V. M. Mokienko & T. G. Nikitina's Tolkovyy slovar' yazyka Sovdepii, (Explanatory Dictionary of the Soviet Era Language Saint Petersburg, Russia: Folio-Press, 1998) is reviewed as a new kind of ...historical lexicon. The lexicographic treatment of semantic Sovietisms, selection criteria, lemma article structure & content, stylistic labeling, & usage periodization & examples are discussed. It is noted that in their introductory discussion of totalitarian language, the authors seem to be ignorant of the high volume of research in this topic carried out abroad, & their bibliography is based on a very limited number of publications, some quoted incorrectly. The compilation of Sovietisms is based largely on I. F. Protchenko's (1985) study & classification. Shortcomings are found in the scope & selection of material, inadequate representation of phrases & fixed collocations, & omission of synonyms that acquired new connotation in Soviet Russian. It is concluded that although the dictionary represents an important contribution to 20th-century Russian lexicography, its conceptual, methodological, & content lacunae need to be corrected. 34 References. Z. Dubiel
In the 24 contributions of this commemorative publication companions, colleagues and friends of the Göttingen Slavonic and Literary scholar Walter Kroll honor his 65th Birthday. Its thematic ...diversity reflects the breadth of the academic interests and research areas of the honoured. In addition to the essays on aspects of the Bulgarian, Croatian, Lachian, Polish, Russian and Czech literature, the volume contains also works regarding the following areas: cultural studies, literary theory, modern history, Russian philosophy, micro literary language research, language, personal names research, lexical semantics, historical and comparative linguistics . Some cheerful and a lyrical contribution, plus a list of publications round off the volume.
The death of Gerta Huttl-Folter (1923-2000) is observed with her curriculum vitae & a presentation of linguistic contributions & publications. She pursued linguistic education in Russian & Slavic ...languages in Vienna & Paris & taught a Russian studies course at Harvard & U of California, Los Angeles. In 1972, Huttl-Folter returned to Vienna to lead the chair of Russian studies at U of Vienna, from which she retired in 1993. 5 References. Z. Dubiel
