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*Cancelled* Arctic Frontiers: Cold Wars, Hot Spots, and Seward’s Alaskan Legacy
Mar 25th 2020 7:00 PM
Mar 25th 2020 7:00 PM
In the years following Seward’s purchase of Alaska from Russia, relations between the U.S. and Russia veered from harmonious to dangerously adversarial. From the start of the Cold War on, the Arctic territories have been sites of military tension, build-up, and a race to establish outposts. Historian Andrew Kless will trace the development of these contested frontiers and borderlands of Alaska and the Arctic Polar Region from Seward’s day through the Cold War and all the way to Vladimir Putin’s current position. To mark this year’s Seward Day, join Kless to learn about how the Arctic is “the staging ground as a front in this new cold war.”
Andrew Kless is a Visiting Lecturer of History at Alfred University. A specialist in Russian and German history, Kless will complete his PhD from the University of Rochester in the spring of 2020.
3/25 at 7:00 PM at the Seward House Museum. Admission is free for museum members, $10 for the general public. Space is limited. Reservations are strongly encouraged.
