The Center for Eurasian Studies at George Mason University is pleased to 
announce a public lecture:
>
> Charles King, Georgetown University
> Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams
> Monday, April 11, 2011
> 4:30-5:45
> Robinson B 201
>
> Charles King, Professor of International Affairs and Government at
> Georgetown University, will speak about his new book on Odessa. Odessa
> is the story of one of Europe's great cosmopolitan cities--home to many
> nationalities and religions--and its descent into the heart of darkness
> during the Holocaust. Dr. King and the Center for Eurasian Studies are
> pleased to make available a limited number of complementary copies of
> Odessa on a first-come basis.
>
> Dr. King is the author of five books, including Extreme Politics:
> Nationalism, Violence and the End of Eastern Europe; The Ghost of
> Freedom: A History of the Caucasus; The Black Sea: A History; and The
> Moldovans: Romania, Russia and the Politics of Culture and his work has
> been translated into more than ten languages. King’s articles and
> commentary have appeared in magazines and newspapers such as Foreign
> Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and
> The Times Literary Supplement, as well as in leading academic journals.
>
> Interested in future Center for Eurasian Studies events? E-mail
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>
> Steven A. Barnes
> Director
> Center for Eurasian Studies
> (Covering Russia, Central Asia, the Caucasus and East Central Europe)
> Associate Professor of Russian History
> Department of History and Art History
> George Mason University
> MS 3G1
> Fairfax, VA 22030
>
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> http://gulaghistory.org
> http://russianhistoryblog.org


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Rana C. FitzGerald Graduate Coordinator Department of History and Art 
History George Mason University Robinson Hall B 354 Tel: 703-993-1248 
Fax: 703-993-1251 http://historyarthistory.gmu.edu/