On June 2, 2015 we 20 American travelers split into groups of four and traveled by metros or taxis with student guides to different parts of Moscow. Our videographer Mel Van Dusen, Merlin Miller, organizer of a new political party from Tennessee, Charles Heberle, retired military who worked at the Pentagon and NATO and I went to see an old acquaintance with whom I’d kept up for over 30 years.
Archives for September 2015
Russia is Not the Enemy
By Stephen Kinzer, The Boston Globe
REAL ENEMIES ARE a threat to any country, but imagined enemies can be even more dangerous. They sap resources, provoke needless conflicts, and divert attention from true challenges. The United States has constructed such a fantasy by turning Russia into an enemy.
Spring 2015 Trip: Moscow––Vladimir Pozner
Our group spent a couple of hours with Vladimir Pozner while in Moscow. In case you may not know him, he is and has been, Russia’s #1 TV Icon for about 50 years. As always, he was cordial, frank and fascinating.
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