{"product_id":"alaska-and-magadan-lawrence-khlinovski-rockhill-9798871029596","title":"Alaska and Magadan: The Cold War and Citizen Diplomacy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlaska and Magadan: the Cold War and citizen diplomacy.\u003cbr\u003eMagadan is a small remote town in the Russian Arctic. In Soviet times\u003cbr\u003eit was known as a hub for political prisoners during the Stalinist\u003cbr\u003erepressions of the 1930s-1950s, a place of a harsh climate and\u003cbr\u003esuffering for countless Soviet citizens. But in 1989, an American\u003cbr\u003eteacher braved both the climate and the traumatic reputation of this\u003cbr\u003eplace, making a pioneering journey to this remote region. Lawrence\u003cbr\u003eKhlinovski Rockhill was the first Alaskan to move to Magadan where he\u003cbr\u003elived for two years (1989-1991), taught at Magadan Pedagogical\u003cbr\u003eInstitute, coordinated the teacher\/ student educational exchange\u003cbr\u003eprogram between the University of Alaska and Magadan Pedagogical\u003cbr\u003eInstitute, and received the title of Honorary Professor. Did Magadan's\u003cbr\u003ereputation live up to the gloomy expectations of an average American? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a result of this, student exchanges lasted from 1989 to the\u003cbr\u003emid-2000s, and hundreds of students and teachers from both sides of\u003cbr\u003ethe Bering Sea Ice Curtain visited Russia and Alaska. They lived with\u003cbr\u003eeach other's families, went to each other's schools, and learned what\u003cbr\u003edaily life was like. For many, it was a life-changing experience, as\u003cbr\u003eit was for the author, who became a student of Russian culture and\u003cbr\u003eSoviet lifestyle. He lived the life of the ordinary Soviet citizen\u003cbr\u003emaking Magadan and its people his classroom. This is also where he\u003cbr\u003efound the love of his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a book about the development of friendly relations between\u003cbr\u003eCold War enemies and between people who are the closest neighbours. It\u003cbr\u003edemonstrates that citizen diplomacy plays a vital role in establishing\u003cbr\u003eand maintaining peaceful relationships between countries when it was\u003cbr\u003ethought by some to be impossible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence Khlinovski Rockhill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798871029596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d","brand":"Lawrence Khlinovski Rockhill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45897992175871,"sku":"9798871029596","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e2fa66e9-e9dd-4b82-b7b3-b253f357bf39.jpg?v=1721375240","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alaska-and-magadan-lawrence-khlinovski-rockhill-9798871029596","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}