Presentation of Book by Zinaida Dubinina at Department of Philology & Journalism

On June 10, a presentation of the new book “Turning over Pages of Past Year’s Memories” by Ms. Zinaida Lazarevna Dubinina, a veteran of our University, took place at the Department of Philology & Journalism.

Opening the event, Dr. Lyudmila Kasyanova, Dean of the Department, has pointed out that attention towards war veterans must not be limited just with traditional holiday events in May; everyone should show profound respect towards people who served on the home front during World War Two wherever and whenever one meets such people. There are many creative people with an extraordinary biography among our veterans whose lives span decades of teaching experience at our University. No doubt Ms. Zinaida Dubinina is one of them; she graduated from our University in 1947 and worked as our faculty staff member for over 40 years.

Ms. Zinaida Dubinina is the author of the book “Turning over Pages of Past Year’s Memories” that includes autobiographic prose, poems, and diary records. As for the current public event dedicated to her works of art, it aimed to present this unique edition published in 2014. Mr. Yuri Lebedev, a member of the Union of Artists, has told how this book was being written; he has recited several poems by Ms. Dubinina. “A desire to share her interest towards life is Ms. Zinaida Dubinina’s main quality”, Ms. Nina Kulikova, an observer of the well-known Volga regional newspaper, pointed out. As for Vladislav Yakovlev, a student of the Department of Philology & Journalism, he has prepared a presentation dedicated to Ms. Dubinina’s biography. Watching unique photo materials from Ms. Dubinina’s personal archive, our students could feel the past epoch, learn about the most significant events in Ms. Dubinina’s life, and ask her questions to get precious experience of talking with the person whose biography reflects a whole epoch. The students were interested in a lot of things, for example, in the sum of students’ grants at that time, in difficulties that students had to face then, about Ms. Dubinina’s practical training in Germany, etc.

Dr. Tatyana Samarets, Chairperson of ASU’s Union Committee, has emphasized Ms. Dubinina’s active position in the trade union movement and granted her a diploma of honor. Addressing our students, Dr. Samarets has pointed out that the older generation is a bright example of courage, determination, professionalism, and anxiety to live an eventful life; she said that our students should learn by such a bright example.

Poems by Ms. Zinaida Dubinina recited personally by her herself has caused a storm of applause, as well as sincere words of thanks to the author of such an interesting publishing project.

At the end of the meeting, Ms. Dubinina has told that today her heart is overwhelmed with affection. She thanked the professors and the students for their attention towards her, for a “generous” assessment of her artistic works; she wished everyone to achieve good progress in their work and studies and to always strive to the best, the kindest, and the brightest things.

Russian original information source: Dmitriy Bychkov (the Press Service of ASU)
Russian original photo source: Evgeniya Mikhova (the Students’ Web Portal of ASU)

Translated by E.I. Glinchevskiy (the Center of Translation Studies & Conference Interpreting “ASTLINK” of ASU)