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

Sun Mar 16 12:51:54 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!

Jana

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> Topics of the day:
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>   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
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> www.cloudberrylanguageschool.com
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> 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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