The undersigned, appointed by the Dean of the Graduate School,have examined the dissertation entitledTHE SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OFFOOD GARDENING IN THE VLADIMIR REGION OF RUSSIA presented by Leonid Sharashkin,a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy,and hereby certify that, in their opinion, it is worthy of acceptance. ________________________________________________________ Dr. Michael A. Gold ________________________________________________________ Dr. Harold E. Garrett ________________________________________________________ Dr. William B. Kurtz ________________________________________________________ Dr. Elizabeth Barham ________________________________________________________ Dr. Mary K. Hendrickson ________________________________________________________ Dr. James S. Rikoon