I have very fond memories of Mrs Konzevich both as a teacher and as a warm and kind person who helped to make that ab initio course in 1975 such fun. She helped inspire in me a life long love of Russian. I'll never forget after my year abroad when I walked back into the dept. feeling a bit nervous, she saw me, remembered who I was, gave me a hug and welcomed me back. She was an important part of why there was such a warm, family feel of the Russian department at Leeds.