Abstract:There are some ephemeral events in 2015 that are very significant to those who study language from a dialogical perspective. Among them, we immediately highlight Mikhaïl M. Bakhtin's and Valentin N. Voloshinov's birthday. These two renowned thinkers of the Circle were born in 1895 and if alive would be celebrating their 120 th birthday. We should also call attention to the publication of the first Russian edition of some important works: Rabelais and his World (Творчество франсуа Рабле и народная культура сред… Show more
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