Russian Scholar to kick-off University Lecture Series

By Laban Pelz

Active in politics in communist Russia during her college years, Russian scholar Dr. Ludmilla Selezneva will bring her thoughts and experiences to Fresno State as the opening speaker in the Spring 2004 University Lecture Series.

“ Russian Democracy at the Beginning of the 21st Century” will be the topic Tuesday Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Satellite Student Union.

Selezneva, a professor of history and politics at the University for the Humanitarian Education in Moscow, holds two doctorate degrees and will discuss Russian history and Russia’s transformation from a communist to a democratic state.

Selezneva will return to Fresno State after the Tuesday lecture, speaking to the College of Social Sciences on Wednesday Jan. 28, and to the Kremen School of Education Thursday Jan. 29.