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17: 307:(2005). It came out to wide critical acclaim, but apart from Katerina Nistratova, critics treated it as anti-Soviet, while Korovkin himself intended it as primarily “anti-men”, with a Russian setting. The novel also provoked lively discussion on the Italian literary scene with Italian journalists eager to interview the mysterious 154:
In the field of medical anthropology Korovkin propones his particular cross disciplinary “parabiotic” approach (i.e. Cannon, Richter, et al.) to coping with stress primarily in terms of its socio-cultural and physiological dynamics; teaching individuals and groups to develop analytical strategies of
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The idea sustaining the novel is that Russia is a culturally feudal and idiosyncratically monarchic society, loving to hate their strong czars and falling apart under the weak ones; where the "tyrant" is a necessary product, simulacrum and even an “existential victim” of his own subject-people. The
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Notwithstanding the prestigious backing and successful initial promotion, the publication of the Korovkin’s writings in Italy in the early 1990s proved untimely. This was the period when the nation underwent the clamorous fall of the First Republic as government corruption surfaced through the
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orphans as opposed to repressed mass victims (chorus) of the Soviet regime. He correctly predicts what he saw would be the inevitable return of a strong authoritarian ruler. Montanelli personally wrote the introduction thus giving the work an imprimatur of “authenticity”; it was serialised in
171:: the anthropological aspect concerns primarily the role values play in the perception of stressors and somatisation of stress. The neuro-physiological treatment of the issue emphasises the patterns of stress rather than its intensity as a measurable physiological symptom. 343:
Korovkin is described as “a brilliant and ferocious poet whose furious, defiant but consistently classical and supremely elegant poetry, controlled and yet fluid, draws, without ever becoming heavy, on a very rich and varied cultural patrimony” (Franca Rovigatti,
235:. Montanelli was seeking to divulge a view on Russian political culture that would provoke a dialectical challenge to the “radical-chic” notions dominant among European intellectual elites. With this in mind, he approached Korovkin with a plan to publish a pseudo 243:: it fronted a well considered notion that they shared, but could hardly expect to present personally, both due to their known ideological stands (“elegant right” Montanelli and “elegant left” Korovkin) and their geographically vicarious position. 239:, which Korovkin agreed to write. Montanelli sent him to Russia as a special envoy in order to gather ethnographical material for the job at hand. For both Korovkin and Montanelli this “editorial operation” was not merely a gratuitous literary 35:
and European and Mediterranean studies. His literary work covers a diverse range of socio-cultural milieus and psychological perspectives, extending cultured and incisive insights into the human condition. He has lived in Italy since 1989.
64:(1986). Over the years, he has consulted on political and economic processes, power dynamics of social groupings and immigration policies for various government and private institutions, including the UN, both in Italy and Canada. 85: 323:("Bribesville"). Thus, in the wake of the nation’s moral upheaval further promotion of the “forged” novels was judiciously halted. Subsequently, however, he published other three novels in Russia under his own name: 858: 295:; this time the memories of a Moscow courtesan. Korovkin accepted the challenge, seeing the offer as an opportunity to write what he called “the first-ever feminist novel written by a man”. The novel, titled 44:
Korovkin specializes in political and economic anthropology, symbolic expression and social organisation, and medical anthropology of stress. His articles have been published in journals that include
31:, novelist and poet. He began as a neuro-physiologist in Russia and after emigrating in 1976 he went on to study anthropology in Canada, England and the Netherlands. His academic work focuses on 712:
anonymous (February 2, 1992). "Voglia di Zar, Nostalgia di Ivan il Terribile, ma anche di Stalin. Dal mondo della Peristrojka un provocatorio samizdat. Garantito da Indro Montanelli".
303:(1994). Later, it was to be published under the original title in Russian translation by Aletheia (St Petersburg, 2004), and then re-published in Moscow by AST Publishers as 77: 103: 126:
In his anthropological work Korovkin’s treatment of the socio-cultural process can be seen as a concerted effort to “reconcile the irreconcilable” namely –
53: 299:, was written in English under the pseudonym Lena Volgina. It was translated into Italian by the writer Stefania Pergola and published by Mondadori as 606: 211:, where he served as Academic Director from 2001 to 2004 at the Rome and Naples campuses. Currently he is Professor of Social Sciences at USAC - 204: 49: 81: 73: 689: 160: 853: 352:(2014). It consists of 14 poems whose programmatic direction is best attested to by the title of the first piece of the volume: 184: 208: 131: 107: 94:
After leaving Russia at the age of 27 he arrived to Canada where he studied cultural and social anthropology under
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where the more is known about the meaning of the symbol the less is known about its entity, and vice versa.
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in contemporary society is a topic that Korovkin repeatedly turns to both in his poetry and prose.
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in the department directed by his uncle, Prof. Samuel M. Blinkov, co-author of the seminal work
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Reflections on Russian Proverbs: Translation, Understanding and the Principle of Uncertainty
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Following the success of “Orphans,” Korovkin was approached by the Italian publishing house
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Gold Fish in a Blender: An Essay on Approaches to Communicating Contemporary Visual Art.
267:). Korovkin’s reverts Tertz’ thesis by presenting Russians as Stalin’s post-Perestroika 155:
resilience and thus deal with stress competently rather than attempt to eliminate it (
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Patterns of Re-Engagement: Protestant Conversions in a Southern Italian Community
316: 268: 228: 80:. He specialised in neuro-physiology and during his internship he worked at the 276:, and became the object of widespread interest and debate. Upon publication by 16: 811: 622: 369: 361: 288: 364:
for the homonymous suite and inspired by the latter. It bears the subtitle
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Jakoulov, Jakov; Morin, Stephanie; Korovkin, Michael; Ricci, Antonello.
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In his poetic work, Korovkin often collaborates with American composer
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Casillo, Salvatore; Di Trocchio, Federico; Sica, Salvatore (1997).
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Korovkin has taught social and medical anthropology in Canada at
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Andreola, Fabrizio (July 20, 1990). "Ciao Maschio, Anzi Addio".
729:"Due Falsi e Una Storia: Montanelli, il Dissidente e la Puttana" 542:(Illustrated by L Boille, T.Cascella, S. Morin), Juliet, Triest. 716:. No. 1345–46. Arnaldo Mondadori Editore. Segrate Milano. 535:(Illustrated by S. Morin), Union Printing Publishers, Viterbo. 554:
Fields of Vision; Selected Poems and The Soldier’s Tale Suite
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rejoinder to what has been regarded as one of the first ever
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Voice from the Orphanage: Memories of the Man Between Seasons
231:, offered Korovkin a column on the newspaper’s cultural page 728: 653:"Rethinking the Relationship between Stress and Resilience" 167:(2010). His treatment of stress falls within the canons of 376: 859:
Academic staff of the Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta
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Fields of Vision: Selected Poems and The Soldier’s Tale
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In Russia Korovkin studied biology and medicine at the
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Written expressly for Jakov Jakoulov’s “Sentient Webs”
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All sins are swept under the carpet of autumn leafage
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Dancing with Fat Cats: Memories of a Moscow Call Girl
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Falsi Giornalistici: Finti Scoop e Bufale Quotidiane
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Burdenko Scientific Research Neurosurgery Institute
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I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
465:. with P. Stephenson, Green Frigate Press, Canada. 463:Zombie Factory: Culture, Stress & Sudden Death 435:Published: University of Tuscia Press, Italy, 2012 360:: a completely new rendering of the fable used by 165:Zombie Factory: Culture, Stress & Sudden Death 576:"Understanding and the Indetermination Principle" 451:(a monograph). Astrolabio-Ubaldini Editore, Rome. 498:Terms of Estrangement: Diaries of a Paratrooper 329:Terms of Estrangement: Diaries of A Paratrooper 104:Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council 746:Nistratova (Нистратова), Katerina (Катерина). 110:(LSE) and went on to complete his studies the 684:. Naples: Alfredo Guida Editore. p. 84. 519:Excursion: Adventures of Modigliani the Ghost 458:. Red Hill Press, Berkeley & Los Angeles. 431:(Stephanie Morin Sonata) for organ and cello. 356:. A large section of the book is occupied by 333:Excursion: Adventures of Modigliani the Ghost 8: 493:, Publishing House Hyperion, St. Petersburg. 393:Unveiling strong secrets beyond the surfaces 282:Orfani di Madre-Russia; Memorie di un Cinico 477:Orfani di Madre Russia: Diario di un Cinico 348:1998). His last book of poetry to-date is 54:Comparative Studies in Society and History 401:Enchanted by their own suburban plainness 315:institutionalised graft scandal known as 142:of symbols” by analogy with Heisenberg’s 114:School for Social Science Research under 27:(born December 28, 1948, in Russia) is a 410:Hamburgers grill on the torturer’s grate 379:. He also intensively collaborates with 727:Malatesta, Stefano (January 31, 1995). 566: 580:Epistemology and Philosophy of Science 213:(University Studies Abroad Consortium) 46:Epistemology and Philosophy of Science 418:The sun shines on worn wooden benches 397:Of a picnic area in the near-by woods 247:novel’s original title in English is 87:The Human Brain in Figures and Tables 7: 205:Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta 74:Moscow State Pedagogical University 659:. MAT Medicine Anthropology theory 512:Vospominania Moskovskoj Kurtizanki 484:Memorie di una maîtresse moscovita 414:French fries sizzle in heretic oil 301:Memorie di una maîtresse moscovita 138:approach” or to what he calls the 14: 479:, "Sperling & Kupfer", Milan. 325:Once a Good Man and Short Stories 291:with a request to write another 106:(SSHRC), he spent a year at the 735:. No. Anno 20 - Numero 25. 422:Where innocence no longer sits. 185:University of British Columbia 89:(S.M Blinkov, I.I Glezer 1964) 1: 611:European Journal of Sociology 50:European Journal of Sociology 29:socio-cultural anthropologist 500:, Aletheia, St. Petersburg. 433:First performed: Boston 2010 209:European School of Economics 521:, Aletheia, St. Petersburg. 507:, Aletheia, St. Petersburg. 305:Diary of a Moscow Courtesan 875: 605:Korovkin, Michael (1988). 574:Korovkin, Michael (2011). 108:London School of Economics 623:10.1017/S0003975600005609 157:www.stressalternative.org 475:1992: Dubrovski, Vadim. 263:(1976) by Abram Tertz ( 159:). He is co-author with 144:principle of uncertainty 854:Russian anthropologists 261:A Voice from the Chorus 134:. This leads him to a “ 112:University of Amsterdam 791:. Municipality of Rome 514:, AST, St. Petersburg. 189:University of Victoria 21: 505:Dancing With Fat Cats 482:1994: Volgina, Lena. 366:A Narcissus Variation 278:Sperling & Kupfer 197:University of Perugia 19: 767:L'Italia Settimanale 427:* © Michael Korovkin 150:Medical anthropology 122:Theoretical approach 62:Current Anthropology 33:medical anthropology 780:Rovigatti, Franca. 657:medanthrotheory.org 486:, Mondadori, Milan. 181:McMaster University 58:Language in Society 547:All in One At Once 533:Caught On the Line 358:The Soldier’s Tale 223:In 1991, the late 193:University of Bari 40:Fields of research 22: 437: 354:Looking for Faith 280:the work, titled 201:Tuscia University 169:neuroanthropology 140:quantum mechanics 116:Jeremy Boissevain 866: 828: 827: 825: 823: 807: 801: 800: 798: 796: 786: 777: 771: 770: 762: 756: 755: 743: 737: 736: 724: 718: 717: 709: 703: 702: 700: 698: 675: 669: 668: 666: 664: 651:Fletcher, Sara. 648: 642: 641: 639: 637: 602: 596: 595: 593: 591: 571: 426: 320: 265:Andrei Sinyavsky 225:Indro Montanelli 25:Michael Korovkin 20:Michael Korovkin 874: 873: 869: 868: 867: 865: 864: 863: 834: 833: 832: 831: 821: 819: 809: 808: 804: 794: 792: 784: 779: 778: 774: 764: 763: 759: 745: 744: 740: 726: 725: 721: 711: 710: 706: 696: 694: 692: 677: 676: 672: 662: 660: 650: 649: 645: 635: 633: 604: 603: 599: 589: 587: 573: 572: 568: 563: 528: 491:Once a Good Man 472: 444: 439: 436: 434: 432: 430: 428: 425: 424: 420: 416: 412: 408: 407: 403: 399: 395: 391: 381:Stephanie Morin 341: 318: 221: 177: 175:Academic career 152: 124: 100:York University 70: 42: 12: 11: 5: 872: 870: 862: 861: 856: 851: 846: 836: 835: 830: 829: 818:. neptune 2707 802: 772: 757: 738: 719: 704: 690: 670: 643: 617:(1): 105–126. 597: 565: 564: 562: 559: 558: 557: 550: 543: 536: 527: 524: 523: 522: 515: 508: 501: 494: 487: 480: 471: 468: 467: 466: 459: 452: 443: 442:Academic books 440: 388: 377:Jakov Jakoulov 340: 337: 220: 217: 176: 173: 151: 148: 123: 120: 69: 66: 41: 38: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 871: 860: 857: 855: 852: 850: 849:Living people 847: 845: 842: 841: 839: 817: 813: 806: 803: 790: 783: 782:"Roma Poesia" 776: 773: 768: 761: 758: 753: 749: 742: 739: 734: 733:La Repubblica 730: 723: 720: 715: 708: 705: 693: 691:88-7188-142-7 687: 683: 682: 674: 671: 658: 654: 647: 644: 632: 628: 624: 620: 616: 612: 608: 601: 598: 585: 581: 577: 570: 567: 560: 555: 551: 548: 544: 541: 537: 534: 530: 529: 525: 520: 516: 513: 509: 506: 502: 499: 495: 492: 488: 485: 481: 478: 474: 473: 469: 464: 460: 457: 453: 450: 446: 445: 441: 438: 423: 419: 415: 411: 406: 402: 398: 394: 390:Picnic Area* 387: 386: 382: 378: 373: 371: 367: 363: 359: 355: 351: 347: 338: 336: 334: 330: 326: 322: 321: 312: 310: 306: 302: 298: 294: 290: 285: 283: 279: 275: 270: 266: 262: 258: 254: 250: 244: 242: 238: 234: 230: 226: 219:Literary work 218: 216: 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 194: 190: 186: 182: 174: 172: 170: 166: 162: 161:P. 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socio-cultural anthropologist
medical anthropology
Epistemology and Philosophy of Science
European Journal of Sociology
Comparative Studies in Society and History
Language in Society
Current Anthropology
Moscow State Pedagogical University
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Burdenko Scientific Research Neurosurgery Institute
The Human Brain in Figures and Tables (S.M Blinkov, I.I Glezer 1964)
Judith Nagata
York University
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
London School of Economics
University of Amsterdam
Jeremy Boissevain
structuralism
phenomenology
fractal
quantum mechanics
principle of uncertainty
www.stressalternative.org
P. Stephenson
neuroanthropology
McMaster University
University of British Columbia
University of Victoria
University of Bari

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