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Conferences, Symposia, Seminars, etc.Author(s): J. F. KarczSource: Soviet Studies, Vol. 17, No. 4 (Apr., 1966), pp. 521-522Published by: Taylor & Francis, Ltd.Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/149942 .

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CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA, SEMINARS, ETC.

CONFERENCE ON SOVIET AGRICULTURE

A CONFERENCE on Soviet and East European Agriculture was held at the University of California, Santa Barbara on 26-28 August 1965, under the joint sponsorship of the Center of Slavic and East European Studies of the University of California, Berkeley, and the Conference on Soviet Agricultural and Peasant Affairs (an affiliate of the Ame- rican Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies). It was a second meeting sponsored by the latter organization, formed at the conclusion of the first gathering, held at Lawrence, Kansas in the autumn of I962. The Santa Barbara Conference was supported financially by the American Council of Learned Societies, the Center of Slavic and East European Studies at Berkeley and the Universities of Kansas and California at Santa Barbara.

The agenda of the Conference, directed by Jerzy F. Karcz, was enlarged to include developments in socialist countries of Eastern Europe. A total of sixteen papers was delivered in six sessions. The first of these sessions, chaired by Gregory Grossman and devoted to economic problems, began with a paper by Nancy Nimitz on 'Farm Employment in the USSR, 1928-63' (with comments by Frank A. Durgin). Lazar Volin discussed the timely topic of 'Khrushchev and Soviet Agriculture', with A. I. Popluiko serving as commentator. The concluding paper was given by the Honorary Chairman, Naum Jasny, on 'Production Costs and Prices in Soviet Agriculture'. Philip M. Raup discussedJasny's findings.

The afternoon session of 26 August was chaired by Dinmitri Shimkin, and included papers by Roy D. Laird (on 'Khrushchev's Administrative Reforms in Agriculture'), David Joravsky ('Lysenko and Green Manure'), and Norton Dodge and Murray Feshbach ('The Role of Women in Soviet Agriculture'). Howard Swearer, Norman Amnheim, Jr. and George S. Murphy served as commentators.

A dinner in honour of Naum Jasny, chaired by Joseph S. Davis, concluded the first day.

The third session dealt with geographical problems under the chairmanship of W. A. D. Jackson. Warren Hultquist discussed 'Soviet Sugar Beet Production' (with comments by Jacek Romanowski) while a paper by Robert G. Jensen assessed 'The Soviet Concept of Agricultural Reorganization'. It concluded with the presen- tation by Jeremy Anderson on 'The Historical-Geographical Background of Khrush- chev's Corn Program'. William M. Roberts, Jr. and Karl E. Waedekin respectively, discussed these papers.

Jozo Tomasevich chaired the session on Eastern Europe, which included presen- tations by Andrzej Korbonski, Heinz Krause and Gregor Lazarcik, dealing respectively with Polish, East German and Czechoslovak developments. Commentaries were delivered byJ. Romanowski, Horst Mendershausen and Maurice Ernst. In the even- ing of the second day, Joel Halper discussed Yugoslav peasant attitudes towards farming as a way of life, while Jozo Tomasevich served as the discussant. Roy Laird directed this session.

The final day opened with a session of prospects for 1970 which included two pro- jections of Soviet farm output for I970. The first, by Harry E. Walters and Richard N. Judy was commented upon by Keith Bush, while the second, delivered by Werner Klatt, was discussed by Janet G. Chapman. The final paper in this session, chaired by Norman Kaplan, was given by Alec Nove ('Officials and Peasants') and commented upon by Basile Kerblay. A brief general discussion was held on the afternoon of this day.

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Plans are being prepared for another conference devoted to the discussion of problems of Communist agriculture. It is expected to be held at the University of Washington in 1967.

J. F. KARCZ

University of California, Santa Barbara

A short intensive course in SLAVONIC LANGUAGES for graduates with a knowledge of Russian will be held at the University of Birmingham, 4-17 September 1966, with the aim of enabling them to read social science literature in a second Slavonic language. The languages offered will be Czech, Polish and Serbo-Croat; Bulgarian may be provided if demand is adequate. The main emphasis will be on a reading knowledge of the Slavonic language selected, but language laboratory facilities will be available and there will be some background lectures on Comecon countries. Residents will be accommodated in one of the new Halls of Residence. Fees: L27 for residents, -7 for non-residents. Latest date ofapplication--o May I966. Further particulars and enrolment forms from The Secretary, Centre for Russian and East European Studies, The University, Birmingham 15.

BOOKS RECEIVED

ANWEILER, O., Geschichte der Schule und Padagogik in Russland vom Ende des Zaren- reiches bis zum Beginn der Stalin-Ara. Heidelberg, Quelle & Meyer (issued under the auspices of the Osteuropa Institut an der Freien Universitat, Berlin), 1964. 482 pp.

BACKE-DIETRICH, B., Der Binnenhandel mit Konsumgutern in der Sowjetunion. Berlin, Duncker& Humblot, 1965. 220 pp. DM 37.60.

BLUM, A., Concise Russian-English Scientific Dictionary for Students and Research Workers. Oxford, Pergamon Press, 1965. 122 pp. I2s. 6d.

BOTTING, D., One Chilly Siberian Morning. London, Hodder & Stoughton, I965. I92 pp. 30s.

DOOLIN, D., Territorial Claims in the Sino-Soviet Conflict. Documents and Analysis. Stanford, The Hoover Institution, I965. 77 PP. (Paperback).

FLEISCHER, H. (ed.), Short Handbook of Communist Ideology (Sovietica series). Dordrecht, D. Reidel, I965. 98 pp. 25s.

FRIEDRICH, C. J. and BRZEZINSKI, Z. K., Totalitarian Dictatorship and Autocracy. Cambridge, Mass. and London, Harvard UP and OUP, I965. 438 pp. 8os.

GRZYBOWSKI, K., Soviet Private International Law (Law in Eastern Europe no. xo). Leyden, A. W. Sijthoff, 1965. I79 pp. Dfl. 24.00.

HALPERIN, M. H. and PERKINS, D. H., Communist China and Arms Control (Praeger Special Studies in International Politics and Public Affairs). New York, Frederick A. Praeger, 1965. 191 pp. $7.50.

Plans are being prepared for another conference devoted to the discussion of problems of Communist agriculture. It is expected to be held at the University of Washington in 1967.

J. F. KARCZ

University of California, Santa Barbara

A short intensive course in SLAVONIC LANGUAGES for graduates with a knowledge of Russian will be held at the University of Birmingham, 4-17 September 1966, with the aim of enabling them to read social science literature in a second Slavonic language. The languages offered will be Czech, Polish and Serbo-Croat; Bulgarian may be provided if demand is adequate. The main emphasis will be on a reading knowledge of the Slavonic language selected, but language laboratory facilities will be available and there will be some background lectures on Comecon countries. Residents will be accommodated in one of the new Halls of Residence. Fees: L27 for residents, -7 for non-residents. Latest date ofapplication--o May I966. Further particulars and enrolment forms from The Secretary, Centre for Russian and East European Studies, The University, Birmingham 15.

BOOKS RECEIVED

ANWEILER, O., Geschichte der Schule und Padagogik in Russland vom Ende des Zaren- reiches bis zum Beginn der Stalin-Ara. Heidelberg, Quelle & Meyer (issued under the auspices of the Osteuropa Institut an der Freien Universitat, Berlin), 1964. 482 pp.

BACKE-DIETRICH, B., Der Binnenhandel mit Konsumgutern in der Sowjetunion. Berlin, Duncker& Humblot, 1965. 220 pp. DM 37.60.

BLUM, A., Concise Russian-English Scientific Dictionary for Students and Research Workers. Oxford, Pergamon Press, 1965. 122 pp. I2s. 6d.

BOTTING, D., One Chilly Siberian Morning. London, Hodder & Stoughton, I965. I92 pp. 30s.

DOOLIN, D., Territorial Claims in the Sino-Soviet Conflict. Documents and Analysis. Stanford, The Hoover Institution, I965. 77 PP. (Paperback).

FLEISCHER, H. (ed.), Short Handbook of Communist Ideology (Sovietica series). Dordrecht, D. Reidel, I965. 98 pp. 25s.

FRIEDRICH, C. J. and BRZEZINSKI, Z. K., Totalitarian Dictatorship and Autocracy. Cambridge, Mass. and London, Harvard UP and OUP, I965. 438 pp. 8os.

GRZYBOWSKI, K., Soviet Private International Law (Law in Eastern Europe no. xo). Leyden, A. W. Sijthoff, 1965. I79 pp. Dfl. 24.00.

HALPERIN, M. H. and PERKINS, D. H., Communist China and Arms Control (Praeger Special Studies in International Politics and Public Affairs). New York, Frederick A. Praeger, 1965. 191 pp. $7.50.

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