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Kate good evening and welcome to hillwood estate, museum and gardens. I know many of you know already, but in case we have not met, my name is kate markert, and i am the executive director here. I want to thank you in joining us tonight as we welcome back douglas smith, longtime friend of hillwood and author of the book the russian job the forgotten story of how america saved the soviet union from ruin. You may have noticed that the theater looks just a little bit different tonight. I am very pl...

This event. Dr. Smith dir. Markert good evening and welcome. I know many of you know already, but in case we have not met, my markert and i am the executive director here. Smith,ome back douglas longtime friend of hillwood and author of the book, the russian job. You may have noticed that the theater looks a little different tonight. I am very pleased to welcome cspan. While this is their very first time at hillwood, it is not the first time our lectures are accessible to folks at home. Many of ...

Let me just tell you that its a great pleasure to be invited here and part of this event. It is a distinct pleasure to be surrounded by so many hoovers. Ive never seen so many hoover s in one place. It looks like we are complete. We start this segment in the summer of 1921 and in that summer, soviet russia is the scene of a catastrophic famine, as george nash mentioned earlier, and millions are threatened with starvation and disease, most of them, as you will see any moment ill have a map up, si...

This program was part of the 2019 National World war i museum and memorial symposium. Lora next, talking a little bit about stuff going on in russia. Again, i feel like everything is relevant in the world today that connects back to world war i. Our next speaker is james carl nelson. He is the author of four books about the American Experience in world war i. The remains of company d, five lieutenants, i will hold. He is the winner of the colonel Joseph Alexander award for biography from the Mar...

Learning more about in his lecture today. A graduate in journalism from the university of minnesota, nelson has worked as a staff writer for the miami herald and has covered some of the last three decades major stories, so he can expand even further on that concept. He is an active member of the western Front Association and currently lives in eden prairie, minnesota, where he is working on his fifth book of world war i nonfiction. Ladies and gentlemen, if you would please please join me in givi...

I am very pleased to welcome cspan. While this is their very first time at hillwood, it is not the first time that our lectures are accessible to folks at home. Many of our fantastic programs are available on the Hillwood Museum youtube channel, so check that out in case you missed something or want to see something again. Before we continue, i know you know what i am going to say next please be sure that you have silenced anything that chirps or barks or beeps. You may know that hillwoods found...

Invasion of russia, 1918 to 1919, which you will be learning more about in his lecture today. A graduate in journalism from the university of minnesota, nelson has worked as a staff writer for the miami herald and has covered some of the last three decades major stories, so he can expand even further on that concept. He is an active member of the western Front Association and currently lives in eden prairie, minnesota, where he is working on his fifth book of world war i nonfiction. Please join ...

You may notice it looks a little different tonight. I am pleased to welcome cspan. While this is the very first time at hillwood, it is not the first time that our lectures are assessable to folks at home. Any of our fantastic programs are available on the Hillwood Museum youtube channel. So check that out in case you missed something or want to see something again. I know youontinue, know what im going to say next. Please be sure that you have silenced anything that chirps or barks or beeps. Yo...

Writer for the miami herald and has covered some of the last three decades major stories, so he can expand even further on that concept. He is an active member of the western Front Association and currently lives in eden prairie, minnesota, where he is working on his fifth book of world war i nonfiction. Please join me in giving a round of applause for james carl nelson. [applause] james is this thing on . Oh, good. I have my swag here. Thanks for coming. Im going to talk about the polar bears. ...

A christmas phone call. Rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 what. He said to me but im slowly dying. I broadcast live from our studios in moscow this is our Team International and john thomas glad to have you with us as we broadcast our recap of the weeks content. All right but 1st lets go to iraq where 6 people have been reportedly wounded after several rockets hit in baghdad and clearing an area near the u. S. Embassy the heavily fortified green zone which houses g...