From the Cincinnati Reds to the Moscow Reds

Brings together a lifetime of experiences told by a renowned member of the field of Slavic languages and literature - Irwin Weil. His love of the Russian people and their culture has touched the lives of countless students, in particular at Northwestern University. It is these stories of an unassuming Jewish American from Cincinnati, Ohio who rubbed shoulders with some of the most prominent thinkers, writers, and musicians in the Soviet Union that are presented in this volume.