Lectures For Lifelong Learners!

Debra Dean has written two acclaimed historical novels set in St. Petersburg, Russia, and wrote the first, the best-selling The Madonnas of Leningrad, before ever setting foot there. Settle in with her for a little armchair travel as she tells remarkable stories about the Siege of Leningrad, the Hermitage Museum, and a “fool saint,” Xenia, and how these stories came to life when she finally visited.