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Professor Irwin Weil discusses Russian literature, poetry, and theater

BROADCAST: Mar. 25, 1987 | DURATION: 00:50:47

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Synopsis

Northwestern University professor of Slavic languages and literatures Irwin Weil discusses Russian literature, poetry, and theater. Weil discusses the strong interest students have at Northwestern University for the subject he teaches, and attempts to answer why that is. Weil sings several unnamed Russian folk songs throughout the program and reads “A Magic Moment I Remember” - Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin.