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Russian Culture in Transition: Selected Papers of the Working Group for the Study of Contemporary Russian Culture, 1990-1991.

The stimulating volume Russian Culture in Transition consists of papers (some in Russian, some in English) from two meetings of a working group of young and not-so-young Russian and American scholars held in the summers of 1990 and 1991. The papers are divided into four sections, of which the

Publication: World Literature Today

RUSSIAN SUMMER: RUSSIAN-CULTURE ITINERARY FIT FOR ROYALTY.(Santa Fe/El Norte)

Byline: Pancho Epstein Talks, tours, concerts and caviar enhance Russian Summer in Santa Fe Take a docent tour. It's a rev-up-your-mind way to begin your adventure of viewing the "Nicholas & Alexandra: At Home with the Last Tsar and his Family" exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts. I particularly

Publication: The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)

KOREAN, RUSSIAN CULTURES CLASH.(NEWS)

Byline: Associated Press ARTYOM, Russia -- In this crumbling former industrial center in Russia's Far East, where legions of unemployed depend on meager government handouts, Svetlana Kovalenko is blessed with a steady job that even pays for lunch. But the sewing work has its drawbacks, including

Publication: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)

Russian Culture at the Crossroads: Paradoxes of Postcommunist Consciousness.

Russian Culture at the Crossroads consists of the following sections: "Introduction: Continuity and Change in Russian Culture" by Dmitri N. Shalin, "Historical Culture" by Boris M. Paramonov, "Intellectual Culture" by Dmitri N. Shalin, "Psychological Culture" by Alexander M. Etkind, "Religious

Publication: World Literature Today

The future of Russian culture in Estonia.

During many centuries, the culture of Estonia was formed as a multilingual and multicultural phenomenon. In its creation alongside a leading Finno-Ugric (Estonian) culture, Scandinavian, East Slavic (Russian), German, Jewish, and some other cultures must be noted. Until 1940, Estonian, German, and

Publication: World Affairs

Constructing Russian Culture in the Age of Revolution, 1881-1940/Entertaining Tsarist Russia: Tales, Songs, Plays, Movies, Jokes, Ads, and Images from Russian Urban Life, 1770-1917/A History of Russian Theatre/The Chekhov Theatre: A Century of the Plays in Performance

Catriona Kelly and David Shepherd, eds. Constructing Russian Culture in the Age of Revolution, 1881-1940. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. 357 pp. Index. Paperback. James von Gelden and Louise McReynolds, eds. Entertaining Tsarist Russia: Tales, Songs, Plays, Movies, Jokes, Ads, and Images

Publication: Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film

Constructing Russian Culture in the Age of Revolution: 1881-1940.(Review)

Constructing Russian Culture in the Age of Revolution: 1881-1940. Ed. by CATRIONA KELLY and DAVID SHEPHERD. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1998. xiii + 358 pp. 14.99 [pounds sterling]. Russian Cultural Studies: An Introduction. Ed. by CATRIONA KELLY and DAVID SHEPHERD. Oxford: Oxford University

Publication: The Modern Language Review

INITIATIVE FOR RUSSIAN CULTURE EVENT DRAWS HUNDREDS.

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by American University: By Sarah Stankorb October 14, 2011 Profiles Eric Lohr Anton Fedyashin Gail Mardirosian Peter Starr Connections Initiative for Russian Culture History Department Theatre and Musical Theatre IRC Events Calendar (Photo:

Publication: States News Service

RUSSIAN CULTURE WEEK TO HIGHLIGHT MUSIC, FILM, FOOD AND POLITICS.

Waltham, MA -- The following information was released by Brandeis University: By Debra Filcman A local Jewish and Israeli performance ensemble that brings to life the music of their grandparents' Russian villages, a cinematic journey into how the Holocaust impacted one Russian boy's childhood and a

Publication: States News Service

Russian arts and culture celebrates St. Petersburg's 300th birthday

00-00-0000 Dateline: BALTIMORE A landslide of Russian art and culture is settling down near the shores of the frigid Chesapeake Bay this winter for one of the world's largest celebrations of St. Petersburg's 300th birthday. For three weeks, the romantic, canal-crossed Russian city's art, music,

Publication: AP Worldstream