From the Cincinnati Reds to the Moscow Reds : : The Memoirs of Irwin Weil / / Irwin Weil; ed. by Tony Brown.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Academic Studies Press Backlist eBook-Package 2008-2015
• VerfasserIn: Weil, Irwin,
• HerausgeberIn: Brown, Tony,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Jews of Russia & Eastern Europe and Their Legacy
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (244 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- 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