a question about Okudzhava, Eidel'man and their Am erican friends

[Slivkin, Yevgeny]

Dear Rossen,

I am almost sure that Aleksander Polovets, the former editor of Russian
weekly newspaper "Panorama" (Las Angeles) was involved in Okudzhava's Irvine
concert. Unfortunately I do not know how to contact him. But you can find
out through "Panorama". Polovets could probably answer your question about
Gerry and Terry.

The Best,


Yevgeny Slivkin



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Yevgeny A. Slivkin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Russian
European School
Defense Language Institute
Presidio of Monterey
Monterey, CA 93950
Of.ph. (831)643-0474  






-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Rossen Djagalov
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 10:23 PM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] a question about Okudzhava, Eidel'man and their American
friends

Fellow Slavicists,

This is a question on behalf of a friend of mine from Moscow who is
currently preparing the third volume of an anthology of Okudzhava.
His query concerns a passage from Nathan Eidel'man's diary, which mentions
two Western (most likely, American) friends of Eidel'man's and Okudzhava's,
"Gerry" and "Terry." If you are able to identify them, could you let me know
off-server.

This has almost become a detective story. In addition, does anybody know of
the people in any way involved in Okudzhava's Irvine, CA concert in 1979.

Thank you,
Rossen


Here's the entry from Eidel'man's diary:
3 ñåíòÿáðÿ 1983 ã. ...Ó Îêóäæàâû - è çàòåì â "Ïðàãó": Ðîçîâ, Áàêëàíîâ,
Âèíîêóðîâ, Îêóäæàâà + Îëüãà, èç Ëîñ-Àíäæåëåñà Òåððè. Òîñòû - çà äðóæáó,
ò¸ïëóþ îáñòàíîâêó: â öåíòðå ðàçãîâîðà - ÷òî ýòè ëþäè íå ñîáðàëèñü áû çà
îäíèì ñòîëîì. È Äæåððè ðåëèãèîçåí (õî÷åò óâèäåòü ìîþ âåðóþùóþ äî÷ü) - îí
çàñòàâëÿåò ìåíÿ äâàæäû ïîæèìàòü ðóêó Ñîëîóõèíó. (À Áàêëàíîâ - òîëüêî ÷òî
õâàëèë ×àêà). À Áóëàò ãîâîðèò î "Äåòÿõ Àðáàòà" è îá àðáàòñòâå è íàöèè
áàõàðàõ - "àðáàòåö" (àðáàòñòâî). È ðàçãîâîð ñ Áóëàòîì î ôèëüìå Àñàíîâîé
"Ïàöàíû", î ïðåêðàñíîé ôèíàëüíîé ïåñíå, ñî÷èí¸ííîé ðåáÿòàìè. È ðàçãîâîðû î
ìîåé "ïîåçäêå" â ÑØÀ è íåïîåçäêå. /286-287/

And here's how Eidel'man's widow comments upon the passage:
 ýòî âðåìÿ Íàòàí ñ ìàòåðüþ æèë â Äîìå òâîð÷åñòâà â Ïåðåäåëêèíå. à ÿ ðÿäîì
ñíèìàëà äà÷ó ïî ñîñåäñòâó ñ Ãîðîäíèöêèìè.  ýòîò âå÷åð, íå ïîìíþ êòî è ïî
êàêîìó ïîâîäó, ñîáèðàë ãîñòåé â ðåñòîðàíå "Ïðàãà". Êàæåòñÿ, ýòî Áóëàò ïî
ïîâîäó ïðèåçäà îáùåãî äðóãà Òåððè Ýììîíñà. [This is not the noted Stanford
historian, Professor Emeritus Terrence Emmons.--R.D.] Äóìàþ, òàê è åñòü,
ïîòîìó ÷òî èç æåíùèí ïðèñóòñòâîâàëà òîëüêî Îëÿ Îêóäæàâà. <...> Î ïîñèäåëêàõ
â ðåñòîðàíå Íàòàí íè÷åãî íå ðàññêàçàë, òîëüêî îòìåòèë ìèìîõîäîì, ÷òî
ñîáðàëàñü ñòðàííàÿ, ðàçíîø¸ðñòíàÿ êîìïàíèÿ, è ïîäèâèëñÿ òîìó, êàê ýòî Áóëàòó
óäà¸òñÿ ñîõðàíÿòü õîðîøèå îòíîøåíèÿ ñî ñòîëü ðàçíûìè ëþäüìè? Åñëè áû ðå÷ü
øëà î êîì-òî äðóãîì, òî, ìîæåò áûòü, â ñëîâàõ Íàòàíà òàèëîñü áû îñóæäåíèå,
íî Áóëàòà îí áóêâàëüíî áîãîòâîðèë, è íè÷òî â í¸ì íå ìîãëî âûçâàòü ó Íàòàíà
íè ñîìíåíèé, íè óêîðà. /òàì æå, 287-288/.

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