STANFORD TRAVEL/STUDY STANFORD TRAVEL/STUDY CIRBlackCUMNAVIGATION Sea A VOYAGE FROM PAST TO PRESENT May 27 to June 9, 2014 a program of the stanford alumni association STANFORD TRAVEL/STUDY Every summer, Turks, Georgians, Russians, Ukrainians and Bulgarians flock to the sunny shores of the Black Sea to frolic in its deep-blue waters, belying the image of darkness and turbulence many Westerners have of this region. Yet, as the Black Sea grows as a popular tourist destination, it’s true that the lands surrounding this major crossroad of the ancient world have indeed seen their share of strife— during the Crimean War and World Wars I and II, as well as more recently during the dispute over Abkhazia. As we circumnavigate this historic body of water, Professor Gail Lapidus will put into context for us this complex region and the vastly different countries and cultures that have coexisted around its shores for millennia. Join us! Brett S. THompson, ’83, Director, Stanford Travel/Study TOPKAPI PALACE, ISTANBUL Highlights VIEW Istanbul’s incompa- SEE where Stalin, Churchill LisTEN to the music of VISIT the battlefield in Black Sea rable Hagia Sophia and and Roosevelt gathered to the balalaika in Sevastopol Ukraine’s Balaklava Valley CIRCUMNAVIGATION Blue Mosque, famous for reconfigure Europe’s borders and the lilting voices of the where the Charge of the its piercingly blue Iznik tiles. at the end of WWII at Yalta’s a cappella choir of Odessa’s Light Brigade inspired the Livadia Palace. Uspensky Cathedral. Tennyson poem about the Crimean War. COVER: SWAllow’S NesT NEAR YALTA BLUE MOSQUE, ISTANBUL Stanford Faculty Leader DR. GAIL LAPIDUS, a senior fellow emerita at the Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, is a frequent visitor to Russia, the Caucasus and Central Asia, and has had a long-standing interest in ethno-political conflicts in the former USSR and in nation- and state-building in the post- Soviet states. She is also the author of numerous books and articles on Soviet and post-Soviet politics, society and foreign policy. Prior to joining the Stanford faculty, she was a professor of political science and sociology at UC-Berkeley from 1976 to 1994, where she directed the Center for Slavic and East European Studies as well as the Berkeley-Stanford Program in Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies. She has “[Gail was the] served as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies and as chair of the Social Science Research Council’s Joint Committee on Soviet Studies. Dr. Lapidus has also best Stanford received fellowships from the Kennan Institute in Washington, D.C.; the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in Palo Alto, California; and the Harriman Institute at Columbia University in New professor York City. She earned her doctorate at Harvard University. we’ve had: vibrant, Harvard Faculty Leader Joining us from Harvard University is NICHOLAS BURNS, director of the Future of Diplomacy intense, Project and faculty chair for the Programs on the Middle East and on India and South Asia. From 1990 always to 1995 he served on the National Security Council as Senior Director for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia Affairs and as Special Assistant to President Clinton. He was also Director for Soviet Affairs under available.” President George H.W. Bush. Prior to coming to Harvard, Burns spent 27 years in the U.S. Foreign Service where he served as U.S. Ambassador to NATO (2001–2005) and to Greece (1997–2001). DEAnne Wilson, ’66, TRAns-SIBERIA BY R A il , 2 012 STANFORD TRAVEL/STUDY SIGN UP Reservation Form ONLINE! Black Sea Circumnavigation I/We have read the Terms and Conditions for the program and agree to them. May 27 to June 9, 2014 Signature _________________________________________________________ If this is a reservation for one person, please indicate: I wish to have single accommodations. OR I plan to share accommodations with _________________________ OR I’d like to know about possible roommates. MR. / MRS. / MS. MISS / DR. / PROF. Category Preference: NAME AGE STANFORD CLASS 1st choice: _______________________________________ Twin Double MR. / MRS. / MS. MISS / DR. / PROF. 2nd choice:_______________________________________ Twin Double NAME AGE STANFORD CLASS Here is my deposit of $________ ($1,000 per person) for ______ space(s), plus $________ ($200 per person) for the Optional Post-trip Extension. ADDRESS Enclosed is my check (make payable to Stanford Alumni Association) OR Charge my deposit to my: Visa MasterCard American Express CITY / STATE / ZIP CARD # EXPIRES HOME PHONE WORK PHONE AUTHORIZED CARDHOLDER SIGNATURE DATE CELL PHONE Mail completed form to address on mail panel or fax to (650) 725-8675 or place your deposit online at alumni.stanford.edu/trip?blacksea2014. Please submit your reservation only once to avoid multiple charges to your account. EMAIL ADDRESS 11338 MOLDOVA U KRAINE Odessa R USSIA Crimean Peninsula ROMANIA Sevastopol Yalta Sochi GRAND BAZaaR, ISTANBUL B l a c k S e a Varna GEORGIA Nessebar Batumi BULGARIA Samsun Trabzon Istanbul Amasya T URKEY CHERSONESUS, UKRAINE Tonight, gather for the captain’s independently. This afternoon, backdrop, Sochi is the site of Itinerary welcome reception and dinner. visit the Hagia Sophia Museum, the XXII Olympic Winter Games VARIETY VOYAGER (B,L,D) once a Byzantine church, which and will host several matches shows influences of Georgian during soccer’s 2018 World TuesdAY & WedNesdAY, SATurdAY, MAY 31 and Seljuk design. Back aboard Cup. Visit the modest dacha of MAY 27 & 28 SamSUN / AmaSYA our ship, scan the waters of the former Soviet Communist Party DEPART U.S. / Dock in Samsun and visit the IStanbUL, TURKEY Black Sea and conjure up images Secretary and infamous dictator Depart on an overnight flight inland town of Amasya—two of Medea and the Golden Fleece Joseph Stalin—a surprisingly to Istanbul. Upon arrival on sites that were significant in playing out their legendary tale. simple structure set on the Turkish history. In Samsun, Wednesday, transfer to the Hilton VARIETY VOYAGER (B,D) grounds of the Zelyonaya Roscha Hotel overlooking the Bosphorus Ataturk, the father of modern Sanatorium, a location Stalin Strait. Gather this evening for Turkey, planned the strategy for MONDAY, JUNE 2 chose for its pristine environment. a welcome orientation and the birth of the new republic in BatUmi, GEORgia Then drive into the mountains to the 1920s. Amasya has an even Arrive in Batumi, a seaport on reception. HILTON ISTANBUL HOTEL Russia’s “Tea Capital” where we longer history as the former the Black Sea coast of Georgia visit the Dagomys Tea Plantation. ThursdAY, MAY 29 capital of the ancient Pontic that lies at the northern edge of Learn about tea cultivation IStanbUL Kingdom and birthplace of the the humid subtropical zone. At and taste a variety of infusions Spend the day exploring this Greek historian Strabo. Tucked the Batumi Botanical Garden, while enjoying songs by local deep in a dramatic gorge and begun in the 1880s and opened intriguing city, which sits astride musicians. VARIETY VOYAGER (B,L,D) Europe and Asia on either side isolated from outsiders, Amasya in 1912, admire lush plantings of the swiftly flowing Bosphorus. is replete with rock-hewn tombs, from nine different floristic WedNesdAY, JUNE 4 Choose between two equally classical wooden mansions, and sectors, including the Himalayan, YaLta, UKR ainE fascinating city tours: (1) the Seljuk and Ottoman monuments. Mediterranean and South Disembark in historic Yalta, Topkapi Palace, Hippodrome, VARIETY VOYAGER (B,L,D) American regions. Enjoy a lunch set on the southern tip of the Blue Mosque and Grand of delicious Georgian cuisine Crimean Peninsula. This popular Bazaar; or (2) the Hagia Sophia, SUNDAY, JUNE 1 accompanied by a children’s 19th-century resort entered the Archaeological Museum, Rustem TRabZON folkloric performance. Then in global spotlight when Stalin, Pasha Mosque and Spice Bazaar. Upon arrival in Trabzon, travel to nearby Adjara visit the Gonio Roosevelt and Churchill met here This evening embark Variety the spectacularly situated Greek Fortress, a 2nd-century Roman in February of 1945 to determine Voyager and dine al fresco while Orthodox Monastery of the fortification and the largest in the fate of Europe after World War Virgin Mary (Sumela Monastery), cruising up the Bosphorus. Georgia. VARIETY VOYAGER (B,L,D) II. Tour the Italian Renaissance- embedded in the Pontic VARIETY VOYAGER (B,L,D) style Livadia Palace, venue for Mountains just outside the city. TuesdAY, JUNE 3 the Yalta Conference and former FridAY, MAY 30 Our steep ascent is rewarded SOCHI, RUSSia summer home of the Russian AT SEA with time to view the monastery’s Today explore Russia’s largest tsar, Alexander II. Enjoy lunch and Relax aboard ship as we cruise colorful frescoes, some dating resort city. Sprawling 90 miles a lively folkloric show overlooking along the Black Sea coast, from the 9th century. Return to along the shores of the Black the iconic Swallow’s Nest, a enjoying the start of our education Trabzon to explore the historic Sea with the snow-capped turreted white-stone castle. program and/or a tour of the ship. center and bazaar and have lunch Caucasus Mountains as a Then continue to Vorontsov GRAND BAZaaR, ISTANBUL CHERSONESUS, UKRAINE CAPTION VOROntSOV PaLACE, CRimEA, UKRainE Palace, a beautiful 19th-century FridAY, JUNE 6 SUNDAY, JUNE 8 Cappadocia summer residence in the town of ODESSA NESSEBAR, BULgaRia Alupka that incorporates Tudor, Founded in the latter part of Nestled on a tiny spit of land, Post-trip Extension medieval and Byzantine features. the 18th century by Russia’s World Heritage-designated JUNE 9 TO 12 After dinner, stroll along the Catherine the Great, Odessa is Nessebar embraces a marvelous seafront promenade pulsating a city of resplendent mansions assemblage of 13th- and 14th- Fly to central Anatolia from with musicians, mimes, dancers, and fine old churches.