To other weekly assignments: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [14].
READINGS:
Two articles on a new book on Stalin (these are posted in the "Assignments" section of Bb).
WEB TOPICS:
As you have time, do as much of the reading and web-viewing on this topic as you can.
READINGS
George. St. Petersburg: Russia's Window to the Future.... (pp.119-120,149-150, 187-188, 291, 367-368, 390, 412-415)
Knopf. St. Petersburg [Guide]. (pp.70-71; 200-203)
WEB TOPICS:
READINGS:
Mikhail Iossel, "The Unfinished City" [xerox] (16pp) (or read it
online
at the "Summer Literary Seminars, Inc" website.)
Joseph Brodsky, "Selected Poetry." [xerox] (4pp)
Joseph Brodsky, "A Guide to a Renamed City." [xerox] (26pp)
Joseph Brodaky, "Less Than One" [xerox] (31pp) [Optional reading]
WEB TOPICS:
(BAM)
(Dissidents)
("Glasnost'")
("Perestroika")
(Chernobyl)
(Elections 1989)
(Gorbachev)
(Yeltsin)
(August 1991 Coup and after)
(Elections, 1996)
(Putin)
(Rock)
(Grebenschikov / "Aquarium")
(Russsian blues)
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MONDAY - April 19
Final PowerPoint Project Due (as assigned)
Mini-Workshop on Using Dreamweaver
Music Under Soviet Rule. Introduction, plus sections on Shostakovich,
Porkofiev, Vainberg and others. Site editor: Ian MacDonald.
(Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville).
*Witnesses of an age: the residents of Leningrad. (Changing) photographs
of people from the 50's living in Leningrad. From Dmitry Pilikin.
*Witnesses of an age: the residents of Leningrad. (Changing) photographs
of people from the 60's living in Leningrad. From Dmitry Pilikin
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev. An introduction to his life and career (from CNN International).
Kennedy-Khrushchev Exchanges. Documents (exchange of letters) from
the American Foreign Policy: Current Documents Dates:
Nov.9, 1960 -Dec.1, 1963.
Khrushchev Could Have Said It. Article by Congressman Morris K. Udall
printed in the New Republic May 7, 1962. (Shows how "quoting"
someone can be abused.)
Nikita Khrushchev. Amusing account of how Khrushchev didn't get
to to visit Disneyland while he was in Los Angeles. (From the Disney home page.)
S. Nickolsky Contemporary Agrarian Reform in Russia. An article on
agrarian reforms under Khrushchev. (Conference paper.)
*The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics. See some nice pictures of the
space probes that the USSR sent up.
Mir Space Station. Over 14 Years in Orbit. Get the latest information
on the operation of the station, links, views, etc.
Mir Space Station Gallery. Photos and links.
The Cold War. Information on Postwar estrangement (US and USSR);
Soviet perspectives; the Cuban Missile Crisis. A page from the Soviet
Archives Exhibit at the Library of Congress.
Cold War Policies, 1945-1991. Links by topic / era. Page maintained by
Steve Schoenherr, University of San Diego.
The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962. See particularly the
Introduction by Peter Kornbluh and
Laurence Chang. From the National Security Archive.
The Cuban missile Crisis, October 18-29, 1962. Text, plus audio files from
"History and Politics Out Loud." Prepared by Jerry Goldman and Giel Stein.
Cold War: Cuban Missile Crisis. From the Government Archives Exhibit.
Leonid Ilych Brezhnev. An introduction to his life and career
(from CNN International).
Brezhnev. From the site "Russia Net."
Leonid Brezhnev. Presented by Amber Tours.
Hear Brezhnev speak. From Funet Russian Archive.
Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov. An introduction to his life and career
(from CNN International).
Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko. A time line of his life and career
(from National Politics Web Guide).
TUESDAY - April 20
GUEST: Dr. Karen O'NEIL, who will be sharing her study of (and personal experiences with) "Ballet in Petersburg" (SLU faculty - Sociology)
*History of Ballet. From Yiannis' homepage.
*Russian Classical Ballet. Theaters, Choreography,
Scenography, Ballet Education, Photo Gallery, etc., including a link to
Ballet Companies - Russia. Maintained by Vladimir Moiseyev.
Ballet. Alphabetical website of links to ballet, including
Russian ballets and artists.
Preface to "The Russian Ballet From Anna Pavlova to Rudolf Nureyev". By Elena Fedosova, St.Petersburg State Museum of Theater and Music. Includes also a page on the
St. Petersburg
School of Ballet. From Vadim Gaevsky.
The Mariinsky Theatre's Costume Departments for the Kirov Opera
and Ballet. Pictures, introductory text. From www.costumes.org.
Mariinsky Theatre: Ballet. Copyright © 1998-2001 State academic Mariinsky theatre.
Mariinsky Theater. Picture and a few words from
Saint-Petersburg.com.
Mariinsky Theatre. Playbills, Opera, Ballet, Orchestra, etc. information.
Copyright © 1998-2001 State academic Mariinsky theatre.
Kirov Ballet in New York, Summer 1999. Information on the tour
of this company for the summer, 1999. From Walker Web.
Bolshoi. Current season, media, etc.
© 2000-2001 The State Academic Bolshoi Theatre.
Theatre Square. The Bolshoi Theatre.. From Russia Net.
The Bolshoi Theatre. On postage stamps.
Website designed and maintained by Paul Den Ouden.
The Ballet Russes. Introductory page by Jenny Gorman and Chris Sippel,
with some links to further information.
Les Ballets Russes de Diaghilev 1909-1919. About Diaghilev's
Russian Ballet Company. More information on
Diaghilev and
Grigoriev. By Jim Fowler and Caz Atkinson.
[Pictures seem to be "missing" but the text is useful]
From Russia with Love:
Diaghilev: Costumes and Designs of the Ballets Russes.
A page on an exhibition in NYC.
Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. From Estelle Souche.
Welcome to My Website. On the collaboration between the
Russian avant-garde artist Natalya Goncharova and Diaghilev’s
ballet company The Ballets Russes. [Nicely done student project.]
The Ballet Russe Scenery Collection of the Butler Ballet.
A pictorial exhibit of famous ballet drops, by Stephan Laurent,
Chair, Butler University Department of Dance.
Benois Family Museum. Peterhof.
Alexand Benois' The Nutcracker.
© 2001 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris.
Aleksandr Benois (1870-1960). © Alexander Boguslawski 1998-2000.
George Balanchine (Balanchivadze) (1904-1983). From Andros on Ballet.
The Balanchine Library. Synopses, articles, bib., etc.
From Picture Palace.
A Ballet for Balanchine. Igor Stravinsky score. Information on
"Agon". Title page of the score. From the Library of Congress.
George Balanchine (1904-1983). Page from Estelle Souche.
George Balanchine. Short biography and credits. From Yiannis' homepage.
Nijinsky Dancing!. Introduction.
Includes the chapters on
Vaslav Nijinsky: The God of Dance, and
"Paintings by Stowitts". Copyright 1997 The Stowitts Museum and
Library.
Vaslaw Nijinsky (1890-1950). Choreographies and ballets
he premiered. From Estelle Souche's page. (Links include pictures.)
Tribute to Rudolf Nureyev. From Patricia Boccadoro.
Dancing Free. From Cigar Aficionado. Article
on Baryshnikov Published November/December, 1997 by Jack
Bettridge.
Stretching His Legs Creatively. Article about Baryshnikov in the
L.A. Times. March 6, 1997.
Mikhail Baryshnikov - Credits. Movie, dance list.
Mikhail Baryshnikov. A fan's page (Karen Mercedes). Pictures, etc.
THURSDAY - April 22
Final PowerPoint Project Due (as assigned)
*The Joseph Brodsky Museum in Petersburg. Pictures and other information.
*"A Season". Joseph Brodsky reading his own poem.
Joseph Brodsky: Northener: A Tribute to Joseph Brodsky. By Ruth Fung.
The Matter of Poetry. Poetry pages from the Atlantic Monthly.
Gift of the Magi: Joseph Brodsky Was a Great Part of Speech. Review by Jeffrey Gantz.
Remembering a Poet. Transcript of an interview with Jim Lehrer Jan.29, 1996 for PBS.
Poetry of Joseph Brodsky. Links to some translations in English.
From Alex Safonov's page.
Soviet Emigre Gets Nobel in Literature. Article from the Boston Globe,
Oct.23, 1987.
Interview. With Brodsky for the Boston Globe, Feb.13, 1988.
Joseph Brodsky. 1987 Nobel Laureate in Literature. From
Nobelprizes. com.
Joseph Brodsky - Biography. From the Nobel E-Museum.
Joseph Brodsky. Page on Brodsky from The Academy of American Poets.
Soviet Emigre Gets Nobel in Literature. Article from the Boston Globe,
Oct.23, 1987.
*Children's books of the Early Soviet Era. Collection at McGill
University.
Jewish heritage in Russian children's literature. By Olga Maeots.
Children's Books in Soviet Russia. From October Revolution 1917 to
Perestroika 1986. A book by Dr Ben Hellman.
Summary of the chapters in English.
Chukovsky, Korney Ivanovich. Brief introduction to him and his works.
From Odessa Home Site.
St. Petersburg Today: From the 70s to the 90s: Stablity vs. Change.
Comments from "Saint-Petersburg.com."
Russian BAM Railroad Stalled: Misery not only for Russians, but also a world in need of resources. Nov. 25, 1997, Based on a story in the LA Times.
The Baikal-Amur Railroad. Three pages by A. Bates.
Euurasian railway plans off track. Article by Sergei Blagov for
Asia Times November 29, 2001.
Attacks on the Intelligentsia.
A page from the Soviet Archvies Exhibit at the Library of Congress.
Includes a letter about Pasternak; a telegram from Sakharov.
[Go to section: "Suppressing Dissidents."]
*Glasnost in Cartoons. Exhibit note from Exhibit Touring Services.
Perestroika. A page from the Soviet Archives Exhibit at the Library
of Congress. Includes: a memo to Gorbachev on the Conversion to a Market
Economy; and a resolution from the Society -"Unity, for Leninism and
Communist Ideals."
Chernobyl. A page from the Soviet Archives Exhibit at the Library of
Congress. Includes: a memo on the construction flaws at Chernobyl.
Chornobyl Information. A page of links from Andrew Ukrainec.
[Follow the link "Chornobyl Nuclear Catastrophe: Ten Years After April
26, 1986. Read other links as you have time.]
Elections. Notes from Russia Net.
Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev. Introduction to his life and career
(from CNN International)
Radical Reforms. From the site: "Russia Net."
The Government Under Gorbachev. From the site: "Russia Net."
Mikhail Gorbachev. Links. Copyright - EGO.
Boris Yeltsin's Life in Politics. Timelin from CNN International.
Boris Nikolaevich Yeltsin. Picture, biography, views, election news.
(From Indiana University.) Includes links to sites on Yeltsin and other
political figures.
Yeltsin, Boris Nikolaevich. Brief biography from National News Service.
Chronology of Russian History. The Post-Soviet Period, 1991-. Timline and links from Bucknell University.
The Failed Coup of August 1991. From the site "Russia Net."
Newsmaker: Strobe Talbert. Transcript from a NewsHour online interview
July 4, 1996 with Strobe Talbert, Deputy Secretary of State.
www.kremlin.ru. Putin's home page. [Lots of good info here]
Vladimir Putin. Life, career....in caricature... Page from Stef Degroot.
Vladimir Putin. Brief intro to his life and career, with a link to his inauguration speech.
Who is Vladimir Putin? page from CNN.com.
Washington Post. Search the archives for a topic of interest
to you, or
check the current edition for stories about Russia / Petersburg.
Tusovka: The Historical Political Development of Soviet Rock Music
. Good history of Russian rock by Tracy Donovan Drake,
University of California, Santa Cruz.
(Excellent source of information, including sound and video files.)
[Read all four of these chapters,
following the links if you have time and the right plug-ins.]
Melodiya Grab Bag: Recent Soviet Rock. Links to groups (sound);
articles.
My Sojurn into Russia, 1995 A trip to see what the music scene is like.
Objective Information. More on the rock scene. From
Objective Music, USA (Santa Cruz, CA).
Official Aquarium page.
Home of the Russian Blues. Hosted by Yuri Naumov.
Profiles of Contemporary Artists in St. Petersburg. Copyright 1998
The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
