Tatiana Smorodinskaya Helena Goscilo Karen Evans-Romaine
This is the latest addition to Routledge's highly successful A-Z Contemporary Cultures series, which has to date published 10 national and regional encyclopedias. The "Encyclopedia" covers the period 1953, with the death of Stalin, to the present day. Both 'Russian' and 'Culture' are defined broadly. 'Russian' refers to the Soviet Union until 1991 and the Russian Federation after 1991. Given the diversity of the Federation in its ethnic composition and regional characteristics, questions of national, regional, and ethnic identity are given special attention. There is also coverage of...
This is the latest addition to Routledge's highly successful A-Z Contemporary Cultures series, which has to date published 10 national and regional en...
Tatiana Smorodinskaya Karen Evans-Romaine Helena Goscilo
This encyclopedia examines Russian culture from 1953, Stalin's death, to the present day. Both 'Russian' and 'Culture' are defined broadly. Given the diversity of the Federation in its ethnic composition and regional characteristics, questions of national, regional, and ethnic identity receive special attention as do Russian-speaking immigrant communities. 'Culture' embraces all aspects of culture and lifestyle, high and popular, artistic and material: art, fashion, literature, music, cooking, transport, politics and economics, film, crime - all are covered to give a full picture of the...
This encyclopedia examines Russian culture from 1953, Stalin's death, to the present day. Both 'Russian' and 'Culture' are defined broadly. Given the ...
A number of reports in the US have highlighted the countrya (TM)s need for improved second language skills for both national security and economic competitiveness. The Language Flagship program, launched in 2002, aims to raise expectations regarding language proficiency levels at the post-secondary level and to address structural gaps in the curricula of many L2 programs. This federally funded program provides opportunities for US undergraduate students in any specialization to reach a professional level of competence in a targeted second language by graduation. This volume highlights...
A number of reports in the US have highlighted the countrya (TM)s need for improved second language skills for both national security and economic ...