
publication date: Monday, April 10, 2006 (part of Round XXVII)

category: Literature

clue: This historian and Russophile wants to give away his book collection online.

explanation: At the time this goo was published, Billington was the Librarian of Congress, known for trying to bring the organization onto the Internet. He had authored several books on Russian history and served as a diplomat to Soviet Russia. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Mike Eberhart, Elliot Farney, and Jerry Mathis


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