Footpath and freedom of thought

1 think anybody would agree that to start something new is not easy. When there are many people involved, it is even more difficult. That is why we, all of us - the participants of the OXFORD-RUSSIA FUND project -- can be proud of ourselves. We did it!

1 am holding the first issue of Footpath in my hands. The very first impression is that the journal is definitely a part of the project. The way it looks, its style reminds of that of the commentaries done for the books we read with the students. This feeling of recognizing is very pleasant.

I read about the history of footpaths in England in Karen Hewitt’s editorial. Isn’t it a wonderful example of cross-cultural communication when submerging into the implications of a single word we find out so much about the country, its people and traditions?

1 enjoyed reading how it all started in the second editorial by Boris Proskurnin. I myself joined the project in 2007 and didn’t know much about the very beginning.

I think all the articles demonstrate a profound approach to the subject described. 1 found many new titles of the books I would like to read. I am sure it is a very good start.