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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.

Details

Broadcast Date
Mar. 25, 1987

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

Duration
50 minutes, 47 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Literature Travel & Culture - General Travel & Culture - Russia

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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 Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837 Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 Russian Literature Soviet Union Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. Brothers Karamazov. Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. Crime and punishment. Red Square (Moscow) Folk songs, Russian. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 Gorky, Maksim, 1868-1936. The lower depths Gorky, Maksim, 1868-1936 Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 Tolstoy, Leo. War and peace

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