EVENT TIMES

After the Sanctions – the Resultant Russian Psyche vis a vis the West.

September 19th,2016 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Professor/Instructor/Speaker: Steven Simon

How has Russia – and the psyche of its people – changed after the recently imposed sanctions? Returning from a recent trip to Russia, Father Simon will explore effect of the sanctions and examine the ever-evolving relationship between the U.S. and Russia in the post-Cold War climate. – Father Steven Pimen Simon, J.D.

Steven Simon

Rev. Steven Simon

Father Steven Simon has served as Rector of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Nativity of Christ in Erie, Pa. since 1976, and has also been an Associate Professor of Russian Studies at Mercyhurst University since 1989. Father Simon attained his B.A. in Russian Studies from Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. (1965-1972) and his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Law (1969-1972).