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Video Collection

Slavonic Studies is home to a collection of video recordings, which at the time of writing numbers around 500 items. Most of the recordings are in Russian or relate to Russia, though there is some material, mostly consisting of films, in Czech or Polish. It is intended to expand our holdings in the latter areas over the next few years. The vast majority of the tapes in the collection contain programmes recorded from the First Channel of Soviet/Russian television; programmes shown on British television which are likely to be of interest to staff and students of Slavonic Studies are also recorded.

The regular recording of Russian television began at the end of 1987. Some of the material taped since then was carefully preselected for its academic value to staff and students, much was chosen to entertain and amuse the lecturer in charge of the collection, while a surprisingly high proportion was acquired serendipitously, as a result of either a wrongly-set VCR, or last-minute changes to the published schedules or (very occasionally) inspired guesswork. In consequence the collection covers an exceptionally wide range of material, representing almost all the types of programmes broadcast by Russia's First Channel over the last seven years, from films to advertisements and quiz shows via news bulletins, party political broadcasts and humour of doubtful taste. All this makes the collection a particularly valuable resource for teaching and for research.

A full catalogue of the tapes is available in the Slavonic Studies Office, and we are willing to supply copies of this on request. It is hoped that in due course it will be available electronically. At present the catalogue is simply a numerical list in approximately chronological order, though we are trying to work out how to organise the information in a more flexible form.

Students and staff of Slavonic Studies, as well as other persons known to the staff of Slavonic Studies to be of good character may borrow tapes; indeed, students are encouraged to take out tapes to watch for purposes of private study or even entertainment elsewhere in the University or at home. Certain tapes which are important for teaching, research or their amusement value may not, however, be available for loan. All borrowings should be registered in the Slavonic Studies Office.

Anyone wanting further information on this videotape collection is invited to contact:

Ms Louise A Boyle
School of Modern Languages and Cultures - Slavonic Studies Section
Hetherington Building
University of Glasgow
Bute Gardens
GLASGOW G12 8RS

telephone: +44 (0)141- 330 5418
fax: +44 (0)141- 330 2297
electronic mail: L.Boyle@slavonic.arts.gla.ac.uk

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