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Introduction

The New Zealand Slavonic Journal (ISSN 0028-8683) is a refereed annual which publishes original contributions relating to the languages, literatures, culture and history of Russia and other Slavonic countries. It also has a section on book reviews; a special section on documents, reminiscences and notes; and one on humour. It welcomes publications on New Zealand-Russian affinities and links and contributions to its central archive into the history of Slavic migration to New Zealand.

It is edited by the staff of the Russian Programme at the University of Canterbury and has an international advisory board. Between 1982 and 2003 it was edited by Irene Zohrab and between 1974 and 1982 it was edited by Patrick Waddington.

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History

The New Zealand Slavonic Journal was launched in 1967by the Russian Section at Victoria University of Wellington as a biannual publication. It became an annual publication in 1982 published by the Department of Russian in conjunction with the Victoria University Press and printed by its printing department.

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Special Issues

From time to time it has published special issues on the following:

• Contributions to mark Pushkin's Bicentenary in 1999
• An Eighteenth Century issue of 1998
• Gender studies of 1997
• New Zealand-Russian Affinities and Links of 1996
• A Dostoevsky issue of 1995
• The Festschrift in honour of Patrick Waddington of 1994
• Serbo-Croatian Colloquium Papers of 1988
• A Turgenev issue of 1983

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Supplements

• 1998 A Brief History of the Composition of Turgenev's Fathers and Sons (Ottwy i Deti) by Patrick Waddington
• 1975-7, 1982, 1988, 1990-1 A Introduction and Commentary to Sholokyov's Tikhiy Don edited by A B Murphy in association with M Duncan, V Swoboda and V P Butt
• An Index for the NZSJ for 1967-1973
• An Index for the NZSJ for 1974-1983

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Material offered for publication

These should be e-mailed with an abstract and accompanied by a typescript with a postal address. Presentation should be in accordance with the style page. All material offered for publication will be acknowledged and returned as soon as possible if it is not acceptable. Authors of articles published receive ten free offprints; reviewers are sent two free copies of their contribution.

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Price

For New Zealand Subscribers: $45.00 (includes $5.00 GST)

For Overseas Subscribers: NZ$50.00 (includes NZ$10.00 postage)

Subscriptions should be paid in advance. Some past issues are still available.

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