Digest for April 27, 1998
Table of Contents
RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . .
01-27 April 98 Sender: vladimir_kelman@csi.com
Subject: from Vladimir Kelman
02-27 April 98 Sender: drgatton@snip.net
Subject: from Dr. Douglas W. Gatton
03-27 April 98 Sender: cavernmonster@yahoo.com
Subject: from Ron Waite
04-27 April 98 Sender: helenko@yahoo.com
Subject: from Helen
05-27 April 98 Sender: unortho@inlink.com
Subject: from Steve Brown
06-27 April 98 Sender: gandc@arn.net
Subject: from Gene
RECENT EMAIL . . .
01-27 April 98 Sender: edoyle@eurasia.msk.ru
Subject: job announcement
02-27 April 98 Sender: Maria (citzinfo@irk.ru)
Subject: Looking for volunteers
03-27 April 98 Sender: "The Lipsens" (thekremlin@hotmail.com)
Subject: Russian Health Care Trip
04-27 April 98 Sender: "Virginia Simmons" (vsimmons@access.k12.wv.us)
Subject: Summer Excursion
05-27 April 98 Sender: adolfo perez (psegura@eudora.com)
Subject: russian food and social uses
06-27 April 98 Sender: Ilya Shlyakhter (ilya_shl@MIT.EDU)
Subject: information about Russian books on tape
07-27 April 98 Sender: "T. S. White" (tswrace@ibm.net)
Subject: Humanitarian aide request.
08-27 April 98 Sender: vera@mega.ru
Subject: Re: e-mail pal
09-27 April 98 Sender: ftang@netscape.com (Yung-Fong Tang)
Subject: Enhance Mozilla Cyrillic support ?
10-27 April 98 Sender: Brian Waud (bdwaud@yahoo.com)
Subject: education
11-27 April 98 Sender: Douglas Homer (contact@usa-intl.com)
Subject: Internship Opportunities with ICAF
12-27 April 98 Sender: "Serguei A. Oushakine" (G96ous72@sirius.ceu.hu)
Subject: Job: Project Dir., Law Proj in Russia
13-27 April 98 Sender: "Wendell W. Solomons" (solomons@slt.lk)
Subject: Shallow elitism
14-27 April 98 Sender: "Serguei A. Oushakine" (G96ous72@sirius.ceu.hu)
Subject: UNIFEM seeks consultants
15-27 April 98 Sender: gmuller
Subject: central Kansas Russian practice
16-27 April 98 Sender: sassa (sassa@pent200.podol.khmelnitskiy.ua)
Subject: Hi friends.
17-27 April 98 Sender: KAW (Kwunderli@compuserve.com)
Subject: Interesting new and free E- digest for
aircargo professionals
APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures
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RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . .
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Sender: vladimir_kelman@csi.com
Subject: from Vladimir Kelman
Hi! I found your server through Andrey Sebrant's page
(http://www.glasnet.ru/glasweb/asebrant/). Your idea about joininig
Russian and American Web surfers is great. And everyone who read this
message is highly welcome to visit my Web page on GeoCities dedicated to
Russian North and (soon) great mountains in Russia. Take a look!
Vladimir
http://www.geocities.com/~vkelman/
** 02 **********************************************************************
Sender: drgatton@snip.net
Subject: from Dr. Douglas W. Gatton
I and my wife will possibly be coming to Russia in Sept. '98 for a month.
We have both been in Russia before and wish to make contacts and stay in
private apartments with Russian families in St. Petersburg and/or Moscow.
We are teachers and enjoy art, music, literature, and good friendship. We
are also interested in the Russian Orthodox Chuch and the Methodist Church
in Russia. Please advise if contacts can be made to stay with private
families in St Petersburg and Moscow. I am taking Russian language coure
and studying Russian history. Hoping to get some response with this
letter..
Thank you for your help..Spasecebo. We hope to meet and make firends with
of your people. Our peoples can work our our differences and committed to
do so.
** 03 **********************************************************************
Sender: cavernmonster@yahoo.com
Subject: from Ron Waite
I am looking for people with similar interests, any age, and country, and
background. I like classic cars, science fiction and horror movies,
classic TV, music of all kinds (I play piano as well), I enjoy good food
and love to cook. I would love to share ethnic recipes. My background is
Italian-German-English but I was born in the USA> I don't like kids or dogs
but I love cats. My eternal quest is for peace and quiet, an impossible
mission in today's world. I will write to everyone who contacts me.
Uniting the world through dialog is a great idea!
** 04 **********************************************************************
Sender: helenko@yahoo.com
Subject: from Helen
Hello! I'm Helen. I'm 20. I'm from Russia (did you hear such world as
Kuzbass?) I want to have pen-friends. I can write Russian and English.
But I know Russian better then English. Please! Anybody! Write me!
** 05 **********************************************************************
Sender: unortho@inlink.com
Subject: from Steve Brown
I'm new to the Russian language. I've been studying the language
independantly for awhile now and hope to use this site to continue my
education. Looks great! Willing to correspond.
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Sender: gandc@arn.net
Subject: from Gene
Think this a great site to help bring down cultural
barriers...keep up the GOOD work...from Texas...
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E-MAIL POSTINGS . . .
Please continue to send your e-mail to friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu.
** 01 **********************************************************************
Sender: edoyle@eurasia.msk.ru
Subject: job announcement
Dear Friends:
Please post the following announcement on your web sites.
Thanks,
Erin Doyle
EF-Moscow
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THE EURASIA FOUNDATION'S MOSCOW OFFICE
SEEKS A NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKER AS
ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR
To provide administrative, logistical, and substantive support to the
Director
Requirements: Bachelor's degree; knowledge of Western funding
programs; strong Russian; excellent English-language editing and
writing; solid organizational and analytical skills.
Please e-mail or fax resume and cover letter to:
Olga Lapunova
Office Manager
Fax: (095) 956-1239
e-mail: efmoscow@eurasia.msk.ru
No phone inquiries please.
** 02 **********************************************************************
Sender: Maria (citzinfo@irk.ru)
Subject: Looking for volunteers
Baikal Institute for Ecology and Nature Resources Use invites volunteers
to participate in a children summer camp. Aims of the projects are:
environmental education of teenagers, development of their social skills
through role games and make volunteers acquainted with the unique nature
of Lake Baikal. The volunteers will lead groups of children (age -10-15
years,(a group of 10-14 people) and organize various activities for
children such as hiking, sport competitions and ecological studies. The
camp will be located in the warmest place of Lake Baikal (a wood house,
a room for three persons), meals - in a canteen. There will be an
opportunity to have excursions. Dates of seasons:
1) June 29- July 12
2)August 12- August 26
Unfortunately we cannot pay your fare but we can provide your
accomodation and meals in Irkutsk and in the camp.
Do not miss your chance to see great nature of the unque lake!
Do not hesitate to contact us. Our e-mail: citzinfo@irk.ru
For the invitation we need your full name, place and date of birth and
passport number.
We are waiting for you!
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Sender: "The Lipsens" (thekremlin@hotmail.com)
Subject: Russian Health Care Trip
Dear Friends
I've posted an album of photos from our September, 1997 Health Care Tour
to Russia. Take a look at our site at
http://wwww.friends-partners.org/oldfriends/nate and click on the 1997
button.
We're currently planning our 5th Health Care Trip to Russia and I'd like
to invite interested readers to accompany my husband and I to Moscow,
St. Petersburg, Novgorod and Pushkin from September 18 through September
28, 1998.
This trip is designed for nurses, therapists, administrators and other
health care professionals. It will provide an overview of health care in
the new Russia. You'll have the opportunity to visit a hospital, a
clinic, a medical school, an orphanage and a public school. You'll
interact with your Russian health care counterparts and have dinner with
a Russian family. You'll also have the opportunity, if you wish, to make
a brief presentation at the Novgorod Medical Institute or the Nursing
School in St. Petersburg.
Naturally, the tour will include many cultural and historic sites too.
We'll visit the Hermitage and other museums, churches, Red Square, the
Kremlin, the circus and the theater. Activities for non-health care
spouses will be arranged.
For further information or a brochure contact Deb at
thekremlin@hotmail.com To see our brochure online go to
http://solar.cini.utk.edu/oldfriends/nate/98-9brochure.htm
Deb Lipsen
thekremlin@hotmail.com
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Sender: "Virginia Simmons" (vsimmons@access.k12.wv.us)
Subject: Summer Excursion
The Russia & West Virginia: A Partnership for Exchange Foundation, Inc. is
a non-profit (501c3) organization headed by directors from Korolev, Russia
and West Virginia. These directors receive no pay and work very hard to
increase connections between the two regions of the world - just because
they believe in global awareness and unity. Since incorporating in
February 1993, the Foundation has sponsored over 200 exchanges in
education, business, culture and community. COME WITH US.
In August, the Foundation is sponsoring a wonderful trip to Russia. This
includes a few days in Korolev (home of The Russian Mission Control Center
and 15 miles from Moscow), a 9 days cruise between Moscow and St.
Petersburg, and a few days in St. Petersburg. We are unique because we
are friends working with friends. We are NOT a travel agency. We offer
such things as the experience of visiting a Russian home and sharing a
meal, living in places that only Russians frequent, etc.
If you are interested, visit our website
http://www.friends-partners.org/~ericd/index.htm
or e-mail me. We have reserved 50 flights from Kennedy to Moscow at a set,
reduced rate. The first 50 people will receive these rates.
Virginia Simmons, President/Director
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Sender: adolfo perez (psegura@eudora.com)
Subject: russian food and social uses
Some friends are hosting a Russian businessman. Before he leaves he wishes
to thank their hostess with a russian party. We are responsible of it and
would like to prepare some special food. Could you help us. We are on a
hurry, please answer as soon as possible.
Thanks for your help, and hello from Spain.
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Sender: Ilya Shlyakhter (ilya_shl@MIT.EDU)
Subject: information about Russian books on tape
This may be of interest to some people here:
I've compiled some information on where to find Russian books
on tape and put it on the web:
http://www.friends-partners.org/~ilya_shl/rustapes.html
The information on the page is summarized below:
1. 603-542-6273: 400+ tapes read by actor V. Enutina
2. 415-327-5590: Palo Alto bookstore which has tapes (will mail them)
3. 800-852-3133: Talking Book Library (for blind/handicapped)
4. 800-531-1037: St Petersburg Publishing House (mostly children's tapes)
5. http://www.amazon.com has a few titles e.g.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=9991482059/3868-1672051-958028
Solzhenicyn, also
>Poetry of Pasternak in Russian and English (1 Cassette)
> Boris Pasternak / Audio Cassette / Published 1978
> Our Price: $12.95 (Special Order)
>
>Yevgeny Yevtushenko Babii Yar and Other Poems Read in Russian by the
>Author and in English by Alan Bates (Cdl 51153)
> Yevgeny Yevtshenko / Published 1966
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Sender: "T. S. White" (tswrace@ibm.net)
Subject: Humanitarian aide request.
Dear Friends and Partners,
I have contacted a charitible organization in St. Petersburg, Russia,
that can use some assistance. They work with several local homes for
under priviledged and disabled children. The children need eyeglass
frames and shoes. If anyone out there could bring a few, or any, of
either and give them to the group they would be greatly appreciated.
They would also do some real good for children in need. A pair of
childrens' shoes or a eyeglass frames won't take up much space in your
suitcase and will never be questioned by customs. They need to be
carried in because they will get snatched going through customs in the
mail or the charity will have to bribe someone to get them out.
If you can be of service in this pursuit please contact Chris at
oliver@frankish.spb.ru .
Thanks from a friend,
** 08 **********************************************************************
Sender: vera@mega.ru
Subject: Re: e-mail pal
Hi everybody!
My name is Nick, 22 y.o., Russian, male. I'm studying at one of Moscow
universities. My interests are: literature (Russian an foreign), mathe-
matics, music (hard and not so hard, i think good music may be quite
various), sports, and, of cause, English language. I'd like to have
pal friends from Great Britain or USA.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Nick
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Sender: ftang@netscape.com (Yung-Fong Tang)
Subject: Enhance Mozilla Cyrillic support ?
I wonder any one of you are interesting to enhance the Cyrillic support
in Mozilla . You can download the Mozilla source code from
www.mozilla.org .
I know some of you are not happy about our Cyrillic support in the past.
Now you have the chance to tweak the code by yourself. I could help you
to merge the patch back into the Mozilla source code after review.
Send mail to mozilla-general@mozilla.org and cc me if you are
interested.
Could someone help me to foward this to related Russian (or other
Cyrillic languags) news group. Thanks.
Frank Tang
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Sender: Brian Waud (bdwaud@yahoo.com)
Subject: education
i am a 23 year old college graduate planning to continue my studies in
the area of russia, east europe. as of yet i have no language
experience, but i would like to gain some before beginning grad
school, as well as gaining deeper insight into the cultures of eastern
europe and the cis. i have not found a true job yet so money is a
limiting factor. i'm seeking a way to volunteer or teach, or help
with research; or any other suggestions someone might have. i'm
highly unsure as to the potential avenues open to me beyond expensive
exchange or formal language courses. any degree of help or
suggestions would be greatly appreciated in this matter.
thanks alot
brian waud
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Sender: Douglas Homer (contact@usa-intl.com)
Subject: Internship Opportunities with ICAF
The International Child Art Foundation (ICAF), a non-profit organization
dedicated to promoting child art and visual learning globally, seeks
volunteer interns for the following (4) Washington, DC-based-positions:
ARTS RESEARCH INTERNSHIP
The International Child Art Foundation (ICAF) seeks research interns to
support publications, development and events planning staff. ICAF
publishes a quarterly magazine and sponsors national and international art
competitions for children. Qualifications: research experience, interest
in the arts, and excellent computer, Internet and organizational skills.
Unpaid, 15-20 hours/week. Academic credit available. Cover letter and
resume required.
JOURNALISM INTERNSHIP
The International Child Art Foundation seeks journalism interns to research
and prepare articles for quarterly child art magazine. Duties: research,
editing and writing for publication as well as administrative support for
staff. Journalism, fine arts or English encouraged to apply. Academic
credit available. Unpaid, 15-20 hours/week. Cover letter, resume and
writing sample required.
EVENTS PLANNING INTERNSHIP
The International Child Art Foundation seeks events planning interns to
assist with organization and development of ChildArt USA, a major national
childrenís art competition and festival. Qualifications: academic course
work or experience in events planning, interest in the arts and sense of
humor. Unpaid, minimum 15-20 hours/week through October, 1998. Academic
credit available. Cover letter, resume, and writing sample required.
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR INTERNSHIP
International Child Art Foundation seeks interns to coordinate volunteer
program for ChildArt USA: a national art competition and festival.
Qualifications: management and logistics planning experience, interest in
the arts, sense of humor, excellent organization/communication skills,
ability to take initiative and work independently. Unpaid, 15-20
hours/week through October, 1998. Academic credit available. Cover letter
and resume required.
For further information regarding these intern positions as well as other
programs administered by ICAF, please contact:
Ms. Emma Churchman
International Child Art Foundation (ICAF)
1350 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 905
Washington, DC 20036-1702
USA
Fax: (202) 530-1080
e-MAIL: CHILDART@ICAF.ORG
http://www.icaf.org
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Sender: "Serguei A. Oushakine" (G96ous72@sirius.ceu.hu)
Subject: Job: Project Dir., Law Proj in Russia
Please fax resume with cover letter expressing interest in this position
to 978-9441, attn: Project Director, or email to 'cgoroden@online.ru'.
Project Director, Legal Awareness through the Mass Media
A Russian legal reform project, funded by the World Bank, is looking to
fill the post of Project Director immediately. The project, a
multi-faceted campaign aimed at raising the level of legal awareness
among key target audiences and promoting the role of law in a market
economy through the mass media, is scheduled to run through June 1999.
Working closely with Russian partner organizations on behalf of the
Russian Foundation for Legal Reform, the project aims to achieve these
goals through the dissemination of written materials on legal issues and
individual rights; incorporation of legal issues into radio and
television programs (both existing and original programs); training
journalists to better understand the legal system and specific legal
topics; and other public events held in Moscow and the regions.
Responsibilities of the Project Director include oversight and
management of the project, its components, and relations with partner
organizations; close coordination and regular communication with the
project client; guarantee of adherence to the overall project goals and
task implementation as agreed with the client; and careful supervision
of all project deliverables prior to production or release.
The Project Director must be an expatriate with proven project
management experience within Russia, preferably in the client service
industry. Strong team management and client interaction skills are
extremely important.
The candidate for this position must demonstrate a thorough
understanding of the current economic and political situation in Russia
and be a fluent Russian speaker. Previous experience with legal reform
and knowledge of the Russian legal system helpful.
Please fax resume with cover letter expressing interest in this position
to 978-9441, attn: Project Director, or email to 'cgoroden@online.ru'.
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Serguei A Oushakine
Program on Gender & Culture
Central European University
Nador u.9, Budapest
1051-H, Hungary
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Sender: "Wendell W. Solomons" (solomons@slt.lk)
Subject: Shallow elitism
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 98 22:47:00 BST
To: russian studies (russian-studies @ mailbase.ac.uk)
It is pleasing to be able to report from today's Guardian (p 15) that a
German has successfully sued Siberia Airlines for charging him a higher
price than would be paid by Russians. The court in Novosibirsk found the
airline guilty under a civil code provision that forbids price
discrimination on the basis of nationality and ordered reimbursement of five
year of higher payments.
Will this judgement be extended to Moscow and Petersberg and services in
between???
--Ray Thomas
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Sender: "Serguei A. Oushakine" (G96ous72@sirius.ceu.hu)
Subject: UNIFEM seeks consultants
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Please, be advised that United Nations Development Fund for Women
(UNIFEM) is putting together a roster of consultants for future
projects in gender & development. Please, forward the attachment with
the whole discription to the right persons.
_________________________
The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) is working for
women's economic and political empowerment of women in developing
countries. UNIFEM has helped tens of thousands of women in more than 100
nations in Africa, Latin America, Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific to
improve the quality of life for themselves and their families by
strengthening women's organizations and their capacity to advocate women's
issues, supporting innovative programmes and projects benefiting women,
leveraging funds and support for innovative strategies dealing with
critical issues affecting women, acting as a catalyst within the UN system,
and documenting and disseminating best practices and lessons learned.
UNIFEM had recently expanded its scope of action into Central and Eastern
Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEE/CIS). The Fund is
currently putting together a roster of consultants for future UNIFEM's
projects in the region. In this connection, we would appreciate receiving
the Curriculum vitae in English of candidates with the appropriate profile
by telefax, email or regular mail. Candidates should have an experience in
gender & development in the CEE/CIS, in the areas of political empowerment
(specifically Gender & Governance, Women's Human Rights, and Peace-Building
& Conflict Resolution), and economic empowerment (focus on Globalization &
Economic Restructuring and Sustainable Livelihoods).
Please send the Curriculum vitae to the following address:
ZINA MOUNLA
Programme Specialist, CEE/CIS,
UNIFEM
304 East 45th Street (FF-634)
New York, NY 10017, USA
Fax. (212) 906-6705
e-mail: zina.mounla@undp.org
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Sender: gmuller
Subject:
Is there anyone in central Kansas who would like someone
for Russian language practice?
Gary Muller
gmuller@ellinwood.com
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Sender: sassa (sassa@pent200.podol.khmelnitskiy.ua)
Subject: Hi friends.
Hi everybody,
I'm using this site for the first time. It is really good site!!!
I'm wondering if there is somebody who can help me.
I'm looking for some programs for taking courses abroad in summer with
a partial employment.
I'm ukrainian student, and if someone wants to correspond with me
I'll be very glad.
Thanks in advance,
Bye
Andrew
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Sender: KAW (Kwunderli@compuserve.com)
Subject: Interesting new and free E- digest for aircargo professionals
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