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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910828100103321
• Autore: Weil Irwin
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Academic Studies Press, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-61811-396-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (245 p.)
• Collana: Jews of Russia & Eastern Europe and Their Legacy
• Disciplina: 891.709
• Soggetti: Russian literature; Literature and state - Soviet Union
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.