Comments on: The Russian academe: “Empty words” http://eagleandthebear.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/the-russian-academe-empty-words/ In St. Petersburg, Russia: "There, by the billows desolate, He stood, with mighty thoughts elate ... " -- A. S. Pushkin Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:59:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Thoughts on academics and freedom at home and in Nepal « University and State http://eagleandthebear.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/the-russian-academe-empty-words/#comment-199 Thoughts on academics and freedom at home and in Nepal « University and State Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:51:17 +0000 http://eagleandthebear.wordpress.com/?p=427#comment-199 [...] a few academics, I’ve learned that it is true – academic standards in Nepal are on par with those today in Russia.  I’m not certain about Russia (please fill us in Alec), but here IRB and basic research [...] [...] a few academics, I’ve learned that it is true – academic standards in Nepal are on par with those today in Russia.  I’m not certain about Russia (please fill us in Alec), but here IRB and basic research [...]

]]> By: Josefina http://eagleandthebear.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/the-russian-academe-empty-words/#comment-154 Josefina Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:51:44 +0000 http://eagleandthebear.wordpress.com/?p=427#comment-154 You're right. That's it. That's the way things go down in Russian Academia - I remember when I started going to 'real' classes with 'Russians' and noticed how they would all just read qoutes from textbooks and I though they were all going to fail because they didn't... think for themselves. But ha! I was the one about to fail, because I made the effort and tried to figure things out for myself... But we - i.e., the foreign students of RF - are going to change all that, are we not, Alec? You’re right. That’s it. That’s the way things go down in Russian Academia – I remember when I started going to ‘real’ classes with ‘Russians’ and noticed how they would all just read qoutes from textbooks and I though they were all going to fail because they didn’t… think for themselves. But ha! I was the one about to fail, because I made the effort and tried to figure things out for myself…

But we – i.e., the foreign students of RF – are going to change all that, are we not, Alec?

]]> By: Marina http://eagleandthebear.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/the-russian-academe-empty-words/#comment-153 Marina Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:05:18 +0000 http://eagleandthebear.wordpress.com/?p=427#comment-153 Your academic advisor :) , I guess, had to write lots of empty words in her papers and obviously got tired of writing papers which noone reads. That's another feature of the Russian academia. Your academic advisor :) , I guess, had to write lots of empty words in her papers and obviously got tired of writing papers which noone reads. That’s another feature of the Russian academia.

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