What's within a Russian place name in Alaska?
What's within a Russian place name in Alaska?
What stories lie hidden within a map? Like a Matryoshka doll, each place name carries the history of many others nestled within. Join retired University of Alaska Fairbanks geography professor Roger Pearson and retired Kenai Peninsula Borough School District history and Russian language teacher Gregory Weissenberg to explore the many layers of history behind Russian place names in Alaska.
Kenai Community Library
05:30 PM - 06:30 PM on Thu, 20 Nov 2025
Event Supported By
Kenai Community Library
(907) 283-4378
Kenai Community Library
163 Main Street Loop
Kenai,
Alaska
99611
(907) 283-4378
bmcmilin@kenai.city