Yale Richmond on the Kitchen Debate -- In Russian Life

The current July/August 2009 issue of "Russian Life" magazine carries an excellent article by Yale Richmond on the Kitchen Debate, the Sokolniki exhibition, and the significant role cultural, educational and informational exchanges played in the U.S.-Soviet relationship. Yale is the author of a number of highly regarded books, including Cultural Exchange and the Cold War: Raising the Iron Curtain; From Nyet to Da; Understanding the Russians, and, most recently, his memoir Practicing Public Diplomacy: A Cold War Odyssey. Special thanks to Yale, and to "Russian Life" magazine Editor and Publisher Paul Richardson, for allowing us to reproduce this article here, all rights reserved Russian Life magazine.