Natalia Gorbanevskaya passed away/R.I.P.

[Alexandra Smith]

Dear Colleagues,

Sadly, Natalia Gorbanevskaya passed away about a hour ago. She was an  
important post-1953 poet, translator, critic, editor and political  
activist.
Some reports about her are available here:
http://www.svoboda.org/content/article/25184904.html

http://tvrain.ru/articles/umerla_pravozaschitnitsa_natalja_gorbanevskaja-357827/


http://www.echo.msk.ru/news/1208209-echo.html

There are several interesting programmes available on line that  
feature her views and poetic achievements:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_BOpP-cSNI

http://www.5-tv.ru/programs/broadcast/502946/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4hP4LNB1IU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fGrhUAXjNk


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV_VmpZvKRA

All best,
Alexandra









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Alexandra Smith (PhD, University of London)
Reader in Russian Studies
Department of European Languages and Cultures
School of  Languages, Literatures and Cultures
The University of Edinburgh
David Hume Tower
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9JX
UK

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e-mail: Alexandra.Smith at ed.ac.uk




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