Dr. Elena Barkhatova (Curator of Prints and Drawings, National Library of Russia, St.
Petersburg), speaking on: "Visualizing Russia: Broadsides, Posters and Photographs in the Special Collections of the National Library, St. Petersburg." October 10, 2003.
The Saltykov Shchedrin National Library in St. Petersburg is the oldest and largest library of rare books, periodicals and visual materials in Russia Author of many books, catalogs and articles, Dr. Barkhatova is a specialist in the history of the Russian graphic arts and photography.
Dr. Mark Konecny (University of Southern California)
October 17, 2003
"Flying Mice and Blue Birds, Black Cats and Stray Dogs: Performance in the Russian Cabaret"
Patricia Flaherty (University of Southern California)
November 7, 2003
Ms. Flaherty gave a talk on Serge Rachmaninoff.]
Dr. Wendy Salmond (Chapman University)
November 14, 2003
Dr. Wendy Salmond gave a talk on Russian icons.
Academic Studies Press recently published two works by our faculty: Thomas Seifrid's A Companion to Andrei Platonov's "The Foundation Pit"; and Marcus Levitt's translation of Viktor Zhivov, Language and Culture in Eighteenth-Century Russia.
