Tour of Palana School Museum with Rima Longinova

• Other Authors: Rima Longinova, Valentina Dedyk, Alexander King, Christina Kincaid
• Format: Audio
• Language: Russian; English
• Published: Alexander King 1997
• Subjects: Observational Filming; Koryak language; Russian language; English language; Palana; Rima; Kamchatka; Koryak; Tundra
• Online Access: https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI1313584%23

Tour of Palana School Museum with Rima Longinova. Works in Institute for Advanced Teacher Training, Palana. She was born in a yaranga on the tundra. Learned Russian as 4th language starting in grad school and extensive residence in Kamchatka (1995 5mos, 1997-98 17 months). Had very good conversational skills by summer 1997 and fluent by early 1998, at least in listening. Has thick American accent. Knows a few words of Koryak for social situation. Learned Russian at university and several months in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Fluent in Russian with soft American accent. Many Kamchatkans mistake her for Polish or some other western Slavic woman. Knows a few words of Koryak for social situations.