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Professor Irwin Weil discusses his trip to China to attend an international meeting of teachers in Russian and Russian literature

BROADCAST: Feb. 8, 1988 | DURATION: 00:33:29

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Synopsis

Northwestern University professor of Slavic languages and literature Irwin Weil discusses his trip to China to attend an international meeting of teachers in Russian and Russian literature. He also briefly discusses notable Russian writers. Weil sings several unnamed Russian and Chinese folk songs throughout and reads “I Loved You” - Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin.

Details

Broadcast Date
Feb. 8, 1988

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
33 minutes, 29 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Literature Travel & Culture - China Travel & Culture - Russia Travel & Culture - General

People

Educators Linguists

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Weil, Irwin--Interviews Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) College teachers--Illinois--Evanston--20th century--Interviews Slavic languages. Slavic literature. Audiotapes. Radio programs. Weil, Irwin,-- interviewee Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. Crime and punishment. Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. Brothers Karamazov. Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837. Western vs. Eastern traditions College students Daoism Eastern Philosophy

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