"Russian Women at War" lecture with Albert Axell - a local author and historian.
Axell has written fifteen non-fiction books including three on Japan. He will be speaking on his experiences interviewing Russian historical figures.
Formerly stationed in Moscow, Axell's book, Russia's Heroes: 1941-45, are collected tales of wartime heroics by patriots defending the Motherland including Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, a highly literate young woman who fought with a guerrilla unit combating the Germans, and the 'Night Witch' who belonged to a squadron of young women who flew risky starlight raids in open cockpit biplanes. Axell interviewed more than 30 of Stalin's frontline generals, as well as many Russian pilots and snipers.
Thursday Jan 29, 2015
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST
2 p.m. 1/29/2015
Sanibel Public Library, Meeting Room 4, 770 Dunlop Road, Sanibel 33957
no fee
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