Book chronicles Russia-ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ citizen diplomacy after Cold War
July 5, 2017
The University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Press has released "by David Ramseur."Melting the Ice Curtain" is the story of how inspiration, courage and persistence by citizen-diplomats can bridge a widening gap in superpower relations. Joining hands across the Bering Strait in the face of dangerous Cold War tensions, ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æns and Russians launched a 30-year era of perilous yet prolific progress. As the United States marks 150 years since ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ’s purchase from Russia, "Melting the Ice Curtain" details a model of international cooperation sorely needed today.
Ramseur, who has visited the Soviet Union and Russia more than a dozen times since
1988, is a visiting scholar in public policy at the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Anchorage's
Institute of Social and Economic Research. After working as a Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
reporter, Ramseur served in various roles with ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Govs. Steve Cowper and Tony
Knowles, and Anchorage Mayor and U.S. Sen. Mark Begich.
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