Christmas is in the air. This festive season is celebrated greatly especially in European countries. If you want to discuss how Christmas is celebrated in Europe and how the cities are decorated with your Upper-Intermediate learners, here is a Christmas worksheet. It is aimed at introducing different European countries during the festive season, providing students with new words on the topic and boosting their listening and speaking skills. Download it for free: Christmas (worksheet for Upper-Intermediate level)

«Russian and East European Books and Manuscripts in the United States: Proceedings of a Conference in Honor of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Bakhmeteff ... East European History a» Gain a better understanding of the past and cultures of Slavic and East European peoples with American archival collections! Russian and East European Books and Manuscripts in the United States, the first collection of its kind, offers perspectives from leading Slavic librarians, archivists and historians on the cultural history of Russian and East European exiles and immigrants to North America in the twentieth century. Editor Tanya Chebotarev-curator of the Bahkmeteff Archive at Columbia University-and a group of leading authorities document the concerted effort to preserve Russian and East European written culture outside the bounds of Communist power. This book is a vital addition to the collections of archivists, librarians, historians, and graduate students in Russian studies and American immigrations. Russian and East European Books and Manuscripts in the United States explores the role of Russian ŽmigrŽs, librarians, and scholars in the United States in providing a haven for archival collections of Russian literature, art, and historical manuscripts at the height of panic during the Cold War. This essential resource celebrates the efforts made by archivists and librarians in collecting ŽmigrŽ materials. This book addresses many important related topics, such as: an introduction to the life and work of Boris Aleksandrovich Bakhmeteff-financial contributor to the Archive and the last Russian ambassador to the United States before the Bolsheviks" seizure of power the Eurasianist movement-its roles and views on science, culture, and empire reflections of Russian ŽmigrŽs on Soviet nationality policies during the 1920s and 1930s American collections on immigrants from the Russian Empire the New York Public Library-its role in collecting and describing vernacular Slavic and East European language and history materials to a diverse readership Columbia University Libraries" Slavic and East European Collections-a historical overview of these extraordinarily rich collections of materials from or about the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the countries and people of Eastern Europe the Hoover Institution"s Polish ŽmigrŽ collections and the Polish state archives Russian archives online-present status and future prospects This book also details recent efforts to "repatriate" archival collections and libraries abroad and return them to their countries of origin. Disagreements between countries are already emerging, and Russian and East European Books and Manuscripts in the United States discusses their implications and the future of America"s Slavic archives. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Russian and East European Books and Manuscripts in the United States: Proceedings of a Conference in Honor of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Bakhmeteff ... East European History a. Напишите свою рецензию о книге «Russian and East European Books and Manuscripts in the United States: Proceedings of a Conference in Honor of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Bakhmeteff ... East European History a» http://izbe.ru/book/89212-russian-and-east-european-books-and-manuscripts-in-the-united-states-proceedings-of-a-conference-in-honor-of-the-fiftieth-anniversary-of-the-bakhmeteff-east-european-history-a/