Digest for 94-10-31
Table of Contents
WHAT'S NEW . . .
#01-31 October 94 New items on the history page
#02-31 October 94 News Groups available for reading and posting
#03-31 October 94 Intermap searchable database of email addresses, etc.
available from Yaroslavl, Russia
#04-31 October 94 SOC.CULTURE.SOVIET Open Page server
RECENT EMAIL . . .
#01-31 October 94 Sender: HRSSRS - Ethel Dunn (edunn@well.sf.ca.us)
Subject: use of Friends net by disabled Russians
#02-31 October 94 Sender: Jerome Durlak (jdurlak@nexus.yorku.ca)
Subject: Solzenytsyn's address before Parliament
#03-31 October 94 Sender: Odd Lund (Odd.Lund@kuf.dep.telemax.no)
Subject: Translators
#04-31 October 94 Sender: VAVRA NANCY GLICK (vavra@ucsu.Colorado.EDU)
Subject: Kukuruza
#05-31 October 94 Sender: maria (maria@citzinfo.irkutsk.su)
Subject: seeking partners
#06-31 October 94 Sender: ac737@lafn.org (Michael Segal)
Subject: Portland, OR Talk
#07-31 October 94 Sender: MAC@MAINE.BITNET
Subject: 1995 European Investment Bank Prize
#08-31 October 94 Sender: Eric Fenster (efenster@igc.apc.org)
Subject: Moscow study trip(s) update
#09-31 October 94 Sender: Tanya Pouchkova-Kirtland Community
College(pouchkot@mlc.lib.mi.us)
Subject: Unique expedition opportunity
#10-31 October 94 Sender: Anubis (anubis@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM)
Subject: Medieval Russian Households (fwd)
#11-31 October 94 Sender: mab7690@zeus.tamu.edu (Michail Belyavskyi)
Subject: looking for info
APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures
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WHAT'S NEW . . .
* David Zlotchenko has provided us with several new resources of
interest from the history page.
Two new sources of information related to history of Socialism built
in one country. Several important documents of Marx, Lenin and
Trotsky as well as memoirs could be found in several directories.
Also, David has placed the constitutions of Estonia, Slovakia,
Czech Republic, Romania, and Brezhnev's Soviet constitution together
and available from the history page.
* David has also put together an interesting collection of USENET
news groups devoted to discussions of topics related to the countries
of the CIS and Central/Eastern Europe. In addition to reading the
most current postings on these groups, you can post your own questions
and articles to the groups. These are available from the News page.
Sample groups are listed below:
* alt.culture.tuva Topics related to the Republic of Tuva, South
Siberia.
* alt.current-events.bosnia The strife of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
* alt.current-events.ukraine Current and fast paced Ukrainian
events.
* alt.fan.shostakovich Fans of the music of Shostakovich.
* alt.politics.socialism.trotsky Trotskyite socialism discussions.
* alt.uu.lang.russian.misc Learning Russian at the Usenet University.
* alt.politics.europe.misc The general political situation in
Europe.
* alt.peace-corps
* alt.politics.ec
* alt.religion.all-worlds
* soc.culture.baltics People of the Baltic states.
* soc.culture.bosna-herzgvna The independent state of Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
* soc.culture.bulgaria Discussing Bulgarian society.
* soc.culture.cis
* soc.culture.croatia The lives of people of Croatia.
* soc.culture.czecho-slovak Bohemian, Slovak, Moravian and Silesian
life.
* soc.culture.europe Discussing all aspects of all-European society.
* soc.culture.esperanto The neutral international language
Esperanto.
* soc.culture.magyar
* soc.culture.polish Polish culture, Polish past, and Polish
politics.
* soc.culture.romania
* soc.culture.romanian Discussion of Romanian and Moldavian people.
* soc.culture.slovenia Slovenia and Slovenian people.
* soc.culture.soviet Topics relating to Russian or Soviet culture.
* soc.culture.ukrainian The lives and times of the Ukrainian people.
* soc.culture.yugoslavia Discussions of Yugoslavia and its people.
* Intermap searchable database of email addresses, names, addresses and
organizations is a very new service provided at Yaroslavl, Russia.
Send an email with an extensive query containing any information on
email, name, addresses and/or organization for a person you are looking
for and take a chance to find him/her. Every user of the database adds
information of his/her own. Information on how to use this
service is available from the "More Information Resources" page and from
the "Who's Who" page.
* The SOC.CULTURE.SOVIET Open Page server is intended as a way for folks who
don't have access to WWW or FTP server to publish material they want to
make publicly accessible. Everybody is welcome to submit information
here. Hook from the "More Information Resources" page.
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E-MAIL POSTINGS . . .
Please continue to send your e-mail to friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu.
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Sender: HRSSRS - Ethel Dunn (edunn@well.sf.ca.us)
Subject: use of Friends net by disabled Russians
I'd like to have your suggestions. A group of Russians from Vladivostok,
Smolensk and other places in the UCIS are undergoing leadership training
in the US this week. They barely can contact each other because of lack
of computers, let alone use. Is there a way that they can connect to
a Friends computer without charge or minimal charge for correspondence
with us? I'd send the necessary information if answer is positive.
The group are regional affiliates of All-Russia Society of
Disabled Russians. Need an answer by Friday if possible. Thanks.
Ethel Dunn
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Sender: Jerome Durlak (jdurlak@nexus.yorku.ca)
Subject: Solzenytsyn's address before Parliament
Is there available any translation of the address that Solzenytsyn was
supposed to give this past Friday, I believe, to the Russian Parliament?
There was an empty message on the UseNet newsgroup alt.current-events.russia
with his name as the subject line.
Would anyone care to offer an opinion how much weight Solzenytsyn's voice
carries.
Cheers,
Richard Clark
(sharing an account with jdurlak@nexus.yorku.ca)
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Sender: Odd Lund (Odd.Lund@kuf.dep.telemax.no)
Subject: Translators
For 15 years I've been translating Russian literature into Norwegian.
Translations include A. Solzhenitsyn, J. Trifonov, A. Zinovjev,
V. Vojnovitch. Most recent translation is Yevgenij Yevtushenko's
"Don't die before dying". Bye the way, Yevtushenko will be
meeting his translator tomorrow, in Oslo, Norway (international book fair).
I'd like to exchange professionals views on translator's problems: Russian
into English or other languages and translations into Russian.
Looking forward to meeting you between friends on the Internet.
Royal Ministry of Education, Research and Church Affairs
\\Ministere de l'Education, de la Recherche et des Affaires Ecclesiastiques\\
P.O. Box 8119 Dep., 0032 Oslo, NORWAY
Phone: (office) (+47) 2234 7433; (home) (+47) 22214489 X.400:
Internet: ol@kuf.dep.no Telefax: (+47) 2234 7852
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Sender: VAVRA NANCY GLICK (vavra@ucsu.Colorado.EDU)
Subject: Kukuruza
Dear Friends:
As many of you may know, MIT is compiling a catalog of lyrics to Russian
songs (both traditional and contemporary) which is accessible through
World Wide Web at:
http://www.mit.edu:8001/activities/russian-club/catalog.html
I am interested in finding anyone who is familiar with the Russian folk
and bluegrass band Kukuruza who might be willing to post the words to
some of their songs for those of us non-natives who know Russian but
can't quite get it all. In particular, some of the songs I most enjoy
are: Porushka-Paranya, Gornitza, Daroga (based on words by A. Akhmatova)
and Nyet, Nye Nada, although all of their music is excellent.
If you like country or bluegrass and haven't heard Kukuruza, you're
missing a real treat. More than just a copy band, they really create a
rich blend of American-style music with traditional Russian flavor.
Their CDs are available through Sugar Hill Records.
For anyone interested in posting lyrics, they can be e-mailed to
SovInformBuro@mit.EDU.
Spacibo bolshoye!
Charles Vavra
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Sender: maria (maria@citzinfo.irkutsk.su)
Subject: seeking partners
Dear Sirs,
Russia Irkutsk State Economic Academy is seeking partners
to organize a joint Russian-American Management Department
for teaching and educating students who can get two diplomas
after graduation- Russian and American.
Irkutsk Economic Academy is the largest and the only one in
the Easten Siberia. There are many different departments in it:
finance and credit, accountancy, economy and management, state
and regional management, legislation, etc. There is also
highly qualified teaching staff.
There is a great demand for professional managers in Russia.
We would like to find a partner to do a joint teaching of
management on the basis of the agreed programs and schedules.
We are open to any suggestions or ideas.
We will appreciate any answer from you. Thank you.
Head of the Academy Academician Vinokurov M.A.
Head of the Management Department Prof. Davydova G.A.
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Sender: ac737@lafn.org (Michael Segal)
Subject: Portland, OR Talk
For Further Information:
Michael Segal (503)-229-6734x229
Michael Haglund of the Global Forestry Management Group to address
EWBA in Portland, OR.
Atty. Michael Haglund of the Global Forestry Management Group
will address the East West Business Association at November's monthly
meeting. The GFMG is a consortium of family owned businesses in the
timber industry which is developing the Russian timber industry in an
environmentally sensitive manner. At the same time, GFMG plans to
provide employment in the Northwest. GFMG has been featured in The
New York Times, Business Week and The Oregonian. It should be a
rare opportunity to witness the making of a new venture.
This month's meeting takes place November 2 at 2 World Trade
Center, SW 1st and Salmon Street, in the Plaza room at 5:30.
Admission is free to members of the EWBA, $4.00 for
non-members, $2.00 for students. Memberships will be available.
The East-West Business Association is a non-profit organization which
promotes business ties between the formerly Socialist countries and
the Northwest. They hold a meeting on the First Wednesday of each month.
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Sender: MAC@MAINE.BITNET
Subject: 1995 European Investment Bank Prize
Subscribers to the net may be interested in the 1995 European
Investment Bank 1995 Prize. The following announcement appeared
in the Economist, October 22, 1994.
For the sixth time since the establishment of the EIB Prize in
1983, the European Investment Bank is to award ECU 12,000 for a
doctoral dissertation on a subject related to investment and
financing. The deadline for submission is February 1, 1995.
The rules governing the 1995 EIB Prize have been published in the
Official Journal of the European Communities Nr C 282 of October
8, 1994. Additional copies of the rules and further information
may be obtained by contacting:
Mr. Orlando Arango
European Investment Bank
2950 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
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Sender: Eric Fenster (efenster@igc.apc.org)
Subject: Moscow study trip(s) update
This update concerns the Moscow study trip 27 May-27 June 1995 and
other potential ones.*
1) For participants who are students and desire credit, Eastern
Michigan University will offer 4 credits. The additional cost for
tuition and fees would be $200. The amount is exceptionally low
because in 1995 EMU will not be sending a co-instructor and will
thus not have those salary & travel costs.
2) NATO will provide a briefing during the stopover in Brussels. In
response to my request for a focus on the new NATO relations with
East Europe, the representative of Lithuania has agreed to meet
with the group.
3) A reminder that the $50 reduction is valid for registrations
received by 10 November. The intent is to pass along savings which
result from early signup.
4) A shorter version of the study trip (29 Apr-23 May),
incorporating the 50th anniversary commemoration of the victory in
WW2, and/or a Russian language course (27 May-04 Jul) can only be
organized if there is early expressed demand. This is the time to
speak up!
5) There will be no space-sciences oriented trips. The price
proposed by the host, the Moscow Aviation Institute, was exorbitant
and they refused to negotiate. I, in turn, refuse to bring people
to Russia to be fleeced.
6) If you need the detailed announcement by Email or on paper, please let me
know. The text has been modified to reflect the credit possibility from EMU.
7) Participants who would be coming from Europe need to contact me
quickly so that I can block seats at a low price before they
disappear
Thank you,
Eric
*The study trip will examine the political, economic and social conditions in
Russia and is in its 15th year. If this is the first you have heard of it and
wish details, let me know by Email (efenster@igc.apc.org), NOT by reply to
this list. Observations (38K) on the situation in Russia during the last trip
in June are still available for the asking.
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Sender: Tanya Pouchkova - Kirtland Community College (pouchkot@mlc.lib.mi.us)
Subject: Unique expedition opportunity
Dear Frieds:
I posted a message about this expedition earlier, but some of the dates
and conditions have changed, so now I am posting it with all the corrections.
Also, please respond to my e-mail with your ideas and suggestions.
This expedition is invaluable for Ukrainian and world science. But their
financial situation is very shaky. Every scientist has to find a sponsor
who will pay for him. The prices for the fuel are incredible in Ukraine.
Please, if you have any ideas regarding the sponsorship of the
expedition, contact me. I am their only direct contact in the USA, but
I do not know what organizations I should apply to on their behalf in
order to get the funding.
Thank you in advance.
Tanya
Puchkova
P.S. Also, if you want to join the expedition, please, contact me as
soon as possible.
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Sender: Richard Silverman (silvermr@netcom.com)
To: pouchkot@mlc.lib.mi.us
Subject: expedition (fwd)
Dear friends and colleagues:
The Ukrainian Academy of Sciences would like to share the following
information.
The UAS is currently organizing an International Biological Expedition to
the regions of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The goals of the
expedition are very diverse since it is being put together by such scientific
institutions of the UAS as the Institutes of Botanics, Zoology, Biology
of Southern Seas, Hydrobyology, Physiology of Plants, Genetics,
Cultivation of Flora, and several others. One of the common goals of all
the prospective members is to collect samples of the flora and fauna in
order to expand the existing gene pool of the flora and fauna of other
regions of the world, and to compose new collections for the museums of
botanics, zoology, marine life, etc. Besides, each participating
scientist will pursue his specific interest.
The expedition is planning to leave Sevastopol (Crimea) in early-March 1995
and sail along the following route: Sevastopol-Valetta-Alexandria-Lisbon-
Caracas-Belem-Manaus-Belem-Rio de Janeiro-Capetown-Madagascar-Lome-
-Las Palmas-Haifa-Stambul-Sevastopol with a lot of stops at various smaller
sites in between. The expedition will take around 4 months. Right
now the Organizing Committee is working on the possibility of also visiting
Australia and some Pacific islands, but the final decision depends on the
availability of funds.
Financial side of the planning is currently the hardest. Having lost
most of the governmental funding previously available before the crisis
in the USSR, the UAS is looking for sponsors. So far they were able to find
several sponsors in Western Europe and the USA, but it still has not
solved the problem.
That is why the Organizing Committee of the expedition decided to offer a
unique opportunity. They are willing to take with them anybody who has
interest in the expedition and can pay the required fee.
The expedition is guaranteed to be absolutely fascinating. This is not
the first expedition of that kind organized by the UAS. A similar one
was undertaken in 1991 and was internationally recognized as a big success.
The scientific crew will consist of 50 specialists, half of whom are from
Ukraine and Russia, and half - from Western Europe. Also, there will be
approximately seventy sailors on board. The boat itself is a very
comfortable large vessel fully equipped for scientific purposes.
The boat has a big canteen, buffet-bar, bakery, library, videosalon, gym,
pool room, fitness room, volleyball grounds, ping-pong room, and a sauna
with a small swimming pool. The service of a physician and the necessary
medical supplies will be available.
The above mentioned route reflects only the major stops of the
expedition. In reality, there will be many more. A lot of smaller sites
are not specified yet simply because the exact route is still being
drafted. All the passengers on board will have entrance visas to all the
countries the expedition might visit. In cities and towns everybody will
have enough time to do sightseeing. As for the scientific part of the
expedition, all the passengers are invited to join the specialists. The
scientists will spend most of the time in the jungle, mountains, under
water exploration. The non-scientists are invited to participate in
every aspect of the expedition. The crew will also enjoy exotic fishing
experiences, rafting, horse back riding, under-water film sessions, and so on.
The scientists offer their help in composing private collections of unique
minerals, plants, fish, as well as in the legalization of the collections with
customs officials.
Besides simply participating, everybody is welcome to contribute ideas to
the general plan. The route can be slightly changed, and any suggestions
regarding the sites of the scientific interest will be appreciated.
The organizers of the expedition believe the experience will be
particularly interesting for biologists, oceanologists, writers,
journalists, film producers, as well as for anybody interested in nature,
anthropology, and travel in general. The fee for the participants who
are not the members of the scientific crew if $ 16 000 per person.
(Groups starting from 2 people get discounts). Part of this sum will be
used towards covering some of the costs of one soviet scientist on board.
The fee of & 16 000 includes room and board during the 4 months trip, medical
assistance, and participance in the scientific research. The air-fare to and
from Sevastopol is the responsibility of the passenger, but is inexpensive and
in March is between $ 400 and $ 600 for a round trip from New York.
The expedition can accept not more than 25 additional passengers.
The organizers of the expedition hope to attract American scientific
institutions and organizations to support this undertaking.
If any of you, friends and colleagues, have any ideas as for the way to
sponsor the expedition, we will really appreciate your help. Please,
address all your suggestions, comments, and requests for further
information to Tanya Puchkova, tel. (517) 275 5121, ext. 392,
fax. (517) 275 8745, or e-mail: pouchkot@mlc.lib.mi.us
Sincerely,
Tanya Puchkova
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Sender: Anubis (anubis@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM)
Subject: Medieval Russian Households (fwd)
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Article: 3107 of rec.food.historic
Sender: rcmann@delphi.com (Robin Carroll-Mann)
Newsgroups: rec.food.historic,
Subject: Medieval Russian Households
I just came across a book that's a "must read" for anyone interested in
medieval Russian culture. It is the first complete English translation of
_The Domostroi_, a book on household management written in the 1550s. The
book contains all kinds of advice for a wealthy landowner: how to supervise
servants, purchase supplies, conduct family prayers, cultivate a garden,
instruct his children, and inspect barns and outbuildings.
The sections on food contain only a few recipes, and these are mostly
for pickles/preserves and for alcoholic beverages such as mead. However,
there is a 7 page chapter listing the foods and dishes that are eaten
throughout the year. This chapter, plus those on food storage, feeding
servants, and wedding rituals, give a fairly detailed portrait of the eating
habits of wealthy Russians in the mid-16th century.
Here, just to whet your appetite, is a quote from the _Domostroi_:
"A good housewife or cook knows many ways to cook mutton. From the
breast she makes soup. She stuffs the kidneys, roasts the rib, stuffs the
shoulders with eggs, boils the feet. She cuts up the liver and wraps it,
with an onion, in its membrane, then fries it in a frying pan. She stuffs
the lung with a little milk mixed with flour and egg, and the sweetbreads
with eggs. She makes soup from the ram's head, brain, and entrails. She
stuffs the tripe with kasha. She boils pieces of kidney, or stuffs them for
grilling. Such a woman can make many pleasant dishes from just one ram."
Information on the book:
Pouncy, Carolyn Johnston, editor and translator, The "Domostroi": rules for
Russian households in the time of Ivan the Terrible. Cornell University
Press, 1994. ISBN 0-8014-2410-0
This is a $30 hardcover; there is supposed to be a paperback edition also,
but I couldn't find a bookstore that carried it. Since the book recently
received a good review from the "New York Times Book Review", it has a
better-than-average chance of being purchased by public libraries (in the
U.S., anyway).
Robin Carroll-Mann
SCA: Brighid ni Chiarain, Settmour Swamp, East
rcmann@delphi.com
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Sender: mab7690@zeus.tamu.edu (Michail Belyavskyi)
Subject: looking for info
Dear friends,
I am looking for any reliable sourses of ranking the Research Institutes in
former Soviet Union and in Russia. Particularly, to explain the reputation
of the Institute of Chemical Physics, Acad. Sci. Russia, Moscow. Any hints
or suggestions how to address this would be of great help. As you may
understand this is for INS request. Please, reply to MAB7690@zeus.tamu.edu.
Michail Belyavsky.
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