Sitka rolls out welcome wagon for Russian diplomat

A band of Russian performers, with their sights set on Sitka, are reportedly still in Moscow awaiting visas. As the mystery of their travel plans deepens, one Russian did make it to the Alaska Day festivities this past weekend.
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Zlata Lund came down from Anchorage to serve as a translator. Her mother Natalia joined her, presenting Asin a stack of blinis – thin pancakes – on a silver platter. (Emily Kwong/KCAW photo)
Though born in Moscow, Khalit Asin lives in the United