Oseredok's Boutique!
The newest book of Alexander Motyl "Sweet Snow".
Alexander Motyl is a scholar and an artist. By day he is a professor of political science at Rutgers-Newark. A specialist on Ukraine, Russia, and the USSR, and on nationalism, revolutions, empires, and theory, he is the author of 10 books of nonfiction, and a contributor of dozens of articles to academic and policy journals, newspaper op-ed pages, and magazines. He also has a weekly blog, “Ukraine’s Orange Blues.”
Dr. Alexander Motyl is a scholar and an artist. By day he is a professor of political science at Rutgers-Newark. A specialist on Ukraine, Russia, and the USSR, and on nationalism, revolutions, empires, and theory, he is the author of 10 books of nonfiction, and a contributor of dozens of articles to academic and policy journals, newspaper op-ed pages, and magazines. He also has a weekly blog, “Ukraine’s Orange Blues.”
SWEET SNOW is set in the Ukraine in the
winter of 1933. While a terrible famine rages in the countryside, the secret
police are arresting suspected spies in the cities. A German aristocrat from
Prussia, a Jewish communist from New York, a Polish diplomat from Lviv, and a
Ukrainian nationalist from Vienna come to share a cell. As they are being
transported, their van overturns and they are freed - to wander amidst the
devastated villages, desolate landscapes, and frozen corpses. As they struggle
to survive, they come to grips with the horror of the famine as well as with
their own delusions, weaknesses, and mortality.
A native New Yorker, Motyl received his doctoral degree in political science, master of philosophy in political science, and master of international affairs from Columbia University. He earned his bachelor of arts in history from Columbia College.
The price of the book: $18.00.
The range of ornamental motifs on both kylymy and rushnyky, from geometric to floral, and the selection of colour reflect regional preferences. Whether woven or embroidered, kylymy and rushnyky had both a utilitarian and a ritual function. As ritual objects, they had a role to play in important rites of passage, such as birth, marriage and death. As utilitarian or decorative objects they reflect the particular aesthetic of the artisans who created them.
The Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre (Oseredok) is looking for Sales Clerks (Volunteer position) to work in the boutique for one day a week (discussed individually) from 10:00am till 4pm, or half a day from 10:00am till 1:00pm, 1:00pm till 4:00pm. The main duties: greet visitors, answer the telephone and direct calls, process cash, debit card and credit card sales through the cash register in the boutique. The interested candidates are welcome to send their resumes to ucec@mymts.net or to call 1-204-942-0218 (Executive Assistant). 
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