1996-1997:
Three scholars, Evgenii V. Anisimov (Institute of Russian History,
St.Petersburg, Russian Academy of Sciences), Stephen Kotkin (Princeton
University, USA), and Nodari A. Simonia (Institute of World Economy and
International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences) came to the SRC
as foreign visiting fellows for 1996-1997. They will stay in Sapporo
until the end of March 1997.
ProfessorEvgenii V. Anisimov is a specialist on Russian
history of the 18th-19th centuries, well-known for such monographs as
The Reform of Peter the Great. Progress through Coercion in Russia
(Armonk - New York - London, 1993) and Rossiia bez Petra. 1725-1740
gg. [Russia without Peter the Great. 1725-1740] (St. Petersburg,
1994). At the SRC, Prof. Anisimov is occupied with research on the
secret police and Russian society in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Professor Stephen Kotkin is a specialist on modern European and
Russian history. He has published Magnetic Mountain: Stalinism as a
Civilization (Berkeley, 1995) and Steeltown, USSR: Soviet
Society in the Gorbachev Era (Berkeley, 1991). At the SRC, Prof.
Kotkin is working on a long two-part article, "Sources, Conceptual
Categories, Narratives: the Past and Future of the Russian Revolution,"
and on a book, "Blacksmith Basin: Empire and Modernity on the Slavic/
Inner Asian Frontier 1500-2000." He also hopes to investigate George
Lensen's work on Russo-Japanese interaction.
Professor Nodari A. Simonia was a prominent specialist on the
Third World, but since Perestroika times he has concentrated mainly on
Russian studies and published a number of articles, chapters and books
on socio-political and economic problems of Russia and the CIS. Among
them are: Chto my postroili [What We have built. Russia in
1917-1953] (Moscow, 1991), revised and abridged version in English
as Socialism in Russia: Theory and Practice (Westport, 1994),
and a chapter from the book, Priority of Russian Foreign Policy and
the Way It Works (1995). At the SRC, Prof. Simonia is working on
problems of bureaucratic capitalism and the prospects for
democracy in Russia, 1991-1996.
In addition, the SRC has accepted three COE (Center of Excellence)
visiting fellows, Andrei B. Edemskii (Slavic and Balkan Studies,
Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow), Witold K. Morawski (Institute of
Sociology, Warsaw University,
Poland), and Irina P. Kozhevnikova (a free-lance journalist, Moscow,
Russia).
Dr. Andrei B. Edemskii is a young specialist of international
relations, especially between former Yugoslavia, former Czechoslovakia,
and the former Soviet Union. During his stay at the SRC (from January
23 to March 31, 1996), Dr. Edemskii engaged in research on the factors
of instability in the multiracial federations of the Slavic region.
Professor Witold K. Morawski is a leading Polish sociologist.
During his stay at the SRC (from July 1 to September 30, 1996), Prof.
Morawski engaged in research on socio-economic reform, concentrating on
theoretical-doctrinal paradigms of systemic change.
Ms. Irina P. Kozhevnikova is a well known specialist of Russo-
Japanese cultural relations, whose excellent work Varvara Bubnova:
russkii khudozhnik v Iaponii [Varvara Bubnova: a Russian Artist in
Japan] (Moscow, 1984) was translated into Japanese (Tokyo, 1988).
During her stay at the SRC
(from June 5 to December 4, 1996), Ms. Kozhevnikova is studying Prince
P.
Kropotkin's influence on a Japanese writer, Takeo Arishima, and George
Lensen,
making use of the G. Lensen Collection at the SRC.
In December 1996, we are looking forward to the arrival of one more
COE visiting fellow, Sergei A. Arutiunov (Institute of Ethnology,
Russian
Academy of Sciences, Moscow). Professor Sergei A. Arutiunov is
a
distinguished Russian anthropologist and Japanologist. During his stay
at
the SRC (from December 1, 1996 to March 31, 1997), he is going to work
on
ethnic problems, including those of the northern Caucasus.
1997-1998:
Three scholars have been selected as foreign visiting fellows for
1997-1998: Mordechai Altshuler (Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, Israel); Boris N. Mironov (Institute of
Russian History, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg); and
Volodymr A. Potulnytskyj (Institute of Ukrainian Archeography, National
Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev).
Professor Mordechai Altshuler is not only an authoritative
specialist on Soviet Jewish issues, famous for his book Soviet
Jewry since the Second World War (Connecticut, 1987), but also of
great erudition in Soviet minority problems. At the SRC, Prof.
Altshuler plans to pursue trends in
the nationalities policy of the late Soviet and Post-Soviet periods.
Professor Boris N. Mironov is a historian specializing in the
socio-economic history of Imperial Russia (1700-1917). He published Russkii
gorod 1740-1870: demograficheskoe, sotsial'noe i ekonomicheskoe
razvitie [Russian Cities 1740-1870: Demographic, Social and Economic
Development] (Leningrad, 1990)
and Khlebnye tseny za dva stoletiia (XVIII-XIX vv.) [Grain Prices
during
Two Centuries (the 18th and 19th)] (Leningrad, 1985). At the SRC,
he
plans to research "Basic social institutions of the peasantry,
townspeople and nobility."
Professor Volodymr A. Potulnytskyj
is also a historian, studying Ukrainian political thought in comparison
with that of surrounding European countries (Russia, Poland, Germany).
He was a visiting fellow at Harvard (1990-91), conducted research in
Prague, Edmonton, Canada (1992-93), and Vienna (1993), and was a
research fellow at the Seminar fur Osteuropasche Geschichte, Cologne
University (1994-96). It is said that he is one of the youngest doctors
of sciences in Ukraine, and that a new chair of historiosophy is being
created in Kiev for him.
At the SRC, Prof. Potulnytskyj plans to pursue research on "Ukraine and
Russia in the mutual mirror of political thought: a comparative
analysis
(1800-1945)."
1998-1999:
The SRC invites applications for Foreign Visiting Fellowships from
Slavic studies specialists in the fields of literature, history,
international relations, economics, political Science, sociology,
geography, and ethnology, tenable for nine to ten months between June
1998 and March 1999. Three Fellowships are available. Knowledge of
Japanese is not required; all academic staff speak English and Russian,
and seminars with foreign participants are conducted in those
languages. Previous Fellows indicage that the program particularly
suits scholars wishing to write-up research undertaken previously.
Hokkaido University has over 115,000 items on Russian and East European
affairs in languages other than Japanese, and takes about 560 relevant
periodicals and journals. It also has about 4,500 Ph D theses from
American, Canadian or British universities, the personal collections of
Leon Bernstein, George Vernadsky, Boris Souvarine, Fritz Epstein,
Alexander Lensen, Henryk Gierszynski and other special collections.
Conditions of Awards
The Fellow must spend the Fellowship period at the SRC, including
limited professional travel in Japan. (Foreign travel must be approved
by the Director and taken as paid leave). There are no teaching duties,
but Fellows are expected to be available for consultation with staff
and graduate students, give at least two presentations on topics of
their choice, participate in seminars as their schedule permits, write
an article during their stay for publication in the Acta Slavica
Iaponica on a topic of their choice, and submit a report on the
program at the end of their stay.
The SRC provides: (NB. US$ equivalents vary with fluctuations in
the exchange rate).
(1) The Fellow's return Economy-Class air fare (Families welcome at
own expense).
(2) A tax-free stipend, dependent on age and career stage, within the
range Y451,000 - Y765,000 ($3,888 - $6,595) a month.
(3) Accommodation, currently at Y7,300 ($63)(single, shared
facilities), Y21,000 ($181)(one-bedroom flat), or Y40,000
($345)(two-bedroom flat) a month.
(4) An office, use of a personal computer, and access to all University
(except secretarial) and library services.
(5) Y100,000 ($862) for professional travel in Japan.
(6) Fifteen days' paid leave.
National Medical Insurance costs about Y1,400 ($12)(single person) -
Y2,200 ($19)(family) a month, and covers 70% of medical charges (which
are
lower than in most industrialized countries).
Application Procedure
The SRC will forward application forms on request. Applicants should
also have at least two references sent directly to the SRC, one from
the institution to which they are attached, certifying that they are
free to take up a Fellowship if awarded, the other from a recognized
specialist in their field. Applications and letters of reference must
arrive at the SRC by March 31, 1997 .
Notification
Results will be notified by mid July 1997. Correspondence
Correspondence should be
addressed to: Head, Foreign Visiting Fellowship Program, Slavic
Research Center, Hokkaido University, Kita-9, Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo
060, Japan Tel. (81) 11-706-3158 or (81) 11-726-8782 Fax. (81)
11-709-9283
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