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AAASS and "Slavic Review"
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Posted by: Pawel_PL.USA

www.aaass.org - that is the official website of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies. I just joined them and got a yearly membership that comes with a subscription to the org's quarterly - "Slavic Review", and I'm looking forward to getting my next issue. The editorial board of this journal moves around, but it is currenlty located at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign). If interested, go ahead and visit the page, I recommend it anyhow.

Posted by: Jutman

I had a professor from that University in IL.

One day in the future, I want to visit the slavic bookstore here in Denmark, just for fun, because I can't read it of course.

Posted by: Pawel_PL.USA

That's why I love Chicago, you have Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Czech and Serbian bookstores practically "at the tips of your fingers".

But the reason why I'm learning Russian is to be able to comb through Russian archives in the future and the reason why I want to learn Serbo-Croatian is also similar - I'm interested in doing some serious work on the history of the Balkans. I have something about Turkish "rule" (more like yoke and bloody opression, but that's beside the point) in the Balkans and also the Balkan Wars.

The figure that really fascinates me is King Nikita of Montenegro that ruled that little principality in thel last quarter of the 19th century and early 20th.

Posted by: Jutman

One of the the things there surprised me widlyin Iowa, was that PBS broadcasted from the immigrant league, I remember seeing Bavria-Greece, but I can't remember if Russia and so was there. I think it was 12 teams. but would be surprised if there there was no slavic teams there. But rember no Nordic teams.
I think I not long ago saw that this league still exist, and is somehow semi-pro.

Make me wonder? you like the movie, The fugetive with Harison Ford. He stays at a polish family in Chicago.

Posted by: Pawel_PL.USA

I confess ignorance, I never acutally saw it. I'm more of a fan of long, multi-volume Polish movies based on history, such as "The Longest War in the History of Europe" (Bratkowski) about the Poles under German rule from 1815 to 1919. Have you ever seen that saga, I believe it's called the "Winds of War" with Robert Mitchum ?

Posted by: Jutman

Oh yes. more than once. This is one benefit of living in a small country. One year its is showing on Danish the next year at norwegian or so.
This is a truely a 5 star serial.

I have to admit I am historical interested, it was the subject i got the higest score in hi-school.

I know Poland has a astoning history, but not many many know about. I don't myself very well to. Just that Poland has to endure many harsh year from various war against various neigbors.

However I think that this goes for most countries. Like if I ask you to tell about danish history.

Posted by: Pawel_PL.USA

He he, yes, like about competition for Pomerania between Denmark and Poland in the 12th century ?

Posted by: Jutman

In Denmark we stil have a staying like this: Its a Pommern to..

I think you understand.

Posted by: Pawel_PL.USA

Well, I'll include that if I ever get around to writing that book I want to write on "Drang nach Osten".

That's going to be a looooot of work, though.

Posted by: Jutman

I will explain why, we have this expression:

Erik the 7th of Pomernia., King of Norway 1389-1442, King og Denmark & Sweden 1396-1439
We had a King, . He was crowned in 1389, but his stepmother was the reel ruler, until she dies.

He made Copenhagen capital.

Bacisally he was war, financed by tax, which made him unpopoluar, and lost the Kingdom AND union with Norway and Sweden.
He turn into piracy from Gotland in the ned to fiance a coup.

He wanted a Duke Bogislaw to be king after him, but no.

After the lost of his Kingdom, returned to Pomeria, where is buried in Rьgenwalde. He was was married to a daugther of King Henry the 4th.

Posted by: Pawel_PL.USA

Well, Poland's first Catholic monarch - prince Mieszko (Mieczyslaw) actually cultivated quite extensive contacts with the Danish court already in the late 10th century.