SUMMER-ABROAD.UCDAVIS.EDU August 21, 2008 08:13 PM
Kenneth L. Verosub
Ph.D., Stanford (1973)
Distinguished Professor; Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's 1997 California Professor of the Year; 1996 recipient of the UC Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement
verosub@geology.ucdavis.edu
Irina Delusina
Ph.D., Tallinn Institute of Geology, Estonia, formerly a division of the Academy of Science of USSR (1989)
Assistant Project Scientist
delusina@geology.ucdavis.edu
Founded by Peter the Great as his “window to Europe,” St. Petersburg has been at the center of Russian cultural, political and economic life for over 300 years. In the twentieth century, the city was the birthplace of the Russian Revolution and the focus during World War II of the longest sustained siege in modern history. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, St. Petersburg has enjoyed a renaissance that highlights both the achievements and the challenges of living in modern Russia. Come and learn about the physical, social, cultural and political setting of this great city by walking its streets and embankments, visiting its palaces and museums, exploring its squares and parks, attending its cultural events and savoring its hustle and bustle.
