NEWS RELEASE

JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA

February 16, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CYRIL M. LAGVANEC TALKS ON RUSSIAN-UKRANIAN RELATIONS AT EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY

JEFFERSON, LA – Cyril M. Lagvanec, PhD, the newly appointed curator of the American-Italian Research  Library inside the East Bank Regional Library, will give a lecture titled “100 years of Russian-Ukrainian Relations” at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 9.

This presentation is free of charge and open to the public.

At present, there are no diplomatic or bilateral relations between Ukraine and Russia because the two countries have been in a state of war since Feb. 24, 2022. This is not the first time the two countries have collided. Dr. Lagvanec will discuss the ties, treaties, and other tensions between the two countries in the last ten decades.

Cyril Lagvanec earned his undergraduate degree in history from Baylor University, his master’s degree in British and European History from Tulane University, and his doctoral degree in American History from Texas A&M University. Through his long career, Dr. Lagvanec has taught at Jesuit High School, Tulane, Loyola, Delgado, Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, East Carolina University, and Texas A&M.

Dr. Lagvanec will give lectures on other history topics in upcoming months, and he will help patrons who need assistance with family history research. He has been involved in various programming at the World War II Museum in New Orleans, and intends to participate in gaming programs at the library, including the popular The Heat of the Battle which focuses on tactical scenarios during the war.

For more information regarding this event, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at 504-889-8143 or wcsmith@jefferson.lib.la.us.

The Jefferson Parish Library system consists of 16 locations that stretch from the Lakeshore Branch on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain to the Grand Isle Branch just steps away from the Gulf of Mexico. The library system consists of two large regional libraries and seven branches on each side of the Mississippi River. The East Bank Regional Library (4747 West Napoleon Avenue, Metairie) serves as library headquarters. The Jefferson Parish Library is the second largest system in the state of Louisiana. More than 200 employees work for the Jefferson Parish Library including librarians, administration and support staff. For more information, contact the library at (504) 838-1100 or www.jefferson.lib.la.us.

For more information about Jefferson Parish, visit www.JeffParish.net Residents can also receive regular updates by following the Parish on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@JeffParishGov).

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