LECTURE: Donald J. Raleigh

Summary:

Join historian Don Raleigh as he traces the collapse of the Soviet Union and Russia’s transformation into a modern, highly literate, urban society through the fascinating life stories of the country’s first post-World War II, Cold War generation. Based on oral histories conducted with men and women who lived through this sea-change, this lecture will offer a wealth of insights and information on the Soviet citizens who witnessed firsthand the subtle but steady collapse of totalitarianism in the USSR during the post-Stalin era.  A companion to Professor Raleigh’s new book, Soviet Baby Boomers: An Oral History of Russia’s Cold War Generation, this lecture serves as his GAA Passport Lecture for the summer 2012 excursion he will lead to Russia, “Waterways of Russia.”

Registration cost:

• $8 if you are a member of the UNC General Alumni Association (GAA)
• $18.00 for pre-registeration
• $20.00 at the door

Online registration is available at Spotlight on Scholars website: http://humanities.unc.edu/programs/spotlight-on-scholars-2/

For more information contact the Program in the Humanities and Human Values at (919) 962-1544 or email human@unc.edu

Bio:

Don Raleigh is the Jay Richard Judson Distinguished Professor of History at UNC-CH, and is the author of Soviet Baby Boomers: An Oral History of Russia’s Cold War Generation.

Location: Flyleaf Books.

Sponsors: The Program in the Humanities and Human Values