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Kathleen McCook's avatar

The Old Believers exhibit at LoC was just before the fall of the USSR. The video has considerable commentary by Librarian of COngress Billington who sounded quite moved by them.

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Adele Fasick's avatar

This is a fascinating post about the Old Believers in Russia and around the world. I first encountered some Old Believers on a flight from Alaska to Siberia back in 1995 (on my way to a library conference, of course) and discovered a little bit about how widespread their communities are. But you have brought in so much more information. Thank you!

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Kathleen McCook's avatar

What a wonderful message to find. I teach library history so find things as I read for my classes. I teach for a public tax-supported university and my research is free.Your pay is liking it. Thank you!

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Bill Heath's avatar

Your research is free indeed. But, you're not publishing your research on Substack. You're publishing annotated versions and hosting discussions about your research. That is not necessarily free. I'll try to hunt through Substack publications for some done by attorneys who deal with Intellectual Property. It is an incredibly arcane field.

When I lived in Virginia there was no need to attend law school to practice law, you were allowed to "read for the law" and then take the bar exam. On a lark I took the bar exam one year and passed everything except Trusts and Estates, and Intellectual Property. Most attorneys who deal in IP actually rely on paralegals who understand the field.

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Kathleen McCook's avatar

I do a lot of adding to Wikipedia when I do these (W. so needed a citation to Old Believer scriptoria) but the big effect is mid-night book buying. I found a copy of that Library of Congress catalog in a used bookshop in Texas. I cannot control this! Truly addicted to books.

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Bill Heath's avatar

Stop now before you spontaneously combust.

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elm's avatar

Ah. Don't let it eat you alive! 😁

elm

i had to let go of a lot of my books over the last decade and a half - no room

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Bill Heath's avatar

me, too. There are only three or four books I have ever re-read in my life, and having read, I move on. That is why I primarily consume e-books these days.

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elm's avatar

I've reread quite a few, especially ones I first read as a kid.

I don't like ebooks because I do not enjoy the concept of having my reading monitored. As gross as censorship in its own way.

elm

yucky

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