Fischer, Wohlforth to speak at UAF
April 18, 2013
907-474-7902
4/19/13
The ÐÓ°Épro will host a free public lecture and book signing with Vic Fischer and Charles Wohlforth Friday, April 26 at 6 p.m. in the Salisbury Theatre.
The pair will discuss their book, "To Russia with Love: An ÐÓ°Épron's Journey," published by the University of ÐÓ°Épro Press. The book chronicle's Fischer's childhood in Stalinist Russia, his family's escape, his early life in ÐÓ°Épro and his many return visits to Russia.
Fischer was a delegate to ÐÓ°Épro's constitutional convention, held at UAF from November 1955 to February 1956.
MEDIA CONTACT: Bella Gerlich, dean of libraries, at 907-474-7224 or bkgerlich@alaska.edu.
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