A controversy over '[Daily] Telegraph' article on maps (Russia vs
Ukraine), from which I copy and paste as a sample (one map is
illustrated in colour) -
"The dispute erupted after a Russian organisation keen to cash in on the
link between certain places and popular fairytale characters published
"a fairytale map of Russia" with a view to marketing themed tours to the
places it listed.
The map identified 17 Russian towns which its authors described as the
homes of more than twenty fairytale characters, all of whom are well
known and loved by Russian speakers across the former Soviet Union.
However, a Ukrainian tour agency which earlier this year published its
own fairytale map of Ukraine for the same reasons said that at least
three of the "Russian" fairytale characters were in fact Ukrainian and
accused the Russians of stealing part of Ukraine's heritage."
FH
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Subject: Feud over Fairy Tale Maps
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Subject: Feud over Fairy Tale Maps
Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 08:03:20 -0500 (CDT)
From: Linda R Zellmer <[log in to unmask]>
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Hello,
The American Libraries Direct has an item this morning about a feud
between Russia & the Ukraine over fairy tale maps that the countries
have published. It links to an article in the Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/8481095/Russia-a
nd-Ukraine-squabble-over-fairytale-characters.html
Linda Zellmer
Government Information & Data Services Librarian
415 Malpass Library
Macomb, IL 61455
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Phone: 309-298-2723; Fax: 309-298-2791
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