Talk:El Lissitzky

"Polytechnic Institute of Rima"

I'm guessing this is a typo for "Polytechnic Institute of Riga". -- Jmabel | Talk 23:12, Mar 23, 2005 (UTC)

Yes, you are correct, I fixed it. Sharp eye --Clngre 23:39, Mar 23, 2005 (UTC)

Had gadya

Had gadya is a reference to a traditional song associated with Passover, is it not? Unless I'm wrong, this should probably be mentioned. -- Jmabel | Talk 23:14, Mar 23, 2005 (UTC)

Yes it is, I'll mention that. --Clngre 23:39, Mar 23, 2005 (UTC)

Lazar or Eliezar

Which of the above is his real given name? The article gives the first, but the only redirect to the article comes from the latter. If it's Eliezar (I know little about him, but that would make shortening to "El" more comprehensible), then the article should be corrected, and if it's Lazar, an appropriate redirect needs to be created. --Michael Snow 23:58, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

To be honest, I can't really say 100% because I think the exact spelling has something to do with how its spelt in Russian or translated from it. For example, I've seen his middle name as "Morduchovitch", "Markowich", "Markovich", etc. I'm just what is the best way to approach this issue other than by sheer Google popularity, in which case Lazar is the most common. For now I'll leave it at that and create redirects for the many variations. --Clngre 00:14, Mar 24, 2005 (UTC)

You may well be right on that; the Cyrillic form of his name should probably be added in parentheses. Multiple redirects is the way to go, then. As for the variations on the middle name, my instinct is to see a rendition like "Markovich", like the shortening of the first name to "El", as a way of making his Jewish roots less obvious to the public. I expect Morduchovitch, however transliterated, is correct. --Michael Snow 00:24, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I fully agree, I'll do that now. Also, if you know how to do the Cryillic form, please do, because I have no idea. --Clngre 00:27, Mar 24, 2005 (UTC)

Rather delightful

Thanks for noticing our lack of great art articles. This is great stuff, particularly the selected works table. (Was that copied from some other article? If not, it should be made a template for some appropriate [set of] WikiProject[s]. +sj + 05:59, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. I made the table and I plan on expanding it. Even as a "selected works" I think its a bit too selective and skimpy --Clngre 14:32, Mar 28, 2005 (UTC)