Good news! Grigorii Oster is hard at work on a new series, Deti i eti. Of the series, Oster says, "cерия этих книг представляет собой новый жанр - смешные короткие
истории, которые также являются психологическими практиками." The second volume of the series, Дети и Эти 2. Попугаи с вареньем, has just been released.
The publication of Deti i eti reminds me that I wanted to pose a question here to those of you reading this blog. Why, do you think, does the very short story for children remain such a popular option in Russia? It's a form that has long fallen out of favor in Anglo-American publishing (and was never popular in the United States) except for in magazines for children. Don't get me wrong: the continuing popularity of the very short story in Russia is a strength of Russian children's literature. It works well for children learning to read and for adults reading with children. I have my own theories, especially as to why the genre has disappeared in the U.S., but I wonder what you think.
News from RIANovosti, link via the Facebook group Культура детства: нормы, ценности, практики
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Monday, September 26, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Grigorii Oster and Bad Eco-Advice
Now here's an interesting contest: Grigorii Oster, of Vrednye sovety fame, has teamed up with the World Wildlife Foundation Russia to seek "bad eco-advice."
From the WWF-Russia website:
From the WWF-Russia website:
В преддверие международной акции "Час Земли" WWF объявляет конкурс на лучший "вредный совет" по охране природы и экологичному стилю жизни. Жюри конкурса возглавит самый главный "вредный" советчик страны Григорий Остер"Oster and the World Wildlife Foundation Russia have a goal--to draw attention to,
... к международной акции "Час Земли", которая пройдет 26 марта 2011 года. Во время акции, по оценкам организаторов, более миллиарда людей в сотнях стран по всему миру выключат свет с 20.30 до 21.30 по местному времени, чтобы сократить потребляемое электричество и, тем самым, уменьшить потребление ресурсов планеты.The contest runs through the end of March. You can read all about it here.
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