{"product_id":"from-the-cincinnati-reds-to-the-moscow-reds-the-memoirs-of-irwin-weil-9781618113962","title":"From the Cincinnati Reds to the Moscow Reds: The","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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 leading members of Russia’s intelligentsia, including prominent émigrés 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In an engaging and moving way, Irwin Weil reflects upon his almost ninety-year existence (including half a century as professor of Russian at Northwestern University). Indeed, the most salient feature of Weil’s memoirs is that when he talks about his personal and professional life, he speaks not only about himself but also about two generations of scholar-teachers who, like Weil, had no idea that they would fall under the sway of Mother Russia, or that they would spend their lives professing her charms. . . .In writing his recollections, Weil expresses the hope that he has affected “for the better” the lives of both Russians and Americans. As evidenced by From the Cincinnati Reds to the Moscow Reds, he has. Indeed, Weil’s examined life has been well worth living.” -- Thomas Gaiton Marullo, University of Notre Dame, The Russian Review (April 2016, Vol. 75, No. 2)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Editor’s Note\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 1. The Lives of Sidney and Florence Weil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ancestry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sidney Weil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Florence Levy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Joining the Army\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e After the War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Roaring Twenties\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Faith and Family\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Great Depression\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Baseball Players\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Move\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Life Insurance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Raising Money\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Zionists and Education\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Horrors of World War II and Life After\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Baseball versus Academia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Rabbi Heller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jewish Traditions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dad’s Greatest Pleasures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Later Years of Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 2. Early Years and Education of Irwin Weil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Namesake\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Growing Up\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Early School Years\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Vivian’s Family Background\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Musical Background\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Adolescent Politics and Experiences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e First Impressions of Russia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Flying\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e University of Cincinnati\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e University of Chicago\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Experiences with Russian History and Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Life in the Theater\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Marriage to Vivian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kulischer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Harvard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Brandeis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Northwestern\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 3. Entry into the Soviet Union\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Going to the Soviet Union\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A Welcome to Remember\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e KGB\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Literary Endeavors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Trip to Leningrad\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Malyshev and Alekseev\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jewish Father and Son in Leningrad\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Firsthand Learning Experiences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Aunt Olga\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Back in the United States\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Days at Brandeis University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Returning to the Soviet Union—1963\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Vitya, My Roommate and Advisor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Search for Chukovsky\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Meeting Chukovsky\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Discussions in Chukovsky’s House\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Bialik\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Additional Thoughts about Gorky\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 4. Social and Political Reform in the Soviet Union\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Evtushenko\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Not Discussing Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Khrushchev\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kennedy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Judge Not\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ovcharenko\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Marina Rafailovna Kaul and Rosalia Semyonovna Ginzburg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Being Cautious\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Languages (AATSEEL)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Changes in Soviet Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Cold War Rhetoric\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Prejudices and Privileges\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Favorable Aspects\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e News\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Shostakovich\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Prokofiev\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e NabokovAfanasyev\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 5. Letters from the USSR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tues. Sept. 6, 1960\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Wed. Sept. 7, 1960\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Thurs. Sept. 8, 1960\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tues. Sept. 13, 1960\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Academic Studies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359748948311,"sku":"9781618113962","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781618113962.jpg?v=1754125590","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-the-cincinnati-reds-to-the-moscow-reds-the-memoirs-of-irwin-weil-9781618113962","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}