Digest for 96-04-10
Table of Contents
WHAT'S NEW . . .
Reminder about Friday's Web Chat Session - "Travel Tips for Russia and
Eurasia"
01-10 April 96 Palms In the Snow
02-10 April 96 Cyber Uzbekistan
03-10 April 96 United States - Russia: Business Collaboration Center
04-10 April 96 The New Generation
05-10 April 96 Web Fonts for Windows
06-10 April 96 International Extensions for Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
07-10 April 96 BISNIS Documents Update
08-10 April 96 Dr. Petrus Palms: Latest Economic Related Documents
09-10 April 96 Steam Engine-Joseph Stalin
RECENT EMAIL . . .
01-10 April 96 Sender: jhess@sorosny.org
Subject: DETAILS ON SOROS INTERNET GRANTS
02-10 April 96 Sender: Paul Richardson (ris@sover.net)
Subject: Russian Life April Lead on line
03-10 April 96 Sender: Charles Cashulette (sgtcash@digital.net)
Subject: Bauer Russia
04-10 April 96 Sender: John W. Wooten (woo@woonext.cmo.ornl.gov)
Subject: Re: Friends and Partners: Welcome (fwd)
05-10 April 96 Sender: "kar2008@cmet.net" (Darwin Phillips@cmetnet.cmet.net)
Subject: Make friends from Russia.
06-10 April 96 Sender: Michael Serafin (sera@gwis.com)
Subject: Univerity program evaluation
07-10 April 96 Sender: Mats Thorin (thorin@algonet.se)
Subject: (no subject)
08-10 April 96 Sender: Bohdan@TRYZUB.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Subject: Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund Official Web Site now online.
09-10 April 96 Sender: "Sergey M. Aizikovich" (aizsm@ns.unird.ac.ru)
Subject: Expedition on Kazbek
10-10 April 96 Sender: yura (yura@nordlink.ru)
Subject: help me
11-10 April 96 Sender: "Timothy A. Bodnar" (medeng1@gwis.com)
Subject: Looking for Russian friends
12-10 April 96 Sender: Dennis Dickenson (ddennis@illuminet.net)
Subject: Ukranian Constitution
13-10 April 96 Sender: glasnews@eskimo.com (Alan Boyle)
Subject: Nuclear Safety Summit
14-10 April 96 Sender: Alexei Vishnevsky (alexei@.apic.net)
Subject: looking for friend
15-10 April 96 Sender: ledept@maik.rssi.ru (Jennifer Sunseri)
Subject: editing positions
16-10 April 96 Sender: "Lee A. Gerhardstein" (lgerhardstein@ag.ohio.gov)
Subject: Help (phone call to Chuvash Republic)
17-10 April 96 Sender: "Dr. Pyotr Johannevich van de Waal-Palms"
Subject: Investment Wanted - ISP in Ukraine & Moscow
St Petersburg area
18-10 April 96 Sender: Anna Geisherik (geisheaa@ucunix.san.uc.edu)
Subject: Looking for a job
19-10 April 96 Sender: Henryk Baran (hbaran@IOS.COM)
Subject: multilingual Web browsing (Cross-post from RUSTEX-L)
20-10 April 96 Sender: Eric Winchell (eric@prime.cbi.co.ru)
Subject: New website in Moscow
21-10 April 96 Sender: newgen (newgen@glas.apc.org)
Subject: request
22-10 April 96 Sender: mjsokol@minerva.cis.yale.edu
Subject: Family Law in Russian Federation
23-10 April 96 Sender: inikifor@trans.csuohio.edu (Ilya V. Nikiforov)
Subject: Summer Law School'96
24-10 April 96 Sender: 71072.742@compuserve.com
Subject: Thank you! (digest)
25-10 April 96 Sender: "Valerij I. Gerasimov" (valery@stronik.vernet.lv)
Subject: RUSSIAN MEDIA IN LATVIA
26-10 April 96 Sender: Richard Smith (richard@ic.redline.ru
Subject: Russian Summer: Vacation and Study (fwd)
27-10 April 96 Sender: Trevor Gunn (GUNN@USITA.GOV)
Subject: VAT/Special Tax: Russia
28-10 April 96 Sender: Will Gensburg (willg@its-ship.com)
Subject: AIR COURIER/AIR FREIGHT TO EASTERN EUROPE/CIS
29-10 April 96 Sender: "John H. Porter" (jhp7e@amazon.evsc.virginia.edu
Subject: Mt. Research Conference
30-10 April 96 Sender: Bohdan@TRYZUB.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Subject: UKRAINE FAQ + Presents: Ukrainian Weekly Preview
April 7th, 1996 now ONLINE!
APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures
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WHAT'S NEW . . .
Alan Boyle invites you to participate in the next Solarium chat session on
Friday, April 12, at 11:00 am EST; 8:00 am Pacific time; 7:00 pm Moscow
time. Topic for this session is "Travel Tips for Russia and Eurasia".
Please join in and discuss your favorite places to go, things to watch for,
preparing for summer trips, etc.
You can reach the Friends and Partners "Chat Channel" from the community
corner page or directly at URL:
http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/chat/chat.html
* Palms In the Snow
We are very glad to announce the latest in the series of monthly
stories from Andrey and Masha Sebrant about "Moscow Life". Their
nicely illustrated and interesting stories represent their generosity
in sharing with all of us a little "slice of life" from Moscow and
throughout Russia and the NIS. We are grateful for their continuing
generosity and friendship. The latest story is called "Palms in the
Snow" and describes their recent trip to the Crimea.
From the story . .
"The first story of 1996 will take you to Crimea. No longer a part of
our country, this peninsula is still a symbol of vacation on a warm sea
coast for Russians. Of course, March is not the right season to enjoy
the Black Sea, and I was in Crimea on a business trip - but still had a
chance to take a few photos... Do you like palm trees in the snow?"
Please see the "Family Chat Corner" section from the Life page
or directly at URL:
http://www.friends-partners.org/~asebrant/life/ml.html
* Cyber Uzbekistan
Includes references to travel, business, culture, and
Uzbekistan studies.
Please see the References on Russia/NIS section from the Reference
Library page or directly at URL:
http://www.uni.uiuc.edu/~krasavin/sk/Uzbek.html
* United States - Russia: Business Collaboration Center
"Serving those assisting Russia's business development community."
Please see the Economics/Business in Russia/NIS from the Economics/Business page
or directly at URL:
http://www.cbi.co.ru/
* The New Generation
"The NEW GENERATION: economists, political scientists & philosophers"
is the first Russian electronic (Internet) theoretical journal
published both in Russian and English that deals with fundamental
problems of social sciences. Will be presented on the Internet on
April 26, 1996.
Please see the Economic/Business Publications and Related Documents from the
Economics/Business page or directly at URL:
http://www.glas.apc.org/newgen/
* Web Fonts for Windows
Microsoft offers FREE new font sets including cp 1251 cyrillic. Faces
so far are Times, Arial, Arial Black Courier, and Impact (like a
compressed Black Arial). They are apparently intended to replace the
fonts that came with Windows, as they include characters for many more
languages.
Please see Cyrillic Fonts for PC, Mac and UNIX section from
the Cyrillic Text page or direclty at URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/truetype/fontpack/win.htm
* International Extensions for Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
The International Extensions for Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 enable
you to view Web pages written in different languages while using any
language version of Microsoft Windows( 95. The currently supported
language groups are Greek, Cyrillic*, Eastern European*, Japanese,
Korean, Western European, and English.
Please see Multilingual Browsers section from the Cyrillic Text page
or direclty at URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/ie/addon/ie20i.htm
* BISNIS Documents Update
Some of the latest articles include:
Comments of RF Deputy Prime Minister Zaveryukha on Agricultural
Situation, Poultry Imports and Resignation from Agrarian Party
Alert Report: Tender for Supply of Computer Hardware and Software to
the Ministry of Statitics of Ukraine
Please see Economics/Business in Russia/NIS section from the
Economic/Business page or direclty at URL:
http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/economics/bisnis.index.html
* Dr. Petrus Palms: Latest Economic Related Documents
Some of the articles include:
"Currency Exchange Rates - Russian"
"Foreign Assistance: Assessment of Selected USAID Projects in Russia"
Please see Economic/Business Publications and Related Documents section
from the Economic/Business page or direclty at URL:
http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/ppalms/index.html
* Steam Engine-Joseph Stalin
"The name of this Home Page has nothing to do with [Joseph Stalin]
himself -- there really existed a steam engine called Joseph Stalin
(IS, or Iosif Stalin in Russian) that was considered (and probably is
still considered) to be the best of Soviet steam engines, the pride of
Soviet engine industry.
Please see Additional Useful and Interesting References section
from the Reference Library page or direclty at URL:
http://pavel.physics.sunysb.edu/RR/
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E-MAIL POSTINGS . . .
Please continue to send your e-mail to friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu.
** 01 **********************************************************************
Sender: jhess@sorosny.org
Subject: DETAILS ON SOROS INTERNET GRANTS
X-POST from H-RUSSIA
Below you'll find some more information about the program as well as a
press release. Since our Moscow office will be involved in the
selection of the Centers, I would suggest that you get in touch with
them. The person there is Ms. Jamey Gambrell, deputy director for
programs, and you can each her at (culini@culini.msk.su) or fax (7 095
975 2028). Also the Russian government will take part in the
selection. The contact there is Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir
Kinelev, who, as you know, is in charge of higher education.
Please contact me if you need more information.
Sincerely,
H. Juergen Hess
Director of Public Relations
Regional Internet Program
Open Society Institute
(jhess@sorosny.org)
Summary of Program:
The University Internet Program (UIP) was created by the Open Society
Institute (OSI) as a part of ongoing effort to support the
intellectual community of Russia. Throughout history, the advance of
freedom, civil rights, democracy and prosperity, and the well-being of
people and institutions involved in creativity and learning were
deeply interdependent. The dramatic reduction in resources available
for educational, cultural, artistic and scientific purposes has raised
the possibility that a once powerful and vibrant intellectual
community of Russia may go into decline. Particularly alarming is the
fact that due to the lack of resources, the intellectual community of
Russia is being left out of the information revolution that is taking
place around the world. This is why a particular emphasis of UIP will
be on providing Russian university campuses with access to the
Internet.
The UIP is a new program of OSI Russia, with a budget of $ 100 million
to be spent over the next five years. UIP will be specifically
focused on Russian regional universities. Its objective is to provide
the universities with resources to fulfill their role of independent
centers of learning, creativity and social activism on the local
arena. Although the program will follow common operating principles,
it is expected that in each site be modified to fit the specific local
conditions. Networking between the program participants and exchanges
with universities abroad will be strongly encouraged and facilitated
by OSI. The program will be carried out in collaboration with the
Government of the Russian Federation which pledged to provide
communication infrastructure for the centers for the total amount of
$30 million over the next 5 years. The program is intended to foster
relationships between the universities and local communities.
Participation in the projects by secondary schools, institutions of
art and culture, independent media, non-governmental organizations,
etc., will be encouraged.
The University Internet Centers (UICs)
Mission: The UIC is envisioned as a campus-based entity whose mission
is to provide the campus and off-campus community with access to two
types of external resources: (a) financial and programmatic
opportunities from the network of foundations created and funded by
George Soros and other sources of funding, and (b) information
available globally on the Internet.
UIC-Affiliated Programs and Projects: In designing the programmatic
principles, OSI's intent is to encourage individual initiative from
below, and to make sure that funded projects are actually needed by
the local community. To this end, the choice of specific projects for
funding will be conducted in a bottom-up fashion whereby prospective
Project Coordinators (PCs) will apply for participation in the OSI
projects, or offer initiative proposals that may be of interest to
OSI. The applications will be accepted both from the university and
from off-campus authors.
Initiative Proposals: The initiative proposals will be ideas that the
UIC's develop themselves and may concern: (a) Internet-related
activities, such as content development or distance learning;(b) a
broad range of issues that constitute the open society agenda but are
not included among the current projects, i. e. individual and minority
rights; freedom of the press; protection of the environment; questions
of economic, political, legal, social and educational reform, and
innovation in creative sphere, etc. The funds of the centers,
however, may not be directly used for funding a political movement or
supporting a candidate. Specific initiative projects may take the form
of courses, workshops, seminars and discussion groups, competitions,
various student activities (e. g. a student theater, a campus
newspaper, an art center, a forum for invited speakers, etc.).
Evaluation of Grant Applications. The applications for funding
projects will be processed by the OSI Moscow office. In the course of
the review, site visits and invitations to Moscow will take place.
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Open Society Institute
Press Release
Contact:
H. Juergen Hess
Regional Internet Program
Public Relations Director
(212) 887-0602
For Immediate Release
$100 million for University Internet Centers in Russia
NEW YORK -- March 25, 1996 -- The Open Society Institute (OSI) plans
to spend $100 million over the next five years to establish University
Internet Centers at 30 Russian universities outside of Moscow and
Saint Petersburg. The Centers will make funds available to support
local projects that deal with educational, social, cultural, legal,
and public health issues, as well as other activities that promote the
development of civil society.
Because the free flow of information is vital to the development of
open society (and to the development of education), the Centers will
provide students, faculty, and the local community with modern
computing and communications technology, including full access to the
Internet.
The Russian Government has committed $30 million dollars to install
the "backbone" infrastructure necessary to connect the Centers to the
Internet. The Open Society Institute will provide the Centers with the
hardware necessary for Internet connectivity, as well as other modern
communications technology such as video, audio, and publishing
equipment.
The Centers are envisioned as developing strong relationships with the
local communities. They will encourage participation in their projects
by secondary schools, artistic and cultural institutions, the
independent media, and NGOs.
The establishment of University Internet Centers will proceed in
coordination between the Open Society Institute and representatives of
the government of the Russian Federation.
The establishment of the University Internet Centers and the Russian
Government's participation were announced in Moscow after a meeting
between OSI founder George Soros and Russian Prime Minister Viktor
Chernomyrdin. Negotiations are still in progress.
The Open Society Institute is part of a network of independent
foundations created and funded by George Soros to promote the
development of open society around the world, particularly in Central
and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
# # #
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE 888 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10106 FAX
(212) 397-3944 (jhess@sorosny.org)
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Sender: Paul Richardson (ris@sover.net)
Subject: Russian Life April Lead on line
The April lead story of Russian Life is now on line...
"April 14 is Russian Easter, the most important religious holiday on
the Orthodox calendar. Russian Life's Robert Greenall traveled to the
provinces to see how religion is faring in an average Russian town. The
ancient city of Murom, with its famous saints and nameless persecutors,
provides the focus..."
To read the full story, just point to our home page and navigate to the
April lead story of Russian Life. Or point to it directly at:
http://www.friends-partners.org/rispubs/496.html
========================================================
Paul Richardson ris@sover.net
RIS Publications *Books, maps and periodicals on Russia
Vermont & Moscow fax 802-223-6105 * ph 802-223-4955
http://www.friends-partners.org/rispubs/rispubs.html
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Sender: Charles Cashulette (sgtcash@digital.net)
Subject: Bauer Russia
I am looking for information about Bauer Russia, a German-Russian village
located on the Volga River. My grandparents lived there untill 1913.
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks, Chuck
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Sender: John W. Wooten (woo@woonext.cmo.ornl.gov)
Subject: Friends and Partners: Welcome
I'm trying to locate two people I knew in the FSU. I am working on a
project where their involvement could help in providing funding for joint
projects between the FSU and the US on reducing nuclear proliferation.
Most of the funding would go to soviets, but I need to know where these
people are as they were well positioned in the industry in the FSU.
The names are (spelling probably not correct).
Vladimir Smelev nuclear reactor expert , was Director of Safeguards
Information Treatment at the IAEA in 1976.
Alexander Romiantsev, physicist, had appartment in Moscow and was stationed
to IAEA in Safeguards in 1976.
Please contact me if you find any information on these people or can
provide me with information on how to contact them.
John w. Wooten
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Sender: "kar2008@cmet.net" (Darwin Phillips@cmetnet.cmet.net)
Subject: Make friends from Russia.
Hello,
My name is Darwin Phillips from Santiago, Chile. I'm sending this e-mail
because I 'm very interested to contact with russian people.
Russia is unknown for us, and hard to understand.
Please, invite to send e-mail to me. I will expect it.
With my best regards,
Darwin Phillips
kar2008@cmet.net
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Sender: Michael Serafin (sera@gwis.com)
Subject: Univerity program evaluation
I have graduated from Moscow Technical University named after Bauman.
6 years study. Is it BS or MS? I want to find a site on the Internet that
would give me information on US and Russian degree comparison. I would
appreciate any advice on this subject.
My e-mail: sera@gwis.com
Thank you.
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Sender: Mats Thorin (thorin@algonet.se)
Subject: (no subject)
Dear Sirs,
I stumbled upon your pages by accident. And what a delightful accident it
is. I'm a 38-year old actor living in Gothenburg, Sweden. I'm very
interested in cooking. When I have time I will submit some
Swedish/Scandinavian recipies.
Regards
Mats Thorin
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Sender: Bohdan@TRYZUB.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Subject: Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund Official Web Site now online.
Greetings
It is located at the homepages section at:
http://www.tryzub.com/
Regards,
Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj
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Sender: "Sergey M. Aizikovich" (aizsm@ns.unird.ac.ru)
Subject: Expedition on Kazbek
Dear Friends
The Rostov-on-Don Federation of Mountain Climber
from 1 to 12 of May organize ascent on the summit
Kazbek ( 5300,Caucas).
If you wish to take part in expedition ,please
contact to Sergey Aizikovich
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Sender: yura (yura@nordlink.ru)
Subject: help me
hello
my name is yura
i'm live in Russia Arkhangelsk region Severodvinsk city
i look space photo for my town
sorry i have short english
please me email yura@nordlink.ru
thank
yura
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Sender: "Timothy A. Bodnar" (medeng1@gwis.com)
Subject: Looking for Russian friends
Hello Friends,
I would like to be contacted by anyone in Russia (or other CIS states)
who would like to exchange information in English with me on our
respective cultures. Unfortunately, although I would like to learn
Russian, I can only communicate in English. I would like to get a
foreign perspective on the US or international issues, would also welcome
technical inquiries related to my career field of biomedical engineering,
or would be willing to just chat.
Please address correspondence to my email address:
medeng1@gwis.com
I look forward to hearing from you!
Tim Bodnar
Ohio, USA
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Sender: Dennis Dickenson (ddennis@illuminet.net)
Subject: Ukranian Constitution
Gentlemen, I am currently a graduate student doing research concerning
the political development of Ukraine and have not been able to obtain a
complete copy of the 1978 Ukranian Constitution (English translation) or
a copy of the current proposed constitution. If you could either E-Mail
me a copy of these documents or provide information of possible sources,
I would be extremely grateful. Additionally, if you could suggest other
internet sites that might aid my understanding of the current Ukrainian
political and economic situation with respect to future changes I would
also be grateful. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Dennis
P.S. Your news archives and excellent search engine have already proved
invaluable in my research. Please continue this service. Thanks again!
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Sender: glasnews@eskimo.com (Alan Boyle)
Subject: Nuclear Safety Summit
The Global Reporting Network, a program of New York University's Center for
War, Peace and the News Media, has prepared a meaty briefing paper on the
nuclear safety summit that will be conducted in Moscow April 19-20. At
their request I have put a copy of the paper, written by Mark Hibbs of
Nucleonics Week, on the World Wide Web.
The URL is http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/~aboyle/grn/nukesum.html
Please excuse the minimal HTML coding and lack of hyperlinks; a true HTML
version of the paper may be available later.
At the end of the paper you'll find a list of expert sources and resources,
complete with e-mail addresses and URLs. Please share this resource with
colleagues who are interested in nuclear issues or global security. If you
think these sorts of issue papers would be a good thing to have online,
please write me or Rob Leavitt at rleavitt@igc.apc.org.
=============================================================
Alan Boyle -- glasnews@eskimo.com
Managing Editor, GlasNews -- Foreign Desk Editor, Seattle P-I
voice. 206-448-8035 fax. 206-448-8166
(a href="http://www.eskimo.com/~glasnews/home.html")
Click this!(/a) -- "Round up the usual disclaimers"
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Sender: Alexei Vishnevsky (alexei@.apic.net)
Subject: looking for friend
Do you know, can i find there email of my friend, who have connection
to FIDO & Intrnet, him name is: Mike Berson, he also have an alias:Top Racer
His FIDO address i don't remember exactly, something like 2:5020/283.20 287? 22?
:( May be he just disconnected from FIDO - 3.5 i haven't seen him
Is it possible to find him?
I had his coordinates into electronic notebok, but its has been damaged :(
...
Thats all ;)
Bye!
friends/
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Sender: ledept@maik.rssi.ru (Jennifer Sunseri)
Subject: editing positions
MAIK/Nauka, a Moscow-based Russian-American company that publishes the
journals of the Russian Academy of Sciences and their English translations
(journals include Laser Physics, Oceanology, Russian Journal of Inorganic
Chemisty, Thermal Engineering, and Geotectonics) is seeking qualified
individuals to edit scientific journals via e-mail. Applicants should be
native speakers of English with a minimum of two years college-level
Russian (or the equivalent). Editing experience and a scientific background
are highly desireable.
If you would like to make a commitment to one or more journals MAIK Nauka
offers a monthly royalty based on the quantity of your work, and a
bi-annual bonus based on the quality of your editing. In addition, after 6
month's work with one or more journals, you will receive credit on the
inside cover of your journal.
All candidates must have access to e-mail, and a computer capable of using
Microsoft Word 6.
Please address all inquiries to J. Sunseri at the following address:
(ledept@maik.rssi.ru
************************
Jennifer Sunseri
Director, Editorial Services
MAIK Nauka
tel: 7-095-336-7420 ext. 44
fax: 7-095-336-0666
e-mail: ledept@maik.rssi.ru
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Sender: "Lee A. Gerhardstein" (lgerhardstein@ag.ohio.gov)
Subject: Help (phone call to Chuvash Republic)
I have a pen-pal by the name of Anatoly Ainutdinov that I would like to make a
telephone call to. He lives in a small town by the name of Kanash in the
Chuvash Republic. He gave me his local number but not his area/city code.
After much digging around I have come up with the country code of 7 for Russia
and area code of 835 for Chuvash. What I am trying to find out is if I need
any more codes to place a direct call through to him. I have seen several
other large cities that have an additional code number that appends on to the
area code which I think narrows it down to the particular city. I have been
unable to find anything for Kanash though. Not even the Moscow operator knew.
What I was wondering is, since Chuvash is a small republic, is the 835 number
plus the local number all I need or do I need more. If anybody can help me
here I would appreciate it. I have run out of places to search.
Thanks
Lee Gerhardstein
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Sender: "Dr. Pyotr Johannevich van de Waal-Palms, American_Bank, USA"
Subject: Investment Wanted - ISP in Ukraine & Moscow St Petersburg area
We are interested in investing in an internet system provider (ISP) in
Ukraine. Please reply to (russia@aa.net
Palms & Company, Inc., Investment Bankers, USA. (russia@aa.net
World Wide Web: 500 Megabyte Data Base plus 7000 URLS: Russia - The
Baltics - Central Eurasia - The Former Soviet Union
http://www.aa.net/~russia
To subscribe discussion group send message to: (majordomo@eskimo.com
In message text type: subscribe palmport-list (your e-mail address
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Sender: Anna Geisherik (geisheaa@ucunix.san.uc.edu)
Subject: Looking for a job
Hi,
Next year I will be graduating from the University of Cincinnati with a
Master's degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.
Besides my studies, I teach Elementary Russian at the same University.
I will really appreciate any offer or advice on where I can find a job
teaching English or Russian, beginning with the year 1997.
Sincerely,
Anna Geisherik
geisheaa@ucunix.san.uc.edu
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Sender: Henryk Baran (hbaran@IOS.COM)
Subject: multilingual Web browsing (Cross-post from RUSTEX-L)
For those of you who might be using Microsoft's Internet Explorer under
Win95, I highly recommend getting the "International Extensions" on
Microsoft' s Explorer Web page:
http://www.microsoft.com/ie/
Offers KOI-8 and ANSI Code 1251 (Russian, Ukrainian, etc.), as well as ANSI
Code 1250 and CP 8859-2 (for Latin script East European stuff). All this
changeable in the easiest possible way.
Check it out!
Henryk Baran
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Sender: Eric Winchell (eric@prime.cbi.co.ru)
Subject: New website in Moscow
Greetings from the BCC in Moscow,
The U.S-Russia Business Collaboration Center (BCC) officially opened on
January 29, 1996, hosting the seminar, "The Do's and Don'ts of
Fundraising".
The BCC is a project of the New Business Development Program, within the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which is
stimulating small business growth in over 50 regions of Russia with a broad
spectrum of assistance projects, which include the work of non-government
organizations (NGOs), contractors, and volunteer groups. The projects run
local business service centers, strengthen business associations, organize
training programs for entrepreneurs and plan curriculum development with
local institutes.
Please consider adding a reciprocal link to our website at:
"http://www.cbi.co.ru".
Thank you.
Best regards,
Eric Winchell
Website Manager
BCC Moscow
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Sender: newgen (newgen@glas.apc.org)
Subject: request
Dear friends,
On April 23, 1996 "The NEW GENERATION: economists, political
scientists & philosophers" will be presented to the Internet
community as the first Russian electronic theoretical journal.
It will be distributed both in Russian and English and deal with
fundamental problems of social sciences.
For further information please contact our Editorial Office:
P.O.Box 543,Moscow, 101000, Russia
BBS/Fax: +7 (095) 306-8662
Tel.: +7 (095) 306-2357
e-mail: newgen@glas.apc.org
You can find our materials on WWW - http://www.glas.apc.org/newgen/.
Our home page is already available.
We would like to be included on your list.
Please advise us what other information, if any, we have to furnish.
Yulia Mescheryakova,
English Editor
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Sender: mjsokol@minerva.cis.yale.edu
Subject: Family Law in Russian Federation
I am a graduate student at Yale University and I am presently researching
family law in the Russian Federation. In particular I am looking for the
text of the family code which was passed in October 1995. I would
greatly appreciate it if you could assist me in my search. My e-mail
address is mjsokol@minerva.cis.yale.edu Thank you.
Sincerely,
Melissa Sokol
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Sender: inikifor@trans.csuohio.edu (Ilya V. Nikiforov)
Subject: Summer Law School'96
I was informed that there are still a few vacancies in the
Summer Law School to be held in St.Petersburg, Russia in 1996.
To learn more about this opportunity to earn credits towards
you law degree, you may visit WWW site:
"Russian Legal Server"
http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/~nikforov/main.html
Go to the "NEWS" or "Classifieds" section of the server.
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Sender: 71072.742@compuserve.com
Subject: Thank you! (digest)
Dear Friends,
Thank you so much for creating this communication link. Several years ago,
my wife, Jean, and I were assisting a local (Maryland) Quaker youth work
camp attended by some young people from Volgagrad. While they were here,
the attempted coup against Gorbachev was announced. During the next few
days, these young people were terrified for their families, their homeland
and their personal futures. Several were astounded to learn that we would
offer them permanent shelter in the United States, even if that meant
resisting our own government. Happily, no great sacrifice was required at
that time, but I think a bond was created that will preclude our ever again
thinking of each other as enemies. Peace, Mike Christianson, Annapolis
Friends Meeting (Quaker)
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Sender: "Valerij I. Gerasimov" (valery@stronik.vernet.lv)
Subject: RUSSIAN MEDIA IN LATVIA
Dear Friends and Partners:
You are welcome to visit us at
http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/friends/valery/russnews.html
where you can find our digests "Russian Media In Latvia".
Our first issue has been published on March 18 (6 topics) and the
second one has appeared on March 27, 1996 (7 topics).
NOW, WE OFFER OUR THIRD ISSUE with 23 TOPICS!
You can find our topics at conferences
relcom.talk, relcom.politics and relcom.sci.libraries.
"Russian Media In Latvia" is the first part of a wide project dedicated to
the Russian life in Latvia and to relationships between parts of the Russian
Diaspora in different countries. We plan to establish Russian public and
cultural organizations, "electronic" exhibitions and libraries, and so on.
YOU WILL SEE MORE HEADINGS IN OUR NEXT ISSUE.
All kinds of help will be greatly appreciated.
Please address your ideas and/or critics to Mr. Valerij I. Gerasimov
(irga@irga.vernet.lv.
Content of the weekly "RP-Russkaja Gazeta" #13, March 30:
==========================================================
* Low-income people get evicted form their appartments
* Who is who in Latvia
* Latvian government continues the fight against Russian schools
* Problems of retired people
* BMW for minister
* Relationships between Great Britain and Latvia: a new turn
* Guests of Riga: Valerij Leontjev and Mikhail Kazakov from Russia
* Exhibitions
* History
Best regards
Valerij I. Gerasimov,
Coordinator of project
Russian Public Information Center in Latvia
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Sender: Richard Smith (richard@ic.redline.ru
Subject: Russian Summer: Vacation and Study (fwd)
*************************************************************
Summer School of Russian Language and Area Studies
(June 25 - September 16, 1996)
Summer Legal Russian Program
(June 25 - September 16, 1996)
*************************************************************
The Institute for International Communication and the International
Institute of Russian Language and Culture, under the auspices of the Tver
InterContact Group, a private, non-profit educational and consulting
organization, announce the opening of enrollment for their upcoming
Summer Programs.
Building on our 1995 programs, our most successful and well-attended to
date, Tver InterContact Group and its affiliated Institutes are proud to
announce the opening of enrollment for the Second Annual Summer School
of Russian Language and Area Studies, running concurrently with the
Legal Russian Program. As in previous programs such as the 1995 Summer
School, the 1996 Winter School of Applied Russian Studies, and the 1996
Spring Legal Russian Program, the Summer programs offer opportunities
for intensive study of the Russian Language, complemented by seminars
and an extensive excursion program in related studies. All programs will be
centered at the Institutes, both of which are located in the ancient provincial
capital of Tver, in the heart of Central Russia and at the source of the River
Volga.
As in the 1995 term, the Summer schools expect to host over 150 Russian
students, and up to 100 International students from the U.S., Canada, the
E.C., Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. Students will spend
from two to twelve weeks interacting with their peers, studying Russian, and
enjoying the culture of Russia's friendliest town -- Tver, capital of the Tver
Region between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Students of all ages and abilities are invited to apply. Language courses will
be offered at levels ranging from introductory through advanced, and our
instructors tailor each program curriculum to the unique abilities, needs,
and interests of the students. Area studies seminars on Russian history,
literature, cinematography, politics, economics, and law are offered both in
the Russian and English languages. The coursework centers on 16 hours of
language study per week, with classes running from Monday through
Thursday. Language courses will be supplemented by an extensive array of
cultural seminars and excursions throughout the city of Tver to visit local
museums and artisans' workshops, and to see plays and concerts at area
theaters and concert halls. Weekends will be free for individual sightseeing
and travel, although each weekend will also feature excursions to
monasteries, churches, and museums in towns of the Tver region, and
special extended excursions to nearby cities such as Moscow and St.
Petersburg.
On the cultural side, the Russian summer offers attractions entirely unlike
those known in the West. In addition to their studies and scheduled
excursions, students can expect to spend much of their time relaxing at
picnics and on boat trips on the Volga, visits to the woods to pick wild
mushrooms and berries, and while strolling up and down the famous
Tryochsvyatskaya Street, mingling with the local Russians as they celebrate
the end of winter and the birth of new life. We welcome all our new students
to experience this wonderful season!
Although the Summer School will primarily attract university students of
Russian (and the Legal Program, law students) enrollment is unlimited in
each Program. We invite students, professors, teachers, business people and
tourists of any age and trade, who are attracted to the active exploration of
a national Culture, Language, and People, rather than dreary sightseeing
tours trapped behind a tour bus window and caught in the vise of a package
tour schedule.
SUMMER PROGRAMS
The Summer School and Legal Program both begin on June 25 and
continue through September 16. Participants may enroll for from 2 to 12
weeks, and may select from several programs of study and ways of spending
their free time outside of program events. We offer the following program
lengths:
Short Program (2 weeks) -- beginning on June 25 and beginning anew each
2 week period thereafter, throughout the Term.
Standard Program (3 to 6 weeks) -- beginning on June 25, July 16, and
August 6 and 27.
Full Program (7 to 12 weeks) -- beginning on June 25, and July 9 and 23.
Although no scholarships are available, financial support from the Tver
Regional Board of Education and the City Council of Tver already helps us
to make our programs the least expensive offered anywhere in Russia. Exact
prices and further information will be provided upon request.
For more information, please contact:
Richard Smith
International Programs Director
International Institute of Russian Language and Culture
P.O. Box 0565
Central Post Office
Tver 170000, Russia
Email: richard@ic.redline.ru
Phone: +7.0822.425419, .425439
Fax: +7.0822.571765
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Sender: Trevor Gunn (GUNN@USITA.GOV)
Subject: VAT/Special Tax: Russia
As you may know, importers of goods into Russia have traditionally been
faced with a 20 percent Value-Added Tax and a 3 percent "special tax."
The resultant 23 percent was loosely referred to as being the VAT.
The combined levy was applied on the vast majority (some private sector
estimates have read that upwards of 95 percent) of all imports had both
levies applied.
We are now receiving reports from U.S. Government sources and
well-placed private sector sources equally, that, effective "earlier this
year," the 'special tax' is no longer being collected on imports--
effectively reducing the VAT to 20 percent. This could naturally make a
very large impact on contracts and is worth considering seriously-- and
needs to be verified independently.
It seems, at face value, that contracts concluded before the New Year
will not be able to take advantage of this reduction.
We would be thankful if you have any additional information/ conflicting
information-experiences.
Regards.
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Sender: Will Gensburg (willg@its-ship.com)
Subject: AIR COURIER/AIR FREIGHT TO EASTERN EUROPE/CIS
International Transport Solutions, Inc. is an international air courier and
international air freight company specializing in Eastern Europe and the CIS.
We provide fast, efficient and economical door to door transportation for
all documents, packages and freight from North America to thousands of
communities in Eastern Europe, The Russian Federation and all other CIS/NIS
states.
Feel free to browse our website or contact us for more details.
Will Gensburg
International Transport Solutions, Inc.
tel: (800) ITS-SHIP
(718) 995-0017
fax: (718) 995-0019
email: info@its-ship.com
www: http://www.its-ship.com/eeur.htm
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Sender: "John H. Porter" (jhp7e@amazon.evsc.virginia.edu
Subject: Mt. Research Conference
Dear Colleague:
The AAAS and the International University of Kyrgyzstan are
sponsoring a conference on "Mountain Research - Challenges and
Directions for the 21st Century." One of the four major themes of
the conference is:
COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE
Information resources & access
Research resources
Human & computer networking
Library resources & archiving
The conference will be held October 14-18, 1996 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
and some travel support is available. Abstracts are requested by 15
April 1996. Further information on the conference is available on the
conference WWW page at: http://lternet.edu/mtres
This conference is an excellent opportunity to meet scientists from
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tadjikistan, to share
with them your perspectives on communication and information exchange.
The conference will also include research sections focusing on Earth
Sciences, Natural Sciences and Medical, Economic and Social Sciences.
Please forward copies of this message to colleagues or groups who
might be interested.
Thanks for your help!
-John Porter
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- ---------------+--------------------------------+----------------------------
John H. Porter | Dept. Environmental Sciences | jhp7e@virginia.EDU
(804) 924-8999 | Clark Hall, Univ. of Virginia | jporter@lternet.EDU
(804) 924-7761 | Charlottesville, VA 22903 | (804) 982-2137(fax)
- ---------------+--------------------------------+----------------------------
WWW page: http://atlantic.evsc.virginia.edu/jhp7e.html
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Sender: Bohdan@TRYZUB.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Subject: UKRAINE FAQ + Presents: Ukrainian Weekly Preview April 7th, 1996 now ONLINE!
now ONLINE!
Greetings,
The latest preview of the Ukrainian Weekly is now available
on the Ukraine FAQ Plus site! This is an exclusive regular
feature each week. The Ukrainian Weekly is the largest
English-speaking weekly newspaper extant in the Western
world covering Ukrainian issues both in Ukraine and in the
Diaspora. The preview is available on Internet at the
address of the Ukraine FAQ Plus Project.
The address of the Ukraine FAQ Plus Project is now:
http://www.std.com/sabre/UKRAINE.html
Either click the button labelled "Current Events" by the
Tryzub (Trident) graphic or scroll down and click the
"Current Events" section summary to access this latest
news.
As always, please feel free to email us at faq@tryzub.com
with comments. We always are looking for contributions
as well.
Regards,
Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj
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