The east coast of Russia is far out of mind for Alaskans most of the time, but it’s not that far away physically and the geography, culture and history of the region are deeply intertwined with ours. You can even go there for an adventure if you are ready for something completely new. The Russian Far East was walled off from Alaska by the Cold War for decades, but in the 1990s that Ice Curtain fell, and some lucky Alaskans had amazing adventures on the far side of the Bering Sea. We’ll hear some of those stories on today’s show, with a traveler who spent time in Kamchatka and another who boated and dog mushed in Chukotka. And, although many of those opportunities closed years ago, we’ll also get into how you can arrange a trip today.
HOST: Charles Wohlforth
GUESTS:
- Erika Monahan- Assistant Professor of History at the University of New Mexico, author of The Merchants of Siberia
- Mark Dudley - with InterPacific Aviation and Marketing
- Sue Steinacher - musher and adventurer
LINKS:
BROADCAST: Thursday, June 08, 2017. 2:00 pm – 3:00 p.m. AKT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Thursday, June 15, 2017. 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. AKT
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