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.
Oh, Kathleen. Isn't there a paid version for this treasure of a newsletter? You are so consistent in lighting up my inbox, it's easy to overlook the fact that this is simply the best thing I am subscribed to, period. I forget who tipped me off to you but I should be paying them, too. I can't see a paid subscription link here - is that by design?
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Oh, Kathleen. Isn't there a paid version for this treasure of a newsletter? You are so consistent in lighting up my inbox, it's easy to overlook the fact that this is simply the best thing I am subscribed to, period. I forget who tipped me off to you but I should be paying them, too. I can't see a paid subscription link here - is that by design?
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!
I will do my best effort to like you and tweet you from now on. Fight that inbox passiveness! 🤓👍
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.
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.
Stop now before you spontaneously combust.
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
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.
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
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!