Author Archives: lernerm

One of the major issues addressed in Fowler’s Beau Monde is the tension between the cultural exchange inherent in Ukrainian culture, and the Soviet desire to portray Ukrainian culture as authentically as possible, thus requiring the separation of the different … Continue reading →

The Weinberg reading speaks to the economic situation of Jews before the 1917 Revolution, stating that — excluded from owning land, most Jews of the Russian Empire were resigned to the petty trades, or to abject poverty. This pre-revolutionary status … Continue reading →