Thomas R. Beyer, Jr.

Andrej Belyj's Real'nyj Criticism: Precursor of Russian Formalism. Defended 1974 (Chair: Stephen J. Parker) C.V. Starr Professor of Russian, Chair of Russian, Dean of the Russian School at Middlebury College. Author of fifteen books including 501 Russian Verbs and 501 English Verbs. Professor Beyer continues to follow the popularity of the second edition of his book, 501 Russian Verbs. He also recently published his translation into English with notes and commentary of Andrej Belyj's Glossolalie -Poema über den Laut/Glossolalia: A Poem about Sound. (Trilingual edition, German and English translations, and Russian original edited by Taja Gut. Dornach: Pforte Verlag, 2003). Professor Beyer presented a paper on using the Internet in basic and advanced Russian classes at the Tenth International Congress of Russian Teachers held this past summer in St. Petersburg. The paper can be downloaded here. (08/2003)