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[John Dunn]

The web-site www.newsru.com has been carrying reports of the St Patrick's day parade in Moscow for several years now.  I suspect that the event owes more to the example the city of New York and to the efforts of the Irish Tourist Board than it does to the achievements of Ireland's patron saint.  The Scots, who tend to look with envy at the entrepreneurial initiative shown on the other side of the Irish Sea, have not (yet) persuaded the Russians to follow the Americans in adopting Tartan Week (don't ask), but I have noticed a proliferation of Burns Suppers taking place all over Russia on and around 25 January.

John Dunn.

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From: James Bailey <jobailey at FACSTAFF.WISC.EDU>
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:54:53 -0600
Subject: [SEELANGS]

Dear everyone,
     Before St. Patrick's Day I wrote various Russians
friends and colleagues about whether anyone celebrated
that holiday in Russia. Most said not but several pointed
out that in the Arbat area of Moscow people do hold a
parade. One person asked me for more information about
this Irish Saint. Could someone suggest a reliable and
perhaps somewhat scholarly account?
     Thanks,
     James Bailey

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John Dunn
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University of Glasgow, Scotland

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