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Hollywood and the Return of the Cold War

June 7, 2012 wpadmin Leave a comment

Recently Hollywood released three major movies which all have Russians as the “bad guys” and which focus on the Cold…

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“Hoover’s Boys” in the USSR – The Forgotten Rescue

May 31, 2012 wpadmin Leave a comment

Ninety years ago, Russia experienced a famine that was one of the greatest human disasters in Europe since the Black…

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America’s First Expert on Russia

April 20, 2012 wpadmin

An Explorer Discovers Russia  George Kennan was born in Norwalk, Ohio, in 1845 and at the age of twelve began…

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Russia Sells Alaska

April 13, 2012 wpadmin

The surprisingly cordial relationship that developed between President Abraham Lincoln and Tsar Alexander II, a relationship described in previous “Reflections…

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Abraham Lincoln and Tsar Alexander II

March 22, 2012 wpadmin

In the summer of 2008, Marge and I visited the Oshkosh Public Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to see a special…

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Russia and America: Getting Acquainted

March 15, 2012 wpadmin

In the early decades following the War of Independence with Great Britain, Americans felt drawn to Russia for numerous reasons.…

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Early 19th Century Russian-American Relations

March 8, 2012 wpadmin

In his book, Democracy in America, written in 1835, Alexis de Tocqueville made a remarkable observation about Russia and America:…

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John Quincy Adams in Russia: Part III

March 1, 2012 wpadmin

Russia Withstands Napoleon’s Attack While America was engaged in another war with the British, Adams was a witness to the…

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John Quincy Adams in Russia: Part II

February 23, 2012 wpadmin

Adams’ First Meeting with Alexander I Adams was a brilliant intellectual whose father, John Adams, one of America’s founders, insisted…

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John Quincy Adams in Russia: Part I

February 16, 2012 wpadmin

During America’s War of Independence against British colonial rule, efforts were made by Congressional leaders to form alliances with European…

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Reflections on Russia: Topical Index

  • Russian Education
  • Russian Youth
  • Russian Literature
  • Religious Life in Russia
  • Russian Culture and Values
  • U.S.-Russian Relations
  • Russia’s Post-Communist Development
  • Russia’s Pre-1991 History

About the Author: John A. Bernbaum

Prior to his work in Russia, Dr. Bernbaum worked for the Department of State from 1972‐1976 and then spent nearly two decades with the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities in Washington, D.C. During his time there, he founded and directed the American Studies Program, established the Latin American Studies Program and the Los Angeles Film Studies Program, served as the organization’s Executive Vice President, and finally headed up their Russian Initiative and developed the Russian Studies Program. While working on the Russian Initiative, Dr. Bernbaum spent a semester teaching at Nizhni Novgorod State University.

In addition to his work in Russia, Dr. Bernbaum has written many articles and has authored three books, Opening the Red Door, Why Work?, and Perspectives on Peacemaking.

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