Incongruous Photos
Igor Katkov
To the Editor:
I just read a couple articles in the September-October issue. What struck me was an abundance of factual errors, especially when it comes to illustrations and foreign affairs.
For example, the photo on page 41 in the article by Anthony Morgan about Macedonia depicts St. Basil cathedral in Moscow. Similarly, on page 43, in the article by Natia Janashia about corruption in Georgia, the photo depicts currency that has nothing to do with the unique Georgian alphabet. With the same success, you could show Mexican pesos or currency from other states.
Living in this country for six years, I have become accustomed to ridiculous situations in which supposedly Russian movie characters speak in broken Polish or even Romanian or Hungarian, although there are millions of Russian-speaking immigrants in the United States alone. But that is Hollywood; its ignorance and stupidity are well known. But your journal bears a proud name: Academe. Doesn't that oblige it to be accurate and professional?
Igor Katkov
(Stem Cell Biology and Cell Therapy)
University of California, San Diego
Academe Responds:
The magazine selects images for Academe to match the concepts conveyed in articles. The images are not meant to be literal illustrations. We regret any confusion caused by the images cited here, but any fault lies with the magazine, not the authors, who are not consulted regarding illustrations.
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