Daily Digest for 94-06-28
Table of Contents
WHAT'S NEW . . .
#01-28 June 94 "Reform Under Conditions of a Free Market Economy:
A Jeffersonian Educational Vision for Russia" -- by
Chuck Sweeney and available from the Education page.
#02-28 June 94 New Links to Interesting Internet Resources
RECENT EMAIL . . .
#01-28 June 94 Sender: "Foundation for Russian American Econ.
Cooperation"
(fraec@u.washington.edu)
Subject: Hostels or other digs
#02-28 June 94 Sender: Tatyana P. Ivanova (root@double.chel.su)
Subject: O SODEJSTWII PRI OBU^ENII
#03-28 June 94 Sender: grisha@MIT.EDU
Subject: NEW: Russian songs archive on the Web
#04-28 June 94 Sender: pw@shannon.tellabs.com (Peter Wise)
Subject: Re: Belarus "School of Tomorrow
#05-28 June 94 Sender: bohdan@panix.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Subject: A New Project on Ukraine Commences on Internet
#06-28 June 94 Sender: RUSSELGM@CNSVAX.UWEC.EDU
Subject: Any advice on Russian adoptions?
APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures
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WHAT'S NEW . . .
* "Reform Under Conditions of a Free Market Economy: A Jeffersonian
Educational Vision for Russia" is offered by Chuck Sweeney and was
written for presentation at the Russian Academy of Education, Institute of
Theoretical Pedagogics and International Research in Education, and
International Association--Education and the Future Conference on Adult and
Continuing Education Under Conditions of a Free Market Economy, in Moscow
and St. Petersburg during July 1994. Available from the "Education"
page.
Our thanks to Chuck for sharing this interesting paper with us and to
Ellee Margileth who prepared the material for the WWW server.
* We have placed some new links to Internet resources of potential interest
to F&P subscribers. These are described below:
(1) A hypertext data base describing the accident at Chernobyl Nuclear
Power Plant -- from the "More Information Resources" page.
(2) an archive of lyrics (many with guitar chords) to
Russian songs available from SovInformBuro of the RUSSIAN CLUB at MIT
-- and available via F&P from the "Music" page. (Note: you must
have KOI-8 font installed to view)
(3) A pointer to the Moscow State University's WWW server is
available from the "More Information Resources" page.
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E-MAIL POSTINGS . . .
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Sender: "Foundation for Russian American Econ. Cooperation"
(fraec@u.washington.edu)
Subject: Hostels or other digs
Hi folks -
I'm going to be in Tallinn and Vilnius in August, travelling on a
shoestring budget. Does anyone have any suggestions for inexpensive
hostels or homestays in either city? Really cheep hotels could work too,
but I've had much luck meeting and staying with families in Romania and
Yugoslavia (when such a name applied) and so I wondered if anyone had any
input. Thanks.
Chris Davis
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Sender: Tatyana P. Ivanova (root@double.chel.su)
Subject: O SODEJSTWII PRI OBU^ENII
Association of schools of democratic culture of Ural Youth Center of
Intellectual Development and its managing direktor Vladlen Mramorov
are interested in training programs for our young managers. Could
you please give us your advice and render us assistance.
a - in finding a good institution for this purpose
b - in compiling teaching programs in the main subjects
c - in finding a place of residence for our trainees ( It would
be better if they could stay with the families so that
they could master the language and communicate more freely
d - in naming the price. Your services will be paid separately.
At present we would like to focus our attention at training
specialists in the field of finance and banking. The tentative
duration of the course could be
a - from 1 through 4 - 5 months
b - from 1 year through 4 - 5 years (full-time degree courses)
In the near future ( the 3rd quarter of this year) we would like to send a
girl to you who is completing her higher education course at the moment.
She knows English. Later she is going to become a Manager of the company
that trains would-be governesses and tutors. Her oversea training could
last 3-4 months. We would be most grateful if you could establish links
with a charitable organisation (according to your choice) that could help
us in our work with 14-year-olds. We look forward to hearing from you.
We hope this activity could be mutually beneficial.
Sincerely yours,
Henrich Drobinsky.
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Sender: grisha@MIT.EDU
Subject: NEW: Russian songs archive on the Web
With apologies to those who will see this mail more than once...
SovInformBuro of the RUSSIAN CLUB at MIT
PRESENTS
the beginning of yet another useful initiative. We have decided -- and
started -- to put together an archive of lyrics (hopefully, most
complete with guitar chords) to Russian songs, accessible through
WorldWide Web. The archive is very small at this point, but we hope that
it will grow dramatically in a short time thanks to you. If you are
simply a user, check out the archive, tell your friends, and contribute
a song or two (via email to SovInformBuro@MIT.EDU, you can send e-mail
from our site if your WWW browser supports forms). If you are a
maintainer of a Web site, list of services on the Net, etc., then it's
in your power to do much more. Please include our archive in your list
of useful services, thus helping its popularity -- and size -- to grow.
Our URL is
http://anxiety-closet.mit.edu:8001/activities/russian-club/catalog.html
You must have KOI-8 installed to be able to read it.
Enjoy, and, more importantly -- at least for now :) -- contribute!
Junta for SovInformBuro
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People are strange When you're a stranger
Faces look ugly When you're alone
Women seem wicked When you're unwanted
Streets are uneven When you're down
The Doors
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Sender: pw@shannon.tellabs.com (Peter Wise)
Subject: Re: Belarus "School of Tomorrow
Sender: "Jim Cashel" (cashel@eurasia.org) Eurasia Foundation
Subject: Belarus "School of Tomorrow"
I received the following letter (by post) from Belarus. Please
forward to anyone who might be interested in establishing contact with
this school. Thank you.
I've forwarded it to a broadly similar school here in Shannon, Ireland
(where we no doubt have several Byelorussians working with Aeroflot).
I gave it to one of the pupils of the school to bring up to her English
teacher. I expect they'll find it quite exciting. We'll see what happens!
All the best,
Peter Wise,
Tellabs Ltd. ------------------------------------------
Shannon Industrial Estate, | Knowledge is as wings to man's life, |
Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland. | and a ladder for his ascent - |
Tel/Fax: +353-61-471433/471000 | Baha'u'llah. |
Email: pw@shannon.tellabs.com ------------------------------------------
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Sender: bohdan@panix.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Subject: A New Project on Ukraine Commences on Internet
A New Project on Ukraine Commences on Internet
Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj
Lately, in the news media, we continuosly hear about "the
information highway", "Internet", "the infobahn", et cetera.
All these terms are used to describe the idea of a computer
network with information being routed on it. However, in
reality, the Internet is a vast anarchic network constantly
growing and transferring oceans and seas of data. Where is
the information though? Particularly about Ukraine? It
brings to mind the phrase "water, water, everywhere - with
nary a drop to drink!".
The Eurasia Foundation has provided the Sabre Foundation
with seed funding to establish a new type of information
repository on Internet dealing with Ukraine. With Tania
Vitvitsky as the overall Project Director, and Bohdan Peter
Rekshynskyj who will have the direct responsibility in
implementing the initial phase as the Project Coordinator,
this project is in the process of bringing a new information
resource available to all on Internet. In addition, a Board
of Advisors from Ukraine, the United States, and Canada is
being selected to assist on a voluntary basis providing
guidance and advice with an initial focus on scholarly
matters.
FAQ stands for Frequently Asked Questions. The FAQ
evolved on Internet newsgroups and fora as a response to new
people continuously asking the same questions over and over.
It was intended to answer them and in thus doing so save
time and provide a reference point for the participants.
Another function the FAQ provided was a very basic
repository of elementary data upon a particular subject thus
reflecting the group's interest(s).
The Project
The evolution of Internet, the data explosion, and the
subsequent demand for information has poignantly pointed out
the shortcomings of the FAQ. On particular sensitive topics
reliable and up to date information is essential, taking
into account the latest presentation and transferral
technologies. The UKRAINE: FAQ+ shall be such an endeavor.
In addition to supplying a rudimentary "yellow pages"
repository of elementary information, the project envisions
a union of new information as delineated below (therefore
the "plus" to denote that the project goes far beyond in
scope than the current notion of a FAQ):
=98 Scholarly - current and new scholarship pertaining to
various topics concerning Ukraine. This will draw upon
established literature published as well as seeking new
sources and contributions.
=98 Financial - information relating to business aspects of
Ukraine. However this section will not contain
advertisements or solicitations. It is rather a
reference point. An example would be to have a section
dealing with currency exchange rates of the Ukrainian
Coupon (Karbovanets) vis a vis world currences as
ascertained by the National Bank of Ukraine in addition
to the actual exchange rates by Banks and Money exchange
places on the "street".
=98 Political - information about the political process in
Ukraine. This section may include news briefs from
democratic political parties in Ukraine in addition to
articles written about the overall political situation.
Other items may be added, ranging from culture and social
issues to medicine. The concept is continuously evolving
and will be subject to revision. An initial layout as
originally proposed was as follows:
0) Overview
1) History
2) Religion
3) Geography/Natural Resources
4) Culture (Art, Music, Literature)
5) Language
6) Famine
7) Modern Politics
8) Travel to Ukraine
9) Diaspora
10) Organizations
11) Miscellaneous
The categories are broken down into more specific items,
such as, for example, item 10:
10) Organizations
1) Charitable/non-profit
2) Educational
3) Institutional
4) Business
5) Other
However, the current emphasis is to make available
information on Ukraine - be it geographical, political, or
historical. There is a dearth of material available and the
need for reliable and unbiased information is overwhelming.
UKRAINE: FAQ+ will begin to address this long overdue
situation, providing the information, "the water to drink"
from the seas of data on Internet.
For further information and questions, please send
electronic mail to:
Tania Vitvitsky at sabre@world.std.com
Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj at bohdan@panix.com
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Sender: RUSSELGM@CNSVAX.UWEC.EDU
Subject: Any advice on Russian adoptions?
Dear Net friends:
My family has been trying to adopt an 11 year old boy in Siberia. In
this adoption, my parents have tried everything. They have all of their
U.S.A documents, and Russian documents all in order...all except for the
final signature from the "governor" (Yuri) in Irkutsk. It seems that Yuri
and his associates are holding up the adoption. He is holding the adoption
up, on grounds that Russian children should not be adopted by foreigners...
especially "wealthy" Americans. Yuri has even gone so far to get the
orphanage Director in Irkutsk (Valentina) to adopt the same little boy that
my parents have been trying to get for 1 year. The orphanage Director has
stated that she doesn't really want to adopt the boy, but that Yuri has
threatened her position at the orphanage if she fails to do what he says.
My parents have even used Vice Pres. Al Gore's office to adopt the boy
(as well as Senators, and Congressmen.) All of these officials have
expressed a reluctance to assist in the adoption. I might also point out
that the boy in Irkutsk was seen by millions of views on a documentary
program. Many others have tried to adopt children at this orphanage and
failed. Yuri and his government associates in Irkutsk are nothing more
than wolves in sheeps clothing. It is a real shame that the Russian
orphanage in Irkutsk, Siberia is playing with the emotions of people
throughout the world. This orphanage is receiving many donations and
gifts for their part in the documentary movie. It all amounts to
exploitation of children and fraud. If anyone out there can give me some
names or information to assist in the adoption, I would be very grateful.
Thanks to you all,
-Greg- russelgm@uwec.edu (Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S.A)
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