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Olga Medvedeva, PhD
Independent scholar, engaged in research on Literature and History. Author of articles on Literature, History, Art, Children’s Rights and Child Psychology. Translator of Literary Studies, Fiction, Documentaries and Child Psychology.
EDUCATION:
Olga Medvedeva earned her doctorate degree from the Academy of Humanities of Russia and Master of Arts degree from the Moscow State University, Faculty of Philology.
LANGUAGES:
She speaks Russian, Polish, English, German and Czech.
Experience:
2001 – 2003
Vancouver, Canada
Independent scholar and researcher
1997 – 2000
Moscow, Russia
Independent scholar and researcher
1983 – 1996
Senior scholar, Institute of Slavic Studies of the Academy of Humanities of Russia
1975 – 1983
Independent scholar
Teaching Experience:
Academic lectures:
1974 - 2002
Moscow State University
Moscow Institute of Literature
The Open University, Moscow
Moscow University of Technology
Public Lectures:
The Library of Foreign Literatures (Moscow)
The Polish Institute (Moscow)
Polish Community Centers - Vilnius (Lithuania), Tashkent, Samarqand (Uzbekistan), Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
Israeli Cultural Center (Moscow)
The Polish Combatants Union (Vancouver, Canada)
The Polish Scientific Institute (Vancouver)
The Polish Home (Seattle, USA)
Radio Moscow (Ekho Moskwy)
Grantee:
The MacArthur Foundation (USA)
The George Soros Foundation (The Open Society, Russia)
The George Soros Foundation (Stefan Batory, Poland)
Academy of Sciences of Russia
Publications:
1972-2002
Articles devoted to Polish literature, history, culture and art, published in books and periodicals by the Academy of Humanities of Russia, Moscow. Such as:
Chapters on the history of Polish literature (1890-1918, 1918-1939, 1939-1945) in the History of Slavic Literatures (Moscow, 2001-2002)
Series of articles on W. S. Reymont, K. Irzykowski, T. Micinski, J. Korczak, J. Iwaszkiewicz, W. Gombrowicz, J. Kosinski, Socialist Realism in Poland, Naturalism in Polish Literature etc.
Articles and reviews devoted to Polish literature published in periodicals “Inostrannaya literatura”, “Woprosy literatury”, “Sowremennaya literature za rubezhom”, “Detskaya literatura” etc.
Articles on Polish Jews who survived during WWII in Central Asia published in Russia, Poland and Canada based on materials from the Archives in Russia and Uzbekistan.
Articles on J. Korczak published in periodicals in Russia, Poland, Israel, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, Lithuania, Canada etc.
Articles and reviews on theater and art published in periodicals “Teatr”, “Teatralnaya zhizn” etc. (Moscow)
Articles on child psychology published in periodicals and books in Russia, France, Poland.
Translations:
1973-2001
Books and articles relating to the theory of literature, education, child psychology, fiction - from Polish, German, English into Russian.
Editorial Work:
1985-2000
Edited several books devoted to Slavic literatures published by Russian Academy of Humanities
Edited and wrote preface to books devoted to the Janusz Korczak heritage, published in Moscow (1992, 2001) and in Kazan, Russia 1995.
Wrote preface to W. S. Reymont “The Promised Land” (Nobel Prize Winners Series, Moscow, 1997)
Chief Editor of The Newsletter of the Janusz Korczak Association of Russia 1993-1994.
Chief Editor of The Newsletter of the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada - 2003
Participation in Conferences and Seminars:
1970-2002
International conferences devoted to history, literature, the current situation in Russia, the Janusz Korczak Heritage and child psychology - Russia, Poland, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Austria, Israel, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Lithuania etc.
Social Activities:
1990 - Founder-President of The Janusz Korczak Association of Russia
1992 - Founder of the Korczak House in Moscow
2002 - One of the founders of The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada.
Interests:
Charitable work
Countries visited:
Poland, Germany, France, England, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Spain, Egypt, Israel, India, USA, Canada, South America, Central Asian Countries, all republics of the former Soviet Union.
CONTACT:
Tel: 1 604 939 5639 (res.) Fax: 1 604 264 7774 e-mail: khadimolga@yahoo.com
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