A famed Russian writer has added Prince George to a series of speaking engagements he will be making in April – a tour that will also include stops in Seattle, New York, and Washington.

Yuri Rytkheu (pron. Rit-koo) was born in 1930 in a small fishing village on the coast of the Bering Sea. He is a member of the Chukchi people, a Russian indigenous group whose ancestral homeland is in Russia’s far northeastern corner. Rytkheu’s latest book – due out in April – is a story that captures the essence of a magnificent landscape and an ancient people. A Dream in Polar Fog is about a Canadian soldier who is stranded on the Arctic Coast and rescued by a Chukchi community. The book has been described by a German publication as “A delicate, highly lyrical book.”

Yuri Rytkheu’s talk will be on Wednesday, April 6 at 7:30pm in the Weldwood Theatre (7-238) located beside the Bookstore. Copies of A Dream in Polar Fog will be available for purchase. The presentation itself is free and open to the public.

Rytkheu has written ten novels, sailed the Bering Sea, worked on Arctic geological expeditions, and hunted whale in Arctic waters.

Rob van Adrichem, Director of Media and Public Relations, UNBC – 250.960.5622

John Young, Political Science professor, UNBC – 250.960.6636