Memorial Service Held For Russian Poet, TU Professor Yevgeny Yevtushenko
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Wednesday, April 5th 2017, 4:50 pm
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A memorial service for acclaimed Russian Poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, who also taught at the University of Tulsa, was held Wednesday at TU’s Lorton Performance Center.
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Yevtushenko came to Tulsa in 1992 to teach at TU.
His poetry inspired young Russians to stand together against anti-Semitism and Josef Stalin during the Cold War.
Yevtushenko was 84 years old when he died.
His state funeral will be next week in Moscow.
