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Behind the Iron Curtain: A Conversation with Author Daniel Grossman

  • Mechanics' Institute · San Francisco
  • From USD 25.00
Yale Club of San Francisco Publisher / Host Yale Club of San Francisco
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Behind the Iron Curtain: A Conversation with Author Daniel Grossman
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About this Event

Step behind the Iron Curtain for an evening of stories, history, and intrigue.


Join YCSF on December 14 at Mechanics' Institute in San Francisco for an evening with Daniel Grossman (YC ’80), author of “Seeing Red: Spies, Lies and My So-Called Life as a Diplomat”.


Drawing on his years as an American diplomat in Leningrad during the Cold War, Daniel will share firsthand stories of KGB surveillance, the Chernobyl incident, and an unforgettable visit from the Yale Russian Chorus.


Mechanics' Institute, San Francisco
5:00 PM – Wine & hors d’oeuvres reception
5:30 PM – Author talk & conversation
6:30 PM – Post-talk conversation


General admission is $25. YCSF subscribing members get a $10 discount on general admission. Email [email protected] to receive your promo code.

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Mechanics' Institute, 57 Post Street, San Francisco, United States

Tickets USD 25.00
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