Digest for 96-12-11
Dear Friends,
We want to point out Dave Stickney's message below in which he proposes
starting a "Friends and Partners FAQ" service to help visitors to F&P find
answers to those questions which come up again and again. We think it is a
great idea and hope that many folks will volunteer to help Dave with what
should become a really useful service.
We have established an email listserver to help with communications. You
are welcome to join by sending a one-line message to:
listproc@solar.rtd.utk.edu
consisting of:
subscribe fpfaq firstname lastname
Many thanks to Dave for his many and continuing contributions to F&P!
Table of Contents
WHAT'S NEW . . .
#01-11 December 96 InfoHub Russia Travel Guide
RECENT EMAIL . . .
01-11 December 96 Sender: David Stickney (david@wvb.gomel.by)
Subject: Friends and Partners FAQ
02-11 December 96 Sender: CrescentMn@AOL.com
Subject: Cyrillic written alphabet?
03-11 December 96 Sender: kings (maris@linux.cs.dpu.lv)
Subject: Looking for friends
04-11 December 96 Sender: "Greg Youngblood" (DocZues@msn.com)
Subject: Finding someone
05-11 December 96 Sender: bamcon@mail.ccnet.com
Subject: research
06-11 December 96 Sender: dgray@sw.wednet.edu (Dayle Gray)
Subject: information please
07-11 December 96 Sender: mike mc dowell (goldpin-jmcd@centex.net)
Subject: christmas in russia
08-11 December 96 Sender: Novak Sekulovich (nov@execpc.com)
Subject: Pen Pals in Russia?
09-11 December 96 Sender: tburola@alf.tel.hr (Thomas Burola)
Subject: Ukraine - Chernomor Neftegas
10-11 December 96 Sender: "A.Teravainen" (elmi@inta.cs.llu.lv)
Subject: Searching friends
11-11 December 96 Sender: Sydney Urshan (urshan@urshan.com)
Subject: Russian Visa Info Needed
12-11 December 96 Sender: "Mr. Leslaw Henryk Bidzinski"
(prsk60tt@pop.prestel.co.uk)
Subject: please help
13-11 December 96 Sender: Alexander Bondarev (bondarev@ndim.com)
Subject: looking for associates
14-11 December 96 Sender: Ilya Shlyakhter (ilya_shl@MIT.EDU)
Subject: urgent request for okaziya to Perm', Russia
15-11 December 96 Sender: maxophia@coastside.net (Joel McKinnon)
Subject: Mikhail Petrenko Gallery
16-11 December 96 Sender: jsilver3@erols.pc
Subject: comment about friends/
17-11 December 96 Sender: lloyd (kingme@visi.net)
Subject: Fellowship info for Russian national to styudy in US
18-11 December 96 Sender: Trevor Gunn (GUNN@USITA.GOV)
Subject: Harvard Conference on Russia
19-11 December 96 Sender: magicmac@oz.sunflower.org
Subject: Announcing BELARUS MAGIC NEWS
APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures
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WHAT'S NEW . . .
* InfoHub Russia Travel Guide
"Our comprehensive online travel guide provides travellers with information
on tourist attractions, entertainment, accommodation, recreation,
traveller's aid, etc. Our award winning InfoHub WWW Travel Guide is one
of the most complete and best organized travel guide on the Internet
today."
Please see the "Other Interesting Travel Resources" section from the
Travel page or directly at URL:
http://www.infohub.com/TRAVEL/TRAVELLER/EUROPE/russia.html
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E-MAIL POSTINGS . . .
Please continue to send your e-mail to friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu.
** 01 **********************************************************************
Sender: David Stickney (david@wvb.gomel.by)
Subject: Friends and Partners FAQ
Hi,
I was thinking, ( Happens every now and then), Why isn't there a F&P
FAQ?...(or is there, and I'm gonna write a lot in Vain)
We see a lot of very frequent questions, like :
How can I read Russian WWW pages on my Mac?
I am looking for Pen Pals for my class, Are there any groups that deal with
this?
I want to find Russian Business Partners / Girlfriends / Atomic Scientists,
Can I get A hold of them on F&P?
And so on....
So, Unless someone has already started this, I think I will.
I need the following Volunteers,
FAQ Master, Someone who will coordinate the Cut and Paste work, Be the
backbone of the project, This person should be in it for the long run, as
FAQs are usually MAINTAINED by Someone. This person would keep the latest
version available.
FAQ Master Russian Ver. Same as above, Tolko Po Russki (A Ukrainskova Mova?
mozha beet Belaruskaya lepsha? ;))
Public Relations GURU,...This person handles mailing people who would like
to contribute, and keeps pumping the public for more info
Section Managers, these should be people who are specialist or have a
particular interest in one or another area, they would handle
Question Collector, Someone who would go back a few years and find
questions in the old issues of F&P
Web Master There has to be a WWW page, wouldn't you agree.
Web Master Russian ( A kak zhe)
Other Websters, (The LINK MASTERS)
Translation Group, ( Any Russian - English Teachers with a lack of
materials out there?)
Donors, People who would read the FAQ, an answer unanswered questions or
submit new ones.
I'm not sure how much I can do as I have a very weak connection to the
Internet at the moment, but I will help coordinate the effort or do some of
the web authoring.
Perhaps I could help with some of the skeleton of the first FAQ,
Dave
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Sender: Cynthia C. Young CrescentMn@AOL.com
Subject: Cyrillic written alphabet?
Thank you for the alphabet, which I will copy for my seventh-grade English
class. I had hoped to find the Cyrillic written alphabet, so I could teach
my students to write their names. Can you direct me, please? Thank you!
** 03 **********************************************************************
Sender: kings (maris@linux.cs.dpu.lv)
Subject: Looking for friends
HALLO!
My name is MARIS.I'm looking for penfriends.
My e-mail address is maris@dpu.lv
Bye.
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Sender: "Greg Youngblood" (DocZues@msn.com)
Subject: Finding someone
Hello again
I hope someone can help me. I'm looking for someone that lives in Samara
Russia. Could you please give me any and all ideas that come to your head
like papers city or town halls and the like, to make this large topic as easy
as I can.
Thank you for you time
Doczues
Greg
** 05 **********************************************************************
Sender: bamcon@mail.ccnet.com
Subject: research
I am trying to get information on a religion that I know began in Russia -
Russian Molokan. Can you direct me to any web sites or books which
discusses this religion?
Thank you for your assistance.
** 06 **********************************************************************
Sender: dgray@sw.wednet.edu (Dayle Gray)
Subject: information please
I am looking for information for a student report on the political, economic,
and social impact of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Do you have
information that would be useful, or know where I might look? Thanks!!!!
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Sender: mike mc dowell (goldpin-jmcd@centex.net)
Subject: christmas in russia
I am researching christmas traditions in various parts of the world and
would appreciate any info you might provide RE. russia. thanks
** 08 **********************************************************************
Sender: Novak Sekulovich (nov@execpc.com)
Subject: Pen Pals in Russia?
Hello,
I am trying to find out if there are any Pen Pal Programs for
Americans wanting to establish correspondence friendships with Russian
people?
Sincerely,
Novak
** 09 **********************************************************************
Sender: tburola@alf.tel.hr (Thomas Burola)
Subject: Ukraine - Chernomor Neftegas
Recently I was in the Ukraine
That explains it better? Can anyone help me with information on the Tosell
Production contract in the Crimea? Its was signed between a US company by
name of Huffco and Neftegas?
Thomas Burola
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Sender: "A.Teravainen" (elmi@inta.cs.llu.lv)
Subject: Searching friends
I am Rimma Hinburg.
I would like to find friends, who want to study Russian. I'm interested
to study English. I would like to study it in family or with the friends
who's native language is English. And I can help them to study Russian -
my native language mutualy.
Could you help me find such contact, or suggest me where I can find such
information.
My E-mail address is heiwa@elmi.cs.llu.lv
My postal address: P.Lejina 1A-12, Jelgava, Latvia, LV3004
Yours sincerely, Rimma
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Sender: Sydney Urshan (urshan@urshan.com)
Subject: Russian Visa Info Needed
I recently became engaged to a woman in Ufa, Russia. Currently, our plan
is for me to go to Russia within a month, have a wedding there with her
family and friends, and bring her back with me to the U.S.. However, I
have been hearing stories that she will not be able to obtain a Visa for 6
months. She will be in Spain for one week this month and has a Visa for
that. I was told by an Immigration attorney that a Fiance Visa will take
30 to 60 days. It seems that if we are already married, it would take a
lot less.
If anyone has any insight on this situation, and/or has any alternate
solutions, it would be greatly appreciated.
TIA,
Sydney Urshan
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Sender: "Mr. Leslaw Henryk Bidzinski" (prsk60tt@pop.prestel.co.uk)
Subject: please help
Dear Sir,
If possible I would be very grateful if you could help me to try
to find a dear friend of mine.
He was until 1991 a memeber of the Soviet Army based in Poland in a town
named Kudowa, he was a major and was responsible for running a sanatorium
for wives of Afganistan war veterans. His name was Geniadii Gienadowicz.
I was his close friend and sadly have lost contact due to my emigration
from Poland to England, where I presently live permanently. I am
desperately trying to find Giena, and could you please suggest any way of
it being possible to reach him, please help.
Yours sincerely
Leslaw Bidzinski
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Sender: Alexander Bondarev (bondarev@ndim.com)
Subject: looking for associates
Dear colleges,
Our foundation is looking for the American organizations interested to
create all American association for assisting in the economic
development of the Russia and other republics of the CIS (Commonwealth
of Independent States).
You may get more information about us in our Home Page:
http://ndim.com/www/cisdf
Please, let us know whether it interesting for you?
--
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CIS Development Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Alexander Bondarev - President
1075 Edward St., Linden, NJ 07036, USA
Tel. 908-862-4733 Fax 908-940-8415
E-mail: bondarev@ndim.com
http://ndim.com/www/cisdf
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Sender: Ilya Shlyakhter (ilya_shl@MIT.EDU)
Subject: Forwarded: urgent request for okaziya to Perm', Russia
HELP! I am repeating this request for help now because at this point I am
desparate. I urgently need to send some important papers to someone in Perm,
Russia, this month (Dec. 96). I am scheduled to go there in February, and if
I can't get this material to them this month, my trip may not be possible.
The package will only be a small envelope, and my friends in Perm will meet
you at the airport there so you won't have to worry about trying to locate
them. Please, if you are going to Perm, let me know. My e-mail address is
GlenOVinc@aol.com. You can call me toll-free at 1-800-631-1945 PIN 5707.
Thanks!
Glen Vincent
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Sender: maxophia@coastside.net (Joel McKinnon)
Subject: Mikhail Petrenko Gallery
Dear Friends,
We have recently had the honor of posting to our "Dom Maxophia" website a
small sampling of the works of Mikhail Petrenko, a recently emigrated
painter from St. Petersburg now residing in San Francisco. A collection of
painted nudes and etchings can be found at:
http://www.coastside.net/USERS/maxophia/rooms/gallery/petrenko/statement.html
Also, please stop by our virtual kitchen at:
http://www.coastside.net/USERS/maxophia/rooms/kitchen/kitchen.html
Have some refreshments and introduce yourself!
Max and Sophia
maxophia@coastside.net
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Sender: Joe Silver - jsilver3@erols.pc
Subject: comment about friends/
I just found your page by looking at a June 1996 issue of Russian Life
magazine. What about including a section that may assist members of the
former Soviet Union in getting their U.S. visa, green card, citizenship,
and/or education. U.S. Laws concerning student work visa are of
particular interest to me. Where do I find these on-line? What about jobs
for foreigners...is there a section in your page addressing this issue?
What about a list of Russian Restaurants? I am still exploring. I may
find my answers. I only want to help you. Thank you for this comment
section. joe
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Sender: lloyd (kingme@visi.net)
Subject: Fellowship info for Russian national to styudy in US
I am seeking information on availablity of fellowship (or such) for
Russian Graduate Student, currently an instructor at Ivanovo State Univ.
in Ivanovo, Russia. Student wishes to pursue studies here. Perhaps she
could work as a Russian Instructor in U.S. Univ. while pursuing her own
studies.
I do not know what information you might need as regards her degrees and
field of studies.
Can you offer suggestions.
(I am e-mail illiterate. If you need it, my name, address, etc, is as
follows: Lloyd King, P.O.Box 48, Rescue, Va. 23424)
I was a member of a working group to her city this summer. She belonged
to a group in Ivanovo who acted as guides/translators for us. Very
intelligent, very personable, very well organizied, very caring.
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Sender: Trevor Gunn (GUNN@USITA.GOV)
Subject: Harvard Conference on Russia
US-RUSSIAN INVESTMENT SYMPOSIUM
Financial and Direct Investment Opportunities in Russia
January 9-12, 1997
Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
Dear Colleague:
We would like to invite you to participate in an unprecedented initiative
by the highest levels of the Russian government - a U.S.-Russian Investment
Symposium on "Financial and Direct Investment Opportunities in Russia."
The Symposium will address what President Yeltsin and Prime Minister
Chernomyrdin have identified as the single largest challenge for the
Russian economy in the year and decade ahead: attracting international
direct and equity investment. As Prime Minister Chernomyrdin's letter
welcoming participation in this Symposium states, "Many of the Russian
enterprises participating in the Harvard Symposium are the flagships of our
economy, and I am sure that partnerships with them will be productive and
mutually beneficial."
The Symposium has attracted high-level support form the U.S. Government,
which recognizes the importance of investment to Russia's future and has
consequently made investment a central theme of the gore-Chernomyrdin
relationship. In President Clinton's words, "The United States and the
rest of the advanced economies should continue their commitment to
investment and to support of democracy and economic reforms."
Special features of this Symposium include:
* Highest level Russian and U.S. government principals providing
their unique perspectives on government policies and programs to promote
American investments in Russia.
* Participation by more than 100 leading Russian decision-makers and
businessmen, including Anatoly Chubais (Presidential Chief of Staff),
Yevgeny Yasin (Minister of Economics), Sergei Dubinin (Chairman of the
Central Bank), Boris Berezovsky (Deputy Secretary to the Russian Security
Council), Dmitry Vasilyev (Chairman of the Federal Commission on
Securities), Vyacheslav Prokhorov (Chairman of State Committee on Small
Business; and Presidents of LUKoil, Gazprom, GAZ, Inkombank, and the
Association of Russian Banks.
* Corporate experiences with participation of key managers from
successful foreign direct investment firms such as ABB, General Electric,
Mars, McDonald's, PepsiCo and Unilever.
* Break-out sessions to review investment opportunities and specific
business plans prepared by top Russian and other NIS enterprises.
* Further individual and small group meetings to discuss the climate
for investment with key individuals from Russian regions, and delegations
from Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Georgia and Latvia.
We hope that you and your company will join us for this unique opportunity
to meet top Russian government officials and business leaders to discuss
the Russian business climate and specific investment possibilities.
We look forward to seeing you at Harvard in January.
Sincerely,
Graham T. Allison, Jr., Director, Center for Science and International
Affairs, Harvard
Richard E. Cavanagh, President and CEO, The Conference Board
Eugene K. Lawson, President, U.S.-Russia Business Council
Thursday, January 9
6:00pm Welcoming reception at The Charles Hotel
Welcome from the organizers:
Joseph Nye, Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government
Graham Allison, Director of the Center for Science and International Affairs
Richard E. Cavanagh, President and CEO, The Conference Board
Eugene Lawson, President of the US-Russia Business Council
Abel Aganbegian, Rector of the Academy of the National Economy (Russia)
Viktor Doenin, Co-Director of the International Investment Union of Russia
Keynote speakers:
Anatoly Chubais
Senior US government official (V.P. Gore or Secretary of Commerce)
Friday, January 10
9:00-10:30 International Financial Institutions and Investments in Russia
10:30-11:00 Networking Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 US Government and Related Programs Supporting Investment in
Russia
12:30-14:00 Luncheon - The Russian Investment Climate in 1997
14:00-15:30 The Russian Banking System's Role in Western Investment
15:30-16:00 Networking Coffee Break
16:00-18:00 Concurrent Sessions (A-E)
A. Oil and Gas Opportunities for Western Investment: Problems and Solutions
B. Real Estate Opportunities for Western Investment: Problems and Solutions
C. Agribusiness Opportunities for Western Investment: Problems and Solutions
D. Technologies of the Defense-Industrial Sector: Problems and Solutions
E. Regional Investment: Special Opportunities, Problems and Solutions
19:00 Dinner - Boris Berezovsky
Saturday, January 11
9:00-10:30 Foreign Direct Investment Opportunities in Russia:
Problems and Solutions
10:30-11:00 Networking Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Investments in Russian Stocks and Bonds
12:30-14:00 Luncheon - Yegor Gaidar, former Prime Minister of Russia
14:00-16:00 Concurrent Sessions: Experiences of Western investment
firms and overview of investment opportunities in Russia and the NIS.
Cases of successful direct investments by leading Western firms and
presentations of investment projects by Russian and NIS enterprises in 10
investment sectors:
*Aerospace *Agribusiness/Food *Banking/Insurance *Consumer Goods
*Energy *Manufacturing *Medical/Pharmaceutical
*Real Estate/Construction *Small Business *Telecommunications
16:00-16:30 Networking Coffee Break
16:30-18:30 Individual and small group meetings to discuss the
investment climate and specific opportunities.
19:00 Dinner/Evening Entertainment
Sunday, January 12
9:00-11:30 Concurrent Sessions (continued)
12:00 Closing luncheon at The Charles Hotel
** For further information contact Jill Costello at jillc@world.std.com or
(617)787-6597.**
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Sender: magicmac@oz.sunflower.org
Subject: Announcing BELARUS MAGIC NEWS
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