From the Cincinnati Reds to the Moscow Reds : the memoirs of Irwin Weil / compiled and edited by Tony Brown ; cover design by Ivan Grave.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weil, Irwin, Author.

Contributor:

Brown, Tony, compiler, editor.

Grave, Ivan Platonovich, 1874-1960, cover designer.

Series:

Jews of Russia and Eastern Europe and Their Legacy

Jews of Russia & Eastern Europe and Their Legacy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weil, Irwin.

Russian literature.

Literature and state--Soviet Union.

Literature and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston, [Massachusetts] : Academic Studies Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book brings together a lifetime of experiences told by a beloved member of the field of Slavic languages and literature - Irwin Weil. During the Soviet era, Irwin frequently visited and corresponded with outstanding Russian cultural figures, such as Vladimir Nabokov, Korney Chukovsky, and Dmitrii Shostakovich. His deep love of the Russian people and their culture has touched the lives of countless students, in particular at Northwestern University, where he has taught since 1966. It is these stories of an unassuming Jewish American from Cincinnati, Ohio who rubbed shoulders with some of the most prominent thinkers, writers, and musicians in the Soviet Union that are presented for the first time in this volume.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Editor's Note

1. The Lives of Sidney and Florence Weil

2. Early Years and Education of Irwin Weil

3. Entry into the Soviet Union

4. Social and Political Reform in the Soviet Union

5. Letters from the USSR

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 15, 2015).

ISBN:

9781618113962

1618113968

OCLC:

908244676