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THE GENESIS OF OSU'S SLAVIC LIBRARY COLLECTION OSEEN by Leon Twarog
ISSN 1048-6615 [Editor's note: Leon Twarog In 1960 foreign language ing first and second year Rus (Professor Emeritus, OSU De offerings at Ohio State con sian. There were only four fac William K. Wolf, partment ofSlavic & East Eu sisted of French, Spanish, ulty members with partial Editor ropean Languages & Litera German, Latin, Greek, and teaching loads in Soviet and/or Russian which had been initi East European Studies: Irene Masing-Delic, tures) was the founder and CSEES Director longtime director of the OSU ated during World War II as Michael Condo ide in Eco Center for Slavic & East Euro part of the Anny Specialized nomics, Charles Morley in The Ohio Slavic & pean Studies.} Training Program. Russian History (Russian & Polish), East European Newsletter (OSEEN) In the Spring of 1960, after language instruction was Lou Nemzer in Political Sci is published quarterly seven years at Boston Univer housed in the German Depart ence, and Earle Brown in Ge by the Center for sity, I accepted Ohio State's ment. My appointment at rank ography. The library collection Slavic & East Euro offer to develop both a Depart of Full Professor with Tenure consisted of about 3,000 vol pean Studies (CSEES) at Ohio ment of Slavic Languages and was in the German Depart umes in the languages of the State University. Literatures, and an Area Stud ment w ith the clear under Soviet Union and Eastern Eu Funded with Title VI ies Program. I came to Ohio standing that I would head a rope, much smaller than the monies from the US State because, from my point new Department of Slavic collection at the C le veiand Department of Edu cation, OSEEN is of view, for Slavic Studies it Languages and Literatures in Public Library. mailed free of charge constituted the largest unde the very near future. The Rus During the summer of 1960 to subscribers. Sub veloped area in the USA "with sian staff consisted of Mrs. I spent nine weeks in the mission of articles, potential." Justina Epp and a GTA teach- continued on page 6 letters, and other information to be considered for publi YEVGENY YEVTUSHENKO TO VISIT OSU IN FEBRUARY cation is welcome. Direct submissions Russian poet Yevgeny Yev will be free and is open to the most famous poem. and subscription re tushenko is slated to g ive a talk public. In addition to writing po quests to: on the OSU campus Thursday Mr. Yevtushenko, Russia's etry, Mr. Yevtushenko has W.K. Wolf evening, February 12 , 1998 fo remost liv ing poet, served in written novels, plays. and 1712 Neil Avenue (7:30pm, 200 Campbell Hall). the late l 950's and early screenplays, as well as starrt:d Columbus, Ohio Yevtushenko will discuss 1960' s as the leading exponent in and directed movies. 43210-1219 Mr. Has tel: 614-292-8770 a range of topics, including the of artistic freedom in the post fi lm Kindergarden ( 1984) "al I fax: 614-292-4237 contemporary Russian literary Stalinist Soviet Union. Babi be shown on the OSU campus [email protected] scene, recent political develop Yar (l 96 I), which mourns the Monday evening, Februar: 2 ments in Russia, as well as his Nazi massacre of some 34,000 (7:30pm, 19 1 Mend~ n hJ ll. latest book. This presentation Ukrainian Jews, is perhaps his OSU Oval).
Inside OSEEN
Ohio's East Eur. Communities 2 OSU EE Library Collection Notes 5 Expanded Business Outreach 3 Ohio Slavic Calendar 8
Summer Study in St. Petersburg 3 CSEES Video Library Update 10
From the Director 4 Opportunities for Support 11 Discovering Ohio's Slavic & East European Comm unities
by Vicki Rulli
Where to find these restaurants, delicatessens, shops (Siberian meat dumplings), canned fish products, milk prod and museums? Usually tucked away in shopping centers, ucts such as tvorog and kefir, as well as other imported hidden behind nondescript storefronts, and more than likely foods. If you are not familiar with Mayfield Road, finding not listed in the phone book. Welcome to OSEEN's newest Yeleseyevsky can pose quite a problem because it is is a column, devoted to discovering and discussing the great East small shopping strip located behind another shopping strip European resources we have right here in Ohio. From Slavic with a Barnes & Noble bookstore. As you can see the jour Village, to the Russian Festival, to the Ukrainian Museum to ney is part of the adventure in going to Yeleseyevsky. Once a Croatian restaurant-we will be looking at some of the best there you will discover that Russian is the language of ethnic East European spots around the state. While I will be choice, but never fear, there is always someone around who reviewing most of these places myself, for some I will be speaks English. Prices are extremely reasonable: a dozen relying on the advice of friends and relatives. If you know of homemade potato pirogies for $2 and a loaf of Borodinsky worthy establishments in or around Ohio, please contact me dark bread brought in from New York City for under $3. by phone at (614) 292-6733 or by e-mail at
In the coming weeks the OSU which is open to the public. viet Union. The list of speakers in Slavic Programs have planned several On Wednesday evening, February cludes representatives of: BI SN IS (US events as part of their expanded East l I, 5-7pm, the OSU Slavic Programs Dept. of Commerce), CE EBI C (US European business and investment will co-sponsor Afterhours, a free Dept of Commerce), USA!D, Hollo outreach programs: a Columbus Chamber of phane Corporation, Ukraine Invest brief seminar, an all-day Commerce-suppor ted ments, the Russian Farm Community conference, and an networking event pro Proj ect, Governor's Office of the State evening reception. viding opportunities for of Ohio, as well as US Representative The seminar will fo all participants to make Sherrod Brown, among many others. cus on the culture of new business contacts in For more information or registration business in Russia, em a relaxed setting. The materials, contact Vicki Rulli at (614) phasizing how it differs reception will be in Bat 292-6733 or by e-mail at from American business telle Hall at the Colum "[email protected]". culture. The seminar will bus Convention Center. Those wishing to be kept informed be led by Tanya An all-day East Eu of future events in the OSU Slavic Smorodinskaya, and will ropean business confer Programs business outreach schedule be held Wednesday, February 4, from ence, organized by the OSU Slavic should contact Bill Wolf at 614-292- 2:30-4:30pm at the Fawcett Center for Programs, is scheduled for February 26 8770 ([email protected]). We will be Tomorrow, Olentangy River Road, at the Spitzer Plaza in Lorain, Ohio. happy to include you in our regular Columbus, Ohio. There will be a The conference's geographic focus will mail and electronic mail business out modest registration fee for the seminar be Eastern Europe and the Former So- reach information system.
NEW SUMMER STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM IN RUSSIA FOR OSU
Starting this summer, OSU students The program will be based at St. as well as applications for both under will have an opportunity to study Rus Petersburg's Nevsky Institute, where graduate and graduate students are sian and experience St. Petersburg students will study Russian culture in available at the OSU Office of Interna famed "White Nights" at the same addition to the Russian language. tional Education ( 1712 Oxley Hall), time. The OSU Summer Program in Home stays with a Russian family will through Program Coordinator Carlo St. Petersburg, Russia is a six week, be the norm for th is program, but dor Colecchia (tel: 614-292-6101 , e-mail intensive language and culture pro mitory housing is also available. Field "[email protected]"). Application gram designed for students who have trips within St. Petersburg, as well as to deadline is March 15 , 1997. completed one or more years of Rus Moscow and Novgorod are included. sian language study. More detailed program information
IRENE DELIC TO DELIVER INAUGURAL LECTURE JANUARY 13
As new Chair of the Department of who plan to attend are asked to RSVP these efforts at creating a "different" Slavic and East European Languages the OSU College of Humanities at . life took two forms: choosing a role and Literatures, Professor Irene 292-1882. to play in life, as opposed to enacting Masing-Delic will be delivering her Dr. Masing-Delic summarizes her the one that had been "given" and inaugural lecture, "Life Creation Be lecture as follows: changing the human body and psyche, fore and After the Revolution," Tues Returning the "entrance ticket to God's as we ll as nature's (it had not only a day, January 13, !998at7:30 pmat paradise" in the tradition of Ivan Kara body but also a soul receptive to the OSU Faculty Club. The lecture is mazov, Russian intellectuals sought to "persuasion"). These two lines of life open to the public, but there will be a create an alternative one here on earth creation - the aesthetic role playing reception following the talk and those by means of "life creation." Basically continued on page 5 from th g, <'V irg,ctor
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Thiz f!££i£tent finelly, fldministrntiviz ~izcriztery Meryenn Kginl. f!ssistent lrizniz Mesing- OSU EAST EUROPEAN LIBRARY COLLECTION NOTES by Jared Ingersoll-Casey, OSU Slavic Bibliographer In April, there appeared in this vide materials for researchers in many of OSU's researchers in Slavic and space a brief article discussing my de disciplines. There are too many, cer East European Studies. In action, th is parture from OSU. I returned on the tainly, to go into much detail in this translates into advancing the develop first of December, after an interim of space. For the fu !lest and latest infor ment of the Libraries' excellent re about 7 months, and 1 am very grateful mation, see the Libraries' web page at: sources by identifying and collecting for the support, good wishes and en < http: //www . I ib.oh io-state.edu/ and organizing important materials in thusiasm that was so freely offered by OSU __profile/eesweb/>. Check back many disciplines. As a companion to CSEES faculty, staff and students. often, as the site will be updated fre building the research collections, we These have made comfortable what quently in the coming months, for in are strongly committed to assisting re might otherwise have been a difficult formation about new sources and ser searchers - novice and expert - in navi transition. I would like to express my vices. gating the sometimes complicated mo sincere appreciation to all of you. saic of available resources. Please con In the interval, the OSU Libraries The chief priori ty of the Libraries' sider this an open invitation. have determinedly continued to ac Slavic section will continue to be at quire research materials, books and tending to the current and future needs journals in our areas of interest. In particular, buying programs from the former Soviet Union and Poland have Inaugural Lecture, continued from page 3 continued to provide large quantities of essential materials. The unflagging and the scientific endeavours went and the "glossy magazine" one of efforts of Jana Drvota, the section's hand in hand before and after the Oc Stalinist tractor culture. The main very able Assistant, have assured that tober Revolution - an event seen by idea holding the various facets and material kept flowing onto the shelves. many as the turning point that would stages together was a faith in the vic She has, through her skill, knowledge, make the "total work of life art" tory over death since human mortality energy and care, kept the section's possible (to quote and paraphrase was seen as the greatest obstacle to day-to-day operations current, the Boris Groys). This lecture argues that making life into an immortal work of reading room well-stocked and pre the Revolution was not a cultural di art. The dismantling of life creation sentable, and maintained a general at viding line in Russia, nor was Stalin theories that occurred in the 1970s is mosphere of professionalism and dedi ism. Instead, we deal with a series of accompanied by a new acceptance of cation to service. overlapping stages of life creation: the human mortality and thedisintegrative "tragic" one of aesthetic transforma forces operating in the physical and There have been many develop tion involving the theatricalization of social fabric of human existence. ments, new tools, and significant ac life, the scientific one of physical ex quisitions in the past months that will perimentation and utopian projects, enhance the Libraries' abil ity to pro- WHAT'S NEW ON THE INTERNET AAASS Home Page OSU Russian Students Assocation Russian Jobs Network Website The American Association for the A large li sting of internet links to Advancement of Slavic Studies has Kirill V. Boguslavski announces the Russian and East European-related built its bridge to the 21st Century creation of a home page for the OSU employment opportunities. Provides a with the inauguration of its web page Russian Students Association. De link to the AA TSEEL Jobs Listing. in late 1997. It can be found at the signed by Alex Ostatnigrosh, it can be Try the following URL: following URL: found at: http://bartik.brynmawr.edu/srudents/ www.fas.harvard.edu/- aaass http://www. osu .ed u/students/russ eblender/russjobs.htm l)hiu :5tttvic.-1k tter Soviet Union. I led a privately orga Leningrad at that time. tor was Gordon Carson. Vice President nized six-week tour of the USSR, I presented my report to Osborne J. fo r Business and Finance and all kinds Poland, and Czechoslovakia in June Fuller who was then Dean of the Col of other activities, and after the Presi and July of 1960, and upon my return lege of Arts and Sciences, and pro dent, the most powerful administrator went on another five-week language posed that I apply to the Mershon Fund on campus. I responded to all the ques study tour program to the Soviet (before Mershon became a captive of tions directly and without any fear Union with scholarship students from the Political Science Department) for whatsoever since I had no idea who the University of Michigan and Indi funds to purchase library materials in this obnoxious man was. In the end it ana University. Moscow and Leningrad. At that time was President Fawcett who said, 1 was released from teaching during anyone on campus could apply for "Gentlemen, I think we had better send Autumn Quarter 1960 so that I could funds to support ventures related to US Dr. Twarog on this mission," and he draw up plans for developing both a national security. I made a request fo r directed the Treasurer to give me a Slavic Department and an Area Stud $10,000 in cash to purchase books in check for $10,000 which I could then ies Program as expeditiously as possi Moscow and Leningrad. At first the convert to traveler's checks. This was ble. I went on a two-week trip to other Mershon Committee thought that this on a Thursday morning. Friday morn Midwestern universities including the was a joke, and that I was simply look ing I got my traveler's checks and on Un iversity of Michigan, the University ing for a junket to the Soviet Union, Sunday afternoon at 3 :00 I left Port of Chicago, the University of Wiscon but 1 convinced them that it was for Columbus on schedule. My trip was sin , and Indiana University, and wrote real, and the Committee approved delayed for four days in Amsterdam a report which said in effect that we funding just a week before my sched because of weather problems, and the needed two things: a good library col uled departure for the Soviet Union. I Soviet system then in effect which lection and top-notch faculty mem remember that I was asked when I required foreign planes to fly in and bers. A library collection by itself does planned to go, and I said out of Moscow the same day. not guarantee a great program, but no "Next Sunday afternoon When I did get to Moscow outstanding program was possible at 3." I had to be back in I had about 18 days to accom without an excellent library collection. the States for the AA T plish my business. I wanted In the l 960's there were only four S EEL Meetings right af to make this a matter of inter US libraries with what could be called ter Christmas because I national trade and to have the major collections in Slavic and East was President of AAT Ministry of Trade involved. I European Studies: the Library of SEEL at that time. spent three days going from Congress, Harvard University, Although the Mershon one office to another, asking Columbia, and the University of Cali Fund had allocated to be heard, often twice or fornia at Berkeley. Michigan, Wiscon $10,000 for purchase of three times in a single day, sin , and the University of Chicago had library materials, the actual disburse and in every case I was told that I more limited collections. As late as ment of funds had to be approved by should come back tomorrow or the 1964 a collection of 20,000 volumes the President of the University, Novice fo llowing week etc... After my fourth for all disciplines was considered suf Fawcett. The President called Dean or fifth visit to the Lenin Library ficient to support a Ph.D. program in Fuller to meet with his Cabinet (all of which had to approve export of any Slavic Languages and Literatures and his Vice Presidents and advisors), and books published before 191 7, some a full-fledged area studies program. Dean Fuller asked me to come to ex one said to me,"Look, the only person Since I knew that Ohio State did not plain what I was about to do. The who can help you is the Minister of have a library collection that would discussion went on for about an hour, Culture." I asked where I could find support graduate programs in Slavic with one man in particular asking me him (I didn't know there was a woman Languages and Literatures and a Cer all kinds of nasty questions such as Minister of Culture), jumped into a tificate Program in Russian Area Stud why I had to have the money in cash, cab, and drove to the Ministry. ies, during my nine-week stay in the why I did not want to use a letter of When we got there I jumped out of Soviet Union in the summer of 1960, I credit. Perhaps they were all afraid that the cab, ran up the steps right past the spent as much time as I could in the I would take the money and buy a two soldiers guarding the entrance, antiquarian bookstores in Moscow and dacha on the Black Sea. There were and demanded in a loud voice, "I want Leningrad, and bought materials to also questi ons about why I couldn't to see the Minister." All hell broke add to the personal library which I had purchase what I wanted in the USA and loose with people wanting to know acquired on my trips in 1957 and whether or not I would be hurting local what this crazy American was doing 1959. I was fairly well acquainted with Ohio booksellers if I made purchases in the building, and security guards the book market in Moscow and abroad. It turned out that my interroga- swarming out of the woodwork. I Oh.iu ttVic-'We.wsletter explained who I was, presented my but it made no difference to me.) $10,000 is probably worth at least credentials with the University's gold I began the next day. I would go to a $500,000 today. seal, etc., and I was taken to a small bookstore, hand over my credentials This book-buying trip in 1960 af conference room with a table covered which were in English and which th e fected further development of Slavic in green felt. A man came in and clerks could not read, and tell them that and East European Studies at Ohio introduced himself as the Chief In the Ministry of Culture had authorized State, and also faci Iitated additional spector of Soviet Libraries. I remem me to select books for purchase by the book purchases in the Soviet Union ber that his name was Gavrilov. We . Ministry of Trade. I would then open where I was a well-known customer. discussed my proposal. I proved to up the counter door, go behind the In follow-up trips, bookstore managers him that mine was a friendly visit, and counter, climb the ladder to get to the would often tell me about collections that the materials we needed would be top shelves, and begin throwing books that they were about to acquire, and used to educate students who would down on the floor before the clerks or ask me if I were interested in purchas have a better understanding of the So the manager even had time to check my ing certain items which would then viet Union, and who eventually might story. People at the bookstores would never apear for sale to the public. At end up in governmental or business make a list of the items I had pur that time it was illegal for Soviet citi positions where they might have some chased, and I worked evenings to put zens to sell books to foreigners. They influence on American-Soviet rela titles on 3 "x5" cards so that I would not had to sell them to bookstores which tions. buy duplicates. then could officially sell them on the Gavrilov asked me what I would do Since we had so little at Ohio State, I open market. Some of the bookstores if I were not permitted to deal directly could purchase just about anything. My even permitted me to rummage with one of the Soviet agencies or major purchases were in literature and through materials that had been departments, and I said that I would history. Since my dissertation had been thrown under the counters. I found a cash my traveler's checks, buy books on the Soviet historical novel, I was number of real gems this way. at the bookstores, and go to the post well acquainted with historical sources. Much of what happened in program office to ship them out the same way I When I finished with all the antiquar development at Ohio State during the had during the summer when I was ian bookstores in Moscow, I went to next 20 years was facilitated by this there. This would mean purchasing Leningrad and did the same thing successful book-buying venture in the books at the bookstores, taking them there. When I flew out around Decem USSR in December 1960. Within the to the Central Post Office for inspec ber 22 or 23 , I had spent two weeks university I found that I could often tion, wrapping and mailing via regis selecting materials. r had to purchase a bypass all kinds of rules and regula tered mail. ln addition, if there were volume every 20 seconds or so while I tions because people trusted me, and books published before 1917, I would was in the bookstores. I left with noth were willing to take chances. When have to get permission from specialists ing in hand except for a receipt from George Demko was hired by the Ge at the Lenin Library and pay the I 00% Gosbank, the lists compiled by the ography Department and needed li duty on such books. I knew that l bookstores, and my file of 3x5 cards. brary materials, all I had to do to get could not spend all of my money The Ministry of Trade was supposed to money to him was to ask the Treasurer within the two weeks that r had, but r pick up all books, pack them, and ship for a check for $5,000, which I would would do my best. I doubt that I would them to Ohio State. repay later with Center funds. When have managed more than 100 volumes When I got back and explained to we needed money to send Mateja per day. University officials what I had done, Matejic to Mt. Athas in support of our In the end Mr. Gavrilov decided to they were all very understanding, but it microfilming project, I was able to get help me. He phoned the Ministry of was clear that they had all taken a all of the funds needed in just two days Trade and told them that I would select gamble, that they were somewhat anx fro m various offices at the University. books in the various bookstores in ious, and that they hoped that it would All of which goes to prove that per Moscow and Leningrad, and that the tum out OK. Around the middle of sonal relationships do matter, and that Ministry would then pick up my selec April 1961 , the books began to arrive, if a complex bureaucratic institution tions, and ship these books to Ohio all via registered mail in small packets wants to do something, it can. If, on State. I was given an account number of no more than 3 or 4 kilos. The the other hand, it does not want to do and told to deposit my $10,000 at 6,000-7,000 volumes I had selected all something, there can be zillions of Gosbank. No one went with me. (On came. Indeed, the Lenin Library which official reasons fo r those decisions. I later trips officials were more than was required to charge a I 00% export have to give credit here to President willing to take my traveler's checks duty on all books published before Novice Fawcett, generally considered and give me a receipt. The funds prob 1917 never did exercise that option. to to be very conservative, for his will ably were never deposited in Gosbank, What we purchased in 1960 for ingness to take a chance. Ohio Slavic Calendar Fridays, J anuary- Ma rch " The Cranes Are Flying" (1957, In by Professor O key Onyejekwe, OSU Russian Conversation (starting at Russian with English subtitles), tells De pt. of Political Science, and Direc 4:30pm, Bernie's Bagels and Deli, the tragic story of a young Muscovite tor, OSU Center for African Studies . 1986 North High Street, Columbus): couple separated in mid- 194 1 when the Dr. Onyejekwe served as an OCSE " Russkii stol," Russian conversation Germans in vaded the Soviet Uni on. International Election Supervisor in gathering sponsored by the OSU Rus Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov (94 Bosnia on two separate occaisions in sian Club. Alleged speakers of Russian min). Free and open to the public, the fall of 1997. Free and open to the are welcome. sponsored by the Russian Club and public. Sponsored by CSEES. CSEES. J a nua ry (throughout ) Monday, J a nua ry 26 Exhibit/Sales (3424 Woodstone Drive, Tuesday, J a nua ry 13 Movie (7:30pm, 191 Mendenhall Lab Lewis Center, Ohio [just north of Lecture (7:30pm, Faculty Club, 181 oratory, 125 South Oval Mall, OSU Columbus]): " Rare Antique Icon Ex South Oval Drive, OSU campus): "Life Campus): " The Coward" ( 1962, In hibit," Wile Kovach Gallery. 55 Rus Creation Before and After the Revolu Slovak with English subtitles), set in a sian icons, 17th-19th century, are on tion," by Irene Masing-Delic, Acting remote Slovak village during the wan display. Viewings by appointment Chair, Department of Slavic and East ing days of World War II, a school only, items are for sale. For more infor European Languages. Sponsored by teacher and his young wife are con mation or fo r an appointment, call 548- fronted with a moral dilemma: should 1137. they care for the wounded Soviet parachutist who turns up in their back January-March yard just as German troops are about Exhibit/Sales (59 East Spring Street, to occupy their village? Directed by Columbus): Russkaya Artists' Group is Jiri Weiss ( 113 min). Free and open to showing its Russian folk art at the public, sponsored by the Russian Cherry's H. Cole Company (open M-F Club and CSEES. 8:30am-5:30pm, Sat 9-4, no appoint ment needed). Russian items can be Thursday, Janua ry 29 found in a display window as well as Lecture ( 12:30-2pm, 122 Oxley Hall, the gallery area. Call 22 1-4487 for 17 12 Neil A venue, OSU Campus) more information. Joan Seder, head of the OSU College of Humanities. Free "Jewish Identity in Poland: The First the Russikaya Artists' Group, can be and open to the public. Post-Holocaust Generation," by reached in Athens, Ohio at 614-592- J oanna Wiszniewicz, Jewish Histori 3810 (or by e-mail at Sunday, J a nua ry 18 cal Institute, Warsaw, Poland, and au "[email protected] "). Concert (3pm, Ohio Theatre, 39 East thor of From Poland to Israel ( 1992) State Street, Columbus): "Classical and But Sometimes I Have Dreams Monday, January 12 Kids presents Tchaikovsky Discovers (1995). Sponsored by CSEES. Free Lecture (3:30-5pm, 156 University America," Albert-George Schram, and open to the public. Hall , OSU Campus) "Translation as conductor, Columbus Symphony Or Communication Across Cultures," by chestra. Part of the "Concerts for Fami Friday, J anua ry 30 Professor A. Shveitser. Sponsored by lies" series. Call 228-8600 for tickets Food (6-9pm, Royer Student Activi the Department of Slavic & East Euro or more information. ties Center, 85 Curl Drive, OSU Cam pean Languages & Literatures and pus): "Taste of OSU," featuring Rus CSEES. Free and open to the public. Tuesday, Janua ry 20 sian food prepared by th e Russian Lecture ( 11 :30am to 1pm , 122 Oxley Club. For more information call Jeff Monday, J anua ry 12 Hall, 1712 Neil Avenue, OSU Cam Holdeman at 292-9827 or 299-271 8. Movie (7:30pm, 191 Mendenhall Lab, pus): "Democracy in Bosnia 125 South Oval Mall, OSU Campus): Herzegovina: Prospects and Pi tfalls," 1>1\.iu ::J avirt (Cominuedfrom page 8) Thursday, February 12 " Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo and Jul iet: January 30-February 14 Lecture (7pm, 122 Oxley Hall, OSU History of Compromise," by Deborah Hosting Opportunity: The Interna Campus): "An Evening with Yevgeny Wilson, School of Music. Free and tional Visitors Council in Columbus is Yevtushenko," featuring the renown open to the public. seeking someone willing to house for Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, this two-week period a visiting Rus currently Visiting Lecturer at the Uni Saturday, February 21 sian politician (male) from the Nov versity of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Russian Teachers' Workshop (time, lo gorod region. Call Dottie Davde at Free and open to the public. Sponsored cation at OSU campus forthcoming): 23 1-9610 for more information. by the OSU College of Humanities, the " Internet Tools in the Teaching of the Office of International Studies and Russian Language", by George Monday, February 2 CSE ES. Mitrevski, Auburn University. Con Movie (7:30pm , 191 Mendenhall Lab, tact CSEES for more details and regis 125 South Oval Mall, OSU Campus): Friday, February 13 tration information (614-292-8770 or " Kindergarden" ( 1984, In Russian Concert (8pm, Ohio Theatre, 39 East "[email protected]"). with English subtitles), written and di State Street, Columbus): Columbus rected by Yevgeny Yevtushenko, this Symphony Orchestra, Alessandro Si Monday, February 23 film is an poetic recollection of the ciliani, conductor, Philippe Bianconi, Movie (7:30pm, 191 Mendenhall Lab, author's childhood in Russia during piano, performing Tchaikovsky Romeo 125 South Oval Mall): " Stalingrad" the Second World War (143 min). & Juliet Overture, Prokofiev Selections ( 1993, In German with English subti Free and open to the public, sponsored from Romeo & Juliet, Rachmaninoff tles), German dramatization of the by the Russian Club and CSEES. Concerto No. 3 in D minor. Concert is turning point of the Second World repeated Saturday, Feb 14 at 8pm and War, the Battle of Stalingrad. Directed Wednesday, February 4 Sunday, Feb 15 at 3pm. For tickets, by Joseph Vilsmaier (150 min). Free Seminar (2:30-4:30pm, Fawcett Cen call 228-8600. and open to the public, sponsored by ter for Tomorrow, 2400 Olentangy the Russian Club and CSEES. River Rd., Columbus) "What Ameri Saturday, February 14 cans Need to Know About Russian Dance (8:30pm, VFW Hall, comer of Thursday, February 26 Business Culture," by Tatyana Agler & Stelzer Rds., Columbus): Lecture (3:30-5pm, 122 Oxley Hall, Smorodinskaya, OSU Department of "1998 Paczki Ball," sponsored by the 1712 Neil Avenue, OSU Campus): Slavic & East European Languages & Polish-American Club of Columbus. "Shamanist Dreams in Buryat Siberia" Literatures. Sponsored by CSEES. Music by the Polka band, "A Touch of by author and playwright Ne lly Free and open to the public. Brass," Polish food and refreshments Matkhanova. Sponsored by CSEES. wi ll be available. Tickets are $8 in Monday, February 9 advance, $9 at the door, children 16 & Thursday, February 26 Movie (7:30pm, 191 Mendenhall Lab, under are free. For more information, East European Business Conference 125 South Oval Mall, OSU Campus): call 222-4944. (8am-5pm, Lorain, Ohio). Sponsored "Kanai" ( 1957, Polish with English by the National Slavic & East Euro subtitles), dramatization of the War Monday, February 16 pean Heritage & Resource Center and saw Uprising, when hopelessly out Movie (7_:30pm, 191 Mendenhall Lab, the Slavic Programs at Ohio State Uni numbered Polish partisans conducted 125 South Oval Mall, OSU Campus): versity. For more information and a desperate struggle agains the Ger " Ballad of a Soldier" ( 1960, Jn Russian registration materials, contact Vicki man millitary occupiers of Warsaw. with English subtitles), a young Rus Rulli at 614-292-6733 (or by e-mail at Directed by Andrzej Wajda (96 min). sian soldier, as a reward for his heroism " ru ll [email protected]"). Free and open to the public. Sponsored fighting the Nazis, is given a few days by the Russian Club and CSEES. leave to visit his mother in his native Monday, March 2 village-but the journey home proves Movie (7:30pm, 191 Mendenhall Lab, W ednesday, February 11 anything but easy. Directed by Grigorii 125 South Oval Mall): "The Fall of Reception (5-7pm, Batte lie Hall, Chukhrai (89 min). Free and open to Berlin" ( 1949, in Russian with English Columbus Convention Center, Colum the public, sponsored by the Russian subtitles), prime example of Socialist bus): "Business Afterhours," a Colum Club and CSEES. Realism on film, this is the High bus Chamber of Commerce supported Stalinist version of the Nazi-Soviet networking event. Sponsored by the Wednesday, February 18 war. Free and open to the public, OSU Slavic Programs. Lecture (4:30pm, Music & Dance Li sponsored by the Russian Club and brary, Sullivant Hall, OSU Campus): CSEES. II CSEES VIDEO LIBRARY UPDATE The OSU Center for Slavic & East Pigs ( 1992) Volume X: The End of an Era European Studies (CSEES) maintains The War Years: September 1939 Fall ofthe Romanov Dynasty ( 1927) a collection of videocassettes of more Footnotes: Classics of Ballet with than 700 East European feature fi lms Russian Frank Augustyn ( 1995): and documentari es. These fi lms are Adam's Rib ( 1992) The Nutcracker loaned without charge to the general Aleksandr Nevsky (improved sound Romeo and Juliet pub li c from the CSEES offi ce at 303 and picture version) Sleeping Beauty Oxley Hall, 17 12 Neil Avenue, on the Anastasia: Her True Story ( 1997) Swan Lake OSU campus. The office is open Booknotes (C-Span), 5 titles: Gorbachev: A&E Biography (1997) Monday through Friday, Sam to 5pm. Lenin's Tomb: The last Days of the Happiness (1934) Furthennore, CSEES will gladly mail Soviet Empire, by David Remnick I am Cuba ( 1964) videos to educators and public organi ( 1993) Incident at Map Grid 36-80 ( 1983) zations. Film listings sent free upon Memoirs by Mikhail Gorbachev Kindergarden ( 1984) request. Contact CSEES by telephone ( 1996) last ofthe Czars ( 1996) at 6 14-292-8770 or via e-mail: My Years with Gorbachev and Medieval Russian Architecture with [email protected] Shevardnadze, by Pavel Wm. Brumfield ( 1997) Palazchenko ( 1997) Nautilus: The Race to Destruction Recently Acquired Videos Russia Transformed: Breakthrough ( 1997) to Hope, by James Bi ll ington ( 1992) Operatsiia ''.Y" i drugie prikliucheniia Czech Shurika ( 1965) A Bite to Eat ( 1959?) Opiates ofthe Masses: Religion in the Coward, The ( 1962) USSR (1990) Diamonds oft he Night ( 1964) Errors of Youth ( 1979) Schindler's List ( 1994) Que Viva Mexico ( 1979) Rasputin: The Mad Monk ( 1997) East European Rockets! Miss/es of the Cold War Byzantium: The lost Empire ( l 997) Rockets! Men in Space ( 1997) economies in Transition: Russia & Romanovs, The ( 1997) Poland ( 1994) Salt for Svanetia ( 1930) In Search oft he Trojan War (4 parts, Storm Over Asia ( 1928) 1997) Why Gorbachev Happened by Tchaikovsky ( 1971) The Age ofH eroes Robert Kaiser ( 1991 ) Turksib ( 1929) The Legend Under Siege Burg/er, The ( 1987) What Do Those Old Films Mean? The Women a/Troy By the Law ( 1926) USSR, 1926-30: Born Yesterday The Fall a/Troy Chess Fever ( 1925) ( 1987) Cigarette Girl of Masse/prom ( 1924) Wings: The Bear Trap ( 1997) Former Yugoslavia Decisive Weapons: T-34, Queen of Wings: The Flying Tank ( 1997) Belgrade Ancient and New: Its Tanks ( 1997) Wings: The MiG Story ( 1993) History, Art, & Architecture Deserter ( 1933) Zhukov, Georgi: The Battle of Berlin Vukovar ( 1994) Doctor Zhivago ( 1965) Don Quixote ( 1957) Ukra inian Georgian Early Russiqn Cinema (pre-Oct 191 7) Berkut, Zahar Legend ofSu ram Fortress (1985) Volume I: Beginnings Black Valley ( 1989) Volume II: Folklore and Legends Dovbush, Oleksa ( 1959) Lithua nian Volume III : Starewicz's Fantasies Eneida (animated, 199 1) Kovno Ghetto: A Buried History Volume IV : Provincial Variations Golden Kiev ( 1994) Volume V: Chardynin's Pushkin Mavka Polish Volume VJ: Class Distinctions Shevchenko, Taras (195 1) Battle ofthe Bison Forest ( 1997) Volume VII : Evgenii Bauer Ukrainian Experience, The (1992) Pope John Paul 11 ( 1997) Volume VIII: lakov Protozanov Ukraine--The Independent Land Promised Land Volume IX: High Society ( 1993) I IO <>kiu · i~wstetter OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUPPORT Center fo r Civil Society Interna Closing dates: March 1 and June I. For humanities, and environmental stud tional Homepage contains an exten more information contact: Kennan In ies. Deadline for admission of propos sive listing of internships, grants, and stitute, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW, als is February 16, 1998. Revised jobs relating to Eastern Europe and the Suite 704, Washington, DC 20024. application Guidelines can be obtained Former Soviet Union. The listing is Tel: 202-287-3400. at located at: OSU Center for Slavic & East European Studies 1712 Neil Avenue Columbus, Oh io 43210-1219 tary clubs (but not to students who are For applications for the summer re Night Classes in Russian already studying abroad). For more search laboratory, contact the Russian Continue at OSU information, check the Rotary Club and East European Center, l 04 Inter home page at