Re: renaissance america (AustrianArnold,etc)

2004-12-12 Thread Roman Turovsky
i'll restate my line: renaissance never passed through the States and this is a fact. Since there was almost no European population in North America during the time known as the renaissance, this is not significant. And except among the small minority of people who had money, the

Re: renaissance america (AustrianArnold,etc)

2004-12-12 Thread Howard Posner
Roman Turovsky wrote: in Russia medieval era lasted till about 1690. When Peter the Great shaved off the last boyar beard? And some remnants thereof to 1860. March 3, 1861, I would think. Do Russians talk of a renaissance in Russia? To get on or off this list see list information at

Re: renaissance america (AustrianArnold,etc)

2004-12-12 Thread Howard Posner
I wrote: Do Russians talk of a renaissance in Russia? By which I meant, do Russians speak of the renaissance as something that occurred in Russia? To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

Re: renaissance america (AustrianArnold,etc)

2004-12-12 Thread Roman Turovsky
I wrote: Do Russians talk of a renaissance in Russia? By which I meant, do Russians speak of the renaissance as something that occurred in Russia? Never. Russian mythopoeism goes only so far. RT To get on or off this list see list information at

Re: renaissance america (AustrianArnold,etc)

2004-12-12 Thread Roman Turovsky
in Russia medieval era lasted till about 1690. When Peter the Great shaved off the last boyar beard? Took 'em awhile to get shaved. There was also a period of beard tax (sic!). And some remnants thereof to 1860. March 3, 1861, I would think. Thanks for clarification. Do Russians talk

Re: Re: renaissance america (AustrianArnold,etc)

2004-12-12 Thread rosinfiorini
Howard wrote: And except among the small minority of people who had money, the renaissance didn't pass through Europe either. Yeah right--money: can i buy you a renaissance tonight?--oh yes, i'd appreciate it, i can't afford it you see.. Renaissance--Something to Buy, Something to

Re: renaissance america (AustrianArnold,etc)

2004-12-12 Thread Howard Posner
rosinfiorini wrote: i'll restate my line: renaissance never passed through the States and this is a fact. Since there was almost no European population in North America during the time known as the renaissance, this is not significant. And except among the small minority of people who had