This collection of essays offers new research insights on a wide
range of scholarly topics, from movie audiences in Stalin's time to
women's writing in turn-of-the-century Vienna. This book is a
collection of essays by specialists in Russian, Ukrainian, German,
Austrian and Croatian culture, literature, language and film. The
book offers new research insights on a wide range of scholarly
topics, including the cultural mythology of St. Petersburg, movie
audiences in Stalin's time, women's writing in turn-of-the-century
Vienna, musical and literary intertexts in Schubert and Goethe,
linguistic features of contemporary Russian word-formation, Jewish
themes in Russian poetry and prose, vampire imagery in German and
Swiss literature and film, the Croatian emigration in Canada, new
perspectives on foreign language acquisition and theatrical
elements in Tolstoy's short fiction. Jazz is an eclectic medium and
We're from Jazz, likewise, offers samples from a broad selection of
fascinating cultural material. The collection comes in honor of
Nicholas V. Galichenko, a much-respected and beloved teacher of
Russian language, literature and film at the University of
Victoria. These essays are offered by colleagues and former
students of the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies at the
University of Victoria in recognition of Nick's many contributions
to teaching, scholarship and community. "A lively and informative
collection that reflects Galichenko's wide-ranging interests.
Everyone who loves central and east European culture should find
something of value here." Denise J. Youngblood, Professor of
History, University of Vermont "The title of this nicely assembled
collection, through its allusion to the well-known Soviet musical
comedy, wonderfully captures Professor Galichenko's true passions:
jazz and cinema. " Bohdan Y. Nebesio, Film Studies, Brock
University
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