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Alexander Dallin Lecture in Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies

"Russia, Its Neighbors, and the U.S. Since 1991"

Thomas W. Simons, Jr.
Visiting Scholar, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Lecturer in Government, Harvard University
Consulting Professor in 20th-Century International History, Stanford University

Thurs., Nov. 5th
Co-sponsored by the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.

The 2009 Alexander Dallin Lecture in Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies will be held on Thursday, November 5th: "Russia, Its Neighbors, and the U.S. Since 1991," Thomas W. Simons, Jr., Visiting Scholar, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Lecturer in Government, Harvard University, and Consulting Professor in 20th-Century International History, Stanford University. This lecture is co-sponsored by the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.

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