In his lecture presentation at the George Eastman House’s Dryden Theatre on Thursday, October 16, at 6pm, Gerd illustrates the area’s development over the last 20 years, leading up to Russia today; the effects of the recent oil boom on Western Siberia's everyday life; the revival of the Russian Orthodox Church; wild, wild east capitalism and the over-the-top hedonism of Moscow at night. For more information about the George Eastman House: http://www.eastmanhouse.org/