Word: billington
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Related courses in philosophy, history, government, literature and music, as well as language courses have been drawn together in the broadened program, he explained. One of the new courses, covering Russian thought from Ivan the Terrible to Pasternak, will be given by James H. Billington, assistant professor of History. A modern Russian literature course will be conducted by Vsevolod Setschkareff, associate professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures...
...least tired of the whole thing; go home now--you won't miss anything. There are a couple of Gov. courses, including one on legal theory (Gov. 108) by Mrs. Shklar. Those who studied Czarist Russia previously might find History 156, in Harvard 4, of some interest. Professor Billington discusses the modern period when czars aren't czars but commissars, and a serf is a privileged proletarian...
Discussing his visit to the Soviet Union last summer, Billington noted that one of the chief aims of leading scientists and technicians "is to get rid of the dreary, somber, Moscovite style of architecture." This is not a mere detail, he explained, but the only way "they can assert the value of human considerations...
...Billington, an expert on Russian studies, said that he has a notebook full of the jokes of the Russian people. "Their humor usually plays with official party slogans," he pointed...
...Billington's first impression of Russia was on his plane trip, when he noticed a contrast between the "harsh geometric patterns of the collective farms and the rugged, almost mystical beauty of the landscape...