1 THURSDAY - MARCH 25, 1971 - TRACK I
9:30 - 11:30 a. m.
SINO-SOVIET RELATIONS AND EASTERN E UROPE
Chairman: William E. Griffith, Massachusetts Inst. of T echnology Papers: "Sino-Soviet Rel ations and Romania. " Stephen A. Fischer-Galati, University of Colorado "Sino-Soviet Relations and Yugoslavia. " Dr. A. Ross Johnson, Rand Ccrp., Sa nta Monica ''Sino -Soviet Relations and Albania. '' Peter Prifti, Massachusetts Inst. of Technology
Discussants: Jacques Levesque, Universite de Quebec, Montreal John Whitman, U. S. Government
2:00 - 4:00 p. m.
THE IMPACT OF THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT ON SOVIET-EAST EUROPEAN RELATIONS
Chairman: John C. Campbell, Council on Foreign Relations~ New York City
P apers: "The Soviet Viewpoint." William B. Ballis, University of Michigan "Eastern European Viewpoints. " Andrew Gy orgy, The George Washington University Dis cuss a nts: Robert 0. F reedman, Marquette University Vojtech Mastny, Columbia University Uri Ra' an an, Fletcher School of Law & Diploma cy 2 FRIDAY - MARCH 26, 197 1 - TRACK I
9 :30 - 11: 30 a . m .
EEC AND COMECON: CHALLENGE AND RESPONSE
Cha irman: R . V . Burks, Wayne Sta te University
Paper: "The Influence of the Common Market on Integr ation Within the Comecon. 1 1 Edwin M . Snell, Centra l Intelligence Agency
Discussants : Morris Bornstein, University of Michigan Herbe rt S. Dinerstein, The Johns Hopkins University
9:30 - 11:30 a. m. (Incomplete)
INTRA-BLOC CONFLICTS
Chairman: Peter F. Sugar, University of Michigan
Papers: 11 E ast European Reactions to the Invasion of Czechoslovakia: Official and Unofficial Responses. 11 James A. Kuhlman, University of South Carolina 3
FRIDAY - MARCH 26, 1971 - TRACK I
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
THE GERMAN PROBLEM
Chairman: Harvey L. Dyck, University of Toronto
Papers:
"The G. D. R. and Soviet Policy in Germany, 1961-1971. " Henry Krisch, The University of Connecticut
"Germany and Soviet-East European Relations: A Quantitative Approach." Mojmir Povolny, Lawrence University
''The G. D. R. 's Economic Reform as a Model Among the COMECON States: Technocrati zation vs. Marketization. " R. Selucky, Carleton University, Ottawa
Discussants:
Josef Korbel, University of Denver Bohusla v B. Kymlicka, University of Western Ontario John Starrels, Unive rsity of California, Santa B a rbara 1
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SATURDAY - MARCH 27, 1971 - TRACK I
9:30 - 11: 30 a . m .
" The Impact of Conflict Situa tions on Soviet East European Rel ations"
A Round Table Disc ussion:
R. V . Burks, W ayne State University John C . Campbell, Council on Foreign Relations, ew York City Harvey L . Dyck , University of Toronto William E . Griffith, Massachusetts Inst. of T echnology Josef Korbel (Moderator), University of Denver Peter F . Sugar, University of Washington 5
THURSDAY - MARCH 25, 1971 - TRACK II
9:30 - 11:30 a. m.
MIDDLE AGES
Chairman:
Papers: "Slavic Non-Slavic Relations in the Middle Ages. 11 Imre Boba, University of Washington 11 The Byzantine Tradition in Church Slavonic Literatures. 11 A. Dostal, Brown University "Slavic Vitae. 11 Norman W. Ingham, Harvard Univ. " Irish Mission in Bohemia. 11 A. Isacenko, University of California, Los Angeles "The Crisis of Medieval Literary Theory in XV C. Bohemia. 11 F. Svejkovsky, Univ. of Chicago
2:00 - 4:00 p. m.
OLD RUSSIA
Chairman:
Papers: "Maxim Grek in Russia. 11 Jack A. V. Haney, University of Wisconsin "Antonio Possevino' s Mission to Muscovy.'' Mrs. Charles Leonard, Western Illinois Univ. "The Relations Between Novgorod-Pskov and Their Baltic and Germanic Neighbors from 1150- 1350. 11 Thomas S. Noon, Univ. of Minnesota 11 The Eastern Renaissance in Russia. 11 Ricca rdo P. Picchio, Yale University " Juda i z ers. 11 Joseph L . Wieczynski, Virginia Polytechnic Institute 6
FRIDAY - MARCH 26, 1971 - TRACK II
9:30 - 11: 30 a . m.
RE IAISSANCE TO MODERN T IMES
Chairman:
Paper s : "Baroque and Rococo in Eighteenth Century Russian Literature. 11 Harold B. Segel, Columbi a University "Komensky as a Representative of Baroque Literary Sty l e . " M . Souckova, University of Chicago
" Weste~n Trends in Polish Renaissance Literatures. " Wiktor Weingraub, Harvard University " Western and Anti- Western Trends in 18th Century Literary Russia. " Gerta H. Worth,' University of California, Los Angeles "Joseph II and the Foundations of Modern Serbian
Education . ;i Philip J . Adler, East Carolina Univ.
2:00 - 4:00 p . m . FOLKLORE AND POETICS
Cha irman:
P apers: " Some Aspects of Slavic Folklore Bearin g on the Cultura l Rela tions Between the Slavs a nd the West and/ or East. 11 Albert B. Lord, Harvard University " West European Verse Among the Southern Slavs. " S. Petrovic, Zagreb University 7
SATURDAY - MARCH 27, 1971 - TRACK II
9:30 - 11:30 a. m. (Incomplete)
1 " Cultural Relations Between Slavs and Non-Slavs '
A Round Table Discussion
Edward Stankiewicz (Moderator) University of Chicago 8
THURSDAY -M a rch 25, 1971 - TRACK III
9:30 - 11: 30 a . m .
THE ROLE OF COMMUNIST PAR TIES
Chairman: Mark G. Field, Boston University and Russi an Research Center, Harvard University
P ap e r s : "Politics of E conomi c Deci s ion-making in Soc i alis t Yugoslavi a . " R i chard P . Farkas, State Univ. College of Arts & Sciences , Geneseo, New Yor k " Determina nts of Communist P a rty Member ship in the USSR. " Darrell P . Hammer, Uni v . of India na " Toward a Functional A na ly sis of th e C ommuni st P a rty of the Sovi et Unio n. '' Nancy Heer, Wheaton College a nd Russia n Resea rch Ctr. Harvard Univ. " Authority and Dissent in Soviet Politics. " Rudolf T okes, University of C onnecticut
9: 3 0 - 11: 3 0 a . m .
INTEREST GROUPS
Cha irman: Jan F . Triska, Sta nford University A Roun d T able Discussion of Interest Groups in Soviet Politics (forthcom ing ) H. Gordon Skilling a nd Franklyn Griffith, eds.
Discussants: J e re m y R. Azrael, University of Chicago Frankly n Griffith, University of Toronto Kenneth Jowitt, Univers ity of California (Berkeley ) Andrzej Korbonski, The Ford Foundation John W. Lewis, Stanford University Denni s C. Pirages, University of Georgia H . Gordon Skilling, University of Toronto 9
THURSDAY - MARCH 25, 197 1 - TRACK III
2 :00 - 4:00 p. rn.
STRATIFICATION, MOBILITY AND MANPOWER PROBLEMS IN EASTERN EUROPE
Chairman: Zev Katz, Ha rvard University
P apers:
F. Burlatskii, USSR Academy of Sciences "Modern Man in East European Perspective. " Alex Inkeles, Stanford, Univers ity "Social Structure and Mobility in State - Socialist Societies. " Zev Katz, Harvard University 10
FRIDAY - :\1ARCH 26, 1971 - TRACK III
9:30 - 11:30 a . m.
THE ROLE OF PROFESSIONALS
Chairman: J e remy R. Azrael, University of Chicago
Papers: "The Professional Engineer in Russia and the Soviet Union. " Donald W . Green, Univ . of Pennsylvania 11 The Impact of Soviet Science Policy on the Scientific Establishme nt. 11 Linda Lubrano Greenberg, American University "The Economist as a n Agent of Change in Eastern Europe. 11 Gregory Grossman, University of California (Berkeley) "Management and Autonomy in Socialist Industry: The Yugoslav Experience." S. John Rawin, Sir George Williams Unive rsity , Montreal
9:30 - 11: 30 a . m .
L ITERATURE A ND SOCIAL PROCESSES
Chairman: George J. D emko, The Ohio State University
Papers:
"Literature a n d Soc i a l Processes: Looking Backward. Ii Kathryn B. Feuer, University of Toronto 11 Literature as a Mirror of Socia l Processes. " William E. Harkins, Columbia University "The Influence of S oviet Literature on Policy -Making in the USSR. '' George E. Hudson, Indiana Univ.
(Cont. on next p age) 11
FRIDAY - MARCH 26, 1971 - TRACK III
9:30 - 11:30 a. m.
LITERATURE AND SOCIAL PROCESSES (cont. )
Papers: (cont. )
"The Dialectics of Imagination in Post-Revolu tionary Literature. " Vy tautas Kavolis, Dickinson College ''Soviet Literature in Soviet High Schools. 11 W. Krasnow, University of Washington "The Dean of Ivan Ilyich: Tolstoy and the "Now" Generation. 11 Frank Silbajoris, The Ohio State University
Discussant: Edward J. Brown, Stanford University
2:00 - 4:00 p. m.
DOMINANT AND MINORITY GROUP RELIGIONS: RELIGION AND NATIONALISM IN THE BALKANS
Chairman: William C. Fletcher, The Univ. of Kansas
P apers: "Hungary: Religion and a Society in Transition. " Tamas Aczel, Univ. of Massachusetts "Yugoslavia: Religion and the Tensions of a Multi-National State." Michael B. Petrovich, University of Wisconsin "The Bulgarian Orthodox Church: Structure and Problems. 11 Marin F. Pundeff, San Fernando Valley State College Discussant: Henry L. Roberts, Dartmouth College 12
FRIDAY - MARCH 26, 197 1 - TRACK III
2:00 - 4:00 p . m . lJRBANIZATION
Chairma n: Chauncy D. H a rris, U ni v ersity of Chica go
Papers: " The Impact of the Housing Boom on Soviet Urban P olitics. " D avid T . Cattell, Univers ity of California (Los Angeles) "Modernization a nd Urba niza tion: Towards a Theory of Communist Urban Deve lopme nt. " Bernie lVI . Frolic, York University "Preliminary Results and Prospects of Controlled Urbaniza tion in Lithuania. . , Thomas Remeikis, Saint Joseph' s C a lumet Campus "The Soviet Controver sy About Big .City Size--Is It Good or B a d ? 11 Theodore Sha bad, American Geogra phica l Society ' " A Comparative Analy sis of Urbani zation in the Balk ans. " Evan Vl achos, Colorado State Univ. 13
SATURDAY - MARCH 27, 197 1 - TRACK III
9:30 - 11:30 a . m.
"Politics, Industrialization and Differentiation of Society in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. "
A Round Table Discussion:
Jeremy R. Azrael, University of Chicago George J. Demko, The Ohio Stat e University a nd/or Mark G. Field, Boston University (Moderators) William C. F l etcher, University of Kansas Chauncy D. Harris, University of Chicago Zev Katz, Harvard University Jan F. Triska, Stanford University 14
THURSDAY - MARCH 25, 1971 - TRACK IV
9 : 30 - 11: 30 a. m .
THE SEARCH FOR NATIONAL INDENTITY IN THE BALTIC ST A TES, 191 7 -1 940: A REAPPRAISAL
Chairman: Raphael Sealey, University of California (Berkel ey)
Papers: "Th e Role of the Balti c States Between the USSR and Western Europe. " Edgar Anderson, San Jose State College "National and International Tensions in Baltic Literatures 1917-1 940. 11 Ivar Ivask, The Univ . of Oklahoma "The Latvian Economy in the Independence Period: A Reappraisal of Economic Policies and Development. 11 Gundar J. K ing, Pacific Lutheran University "The Baltic Nations in Search of Their Own Political S yst ems. 11 V. Stanley Vardys, The Univ. of Oklahoma
9:3 0 -11:30 a . m .
NINETEENTH CENTURY SLAVIC LITERARY A D LEARNED SOCIETIES
Chairman: Michael Curran, The Ohio State University
Papers: "Czech Learned Socie ties in Moravia. 11 Stanley B. B . Kimba ll, Southern Illinois University 11 The Ma tic a Srpska a nd Russia. 1 1 George L ukic , University of Pittsburgh "Bulgarian Literary and Learned Societies. 11 Philip Shashko, University of Wisconsin
Discussants: James F. Clarke, University of Pittsbur gh Gal e Stokes, Rice Univer sity -Q'V ~"' ·- .... .:;;."' 'v 15 THURSDAY - MARCH 25, 1971 - T RACK IV 2:00 - 4:00 p. m . THE NATIONALITIES PROBLEM IN EASTERN EUROPE Chairman: P ap ers: "The Origin of Soviet Anti-Semitism and Its Analyses. " Wm. Korey, B' n ai B'rith, International Council , New York City "The Moldavian SSR: The Struggle for Moderni zation and Ethnic Survival." Ladis K. D. Kristof, Univ. of Waterl oo "Ukrainian- Russi an Confronta tion in Historical P erspective." Lubomyr R. Wynar, Kent State University Discussants: Thaddeus V. Groma da, Jersey City State College De metrius Dvoichenko-Markov, Monmouth C ollege 2 :00 - 4:00 p. m. SOCIAL INS TITUTIONS AND PROBLEMS OF CHANGE AT THE END OF THE OLD REGIME Chairman: Wm. G. R osenberg, Univ. of Michigan P ap ers: " The War Industries Committees, and the Union of Towns and Zemstvos." Wm. Gleason, University of Louisville (continued on nex t p age ) ------ 16 THURSDAY - MARCH 25, 1971 - TRACK IV 2:00 - 4:00 p. m. SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROBLEMS OF CHANGE AT THE END OF THE OLD REGIME \cont. ) Papers: (Continued) " The Progre ssive B loc . " Michael F. Hamm, Centre College of Kentucky "Th e Soc i a l Compos ition of the Russia n Army During the War. " Peter Kenez, Unive r sity of C a liforni a (S a nta Cruz) Discussants: Louis Menashe, Polytechnic Inst. of Brooklyn H a ns J. Rogger, Univ. of California (Los Angeles ) FRIDAY - MARCH 26, 1971 - TRACK IV 9:3 0 - 11: 30 a. m. U . S. SCHOLARSHIP ON R USSIAN LITERATURE Cha irma n: J. M . Holquist, Yal e University Panelists: Katerina Clark, New York State Univ. at Buffalo Priscilla Clark, Univ. of Illinois (Chicago Circle) Priscilla Meyer, Wesleyan University Dale E. Peterson, Amherst College James Rice, University of Oregon 17 FRIDAY - MARCH 26, 1971 - TRACK IV 2:00 - 4:00p.m. CONTRIBUTIONS OF RUSSIAN EMIGRE SCHOLARS IN VARIOUS DISCIPLINES Chairman: Ludmila Foster, Duke University Papers: ''The Paris Group of Philosophers." Father Georges Florovsky, Princeton University "The Prague Linguistic Circle. " Ladislas Matejka, University of Michigan "Remarks About the Eurasian Movement. " Nicholas V. Riasanovsky, University of California (Berkeley) "Some Contributions to Political Science. " Sergei Utechin, Pennsylvania State University Discussants: Geor ge L. Kline, Bryn Mawr College George F. Putnam, University of Missouri Alex Simirenko, Pennsylvania State University 18 THURSDAY - MARCH 25, 1971 - TRACK V 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. ENGLISH BOOKS IN EASTERN EUROPE Chairman: George Barany, Unive rsity of Denver Panelists: Grant Barnes, Social Science Editor, University of California Press Edward E. Booher, Chmn:, McGraw-Hill Company Paul E. Feffer, President, Feffer & Simons, Inc. Stephen Fischer-Galati, Editor, The East European Quarterly, University of Colorado Paul L. Horecky, Ass't. Chief, Slavic and Central Europe Division, Library of Congress Elek Karsai, Senior Researcher, Hungaria n National Archives (Budapest) Richard C. Rowson, Director, Praeger Special Studies Robert J. Tilley, Ass't. Director, Columbia Univ. Press Robert K. Webb, Managing Editor, American Historical Review 5:00 - 6:30 p. m . GRADUATE TRAINING IN AREA STU DIES Chairman: Peter A. Toma, University of Arizona Panelists: Julian Ako, University of Kansas George W. Bresla uer, University of Michigan Robe rt F . B y rnes, Indiana Universit y Robert Nichols, Unive rsity of Washington Stanley Wilcox, U. S. Office of Education 19 FRIDAY - March 26, 197 1 - TRACK V 5:00 - 6:30 p. m. CULTURAL EXCHANGES: AN APPRAISAL Chairman: Allen H. Kass of, Int' 1. Research & Exchange Board Panelists: Sir John Lawrence, Chairman, Great Britain- USSR Association Daniel C. Matuszewski, Int'l. Research & Exchange Board Robert M. Rosenzweig, Stanford University 5:00 - 6: 30 p. m. RUSSIAN STUDIES IN AMERICAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS Chairman: Marshall J. Lipman, Roy C. Start High School Toledo, Ohio Panelists: Herbert J. Ellison, University of Washington Andrew Gyorgy, George Washington University Seymour Rosen, Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington, D. C. -- - 20 SATURDAY - March 27, 1971 - TRACK V 9:30 - 11:30 a. m. (incomplete) PROBLEMS OF ACCESS TO SLAVIC MATERIALS Chairman: Prof. Kaldor, State University of New York at Geneseo -LUNCH Thursday, March 25, Noon Publishers' Luncheon Host: Maurice B. Mitchell, Chancellor, University of Denver Moderator: Josef Korbel, President, West~rn Slavic Conference, University of Denver Speaker: Sir George Weidenfeld, Chairman, W eidenfeld & Nicholson Co. (London) -BANQUET Friday, March 26, 1971 7:00 - 9:30p.m. Guest Speaker: The Honorable Charles E. Bohlen, Washington, D. C. "The Strategic B a lance Between the United States and the Soviet Union and the Role of Eastern Europe to This Question. " PLENARY SESSIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 , 9:30 A. M. Board Meeting (Lunch) lci, Cedar Room "< ' f 5:00-9:00 P. M. Registration (Convention Lobby) \._, }'\->- ~· - THURSDAY, MARCH 25 9:00 A. M. -8:30 P. M. Registration (Convention Lobby) 12:00 Noon Publishers' Luncheon: Host, Maurice B. Mitchell, Silver Room Chancellor, University of Denver; Moderator, Josef Korbel, President, Western Slavic Conference, Uni versity of Denver; Speaker, Sir George Weidenfeld, Chairman, Weidenfeld & Nicholson Company (London) 8:00-11:00 P.M. Special Evening Sessions (see Schedule of Sessions) FRIDAY, MARCH 26 9:00 A. M. -8:30 P. M. Registration (Convention Lobby) 12:00 Noon Luncheon: Committee on the Study of Nationalities Cedar Room in the USSR and Eastern Europe (contact Stephan Horak, Eastern Illinois University) 12:00 Noon Luncheon: The Academic Study of Soviet and East Aspen Room European Jewry. (contact Zev Katz, Harvard Univ.) 7:00-9:30 P.M. Banquet: The Honorable Charles E. Bohlen, Grand Ballroom Washington, D. C., "The Strategic Balance Between the United States and the Soviet Union. " Presentation of awards for distinguished contributions to the field of Slavic studies. SATURDAY, MARCH 27 1:30-3:00 P. M. AAASS Business Meeting Denver Room SCHEDULE OF SESSIONS THURSDAY, MARCH 25 9:30-1 1: 30 A. M . TRACK I: SINO-SOVIET RELATIONS AND EASTERN EUROPE Grand Ballroom Chairman: William E. Griffith, Massachusetts Inst. of Technology Papers: "Sino-Soviet Relations and Romania. " Stephen A . Fischer Galati, University of Colorado "Sino-Soviet Relations and Yugoslavia. " Dr. A. Ross Johnson, Rand Corp., Santa Monica "Sino-Soviet Relations and Albania. " P e ter Prifti, Massachusetts Inst. of Technology Discussants: Jacques Levesque, Uni versite' de Quebec, Montreal John Whitman, U. S. Government TRACK II: MIDDLE AGES Spruce Room Chairman: Clayton L. Dawson, University of Illinois Papers: "The Byzantine Tradition in Church Slavonic Literatures." A. Dostal, Brown University "Slavic Vitae." Norman W. Ingham, Harvard University "t Ii~. ~ t H.1 ±ss1011 . 1110. :s ~ ie1n1a.. II 11:" ·I oaeerce,1nve1y ott ~ . sr. ty u ~ CB:lit:srttie: (Le~ ~swd " The Crisis of Medieval Literary Theory in 15th Century Bohemia. " F. Svejkovsky, University of Chicago ~ m, THE ROLE OF COMMUNIST PARTIES / Junior Ballroom Chairman: Mark G. Field, Boston University and Russian Research Center, Harvard University Papers: "Politics of Economic Decision-making in Socialist Yugoslavia." Richard P. Farkas, State University College of Arts & Sciences, Geneseo, New York "Determinants of Communist Party Membership in the \ USSR." Darrell P. Hammer, University of Indiana "Toward a Functional Analysis of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union." Nancy Heer, Wheaton College (Norton, Mass. ) and Russian Research Center, Harvard University \ ),~ "Authority and Dissent in Soviet Politics. " Rudolf Tokes, University of Connecticut TRACK III: (continued) Denver Room THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIOLOGY IN THE SOVIET UNION & EASTERN EUROPE: THE STATE OF THE DISCIPLINE, SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH, AND ITS RESULTS A Round Table Discussion Discussants: Romania - Petre Datculescu, Youth Research Center, Bucharest, Romania Yugoslavia - Bohdan Denitch, Columbia University Czechoslovakia - Jiri Kolaja, University of West Virginia Poland - Jan Malinowski, Inst. of Philosophy & Sociology, Warsaw, Poland USSR - Alex Simirenko, Pennsy lvania State University, and Zev Katz, Harvard University TRACK IV: THE SEARCH FOR NATIONAL IDENTITY IN THE Assembly Room #3 BALTIC STATES, 1917-1940: A REAPPRAISAL Chairman: Raphael Sealey, University of California (Berkeley) Papers: "The Role of the Baltic States Between the USSR and Western Europe. " Edgar Anderson, San Jose State College Commentator: Andrew Ezergailis, Ithaca College "National and International Tensions in Baltic Literatures 1917-1940." Ivar Ivask, The University of Oklahoma Commentator: Rimvydas P. Silbajoris, The Ohio State University "The Latvian Economy in the Independence Period: A Reappraisal of Economic Policies and Development." Gundar J. King, Pacific Lutheran University Commentators: Nicholas Balabkins, Lehigh University, Endel J. Kolde, University of Washington "The Baltic Nations in Search of Their Own Political Systems." V. Stanley Vardys, The University of Oklahoma Commentator: Rein Taagepera, University of California (Irvine) TRACK IV: (continued) NINETEENTH CENTURY SLAVIC LITERARY AND Century Room LEARNED SOCIETIES Chairman: Michael Curran, The Ohio State University Papers: "Czech Learned Societies in Mora via . " Sta nley B. Kimball, Southern Illinois University ''The Matica Srpska and Russia. " George Lukic, University of Pittsburgh "Bulgarian Literary and Learned Societies. " Philip Shashko, University of Wisconsin Discussants: James F. Clarke, University of Pittsburgh Gale Stokes, Rice University 11:30 A. M. -1:30 P. M. (Open) 2:00-4:00 P. M. TRACK I: THE IMPACT OF THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT ON Gra nd Ballroom SOVIET-EAST E UROPEAN RELATIONS Chairman: John C. Campbell, Council on Foreign Relations, New York City P apers: " The Soviet Viewpoint. 11 William B. Ballis, University of Michiga n " Eastern European Viewpoints." Andrew Gy orgy, The George Washington University Discussants: Robert 0. Freedman, Marquette University Vojtech Mastny, Columbia University Uri Ra' anan, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy TRACK II: OLD R USSIA Denver Room Chairman: Walter Vickery , University of North Carolina P a pers: "Maxim Grek in Russia . " Jack A. V. Haney, University of Washington "Antonio Possevino' s Mission to Muscovy." Emily V. Leonard, Western Illinois University 11 The Relations Between Novgorod-Pskov and Their Baltic a nd Germanic Neighbors from 1150-1350. " Thomas S. Noonan, Unive rsity of Minnesota ''The Eastern Renaissance in Russia." Riccardo P. Picchio, Yale University udaizers. " Joseph L. Wieczy nski, Virginia Polytechnic Institute ------TRACK III: STRATIFICATION, MOBILITY AND MANPOWER Junior Ballroom PROBLEMS IN EASTERN EUROPE Chairman: Zev Katz, Harvard University . Papers: "Social Mobility of Young People in Romania. 11 Petre Datculescu, Youth Research Center, Bucharest, Romania 11 Elite Mobility in Eastern Europe. 11 Bohdan Denitch, Columbia University 11 Labor and Manpower in the Soviet Union (with special reference to the 1970 Census Results)." Murray F eshbach, Bureau of the Census "Education as an Index of Mobility in Poland. " Joseph Fiszman, University of Oregon "Mobility and Stratification Studies in Poland and Czechoslovakia. 11 Jan Hajda, Portland State University and Jan Malinowski, Inst. of Philosophy & Sociology, Warsaw, P oland "Social Structure and Mobility in State-Socialist Societies. 11 Zev Katz, Harvard University Silver Room THE INTEREST GROUP APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF COMMUNIST POLITICS A round table discussion of Interest Groups in Soviet Politics (forthcoming) H. Gordon Skilling and Franklyn Griffiths, (eds. ) Chairman: Jan F. Triska, Stanford University Discussants: Jeremy R. Azrael, University of Chicago Andrzej Korbonski, The Ford Foundation John W. Lewis, Stanford University Dennis C. Pirages, University of Georgia Maurice D. Simon, Williams College H. Gordon Skilling and Franklyn Griffiths, University of Toronto TRACK IV: THE NATIONALITIES PROBLEM IN EASTERN EUROPE Assembly Room #3 Chairman: Stephan Horak, Eastern Illinois University Papers: "The Origin of Soviet Anti-Semitism and Its Analyses. 11 William Korey, B 1 nai B 1 rith, International Council, New York City "The Moldavian SSR: The Struggle for Modernization and Ethnic Survival. " Ladis K. D. Kristof, University of Waterloo TRACK IV: (continued) "Ukrainian-Russian Confronta tion in Historical Perspective.":\ Lubomyr R. Wynar, Kent State University Discuss ants: Demetrius Dvoichenko-Markov, Monmouth College Thaddeus V. Gromada, J ersey City State College Century Room SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROBLEMS OF CHANGE AT THE END OF THE OLD REGIME Chairman: William G. Rosenberg, University of Michigan Papers: "The War Industries Committees, and the Union of Towns and Zemstvos. 11 William Gleason, University of Louisville 1 ' The Progressive Bloc. " Michael F. Harnrn, Centre College of Kentucky 1 'The Social Composition of the Russian Army During the War. ' 1 Peter Kenez, University of California (Santa Cruz) Discussants: Louis Menashe, Polytechnic Inst. of Brooklyn Hans J. Rogger, University of California (Los Angeles) Note: The papers in this session will be available in advance from the Office of the Executive Secretary (AAASS) 190 W. 19th Avenue, The Ohio St ate University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, for 5 0¢ each. They will be discussed at the Conference, but not read. Please inc l11cle a self-addressed 9 x 12 manila enve lope. 5:00-6:30 P.M. TRACK V: ENGLISH BOOKS IN EASTERN EUROPE Assembly Room #3 Chairman: George Barany , University of Denver Panelists: Grant Barnes, Social Science Editor, University of California Press Edward E. Booher, Chairman, McGraw-Hill Company Paul E. Feffer, President, Feffer & Simons, Inc. Stephen Fischer-Galati, Editor, The East European Quarterly, Universit y of Colorado Paul L. Horecky, Ass 1 t . Chief, Slavic and Central Europe Division, Library of Congress Elek Karsai, Sr. Researcher, Hungarian National Archives (Budapest) TRACK V: (continued) Richard C. Rowson, Director, Praeger Special Studies Robert J. Tilley, Ass 't Director, Columbia University Press Robert K. Webb, Managing Editor, American Historical Review Sir George Weidenfeld, Weidenfeld & Nicholson Company (London) Junior Ballroom GRADUATE TRAINING IN AREA STUDIES Chairman: Peter A. Toma, University of Arizona and National War College (visiting) Panelists: Julian Ako, University of Kansas George W. Breslauer, University of Michigan Hobert F. Byrnes, Indiana University Richard Lambert, University of Pennsylvania Hobert Nichols, University of Washington s,00-9,30 P.M. SPECIAL SESSI Aspen Room Meeting of the Ukrainian Historical Association Contact: Lubomyr Wynar, Kent State University Junior Ballroom Management of Research Information in the Slavic Field: A Panel and Computer-Based Workshop Panelists: "Leadership Characteristics in Eastern Europe: Demonstration of an Interactive Computer Retrieval System." Carl Beck, University of Pittsburgh "Relevance of Selective Dissemination of Information Systems to the Slavic Area: A Demonstration of Northwestern's System and Description of Other Information Pooling Resources." Lorraine Borman, Northwestern University "Observations on Current Methods of Bibliography Management." Hoger Kanet, University of Kansas Note: At the conclusion of formal presentations, members of the audience will have the opportunity to access bibliographic data banks via remote terminal. Contact: Don K. Rowney, Bowling Green State University -SPECIAL SESSIONS (continued) Century Room Business Meeting, Western Slavic Association Contact: Peter A. Toma, The National War College or Josef Korbel, University of Denver Colorado Room Meeting of the Committee for the Study of Nationalities of the USSR and Eastern Europe. Contact: Stephan Horak, Eastern Illinois University Spruce Room Construction of Models for Economic Planning Papers: "The Rate of Return and Neutrality of Technical Progress in the Soviet Nonagricultural Nonresidential Economy. " Earl Brubaker, University of Wisconsin and Russian Research Center, Harvard University ''Non-price Rationing of Intermediate Goods in a Planned Economy. " Michael Manove, University of Michigan "Economic Reform and the Maximizing Behavior of the Soviet Firm. 11 J. Michael Martin, California State College at Hayward Discussants: Elizabeth Clayton, University of Missouri at St. Louis Richard Portes, Princeton University Contact: Judith Thornton, University of Washington (Seattle) Assembly Room #3 Religion in the USSR: The Now Scene Papers: "The Russian Orthodox." Thomas E. Bird, Queens Universit "The Russian Baptists. 11 Steve Durasoff, Oral Roberts Univ. "Soviet Anti-Semitism. :i Jerry Goodman, Inst. of Human Relations, American Jewish Committee Contact: Paul D. Steeves, University of K a nsas Gold Room Research Material in Microform: Problems and Potentials (Open Discussion) Contact: Anna Stuliglowa (Moderator) Cornell University Libraries SPECIAL SESSIONS (continued) Denver Room Slide Presentation and Discussion of the Manuscript Collection in Hilandar Monastery, Mount Athos Contact: Rev. Mateja Matejic (Moderator) The Ohio State University FRIDAY, MARCH 26 9:30-11:30 A. M. TRACK I: EEC AND COMECON: CHALLENGE AND RESPONSE Junior Ballroom Chairman: R. V. Burks, Wayne State University Paper: "The Influence of the Common Market on Integration Within the Comecon. " Edwin M. Snell, Central Intelligence Agency Discussants: Morris Bornstein, University of Michigan Herbert S. Dinerstein, The Johns Hopkins University Grand B allroom INTRA-BLOC CONFLICTS (Incomplete) Chairman: Peter F. Sugar, University of Washington Papers: "East European Reactions to the Invasion of Czechoslovakia: Official and Unofficial Responses. " James A. Kuhlman, University of South Carolina TRACT II: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN TIMES Century Room Chairman: Nikola Pribic,"' Florida State University Papers: "Joseph II and the Foundations of Modern Serbian Education. 11 Philip J. Adler, East Carolina University 11 Baroque and Rococo in 18th Century Russian Literature. 11 Harold B. Segel, Columbia University 11 Komensky as a Representative of Baroque Literary Style. 11 M. Souckova, University of Chicago 11 European Newspapers and Pamphlets in 17th Century Russia. 11 Daniel C. Waugh, Harvard University 11 Western Trends in Polish Renaissance Lite rature. 11 Wiktor Weintraub, Harvard University TRACK II: (continued) ''Western and Anti-Western Trends in 18th Century Literary Russia." Gerta H . Worth, University of California (Los Ange les) TRACK III: THE ROLE OF PROFESSIONALS I Assembly Room #3 Chairman: Jeremy R. Azrael, University of Chic ago Papers: "The Professional Engineer in Russia and the Soviet Union. " Donald W. Green, University of Pennsy lvania "The Impact of Soviet Science Policy on the Scientific Establishment. " Linda Lubra no Greenberg, American University "The Economist as an Agent of Change in Eastern Europe." Gregory Grossman, University of California (Berkeley) "Management and Autonomy in Socialist Industry : The Yugoslav Experience." S. John Rawin, Sir George Williams University, Montreal Denver Room LITERATURE AND SOCIAL PROCESSES Chairman: George J. Demko, The Ohio State University Papers: "Literature as a Mirror of Social Processes." William E. Harkins, Columbia University "The Influence of Soviet Literature on Policy-Making in the USSR. 11 George E. Hudson, Indiana University "The Dialectics of Imagination in Post-Revolutionary Literature. " Vytautas Kavolis, Dickinson College "Soviet Literature in Soviet High Schools. " W. Krasnow, Ur1iversity of Washington "The Death of Ivan Ilyich: Tolstoy and the 'Now' Generation." Rimvydas P. Silbajoris, The Ohio State University Discussant: Edward J. Brown, Stanford University LUNC 11:30 A. M. -1:30 P. M. (Open) 2:00-4:00 P. M. TRACK I: THE GERMAN PROBLEM Denver Room Chairman: Harvey L. Dyck, University of Toronto / T_RACK I: (continued) Papers: "The G. D. R. and Soviet Policy in Germany, 1961-1971. tf Henry Krisch, The University of Connecticut 11 Germany and Soviet-East European Relations: A Quantitative Approach. '' Mojmir Povolny , Lawrence University The G. D. R. 1 s Economic Reform as a Model Among the COMECON States: Technocratization vs. Marketization. 11 R. Selucky , Carleton University, Ottawa Discussants: Josef Korbel, University of Denver Bohuslav B. Kymlicka, University of Western Ontario John Starrels, University of California (Santa Barbara) TRACK II: FOLKLORE AND POETICS Century Room Chairman: Patricia Arant, Brown University Papers: 11 Some Aspects of Slavic Folklore Bearing on the Cultural Relations Between the Slavs .and the West and/or East. 11 Albert B. Lord, Harvard University 11 West European Verse Among the Southern Slavs. ft S. Petrovi'(;, Zagreb University TRACK III: DOMINANT AND MINORITY GROUP RELIGIONS: Junior Ballroom RELIGION AND NATIONALISM IN THE BALKANS Chairman: William C. Fletcher, The University of Kansas 11 Papers: Hungary: Religion and a Society in Transition. : i Tamas Aczel, University of Massachusetts "Yugoslavia: Religion and the Tensions of a Multi-National State. 11 Michael B. Petrovich, University of Wisconsin 11 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church: Structure and Problems. 11 Marin F. Pundeff, San Fernando Valley State College Discussant: Henry L. Roberts, Dartmouth College TRACK III: (continued) URBANI ZATION Gra nd Ballroom -~ " Cha irman: Chaun cy D. Harris, University of Chicago Paper s : " The Im pact of the Housing Boom on Soviet Urban Polit i cs. 11 David T . Catte ll, University of C a lifornia (Los A ngel es ) 1 1Modernization and Urb anization: Towar ds a T h e or y of Communist Urban Develop ment. 1 1 Bernie M . Frolic , York University "Prelim i nary Results and Prospects of Controlle d Urbanization in Lithuania . 11 Thomas Remeik is, Sa int Josephrs C ollege (Calumet Campus ) 1 1The Sovie t Controversy About Big City Size--Is It Good or B a d ? 11 Theodore Shabad, American Geogra phical Soci e ty " A Comparative Analysis of Urbanization in th e Balkans. 11 Eva n Vlach os, Colorado State University TRACK IV: AMERICAN VIEWS OF RUSSIAN LITERAT URE: P ITF ALLS, Assembly Room # 3 OPP ORTUNIT IES, PROSPE CTS Chairman: J . M . Holquist, Yal e University Papers: "Hammers a nd Lemon squeezers: 'Civic' vs. ' New' Critics. 11 J . M . Holquist, Yale University 1 1Hoist by the Socialist-Realist Petard: A m erican Interpretation s of Soviet Literature. 11 Priscilla Meyer, Wesleyan University 11 Provincialism for Export: The Allure of Russi an Lit eratur e in 19th C entury America. 11 Da l e E. P e t e r son, Amherst College 11 A Di ffere nt Doodah: On Folklore and Russian S tudies in Americ a . 11 James Rice, University of O regon (Eugene ) Discussants: Kater i na Cla r k , New York State University a t Buffalo P ris cilla Clar k , Uni versity of Illinois (Chica go Circle ) Rufus Matthew son, C olumbi a University / / C ONT RIBUTIONS OF RUSSIAN EMIGRE SCHOL ARS IN VARI OUS DISC IP LINES L u dmila Foster, Duke University 1 1The Pari s Group of Philosophers." Father George s Florovsky, Princeton University 'I/ RACK IV: (c .• L "The Prague Linguistic Circle . 11 Ladislas Matejka, University of Michigan "Remarks About the Eurasian Movement. 11 Nicholas V. Riasanovsky, University of California (Berkeley) "Some Contributions to Political Science." Sergei Utechin, Pennsylvania State University Discussants: George L. Kline, Bryn Mawr College Alex Simirenko, Pennsylvania State University ""'~ :0 ~30P. ~ TRACK V: CULTURAL EXHCANGES: AN APPRAISAL Junior Ballroom Chairman: Allen H. Kassof, International Research & Exchanges Board Panelists: Sir John Lawrence, Chairman, Great Britain-USSR Association Daniel C. Matuszewski, International Research and Exchanges Board Robert M. Rosenzweig, Stanford University Assembly Room #3 RUSSIAN STUDIES IN AMERICAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS Chairman: Marshall J. Lipman, Roy C. Start High School, Toledo, Ohio Panelists: Herbert J. Ellison, University of Washington Andrew Gyorgy, George Washington University George D. Nicoll, Beloit College 7:00 P. M. BANQUET Grand Ballroom The Honorable Charles E. Bohlen, Washington, D. C. 1 1The Strategic Balance Between the United States and the Soviet Union. 11 SATURDAY, MARCH 27 9:30-11:30 A. M. 11 The Impact of Conflict Situations on Soviet East European TRACK I: Grand Ballroom Relations'': A Round T able Discussion. Discussants: R. V. Burks, ·Wayne State University John C. Campbell, Council on Foreign Relations, New York City Harvey L. Dyck, University of Toronto William E. Griffith, Massachusetts Inst. of Technology Josef Korbel (Moderator), University of Denver Peter F. Sugar, University of Washington 11 Cultural Relations Between Slavs and Non-Slavs": TRACK II: Assembly Room #3 A Round Table Discussion Discussants: Patricia Arant, Brown University ,_-- Clayton L. Dawson, University of Illinois Nikola Pribic,v Florida State University Edward Stankiewicz (Moderator), University of Chicago Walter Vickery, University of North Carolina "Politics, Industrialization and Differentiation of Society TRACK Ill: in the Soviet Union and E astern Europe": Junior Ballroom A Round Table Discussion Discussants: Jeremy R. Azrael, University of Chicago George J. Demko, The Ohio State University and/ or Mark G. Field, Boston University (Moderators) William C. Fletcher, University of Kansas Chauncy D. Harris, University of Chicago Zev Katz, Harvard University Jan F. Triska, Stanford Univers ity PROBLEMS OF ACCESS TO SLAVIC MATERIALS TRACK V: (Incomplete) Denver Room Professor Kaldor, State University of New York (Geneseo) Chairman: 12:00Noon LUNCH (Open) 1:30-3:00 P. M. AAASS Business Meeting Denver Room