A Russian to English dictionary belonging to Francis Gary Powers. This small 4.75 x 3'' dictionary is the original one Powers used during his time in Vladimir Prison to learn Russian.

Powers' Russian education became a significant source of controversy back on US shores, where he was labeled a defector. The hatred and fear the American public felt towards the Soviets were wrongly projected onto Francis Gary Powers. At a time when the world was on the brink of chaos, and any connection to Russia was suspect.However, learning Russian was Powers' way of adaptating to his situation, passing the time, and gaining insight into the culture of the country he was imprisoned in.

These items provided directly by Mr. Powers' son, expert public speaker on the U-2 Incident and Cold War History, Francis Gary Powers Jr.

Good condition.