SEELANGS Digest - 14 Mar 2014 to 15 Mar 2014 (#2014-156)

Sun Mar 16 12:56:06 UTC 2014

To my Russian colleagues:

Do you know happen to know where I can find a list of how much things cost
in both the Soviet Union and in the early & late 1990s I am talking about
in kopecks & rubles. For example, I am looking for how much a toilet seat
would have cost in 1998 or so. Most pressing is the late 1990s under
Yeltsin. Thanks in advance!

*please note I am looking for prices in the Leningrad area, as I just
realized would be perhaps different than other areas of the Soviet Union
Jana

On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 1:51 PM, Jana G <jana.guignard at gmail.com> wrote:

> To my Russian colleagues:
>
> Do you know happen to know where I can find a list of how much things cost
> in both the Soviet Union and in the early & late 1990s I am talking about
> in kopecks & rubles. For example, I am looking for how much a toilet seat
> would have cost in 1998 or so. Most pressing is the late 1990s under
> Yeltsin. Thanks in advance!
>
> Jana
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 6:00 AM, SEELANGS automatic digest system <
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>> There are 4 messages totaling 263 lines in this issue.
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>> Topics of the day:
>>
>>   1. Chytilová
>>   2. Russian language book (2)
>>   3. Seeking VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR for Ohio State Slavic 2014/15
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>> Date:    Sat, 15 Mar 2014 10:10:59 +0100
>> From:    Jan Culik <culik at BLISTY.CZ>
>> Subject: Re: Chytilová
>>
>> Quite a lot of thoughtful Czech commentators point out that this is in
>> fact a metaphor and that Kopytem sem, kopytem tam is NOT about AIDS, but
>> about the degeneration  of the Czechoslovak post-invasion society,
>> twenty years after 1968.
>>
>> JC
>>
>> On 03/14/2014 11:52 PM, harlow wrote:
>> > Any remembrance of the amazing Chytilova (among the very few female
>> directors in Central European cinema) must include her courage in making
>> one of the first intelligent feature films about AIDS, "Kopytem sem,
>> kopytem tam" (1989).
>> >
>> > Harlow Robinson
>> > Northeastern University
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
>> [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Martin Votruba
>> > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 5:55 PM
>> > To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.UA.EDU
>> > Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Chytilová
>> >
>> > Thanks for the link, John.
>> >
>> > Saying that the lead characters in Daisies "respond to the
>> consumer-oriented society" assumes that there was consumer society under
>> communism in the mid-1960s that at least remotely resembled the employment
>> of the images of Western consumerism (hardly available under communism
>> then) in the film, but that might be too much to cover. A more specific
>> query, instead:
>> >
>> > I wonder whether anyone might have reliable information about
>> Chytilova's study of philosophy that so many sources seem to copy from each
>> other. Here's a summary of what appears to be verifiable (my overview):
>> >
>> > She began to study architecture in Brno, but dropped out in her
>> sophomore year and followed her lover to Prague. She first worked as a
>> chemistry lab assistant and earned money on the side as a model (not the
>> same glamour job as today -- fashion was close to non-existent in the
>> repressive 1950s, but still the closest to bohemia Prague had then) with
>> the support of her photographer husband Karel Ludiwg. Her garment shoots
>> helped her make contacts, and she became an extra in a movie released in
>> 1951. She became a clapper loader (2nd assistant camera) at the Prague film
>> studios on a film in 1953, 1st assistant director on a film released in
>> 1957. She began to study feature film directing at the FAMU (Film Academy
>> of Performing Arts) in 1957 and was an extra on a film released in 1960.
>> She directed her first short and graduation film The Ceiling (Strop) in
>> 1961 and graduated in 1962.
>> >
>> >
>> > Martin
>> >
>> > votruba "at" pitt "dot" edu
>> >
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>> Date:    Sat, 15 Mar 2014 15:05:36 -0400
>> From:    Tanya Li <ttanyali at GMAIL.COM>
>> Subject: Russian language book
>>
>> Dear Seelanger's,
>>
>> Can anyone recomend a book ( possible to buy in US for English speakers)
>> for beginners to study Russian?
>>
>> Thanks a lot!
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>> Date:    Sat, 15 Mar 2014 14:11:01 -0600
>> From:    Ksenia Kologrieva <ksenia.kologrieva at GMAIL.COM>
>> Subject: Re: Russian language book
>>
>> Dear Tanya,
>>
>> I highly recommend Beginner's Russian by Olga Kagan and Anna Kudyma.
>> The other options are Голоса or В пути.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> *Best regards,*
>> *Ksenia Kologrieva*
>>
>> Cloudberry Language School
>>
>> Phone: 773-942-6262
>>
>> www.cloudberrylanguageschool.com
>>
>> Find a Common Language!
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>> On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Tanya Li <ttanyali at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Dear Seelanger's,
>> >
>> > Can anyone recomend a book ( possible to buy in US for English speakers)
>> > for beginners to study Russian?
>> >
>> > Thanks a lot!
>> >
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>> Date:    Sat, 15 Mar 2014 17:38:40 -0500
>> From:    Angela Brintlinger <brintlinger.3 at OSU.EDU>
>> Subject: Seeking VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR for Ohio State Slavic
>> 2014/15
>>
>> Accepting applications for a VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR for the 2014/15
>> academic year.
>>
>> The Ohio State University Department of Slavic and East European
>> Languages and Cultures seeks a highly qualified visiting assistant
>> professor whose primary duties will include teaching Russian, Polish,
>> and/or Central European literature, culture and/or media studies.
>>  Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Slavic Languages, Literatures and Cultures
>> or equivalent.  Evidence of teaching excellence at US or Canadian
>> institutions of higher learning is essential.  Expertise in Digital
>> Humanities a plus.  The position is full-time, with benefits and a
>> competitive salary.  Teaching load is four courses per year.
>>
>> The Department is currently in its 50th year, with faculty and lecturers
>> who specialize in Russian, Polish, Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian, Bulgarian,
>> Romanian, and Albanian languages as well as literary, cultural, and film
>> studies, Slavic linguistics and Second Language Acquisition.  With a
>> world-class library of Slavic and other titles, a Title VI-supported Center
>> for Slavic and East European Studies, and a Research Center for Medieval
>> Slavic Studies all located on the Columbus, Ohio campus, Ohio State offers
>> wonderful opportunities for teaching and research.
>>
>> The Ohio State University is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action
>> Employer.  We welcome applications from women, members of historically
>> underrepresented minority groups, veterans, and individuals with
>> disabilities.  Ohio State is also an NSF ADVANCE Institution.
>>
>> Candidates should submit a letter of application, C.V., sample syllabi
>> and the names of three references as electronic attachments via email with
>> subject line Slavic Search to chair of search committee, Prof. Angela
>> Brintlinger (brintlinger.3 at osu.edu).  Review of applications will begin
>> immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
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