“Accident at Compound 19: Unraveling A Cold War Medical Mystery” Lecture on Monday, January 27

As part of the Ruth and John Moskop History of Medicine Lecture Series, the Medical History Interest Group invites you to attend Accident at Compound 19: Unraveling A Cold War Medical Mystery on January 27th. This lecture, presented by David Durant, MLS, MA, Associate Professor/Federal Documents & Social Sciences Librarian, Joyner Library, begins at 4:30p.m. in the Evelyn Fike Laupus Gallery, fourth floor Laupus Library.

The Topic:

In April 1979, an anthrax outbreak in the Soviet city of Sverdlovsk claimed at least 68 lives. After news of the incident spread, the US government argued that it was the result of an accident at a biological warfare research facility. The Soviets claimed it was a result of local residents consuming infected meat. It would be over a decade before the truth of what happened in Sverdlovsk was established. Once it was, the revelations helped unearth one of the Cold War’s most terrifying secrets.

The Speaker:

David Durant is Associate Professor/Federal Documents & Social Sciences Librarian at J.Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University. He holds an AB in History, a Master’s in Library and Information Services from the University of Michigan, and an MA in Russian and Soviet History from the University of California, Los Angeles.

More Information:

This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.

The lecture will also feature a pop-up display.

Directions and parking information.

If you’d like to travel by bus from Main Campus, take bus 302 from the Main Campus Student Center to the Allied Health Sciences Building. Click here for the 302 bus schedule.

Lectures may be video recorded.

Learn more about the MHIG lectures and view an archive of previous recordings.