Boris Kolker
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Boris Grigorevich Kolker (born July 15, 1939 in Tiraspol
, Moldova
, Soviet Union
) is a language teacher, translator and advocate of the international language Esperanto
. He was until 1993 a Soviet and Russian citizen and since then has been a resident and citizen of the United States
residing in Cleveland, Ohio
. In 1985 he was awarded a Ph.D.
in linguistics from the Institute of Linguistics of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR
in Moscow
.
Dr. Kolker learned Esperanto in 1957 and is the author of articles on interlinguistics
, book reviews and three famous Esperanto textbooks for students of different levels. Due to the great popularity of his book Vojaĝo en Esperanto-lando :eo:Vojaĝo en Esperanto-lando (Travels in Esperanto-Land), which is both a proficiency course in Esperanto and a guidebook to Esperanto culture, he is known to many as a guide to Esperanto-Land.
Kolker is a member of the Academy of Esperanto
, an honorary member of the World Esperanto Association
(Universala Esperanto Asocio), and an associate editor of the monthly magazine Monato
. For two decades he headed a large-scale Esperanto correspondence course in Russia
that graduated around 900 students. He also taught Esperanto at American universities in San Francisco and Hartford.
Currently he runs the International Proficiency Correspondence Esperanto Course and is also Vice President of the International Examination Board for the International League of Esperanto Instructors (ILEI). At various times he was steering committee member of the World Esperanto Association (Universala Esperanto Asocio), co-founder and co-leader of nationwide Esperanto organizations in the Soviet Union
and Russia. He has lectured and spoken publicly at several World Congresses of Esperanto and in 2000 he directed the theme of the 85th World Congress of Esperanto
in Tel-Aviv.
Tiraspol
Tiraspol is the second largest city in Moldova and is the capital and administrative centre of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic . The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River...
, Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
) is a language teacher, translator and advocate of the international language Esperanto
Esperanto
is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto , the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887...
. He was until 1993 a Soviet and Russian citizen and since then has been a resident and citizen of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
residing in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
. In 1985 he was awarded a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in linguistics from the Institute of Linguistics of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
Dr. Kolker learned Esperanto in 1957 and is the author of articles on interlinguistics
Interlinguistics
Interlinguistics is the study of various aspects of linguistic communication between people who cannot make themselves understood by means of their different first languages...
, book reviews and three famous Esperanto textbooks for students of different levels. Due to the great popularity of his book Vojaĝo en Esperanto-lando :eo:Vojaĝo en Esperanto-lando (Travels in Esperanto-Land), which is both a proficiency course in Esperanto and a guidebook to Esperanto culture, he is known to many as a guide to Esperanto-Land.
Kolker is a member of the Academy of Esperanto
Akademio de Esperanto
The Akademio de Esperanto is an independent body intended to control the evolution of the language Esperanto by keeping it consistent with the fundamental principles thereof. Modelled somewhat after the Académie française, it was proposed by L. L...
, an honorary member of the World Esperanto Association
World Esperanto Association
The World Esperanto Association is the largest international organization of Esperanto speakers, with members in 121 countries and in official relations with the United Nations and UNESCO. In addition to individual members, 70 national Esperanto organizations are affiliated to UEA...
(Universala Esperanto Asocio), and an associate editor of the monthly magazine Monato
Monato
Monato is a monthly magazine produced in Esperanto which carries articles on politics, culture and economics. It is printed in Belgium and distributed to readers in 65 countries. The title simply means "month"....
. For two decades he headed a large-scale Esperanto correspondence course in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
that graduated around 900 students. He also taught Esperanto at American universities in San Francisco and Hartford.
Currently he runs the International Proficiency Correspondence Esperanto Course and is also Vice President of the International Examination Board for the International League of Esperanto Instructors (ILEI). At various times he was steering committee member of the World Esperanto Association (Universala Esperanto Asocio), co-founder and co-leader of nationwide Esperanto organizations in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and Russia. He has lectured and spoken publicly at several World Congresses of Esperanto and in 2000 he directed the theme of the 85th World Congress of Esperanto
World Congress of Esperanto
The World Congress of Esperanto has the longest tradition among international Esperanto conventions, with an almost unbroken run of more than a hundred years. The congresses have been held since 1905 every year, except during World Wars I and II...
in Tel-Aviv.
Doctoral thesis
- Вклад русского языка в формирование и раэвитие эсперанто (
The contribution of the Russian language to the emergence and development of Esperanto). - Moscow: USSR Academy of Sciences, Linguistic Institute, 1985. - 23 p. Synopsis of doctoral thesis in Russian language.
Textbooks
- Vojaĝo en Esperanto-lando. Perfektiga kurso de Esperanto kaj Gvidlibro pri la Esperanto-kulturo. (Travels in Esperanto-Land. Proficiency Course in Esperanto and a Guidebook to Esperanto Culture).
- Lernolibro de la lingvo Esperanto. Baza kurso.. (Esperanto textbook. Elementary course.)
- Esperanto en 16 tagoj. Ekspres-kurso. (Esperanto in 16 days. Express-course.)
- Internacia lingvo Esperanto. Plena lernolibro. (International language Esperanto. Complete textbook.)