Tertullian chimed in with a piece on the veiling of virgins.
>
> The reason for going into this is that the biblical text has (for  
> me) the same ambivalent feel about the hair on a woman's head which  
> is expressed in those sad Russian peasant prenuptial bath songs.   
> In the "bania" the bride-to-be laments the loss of her  
> "krasota" (stress on first syllable) and her "volia."  These are  
> not merely "beauty" and "freedom," but items of headgear which will  
> be lost when the girl effectively enters into a relationship of  
> "nevolia" with the husband who will have the right to abuse her for  
> the rest of her life.  See my SLAVE SOUL OF RUSSIA (1995, 193-201).
>
> Regards to the list,
>
> Daniel Rancour-Laferriere
> UC Davis
>
> http://Rancour-Laferriere.com
>
>
>
> On Oct 15, 2008, at 1:02 PM, William Ryan wrote:
>
>> I have only just seen this, but since I have been cited I would  
>> recommend looking first at the 4-page entry 'volosy' in  
>> Slavianskie drevnosti, vol. 1, Moscow, 1995. The only problem with  
>> it is that it is anthropological and not historical in emphasis -  
>> but there is a great deal about hair and magic, and short sections  
>> on unbound and uncovered hair. You will find some references to  
>> hair and magic in my own history of Russian  magic, The Bathhouse  
>> at Midnight, PSUP, 1999, see index under 'hair' (or the rather  
>> better index in the Russian version: Bania v polnoch', NLO,  
>> Moscow, 2006). The trouble with folk beliefs is that most are  
>> recorded in the nineteenth century and later and it is usually  
>> difficult to say much about their history. Even so, many beliefs  
>> and practices recorded in the nineteenth century are likely to  
>> have been prevalent in the eighteenth century also, or even earlier.
>> The Pauline injunctions (1 Corinthians 11:4-16) on covering hair,  
>> and the Russian custom of cutting off the long hair of brides at  
>> their wedding, would have been significant, and indeed affect the  
>> kind of head covering which women wore.
>> Will Ryan
>>
>>
>> Allison Leigh-Perlman wrote:
>>> Can anyone recommend some good source material regarding the  
>>> covering of female hair and its 'magical' qualities in 18th- 
>>> century Russia or earlier?  I'm also interested in histories of  
>>> costume/dress of the same time period.  Any recommendations would  
>>> be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> Allison Leigh-Perlman
>>>
>>> Graduate Assistant Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
>>> Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
>>>
>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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From aswear at GMAIL.COM  Thu Oct 16 19:52:36 2008
From: aswear at GMAIL.COM (A S)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:52:36 +0100
Subject: Hair & Dress in Imperial Russia
In-Reply-To: <59D02EC5-5A9D-4386-89D7-49A618C4866D@mscc.huji.ac.il>
Message-ID: <THU.16.OCT.2008.205236.0100.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

In an historical context, using the term 'sexism' is not necessarily  
indicative of a value judgement, but could simply be descriptive,  
although the qualifier 'thoroughly' smells of the former.  
Additionally, I do not grasp how founding an organised religion  
necessarily qualifies one as being 'progressive' and 'enlightened'.

Andrew Swearingen

On 16.10.2008, at 20:04, Moshe Taube wrote:

> Paul a sexist? As opposed to whom? You must be joking. We're talking  
> about a Jew who 2000 years ago founded Christianity as an organized  
> religion in the Eastern Mediterranean. Surely he was as progressive  
> and enlightened as any other guy at that time and in that area.
> Just a small remark on "doksa andros". Let's not forget that if  
> we're looking for sources of inspiration for Paul's phraseology, we  
> have to look at his Scripture, i.e. the Old Testament, and there I  
> would say the closest expression is in Proverbs 12.4, which Paul  
> surely knew in the original (for our evangelical friends: I do not  
> mean KJV) אֵשֶׁת־חַיִל עֲטֶרֶת בַּעְלָהּ  
> - 'A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.' , LXX: γυνὴ  
> ἀνδρεία στέφανος τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς. Now  
> 'atereth lit. 'crown', but figuratively also 'ornament, honour,  
> glory'  appears several times in the OT in conjunction with and  
> sometimes as synonym of תִּפְאָרֶת tif'ereth, which is  
> glossed  as 'ornamentum, decus, gloria', and is very readily  
> rendered by doksa. Cf,  Exodus 28:2 לְכָבֹוד  
> וּלְתִפְאָרֶת εἰς τιμὴν καὶ δόξαν.  
> Could this have been the source of inspiration?
>
> Moshe Taube
>
> On Oct 16, 2008, at 8:26 AM, Daniel Rancour-Laferriere wrote:
>
>> Dear colleagues,
>> Slavianskie drevnosti is indeed an important and rich source, and  
>> does have the limitations mentioned by Will Ryan.  The reference to  
>> Corinthians is quite interesting, and adds some historical and  
>> cross-cultural perspective.  Paul is thoroughly sexist: a man is  
>> but the image and glory of God ("obraz i slava Bozhiia" in the  
>> Synodal trans of texts going back to "eikon kai doksa Theou"),  
>> while a woman is but the glory of a man ("slava muzha" rendering  
>> "doksa andros").  Probably "doksa" is better rendered  
>> "reflection" (Oxford NRSV).  So a woman is but the reflection of a  
>> reflection.  What a woman has, however, in addition to her  
>> "glory"/"reflection" is her "authority on her head" ("znak vlasti  
>> nad neiu," rendering the "eksousian" she should have on her head) -  
>> i.e., her hair.  NRSV gives "a woman ought to have a symbol of  
>> authority on her head" (I Cor. 11:10), meaning roughly, she ought  
>> to have the freedom of choice regarding her head.  So Paul seems to  
>> want to have it both ways: women should be subordinate to men, but  
>> they are equal too.  The passage is obscure, and fascinating.  The  
>> OXFORD BIBLE COMMENTARY (2001, pp. 1125-1126) provides some  
>> insights, as well as the relevant historical literature on head- 
>> covering in the Graeco-Roman world.  Apparently worship in Corinth  
>> was, shall we say, pretty free and easy, and this provoked Paul.   
>> Later Tertullian chimed in with a piece on the veiling of virgins.
>>
>> The reason for going into this is that the biblical text has (for  
>> me) the same ambivalent feel about the hair on a woman's head which  
>> is expressed in those sad Russian peasant prenuptial bath songs.   
>> In the "bania" the bride-to-be laments the loss of her  
>> "krasota" (stress on first syllable) and her "volia."  These are  
>> not merely "beauty" and "freedom," but items of headgear which will  
>> be lost when the girl effectively enters into a relationship of  
>> "nevolia" with the husband who will have the right to abuse her for  
>> the rest of her life.  See my SLAVE SOUL OF RUSSIA (1995, 193-201).
>>
>> Regards to the list,
>>
>> Daniel Rancour-Laferriere
>> UC Davis
>>
>> http://Rancour-Laferriere.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On Oct 15, 2008, at 1:02 PM, William Ryan wrote:
>>
>>> I have only just seen this, but since I have been cited I would  
>>> recommend looking first at the 4-page entry 'volosy' in  
>>> Slavianskie drevnosti, vol. 1, Moscow, 1995. The only problem with  
>>> it is that it is anthropological and not historical in emphasis -  
>>> but there is a great deal about hair and magic, and short sections  
>>> on unbound and uncovered hair. You will find some references to  
>>> hair and magic in my own history of Russian  magic, The Bathhouse  
>>> at Midnight, PSUP, 1999, see index under 'hair' (or the rather  
>>> better index in the Russian version: Bania v polnoch', NLO,  
>>> Moscow, 2006). The trouble with folk beliefs is that most are  
>>> recorded in the nineteenth century and later and it is usually  
>>> difficult to say much about their history. Even so, many beliefs  
>>> and practices recorded in the nineteenth century are likely to  
>>> have been prevalent in the eighteenth century also, or even earlier.
>>> The Pauline injunctions (1 Corinthians 11:4-16) on covering hair,  
>>> and the Russian custom of cutting off the long hair of brides at  
>>> their wedding, would have been significant, and indeed affect the  
>>> kind of head covering which women wore.
>>> Will Ryan
>>>
>>>
>>> Allison Leigh-Perlman wrote:
>>>> Can anyone recommend some good source material regarding the  
>>>> covering of female hair and its 'magical' qualities in 18th- 
>>>> century Russia or earlier?  I'm also interested in histories of  
>>>> costume/dress of the same time period.  Any recommendations would  
>>>> be greatly appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Allison Leigh-Perlman
>>>>
>>>> Graduate Assistant Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
>>>> Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
>>>>
>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>>>> subscription
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From mstaube at MSCC.HUJI.AC.IL  Thu Oct 16 20:12:57 2008
From: mstaube at MSCC.HUJI.AC.IL (Moshe Taube)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:12:57 +0200
Subject: Hair & Dress in Imperial Russia
In-Reply-To: <FE416363-2BFA-4477-BD4B-5AE2E7EBEDED@gmail.com>
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First point taken and appreciated. On the second point, I was  
actually trying to sound ironic. Apparently I failed.

Moshe Taube

On Oct 16, 2008, at 9:52 PM, A S wrote:

> In an historical context, using the term 'sexism' is not  
> necessarily indicative of a value judgement, but could simply be  
> descriptive, although the qualifier 'thoroughly' smells of the  
> former. Additionally, I do not grasp how founding an organised  
> religion necessarily qualifies one as being 'progressive' and  
> 'enlightened'.
>
> Andrew Swearingen
>
> On 16.10.2008, at 20:04, Moshe Taube wrote:
>
>> Paul a sexist? As opposed to whom? You must be joking. We're  
>> talking about a Jew who 2000 years ago founded Christianity as an  
>> organized religion in the Eastern Mediterranean. Surely he was as  
>> progressive and enlightened as any other guy at that time and in  
>> that area.
>> Just a small remark on "doksa andros". Let's not forget that if  
>> we're looking for sources of inspiration for Paul's phraseology,  
>> we have to look at his Scripture, i.e. the Old Testament, and  
>> there I would say the closest expression is in Proverbs 12.4,  
>> which Paul surely knew in the original (for our evangelical  
>> friends: I do not mean KJV) אֵשֶׁת־חַיִל  
>> עֲטֶרֶת בַּעְלָהּ - 'A virtuous woman is a crown to  
>> her husband.' , LXX: γυνὴ ἀνδρεία στέφανος  
>> τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς. Now 'atereth lit. 'crown', but  
>> figuratively also 'ornament, honour, glory'  appears several times  
>> in the OT in conjunction with and sometimes as synonym of  
>> תִּפְאָרֶת tif'ereth, which is glossed  as 'ornamentum,  
>> decus, gloria', and is very readily rendered by doksa. Cf,  Exodus  
>> 28:2 לְכָבֹוד וּלְתִפְאָרֶת εἰς  
>> τιμὴν καὶ δόξαν. Could this have been the source of  
>> inspiration?
>>
>> Moshe Taube
>>
>> On Oct 16, 2008, at 8:26 AM, Daniel Rancour-Laferriere wrote:
>>
>>> Dear colleagues,
>>> Slavianskie drevnosti is indeed an important and rich source, and  
>>> does have the limitations mentioned by Will Ryan.  The reference  
>>> to Corinthians is quite interesting, and adds some historical and  
>>> cross-cultural perspective.  Paul is thoroughly sexist: a man is  
>>> but the image and glory of God ("obraz i slava Bozhiia" in the  
>>> Synodal trans of texts going back to "eikon kai doksa Theou"),  
>>> while a woman is but the glory of a man ("slava muzha" rendering  
>>> "doksa andros").  Probably "doksa" is better rendered  
>>> "reflection" (Oxford NRSV).  So a woman is but the reflection of  
>>> a reflection.  What a woman has, however, in addition to her  
>>> "glory"/"reflection" is her "authority on her head" ("znak vlasti  
>>> nad neiu," rendering the "eksousian" she should have on her head)  
>>> - i.e., her hair.  NRSV gives "a woman ought to have a symbol of  
>>> authority on her head" (I Cor. 11:10), meaning roughly, she ought  
>>> to have the freedom of choice regarding her head.  So Paul seems  
>>> to want to have it both ways: women should be subordinate to men,  
>>> but they are equal too.  The passage is obscure, and  
>>> fascinating.  The OXFORD BIBLE COMMENTARY (2001, pp. 1125-1126)  
>>> provides some insights, as well as the relevant historical  
>>> literature on head-covering in the Graeco-Roman world.   
>>> Apparently worship in Corinth was, shall we say, pretty free and  
>>> easy, and this provoked Paul.  Later Tertullian chimed in with a  
>>> piece on the veiling of virgins.
>>>
>>> The reason for going into this is that the biblical text has (for  
>>> me) the same ambivalent feel about the hair on a woman's head  
>>> which is expressed in those sad Russian peasant prenuptial bath  
>>> songs.  In the "bania" the bride-to-be laments the loss of her  
>>> "krasota" (stress on first syllable) and her "volia."  These are  
>>> not merely "beauty" and "freedom," but items of headgear which  
>>> will be lost when the girl effectively enters into a relationship  
>>> of "nevolia" with the husband who will have the right to abuse  
>>> her for the rest of her life.  See my SLAVE SOUL OF RUSSIA (1995,  
>>> 193-201).
>>>
>>> Regards to the list,
>>>
>>> Daniel Rancour-Laferriere
>>> UC Davis
>>>
>>> http://Rancour-Laferriere.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Oct 15, 2008, at 1:02 PM, William Ryan wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have only just seen this, but since I have been cited I would  
>>>> recommend looking first at the 4-page entry 'volosy' in  
>>>> Slavianskie drevnosti, vol. 1, Moscow, 1995. The only problem  
>>>> with it is that it is anthropological and not historical in  
>>>> emphasis - but there is a great deal about hair and magic, and  
>>>> short sections on unbound and uncovered hair. You will find some  
>>>> references to hair and magic in my own history of Russian   
>>>> magic, The Bathhouse at Midnight, PSUP, 1999, see index under  
>>>> 'hair' (or the rather better index in the Russian version: Bania  
>>>> v polnoch', NLO, Moscow, 2006). The trouble with folk beliefs is  
>>>> that most are recorded in the nineteenth century and later and  
>>>> it is usually difficult to say much about their history. Even  
>>>> so, many beliefs and practices recorded in the nineteenth  
>>>> century are likely to have been prevalent in the eighteenth  
>>>> century also, or even earlier.
>>>> The Pauline injunctions (1 Corinthians 11:4-16) on covering  
>>>> hair, and the Russian custom of cutting off the long hair of  
>>>> brides at their wedding, would have been significant, and indeed  
>>>> affect the kind of head covering which women wore.
>>>> Will Ryan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Allison Leigh-Perlman wrote:
>>>>> Can anyone recommend some good source material regarding the  
>>>>> covering of female hair and its 'magical' qualities in 18th- 
>>>>> century Russia or earlier?  I'm also interested in histories of  
>>>>> costume/dress of the same time period.  Any recommendations  
>>>>> would be greatly appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> Allison Leigh-Perlman
>>>>>
>>>>> Graduate Assistant Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
>>>>> Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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From aswear at GMAIL.COM  Thu Oct 16 20:24:00 2008
From: aswear at GMAIL.COM (A S)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:24:00 +0100
Subject: Hair & Dress in Imperial Russia
In-Reply-To: <B2A2B342-2362-4022-85D2-6ECCD3D73D97@mscc.huji.ac.il>
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Oh. In that case, it is much more likely that I am too slow on the  
uptake rather than an inability on your part to convey irony. I do  
apologise.

A.S.


On 16.10.2008, at 21:12, Moshe Taube wrote:

> First point taken and appreciated. On the second point, I was  
> actually trying to sound ironic. Apparently I failed.
>
> Moshe Taube
>
> On Oct 16, 2008, at 9:52 PM, A S wrote:
>
>> In an historical context, using the term 'sexism' is not  
>> necessarily indicative of a value judgement, but could simply be  
>> descriptive, although the qualifier 'thoroughly' smells of the  
>> former. Additionally, I do not grasp how founding an organised  
>> religion necessarily qualifies one as being 'progressive' and  
>> 'enlightened'.
>>
>> Andrew Swearingen
>>
>> On 16.10.2008, at 20:04, Moshe Taube wrote:
>>
>>> Paul a sexist? As opposed to whom? You must be joking. We're  
>>> talking about a Jew who 2000 years ago founded Christianity as an  
>>> organized religion in the Eastern Mediterranean. Surely he was as  
>>> progressive and enlightened as any other guy at that time and in  
>>> that area.
>>> Just a small remark on "doksa andros". Let's not forget that if  
>>> we're looking for sources of inspiration for Paul's phraseology,  
>>> we have to look at his Scripture, i.e. the Old Testament, and  
>>> there I would say the closest expression is in Proverbs 12.4,  
>>> which Paul surely knew in the original (for our evangelical  
>>> friends: I do not mean KJV) אֵשֶׁת־חַיִל עֲטֶרֶת  
>>> בַּעְלָהּ - 'A virtuous woman is a crown to her  
>>> husband.' , LXX: γυνὴ ἀνδρεία στέφανος τῷ  
>>> ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς. Now 'atereth lit. 'crown', but  
>>> figuratively also 'ornament, honour, glory'  appears several times  
>>> in the OT in conjunction with and sometimes as synonym of  
>>> תִּפְאָרֶת tif'ereth, which is glossed  as 'ornamentum,  
>>> decus, gloria', and is very readily rendered by doksa. Cf,  Exodus  
>>> 28:2 לְכָבֹוד וּלְתִפְאָרֶת εἰς  
>>> τιμὴν καὶ δόξαν. Could this have been the source of  
>>> inspiration?
>>>
>>> Moshe Taube
>>>
>>> On Oct 16, 2008, at 8:26 AM, Daniel Rancour-Laferriere wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear colleagues,
>>>> Slavianskie drevnosti is indeed an important and rich source, and  
>>>> does have the limitations mentioned by Will Ryan.  The reference  
>>>> to Corinthians is quite interesting, and adds some historical and  
>>>> cross-cultural perspective.  Paul is thoroughly sexist: a man is  
>>>> but the image and glory of God ("obraz i slava Bozhiia" in the  
>>>> Synodal trans of texts going back to "eikon kai doksa Theou"),  
>>>> while a woman is but the glory of a man ("slava muzha" rendering  
>>>> "doksa andros").  Probably "doksa" is better rendered  
>>>> "reflection" (Oxford NRSV).  So a woman is but the reflection of  
>>>> a reflection.  What a woman has, however, in addition to her  
>>>> "glory"/"reflection" is her "authority on her head" ("znak vlasti  
>>>> nad neiu," rendering the "eksousian" she should have on her head)  
>>>> - i.e., her hair.  NRSV gives "a woman ought to have a symbol of  
>>>> authority on her head" (I Cor. 11:10), meaning roughly, she ought  
>>>> to have the freedom of choice regarding her head.  So Paul seems  
>>>> to want to have it both ways: women should be subordinate to men,  
>>>> but they are equal too.  The passage is obscure, and  
>>>> fascinating.  The OXFORD BIBLE COMMENTARY (2001, pp. 1125-1126)  
>>>> provides some insights, as well as the relevant historical  
>>>> literature on head-covering in the Graeco-Roman world.   
>>>> Apparently worship in Corinth was, shall we say, pretty free and  
>>>> easy, and this provoked Paul.  Later Tertullian chimed in with a  
>>>> piece on the veiling of virgins.
>>>>
>>>> The reason for going into this is that the biblical text has (for  
>>>> me) the same ambivalent feel about the hair on a woman's head  
>>>> which is expressed in those sad Russian peasant prenuptial bath  
>>>> songs.  In the "bania" the bride-to-be laments the loss of her  
>>>> "krasota" (stress on first syllable) and her "volia."  These are  
>>>> not merely "beauty" and "freedom," but items of headgear which  
>>>> will be lost when the girl effectively enters into a relationship  
>>>> of "nevolia" with the husband who will have the right to abuse  
>>>> her for the rest of her life.  See my SLAVE SOUL OF RUSSIA (1995,  
>>>> 193-201).
>>>>
>>>> Regards to the list,
>>>>
>>>> Daniel Rancour-Laferriere
>>>> UC Davis
>>>>
>>>> http://Rancour-Laferriere.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 15, 2008, at 1:02 PM, William Ryan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have only just seen this, but since I have been cited I would  
>>>>> recommend looking first at the 4-page entry 'volosy' in  
>>>>> Slavianskie drevnosti, vol. 1, Moscow, 1995. The only problem  
>>>>> with it is that it is anthropological and not historical in  
>>>>> emphasis - but there is a great deal about hair and magic, and  
>>>>> short sections on unbound and uncovered hair. You will find some  
>>>>> references to hair and magic in my own history of Russian   
>>>>> magic, The Bathhouse at Midnight, PSUP, 1999, see index under  
>>>>> 'hair' (or the rather better index in the Russian version: Bania  
>>>>> v polnoch', NLO, Moscow, 2006). The trouble with folk beliefs is  
>>>>> that most are recorded in the nineteenth century and later and  
>>>>> it is usually difficult to say much about their history. Even  
>>>>> so, many beliefs and practices recorded in the nineteenth  
>>>>> century are likely to have been prevalent in the eighteenth  
>>>>> century also, or even earlier.
>>>>> The Pauline injunctions (1 Corinthians 11:4-16) on covering  
>>>>> hair, and the Russian custom of cutting off the long hair of  
>>>>> brides at their wedding, would have been significant, and indeed  
>>>>> affect the kind of head covering which women wore.
>>>>> Will Ryan
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Allison Leigh-Perlman wrote:
>>>>>> Can anyone recommend some good source material regarding the  
>>>>>> covering of female hair and its 'magical' qualities in 18th- 
>>>>>> century Russia or earlier?  I'm also interested in histories of  
>>>>>> costume/dress of the same time period.  Any recommendations  
>>>>>> would be greatly appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Allison Leigh-Perlman
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Graduate Assistant Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
>>>>>> Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
>>>>>>
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From emilka at MAC.COM  Thu Oct 16 21:27:23 2008
From: emilka at MAC.COM (Emily Saunders)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:27:23 -0700
Subject: Need Russian Stage 1 Live From Moscow DVD - any advice?
Message-ID: <THU.16.OCT.2008.142723.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Hello SEELANG-ovtsy!

I am looking to get my hands on a copy of the Live from Moscow on DVD  
(I have a VHS copy but with the general shift in prevalent technology  
that is becoming increasingly less convenient to use).  Does anyone  
have a used copy they would be willing to part with or know where I  
can get my hands on one?  I have all of the relevant books, but just  
need the DVD.  The Kendall Hunt website seems to offer it as part of a  
Volume 2 "pak" and I'm not sure if that is what I need.  The ACTR  
website does not mention the DVD in particular as an item available  
for sale.  And Amazon does not seem to have it either.

Spasibo ogromnoe in advance for any help!

Emily Saunders

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From steiger at CAN.ROGERS.COM  Thu Oct 16 21:29:16 2008
From: steiger at CAN.ROGERS.COM (Krystyna and Nory Steiger)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:29:16 -0400
Subject: dictionary question?
Message-ID: <THU.16.OCT.2008.172916.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Hello all,
just wondering if anyone knows whether S. Lubenskaia's Bol'shoi Russko-angliiskii  frazeologicheskii slovar' (advertised in the English blurb as a Russian-English 'Dictionary of Idioms') [Russia 2004] is actually an updated version of Sophia Lubensky's Random House Russian-English Dictionary of Idioms (Russko-angliiskii slovar' idiom) [1995]?  Sorry for the long sentence.
Thanks in advance and best regards,
Krystyna

Krystyna Steiger, PhD
Literary Translation
steiger at can.rogers.com

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From olga.fields at GMAIL.COM  Thu Oct 16 23:43:36 2008
From: olga.fields at GMAIL.COM (Olga Fields)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:43:36 -0400
Subject: Need Russian Stage 1 Live From Moscow DVD - any advice?
In-Reply-To: <91B78A9E-4701-4400-9991-D53FADA6B2C9@mac.com>
Message-ID: <THU.16.OCT.2008.194336.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

I can send you one :)

On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 5:27 PM, Emily Saunders <emilka at mac.com> wrote:
> Hello SEELANG-ovtsy!
>
> I am looking to get my hands on a copy of the Live from Moscow on DVD (I
> have a VHS copy but with the general shift in prevalent technology that is
> becoming increasingly less convenient to use).  Does anyone have a used copy
> they would be willing to part with or know where I can get my hands on one?
>  I have all of the relevant books, but just need the DVD.  The Kendall Hunt
> website seems to offer it as part of a Volume 2 "pak" and I'm not sure if
> that is what I need.  The ACTR website does not mention the DVD in
> particular as an item available for sale.  And Amazon does not seem to have
> it either.
>
> Spasibo ogromnoe in advance for any help!
>
> Emily Saunders
>
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From lily.alexander at UTORONTO.CA  Fri Oct 17 00:01:37 2008
From: lily.alexander at UTORONTO.CA (Lily Alexander)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:01:37 -0400
Subject: zaviazka
Message-ID: <THU.16.OCT.2008.200137.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

A concept of "zaviazka" (the beginning of dramatic action) in drama 
studies is usually translated into English as "plot"; sometimes as 
"inciting incident."

Could you please comment on these translations - how accurate they are?

Thank you,

Lily Alexander

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From lily.alexander at UTORONTO.CA  Fri Oct 17 00:17:21 2008
From: lily.alexander at UTORONTO.CA (Lily Alexander)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:17:21 -0400
Subject: Alexander Grin's story
Message-ID: <THU.16.OCT.2008.201721.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

I am trying to find out the title of the short story by Alexander Grin I 
read many years ago. Please let me know if you recall its title.

In sum, it is a story of the young couple that lived happily until one 
fateful encounter in the forest. A sailor, still a young man, settled 
down with his young wife after many years in the sea. One day his old 
friend, another old salt with whom he had traveled on many ships, was 
expected to visit him. On his way the guest met the young wife in the 
woods accidentally, and after that he never appeared on his friend's 
doorstep. The story implies that the guest and the young wife had been 
"struck by the lightening" - fell instantly in love, kind of fateful 
encounter, and so he chose to turn around and leave for good, in order 
to never ruin his old friend's family life.

Something like this.

I hope somebody remembers this story.

Thank you.

Lily Alexander

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From kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM  Fri Oct 17 05:55:30 2008
From: kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM (Robert Chandler)
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:55:30 +0100
Subject: Vasily Grossman - soedinennyi skrezhet
Message-ID: <FRI.17.OCT.2008.065530.0100.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear all,

Grossman’s VSE TECHET contains a long discourse on Russian history – on
Lenin, Stalin, the myth of the Russian soul, etc.  Towards the end of this
discourse there is an eloquent sentence:
Да в  чем  же  она,  господи, эта всечеловеческая и всесоединяющая душа?
Думали  ли  пророки России  в  соединенном  скрежете колючей проволоки, что
натягивали  в сибирской  тайге  и вокруг Освенцима, увидеть свершение своих
пророчеств о будущем всесветном торжестве русской души?

Dumali li proroki Rossii v soedinennom skrezhete kolyuchei provoloki, chto
natyagivali v sibirskoi taige i vokrug Osventsima, uvidet’ svershenie svoikh
prorochestv o bududshchem vsevetnom torzhestve russkoi dushi?

“Where indeed, O Lord, is this all-human and all-uniting soul to be found?
Did the prophets of Russia ever imagine that their prophecies about the
coming universal triumph of the Russian soul would be fulfilled in the
united rasp (unified rattling??) of the barbed wire around Auschwitz and the
labour camps of Siberia?”

But does barbed wire rattle? Or rasp, for that matter?  Is this a noise it
makes in the wind? Or is it the noise made by the wire as they are unrolling
it and putting it in place?  In that case it might help to translate
‘natyagivali’, but I can’t think of the right word for that either.

This is an eloquent sentence, so it is a pity to let it sink into vague
confusion at the end.

Will be grateful, as always, for any thoughts!

Best Wishes,

Robert

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From jwilson at SRAS.ORG  Fri Oct 17 09:34:05 2008
From: jwilson at SRAS.ORG (Josh Wilson)
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:34:05 +0400
Subject: zaviazka
In-Reply-To: <48F7D5E1.6050703@utoronto.ca>
Message-ID: <FRI.17.OCT.2008.133405.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

I'm not an expert on the Russian word, but if that is its true definition,
than "inciting incident" is the correct translation. 

"Plot" is a more general term that refers to all incidents within a story
and their progression. 

"Inciting incident" is precisely "the beginning of dramatic action."

Best, 


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


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Subject: [SEELANGS] zaviazka

Dear Colleagues,

A concept of "zaviazka" (the beginning of dramatic action) in drama 
studies is usually translated into English as "plot"; sometimes as 
"inciting incident."

Could you please comment on these translations - how accurate they are?

Thank you,

Lily Alexander

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From wfr at SAS.AC.UK  Fri Oct 17 10:18:59 2008
From: wfr at SAS.AC.UK (William Ryan)
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:18:59 +0100
Subject: Hair & Dress in Imperial Russia
In-Reply-To: <B2A2B342-2362-4022-85D2-6ECCD3D73D97@mscc.huji.ac.il>
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I think Moshe was right first time. It may well be that in some remote 
areas of academe the word sexist is used in a purely scientific and 
non-judgmental sense - but in ordinary parlance, which I take Daniel's 
remark to be, is it ever anything except pejorative or polemic? I also 
think it unlikely that Paul, for all his bad reputation with feminists, 
held views on the relations between the sexes which were strikingly out 
of line for his time and place. As Daniel says, the passage in 
Corinthians is not particularly clear, particularly in the KJV, and it 
has given rise to a good deal of scholarly discussion - but Paul was 
almost certainly not inventing a 'sexist' rule just to complicate the 
lives of his converts, rather seeking a symbolic explanation of the 
contemporary custom of the church, which seems to have been rather less 
specific in this area than contemporary Jewish practice. Paul knew 
Scripture well, as Moshe points out, and would naturally have used 
scriptural metaphors to express his thought.

Hair (and the cutting of hair, the binding or unbinding of hair, the 
covering of hair) almost always has some kind of symbolic, magical, 
religious, sexual or even political significance in most cultures - 
'hair' is one of the longer entries in the index to Frazer's Golden 
Bough (three quarters of a page in two columns of small type).

I mentioned St Paul's teaching in 1 Corinthians in my first message only 
because most varieties of Christianity have taken note of it in one form 
or another (in fact the Catholic Church has only recently removed the 
obligation for women to cover their heads in church) and in the context 
of the original question about covering hair and the history of costume 
in Russia, both Church teaching and the Russian ritual custom of cutting 
hair at weddings are relevant to the design and use of women's head 
coverings. And this does not only concern women - the enforced removal 
of beards by Peter the Great, which was linked with the forced adoption 
of western clothes, was significant at several levels, religious, 
magical, political, and sartorial.

Will Ryan




Moshe Taube wrote:
> First point taken and appreciated. On the second point, I was actually 
> trying to sound ironic. Apparently I failed.
>
> Moshe Taube
>
> On Oct 16, 2008, at 9:52 PM, A S wrote:
>
>> In an historical context, using the term 'sexism' is not necessarily 
>> indicative of a value judgement, but could simply be descriptive, 
>> although the qualifier 'thoroughly' smells of the former. 
>> Additionally, I do not grasp how founding an organised religion 
>> necessarily qualifies one as being 'progressive' and 'enlightened'.
>>
>> Andrew Swearingen
>>
>> On 16.10.2008, at 20:04, Moshe Taube wrote:
>>
>>> Paul a sexist? As opposed to whom? You must be joking. We're talking 
>>> about a Jew who 2000 years ago founded Christianity as an organized 
>>> religion in the Eastern Mediterranean. Surely he was as progressive 
>>> and enlightened as any other guy at that time and in that area.
>>> Just a small remark on "doksa andros". Let's not forget that if 
>>> we're looking for sources of inspiration for Paul's phraseology, we 
>>> have to look at his Scripture, i.e. the Old Testament, and there I 
>>> would say the closest expression is in Proverbs 12.4, which Paul 
>>> surely knew in the original (for our evangelical friends: I do not 
>>> mean KJV) אֵשֶׁת־חַיִל עֲטֶרֶת בַּעְלָהּ - 'A virtuous woman is a crown to her 
>>> husband.' , LXX: γυνὴ ἀνδρεία στέφανος τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς. Now 'atereth 
>>> lit. 'crown', but figuratively also 'ornament, honour, glory'  
>>> appears several times in the OT in conjunction with and sometimes as 
>>> synonym of תִּפְאָרֶת tif'ereth, which is glossed  as 'ornamentum, decus, 
>>> gloria', and is very readily rendered by doksa. Cf,  Exodus 28:2 
>>> לְכָבֹוד וּלְתִפְאָרֶת εἰς τιμὴν καὶ δόξαν. Could this have been the source 
>>> of inspiration?
>>>
>>> Moshe Taube
>>>
>>> On Oct 16, 2008, at 8:26 AM, Daniel Rancour-Laferriere wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear colleagues,
>>>> Slavianskie drevnosti is indeed an important and rich source, and 
>>>> does have the limitations mentioned by Will Ryan.  The reference to 
>>>> Corinthians is quite interesting, and adds some historical and 
>>>> cross-cultural perspective.  Paul is thoroughly sexist: a man is 
>>>> but the image and glory of God ("obraz i slava Bozhiia" in the 
>>>> Synodal trans of texts going back to "eikon kai doksa Theou"), 
>>>> while a woman is but the glory of a man ("slava muzha" rendering 
>>>> "doksa andros").  Probably "doksa" is better rendered "reflection" 
>>>> (Oxford NRSV).  So a woman is but the reflection of a reflection.  
>>>> What a woman has, however, in addition to her "glory"/"reflection" 
>>>> is her "authority on her head" ("znak vlasti nad neiu," rendering 
>>>> the "eksousian" she should have on her head) - i.e., her hair.  
>>>> NRSV gives "a woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her 
>>>> head" (I Cor. 11:10), meaning roughly, she ought to have the 
>>>> freedom of choice regarding her head.  So Paul seems to want to 
>>>> have it both ways: women should be subordinate to men, but they are 
>>>> equal too.  The passage is obscure, and fascinating.  The OXFORD 
>>>> BIBLE COMMENTARY (2001, pp. 1125-1126) provides some insights, as 
>>>> well as the relevant historical literature on head-covering in the 
>>>> Graeco-Roman world.  Apparently worship in Corinth was, shall we 
>>>> say, pretty free and easy, and this provoked Paul.  Later 
>>>> Tertullian chimed in with a piece on the veiling of virgins.
>>>>
>>>> The reason for going into this is that the biblical text has (for 
>>>> me) the same ambivalent feel about the hair on a woman's head which 
>>>> is expressed in those sad Russian peasant prenuptial bath songs.  
>>>> In the "bania" the bride-to-be laments the loss of her "krasota" 
>>>> (stress on first syllable) and her "volia."  These are not merely 
>>>> "beauty" and "freedom," but items of headgear which will be lost 
>>>> when the girl effectively enters into a relationship of "nevolia" 
>>>> with the husband who will have the right to abuse her for the rest 
>>>> of her life.  See my SLAVE SOUL OF RUSSIA (1995, 193-201).
>>>>
>>>> Regards to the list,
>>>>
>>>> Daniel Rancour-Laferriere
>>>> UC Davis
>>>>
>>>> http://Rancour-Laferriere.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 15, 2008, at 1:02 PM, William Ryan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have only just seen this, but since I have been cited I would 
>>>>> recommend looking first at the 4-page entry 'volosy' in 
>>>>> Slavianskie drevnosti, vol. 1, Moscow, 1995. The only problem with 
>>>>> it is that it is anthropological and not historical in emphasis - 
>>>>> but there is a great deal about hair and magic, and short sections 
>>>>> on unbound and uncovered hair. You will find some references to 
>>>>> hair and magic in my own history of Russian  magic, The Bathhouse 
>>>>> at Midnight, PSUP, 1999, see index under 'hair' (or the rather 
>>>>> better index in the Russian version: Bania v polnoch', NLO, 
>>>>> Moscow, 2006). The trouble with folk beliefs is that most are 
>>>>> recorded in the nineteenth century and later and it is usually 
>>>>> difficult to say much about their history. Even so, many beliefs 
>>>>> and practices recorded in the nineteenth century are likely to 
>>>>> have been prevalent in the eighteenth century also, or even earlier.
>>>>> The Pauline injunctions (1 Corinthians 11:4-16) on covering hair, 
>>>>> and the Russian custom of cutting off the long hair of brides at 
>>>>> their wedding, would have been significant, and indeed affect the 
>>>>> kind of head covering which women wore.
>>>>> Will Ryan
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Allison Leigh-Perlman wrote:
>>>>>> Can anyone recommend some good source material regarding the 
>>>>>> covering of female hair and its 'magical' qualities in 
>>>>>> 18th-century Russia or earlier?  I'm also interested in histories 
>>>>>> of costume/dress of the same time period.  Any recommendations 
>>>>>> would be greatly appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Allison Leigh-Perlman
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Graduate Assistant Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
>>>>>> Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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From klinela at COMCAST.NET  Fri Oct 17 12:30:15 2008
From: klinela at COMCAST.NET (Laura Kline)
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:30:15 -0400
Subject: Vasily Grossman - soedinennyi skrezhet
In-Reply-To: <C51DE762.36FFC%kcf19@dial.pipex.com>
Message-ID: <FRI.17.OCT.2008.083015.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Robert,
What about this?
"Where indeed, O Lord, is this all-human and all-UNIFYING soul to be found?
Did the prophets of Russia ever imagine that their prophecies about the
coming universal triumph of the Russian soul would be fulfilled in the
UNIFIED SCRAPING of the barbed wire THAT WAS STRETCHED around Auschwitz and
the labour camps of Siberia?"
Best,
Laura

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Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 1:56 AM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Vasily Grossman - soedinennyi skrezhet

Dear all,

Grossman's VSE TECHET contains a long discourse on Russian history - on
Lenin, Stalin, the myth of the Russian soul, etc.  Towards the end of this
discourse there is an eloquent sentence:
Да в  чем  же  она,  господи, эта всечеловеческая и всесоединяющая душа?
Думали  ли  пророки России  в  соединенном  скрежете колючей проволоки, что
натягивали  в сибирской  тайге  и вокруг Освенцима, увидеть свершение своих
пророчеств о будущем всесветном торжестве русской души?

Dumali li proroki Rossii v soedinennom skrezhete kolyuchei provoloki, chto
natyagivali v sibirskoi taige i vokrug Osventsima, uvidet' svershenie svoikh
prorochestv o bududshchem vsevetnom torzhestve russkoi dushi?

"Where indeed, O Lord, is this all-human and all-uniting soul to be found?
Did the prophets of Russia ever imagine that their prophecies about the
coming universal triumph of the Russian soul would be fulfilled in the
united rasp (unified rattling??) of the barbed wire around Auschwitz and the
labour camps of Siberia?"

But does barbed wire rattle? Or rasp, for that matter?  Is this a noise it
makes in the wind? Or is it the noise made by the wire as they are unrolling
it and putting it in place?  In that case it might help to translate
'natyagivali', but I can't think of the right word for that either.

This is an eloquent sentence, so it is a pity to let it sink into vague
confusion at the end.

Will be grateful, as always, for any thoughts!

Best Wishes,

Robert

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Department of Classical and Modern 
    Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Wayne State University
443 Manoogian Hall
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Detroit, MI  48202
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From ANTHONY.QUALIN at TTU.EDU  Fri Oct 17 12:49:50 2008
From: ANTHONY.QUALIN at TTU.EDU (Qualin, Anthony)
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:49:50 -0500
Subject: Vasily Grossman - soedinennyi skrezhet
In-Reply-To: <C51DE762.36FFC%kcf19@dial.pipex.com>
Message-ID: <FRI.17.OCT.2008.074950.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

I can't say what it would do for a native speaker of Russian, but the word skrezhet makes me think of skrezhet zubov and the gnashing of teeth in hell.
I'm not sure that barbed wire can gnash, but there must be some way to preserve this parallel between the camps and hell.

Anthony

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Anthony Qualin
Associate Professor
Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas 79409-2071

Telephone: 806-742-3145 ext. 244
Fax: 806-742-3306
E-mail: anthony.qualin at ttu.edu
Web: www2.tltc.ttu.edu/qualin/personal

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Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 12:56 AM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Vasily Grossman - soedinennyi skrezhet

Dear all,

Grossman's VSE TECHET contains a long discourse on Russian history - on
Lenin, Stalin, the myth of the Russian soul, etc.  Towards the end of this
discourse there is an eloquent sentence:
Да в  чем  же  она,  господи, эта всечеловеческая и всесоединяющая душа?
Думали  ли  пророки России  в  соединенном  скрежете колючей проволоки, что
натягивали  в сибирской  тайге  и вокруг Освенцима, увидеть свершение своих
пророчеств о будущем всесветном торжестве русской души?

Dumali li proroki Rossii v soedinennom skrezhete kolyuchei provoloki, chto
natyagivali v sibirskoi taige i vokrug Osventsima, uvidet' svershenie svoikh
prorochestv o bududshchem vsevetnom torzhestve russkoi dushi?

"Where indeed, O Lord, is this all-human and all-uniting soul to be found?
Did the prophets of Russia ever imagine that their prophecies about the
coming universal triumph of the Russian soul would be fulfilled in the
united rasp (unified rattling??) of the barbed wire around Auschwitz and the
labour camps of Siberia?"

But does barbed wire rattle? Or rasp, for that matter?  Is this a noise it
makes in the wind? Or is it the noise made by the wire as they are unrolling
it and putting it in place?  In that case it might help to translate
'natyagivali', but I can't think of the right word for that either.

This is an eloquent sentence, so it is a pity to let it sink into vague
confusion at the end.

Will be grateful, as always, for any thoughts!

Best Wishes,

Robert

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From jwilson at SRAS.ORG  Fri Oct 17 13:17:01 2008
From: jwilson at SRAS.ORG (Josh Wilson)
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:17:01 +0400
Subject: Vasily Grossman - soedinennyi skrezhet
In-Reply-To: <87CFF4877C02A044ADDA39CFB3A718DC4B34EDD959@CRIUS.ttu.edu>
Message-ID: <FRI.17.OCT.2008.171701.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

I know how we all love taking liberties in translation - but take one...
maybe something like "the long scratch of barbed wire..." 


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Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 4:50 PM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Vasily Grossman - soedinennyi skrezhet

I can't say what it would do for a native speaker of Russian, but the word
skrezhet makes me think of skrezhet zubov and the gnashing of teeth in hell.
I'm not sure that barbed wire can gnash, but there must be some way to
preserve this parallel between the camps and hell.

Anthony

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Associate Professor
Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas 79409-2071

Telephone: 806-742-3145 ext. 244
Fax: 806-742-3306
E-mail: anthony.qualin at ttu.edu
Web: www2.tltc.ttu.edu/qualin/personal

-----Original Message-----
From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
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Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 12:56 AM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Vasily Grossman - soedinennyi skrezhet

Dear all,

Grossman's VSE TECHET contains a long discourse on Russian history - on
Lenin, Stalin, the myth of the Russian soul, etc.  Towards the end of this
discourse there is an eloquent sentence:
Да в  чем  же  она,  господи, эта всечеловеческая и всесоединяющая душа?
Думали  ли  пророки России  в  соединенном  скрежете колючей проволоки, что
натягивали  в сибирской  тайге  и вокруг Освенцима, увидеть свершение своих
пророчеств о будущем всесветном торжестве русской души?

Dumali li proroki Rossii v soedinennom skrezhete kolyuchei provoloki, chto
natyagivali v sibirskoi taige i vokrug Osventsima, uvidet' svershenie svoikh
prorochestv o bududshchem vsevetnom torzhestve russkoi dushi?

"Where indeed, O Lord, is this all-human and all-uniting soul to be found?
Did the prophets of Russia ever imagine that their prophecies about the
coming universal triumph of the Russian soul would be fulfilled in the
united rasp (unified rattling??) of the barbed wire around Auschwitz and the
labour camps of Siberia?"

But does barbed wire rattle? Or rasp, for that matter?  Is this a noise it
makes in the wind? Or is it the noise made by the wire as they are unrolling
it and putting it in place?  In that case it might help to translate
'natyagivali', but I can't think of the right word for that either.

This is an eloquent sentence, so it is a pity to let it sink into vague
confusion at the end.

Will be grateful, as always, for any thoughts!

Best Wishes,

Robert

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From pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU  Fri Oct 17 13:24:11 2008
From: pstock at BRANDEIS.EDU (David Powelstock)
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:24:11 -0400
Subject: Vasily Grossman - soedinennyi skrezhet
In-Reply-To: <87CFF4877C02A044ADDA39CFB3A718DC4B34EDD959@CRIUS.ttu.edu>
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Hell, definitely. And, perhaps, the parallel between teeth and barbs....
It's a very richly blended metaphor. I will be interested to see what Robert
comes up with
Cheers,
David

David Powelstock

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Qualin, Anthony
> 
> I can't say what it would do for a native speaker of Russian, but the
> word skrezhet makes me think of skrezhet zubov and the gnashing of teeth
> in hell.
> I'm not sure that barbed wire can gnash, but there must be some way to
> preserve this parallel between the camps and hell.
> 
> Anthony

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From kris.vanheuckelom at ARTS.KULEUVEN.AC.BE  Fri Oct 17 14:35:20 2008
From: kris.vanheuckelom at ARTS.KULEUVEN.AC.BE (Kris Van Heuckelom)
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:35:20 +0200
Subject: CfP: Slowacki and Norwid Today (Amsterdam, November 2009)
Message-ID: <FRI.17.OCT.2008.163520.0200.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

International Conference

Slowacki and Norwid Today. Tradition, Heritage, Modernity

Conference organised by the Chair of Slavic Literature at the University of Amsterdam, in cooperation with the Research Unit of Slavonic and East European Studies at the Catholic University of Leuven and the Department of Slavonic and East European Studies at Ghent University

Amsterdam, 27-28 November 2009 

http://www.arts.kuleuven.be/slavic/SlowackiNorwid/

One and a quarter of a century have past since the Polish poet Cyprian Norwid (1824-1883) died in a rest house for former Polish insurgents at the periphery of Paris. Next year (2009) will be the second centenary of the birth of Juliusz Slowacki (1809-1849), one of the Polish "national bards" (wieszcze). Both romantic poets, after an initial period of oblivion, have left their mark on the development of Polish literature.

The mystical inspirations of the mature Slowacki were of great importance for the first phase of Polish modernism, the so-called school of Mloda Polska, even when the reception of his poetry was often superficial, merely aesthetical, not taking into account the hermetic sources of his worldview and overlooking its metaphysical purpose.

Norwid was rediscovered at the beginning of the twentieth century, but his real poetic achievement was not immediately appreciated by the poets of Mloda Polska (perhaps with the exception of the critic Stanislaw Brzozowski). His highly intellectual oeuvre, pervaded by existential irony and attempting to objectify personal experience, became a revelation for poets and writers who combated the excessive (from their point of view) subjectivism of Mloda Polska. Yet, if we take the concept of perspective (already tentatively developed by Norwid, many years before Nietzsche came up wit the same notion) seriously, it turns out that also our present point of view could (must?) be a misinterpretation (particularly when we accept that the idea of referential truth has ceased to be relevant).

We are interested in papers that show the differing and changing presences of Slowacki and Norwid in nineteenth and twentieth century Polish (but also "foreign") literature. Their significance for the literary process could be approached from different (but interconnected) points of view:

Intertextuality

This approach is not limited to the presence of both authors as "persons", but should pay particular attention to their role as inventors of certain poetical devices and motives [.]. The matter becomes even more complicated when such a misinterpretation (or, in the words of Anglo-Saxon literary criticism: "strong reading") appears to be the starting point of fresh intertextual games [.], or - on the contrary - when a certain device or point of view that could be discovered in tradition is taken for a new invention, because the image of tradition had previously been reduced or falsified (it is really astonishing that Gombrowicz, whose concept of "form" seems very akin to Norwid's consciousness that man bears the "stigma" of milieu, hardly mentions him in his "Diary" - and when he does mention him, Norwid is treated as an example of "pure existence"; his poetics and worldview seem to have been irrelevant to Gombrowicz).

Constructing New Lines of Tradition

A second interesting approach would be an investigation in the mechanisms by which literary critics (who, more often than not, were poets in their own right) "discovered" parallel developments and contrasts in other European literatures that, having become part of literary tradition in a more general sense, also caused modifications in the image of Polish literary tradition, affecting the status of Slowacki and/or Norwid. 

Archetypal Structures of Being

Lastly, the contrast between the poetics and worldview of these two romantic Polish poets could be an incitement for reflection on certain larger (existential) structures in which man appears to be "embedded", e.g. "myth", "exile" or "history", and that retain their significance for modern literature.

Call for Papers (full version)

Practical Information

Presentations should be in English or Polish. Each paper will be allowed twenty minutes. The deadline for proposals is January 15, 2009. One page abstracts are expected by February 15, 2009. Notifications of the Organizing Committee's decisions will be sent out by April 2009. Papers accepted for the conference have to be submitted one month in advance in order to allow discussants to prepare their contribution.




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From dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU  Fri Oct 17 14:54:58 2008
From: dumanis at BUFFALO.EDU (Edward M Dumanis)
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:54:58 -0400
Subject: Vasily Grossman - soedinennyi skrezhet
In-Reply-To: <C51DE762.36FFC%kcf19@dial.pipex.com>
Message-ID: <FRI.17.OCT.2008.105458.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

It is just a wonderful metaphor of the grinding noise from a Soviet power 
machine where the barb wire is the principal element involved in grinding 
human souls.

Sincerely,

Edward Dumanis <dumanis at buffalo.edu>

On Fri, 17 Oct 2008, Robert Chandler wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Grossman’s VSE TECHET contains a long discourse on Russian history – on
> Lenin, Stalin, the myth of the Russian soul, etc.  Towards the end of this
> discourse there is an eloquent sentence:
> Да в  чем  же  она,  господи, эта всечеловеческая и всесоединяющая душа?
> Думали  ли  пророки России  в  соединенном  скрежете колючей проволоки, что
> натягивали  в сибирской  тайге  и вокруг Освенцима, увидеть свершение своих
> пророчеств о будущем всесветном торжестве русской души?
>
> Dumali li proroki Rossii v soedinennom skrezhete kolyuchei provoloki, chto
> natyagivali v sibirskoi taige i vokrug Osventsima, uvidet’ svershenie svoikh
> prorochestv o bududshchem vsevetnom torzhestve russkoi dushi?
>
> “Where indeed, O Lord, is this all-human and all-uniting soul to be found?
> Did the prophets of Russia ever imagine that their prophecies about the
> coming universal triumph of the Russian soul would be fulfilled in the
> united rasp (unified rattling??) of the barbed wire around Auschwitz and the
> labour camps of Siberia?”
>
> But does barbed wire rattle? Or rasp, for that matter?  Is this a noise it
> makes in the wind? Or is it the noise made by the wire as they are unrolling
> it and putting it in place?  In that case it might help to translate
> ‘natyagivali’, but I can’t think of the right word for that either.
>
> This is an eloquent sentence, so it is a pity to let it sink into vague
> confusion at the end.
>
> Will be grateful, as always, for any thoughts!
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Robert
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From obukhina at ACLS.ORG  Fri Oct 17 15:52:17 2008
From: obukhina at ACLS.ORG (Olga Bukhina)
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:52:17 -0400
Subject: Alexander Grin's story
In-Reply-To: <48F7D991.4050803@utoronto.ca>
Message-ID: <FRI.17.OCT.2008.115217.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Lily,

The story is Словоохотливый домовой, see: http://lib.ru/RUSSLIT/GRIN/domovoj.txt

Olga Bukhina
American Council of Learned Societies
E-mail: obukhina at acls.org 

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From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list [mailto:SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Lily Alexander
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 8:17 PM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Alexander Grin's story

Dear Colleagues,

I am trying to find out the title of the short story by Alexander Grin I 
read many years ago. Please let me know if you recall its title.

In sum, it is a story of the young couple that lived happily until one 
fateful encounter in the forest. A sailor, still a young man, settled 
down with his young wife after many years in the sea. One day his old 
friend, another old salt with whom he had traveled on many ships, was 
expected to visit him. On his way the guest met the young wife in the 
woods accidentally, and after that he never appeared on his friend's 
doorstep. The story implies that the guest and the young wife had been 
"struck by the lightening" - fell instantly in love, kind of fateful 
encounter, and so he chose to turn around and leave for good, in order 
to never ruin his old friend's family life.

Something like this.

I hope somebody remembers this story.

Thank you.

Lily Alexander

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From kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM  Fri Oct 17 19:15:23 2008
From: kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM (Robert Chandler)
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:15:23 +0100
Subject: Vasily Grossman - soedinennyi skrezhet
In-Reply-To: <a06240811c51e701106bf@[128.125.4.134]>
Message-ID: <FRI.17.OCT.2008.201523.0100.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear all,

Many, may thanks for many helpful suggestions.  One anonymous correspondent
beautifully defined skrezhet asΠthe grinding noise that metal makes against
metal, or teeth against teeth, or, metaphorically, when the heart grinds
against metal.¹

Now that I am confident that this skrezhet is NOT primarily a real sound
emitted by the barbed wire, I shall probably translate as follows.  This
time I am including the previous para as well:

And this is why the Russian prophets were so tragically mistaken.  Where,
where can we find this ŒRussian soul, all-human and all-unifying¹ ­ that
Dostoevsky told us would Œspeak the final word of the great general harmony,
of the final brotherly concord of all tribes according to the law of the
Gospel of Christ?¹

Where indeed, O Lord, is this all-human and all-unifying soul to be found?
Did the prophets of Russia ever imagine that their prophecies about the
coming universal triumph of the Russian soul would find their fulfilment in
the unified grating and grinding of the barbed wire stretched around
Auschwitz and the labour camps of Siberia?

Vsego dobrogo,

R.

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From darancourlaferriere at COMCAST.NET  Fri Oct 17 06:06:50 2008
From: darancourlaferriere at COMCAST.NET (Daniel Rancour-Laferriere)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:06:50 -0700
Subject: Hair & Dress in Imperial Russia
In-Reply-To: <59D02EC5-5A9D-4386-89D7-49A618C4866D@mscc.huji.ac.il>
Message-ID: <THU.16.OCT.2008.230650.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Moshe Taube,

Irony aside, let me reply: Nope, not joking.  First, I do disapprove  
of sexism.  Second, the evidence for sexism is there.  Despite the  
egalitarian stance ("There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no  
longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female..." -  
Galatians 3:28), Paul also indicates a preference for the  
subordination of women to men, e.g.,
". . . the husband is the head of his wife" (1 Corinthians 11:3).
"Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the  
Lord" (Colossians 3:18).
"Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord.  For the  
husband is the head of the wife just as Christ is the head of the  
church, the body of which he is the Savior" (Ephesians 5:22-23).
And so on (I ignore the issue of whether Paul wrote these and various  
other relevant passages, for there are many textological problems  
concerning "Pauline" and "deutero-Pauline" texts).
The Oxford edition of the NRSV comments on the passage in Colossians:  
"This passage idealizes the first-century patriarchial family as  
appropriate for a community dedicated to Christ as Lord. . . ."  So,  
to answer your question - "As opposed to whom?" - I reply: as opposed  
to a (non-ironic) 21st-century enlightened feminist.  In other words,  
Paul was a normal sexist in his own sexist culture, and from our  
perspective many centuries later we can perceive that sexism.  If,  
furthermore, we adopt an evolutionary/Darwinian stance which takes  
sexual selection and other selective pressures into consideration, it  
becomes possible to understand why sexism has been the norm in late  
Hominid development generally (about which I published a book, SIGNS  
OF THE FLESH, 1985/1992).

On "doksa andros": I was comparing the Synodal Russian with Paul's  
Greek original (sorry, I do not read Hebrew).  I think you very well  
may be right about a subtext in Proverbs 12:4 ("A good wife is the  
crown of her husband. . . " - NRSV).  You have to get from "stefanos"  
in the Septuagint to "doksa" in Paul, and "stefanos" has clear  
overtones of glory (as when it refers to laurels won or a crown  
conferred as a public honor - Liddell and Scott dictionary).

With regards to the list,
Daniel Rancour-Laferriere


On Oct 16, 2008, at 12:04 PM, Moshe Taube wrote:

> Paul a sexist? As opposed to whom? You must be joking. We're talking  
> about a Jew who 2000 years ago founded Christianity as an organized  
> religion in the Eastern Mediterranean. Surely he was as progressive  
> and enlightened as any other guy at that time and in that area.
> Just a small remark on "doksa andros". Let's not forget that if  
> we're looking for sources of inspiration for Paul's phraseology, we  
> have to look at his Scripture, i.e. the Old Testament, and there I  
> would say the closest expression is in Proverbs 12.4, which Paul  
> surely knew in the original (for our evangelical friends: I do not  
> mean KJV) אֵשֶׁת־חַיִל עֲטֶרֶת בַּעְלָהּ  
> - 'A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.' , LXX: γυνὴ  
> ἀνδρεία στέφανος τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς. Now  
> 'atereth lit. 'crown', but figuratively also 'ornament, honour,  
> glory'  appears several times in the OT in conjunction with and  
> sometimes as synonym of תִּפְאָרֶת tif'ereth, which is  
> glossed  as 'ornamentum, decus, gloria', and is very readily  
> rendered by doksa. Cf,  Exodus 28:2 לְכָבֹוד  
> וּלְתִפְאָרֶת εἰς τιμὴν καὶ δόξαν.  
> Could this have been the source of inspiration?
>
> Moshe Taube
>
> On Oct 16, 2008, at 8:26 AM, Daniel Rancour-Laferriere wrote:
>
>> Dear colleagues,
>> Slavianskie drevnosti is indeed an important and rich source, and  
>> does have the limitations mentioned by Will Ryan.  The reference to  
>> Corinthians is quite interesting, and adds some historical and  
>> cross-cultural perspective.  Paul is thoroughly sexist: a man is  
>> but the image and glory of God ("obraz i slava Bozhiia" in the  
>> Synodal trans of texts going back to "eikon kai doksa Theou"),  
>> while a woman is but the glory of a man ("slava muzha" rendering  
>> "doksa andros").  Probably "doksa" is better rendered  
>> "reflection" (Oxford NRSV).  So a woman is but the reflection of a  
>> reflection.  What a woman has, however, in addition to her  
>> "glory"/"reflection" is her "authority on her head" ("znak vlasti  
>> nad neiu," rendering the "eksousian" she should have on her head) -  
>> i.e., her hair.  NRSV gives "a woman ought to have a symbol of  
>> authority on her head" (I Cor. 11:10), meaning roughly, she ought  
>> to have the freedom of choice regarding her head.  So Paul seems to  
>> want to have it both ways: women should be subordinate to men, but  
>> they are equal too.  The passage is obscure, and fascinating.  The  
>> OXFORD BIBLE COMMENTARY (2001, pp. 1125-1126) provides some  
>> insights, as well as the relevant historical literature on head- 
>> covering in the Graeco-Roman world.  Apparently worship in Corinth  
>> was, shall we say, pretty free and easy, and this provoked Paul.   
>> Later Tertullian chimed in with a piece on the veiling of virgins.
>>
>> The reason for going into this is that the biblical text has (for  
>> me) the same ambivalent feel about the hair on a woman's head which  
>> is expressed in those sad Russian peasant prenuptial bath songs.   
>> In the "bania" the bride-to-be laments the loss of her  
>> "krasota" (stress on first syllable) and her "volia."  These are  
>> not merely "beauty" and "freedom," but items of headgear which will  
>> be lost when the girl effectively enters into a relationship of  
>> "nevolia" with the husband who will have the right to abuse her for  
>> the rest of her life.  See my SLAVE SOUL OF RUSSIA (1995, 193-201).
>>
>> Regards to the list,
>>
>> Daniel Rancour-Laferriere
>> UC Davis
>>
>> http://Rancour-Laferriere.com
>>
>>

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From donna.seifer at COMCAST.NET  Sat Oct 18 15:42:58 2008
From: donna.seifer at COMCAST.NET (Donna Seifer)
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:42:58 -0700
Subject: Need Russian Stage 1 Live From Moscow DVD - any advice?
In-Reply-To: <91B78A9E-4701-4400-9991-D53FADA6B2C9@mac.com>
Message-ID: <SAT.18.OCT.2008.084258.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Why don't you just convert the VHS to DVD format?

Donna Seifer


On 10/16/08 2:27 PM, "Emily Saunders" <emilka at MAC.COM> wrote:

> Hello SEELANG-ovtsy!
> 
> I am looking to get my hands on a copy of the Live from Moscow on DVD
> (I have a VHS copy but with the general shift in prevalent technology
> that is becoming increasingly less convenient to use).  Does anyone
> have a used copy they would be willing to part with or know where I
> can get my hands on one?  I have all of the relevant books, but just
> need the DVD.  The Kendall Hunt website seems to offer it as part of a
> Volume 2 "pak" and I'm not sure if that is what I need.  The ACTR
> website does not mention the DVD in particular as an item available
> for sale.  And Amazon does not seem to have it either.
> 
> Spasibo ogromnoe in advance for any help!
> 
> Emily Saunders
> 
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From mkatz at MIDDLEBURY.EDU  Sat Oct 18 19:38:13 2008
From: mkatz at MIDDLEBURY.EDU (Katz, Michael)
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:38:13 -0400
Subject: request
Message-ID: <SAT.18.OCT.2008.153813.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Colleagues:

I have been honoured by being asked to stand for election as an At-Large
Member of the MLA Executive Council. The ballots are being mailed out this
week. For those of you who are members of MLA, I would ask you to read the
statements of the seven candidates on the website and to consider voting for
me. I would be eager to serve on the Council, and if elected, would
certainly represent the interests of the less commonly taught languages
in general, and Russian in particular, during my term.

My name is Michael Katz, and I approved this message.

And so did Joe-the-plumber (if he is a plumber).

Michael Katz
Middlebury College

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From hhalva at MINDSPRING.COM  Sun Oct 19 15:36:35 2008
From: hhalva at MINDSPRING.COM (Helen Halva)
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:36:35 -0400
Subject: Hair & Dress in Imperial Russia
In-Reply-To: <307D41A6-55F3-407A-9DDA-5388D86B7C0E@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <SUN.19.OCT.2008.113635.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Perhaps we are moving too far afield, but Paul was certainly not loath 
to use women to proclaim the gospel.  Consider his relationships with 
Prisca (and Aquila), Lydia, and other women  in his travels.  These were 
certainly important to the achievement of his mission, and there is no 
evidence I know of that Paul tried to limit specific women's  
transmission of the gospel message.

HH



Daniel Rancour-Laferriere wrote:
> Dear Moshe Taube,
>
> Irony aside, let me reply: Nope, not joking.  First, I do disapprove 
> of sexism.  Second, the evidence for sexism is there.  Despite the 
> egalitarian stance ("There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no 
> longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female..." - 
> Galatians 3:28), Paul also indicates a preference for the 
> subordination of women to men, e.g.,
> ". . . the husband is the head of his wife" (1 Corinthians 11:3).
> "Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord" 
> (Colossians 3:18).
> "Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord.  For the 
> husband is the head of the wife just as Christ is the head of the 
> church, the body of which he is the Savior" (Ephesians 5:22-23).
> And so on (I ignore the issue of whether Paul wrote these and various 
> other relevant passages, for there are many textological problems 
> concerning "Pauline" and "deutero-Pauline" texts).
> The Oxford edition of the NRSV comments on the passage in Colossians: 
> "This passage idealizes the first-century patriarchial family as 
> appropriate for a community dedicated to Christ as Lord. . . ."  So, 
> to answer your question - "As opposed to whom?" - I reply: as opposed 
> to a (non-ironic) 21st-century enlightened feminist.  In other words, 
> Paul was a normal sexist in his own sexist culture, and from our 
> perspective many centuries later we can perceive that sexism.  If, 
> furthermore, we adopt an evolutionary/Darwinian stance which takes 
> sexual selection and other selective pressures into consideration, it 
> becomes possible to understand why sexism has been the norm in late 
> Hominid development generally (about which I published a book, SIGNS 
> OF THE FLESH, 1985/1992).
>
> On "doksa andros": I was comparing the Synodal Russian with Paul's 
> Greek original (sorry, I do not read Hebrew).  I think you very well 
> may be right about a subtext in Proverbs 12:4 ("A good wife is the 
> crown of her husband. . . " - NRSV).  You have to get from "stefanos" 
> in the Septuagint to "doksa" in Paul, and "stefanos" has clear 
> overtones of glory (as when it refers to laurels won or a crown 
> conferred as a public honor - Liddell and Scott dictionary).
>
> With regards to the list,
> Daniel Rancour-Laferriere
>
>
> On Oct 16, 2008, at 12:04 PM, Moshe Taube wrote:
>
>> Paul a sexist? As opposed to whom? You must be joking. We're talking 
>> about a Jew who 2000 years ago founded Christianity as an organized 
>> religion in the Eastern Mediterranean. Surely he was as progressive 
>> and enlightened as any other guy at that time and in that area.
>> Just a small remark on "doksa andros". Let's not forget that if we're 
>> looking for sources of inspiration for Paul's phraseology, we have to 
>> look at his Scripture, i.e. the Old Testament, and there I would say 
>> the closest expression is in Proverbs 12.4, which Paul surely knew in 
>> the original (for our evangelical friends: I do not mean KJV) אֵשֶׁת־חַיִל 
>> עֲטֶרֶת בַּעְלָהּ - 'A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.' , LXX: γυνὴ 
>> ἀνδρεία στέφανος τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς. Now 'atereth lit. 'crown', but 
>> figuratively also 'ornament, honour, glory'  appears several times in 
>> the OT in conjunction with and sometimes as synonym of תִּפְאָרֶת 
>> tif'ereth, which is glossed  as 'ornamentum, decus, gloria', and is 
>> very readily rendered by doksa. Cf,  Exodus 28:2 לְכָבֹוד וּלְתִפְאָרֶת εἰς 
>> τιμὴν καὶ δόξαν. Could this have been the source of inspiration?
>>
>> Moshe Taube
>>
>> On Oct 16, 2008, at 8:26 AM, Daniel Rancour-Laferriere wrote:
>>
>>> Dear colleagues,
>>> Slavianskie drevnosti is indeed an important and rich source, and 
>>> does have the limitations mentioned by Will Ryan.  The reference to 
>>> Corinthians is quite interesting, and adds some historical and 
>>> cross-cultural perspective.  Paul is thoroughly sexist: a man is but 
>>> the image and glory of God ("obraz i slava Bozhiia" in the Synodal 
>>> trans of texts going back to "eikon kai doksa Theou"), while a woman 
>>> is but the glory of a man ("slava muzha" rendering "doksa andros").  
>>> Probably "doksa" is better rendered "reflection" (Oxford NRSV).  So 
>>> a woman is but the reflection of a reflection.  What a woman has, 
>>> however, in addition to her "glory"/"reflection" is her "authority 
>>> on her head" ("znak vlasti nad neiu," rendering the "eksousian" she 
>>> should have on her head) - i.e., her hair.  NRSV gives "a woman 
>>> ought to have a symbol of authority on her head" (I Cor. 11:10), 
>>> meaning roughly, she ought to have the freedom of choice regarding 
>>> her head.  So Paul seems to want to have it both ways: women should 
>>> be subordinate to men, but they are equal too.  The passage is 
>>> obscure, and fascinating.  The OXFORD BIBLE COMMENTARY (2001, pp. 
>>> 1125-1126) provides some insights, as well as the relevant 
>>> historical literature on head-covering in the Graeco-Roman world.  
>>> Apparently worship in Corinth was, shall we say, pretty free and 
>>> easy, and this provoked Paul.  Later Tertullian chimed in with a 
>>> piece on the veiling of virgins.
>>>
>>> The reason for going into this is that the biblical text has (for 
>>> me) the same ambivalent feel about the hair on a woman's head which 
>>> is expressed in those sad Russian peasant prenuptial bath songs.  In 
>>> the "bania" the bride-to-be laments the loss of her "krasota" 
>>> (stress on first syllable) and her "volia."  These are not merely 
>>> "beauty" and "freedom," but items of headgear which will be lost 
>>> when the girl effectively enters into a relationship of "nevolia" 
>>> with the husband who will have the right to abuse her for the rest 
>>> of her life.  See my SLAVE SOUL OF RUSSIA (1995, 193-201).
>>>
>>> Regards to the list,
>>>
>>> Daniel Rancour-Laferriere
>>> UC Davis
>>>
>>> http://Rancour-Laferriere.com
>>>
>>>
>
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From annac at UALBERTA.CA  Mon Oct 20 01:07:40 2008
From: annac at UALBERTA.CA (annac at UALBERTA.CA)
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:07:40 -0600
Subject: "Heartache" by Anton Chekhov
Message-ID: <SUN.19.OCT.2008.190740.0600.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,
Does anyone remember in which collection of Chekhov's stories  
"Heartache" was first published?
Thank you,
Anna

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From kmfplatt at SAS.UPENN.EDU  Mon Oct 20 18:11:27 2008
From: kmfplatt at SAS.UPENN.EDU (Kevin M. F. Platt)
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:11:27 -0400
Subject: Mellon Teaching Post-Doc at UPenn
Message-ID: <MON.20.OCT.2008.141127.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Colleagues:

Please distribute this to qualified and interested applicants.

MELLON POSTDOCTORAL
TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS
In the Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences 2009-2011

The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences invites  
applicants for four 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 (August 2007 or later).  $48,377 stipend.   
Application deadline:  December 15, 2008.  We are especially seeking  
one fellow who will study and teach from Penn’s growing collection of  
medieval manuscripts.

For guidelines and application, see the School of Arts and Sciences  
website [http:www.sas.upenn.edu/deans-office/Mellon] 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; women and minority candidates are strongly  
encouraged to apply.

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
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From tsergay at ALBANY.EDU  Mon Oct 20 20:25:33 2008
From: tsergay at ALBANY.EDU (Timothy Sergay (SEELANGS))
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:25:33 -0400
Subject: Anyone still seeking a roommate for December AATSEEL in San
 Francisco?
Message-ID: <MON.20.OCT.2008.162533.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear SEELANGers,

Nonsmoking and small-spending male Slavist seeks same to share hotel room
for economizing purposes during the AATSEEL conference in December in San
Francisco. Does anyone still need a roommate? Please write offlist to
tsergay at albany.edu.

Best wishes to all,
Tim

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From gluloff at HOTMAIL.COM  Tue Oct 21 16:57:40 2008
From: gluloff at HOTMAIL.COM (Greg Luloff)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:57:40 +0000
Subject: Minorities in Moldova
Message-ID: <TUE.21.OCT.2008.165740.0000.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Hi,

Does anyone have any expertise (or know of anyone with expertise) about the treatment of Ukrainian minorities or religious minorities in Moldova.

I am currently working on an asylum application of a young man who was persecuted on account of his ethnicity in Moldova, and I am looking for background research on the issue.

Please be in touch if you have any leads or any follow up questions.

Thanks!
Greg

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From rolf.hellebust at NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK  Tue Oct 21 17:12:26 2008
From: rolf.hellebust at NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK (Rolf Hellebust)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:12:26 +0100
Subject: Mellon Teaching Post-Doc at UPenn
In-Reply-To: <8EF35120-53A6-4B18-BF96-1CDAC8671581@sas.upenn.edu>
Message-ID: <TUE.21.OCT.2008.181226.0100.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Is this what you were already applying for?

Kevin M. F. Platt wrote:
> Dear Colleagues:
>
> Please distribute this to qualified and interested applicants.
>
> MELLON POSTDOCTORAL
> TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS
> In the Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences 2009-2011
>
> The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences invites 
> applicants for four 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 (August 2007 or later).  $48,377 stipend.  
> Application deadline:  December 15, 2008.  We are especially seeking 
> one fellow who will study and teach from Penn’s growing collection of 
> medieval manuscripts.
>
> For guidelines and application, see the School of Arts and Sciences 
> website [http:www.sas.upenn.edu/deans-office/Mellon] 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; women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged 
> to apply.
>
> 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
>
>
>
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From fcorley at NDIRECT.CO.UK  Tue Oct 21 17:48:39 2008
From: fcorley at NDIRECT.CO.UK (Felix Corley)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:48:39 +0100
Subject: Minorities in Moldova
In-Reply-To: <BLU108-W50F0D5441B5B5C573E2067B22E0@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <TUE.21.OCT.2008.184839.0100.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Forum 18 News Service, of which I am editor, covers religious freedom issues
in Moldova (and other countries of the region).

Its coverage of Moldova is at:
http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?query=&religion=all&country=18&results=50

Forum 18 News Service does not comment on individual asylum cases.

Felix Corley
Editor, Forum 18 News Service
http://www.forum18.org


-----Original Message-----
From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
[mailto:SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Greg Luloff
Sent: 21 October 2008 17:58
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Minorities in Moldova

Hi,

Does anyone have any expertise (or know of anyone with expertise) about the
treatment of Ukrainian minorities or religious minorities in Moldova.

I am currently working on an asylum application of a young man who was
persecuted on account of his ethnicity in Moldova, and I am looking for
background research on the issue.

Please be in touch if you have any leads or any follow up questions.

Thanks!
Greg

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From gluloff at HOTMAIL.COM  Tue Oct 21 17:56:20 2008
From: gluloff at HOTMAIL.COM (Greg Luloff)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:56:20 +0000
Subject: Minorities in Moldova
In-Reply-To: <877E4024B67C449B99E01A293AAC64DF@corley7nanvzr0>
Message-ID: <TUE.21.OCT.2008.175620.0000.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Thanks much!

> Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:48:39 +0100
> From: fcorley at NDIRECT.CO.UK
> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Minorities in Moldova
> To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
> 
> Forum 18 News Service, of which I am editor, covers religious freedom issues
> in Moldova (and other countries of the region).
> 
> Its coverage of Moldova is at:
> http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?query=&religion=all&country=18&results=50
> 
> Forum 18 News Service does not comment on individual asylum cases.
> 
> Felix Corley
> Editor, Forum 18 News Service
> http://www.forum18.org
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
> [mailto:SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Greg Luloff
> Sent: 21 October 2008 17:58
> To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
> Subject: [SEELANGS] Minorities in Moldova
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Does anyone have any expertise (or know of anyone with expertise) about the
> treatment of Ukrainian minorities or religious minorities in Moldova.
> 
> I am currently working on an asylum application of a young man who was
> persecuted on account of his ethnicity in Moldova, and I am looking for
> background research on the issue.
> 
> Please be in touch if you have any leads or any follow up questions.
> 
> Thanks!
> Greg
> 
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From natalia.pylypiuk at UALBERTA.CA  Tue Oct 21 19:47:48 2008
From: natalia.pylypiuk at UALBERTA.CA (Natalia Pylypiuk)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:47:48 -0600
Subject: Question about Graduate Programs
Message-ID: <TUE.21.OCT.2008.134748.0600.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

I turn to those among you who teach at universities with graduate  
programs in Slavic
disciplines.

Please write me offline indicating your department's application  
deadline for
students seeking to enter the MA or PhD program.

Many thanks,
Natalia Pylypiuk


Prof. Natalia Pylypiuk, PhD
Modern Languages & Cultural Studies  [www.mlcs.ca]
200 Arts, University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2E6

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From lily.alexander at UTORONTO.CA  Tue Oct 21 22:50:54 2008
From: lily.alexander at UTORONTO.CA (Lily Alexander)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:50:54 -0400
Subject: Alexander Grin's story
In-Reply-To: <C4A7CFE5C22AC74BA4139E6B9ED001671693A4@acls5.ACLS.org>
Message-ID: <TUE.21.OCT.2008.185054.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Thank you, Olga!

This is exactly the story I was looking for.

Lily

Olga Bukhina wrote:
> Lily,
>
> The story is Словоохотливый домовой, see: http://lib.ru/RUSSLIT/GRIN/domovoj.txt
>
> Olga Bukhina
> American Council of Learned Societies
> E-mail: obukhina at acls.org 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list [mailto:SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Lily Alexander
> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 8:17 PM
> To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
> Subject: [SEELANGS] Alexander Grin's story
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I am trying to find out the title of the short story by Alexander Grin I 
> read many years ago. Please let me know if you recall its title.
>
> In sum, it is a story of the young couple that lived happily until one 
> fateful encounter in the forest. A sailor, still a young man, settled 
> down with his young wife after many years in the sea. One day his old 
> friend, another old salt with whom he had traveled on many ships, was 
> expected to visit him. On his way the guest met the young wife in the 
> woods accidentally, and after that he never appeared on his friend's 
> doorstep. The story implies that the guest and the young wife had been 
> "struck by the lightening" - fell instantly in love, kind of fateful 
> encounter, and so he chose to turn around and leave for good, in order 
> to never ruin his old friend's family life.
>
> Something like this.
>
> I hope somebody remembers this story.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Lily Alexander
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From simmonsc at BC.EDU  Tue Oct 21 23:18:00 2008
From: simmonsc at BC.EDU (Cynthia Simmons)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:18:00 -0400
Subject: M.A. Program at Boston College
Message-ID: <TUE.21.OCT.2008.191800.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

The Department of Slavic and Eastern Languages at  Boston College  
invites applicants to its M.A. programs in Russian and  Slavic  
Studies. The department offers up to two fellowships providing   
tuition remission and financial support. In addition to traditional   
training in Russian language and literature and Slavic linguistics,   
faculty in Slavic and Eastern languages specialize as well in  
general  linguistics, theory and practice of translation, émigré  
literature,  Jewish studies, and Balkan studies. For more information  
on the  program visit http://fmwww.bc.edu/SL/SL.html#grad.  
Interested  students should contact Prof. Michael J. Connolly,  
Graduate Program  Director (cnnmj at bc.edu).

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From Cynthia.Ruder at UKY.EDU  Wed Oct 22 01:30:24 2008
From: Cynthia.Ruder at UKY.EDU (Ruder, Cynthia A)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:30:24 -0400
Subject: Search--Dean of Arts & Sciences
Message-ID: <TUE.21.OCT.2008.213024.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Colleagues:

Below please find the announcement of the search for a new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Kentucky.  On behalf of the Department of Modern & Classical Languages we encourage anyone who is qualified to apply for this important position.  If you know someone who might be an excellent candidate, please feel free to forward this information to them or to nominate them to the search committee.  If you would like to apply for the position, please follow the guidelines noted below.

The appointment of a new Dean is vital to the well-being and productivity of the faculty, as you well know.  Therefore we would appreciate any assistance you can offer to help us find the best candidate for the position.  Thanks for your consideration.

Sincerely, Cindy Ruder

Cynthia A. Ruder, Associate Professor
University of Kentucky
MCL/Russian & Eastern Studies
1055 Patterson
Lexington, KY  40506-0027
859.257.7026

University of Kentucky
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

The University of Kentucky seeks an innovative and forward-looking individual for Dean of its College of Arts and Sciences, with a preferred starting date of July 1, 2009.  The Dean is the College’s chief executive and academic leader and reports to the Provost.  The Dean is expected to provide academic and administrative leadership for teaching, research, and engagement activities; budgetary and fiscal management; and development and alumni programs.  The Dean represents the College within the University, and to its varied external constituencies.

The University of Kentucky is the state’s flagship public land grant university, and has embarked on an ambitious trajectory for future growth. The Kentucky General Assembly has mandated that the University attain a stature as one of the Top Twenty Public Research Universities in the United States by 2020, and is allocating substantial fiscal resources to support the growth of endowments that support chairs, professorships, graduate fellowships, research program development, and research facilities.  The new Dean must be prepared to initiate strategies to respond to these opportunities and challenges with fresh ideas as well as with established approaches.

The successful candidate will be expected to have demonstrated: proven leadership and administrative acumen; a commitment to excellence in research and in graduate and undergraduate education; an appreciation of the diverse missions of the College’s natural and mathematical sciences, social sciences, and humanities disciplines and its multidisciplinary and international studies and programs; a commitment to vigorous intellectual life, affirmative action and diversity in higher education; budgetary experience in an academic setting; and a commitment to active fundraising. The Dean of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky will have an earned doctorate, an active research program, and qualifications commensurate with tenure at the rank of professor in one of the disciplines within the College.

Applicants should include a letter summarizing relevant experiences in leadership, administration, and academics; a statement of philosophy on administrative leadership and on the balance among undergraduate education, the research enterprise, and land grant engagement; a current curriculum vitae; and the names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of four references. References will not be contacted without candidate approval.

Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2008, and will continue until the position is filled.  Applications from and nominations of women and minorities are strongly encouraged.

Send applications and nominations to: College of Arts and Sciences Committee, Office of the Provost, 105 Main Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY  40506-0032, or electronically to Kris Hobson at hobson at email.uky.edu.

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From aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU  Wed Oct 22 02:56:01 2008
From: aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU (Alina Israeli)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:56:01 -0400
Subject: Fwd: Requesting your help with a Tenure Position at AU
Message-ID: <TUE.21.OCT.2008.225601.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Don't send applications to me, I am only a messenger.

AI

Begin forwarded message:

>
> Tenure-Line Faculty Position – International Development
>
>
> The School of International Service invites applications for a  
> scholar-practitioner for a tenure-line position at assistant  
> professor or untenured associate professor level in the field of  
> international development, starting in the 2009-2010 academic year.  
> The successful candidate will hold a Ph D or equivalent degree;  
> have a strong record of research and scholarship; and have  
> significant field/practical experience.  Expertise in Central Asia  
> or Eastern Europe is strongly preferred.  (This is a preference,  
> not a requirement.  We encourage people who might not have this  
> regional focus but fulfill most of the requirements mentioned below  
> to apply.)
>
> The successful candidate should also be able to design and teach  
> interactive and dynamic courses at both graduate and undergraduate  
> levels that incorporate theory and practice; be interested in  
> teaching a jointly developed multidisciplinary course in  
> micropolitics and/or international development and/or quantitative  
> research methods; have expertise, and an interest in teaching,  
> development management, organization/institution development,  
> project management, NGO management; and have familiarity and  
> experience with participatory and people-centered methods, and  
> grassroots organizations would be an advantage.
>
>
> Candidates should send a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, three  
> letters of reference, evidence of teaching effectiveness, copies of  
> relevant publications, and a graduate school transcript.  Please  
> send the material to: Chair, International Development Faculty  
> Search Committee, School of International Service, American  
> University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC  
> 20016-8071. Consideration of applications will begin October 1 and  
> will continue until the position is filled.
>
>
>
>
> The multi-disciplinary faculty of the School of International  
> Service includes more than seventy full-time, highly productive  
> scholar-teachers in the fields of comparative and regional studies,  
> global environmental policy, international communication,  
> international development, international economic relations,  
> international peace and conflict resolution, international  
> politics, and United States foreign policy.
>
> The International Development Program, founded in 1975, is one of  
> the best established such programs in the US. It is distinguished  
> by its consistent scholarly and applied focus on the interrelated  
> challenges of poverty, inequality and marginalization. The Program  
> includes seven core faculty, offers two Master's degrees, and an  
> undergraduate and a doctoral concentration.
>
>
> See our Website at www.american.edu/academic.depts/sis/idp for  
> further details on the International Development Program.
>
>
>
> An EEO/AA University.  The University is committed
> to a diverse faculty, staff, and student body.  Women and minority
>
> candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
>
>
>
> David Hirschmann
> Director, International Development Program
> School of International Service
> American University
> Washington DC 20016
> http://www.american.edu/sis/idp
>

Alina Israeli
Associate Professor of Russian
LFS, American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave.
Washington DC 20016
(202) 885-2387 	fax (202) 885-1076
aisrael at american.edu



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From crees at MAIL.KU.EDU  Wed Oct 22 16:17:57 2008
From: crees at MAIL.KU.EDU (crees)
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:17:57 -0500
Subject: Position Available at the University of Kansas
Message-ID: <WED.22.OCT.2008.111757.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Assistant to the Director

The KU Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies seeks Assistant to the Director. Required qualifications: Masters with specialization in Russian & East European Studies, skill in one or more Slavic languages, demonstrated administrative experience, strong communication/organizational skills, ability to manage multiple projects. 1st priority will be given to applications received by November 16, 2008. For more information and to apply go to: https://jobs.ku.edu and search for position 00002341. EO/AA

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From j.m.andrew at LANG.KEELE.AC.UK  Thu Oct 23 09:04:00 2008
From: j.m.andrew at LANG.KEELE.AC.UK (j.m.andrew at LANG.KEELE.AC.UK)
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:04:00 +0100
Subject: Subscribing
Message-ID: <THU.23.OCT.2008.100400.0100.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear SEELANG

I have a new pg who would like to join the list; it's a while since I did
this, so could someone tell me what the current drill is?

All the best

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From lperlman at EDEN.RUTGERS.EDU  Thu Oct 23 15:34:46 2008
From: lperlman at EDEN.RUTGERS.EDU (Allison Leigh-Perlman)
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:34:46 -0500
Subject: thanks to all
Message-ID: <THU.23.OCT.2008.103446.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

I just wanted to thank everyone who replied to my inquiry about sources on 
Russian hair and dress.  Your suggestions and discussion proved very fruitful 
for my research.

Best,
Allison Leigh-Perlman 

Graduate Assistant
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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From kate.holland at YALE.EDU  Thu Oct 23 15:41:54 2008
From: kate.holland at YALE.EDU (Kate Rowan Holland)
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:41:54 -0400
Subject: Question about Graduate Programs
In-Reply-To: <86A10C43-B9D3-44E6-A215-2F87119445AA@ualberta.ca>
Message-ID: <THU.23.OCT.2008.114154.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Hi Natalia,
Our deadline is Jan 2nd, 2009:
http://www.yale.edu/graduateschool/admissions/dates.html
Best,
Kate Holland
Assistant Professor and DGS
Dept of Slavic Langs and Lits
Yale University


Quoting Natalia Pylypiuk <natalia.pylypiuk at UALBERTA.CA>:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I turn to those among you who teach at universities with graduate  
> programs in Slavic
> disciplines.
>
> Please write me offline indicating your department's application  
> deadline for
> students seeking to enter the MA or PhD program.
>
> Many thanks,
> Natalia Pylypiuk
>
>
> Prof. Natalia Pylypiuk, PhD
> Modern Languages & Cultural Studies  [www.mlcs.ca]
> 200 Arts, University of Alberta
> Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2E6
>
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-- 
Kate Holland
Assistant Professor
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Yale University
Office: HGS 2709
Phone: 432-8515

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From mcfinke at UIUC.EDU  Thu Oct 23 16:58:24 2008
From: mcfinke at UIUC.EDU (mcfinke)
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:58:24 -0500
Subject: Grad. study at Univ. Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Message-ID: <THU.23.OCT.2008.115824.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

PLEASE POST:

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures of the University  
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) invites applications from  
prospective graduate students pursuing a Ph.D.  The Russian classics  
continue to play a vital role in our program, but our faculty and  
Ph.D. program in Slavic Languages and Literatures also encourage  
interdisciplinary work, including cultural studies approaches and  
comparative Slavic studies.

Qualified students beginning their graduate career will be offered  
five years of financial support (including fellowships, teaching  
assistantships, summer support, research assistantships). We welcome  
applicants who have completed an M.A. in Slavic Languages and  
Literatures (or such related fields as Comparative Literature)  
elsewhere.

In the past five years, the UIUC Slavic department has experienced a  
renaissance.  In addition to the young, exciting scholars who have  
joined the department in this period, affiliate appointments have  
been extended to faculty in departments such as History and Art  
History, facilitating interdisciplinary work. The faculty of the UIUC  
Slavic department represent a broad range of interests and  
methodological approaches, including the intersections of literature  
and law, medicine, and psychoanalysis; Russian-Jewish Studies;  
intellectual history; gender, sexuality, and the body; Stalinist  
culture; film history and theory; Czech revival culture; nationalism  
and literature; Polish modernism, the avant-garde, postmodernism, and  
visual culture; exilic and émigré literature; and East European pop  
culture. We invite you to consult the listing of our faculty, their  
research interests, and their recent publications on the newly  
revised departmental website (http://www.slavic.uiuc.edu/people/).

UIUC has valuable resources for graduate study in the Slavic fields.  
The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center (REEEC), a federally- 
funded national resource center established in 1959, sponsors a  
variety of programs—including the annual Summer Research Laboratory  
on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia—and funds graduate student  
conference travel and fellowships. The Slavic Library is home to the  
third largest collection in North America and is the central resource  
for the Summer Research Lab. We also maintain close ties with the  
Program in Comparative and World Literature, the History Department,  
the Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory, the Unit for Jewish  
Studies, and the Unit for Cinema Studies. Departmental collaboration  
with the newly established Center for Translation Studies at UIUC  
offers yet another arena for interdisciplinary research and  
acquisition of credentials complementing the M.A. and Ph.D. in  
Slavic.  The department regularly hosts and co-sponsors conferences  
and participates actively in cross-campus and interdisciplinary  
initiatives.

Most students admitted to the program receive teaching assistantships  
and gain experience conducting classes at all levels of Russian,  
Polish, Ukrainian, Czech, Serbian and Croatian, Bulgarian, Yiddish,  
or Turkish. There are also opportunities to teach undergraduate  
literature and culture courses. Some students gain an insider’s  
perspective on scholarly publishing through editorial assistantships  
at _Slavic Review_ or internships with the Dalkey Archive publishing  
house, now located on campus. The Slavic department is also able to  
offer university fellowships and research assistantships to some  
incoming and continuing graduate students. Foreign Language Area  
Study (FLAS) fellowships administered by REEEC and the campus  
European Union Center have consistently provided our graduate  
students with funding for both introductory and advanced training in  
Slavic languages. University scholarships are available to minority  
students. UIUC also offers competitive on-campus and off-campus  
dissertation fellowships.

To learn more about the opportunities and resources at UIUC and to  
learn how to apply, please visit our website:	http:// 
www.slavic.uiuc.edu/graduate/

The application deadline is Jan. 1, 2009.  We will continue to  
consider applications after this date on a case-by-case basis, but  
late applicants are likely to have greatly diminished prospects for  
financial support.

Please contact us with questions about our program or the application  
process!

Harriet Murav <hlmurav at illinois.edu>
Head, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

Michael Finke <mcfinke at illinois.edu>
Director of Graduate Studies


Michael Finke, Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Slavic Languages and Literatures
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3072 FLB, MC-170
707 S. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL  61801

mcfinke at illinois.edu
(217) 244-3068




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From ericson at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG  Thu Oct 23 18:30:20 2008
From: ericson at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG (Brita Ericson)
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:30:20 -0500
Subject: Russian Conservation News #43 from American Councils
Message-ID: <THU.23.OCT.2008.133020.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

American Councils for International Education:ACTR/ACCELS is proud to
present the 43rd issue of Russian Conservation News, which can be downloaded
from the American Councils website in English or Russian at the following
URL: http://www.americancouncils.org/newsDetail.php?news_id=MTg1

For more than a decade, Russian Conservation News (RCN) provided a forum for
Eurasians and Americans interested in supporting the protected areas of
Eurasia -- unique natural habitats of global significance for preserving
bio-diversity and combating climate change.  This quarterly journal has also
been a testimony to the enduring strength of grassroots collaboration
between Russian and American environmentalists stretching over two decades.  

In 2006 RCN's founder and long-time editor, Margaret Williams of World
Wildlife Fund, asked American Councils to take over responsibility for RCN.
  We agreed to do so, working with Russian partners, in order to support our
educational mission and help educate a new generation of young people in
Eurasia and the U.S. about the responsible stewardship of global natural
resources.   Future issues will be bilingual, with some articles in English
and others in Russian.  Each article will be accompanied by a detailed
summary in the other language and a list of vocabulary.  This will give
language teachers in both countries a readable and easily accessible
pedagogical tool, oriented to language learners at the secondary and
university levels

Even as RCN's audience expands, our focus remains the same:  the protected
areas of Russia and Eurasia; the challenges they face, and the dedicated
people who care for them.  The whole world know about Yellowstone Park, but
how many have heard of the Valley of the Geysers in Kronotsky Zapovednik? 
Or the new national park network to protect Siberian Tiger habitats in the
Russian Far East?  Why should we care?  Because nature does not respect
political boundaries.  Climate change, global  warming, destruction of
natural habitat and loss of bio-diversity are global phenomena that affect
all of us.   As one of RCN's early Russian editors put it:  There are no
borders for environmental issues.  We share one planet.  We are all
responsible for it.  Our planet is not big and needs us all to protect it." 

We welcome your contributions and would like to hear from you about your
visits to these areas, and exchanges with Russian counterparts. If you would
like to contribute an article to the next issue of RCN, please send an
e-mail to RCNEditor at americancouncils.org with one to three paragraphs
describing your topic and your expertise, and we will send you guidelines
for articles.  We pay $100 per article accepted for publications.  Articles
can be submitted in Russian or English.  We welcome comments, suggestions,
questions, offers of collaboration and letters to the editors, but do not
pay for them.  They should not be more than one page.  All correspondence
should be addressed to: RCNEditor at americancouncils.org

Downloading Russian Conservation News is free.  Producing it isn’t.  If you
are able to help support RCN, please donate online at the following link:
http://www.actr.org/donation/campaign/42/

Or you can mail a check to:  
Russian Conservation News c/o American Councils        
1776 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20036

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From POSNER_LUDMILA at SMC.EDU  Thu Oct 23 20:01:08 2008
From: POSNER_LUDMILA at SMC.EDU (POSNER_LUDMILA)
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:01:08 -0700
Subject: Grad. study at Univ. Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Message-ID: <THU.23.OCT.2008.130108.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

 

________________________________

From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list on behalf of mcfinke
Sent: Thu 10/23/2008 9:58 AM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Grad. study at Univ. Illinois Urbana-Champaign



PLEASE POST:

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures of the University 
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) invites applications from 
prospective graduate students pursuing a Ph.D.  The Russian classics 
continue to play a vital role in our program, but our faculty and 
Ph.D. program in Slavic Languages and Literatures also encourage 
interdisciplinary work, including cultural studies approaches and 
comparative Slavic studies.

Qualified students beginning their graduate career will be offered 
five years of financial support (including fellowships, teaching 
assistantships, summer support, research assistantships). We welcome 
applicants who have completed an M.A. in Slavic Languages and 
Literatures (or such related fields as Comparative Literature) 
elsewhere.

In the past five years, the UIUC Slavic department has experienced a 
renaissance.  In addition to the young, exciting scholars who have 
joined the department in this period, affiliate appointments have 
been extended to faculty in departments such as History and Art 
History, facilitating interdisciplinary work. The faculty of the UIUC 
Slavic department represent a broad range of interests and 
methodological approaches, including the intersections of literature 
and law, medicine, and psychoanalysis; Russian-Jewish Studies; 
intellectual history; gender, sexuality, and the body; Stalinist 
culture; film history and theory; Czech revival culture; nationalism 
and literature; Polish modernism, the avant-garde, postmodernism, and 
visual culture; exilic and émigré literature; and East European pop 
culture. We invite you to consult the listing of our faculty, their 
research interests, and their recent publications on the newly 
revised departmental website (http://www.slavic.uiuc.edu/people/).

UIUC has valuable resources for graduate study in the Slavic fields. 
The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center (REEEC), a federally-
funded national resource center established in 1959, sponsors a 
variety of programs-including the annual Summer Research Laboratory 
on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia-and funds graduate student 
conference travel and fellowships. The Slavic Library is home to the 
third largest collection in North America and is the central resource 
for the Summer Research Lab. We also maintain close ties with the 
Program in Comparative and World Literature, the History Department, 
the Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory, the Unit for Jewish 
Studies, and the Unit for Cinema Studies. Departmental collaboration 
with the newly established Center for Translation Studies at UIUC 
offers yet another arena for interdisciplinary research and 
acquisition of credentials complementing the M.A. and Ph.D. in 
Slavic.  The department regularly hosts and co-sponsors conferences 
and participates actively in cross-campus and interdisciplinary 
initiatives.

Most students admitted to the program receive teaching assistantships 
and gain experience conducting classes at all levels of Russian, 
Polish, Ukrainian, Czech, Serbian and Croatian, Bulgarian, Yiddish, 
or Turkish. There are also opportunities to teach undergraduate 
literature and culture courses. Some students gain an insider's 
perspective on scholarly publishing through editorial assistantships 
at _Slavic Review_ or internships with the Dalkey Archive publishing 
house, now located on campus. The Slavic department is also able to 
offer university fellowships and research assistantships to some 
incoming and continuing graduate students. Foreign Language Area 
Study (FLAS) fellowships administered by REEEC and the campus 
European Union Center have consistently provided our graduate 
students with funding for both introductory and advanced training in 
Slavic languages. University scholarships are available to minority 
students. UIUC also offers competitive on-campus and off-campus 
dissertation fellowships.

To learn more about the opportunities and resources at UIUC and to 
learn how to apply, please visit our website:   http:// <http:///> 
www.slavic.uiuc.edu/graduate/

The application deadline is Jan. 1, 2009.  We will continue to 
consider applications after this date on a case-by-case basis, but 
late applicants are likely to have greatly diminished prospects for 
financial support.

Please contact us with questions about our program or the application 
process!

Harriet Murav <hlmurav at illinois.edu>
Head, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

Michael Finke <mcfinke at illinois.edu>
Director of Graduate Studies


Michael Finke, Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Slavic Languages and Literatures
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3072 FLB, MC-170
707 S. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL  61801

mcfinke at illinois.edu
(217) 244-3068




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From ggerhart at COMCAST.NET  Thu Oct 23 21:25:03 2008
From: ggerhart at COMCAST.NET (Genevra Gerhart)
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:25:03 -0700
Subject: Russian Conservation News #43 from American Councils
In-Reply-To: <LISTSERV%200810231330207952.079A@BAMA.UA.EDU>
Message-ID: <THU.23.OCT.2008.142503.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

I sent your ballots on last Wednesday noon. As I said, they were to get
there in 6-10 days. Please note down when they arrive, though to tell you
the truth I have no idea what I will do with the information.Otherwise, I
can't think what I need from france.  How about time?
Love
Genevra
 
ggerhart at comcast.net
 
www.genevragerhart.com
www.russiancommonknowledge.com
 
-----Original Message-----
From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
[mailto:SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Brita Ericson
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 11:30 AM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Russian Conservation News #43 from American Councils

American Councils for International Education:ACTR/ACCELS is proud to
present the 43rd issue of Russian Conservation News, which can be downloaded
from the American Councils website in English or Russian at the following
URL: http://www.americancouncils.org/newsDetail.php?news_id=MTg1

For more than a decade, Russian Conservation News (RCN) provided a forum for
Eurasians and Americans interested in supporting the protected areas of
Eurasia -- unique natural habitats of global significance for preserving
bio-diversity and combating climate change.  This quarterly journal has also
been a testimony to the enduring strength of grassroots collaboration
between Russian and American environmentalists stretching over two decades.


In 2006 RCN's founder and long-time editor, Margaret Williams of World
Wildlife Fund, asked American Councils to take over responsibility for RCN.
  We agreed to do so, working with Russian partners, in order to support our
educational mission and help educate a new generation of young people in
Eurasia and the U.S. about the responsible stewardship of global natural
resources.   Future issues will be bilingual, with some articles in English
and others in Russian.  Each article will be accompanied by a detailed
summary in the other language and a list of vocabulary.  This will give
language teachers in both countries a readable and easily accessible
pedagogical tool, oriented to language learners at the secondary and
university levels

Even as RCN's audience expands, our focus remains the same:  the protected
areas of Russia and Eurasia; the challenges they face, and the dedicated
people who care for them.  The whole world know about Yellowstone Park, but
how many have heard of the Valley of the Geysers in Kronotsky Zapovednik? 
Or the new national park network to protect Siberian Tiger habitats in the
Russian Far East?  Why should we care?  Because nature does not respect
political boundaries.  Climate change, global  warming, destruction of
natural habitat and loss of bio-diversity are global phenomena that affect
all of us.   As one of RCN's early Russian editors put it:  There are no
borders for environmental issues.  We share one planet.  We are all
responsible for it.  Our planet is not big and needs us all to protect it." 

We welcome your contributions and would like to hear from you about your
visits to these areas, and exchanges with Russian counterparts. If you would
like to contribute an article to the next issue of RCN, please send an
e-mail to RCNEditor at americancouncils.org with one to three paragraphs
describing your topic and your expertise, and we will send you guidelines
for articles.  We pay $100 per article accepted for publications.  Articles
can be submitted in Russian or English.  We welcome comments, suggestions,
questions, offers of collaboration and letters to the editors, but do not
pay for them.  They should not be more than one page.  All correspondence
should be addressed to: RCNEditor at americancouncils.org

Downloading Russian Conservation News is free.  Producing it isn't.  If you
are able to help support RCN, please donate online at the following link:
http://www.actr.org/donation/campaign/42/

Or you can mail a check to:  
Russian Conservation News c/o American Councils        
1776 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20036

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From l_horner at ACG.RU  Fri Oct 24 10:11:53 2008
From: l_horner at ACG.RU (Lisa Horner)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:11:53 +0400
Subject: SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
In-Reply-To: <200810171154.m9HBspdE019244@alinga.com>
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.141153.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear SEELANGERs! 

 

The School of Russian and Asian Studies announces its 2009 calendar! Our
students have once again shared some great pictures and insight from their
travels in Russia and we've arranged these into an attractive wall calendar
that also lists all American and Russian holidays. 

 

For those who are based in the US or Canada, we are offering the first 300
SEELANGERs who respond to this by the end of the month one free copy. Just
let us know where to mail it! 

 

Those of you outside the US or Canada can still claim a free calendar by
paying the international postage rate. Inquire with us about doing so. 

 

Want more than one? We will be more than happy to send extra calendars for
$4.50 a piece to cover printing and postage.

 

We got great feedback from professors and departments who posted our first
calendar in their offices, classrooms, even used it as prizes in classroom
games and activities to generate more interest in Russia, Russian, and, of
course, Russian courses. 

 

All inquiries and calendar requests may be sent to me, Lisa Horner, at
<mailto:lhorner at sras.org> lhorner at sras.org . 

 

 

Vsego Khoroshego, 

 

Lisa Horner 
Student Relations
SRAS.org 

 

The School of Russian and Asian Studies (SRAS) represents universities and
educational programs across Russia and Eurasia. Through our partnerships
with these organizations, we offer a wide range of educational and travel
programs designed to meet the needs of foreign students. We also offer
services to assist students in performing and publishing research abroad and
at home. These services range from interviews with local personalities to an
academic journal designed for students. See our site for more information.
Contact us with any questions.

 

 

 


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From asred at COX.NET  Fri Oct 24 10:42:29 2008
From: asred at COX.NET (Steve Marder)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:42:29 -0400
Subject: SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
In-Reply-To: <003a01c935c0$f14120a0$2a1ca8c0@alinga.local>
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.064229.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Lisa,

> For those who are based in the US or Canada, we are offering the first > 300 SEELANGERs who respond to this by the end of the month one
> free copy. Just let us know where to mail it!

Assuming I am one of the lucky 300, I would very much like to receive a copy of the calendar. My home address is as follows:

5836 Wood Poppy Court,
Burke, VA 22015

Regards,

Steve Marder

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From sarah at DUNCKER.CO.UK  Fri Oct 24 10:55:04 2008
From: sarah at DUNCKER.CO.UK (Sarah J Young)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:55:04 +0100
Subject: Moscow Copper Riot
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.115504.0100.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear SEELANGers,

a request from a non-Russianist friend who works on economic history:

can anybody recommend any sources in English on the Moscow Copper
riot (Mednyi bunt) of July 25 1662? 

and as a supplementary question, does anybody know when the first
text(s) on economics were published in Russia?

many thanks,

Sarah

Sarah Young
Lecturer in Russian 
School of Slavonic and East European Studies
University College London
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT
s.young at ssees.ucl.ac.uk

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From robinso at STOLAF.EDU  Fri Oct 24 12:09:36 2008
From: robinso at STOLAF.EDU (Marc Robinson)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:09:36 -0500
Subject: SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
In-Reply-To: <003a01c935c0$f14120a0$2a1ca8c0@alinga.local>
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.070936.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Hi Lisa,
We'd love one - and might order more as well.

Please send it to
Marc Robinson, Chair
Dept. of Russian Language and Area Studies
St. Olaf College
1520 St. Olaf Avenue
Northfield, MN 55057

Thank you so much!

Marc Robinson

On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 5:11 AM, Lisa Horner <l_horner at acg.ru> wrote:

> Dear SEELANGERs!
>
>
>
> The School of Russian and Asian Studies announces its 2009 calendar! Our
> students have once again shared some great pictures and insight from their
> travels in Russia and we've arranged these into an attractive wall calendar
> that also lists all American and Russian holidays.
>
>
>
> For those who are based in the US or Canada, we are offering the first 300
> SEELANGERs who respond to this by the end of the month one free copy. Just
> let us know where to mail it!
>
>
>
> Those of you outside the US or Canada can still claim a free calendar by
> paying the international postage rate. Inquire with us about doing so.
>
>
>
> Want more than one? We will be more than happy to send extra calendars for
> $4.50 a piece to cover printing and postage.
>
>
>
> We got great feedback from professors and departments who posted our first
> calendar in their offices, classrooms, even used it as prizes in classroom
> games and activities to generate more interest in Russia, Russian, and, of
> course, Russian courses.
>
>
>
> All inquiries and calendar requests may be sent to me, Lisa Horner, at
> <mailto:lhorner at sras.org> lhorner at sras.org .
>
>
>
>
>
> Vsego Khoroshego,
>
>
>
> Lisa Horner
> Student Relations
> SRAS.org
>
>
>
> The School of Russian and Asian Studies (SRAS) represents universities and
> educational programs across Russia and Eurasia. Through our partnerships
> with these organizations, we offer a wide range of educational and travel
> programs designed to meet the needs of foreign students. We also offer
> services to assist students in performing and publishing research abroad
> and
> at home. These services range from interviews with local personalities to
> an
> academic journal designed for students. See our site for more information.
> Contact us with any questions.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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From krm6r at VIRGINIA.EDU  Fri Oct 24 12:49:51 2008
From: krm6r at VIRGINIA.EDU (McDowell, Karen (krm6r))
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:49:51 -0400
Subject: SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
In-Reply-To: <6bccdee50810240509m4530c0des47a3c380767359aa@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.084951.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Please send me one at

Karen McDowell
University of Virginia
1001 North Emmett Street
Charlottesville VA 22903

Thank you


> Dear SEELANGERs!
>
>
>
> The School of Russian and Asian Studies announces its 2009 calendar! Our
> students have once again shared some great pictures and insight from their
> travels in Russia and we've arranged these into an attractive wall calendar
> that also lists all American and Russian holidays.
>
>
>
> For those who are based in the US or Canada, we are offering the first 300
> SEELANGERs who respond to this by the end of the month one free copy. Just
> let us know where to mail it!
>
>
>
> Those of you outside the US or Canada can still claim a free calendar by
> paying the international postage rate. Inquire with us about doing so.
>
>
>
> Want more than one? We will be more than happy to send extra calendars for
> $4.50 a piece to cover printing and postage.
>
>
>
> We got great feedback from professors and departments who posted our first
> calendar in their offices, classrooms, even used it as prizes in classroom
> games and activities to generate more interest in Russia, Russian, and, of
> course, Russian courses.
>
>
>
> All inquiries and calendar requests may be sent to me, Lisa Horner, at
> <mailto:lhorner at sras.org> lhorner at sras.org .
>
>
>
>
>
> Vsego Khoroshego,
>
>
>
> Lisa Horner
> Student Relations
> SRAS.org
>
>
>
> The School of Russian and Asian Studies (SRAS) represents universities and
> educational programs across Russia and Eurasia. Through our partnerships
> with these organizations, we offer a wide range of educational and travel
> programs designed to meet the needs of foreign students. We also offer
> services to assist students in performing and publishing research abroad
> and
> at home. These services range from interviews with local personalities to
> an
> academic journal designed for students. See our site for more information.
> Contact us with any questions.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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From kbtrans at COX.NET  Fri Oct 24 14:07:40 2008
From: kbtrans at COX.NET (Kim Braithwaite)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:07:40 -0700
Subject: SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.070740.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Me too.

Mr Kim Braithwaite
6673 Hillgrove Dr, San Diego CA 92120

Cnacu6o!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa Horner" <l_horner at ACG.RU>
To: <SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 3:11 AM
Subject: [SEELANGS] SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy


> Dear SEELANGERs!
>
>
>
> The School of Russian and Asian Studies announces its 2009 calendar! Our
> students have once again shared some great pictures and insight from their
> travels in Russia and we've arranged these into an attractive wall 
> calendar
> that also lists all American and Russian holidays.
>
>
>
> For those who are based in the US or Canada, we are offering the first 300
> SEELANGERs who respond to this by the end of the month one free copy. Just
> let us know where to mail it!
>
>
>
> Those of you outside the US or Canada can still claim a free calendar by
> paying the international postage rate. Inquire with us about doing so.
>
>
>
> Want more than one? We will be more than happy to send extra calendars for
> $4.50 a piece to cover printing and postage.
>
>
>
> We got great feedback from professors and departments who posted our first
> calendar in their offices, classrooms, even used it as prizes in classroom
> games and activities to generate more interest in Russia, Russian, and, of
> course, Russian courses.
>
>
>
> All inquiries and calendar requests may be sent to me, Lisa Horner, at
> <mailto:lhorner at sras.org> lhorner at sras.org .
>
>
>
>
>
> Vsego Khoroshego,
>
>
>
> Lisa Horner
> Student Relations
> SRAS.org
>
>
>
> The School of Russian and Asian Studies (SRAS) represents universities and
> educational programs across Russia and Eurasia. Through our partnerships
> with these organizations, we offer a wide range of educational and travel
> programs designed to meet the needs of foreign students. We also offer
> services to assist students in performing and publishing research abroad 
> and
> at home. These services range from interviews with local personalities to 
> an
> academic journal designed for students. See our site for more information.
> Contact us with any questions.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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From djonniirina at YAHOO.COM  Fri Oct 24 14:36:11 2008
From: djonniirina at YAHOO.COM (Tom Anderson)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:36:11 -0700
Subject: SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
In-Reply-To: <EB293ED3461D40198B05AD0D956687EF@your46e94owx6a>
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.073611.0700.>

Tom Anderson
406 Pleasant Valley Lane
Richardson, TX 75080
 
Bolshoe spasibo!!

--- On Fri, 10/24/08, Kim Braithwaite <kbtrans at COX.NET> wrote:

From: Kim Braithwaite <kbtrans at COX.NET>
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 9:07 AM

Me too.

Mr Kim Braithwaite
6673 Hillgrove Dr, San Diego CA 92120

Cnacu6o!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa Horner" <l_horner at ACG.RU>
To: <SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 3:11 AM
Subject: [SEELANGS] SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy


> Dear SEELANGERs!
>
>
>
> The School of Russian and Asian Studies announces its 2009 calendar! Our
> students have once again shared some great pictures and insight from their
> travels in Russia and we've arranged these into an attractive wall 
> calendar
> that also lists all American and Russian holidays.
>
>
>
> For those who are based in the US or Canada, we are offering the first 300
> SEELANGERs who respond to this by the end of the month one free copy. Just
> let us know where to mail it!
>
>
>
> Those of you outside the US or Canada can still claim a free calendar by
> paying the international postage rate. Inquire with us about doing so.
>
>
>
> Want more than one? We will be more than happy to send extra calendars for
> $4.50 a piece to cover printing and postage.
>
>
>
> We got great feedback from professors and departments who posted our first
> calendar in their offices, classrooms, even used it as prizes in classroom
> games and activities to generate more interest in Russia, Russian, and, of
> course, Russian courses.
>
>
>
> All inquiries and calendar requests may be sent to me, Lisa Horner, at
> <mailto:lhorner at sras.org> lhorner at sras.org .
>
>
>
>
>
> Vsego Khoroshego,
>
>
>
> Lisa Horner
> Student Relations
> SRAS.org
>
>
>
> The School of Russian and Asian Studies (SRAS) represents universities and
> educational programs across Russia and Eurasia. Through our partnerships
> with these organizations, we offer a wide range of educational and travel
> programs designed to meet the needs of foreign students. We also offer
> services to assist students in performing and publishing research abroad 
> and
> at home. These services range from interviews with local personalities to 
> an
> academic journal designed for students. See our site for more information.
> Contact us with any questions.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription
>  options, and more.  Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at:
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From wfr at SAS.AC.UK  Fri Oct 24 16:13:38 2008
From: wfr at SAS.AC.UK (William Ryan)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:13:38 +0100
Subject: Moscow Copper Riot
In-Reply-To: <380-220081052410554774@duncker.co.uk>
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.171338.0100.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

I can't offer advice on the first point but on the second I suppose 
Pososhkov (1652-1726) has a claim to be the first to write a treatise in 
Russian which could be thought of as economics, and fortunately it is 
available in English. See: Ivan Pososhkov, The book of poverty and 
wealth; edited and translated by A.P. Vlasto and L.R. Lewitter; 
introduction and commentaries by L.R. Lewitter, London, Athlone Press, 
1987.
Will Ryan





Sarah J Young wrote:
>  Dear SEELANGers,
>
>  a request from a non-Russianist friend who works on economic history:
>
>
>  can anybody recommend any sources in English on the Moscow Copper
>  riot (Mednyi bunt) of July 25 1662?
>
>  and as a supplementary question, does anybody know when the first
>  text(s) on economics were published in Russia?
>
>  many thanks,
>
>  Sarah
>
>  Sarah Young Lecturer in Russian School of Slavonic and East European
>  Studies University College London Gower Street London WC1E 6BT
>  s.young at ssees.ucl.ac.uk
>
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From evans-ro at OHIO.EDU  Fri Oct 24 16:16:23 2008
From: evans-ro at OHIO.EDU (evans-ro at OHIO.EDU)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:16:23 -0400
Subject: Fellowships for study at Middlebury College summer Language
 Schools
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.121623.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear colleagues,

I am posting the following announcement on behalf of Middlebury College summer
Language Schools. Please see the website below for further information.

The Middlebury College summer Language Schools are pleased to announce the
Kathryn Davis Fellowships: Investing in the Study of Critical Languages. These
fellowships, endowed by Kathryn Davis, fund the cost of tuition, room, board,
and a travel stipend for individuals to study Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese,
Portuguese or Russian at the Middlebury Language Schools for the summer of 2009.
 Middlebury will be awarding 100 fellowships for the summer of 2009, and we 
encourage working professionals, as well as current graduate and undergraduate
students, to apply.

For complete fellowship information and an application please visit
http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls/fellowships_scholarships/kwd.htm 

Karen Evans-Romaine
Director, Davis School of Russian, Middlebury College
Associate Professor of Russian, Ohio University 

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From sarahhurst at ALASKA.NET  Fri Oct 24 17:13:41 2008
From: sarahhurst at ALASKA.NET (Sarah Hurst)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:13:41 -0800
Subject: SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
In-Reply-To: <899391.78234.qm@web33003.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.091341.0800.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Yes please - 

Sarah Hurst
260 Deerfield Drive
Anchorage, AK 99515

-----Original Message-----
From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
[mailto:SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Tom Anderson
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 6:36 AM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy

Tom Anderson
406 Pleasant Valley Lane
Richardson, TX 75080
 
Bolshoe spasibo!!

--- On Fri, 10/24/08, Kim Braithwaite <kbtrans at COX.NET> wrote:

From: Kim Braithwaite <kbtrans at COX.NET>
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 9:07 AM

Me too.

Mr Kim Braithwaite
6673 Hillgrove Dr, San Diego CA 92120

Cnacu6o!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa Horner" <l_horner at ACG.RU>
To: <SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 3:11 AM
Subject: [SEELANGS] SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy


> Dear SEELANGERs!
>
>
>
> The School of Russian and Asian Studies announces its 2009 calendar! Our
> students have once again shared some great pictures and insight from their
> travels in Russia and we've arranged these into an attractive wall 
> calendar
> that also lists all American and Russian holidays.
>
>
>
> For those who are based in the US or Canada, we are offering the first 300
> SEELANGERs who respond to this by the end of the month one free copy. Just
> let us know where to mail it!
>
>
>
> Those of you outside the US or Canada can still claim a free calendar by
> paying the international postage rate. Inquire with us about doing so.
>
>
>
> Want more than one? We will be more than happy to send extra calendars for
> $4.50 a piece to cover printing and postage.
>
>
>
> We got great feedback from professors and departments who posted our first
> calendar in their offices, classrooms, even used it as prizes in classroom
> games and activities to generate more interest in Russia, Russian, and, of
> course, Russian courses.
>
>
>
> All inquiries and calendar requests may be sent to me, Lisa Horner, at
> <mailto:lhorner at sras.org> lhorner at sras.org .
>
>
>
>
>
> Vsego Khoroshego,
>
>
>
> Lisa Horner
> Student Relations
> SRAS.org
>
>
>
> The School of Russian and Asian Studies (SRAS) represents universities and
> educational programs across Russia and Eurasia. Through our partnerships
> with these organizations, we offer a wide range of educational and travel
> programs designed to meet the needs of foreign students. We also offer
> services to assist students in performing and publishing research abroad 
> and
> at home. These services range from interviews with local personalities to 
> an
> academic journal designed for students. See our site for more information.
> Contact us with any questions.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 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/
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From sarah at DUNCKER.CO.UK  Fri Oct 24 17:42:05 2008
From: sarah at DUNCKER.CO.UK (Sarah J Young)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:42:05 +0100
Subject: SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.184205.0100.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Am I the only list member who's feeling slightly depressed at the
prospect of deleting 300 of these requests? It's a great project and,
I'm sure, a wonderful calendar, but if there was ever a time to be
replying off list, this is it!
best wishes,
Sarah

Sarah Young
Lecturer in Russian
SSEES, UCL
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
s.young at ssees.ucl.ac.uk



---- Original Message ----
From: l_horner at ACG.RU
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: RE: [SEELANGS] SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free
copy
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:11:53 +0400

>Dear SEELANGERs! 
>
> 
>
>The School of Russian and Asian Studies announces its 2009 calendar!
>Our
>students have once again shared some great pictures and insight from
>their
>travels in Russia and we've arranged these into an attractive wall
>calendar
>that also lists all American and Russian holidays. 
>
> 
>
>For those who are based in the US or Canada, we are offering the
>first 300
>SEELANGERs who respond to this by the end of the month one free copy.
>Just
>let us know where to mail it! 
>
> 
>
>Those of you outside the US or Canada can still claim a free calendar
>by
>paying the international postage rate. Inquire with us about doing
>so. 
>
> 
>
>Want more than one? We will be more than happy to send extra
>calendars for
>$4.50 a piece to cover printing and postage.
>
> 
>
>We got great feedback from professors and departments who posted our
>first
>calendar in their offices, classrooms, even used it as prizes in
>classroom
>games and activities to generate more interest in Russia, Russian,
>and, of
>course, Russian courses. 
>
> 
>
>All inquiries and calendar requests may be sent to me, Lisa Horner,
>at
><mailto:lhorner at sras.org> lhorner at sras.org . 
>
> 
>
> 
>
>Vsego Khoroshego, 
>
> 
>
>Lisa Horner 
>Student Relations
>SRAS.org 
>
> 
>
>The School of Russian and Asian Studies (SRAS) represents
>universities and
>educational programs across Russia and Eurasia. Through our
>partnerships
>with these organizations, we offer a wide range of educational and
>travel
>programs designed to meet the needs of foreign students. We also
>offer
>services to assist students in performing and publishing research
>abroad and
>at home. These services range from interviews with local
>personalities to an
>academic journal designed for students. See our site for more
>information.
>Contact us with any questions.
>
> 
>
> 
>
> 
>
>
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From richardsandlin at GMAIL.COM  Fri Oct 24 17:40:23 2008
From: richardsandlin at GMAIL.COM (Richard Sandlin)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:40:23 -0700
Subject: SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
In-Reply-To: <21278B88D5AF4DEBAB7C7221D3146C5C@SarahPC>
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.104023.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Richard Sandlin
1613 Addison St #C
Berkeley, Ca 94703

Thanks,

-Richard.

On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 10:13 AM, Sarah Hurst <sarahhurst at alaska.net> wrote:

> Yes please -
>
> Sarah Hurst
> 260 Deerfield Drive
> Anchorage, AK 99515
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
> [mailto:SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Tom Anderson
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 6:36 AM
> To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
>
> Tom Anderson
> 406 Pleasant Valley Lane
> Richardson, TX 75080
>
> Bolshoe spasibo!!
>
> --- On Fri, 10/24/08, Kim Braithwaite <kbtrans at COX.NET> wrote:
>
> From: Kim Braithwaite <kbtrans at COX.NET>
> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
> To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
> Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 9:07 AM
>
> Me too.
>
> Mr Kim Braithwaite
> 6673 Hillgrove Dr, San Diego CA 92120
>
> Cnacu6o!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lisa Horner" <l_horner at ACG.RU>
> To: <SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU>
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 3:11 AM
> Subject: [SEELANGS] SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
>
>
> > Dear SEELANGERs!
> >
> >
> >
> > The School of Russian and Asian Studies announces its 2009 calendar! Our
> > students have once again shared some great pictures and insight from
> their
> > travels in Russia and we've arranged these into an attractive wall
> > calendar
> > that also lists all American and Russian holidays.
> >
> >
> >
> > For those who are based in the US or Canada, we are offering the first
> 300
> > SEELANGERs who respond to this by the end of the month one free copy.
> Just
> > let us know where to mail it!
> >
> >
> >
> > Those of you outside the US or Canada can still claim a free calendar by
> > paying the international postage rate. Inquire with us about doing so.
> >
> >
> >
> > Want more than one? We will be more than happy to send extra calendars
> for
> > $4.50 a piece to cover printing and postage.
> >
> >
> >
> > We got great feedback from professors and departments who posted our
> first
> > calendar in their offices, classrooms, even used it as prizes in
> classroom
> > games and activities to generate more interest in Russia, Russian, and,
> of
> > course, Russian courses.
> >
> >
> >
> > All inquiries and calendar requests may be sent to me, Lisa Horner, at
> > <mailto:lhorner at sras.org> lhorner at sras.org .
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Vsego Khoroshego,
> >
> >
> >
> > Lisa Horner
> > Student Relations
> > SRAS.org
> >
> >
> >
> > The School of Russian and Asian Studies (SRAS) represents universities
> and
> > educational programs across Russia and Eurasia. Through our partnerships
> > with these organizations, we offer a wide range of educational and travel
> > programs designed to meet the needs of foreign students. We also offer
> > services to assist students in performing and publishing research abroad
> > and
> > at home. These services range from interviews with local personalities to
> > an
> > academic journal designed for students. See our site for more
> information.
> > Contact us with any questions.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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From sarah at DUNCKER.CO.UK  Fri Oct 24 17:52:48 2008
From: sarah at DUNCKER.CO.UK (Sarah J Young)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:52:48 +0100
Subject: Moscow Copper Riot
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.185248.0100.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Thanks!


---- Original Message ----
From: wfr at SAS.AC.UK
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Moscow Copper Riot
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:13:38 +0100

>I can't offer advice on the first point but on the second I suppose 
>Pososhkov (1652-1726) has a claim to be the first to write a treatise
>in 
>Russian which could be thought of as economics, and fortunately it is
>
>available in English. See: Ivan Pososhkov, The book of poverty and 
>wealth; edited and translated by A.P. Vlasto and L.R. Lewitter; 
>introduction and commentaries by L.R. Lewitter, London, Athlone
>Press, 
>1987.
>Will Ryan
>
>
>
>
>
>Sarah J Young wrote:
>>  Dear SEELANGers,
>>
>>  a request from a non-Russianist friend who works on economic
>history:
>>
>>
>>  can anybody recommend any sources in English on the Moscow Copper
>>  riot (Mednyi bunt) of July 25 1662?
>>
>>  and as a supplementary question, does anybody know when the first
>>  text(s) on economics were published in Russia?
>>
>>  many thanks,
>>
>>  Sarah
>>
>>  Sarah Young Lecturer in Russian School of Slavonic and East
>European
>>  Studies University College London Gower Street London WC1E 6BT
>>  s.young at ssees.ucl.ac.uk
>>
>> 
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From Elena.Kobzeva at RCC.EDU  Fri Oct 24 17:52:56 2008
From: Elena.Kobzeva at RCC.EDU (Elena.Kobzeva at RCC.EDU)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:52:56 -0700
Subject: SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.105256.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

I would like to receive one calendar.
Thank you,
 
Please send it to
 
Elena Kobzeva
Riverside Community College
4800 Magnolia Avenue
Riverside, CA 92506
 
Elena Kobzeva
Associate Professor
Spanish/Russian
elena.kobzeva at rcc.edu <mailto:elena.kobzeva at rcc.edu> 
<mailto:elena.kobzeva at rcc.edu> 

________________________________

From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list on behalf of Lisa Horner
Sent: Fri 10/24/2008 3:11 AM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy



Dear SEELANGERs!



The School of Russian and Asian Studies announces its 2009 calendar! Our
students have once again shared some great pictures and insight from their
travels in Russia and we've arranged these into an attractive wall calendar
that also lists all American and Russian holidays.



For those who are based in the US or Canada, we are offering the first 300
SEELANGERs who respond to this by the end of the month one free copy. Just
let us know where to mail it!



Those of you outside the US or Canada can still claim a free calendar by
paying the international postage rate. Inquire with us about doing so.



Want more than one? We will be more than happy to send extra calendars for
$4.50 a piece to cover printing and postage.



We got great feedback from professors and departments who posted our first
calendar in their offices, classrooms, even used it as prizes in classroom
games and activities to generate more interest in Russia, Russian, and, of
course, Russian courses.



All inquiries and calendar requests may be sent to me, Lisa Horner, at
<mailto:lhorner at sras.org> lhorner at sras.org .





Vsego Khoroshego,



Lisa Horner
Student Relations
SRAS.org



The School of Russian and Asian Studies (SRAS) represents universities and
educational programs across Russia and Eurasia. Through our partnerships
with these organizations, we offer a wide range of educational and travel
programs designed to meet the needs of foreign students. We also offer
services to assist students in performing and publishing research abroad and
at home. These services range from interviews with local personalities to an
academic journal designed for students. See our site for more information.
Contact us with any questions.








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From kuchar at ROANOKE.EDU  Fri Oct 24 18:08:10 2008
From: kuchar at ROANOKE.EDU (Kuchar, Martha)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:08:10 -0400
Subject: SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.140810.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

I agree, Sarah. In fact, the original poster kindly asked that requests be mailed to her email address:

All inquiries and calendar requests may be sent to me, Lisa Horner,
>at
><mailto:lhorner at sras.org> lhorner at sras.org 

Shall we comply?

Thanks, Martha

-----Original Message-----
From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list on behalf of Sarah J Young
Sent: Fri 10/24/2008 1:42 PM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
 
Am I the only list member who's feeling slightly depressed at the
prospect of deleting 300 of these requests? It's a great project and,
I'm sure, a wonderful calendar, but if there was ever a time to be
replying off list, this is it!
best wishes,
Sarah

Sarah Young
Lecturer in Russian
SSEES, UCL
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
s.young at ssees.ucl.ac.uk



---- Original Message ----
From: l_horner at ACG.RU
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: RE: [SEELANGS] SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free
copy
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:11:53 +0400

>Dear SEELANGERs! 
>
> 
>
>The School of Russian and Asian Studies announces its 2009 calendar!
>Our
>students have once again shared some great pictures and insight from
>their
>travels in Russia and we've arranged these into an attractive wall
>calendar
>that also lists all American and Russian holidays. 
>
> 
>
>For those who are based in the US or Canada, we are offering the
>first 300
>SEELANGERs who respond to this by the end of the month one free copy.
>Just
>let us know where to mail it! 
>
> 
>
>Those of you outside the US or Canada can still claim a free calendar
>by
>paying the international postage rate. Inquire with us about doing
>so. 
>
> 
>
>Want more than one? We will be more than happy to send extra
>calendars for
>$4.50 a piece to cover printing and postage.
>
> 
>
>We got great feedback from professors and departments who posted our
>first
>calendar in their offices, classrooms, even used it as prizes in
>classroom
>games and activities to generate more interest in Russia, Russian,
>and, of
>course, Russian courses. 
>
> 
>
>All inquiries and calendar requests may be sent to me, Lisa Horner,
>at
><mailto:lhorner at sras.org> lhorner at sras.org . 
>
> 
>
> 
>
>Vsego Khoroshego, 
>
> 
>
>Lisa Horner 
>Student Relations
>SRAS.org 
>
> 
>
>The School of Russian and Asian Studies (SRAS) represents
>universities and
>educational programs across Russia and Eurasia. Through our
>partnerships
>with these organizations, we offer a wide range of educational and
>travel
>programs designed to meet the needs of foreign students. We also
>offer
>services to assist students in performing and publishing research
>abroad and
>at home. These services range from interviews with local
>personalities to an
>academic journal designed for students. See our site for more
>information.
>Contact us with any questions.
>
> 
>
> 
>
> 
>
>
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From epareshnev at GMAIL.COM  Fri Oct 24 18:34:43 2008
From: epareshnev at GMAIL.COM (Eugene Pareshnev)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:34:43 -0400
Subject: SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
In-Reply-To: <3B6BF6B31FCC3240A651B450ADF774A80A3773DD@EXCHANGE1.academic.roanoke.edu>
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.143443.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Lisa,
I'd like to receive your calendar.

Please send it to:

Evgeny Pareshnev
4521 Raleigh Ave #204
Alexandria, VA 22304

Thank you very much.

With best wishes,
Evgeny
On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 2:08 PM, Kuchar, Martha <kuchar at roanoke.edu> wrote:

> I agree, Sarah. In fact, the original poster kindly asked that requests be
> mailed to her email address:
>
> All inquiries and calendar requests may be sent to me, Lisa Horner,
> >at
> ><mailto:lhorner at sras.org> lhorner at sras.org
>
> Shall we comply?
>
> Thanks, Martha
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list on
> behalf of Sarah J Young
> Sent: Fri 10/24/2008 1:42 PM
> To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
>
> Am I the only list member who's feeling slightly depressed at the
> prospect of deleting 300 of these requests? It's a great project and,
> I'm sure, a wonderful calendar, but if there was ever a time to be
> replying off list, this is it!
> best wishes,
> Sarah
>
> Sarah Young
> Lecturer in Russian
> SSEES, UCL
> Gower Street
> London
> WC1E 6BT
> s.young at ssees.ucl.ac.uk
>
>
>
> ---- Original Message ----
> From: l_horner at ACG.RU
> To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
> Subject: RE: [SEELANGS] SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free
> copy
> Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:11:53 +0400
>
> >Dear SEELANGERs!
> >
> >
> >
> >The School of Russian and Asian Studies announces its 2009 calendar!
> >Our
> >students have once again shared some great pictures and insight from
> >their
> >travels in Russia and we've arranged these into an attractive wall
> >calendar
> >that also lists all American and Russian holidays.
> >
> >
> >
> >For those who are based in the US or Canada, we are offering the
> >first 300
> >SEELANGERs who respond to this by the end of the month one free copy.
> >Just
> >let us know where to mail it!
> >
> >
> >
> >Those of you outside the US or Canada can still claim a free calendar
> >by
> >paying the international postage rate. Inquire with us about doing
> >so.
> >
> >
> >
> >Want more than one? We will be more than happy to send extra
> >calendars for
> >$4.50 a piece to cover printing and postage.
> >
> >
> >
> >We got great feedback from professors and departments who posted our
> >first
> >calendar in their offices, classrooms, even used it as prizes in
> >classroom
> >games and activities to generate more interest in Russia, Russian,
> >and, of
> >course, Russian courses.
> >
> >
> >
> >All inquiries and calendar requests may be sent to me, Lisa Horner,
> >at
> ><mailto:lhorner at sras.org> lhorner at sras.org .
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Vsego Khoroshego,
> >
> >
> >
> >Lisa Horner
> >Student Relations
> >SRAS.org
> >
> >
> >
> >The School of Russian and Asian Studies (SRAS) represents
> >universities and
> >educational programs across Russia and Eurasia. Through our
> >partnerships
> >with these organizations, we offer a wide range of educational and
> >travel
> >programs designed to meet the needs of foreign students. We also
> >offer
> >services to assist students in performing and publishing research
> >abroad and
> >at home. These services range from interviews with local
> >personalities to an
> >academic journal designed for students. See our site for more
> >information.
> >Contact us with any questions.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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From jwilson at SRAS.ORG  Fri Oct 24 18:55:42 2008
From: jwilson at SRAS.ORG (Josh Wilson)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:55:42 +0400
Subject: Work Study Programs in Moscow - Deadlines Extended
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.225542.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

SEELANGers! 

We have another great offer - this time for your students! Please, address
any questions, concerns, or requests to us OFFLIST. 

The School of Russian Asian Studies (SRAS) has extended the application
deadlines for its work study programs in Moscow! All deadlines are now set
for the 31st of October.  

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*Work Study: Translation*

Application Deadline: October 31, 2008 (For spring semester, 2009)

SRAS Work Study Programs are academic programs based on SRAS's Russian
Studies Semester (RSS). Students on the translation program will receive
intensive and individualized Russian lessons and study the theory and
practice of translation. At the same time, students will translate
professionally and be placed in an office environment where they will
interact with Russian native speakers on a professional and personal basis.
Credit is available. 

Students receive discounted tuition (by about $1300), a $500 monthly living
stipend, the possibility to earn more for work produced beyond the
requirements of the program, and even the possibility of bonuses and raises
for those who work more than one semester. 

Details are available at: http://www.sras.org/sras_work_study_translation

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*Work Study: Business*

Application Deadline: October 31, 2008 (For spring semester, 2009)

SRAS Work Study Programs are academic programs based on SRAS's Russian
Studies Semester (RSS). Students on the business program will receive
intensive, business-focused Russian lessons and study the current
sociological, political, and economic factors that are driving Russian
business today. At the same time, students will be placed working directly
under the COO and CEO of a successful mid-sized international company to
help maintain and the further its growth. Credit is available. 

Students receive discounted tuition (by about $1300), a $500 monthly living
stipend, the possibility to earn more for work produced beyond the
requirements of the program, and even the possibility of bonuses and raises
for those who work more than one semester. 

Details are available at: http://www.sras.org/sras_work_study_business 

------------------------------------------------------------------------

*Work Study: Journalism*

Application Deadline: October 31, 2008 (For spring semester, 2009)

SRAS Work Study Programs are academic programs based on SRAS's Russian
Studies Semester (RSS). Students on the journalism program will receive
intensive, professionally-focused Russian lessons and have the opportunity
to study the current Russian mass media as it exists and operates today. At
the same time, students will be placed working in Moscow's most circulated
English-language daily researching stories in Russian and English and
reporting in English. Credit is available.

Students receive discounted tuition (by about $300), and a scholarship of up
to $975, dispersed in installments over the course of the internship. This
program is offered in partnership with The Moscow Times. 

Details are available at: http://www.sras.org/sras_work_study_journalism 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

Any questions on these programs may be addressed 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 

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From brintlinger.3 at OSU.EDU  Fri Oct 24 21:13:17 2008
From: brintlinger.3 at OSU.EDU (Angela Brintlinger)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:13:17 -0500
Subject: Financial Aid available for Graduate Study at OSU
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.161317.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures at 
The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, which offers the M.A. and Ph.D. 
degrees with specialization in Russian Literature or Slavic Linguistics, 
announces the availability of financial support for qualified new graduate 
students in the 2009-2010 academic year.

With a faculty of twelve, including specialists in Slavic literatures, Film and 
Cultural Studies, Slavic and Balkan linguistics, and Second Language 
Acquisition, the Department is one of the largest and most successful in the 
field. The more than thirty graduate students come from all over the country 
and the world. They work closely with faculty in the Department and across 
the University in pursuit of academic excellence. Opportunities to complete 
advanced research and present and publish work in symposia and other fora 
and to teach a variety of courses in the disciplines of the Department 
enhance our Department’s graduate student experience.

OSU and our Department offer Graduate Associateships, University 
Fellowships, Foreign Language and Area Studies Title VI Fellowships, and other 
financial aid.  GA and UF awards are open to students from all countries. Both 
incoming and continuing graduate students are eligible for up to five years of 
financial support.  Well-prepared Graduate Teaching Associates regularly 
teach courses in the Russian, Czech, Polish, Romanian, and Serbo-Croatian 
languages, Russian literature, Russian film, and Russian culture on the 
undergraduate level, and occasionally teach other courses, such as Polish or 
Czech or Balkan Slavic literature and film for undergraduates, and the 
Bulgarian and Ukrainian languages.  All new GTAs take a two-week training 
seminar before classes begin and receive further teacher training and 
education throughout the school year. A Departmental atmosphere of mutual 
respect and assistance between faculty and graduate students contributes to 
the teaching success of our GTAs.  The mentoring and training our GTAs 
receive have contributed strongly to an excellent record of postgraduate 
placement in academic jobs for our Ph.D.s.

The OSU Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures 
is part of a major University-wide program in Slavic and East European 
Studies, with faculty in many fields, including Geography, History, History of 
Art, International Studies, Law, Linguistics, Music, Political Science, Sociology, 
Theater, and Yiddish Language and Literature. The program is supported by a 
very strong research library, with over 1,000,000 titles in Slavic and East 
European Studies, as well as the world's largest repository of medieval Slavic 
texts on microfilm.  The cost of living in Columbus is moderate, and the city is 
easily accessible from almost anywhere in the USA and abroad.

The application deadline for international students who wish to be considered 
for University Fellowships is November 30, 2008, and for GTA consideration it 
is January 15, 2009.  The deadline for domestic students is Jan. 15 for all 
awards.  Applications for admission received after January 15 may be 
considered if spaces are available. Electronic applications are required; go to 
http//www.gradapply.osu.edu.

For additional information on applying, see http//www.gradsch.ohio-
state.edu.  Note that international applicants must take and pass the TOEFL 
exam before they can be admitted to the Graduate School.  GRE exams are 
required from all applicants. The department also requires a sample of 
academic writing.

For more information on the Department, our academic programs, faculty, 
current students, application procedures and deadlines, go to our web site, 
http//www.slavic.osu.edu.  The Graduate Student Handbook (on that web 
site) contains detailed information.

In case of questions write to:

Angela Brintlinger
Graduate Studies Committee Chair 
Associate Professor of Slavic
The Ohio State University, Columbus
1775 College Rd., Room 400
Columbus OH 43210-1340
e-mail: brintlinger.3 at osu.edu
Tel. 614-292-6733

or to:

Ms. Karen Nielsen
Graduate Studies Coordinator
Dept. of Slavic & EE L&L
The Ohio State University, Columbus
1775 College Rd., Room 400
Columbus OH 43210-1340
e-mail: nielsen.57 at osu.edu

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From k.kustanovich at VANDERBILT.EDU  Fri Oct 24 21:44:37 2008
From: k.kustanovich at VANDERBILT.EDU (Konstantin Kustanovich)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:44:37 -0500
Subject: Position in Russian, Vanderbilt University
In-Reply-To: <LISTSERV%200810241613177936.0659@BAMA.UA.EDU>
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.164437.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Russian, to begin Fall 2009.
 
 
The Department of Germanic & Slavic Languages at Vanderbilt University is
seeking an energetic individual with strong scholarly interests and
experience teaching U.S. undergraduates for a tenure-track assistant
professor position. The successful candidate will be required to teach
courses that include Russian language courses and courses in Russian
literature, film, and culture taught in English. Job responsibilities will
also include coordinating the Russian Hall in McTyeire international house.
The position requires near-native or native fluency in Russian and English
and the Ph.D. degree in hand by August 2009. The field of expertise should
include 19th-century Russian literature and culture and a secondary
specialization preferably in Russian film. Opportunities are available for
involvement in interdisciplinary programs including European Studies, Jewish
Studies, Film Studies, etc. Please send a letter of application, curriculum
vitae, teaching evaluations (if available), a writing sample, an official
graduate school transcript, and three letters of recommendation to Russian
Search Committee, VU Sta. B #351567, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN
37235-1567. Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2008 for
possible interviews at the AATSEEL Convention in San Francisco.
 
Vanderbilt University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Russian Search Committee

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From lise.brody at YAHOO.COM  Fri Oct 24 21:50:50 2008
From: lise.brody at YAHOO.COM (Lise Brody)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:50:50 -0400
Subject: Help!
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.175050.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Hello Seelangers,

 

I have been out of the academic loop for many years, and only recently
joined this listserv.  I wonder if anyone has any advice for me:

 

I have a degree in Russian language and literature, and several published
translations (Russian to English) under my belt.  After a hiatus of about 15
years, I am interested in pursuing translation work again - but I find
myself mystified by the plethora of on-line agencies, associations,
certifying bodies, etc that I find on-line.  In the old days, I got work by
word of mouth, but that was a long time ago, and now I have no idea where to
start.  

 

So.

 

1)       Can anyone give me any words of wisdom for navigating the on-line
world?  What agencies are legit?  Should I get myself certified and, if so,
with whom?  And where does one find serious literary work if one is not
hooked into the academic world?  (My earlier translations were all
literature, and they were published by respected university presses, etc -
but I've only been able to track down a couple of the editors I worked for
back in the day.)

 

2)       If anyone is looking for a translator for a current project, please
keep me in mind - I would be happy to send my CV, work samples, and
recommendations.

 

I hope this is not an inappropriate use of the listserv.  Thanks so much!

 

Best,

 

Lise Brody


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From sarahhurst at ALASKA.NET  Fri Oct 24 22:32:57 2008
From: sarahhurst at ALASKA.NET (Sarah Hurst)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:32:57 -0800
Subject: Help!
In-Reply-To: <36EA246CBC3D47FF9BC55AC83ED07DA4@Marnie>
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.143257.0800.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Hello Lise,

I don't have any certification other than a degree in Russian language and
literature, but I have translated books and articles for a chess publishing
company (as I had also written articles about chess), and I am currently
also working for an agency called Language Interface, http:/www.langint.com,
which has daily deadlines and pays reasonably (and reliably), but it's not
literary work, it's all business-related, if you're interested in that. They
accept CVs online and then give you a test of your translation skills.

I did a quick search for publishing companies that publish Russian
literature, how about Ardis? - http://www.ardisbooks.com/ - I suggest just
contacting them and other publishing companies that look promising and
asking if they need translators. In general I've found that people care more
about your experience and skills than about certification.

Sarah Hurst
 

-----Original Message-----
From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
[mailto:SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Lise Brody
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 1:51 PM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Help!

Hello Seelangers,

 

I have been out of the academic loop for many years, and only recently
joined this listserv.  I wonder if anyone has any advice for me:

 

I have a degree in Russian language and literature, and several published
translations (Russian to English) under my belt.  After a hiatus of about 15
years, I am interested in pursuing translation work again - but I find
myself mystified by the plethora of on-line agencies, associations,
certifying bodies, etc that I find on-line.  In the old days, I got work by
word of mouth, but that was a long time ago, and now I have no idea where to
start.  

 

So.

 

1)       Can anyone give me any words of wisdom for navigating the on-line
world?  What agencies are legit?  Should I get myself certified and, if so,
with whom?  And where does one find serious literary work if one is not
hooked into the academic world?  (My earlier translations were all
literature, and they were published by respected university presses, etc -
but I've only been able to track down a couple of the editors I worked for
back in the day.)

 

2)       If anyone is looking for a translator for a current project, please
keep me in mind - I would be happy to send my CV, work samples, and
recommendations.

 

I hope this is not an inappropriate use of the listserv.  Thanks so much!

 

Best,

 

Lise Brody


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From worobec at COMCAST.NET  Fri Oct 24 22:23:27 2008
From: worobec at COMCAST.NET (Christine Worobec)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:23:27 +0000
Subject: SEELANGS: CFP: "Reform Movements in Eastern Christian Culture:
 Renewal, Heresy, and Compromise"
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Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.222327.0000.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

The Association for the Study of Eastern Christian History and 
Culture, Inc. (ASEC) announces its third biennial conference to take 
place in Columbus, Ohio from October 1 to October 3, 2009. We are   
pleased to invite papers for a multi-disciplinary conference on the 
theme “Reform Movements in Eastern Christian Culture: Renewal, 
Heresy, and Compromise.” The conference aims to explore reform 
movements within the Eastern Christian traditions, contemporary 
reactions to them and their continuing legacies in the living Eastern 
Christian communities. 

Papers may deal with any historical period or with contemporary 
issues and come from all disciplines including anthropology, cultural 
studies, history, literary criticism, linguistics, sociology and religious 
studies.   

The conference will be held at the Pfahl Hall Conference Center at The 
Blackwell Hotel on The Ohio State University campus in Columbus, Ohio. 
The conference will include a keynote address and opening reception on 
the evening of October 1, followed by two days of plenary panels. 

Panel proposals of three presenters plus chair/discussant are 
preferred but individual papers are also encouraged. Please send panel 
and paper proposals with abstracts of 100-200 words for each paper, 
and a short CV for each participant to Christine Worobec 
( worobec at comcast.net ). Proposals must be received by March 1, 2009. 

Registration is $50 and participants must be members of ASEC, Inc. by 
the time of the conference.  Registration for graduate students is 
$25. Fees are waived for students and faculty of The Ohio State 
University with current university identification.   

To become a member of ASEC, please make out a check to ASEC, Inc. 
for $25.00 ($10.00 for graduate students and retirees) and send it to 
Lucien Frary, Rider University, 2083 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville NJ 
08648 ( lfrary at rider.edu ). 

The conference is co-sponsored by ASEC, Inc. and The Ohio State 
University’s Center for Slavic and East European Studies, Resource 
Center for Medieval Slavic Studies, the Hilandar Research Library, 
and the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and 
Literatures. 

For more information contact Russell Martin, martinre at westminster.edu . 

Respectfully submitted by 
Christine Worobec 
Secretary, ASEC, Inc. 
Department of History 
Northern Illinois University 
DeKalb, IL 60115 
worobec at comcast.net 
worobec at niu.edu 



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From paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM  Sat Oct 25 03:34:03 2008
From: paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM (Paul B. Gallagher)
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:34:03 -0400
Subject: Help!
In-Reply-To: <36EA246CBC3D47FF9BC55AC83ED07DA4@Marnie>
Message-ID: <FRI.24.OCT.2008.233403.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Lise Brody wrote:

> Hello Seelangers,
> 
> I have been out of the academic loop for many years, and only recently
> joined this listserv.  I wonder if anyone has any advice for me:
>  
> I have a degree in Russian language and literature, and several published
> translations (Russian to English) under my belt.  After a hiatus of about 15
> years, I am interested in pursuing translation work again - but I find
> myself mystified by the plethora of on-line agencies, associations,
> certifying bodies, etc that I find on-line.  In the old days, I got work by
> word of mouth, but that was a long time ago, and now I have no idea where to
> start.  
> ...

If you have four days to spend immediately after election day, the 
American Translators Association annual conference is in Orlando from 
Nov. 5 to 8. We normally attract about a thousand translators and a wide 
variety of agencies and companies, as well as book and software vendors. 
If you hate it, you can always spend the last day or two at Disney 
World. ;-)

Oh, and BTW we have a strong and active Slavic Language Division, and 
I'm sure you'd profit by picking those people's brains.

<http://atanet.org/conf/2008/>

-- 
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

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From soboleva at COMCAST.NET  Sat Oct 25 04:46:23 2008
From: soboleva at COMCAST.NET (Valentina Soboleva)
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:46:23 +0000
Subject: SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
Message-ID: <SAT.25.OCT.2008.044623.0000.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Lisa,
Pls send me also  a calendar.

Valentina Soboleva
644 Van Buren St Apt 6
Monterey, CA 93940.

Thanks a lot.

Yours,
Valentina Soboleva.

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From soboleva at COMCAST.NET  Sat Oct 25 04:54:37 2008
From: soboleva at COMCAST.NET (Valentina Soboleva)
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:54:37 +0000
Subject: SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
Message-ID: <SAT.25.OCT.2008.045437.0000.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Lisa,
pls send me a calendar.

Valentina Soboleva
644 Van Buren St Apt 6
Monterey, CA 93940

Thanks alot,

Yours Valentina Soboleva.

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Lisa Horner <l_horner at ACG.RU> 

> Dear SEELANGERs! 
> 
> 
> 
> The School of Russian and Asian Studies announces its 2009 calendar! Our 
> students have once again shared some great pictures and insight from their 
> travels in Russia and we've arranged these into an attractive wall calendar 
> that also lists all American and Russian holidays. 
> 
> 
> 
> For those who are based in the US or Canada, we are offering the first 300 
> SEELANGERs who respond to this by the end of the month one free copy. Just 
> let us know where to mail it! 
> 
> 
> 
> Those of you outside the US or Canada can still claim a free calendar by 
> paying the international postage rate. Inquire with us about doing so. 
> 
> 
> 
> Want more than one? We will be more than happy to send extra calendars for 
> $4.50 a piece to cover printing and postage. 
> 
> 
> 
> We got great feedback from professors and departments who posted our first 
> calendar in their offices, classrooms, even used it as prizes in classroom 
> games and activities to generate more interest in Russia, Russian, and, of 
> course, Russian courses. 
> 
> 
> 
> All inquiries and calendar requests may be sent to me, Lisa Horner, at 
> lhorner at sras.org . 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Vsego Khoroshego, 
> 
> 
> 
> Lisa Horner 
> Student Relations 
> SRAS.org 
> 
> 
> 
> The School of Russian and Asian Studies (SRAS) represents universities and 
> educational programs across Russia and Eurasia. Through our partnerships 
> with these organizations, we offer a wide range of educational and travel 
> programs designed to meet the needs of foreign students. We also offer 
> services to assist students in performing and publishing research abroad and 
> at home. These services range from interviews with local personalities to an 
> academic journal designed for students. See our site for more information. 
> Contact us with any questions. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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From ewb2 at CORNELL.EDU  Sat Oct 25 14:46:04 2008
From: ewb2 at CORNELL.EDU (E Wayles Browne)
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:46:04 -0400
Subject: Seeking students of G. Shevelov
Message-ID: <SAT.25.OCT.2008.104604.0400.>

If you have information, please contact Dr. Znayenko directly at
znayenko at andromeda.rutgers.edu
Thank you!
Wayles Browne

---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
Subject: Re: Shevelov
From:    "M T Znayenko" <znayenko at andromeda.rutgers.edu>
Date:    Sat, October 25, 2008 8:50 am
To:      "E Wayles Browne" <ewb2 at cornell.edu>
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Dear Colleagues:

I have been working on a brief article about George Y Shevelov as my
professor at Columbia and have recently circlated an appeal to his former
students asking for details about the work they have done under his
guidance. For this purpose, I only need your profession, the titles and
dates of your dissertation, and a comment or two on how you viewed him as
a teacher and scholar.

However, should I receive enough interesting and meaningful
material (and you were later willing to expand it) this could be published
as a separate study, listing all of his students, their dissertations, and
their comments about his teaching methods and impact he made on their
professional lives.

Most certainly, this material would also become part of his archive at
Columbia and at the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences in U. S.  With this in
mind,
please respond to my questions below:

Please indicate your professional status and indicate  if you or
someone you know
>>>
>>> 1) wrote a master's thesis or Ph. D. dissertation, either at Harvard or
>>>     Columbia, under George Y. Shevelov;
>>>
>>> 2) Shevelov served on your/their dissertation committee;
>>>
>>> 3) you were his student (give dates and courses) or wrote any seminar
>>>     papers under his guidance.
>>>
>>> 4) the date and title of such dissertations, theses, or papers and the
>>>     date of their publication, if any.
>>>
>>> 5) any comments you may wish to make about your experiences as his
>>>     students or later colleagues.
>>>
>>>      I am abroad with no access to old Columbia catalogs, or Dossick's
list, so I would appreciate your cooperation.

>>> Thank you,  myroslava znayenko
>>>
>>> Prof. Myroslava Tomorug Znayenko
>>> Co-Director of Central and East European Studies
>>> Rutgers University, 175 University Avenue
>>> Newark, New Jersey 07102
>>> 973-353-505l, 5498 (Secretary), 5733 (fax)
>>> on leave 2008/09-contact by e-mail only

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From paulr at RUSSIANLIFE.NET  Sat Oct 25 15:34:20 2008
From: paulr at RUSSIANLIFE.NET (Paul Richardson)
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:34:20 -0400
Subject: Translation Work
In-Reply-To: <SEELANGS%200810250000196067.0030@BAMA.UA.EDU>
Message-ID: <SAT.25.OCT.2008.113420.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Lise:

We are always looking for new translators for our publications,  
Russian Life and Chtenia literary journal. And of course freelance  
contributors with unusual or interesting stories from the Russian world.

http://www.russianlife.com/jobs.cfm

Paul Richardson


On Oct 25, 2008, at 1:00 AM, SEELANGS automatic digest system wrote:

> If anyone is looking for a translator for a current project, please
> keep me in mind - I would be happy to send my CV, work samples, and
> recommendations.

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From bliss at WMONLINE.COM  Sat Oct 25 17:43:57 2008
From: bliss at WMONLINE.COM (Liv Bliss)
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:43:57 -0700
Subject: Help!
Message-ID: <SAT.25.OCT.2008.104357.0700.BLISS@WMONLINE.COM>

Lise Brody wrote: Can anyone give me any words of wisdom for navigating the 
on-line world?  What agencies are legit?  Should I get myself certified and, 
if so,
with whom?  And where does one find serious literary work if one is not 
hooked into the academic world?

Hi, Lise. I can heartily endorse Paul's recommendation of the ATA's Slavic 
Languages Division, whose newsletter (the SlavFile) is available online to 
all comers, member or not. Go to www.ata-divisions.org/SLD/slavfile.htm

The SLD's focus is not specifically literary, of course. For that, you might 
want to look at the ATA's Literary Division (www.ata-divisions.org/LD/) 
and/or the American Literary Translators Association 
(www.utdallas.edu/alta/). This year's ALTA
bash was mid-month, but there's always next year...

Best to all
Liv

***************
Liv Bliss
ATA-Certified Russian to English Translator
tel.: (928) 367 1615
fax: (928) 367 1950
email: bliss @ wmonline.com

Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for you are crunchy and good with ketchup -- Anon.
*************** 

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From sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU  Sat Oct 25 18:24:11 2008
From: sforres1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU (Sibelan Forrester)
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:24:11 -0400
Subject: Help!
In-Reply-To: <00ba01c936c9$85c20060$dd7a2b4a@USERD8420D840B>
Message-ID: <SAT.25.OCT.2008.142411.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

To all SEELANGers who are, or who support, translators,

The ALTA conference will be in Pasadena in 2009, and in 2010 - Philadelphia.

Best wishes,

Sibelan


Liv Bliss wrote:
> [...]
> 
> The SLD's focus is not specifically literary, of course. For that, you 
> might want to look at the ATA's Literary Division 
> (www.ata-divisions.org/LD/) and/or the American Literary Translators 
> Association (www.utdallas.edu/alta/). This year's ALTA
> bash was mid-month, but there's always next year...

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From rachel.platonov at MANCHESTER.AC.UK  Sun Oct 26 09:28:14 2008
From: rachel.platonov at MANCHESTER.AC.UK (Rachel Platonov)
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:28:14 +0000
Subject: urgent CFP - Encyclopedia of Popular Musics of the World
Message-ID: <SUN.26.OCT.2008.092814.0000.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Seelangers,

I am posting this call on behalf of the editors of the Encyclopedia of  
Popular Musics of the World (EPMOW), who are urgently seeking  
contributors to write short entries on popular music in the following  
countries: Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland and  
Ukraine.

The deadline is very short (December at the latest). The workload is  
quite light, however, and the encyclopedia project offers a great  
opportunity for visibility in academic and related fields all over the  
world.

Anyone interested in contributing to the EPMOW on one of the countries  
listed above should contact
Dr Paolo Prato (Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome) directly. Dr  
Prato's e-mail address is: paoloprato at inwind.it.

Best wishes,
- Rachel Platonov

***********************
Dr Rachel S Platonov
Lecturer in Russian Studies
School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures
University of Manchester
Samuel Alexander Building
Oxford Road
Manchester M13 9PL
+44 (0)161 275 3135

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From esyellen at HOTMAIL.COM  Sun Oct 26 13:34:29 2008
From: esyellen at HOTMAIL.COM (Elizabeth Sara Yellen)
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:34:29 -0400
Subject: SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
In-Reply-To: <003a01c935c0$f14120a0$2a1ca8c0@alinga.local>
Message-ID: <SUN.26.OCT.2008.093429.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Lisa,
 
I would love a calendar! Could you please send it to:
 
Elizabeth Yellen
6157 N. Sheridan Rd. #24B
Chicago, IL 60660
 
Thank you!
Elizabeth> Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:11:53 +0400> From: l_horner at ACG.RU> Subject: [SEELANGS] SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy> To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU> > Dear SEELANGERs! > > > > The School of Russian and Asian Studies announces its 2009 calendar! Our> students have once again shared some great pictures and insight from their> travels in Russia and we've arranged these into an attractive wall calendar> that also lists all American and Russian holidays. > > > > For those who are based in the US or Canada, we are offering the first 300> SEELANGERs who respond to this by the end of the month one free copy. Just> let us know where to mail it! > > > > Those of you outside the US or Canada can still claim a free calendar by> paying the international postage rate. Inquire with us about doing so. > > > > Want more than one? We will be more than happy to send extra calendars for> $4.50 a piece to cover printing and postage.> > > > We got great feedback from professors and departments who posted our first> calendar in their offices, classrooms, even used it as prizes in classroom> games and activities to generate more interest in Russia, Russian, and, of> course, Russian courses. > > > > All inquiries and calendar requests may be sent to me, Lisa Horner, at> <mailto:lhorner at sras.org> lhorner at sras.org . > > > > > > Vsego Khoroshego, > > > > Lisa Horner > Student Relations> SRAS.org > > > > The School of Russian and Asian Studies (SRAS) represents universities and> educational programs across Russia and Eurasia. Through our partnerships> with these organizations, we offer a wide range of educational and travel> programs designed to meet the needs of foreign students. We also offer> services to assist students in performing and publishing research abroad and> at home. These services range from interviews with local personalities to an> academic journal designed for students. See our site for more information.> Contact us with any questions.> > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------> 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/> -------------------------------------------------------------------------> 
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From nafpaktitism at VIRGINIA.EDU  Sun Oct 26 19:37:24 2008
From: nafpaktitism at VIRGINIA.EDU (Margarita Nafpaktitis)
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:37:24 -0400
Subject: (real?) Serbian folklore in "Cat People"
Message-ID: <SUN.26.OCT.2008.153724.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,

I'm been asked to be a discussant for a local film festival, and the film
that will be screened and discussed is "Cat People."  It's the 1942 Jacques
Tourneur version, not the 1982 Paul Schraeder version with Nastassja Kinski.
 Since the plot (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034587/synopsis) hinges on a
tale that supposedly circulated in the Serbian protagonist's home village
that involved witchcraft, devil worship, and people turning into panthers, I
was wondering if anyone out there knows if legends like this are actually
part of Serbian folklore and/or where I could find out more about them if
they are?

With thanks in advance,

Margarita

<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Margarita Nafpaktitis
Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures
University of Virginia
109 New Cabell Hall / PO Box 400783
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4783
Tel: (434) 924-3548   FAX: (434) 982-2744
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~mn2t/home.html

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From beth.holmgren at DUKE.EDU  Mon Oct 27 04:57:01 2008
From: beth.holmgren at DUKE.EDU (Beth Holmgren)
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:57:01 -0400
Subject: A.A. Bakhruskin State Theater Archives
Message-ID: <MON.27.OCT.2008.005701.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

I'm posting this query for a colleague who is not in the Slavic field.
She is seeking an email or phone contact for the A.A. Bakhruskin State
Theater Archives in Moscow in order to obtain permission to reproduce
images from their collection.

If you have this information, pls email her offlist at hsolt at duke.edu

Thanks!

Beth Holmgren

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From s-hill4 at ILLINOIS.EDU  Mon Oct 27 06:03:28 2008
From: s-hill4 at ILLINOIS.EDU (Prof Steven P Hill)
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:03:28 -0500
Subject: "Cat People" & folklore
Message-ID: <MON.27.OCT.2008.010328.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear colleagues and Prof Nafpaktitis:

The script of "Cat People" ('42 version) was written by young scenarist 
DeWitt Bodeen, working with the film's Russian-born producer "VAL 
LEWTON" (Vladimir Markovich Leventon-Gofshneider, 1904-51).  
Lewton in his earlier American (N.Y.) career had been the author of 
"pulp" novels, at least one of which had a Russian Cossack setting.  
And Lewton laid claim to having authored and published a few more
books whose existence seems difficult if not impossible to confirm. 
In short, Mr Lewton seems to have been prone to occasional flights 
of fantasy, even in his own CV.

And since Lewton suggested the basic plot to Bodeen, and edited the 
resulting script, I tend to think that the former probably INVENTED OUT 
OF THE WHOLE CLOTH the "Serbian folklore" reflected in the film.  The 
female lead character needed to written as a foreigner from somewhere, 
because the role was assigned to actress Simone Simon, a French actress 
with a noticeable foreign "accent."  And, before "Cat People," there had 
been several Hollywood "horror" films with fictional Central and East 
European settings.  (Think "Dracula" in '31.)

Several books have been published about Val Lewton, and DeWitt Bodeen
published an article about his and Lewton's writing the '42 "Cat People."  
Although Bodeen's article appeared originally in the NY monthly "Films 
in Review" (1960s or early 70s), I think that same article was probably 
later re-published in one of Bodeen's several books about Hollywood.

Good hunting,
Steven P Hill,
University of Illinois.
_________________________________________________________________

Date: Mon 27 Oct 00:20:54 CDT 2008
From: <LISTSERV at BAMA.UA.EDU>  
Subject: Re: GETPOST SEELANGS 
To: "Steven P. Hill" <s-hill4 at ILLINOIS.EDU> 

Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:37:24 -0400
From: Margarita Nafpaktitis <nafpaktitism at VIRGINIA.EDU> 
Subject: (real?) Serbian folklore in "Cat People" 

Dear Colleagues,
I'm been asked to be a discussant for a local film festival, and the film
that will be screened and discussed is "Cat People."  It's the 1942 Jacques
Tourneur version, not the 1982 Paul Schraeder version with Nastassja Kinski.
 Since the plot (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034587/synopsis) hinges on a
tale that supposedly circulated in the Serbian protagonist's home village
that involved witchcraft, devil worship, and people turning into panthers, I
was wondering if anyone out there knows if legends like this are actually
part of Serbian folklore and/or where I could find out more about them if
they are?

With thanks in advance,
Margarita Nafpaktitis
Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures
University of Virginia
Tel: (434) 924-3548   FAX: (434) 982-2744
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~mn2t/home.html
_______________________________________________________________________

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From anyse1 at MAC.COM  Mon Oct 27 07:13:15 2008
From: anyse1 at MAC.COM (Anyse Joslin)
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:13:15 -0700
Subject: SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free copy
In-Reply-To: <380-220081052417425430@duncker.co.uk>
Message-ID: <MON.27.OCT.2008.001315.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

I think that you are psoting to the WRONG PLACE!

There is an "Email" address to which you were directed to send your  
requests at the bottom of the message.

Anyse

On Oct 24, 2008, at 10:42 AM, Sarah J Young wrote:

Am I the only list member who's feeling slightly depressed at the
prospect of deleting 300 of these requests? It's a great project and,
I'm sure, a wonderful calendar, but if there was ever a time to be
replying off list, this is it!
best wishes,
Sarah

Sarah Young
Lecturer in Russian
SSEES, UCL
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
s.young at ssees.ucl.ac.uk



---- Original Message ----
From: l_horner at ACG.RU
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: RE: [SEELANGS] SRAS announces its 2009 calendar! Get a Free
copy
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:11:53 +0400

> Dear SEELANGERs!
>
>
>
> The School of Russian and Asian Studies announces its 2009 calendar!
> Our
> students have once again shared some great pictures and insight from
> their
> travels in Russia and we've arranged these into an attractive wall
> calendar
> that also lists all American and Russian holidays.
>
>
>
> For those who are based in the US or Canada, we are offering the
> first 300
> SEELANGERs who respond to this by the end of the month one free copy.
> Just
> let us know where to mail it!
>
>
>
> Those of you outside the US or Canada can still claim a free calendar
> by
> paying the international postage rate. Inquire with us about doing
> so.
>
>
>
> Want more than one? We will be more than happy to send extra
> calendars for
> $4.50 a piece to cover printing and postage.
>
>
>
> We got great feedback from professors and departments who posted our
> first
> calendar in their offices, classrooms, even used it as prizes in
> classroom
> games and activities to generate more interest in Russia, Russian,
> and, of
> course, Russian courses.
>
>
>
> All inquiries and calendar requests may be sent to me, Lisa Horner,
> at
> <mailto:lhorner at sras.org> lhorner at sras.org .
>
>
>
>
>
> Vsego Khoroshego,
>
>
>
> Lisa Horner
> Student Relations
> SRAS.org
>
>
>
> The School of Russian and Asian Studies (SRAS) represents
> universities and
> educational programs across Russia and Eurasia. Through our
> partnerships
> with these organizations, we offer a wide range of educational and
> travel
> programs designed to meet the needs of foreign students. We also
> offer
> services to assist students in performing and publishing research
> abroad and
> at home. These services range from interviews with local
> personalities to an
> academic journal designed for students. See our site for more
> information.
> Contact us with any questions.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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From tfa2001 at COLUMBIA.EDU  Mon Oct 27 18:34:36 2008
From: tfa2001 at COLUMBIA.EDU (Thomas Anessi)
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:34:36 -0500
Subject: TOC: Ulbandus 11 - High/low
Message-ID: <MON.27.OCT.2008.133436.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

The 11th edition of Ulbandus, the Slavic Review of Columbia University, is
now available.  Additional information on the journal, including submission
guidelines, back issues, and subscription details, is accessible through the
journal website at http://www.ulbandus.org

ULBANDUS 11 (2008): High/low
Thomas Anessi, editor

Contents

Editor's Introduction
Thomas Anessi &#149; i

>From Aga Khan to Dim Sum:
New Russia's Asian Appetite
Thomas J. Garza &#149; 1

Literacy and Literary Mastery in Early Soviet Russia:
The Case of Yuri Olesha's Envy
Maria Kisel &#149; 23

>From Freedom Fortress to Jihadist Camp:
The Interplay of High and Low Culture in Representing the Caucasus
John Hope &#149; 46

Rethinking the High Style:
The Uses of Church Slavonicisms in the Works of Contemporary Russian Poets
Maria Khotimsky &#149; 74

Three-Day Weekend
Vitaly Komar &#149; 99

Jane Austen and Russian Chat
Catharine Theimer Nepomnyashchy &#149; 115

Fourth Partition
Thomas Starky &#149; 126

"I Want": Women in Post-Soviet Comics
José Alaniz &#149; 142

>From Foul Utopia to Critical Mess:
The End of Modernity in Russian and American Art
Jonathan Brooks Platt &#149; 180

The Songs of Edward Stachura: An Introduction
An essay by Graham Crawford with translations by
Graham Crawford and J. Podlaszewski &#149; 222

Born in the USSR:
Searching High and Low for Post-Soviet Identity
Irina Six &#149; 232

The Robert A. Maguire Prize &#149; 252 

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From brifkin at TEMPLE.EDU  Mon Oct 27 22:45:10 2008
From: brifkin at TEMPLE.EDU (Ben Rifkin)
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:45:10 -0400
Subject: Cell phone rental at Sheremetevo?
Message-ID: <MON.27.OCT.2008.184510.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear SEELANGers:

I¹m interested in renting a cell phone for a week in Moscow (pick up at the
airport, return to the airport).  Does anyone have any experience with such
an option? If so, please do e-mail me off-list.

With thanks,

Ben Rifkin



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From ashot-vardanyan at UIOWA.EDU  Mon Oct 27 23:27:00 2008
From: ashot-vardanyan at UIOWA.EDU (Vardanyan, Ashot)
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:27:00 -0500
Subject: 2009 calendar
Message-ID: <MON.27.OCT.2008.182700.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Lisa,

I am just confirming that we would like to have your calendar.

Best,

Ashot Vardanyan

635 Phillips Hall, Russian Program

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA 52246

 

319-3350169

 

 


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From a.jameson2 at DSL.PIPEX.COM  Tue Oct 28 11:50:50 2008
From: a.jameson2 at DSL.PIPEX.COM (Andrew Jameson)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:50:50 -0000
Subject: ROSSPEN: History of Stalinism in 100 volumes - publishing project
Message-ID: <TUE.28.OCT.2008.115050.0000.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,
Please pass this email to colleagues and interested parties. Recommendation
for publications are also welcome.
ROSSPEN Publishing House, Moscow, has a project to publish 100 major books
on Stalinism by Russian and foreign authors, and present them free to circa
1000 regional and university libraries around the Russian Federation, with
the aim of placing the truth about Stalinism into the public domain.
ROSSPEN are the publishers of the Russian Political Encyclopedia, and the
project is supported by the Yeltsin Foundation. 
ROSSPEN is also organising a major conference on Stalinism (Moscow 5-7
December, 2008). Details about the conference are being sent in a separate
email.

Researchers are invited to send proposals for the publication of their
research work in the History of Stalinism series. These will be considered
for publication (in Russian) by the organizing committee. Please send your
proposals to ROSSPEN to the following e-mail address: rosspen at rosspen.su
[Information forwarded at ROSSPEN's request by Andrew Jameson, UK]

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THE HISTORY OF STALINISM in 100 volumes

An academic publication project by the "RUSSIAN POLITICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA"
Publishing House (ROSSPEN)

Sponsored by the Yeltsin Foundation

In 1991 the page was turned on Russia's Soviet past. This Soviet page,
however, has been largely unread by Russian society. Despite the undoubted
achievements of the Soviet period -- economic, social, scientific and
military -- the question of the price of these victories, which millions
paid with their lives, remains unanswered. One of the most painful and, at
the same time, the least known, themes for Russian society is (as before)
the theme of the GULAG, which remains for the great majority of Russian
Federation citizens a secret behind securely locked doors. It remains a
secret even in those regions which were centres of GULAG activity.

In this connection, one well-known fact is especially revealing: according
to sociological surveys in Russia today, more than 50% of the population
judge Stalin's role in the history of Russia to be positive; the proportion
of such people has been growing in recent years, and includes many young
people.

If we do not overcome the ideological and political legacy of the Soviet
period, the creation of a modern type of civilisation in Russia is
impossible. The realisation of this aim demands fundamental changes in
social consciousness and a determined effort to shape a new Russian
mentality. It is precisely towards the fulfilment of this aim that this
academic publishing project ("The History of Stalinism") is directed. It is
within this framework that the preparation and publication of research
findings (including high-quality research from other countries) on the
history of Stalinism is being undertaken.

It is envisaged that publication of the series will be accompanied by a
public debate, public discussions on problems arising in the works
published, through the organisation of conferences and seminars, and also
the presentation of books to the academic libraries of the regions of the
Russian Federation and universities. These are the methods that will be used
to implant the results of scientific analysis of the Soviet epoch into the
tissue of Russian social consciousness. They are based on the achievements
of the so-called "archival revolution", through which millions of previously
secret documents have been published by Russian Federation historians and
archivists.

In the course of this project during 2008-2010 we plan to complete the
translation, publication and free distribution of the 100 best books by
Russian and foreign authors on the history of Stalinism to central public
libraries and university libraries of the regions of the Russian Federation
(1000 addresses), and also displays of the series in these libraries.

On 5-7 December 2008, in Moscow, we are holding the first international
scientific conference on the theme: "Studying the history of Stalinism:
achievements and current problems" This project is being undertaken through
the joint efforts of the "Russian Political Encyclopedia" (ROSSPEN)
publishing house and the Yeltsin Foundation.


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From Dieter.DeBruyn at UGENT.BE  Tue Oct 28 11:59:41 2008
From: Dieter.DeBruyn at UGENT.BE (Dieter De Bruyn)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:59:41 +0100
Subject: Deadline Nov 3 - CfP ACLA 2009: Comics at War: From Troy to
 Sarajevo
Message-ID: <TUE.28.OCT.2008.125941.0100.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Seelangers,

Please consider joining the following seminar (see below) at the upcoming
ACLA 2009 Annual Meeting, devoted to the theme "Global Languages, Local
Cultures", to be held at Harvard University on March 26-29, 2009. We are
open to a variety of approaches and especially welcome contributions on
Slavic and East European topics. The deadline is November 3.  Please post
your paper proposals via the conference website
(http://www.acla.org/acla2009/), selecting the name of this panel from the
drop-down menu. If you are unfamiliar with the format of the ACLA
conference, please check http://www.acla.org/annualmeetingguidelines.html.
For more information on the seminar, please contact one of the seminar
organizers, Dieter De Bruyn (dieter.debruyn at ugent.be), Michel De Dobbeleer
(michel.dedobbeleer at ugent.be) or Stijn Vervaet (stijn.vervaet at ugent.be).

Best regards,
Dieter De Bruyn
Ghent University (UGent), Belgium

***************************************
Comics at War: From Troy to Sarajevo (http://www.acla.org/acla2009/?p=401)

Seminar Organizer: Dieter De Bruyn, Ghent U, Stijn Vervaet, Ghent U, Michel
De Dobbeleer, Ghent U

War events have always been a popular topic in all kinds of narrative
representations. Whereas literature and film are known as the most popular
narrative media that deal with historical events, comics are a relatively
new, but no less interesting artistic form for the representation of
history. Even more, just like literature and film, comics may offer insights
into historical processes that are generally absent in conventional
historiographic narratives. This seminar aims at exploring the different
ways in which all kinds of comics (ranging from traditional cartoons and
comic books to such new subgenres as graphic novels, documentary and
journalistic comic books, web comics, manga, etc.) have dealt with
historical armed conflicts. Being a particular combination of text and
images, comics seem to be suitably designed to reconcile the global code of
visual culture with the local language of each particular war situation. We
are interested in the ideological and narratological implications of
representing and emplotting war history and, more particularly, in those
artistic and narrative means that do justice to traumatic war events by
distorting the "master narratives" of heroism and martyrdom.

Topics might focus on one of the following areas of interest:

  a.. Genres at war: new subgenres of comics (documentary and journalistic
comic books, graphic novels, web comics, manga, etc.), comics and other
media (literature, film, journalism, historiography, etc.)
  b.. Heroes at war: fictional versus historical heroes, war and armed
conflicts in comic series
  c.. Cities at war: comics dealing with (symbolic) cities under siege
(Troy, Jerusalem, Constantinople, Leningrad, Stalingrad, Warsaw, Sarajevo,
etc.) 

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From gillespie.20 at ND.EDU  Tue Oct 28 15:10:35 2008
From: gillespie.20 at ND.EDU (Alyssa Gillespie)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:10:35 -0400
Subject: Position in Russian, University of Notre Dame
Message-ID: <TUE.28.OCT.2008.111035.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Special Professional Faculty, University of Notre Dame

The Department of German and Russian Languages and Literatures invites  
applications for a  Special Professional Faculty (non-tenure-track)  
position in Russian literature and culture (specialty open) to begin  
July 1, 2009.  Applicants should be trained in the latest methods of  
foreign language pedagogy and be prepared to teach at all levels of  
our curriculum, including Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced  
Russian as well as literature courses in Russian and in translation.   
Applicants should demonstrate evidence of excellent teaching,  
scholarly promise, and the dedication to contribute to a growing  
program.  Near-native fluency in Russian and English is required.  
Ph.D. in hand, ideally, by time of appointment. Responsibilities  
include teaching six courses per academic year, maintaining a research  
profile, and fulfilling various administrative duties, including  
advising undergraduates in areas such as major and minor requirements,  
course selection, study abroad, and fellowships; developing  
pedagogical materials; and organizing Russian-related events and  
activities.  Nine-month faculty appointment, 1-3 year term, depending  
on qualifications, indefinitely renewable pending favorable reviews.  
Send application (cover letter, CV, and three letters of  
recommendation) postmarked by January 15, 2009, to Robert Norton,  
Chair, Department of German and Russian Languages and Literatures,  
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN  46556-5639.  Applications  
will be acknowledged by a letter from the department.  The University  
of Notre Dame is an affirmative action employer with a strong  
commitment to fostering a culturally diverse atmosphere for faculty,  
staff, and students.  Women, minorities, and those attracted to a  
university with a Catholic identity are encouraged to apply.   
Information about Notre Dame, including our mission statement, is  
available at http://www.nd.edu.

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From j.hacking at UTAH.EDU  Tue Oct 28 15:12:13 2008
From: j.hacking at UTAH.EDU (Jane Frances Hacking)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:12:13 -0600
Subject: Position in Russian, University of Notre Dame
Message-ID: <TUE.28.OCT.2008.091213.0600.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Here is another 'term' for contracted aux faculty.


-----Original Message-----
From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list on behalf of Alyssa Gillespie
Sent: Tue 10/28/2008 9:10 AM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Position in Russian, University of Notre Dame
 
Special Professional Faculty, University of Notre Dame

The Department of German and Russian Languages and Literatures invites  
applications for a  Special Professional Faculty (non-tenure-track)  
position in Russian literature and culture (specialty open) to begin  
July 1, 2009.  Applicants should be trained in the latest methods of  
foreign language pedagogy and be prepared to teach at all levels of  
our curriculum, including Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced  
Russian as well as literature courses in Russian and in translation.   
Applicants should demonstrate evidence of excellent teaching,  
scholarly promise, and the dedication to contribute to a growing  
program.  Near-native fluency in Russian and English is required.  
Ph.D. in hand, ideally, by time of appointment. Responsibilities  
include teaching six courses per academic year, maintaining a research  
profile, and fulfilling various administrative duties, including  
advising undergraduates in areas such as major and minor requirements,  
course selection, study abroad, and fellowships; developing  
pedagogical materials; and organizing Russian-related events and  
activities.  Nine-month faculty appointment, 1-3 year term, depending  
on qualifications, indefinitely renewable pending favorable reviews.  
Send application (cover letter, CV, and three letters of  
recommendation) postmarked by January 15, 2009, to Robert Norton,  
Chair, Department of German and Russian Languages and Literatures,  
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN  46556-5639.  Applications  
will be acknowledged by a letter from the department.  The University  
of Notre Dame is an affirmative action employer with a strong  
commitment to fostering a culturally diverse atmosphere for faculty,  
staff, and students.  Women, minorities, and those attracted to a  
university with a Catholic identity are encouraged to apply.   
Information about Notre Dame, including our mission statement, is  
available at http://www.nd.edu.

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From dklein at GMU.EDU  Tue Oct 28 15:26:15 2008
From: dklein at GMU.EDU (Daniel Klein)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:26:15 -0500
Subject: Russian lit help request
Message-ID: <TUE.28.OCT.2008.102615.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

I am compiling a set of quotation about hazards to intellectual integrity,
particularly as arise from social and institutional pressures.

Years ago when I read some Russian lit I found some passages about the
Russian civil service as a massive employer,  about how people strove to get
employed there, and had to be respectable and establishment-minded.

I write to ask if anyone might be able to point me to pungent passages with
this flavor. 

Something to the effect that as a huge status apparatus and employer, the
civil service works to keep thinking in society in general close to the
establishment, officialdom, "within the 40 yard lines." 

Thanks very much in advance for any attention you can give me on this.

Dan Klein
Professor of Economics
George Mason University

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From kcunderh at UCHICAGO.EDU  Tue Oct 28 16:09:30 2008
From: kcunderh at UCHICAGO.EDU (Karen Underhill)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:09:30 -0500
Subject: Position in Russian, University of Notre Dame
Message-ID: <TUE.28.OCT.2008.110930.0500.>

Dear S,
Notre Dame is like an hour and a half from here... would you
think of applying for this, as a kind of backup? Those
attracted to a university with a Catholic identity are
encouraged to apply. I bet you would get it.  It says it is
"infinitely renewable" if you get good reviews.

see you soon,
k

---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:10:35 -0400
>From: Alyssa Gillespie <gillespie.20 at ND.EDU>  
>Subject: [SEELANGS] Position in Russian, University of Notre
Dame  
>To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
>
>Special Professional Faculty, University of Notre Dame
>
>The Department of German and Russian Languages and
Literatures invites  
>applications for a  Special Professional Faculty
(non-tenure-track)  
>position in Russian literature and culture (specialty open)
to begin  
>July 1, 2009.  Applicants should be trained in the latest
methods of  
>foreign language pedagogy and be prepared to teach at all
levels of  
>our curriculum, including Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced  
>Russian as well as literature courses in Russian and in
translation.   
>Applicants should demonstrate evidence of excellent teaching,  
>scholarly promise, and the dedication to contribute to a
growing  
>program.  Near-native fluency in Russian and English is
required.  
>Ph.D. in hand, ideally, by time of appointment.
Responsibilities  
>include teaching six courses per academic year, maintaining a
research  
>profile, and fulfilling various administrative duties,
including  
>advising undergraduates in areas such as major and minor
requirements,  
>course selection, study abroad, and fellowships; developing  
>pedagogical materials; and organizing Russian-related events
and  
>activities.  Nine-month faculty appointment, 1-3 year term,
depending  
>on qualifications, indefinitely renewable pending favorable
reviews.  
>Send application (cover letter, CV, and three letters of  
>recommendation) postmarked by January 15, 2009, to Robert
Norton,  
>Chair, Department of German and Russian Languages and
Literatures,  
>University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN  46556-5639. 
Applications  
>will be acknowledged by a letter from the department.  The
University  
>of Notre Dame is an affirmative action employer with a strong  
>commitment to fostering a culturally diverse atmosphere for
faculty,  
>staff, and students.  Women, minorities, and those attracted
to a  
>university with a Catholic identity are encouraged to apply.   
>Information about Notre Dame, including our mission
statement, is  
>available at http://www.nd.edu.
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From kcunderh at UCHICAGO.EDU  Tue Oct 28 17:32:21 2008
From: kcunderh at UCHICAGO.EDU (Karen Underhill)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:32:21 -0500
Subject: Apologies / Position in Russian, University of Notre Dame
Message-ID: <TUE.28.OCT.2008.123221.0500.>

My apologies to all for accidentally forwarding (previously) a
personal message to the whole list! I know we have enough in
our boxes...
sincerely,
Karen Underhill

---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:10:35 -0400
>From: Alyssa Gillespie <gillespie.20 at ND.EDU>  
>Subject: [SEELANGS] Position in Russian, University of Notre
Dame  
>To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
>
>Special Professional Faculty, University of Notre Dame
>
>The Department of German and Russian Languages and
Literatures invites  
>applications for a  Special Professional Faculty
(non-tenure-track)  
>position in Russian literature and culture (specialty open)
to begin  
>July 1, 2009.  Applicants should be trained in the latest
methods of  
>foreign language pedagogy and be prepared to teach at all
levels of  
>our curriculum, including Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced  
>Russian as well as literature courses in Russian and in
translation.   
>Applicants should demonstrate evidence of excellent teaching,  
>scholarly promise, and the dedication to contribute to a
growing  
>program.  Near-native fluency in Russian and English is
required.  
>Ph.D. in hand, ideally, by time of appointment.
Responsibilities  
>include teaching six courses per academic year, maintaining a
research  
>profile, and fulfilling various administrative duties,
including  
>advising undergraduates in areas such as major and minor
requirements,  
>course selection, study abroad, and fellowships; developing  
>pedagogical materials; and organizing Russian-related events
and  
>activities.  Nine-month faculty appointment, 1-3 year term,
depending  
>on qualifications, indefinitely renewable pending favorable
reviews.  
>Send application (cover letter, CV, and three letters of  
>recommendation) postmarked by January 15, 2009, to Robert
Norton,  
>Chair, Department of German and Russian Languages and
Literatures,  
>University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN  46556-5639. 
Applications  
>will be acknowledged by a letter from the department.  The
University  
>of Notre Dame is an affirmative action employer with a strong  
>commitment to fostering a culturally diverse atmosphere for
faculty,  
>staff, and students.  Women, minorities, and those attracted
to a  
>university with a Catholic identity are encouraged to apply.   
>Information about Notre Dame, including our mission
statement, is  
>available at http://www.nd.edu.
>
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From jkautz at STANFORD.EDU  Tue Oct 28 17:32:07 2008
From: jkautz at STANFORD.EDU (Joseph Kautz)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:32:07 -0500
Subject: Public Domain Russian Textbooks
Message-ID: <TUE.28.OCT.2008.123207.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Leelangers,
Nice to be back with my SEELANG homies.   I am starting a youtube channel to teach 
Russian and I was wondering if there are good public domain Russian textbooks or Creative 
Commons materials that I can freely adapt and use on a public YouTube site.  I am sure 
some of you have done this already.   I will pour over Creative Commons and see what I 
can come up with in the mean time.   Vsego dobrogo!   Joseph

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From aurbanic at LIBRARY.BERKELEY.EDU  Tue Oct 28 18:29:31 2008
From: aurbanic at LIBRARY.BERKELEY.EDU (Allan Urbanic)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:29:31 -0700
Subject: Reposting: AAASS Pre-conference
Message-ID: <TUE.28.OCT.2008.112931.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Colleagues,
 
[seating still available]

The AAASS Bibliography & Documentation Committee is sponsoring a free 
pre-conference at the 2008 AAASS Annual
Convention in Philadelphia.  The pre-conference is entitled "Faculty 
Digital Resources Workshop" and will take place on the
morning of November 20th at the Van Pelt Library of the University of 
Pennsylvania.

The program will be a hands-on sessions presented by accomplished Slavic 
librarians utilizing the latest electronic information
resources for Slavic studies. It is open to all interested researchers 
and faculty in the field.

Reservations are required since seating is limited.  Those wishing to 
attend should send their reservation request to Allan
Urbanic (aurbanic at library.berkeley.edu)

Further information, including the schedule of speakers and topics, can 
be found at the pre-conference website:
http://intranet.library.arizona.edu/users/brewerm/bd/preconference2008.html

Allan Urbanic
Librarian for Slavic Collections
University of California, Berkeley
-- 

Allan Urbanic

Librarian for Slavic & East European Collection

Interim Head, International and Area Studies

Email: aurbanic at library.berkeley.edu <mailto:aurbanic at library.berkeley.edu>

Webpage: Slavic Studies Home Page 
<http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/slavic/>

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From oothappam at EARTHLINK.NET  Tue Oct 28 18:41:29 2008
From: oothappam at EARTHLINK.NET (Nola)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:41:29 -0700
Subject: Public Domain Russian Textbooks
Message-ID: <TUE.28.OCT.2008.114129.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Joseph,

I have a Youtube account which is dedicated to collecting resources for 
learning Russian.I am not a teacher, --only  a student. I'll be very glad 
when you get your page up and running, and I will like to add  your new 
site's  address as a resource on my list of online resources,  (if it is 
alright with you.)
I have listed 2 or  3 online textbooks on my page. Two are Russian courses, 
one is a grammar book. I am always looking for more resources, preferably 
ones which do not cost the student anything except time and effort.
My page is: http://www.youtube.com/user/Only4Russian


Sincerely,

Nola G.

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From: "Joseph Kautz" <jkautz at STANFORD.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 10:32 AM
Subject: [SEELANGS] Public Domain Russian Textbooks


> Dear Leelangers,
> Nice to be back with my SEELANG homies.   I am starting a youtube channel 
> to teach
> Russian and I was wondering if there are good public domain Russian 
> textbooks or Creative
> Commons materials that I can freely adapt and use on a public YouTube 
> site.  I am sure
> some of you have done this already.   I will pour over Creative Commons 
> and see what I
> can come up with in the mean time.   Vsego dobrogo!   Joseph
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From eblank.wilson at GMAIL.COM  Wed Oct 29 02:57:57 2008
From: eblank.wilson at GMAIL.COM (Evan Wilson)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:57:57 -0500
Subject: Russian International Business
Message-ID: <TUE.28.OCT.2008.215757.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

All,

I am a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, currently working on a
research project about current economic trends in Russian International
Business. This is a project for a class but I am interested in potentially
turning this into an honor's thesis. However, I am only in the beginning
stages and I would appreciate any information about where I can find sources
for this topic in Russian. Online, journals, books, etc. any and all would
be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Evan

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From renee at ALINGA.COM  Wed Oct 29 04:57:26 2008
From: renee at ALINGA.COM (Renee Stillings)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:57:26 -0700
Subject: Russian International Business
In-Reply-To: <e0dff680810281957o312aa871n95394a89d1247b4c@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <TUE.28.OCT.2008.215726.0700.>

Evan,

See Section 7 of our online Library for starters:
http://www.sras.org/library


Also the newsletters of the past year on
http://www.usrccne.org/newsletter.phtml?m=5 - there is a review of Russian
economic news in most or all issues plus a lot of other articles related to
business in Russia.

If you have specific questions you can always drop me (rstillings at sras.org)
or Josh Wilson (jwilson at sras.org) - the editor of the above material - a
note offline. Josh in particular has a good idea of what sort of information
to find where since he is constantly reviewing it.

Regards,

Renee Stillings
SRAS.org





-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 7:58 PM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Russian International Business

All,

I am a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, currently working on a
research project about current economic trends in Russian International
Business. This is a project for a class but I am interested in potentially
turning this into an honor's thesis. However, I am only in the beginning
stages and I would appreciate any information about where I can find sources
for this topic in Russian. Online, journals, books, etc. any and all would
be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Evan

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From jray at GLOBAL-LT.COM  Wed Oct 29 13:50:25 2008
From: jray at GLOBAL-LT.COM (Jamie Ray)
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:50:25 -0500
Subject: Czech Lessons
Message-ID: <WED.29.OCT.2008.085025.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Hello I am looking for someone who is able to give Czech lessons to a woman.  
She lives  in Novy Jicin in the Czech Republic.  If you or someone you know 
may be interested please email me and send a CV at JRay at Global-Lt.com

Thank you
Jamie Ray
Global Lt
www.global-Lt.com

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From Anthony.J.Vanchu at NASA.GOV  Wed Oct 29 15:17:14 2008
From: Anthony.J.Vanchu at NASA.GOV (Vanchu, Anthony J. (JSC-AH)[TTI])
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:17:14 -0500
Subject: Russian International Business
In-Reply-To: A<e0dff680810281957o312aa871n95394a89d1247b4c@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <WED.29.OCT.2008.101714.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

You might want to subscribe to David Johnson's Russia List--there are
often very good articles on the Russian economy there.  His website
(with information about how to subscribe):  www.cdi.org/russia/johnson

Tony Vanchu

Dr. Anthony J. Vanchu
Director, JSC Language Education Center
TechTrans International, Inc.
NASA Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX
anthony.j.vanchu at nasa.gov
Phone:  (281) 483-0644
Fax:  (281) 483-4050


-----Original Message-----
From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
[mailto:SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Evan Wilson
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 9:58 PM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Russian International Business

All,

I am a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, currently working
on a research project about current economic trends in Russian
International Business. This is a project for a class but I am
interested in potentially turning this into an honor's thesis. However,
I am only in the beginning stages and I would appreciate any information
about where I can find sources for this topic in Russian. Online,
journals, books, etc. any and all would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Evan

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Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:32:46 -0700
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Message-ID: <WED.29.OCT.2008.083246.0700.>

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From ericson at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG  Thu Oct 30 15:24:31 2008
From: ericson at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG (Brita Ericson)
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:24:31 -0500
Subject: Fellowship Opportunity for Humanities Research
Message-ID: <THU.30.OCT.2008.102431.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Applications are now available for the 2009-2010 National Endowment for
Humanities Collaborative Research Fellowship. 

Application deadline: February 15, 2009.
 
The Collaborative Research Fellowship, administered by American Councils for
International Education: ACTR/ACCELS and the National Council for Eurasian
and East European Research (NCEEER) with support from the National Endowment
for the Humanities, provides up to $40,000 for four to twelve months of
collaborative research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.  
 
The Collaborative Research Fellowship supports a wide range of humanities
topics including, but not limited to, linguistics, literature, history,
philosophy, archaeology, comparative religion, ethics and the history
criticism, and theory of the arts. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or other
terminal degree and have a working knowledge of one or more of the languages
of East-Central Europe or Eurasia, or be able to demonstrate that such
language proficiency is not critical for the successful completion of their
particular projects. Additionally, all projects must involve at least one
collaborator from the region. 
 
Program organizers will make every effort to support the work of U.S.
humanists from fields under-represented in scholarship on East-Central
Europe and Eurasia. In the past, for example, American studies, art history,
comparative literature, cultural anthropology, musicology, and philosophy
have been supported through the Collaborative Research Fellowship. All
awards place a premium on the potential for further valuable humanistic
collaboration beyond the specific award period of the NEH fellowship.
American Councils and NCEEER encourage applications from scholars proposing
innovative, interdisciplinary approaches to their subjects. 
 
Applicants must propose to conduct at least four months of full-time
research, of which two months must be spent overseas. Scholars who are able
to begin their projects between May 2009 and May 2010 are welcome to apply
to this year’s competition. U.S. citizenship, permanent resident status, or
residency in the U.S. for three years before date of application is required.  
 
Application Deadline: February 15, 2009.

For more information and an application, please contact:
For projects in Eurasia:
Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone: (202) 833-7522
Website: www.americancouncils.org
Email: outbound at americancouncils.org

For projects in Central and Eastern Europe:
Program Officer
NEH Collaborative Humanities Fellowship
NCEEER
2601 Fourth Ave, Suite 310
Seattle, WA 98121
Phone (206) 441-6433
Website: www.nceeer.org 
Email: dc at nceeer.org

All applications will receive consideration without regard to any non-merit
factor such as race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national
origin, marital status, age, political affiliation, or disability.

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From ericson at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG  Thu Oct 30 15:37:08 2008
From: ericson at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG (Brita Ericson)
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:37:08 -0500
Subject: Grants for Research and Advanced Language Training Programs
Message-ID: <THU.30.OCT.2008.103708.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS is now accepting
applications for its 2009-2010 Title VIII Grants for Research and Advanced
Language Training programs in Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Russia,
Southeastern Europe, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine.

Application deadline for Fall 2009 and Academic Year 2009-2010 programs:
January 15th, 2009.

Please be aware that this will be the last January 15th deadline, as the
Title VIII programs will move to a once-a-year deadline in Fall of 2009. 
For more information on this, please contact Outbound Programs (contact
information listed below). 

Fellowships will be offered in five categories:

*Title VIII Research Scholar Program: Provides full support for three- to
nine-month research trips to Russia, Central Asia, the South Caucasus,
Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova. Fellowships include roundtrip international
travel, housing and living stipends, visa support, medical insurance,
archive access, and logistical support in the field. Open to U.S. graduate
students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty. Application deadlines:
January 15 (Fall and Academic Year Programs).

*Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training Program: Provides full
support for research and up to ten academic hours per week of advanced
language instruction for three-to-nine months in Russia, Central Asia, the
South Caucasus, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova. Fellowships include roundtrip
international travel, housing and living stipends, tuition, visa support,
medical insurance, archive access, and logistical support in the field. Open
to U.S. graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty. Application
deadlines: January 15 (Fall and Academic Year Programs).

*Title VIII Special Initiatives Fellowship: Provides grants of up to $35,000
for field research on policy-relevant topics in Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in a policy-relevant field. Scholars must
conduct research for at least four months in the field. Application
deadline: January 15 (Fall and Academic Year Programs).

*Title VIII Southeastern Europe Research Program: Provides full support for
U.S. graduate students, faculty, and post-doctoral scholars seeking to
conduct research for three to nine months in Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia.
Scholars may apply for support for research in more than one country during
a single trip, provided they intend to work in the field for a total of
three to nine months. Application deadline: January 15 (Fall and Academic
Year Programs).

*Title VIII Southeastern Europe Language Program: Provides fellowships for
graduate students, faculty, and scholars to study language for a semester,
academic year or summer in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia. Open to students at the MA and
Ph.D. level, as well as post-doctoral scholars and faculty, who have at
least elementary language skills. Application deadline: January 15 (Fall and
Academic Year Programs).

Funding for these programs is available through American Councils from U.S.
Department of State (Title VIII) grant support. All competitions for funding
are open and merit based. All applications will receive consideration
without regard to any non-merit factors such as race, color, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, age (with authorized
exceptions), political affiliation, or disability. 

Applications are available for download at www.americancouncils.org/research
or by contacting the American Councils Outbound Office. Applications must be
postmarked by the application deadline date. 

For more information, please contact:
Russian and Eurasian Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 833-7522
Email: outbound at americancouncils.org 
Website: www.americancouncils.org	

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From levitt at COLLEGE.USC.EDU  Thu Oct 30 15:43:35 2008
From: levitt at COLLEGE.USC.EDU (Marcus Levitt)
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:43:35 -0700
Subject: Shchegoli i vertoprakhi
Message-ID: <THU.30.OCT.2008.084335.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Book Announcement

В Москве в издательстве “Литературная учеба” вышла книга Льва Бердникова
“Щеголи и вертопрахи.  Герои русского галантного века”.

Новая книга известного историка Льва Бердникова посвящена щегольской культуре
XVIII столетия. Она раскрывает перед нами любопытнейшие и часто неожиданные
страницы истории России, когда стираются грани между спектаклем и самой
жизнью, когда все превращается в большой костюмированный
бал и когда от смешного до великого остается сделать лишь шаг. Герои той
далекой эпохи, всем знакомые персонажи, — фавориты Петра I Анна и Виллим
Монсы, адмирал Франц Лефорт, светлейший князь Александр Меншиков, фрейлина
Мария Гамильтон, полководец-граф Борис  Шереметев, императрицы Екатерина
I, Анна Иоанновна, Елизавета Петровна, Екатерина II, регентша Анна
Леопольдовна, князь Иван Долгоруков,
обер-камергер Иван Шувалов и др. —  показаны здесь не как политические
деятели, а как законодатели новой моды и новой формы поведения. Именно
они, щеголи и вертопрахи, несмотря на свое, порой, иностранное
происхождение, во многом способствовали
развитию русской культуры и необычайно обогащали ее, отчасти подготовив
то, чем ныне она имеет право гордиться.   Иллюстрации к книге сделаны
с оригинальных гравюр XVII-XVIII в., а также произведений русского
лубка.

Цена книги 20 $ (включая пересылку).  Заказы и чеки на имя Anna Feldman
отправлять по адресу: 7705 Hampton Ave # 324 Los Angeles Ca 90046 USA. 
Тел. (323) 969 05 63. 

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From jenday at BARD.EDU  Thu Oct 30 16:49:49 2008
From: jenday at BARD.EDU (Jennifer Day)
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:49:49 -0400
Subject: Licensed translator needed
Message-ID: <THU.30.OCT.2008.124949.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Seelangers,

I am passing along a request from someone who is looking for a  
licensed translator to translate a marriage certificate from Russian  
into English. I'm not sure what is required in order for a translation  
to be official, but figured many of you might. If anyone is interested  
in this job, please respond to:

mb.provenzano at gmail.com



Thanks!
Jennifer Day

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From kirsty.mccluskey at GMAIL.COM  Thu Oct 30 18:22:52 2008
From: kirsty.mccluskey at GMAIL.COM (Kirsty McCluskey)
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:22:52 -0300
Subject: Telecommuting jobs question from a stranded Russianist
Message-ID: <THU.30.OCT.2008.152252.0300.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear Seelangsovtsy

I apologise if this is not the right forum for this kind of question, but I
would be very grateful for some advice from fellow Slavonicists.  (You can
reply to me offlist if you wish at kirsty.mccluskey at gmail.com).

I am currently based in Chile because of my bf's job, and I have been
working as a freelance translator and virtual assistant for the last while.
Unfortunately, it is hard to find work that is (a) steady and (b) reasonable
when you need to telecommute, and I am not getting as much use out of my
Russian as I would wish.  (It is very possible that I will need to continue
working next year when I begin my PhD at Glasgow, so the need to find
something decent is becoming more and more pressing).

Chile is far from everything when it comes to Slavonic studies, and I won't
be in the position to attend conferences/socialise with other Russianists
until we move back to Europe next year.  That is why I am turning to
SEELANGS in the hope that some kind soul might be able to help me in finding
existing markets for Russian translators.  (I can also translate from
Spanish, French and German, but obviously Russian is my great love).

Many thanks and best wishes
Kirsty McCluskey

-- 
Vulpes Libris
A collective of bibliophiles writing about books
vulpeslibris.wordpress.com

revisitingrussia.wordpress.com

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From jdingley at YORKU.CA  Thu Oct 30 19:38:38 2008
From: jdingley at YORKU.CA (jdingley at YORKU.CA)
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:38:38 -0700
Subject: Kaby
Message-ID: <THU.30.OCT.2008.123838.0700.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Hi,

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BA%D1%83

I have had no success in hunting down the origin of "Kaby", the Russian
name for the Finnish city of Turku/Åbo up until the time of Peter the Great.

Any help appreciated.

John Dingley

---------------
http://members.shaw.ca/johndingley/home.html

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From kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM  Thu Oct 30 22:28:40 2008
From: kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM (Robert Chandler)
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:28:40 +0000
Subject: Sukhariki-chupchiki
Message-ID: <THU.30.OCT.2008.222840.0000.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear all,

This passage is from Platonov’s manuscript version of KOTLOVAN.  He omitted
it from his final version:

Вощев стоял на пустыре около котлованаи слушал, как пели в городе
красноармейцы одну и ту же песню:
“Сухарики-чупчики,
Чуп-чи-ки...”
Эту песню он слышал еще в детстве, ее пели солдаты русско-японской войны. И
теперь ее поют,

What exactly are chupchiki? And can anyone tell me more about this song?

Best Wishes,

Robert

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From xmas at UA.FM  Thu Oct 30 22:35:19 2008
From: xmas at UA.FM (Maria Dmytriyeva)
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:35:19 +0200
Subject: Sukhariki-chupchiki
In-Reply-To: <C52FE598.3786F%kcf19@dial.pipex.com>
Message-ID: <FRI.31.OCT.2008.003519.0200.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Чубарики-чубчики

Ой, у лузі калина, ой, у лузі калина. 
Калина, калина, чубарики-чубчики, калина, 
Калина, калина, чубарики-чубчики, калина. 

Там дівчина ходила, там дівчина ходила. 
Ходила, ходила, чубарики-чубчики, ходила. 
Ходила, ходила, чубарики-чубчики, ходила. 

Цвіт калини ламала, цвіт калини ламала. 
Ламала, ламала, чубарики-чубчики, ламала. 
Ламала, ламала, чубарики-чубчики, ламала. 

Та в пучечки складала, та в пучечки складала. 
Складала, складала, чубарики-чубчики, складала. 
Складала, складала, чубарики-чубчики, складала. 

Та й на хлопців моргала, та й на хлопців моргала. 
Моргала, моргала, чубарики-чубчики, моргала.

> Dear all,
> 
> This passage is from Platonov’s manuscript version of KOTLOVAN.  He omitted
> it from his final version:
> 
> Вощев стоял на пустыре около котлованаи слушал, как пели в городе
> красноармейцы одну и ту же песню:
> “Сухарики-чупчики,
> Чуп-чи-ки...”
> Эту песню он слышал еще в детстве, ее пели солдаты русско-японской войны. И
> теперь ее поют,
> 
> What exactly are chupchiki? And can anyone tell me more about this song?
> 
> Best Wishes,
> 
> Robert

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From peitlovakatarina at TISCALI.IT  Fri Oct 31 10:00:15 2008
From: peitlovakatarina at TISCALI.IT (Peitlova Katarina)
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:00:15 +0100
Subject: Чуб значение
 слова Чуб Сло варь
 Даля леРºÑÐ¸Ñ‡ÐµÑÐºÐ¾Ðµ
 Ð¿Ñ€Ñ Ð¼Ð¾Ðµ и переноÑ
 Ð½Ð¾Ðµ значения  и
 толкования  слова
 Чуб :: Lib.Deport .ru
Message-ID: <FRI.31.OCT.2008.110015.0100.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

чуб - чубчик
http://lib.deport.ru/slovar/dal/ch/chub.html

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From kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM  Fri Oct 31 10:28:19 2008
From: kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM (Robert Chandler)
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:28:19 +0000
Subject: PLATONOV - KOTLOVAN: Dai tol'ko massam
In-Reply-To: <8dd29ce30810161819k786a4184ledd63a3a67f2bf4d@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <FRI.31.OCT.2008.102819.0000.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear all,

This passage comes near the end of the book
> 
> Вошел Елисей; он уже выспался на земле, потому что глаза его потемнели от
> внутренней крови, и окреп от привычки быть организованным.  – Там медведь
> стучит в куз не и песню рычит – весь колхоз глаза открыл: нам без тебя жутко
> стало!  – Надо пойти справиться, – решил активист.  – Я сам схожу, – определил
> Чиклин. – Сиди записывай получше: твое дело ум.  – Это – пока я дурак! –
> предупредил активиста Жачев. – Но скоро мы всех разактивим: дай только массам
> измучиться, дай детям подрасти!
> 
> - Sidi zapisyvai poluchshe: tvoe delo um.
> - Eto – poka ya durak! - predupredil aktivista Zhachev.  - No skoro my vsekh
> razaktivim: dai tol’ko massam izmuchit’sya, dai detyam podrasti!
> 
‘I’ll go myself,’ decreed Chiklin.  ‘You sit and write: your task is mind.’

‘Not for long it won’t be!’  Zhachev warned the activist.  ‘Soon we’ll
activate everyone and send you lot packing. Just wait till the masses are
worn down, till the children have grown a little!’
> 
> 
>             *****
> 
> I am assuming that the primary meaning is 'activate' rather than 'deactivate'.
> My uncertain understanding is that Zhachev considers the masses a lost cause
> and that his only hope lies in the children, once they have grown up a little.
> Another possibility is something like "just wait till the masses will have
> suffered long enough to become [politically] active".
> 
> What does anyone else think?!
> 
> 
> Vsego dobrogo,
> 
> Robert 



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From kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM  Fri Oct 31 11:50:57 2008
From: kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM (Robert Chandler)
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:50:57 +0000
Subject: FW: Russian Service
In-Reply-To: <790456.66009.qm@web27207.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <FRI.31.OCT.2008.115057.0000.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Dear all,

What the BBC have done to the Russian Service is appalling. Donald Rayfield
has summed up the facts, and their implications, with his usual clarity.  If
any of you have any contacts in the British or American press, please do all
you can to publicize this!

Best Wishes,

Robert

                    *

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From: Donald Rayfield <donald_rayfield at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Russian Service

Dear Sir,

The BBC World Service has announced internally that its Russian service
broadcasts are being cut by 22 hours a week and will now drop all analytical
and cultural broadcasts. At a time when in Russia misunderstanding and
mistrust of Britain has reached a height  unprecedented since the end of the
USSR this decision seems a perverse, even demented concession to those
authorities in Russia that have been doing their best to curtail the
activities of all British cultural institutions (the BBC and the British
Council in particular). The BBC World Service should be held to account by
the press for its inexplicable actions - and everyone who realises that BBC
World Service broadcasts are the best ambassadors we have for this country
should make their views known.

Yours sincerely,

Donald Rayfield,
Emeritus Professor of Russiana nd Georgian,
Queen Mary University of London,
London E1 4NS

tel. 01959 526894


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From meersono at GEORGETOWN.EDU  Fri Oct 31 13:49:34 2008
From: meersono at GEORGETOWN.EDU (Olga Meerson)
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:49:34 -0500
Subject: PLATONOV - KOTLOVAN: Dai tol'ko massam
Message-ID: <FRI.31.OCT.2008.084934.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

RobertJan,
You are absolutely right about razaktivim--by analogy with raskrutim, razgonim (which, by the way, could be both!!!) or raskachaem. Perhaps activate each and everyone--to deal with the exhaustive property of the prefix raz-?

----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Chandler <kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM>
Date: Friday, October 31, 2008 5:28 am
Subject: [SEELANGS] PLATONOV - KOTLOVAN: Dai tol'ko massam

> Dear all,
> 
> This passage comes near the end of the book
> > 
> > ????? ??????; ?? ??? ???????? ?? ?????, ?????? ??? ????? ??? 
> ????????? ??
> > ?????????? ?????, ? ????? ?? ???????? ???? ??????????????.  – ??? 
> ???????> ?????? ? ??? ?? ? ????? ????? – ???? ?????? ????? ??????: 
> ??? ??? ???? ?????
> > ?????!  – ???? ????? ??????????, – ????? ????????.  – ? ??? 
> ?????, – ?????????
> > ??????. – ???? ????????? ???????: ???? ???? ??.  – ??? – ???? ? 
> ?????! –
> > ??????????? ????????? ?????. – ?? ????? ?? ???? ??????????: ??? 
> ?????? ??????
> > ??????????, ??? ????? ????????!
> > 
> > - Sidi zapisyvai poluchshe: tvoe delo um.
> > - Eto – poka ya durak! - predupredil aktivista Zhachev.  - No 
> skoro my vsekh
> > razaktivim: dai tol’ko massam izmuchit’sya, dai detyam podrasti!
> > 
> ‘I’ll go myself,’ decreed Chiklin.  ‘You sit and write: your task 
> is mind.’
> 
> ‘Not for long it won’t be!’  Zhachev warned the activist.  ‘Soon we’ll
> activate everyone and send you lot packing. Just wait till the 
> masses are
> worn down, till the children have grown a little!’
> > 
> > 
> >             *****
> > 
> > I am assuming that the primary meaning is 'activate' rather than 
> 'deactivate'.> My uncertain understanding is that Zhachev considers 
> the masses a lost cause
> > and that his only hope lies in the children, once they have grown 
> up a little.
> > Another possibility is something like "just wait till the masses 
> will have
> > suffered long enough to become [politically] active".
> > 
> > What does anyone else think?!
> > 
> > 
> > Vsego dobrogo,
> > 
> > Robert 
> 
> 
> 
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From kuchar at ROANOKE.EDU  Fri Oct 31 18:58:30 2008
From: kuchar at ROANOKE.EDU (Martha Kuchar)
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:58:30 -0500
Subject: Nov. 14 Deadline: Zirin Award for Independent Scholars
Message-ID: <FRI.31.OCT.2008.135830.0500.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

The Association for Women in Slavic Studies is still accepting nominees for the 
Zirin prize.  The Zirin Prize recognizes the achievements of independent 
scholars and to encourage their continued scholarship and service in work that 
is pertinent to the field of Slavic Women's studies.

This prize of $500 is named for Mary Zirin, the founder of Women East-West. 
Working as an independent scholar, Zirin produced and encouraged many of 
the fundamental works in Slavic Women's Studies.

The Zirin Prize Committee has extended the nomination deadline until 
November 14. Nominations (including self-nominations) should include a one- 
to two-page, double-spaced narrative outlining the nominee's achievements 
and the nominee's CV. Describe the nominee's past and present contributions 
and relevant work in progress.

The committee urges the nomination of candidates at all career stages. For 
the purpose of this award, an independent scholar is defined as a scholar (1) 
who is not employed at an institution of higher learning, or (2) who may be 
employed by a university or college but who is not eligible to compete for 
institutional support for research (for example, those teaching under short-
term contracts or working in administrative posts). We urge nominations of 
worthy scholars from the CIS and from Central and Eastern Europe.

Nominations should be sent to Martha Kuchar at kuchar at roanoke.edu, or via 
mail to Martha Kuchar, Dept. of English, Roanoke College, 221 College Lane, 
Salem, VA 24153 (phone: 540-375-2320).

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From pyz at BRAMA.COM  Fri Oct 31 19:06:10 2008
From: pyz at BRAMA.COM (Max Pyziur)
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:06:10 -0400
Subject: Ukrainian Women's Voices: Nadia Tarnawsky & Friends
Message-ID: <FRI.31.OCT.2008.150610.0400.SEELANGS@BAMA.UA.EDU>

Print this announcement:
http://www.brama.com/calendar/caldisplay.pl?1225383361

    The Center for Traditional Music and Dance
              The Ukrainian Museum
    New York Bandura Ensemble/Bandura Downtown
                    present

           Ukrainian Women's Voices:
           Nadia Tarnawsky & Friends
 An evening of Ukrainian village-style singing

        with co-host Julian Kytasty and
        the New York Bandura Ensemble

       SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2008, 7 p.m.
             The Ukrainian Museum
             222 East Sixth Street
          (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues)
            New York, New York 10003
              Tel: 212.228.0110

Tickets $15; members & seniors $10; students $5
Reservations: 212-228-0110 or info at ukrainianmuseum.org
Tickets include gallery admission and a reception to follow the concert

Cleveland's beloved Ukrainian-American singer, bandura (zither-lute)
player, and ethnomusicologist Nadia Tarnawsky joins Ukrainian Women's
Voices, a collective of New-York-area Ukrainian and American women
singers, to present a program of Ukrainian ritual and seasonal folksongs,
sung in traditional village singing style and in Ukrainian folk polyphony.
The evening's concert is the second in the Ukrainian Women's Voices
series, following a concert at Columbia University in May by the
Collective and its previous instructor, Ukrainian singer/actress/song
collector Mariana Sadowska.

The daughter of Ukrainian immigrants, Tarnawsky has studied Ukrainian and
Eastern European singing for nearly two decades under leading teachers,
including Mariana Sadowska from Ukraine and New Jersey-based Lilia
Pavlovsky. With Sadowska, Nadia undertook several field trips across
Ukraine to learn village songs directly from elder singers. She has
studied music history/ethnomusicology at Cleveland State University and
currently creates musical theater productions based on Ukrainian folksong,
for American audiences. Ms. Tarnawsky has taught at the Cleveland
Institute of Music since 1997.

Ukrainian-American singer and bandurist Julian Kytasty co-hosts the
program, which features performances by the musicians of the New York
Bandura Ensemble and other special guests. Audience participation in the
singing will be encouraged.

Please join us for a reception after the concert in the Museum's lower level.

Ukrainian Women's Voices with Nadia Tarnawsky and Friends is presented by
Ukrainian Wave, a Community Cultural Initiative of the Center for
Traditional Music and Dance, The Ukrainian Museum, and New York Bandura
Ensemble/Bandura Downtown. The Ukrainian Women's Voices series was
developed with assistance from Columbia Teachers College Music and Music
Education and Virlana Tkacz/Yara Arts Group.

Support for the Ukrainian Wave Community Cultural Initiative was provided
to the Center for Traditional Music and Dance by the National Endowment
for the Arts Heritage and Preservation Program; the New York State Music
Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at the
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors; and American Express Company.
Additional support was provided by public funds from the New York State
Council on the Arts, a State agency; the New York City Department of
Cultural Affairs; and Con Edison.

The Ukrainian Museum
222 East Sixth Street
(between 2nd & 3rd Avenues)
New York, New York 10003
Tel: 212.228.0110
Wed-Sun 11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

http://www.ukrainianmuseum.org/



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- Mies van der Rohe

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