Соболезнования друзей, коллег, учеников

Dear Russian Colleagues,

It is with great sorrow that I heard of the passing of Professor Alexander Vaschenko, our dear friend and literary genius. It has been my great honor to know him well, often on the grounds of MSU, and to have collaborated with him on so many projects in comparative Native North American and Native Siberian literatures and cultures. Now it is up to the rest of us to carry on the work that is well underway, influenced and guided by him. I have both a book and a film project and some further work as well. I celebrate his life and the opportunities that he afforded so many of us, with the assistance, support and vision of your department. A magnificent man indeed -- Alexander Vaschenko.Thank you very much for notifying me of his passing.