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Early Track Two participants - including Co-founder Dulce Murphy, Michael Murphy, Jim Hickman, and Joseph Goldin - photographed in front of early Track Two headquarters (then called the Esalen Soviet-American Exchange program) in Moscow, Russia c. 1980.
Witness decades of Track Two history for insight into the cultivation of pivotal relationships and vital citizen diplomacy projects through the years.
1980s
Russian President Boris Yeltsin (left) visits an American grocery store in Houston, Texas, USA c. 1989
In 1989, Track Two in conjunction with Esalen Institute partnered with the Foundation for Social Innovations (US and USSR) to host Boris Yeltsin on his first trip to the United States. The nine days spent visiting eleven American cities gave Mr. Yeltsin his first realistic look at the United States, its people, and its government. The visit would help to influence Gorbachev’s Perestroika and Glasnost, and the ultimate introduction of democracy to the former Soviet Union.
Russian President Boris Yeltsin (left) visits an American grocery store in Houston, Texas, USA c. 1989
In 1989, Track Two in conjunction with Esalen Institute partnered with the Foundation for Social Innovations (US and USSR) to host Boris Yeltsin on his first trip to the United States. The nine days spent visiting eleven American cities gave Mr. Yeltsin his first realistic look at the United States, its people, and its government. The visit would help to influence Gorbachev’s Perestroika and Glasnost, and the ultimate introduction of democracy to the former Soviet Union.
Russian President Boris Yeltsin (left) with interpreter Harry Coulter in Houston, Texas, USA c. 1989
In 1989, Track Two in conjunction with Esalen Institute partnered with the Foundation for Social Innovations (US and USSR) to host Boris Yeltsin on his first trip to the United States. The nine days spent visiting eleven American cities gave Mr. Yeltsin his first realistic look at the United States, its people, and its government. The visit would help to influence Gorbachev’s Perestroika and Glasnost, and the ultimate introduction of democracy to the former Soviet Union.
Joseph Goldin (left), Russian faith healer Djuna/Dzhuna (center), Dulce Murphy (center), and Norman Mailer (right) thumb wrestle in Moscow, Russia c. 1984
Dulce Murphy (left) and Russian faith healer Djuna/Dzhuna (right) in Moscow, Russia c. 1984
Early Track Two participants bread bread in Moscow, Russia c. 1982.
Photo includes: Mary Payne, Mark Kromchenko, Ron Brown and Rusty Schweickert
Track Two participants photographed in front of early Track Two headquarters (then called the Esalen Soviet-American Exchange program) in Moscow, Russia c. 1980
Includes: Joseph Goldin, Michael Murphy, Dulce Murphy, and Jim Hickman (founders of Esalen Soviet-American Exchange program).
Daily life in Tashkent, Uzbekistan c. 1980
Photo taken by Mary Payne
Vendors package vegetables at the marketplace in Tashkent, Uzbekistan c. 1980
Early Track Two participants break bread in Tbilisi, Georgia c. 1983
Includes: Dulce Murphy, Mary Payne, Michael Murphy, Ron Brown
MacKenzie (Mac) Murphy (center) and Russian playmates at the dacha near Moscow, Russia c. 1987
Dulce Murphy (left), Richard Baker-Roshi (center), and Michael Murphy (right) watch a performance in Gorky Park, Moscow, Russia c. 1981
Founding member of Track Two (then the Esalen Soviet-American Exchange) Jim Hickman speaks at press conference in Novosibirsk, Russia c. 1985
Joseph Goldin (left), Mary Payne (center), and Jim Hickman (right) in Moscow, Russia c. 1982
Journalist and prominent Jewish community activist Tankred Golenpolsky, Russian economist, Abel Aganbegyan, and Track Two Co-founder Dulce Murphy at a conference held at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, USA c. 1986
This conference was convened to explore the intersection of Soviet economics and capitalism.
Psychologist and author Harriet Crosby and Russian economist Abel Aganbegyan at a conference held at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, USA c. 1986
This conference was convened to explore the intersection of Soviet economics and capitalism.
Russian political scientist Aleksandr Tsipko (left), Russian economist Abel Aganbegyan (center), Unnamed US journalist, and Esalen Institute Co-founder Michael Murphy (Michael Murphy) at Pfeiffer Beach during a conference held at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, USA c. 1988
Track Two in Moscow, Russia for work on Maternal Health Project c. 1982
Joseph Goldin and a journalist in dialogue near Moscow, Russia c. 1983
Early Track Two participants at a conference held at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, USA c. 1982
Includes: David Slater (left), Integrative Medicine practitioner Ken Pelletier, Stuart Brand, Russian literature expert Vera Sandomirsky Dunham, and Track Two Co-Founder Dulce Murphy
Michael Murphy dances on the River Volga near Moscow, Russia c. 1982
Esalen Institute Co-founder Michael Murphy (left) and Joseph Goldin in conversation near Moscow, Russia c. 1983
Soviet and American Track Two participants convene on the Dialogue Project on the River Volga, Russia c. 1983
Photo includes: Ron Brown, Joseph Goldin
Americans and Soviets deliver a press conference on the health promotion book exchange in Novosibirsk, Russia c. 1985
Jim Hickman, a Soviet diplomat, and Dulce Murphy in conversation in San Francisco, California, USA c. 1985
1990s
Track Two participants engaged in a conference breakout group at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, USA c. 1990
In photo:
Scientist, futurist, award-winning author, and Track Two advisor Stephan Schwartz, medical doctor and natural resources expert Mark Garber, and lawyer, mediator, arbitrator, and Track Two board member Lizbeth Hasse
Scientist, futurist, award-winning author, and Track Two advisor Stephan Schwartz, medical doctor and natural resources expert Mark Garber, and lawyer, mediator, arbitrator, and Track Two board member Lizbeth Hasse
Track Two participants engaged in a conference breakout group at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, USA c. 1990
In photo:
Scientist, futurist, award-winning author, and Track Two advisor Stephan Schwartz, medical doctor and natural resources expert Mark Garber, and lawyer, mediator, arbitrator, and Track Two board member Lizbeth Hasse
Scientist, futurist, award-winning author, and Track Two advisor Stephan Schwartz, medical doctor and natural resources expert Mark Garber, and lawyer, mediator, arbitrator, and Track Two board member Lizbeth Hasse
Russian writer and long-time Track Two participant Viktor Erofeev at the Murphy House, Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, USA c. 1990
Track Two Co-founder Dulce Murphy (left) with Russian writer and long-time Track Two participant Viktor Erofeev at the Murphy House at Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California, USA c. 1990
Russian writer and long-time Track Two participant Viktor Erofeev at the Murphy House, Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, USA c. 1990
Russian writer and long-time Track Two participant Viktor Erofeev (left) with Esalen Institute Co-Founder Michael Murphy in the Murphy House at Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California, USA
St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia c. 1990
Esalen Institute Co-founder and founding member of Track Two Michael Murphy (left) and son MacKenzie (Mac) Murphy at Red Square, Moscow, Russia c. 1998
Esalen Institute Co-founder and founding member of Track Two Michael Murphy (left) and son MacKenzie (Mac) Murphy at Red Square, Moscow, Russia c. 1998
Track Two participants gather at summer house (dacha) in Moscow, Russia c. 1998
From left (front): Alexander Tsipko, Tankred Golenpolsky, Abel Aganbegyan. From left (back): Michael Murphy, Dulce Murphy
Track Two participants visit Pfeiffer Beach between conference sessions at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, USA c. 1990
Track Two Advisor Lisa Goldman Van Nostrand (left) and Track Two board member Lizbethe Hasse in conference at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, USA c. 1990
Track Two Co-founder Dulce Murphy (left) and Track Two Advisor Lisa Goldman Van Nostrand in conference at Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California, USA c. 1995
Financial innovator, environmentalist, and Track Two Board Member emeritus John A. (Mac) McQuown (left) and scenario-planning consultant Eric Best in session at a conference at Esalen institute in Big Sur, California, USA c. 1990
Track Two participants in session at a conference at Esalen institute in Big Sur, California, USA c. 1990
Photo includes: Co-founder and president emeritus of Presidio Graduate School Steve Swig, financial innovator, environmentalist, and Track Two Board Member emeritus John A. (Mac) McQuown, scenario-planning consultant Eric Best, and Global Business Network co-founder and Track Two board member Jay Ogilvy
Russian economist Abel Aganbegyan (left) and early Track Two participant Anya Possokova in conference at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, USA c. 1990
Russian physicist and scientific educator Sergei Kapitsa, Russian sculptor, Track Two Co-founder Dulce Murphy, and Esalen Institute Co-founder Michael Murphy at sculptor's dacha near Moscow, Russia c. 1998
Artwork on display at sculptor's dacha near Moscow, Russia c. 1998
Track Two participants meet with Soviet psychologists and political scientists in Moscow, Russia c. 1990
In photo: Russian political scientist Aleksandr Tsipko, former Consul General of San Francisco, French-born Russian-American journalist and longtime Track Two advisor Vladimir Pozner (back right)
Track Two participants meet with Soviet psychologists and political scientists in Moscow, Russia c. 1990
In photo: Diplomat and Track Two founding member Joseph Montville, Russian political scientist Aleksandr Tsipko
Track Two participants meet with Soviet psychologists and political scientists in Moscow, Russia c. 1990
Tajik filmmaker, politician and human rights activist Davlat Khudonazarov, Russian physicist and scientific educator Sergei Kapitsa, Sergei Kapitsa, Esalen Institute Co-founder Michael Murphy, and Diplomat and Track Two founding member Joseph Montville
Tajik filmmaker, politician and human rights activist Davlat Khudonazarov (left) and Russian physicist and scientific educator Sergei Kapitsa in Moscow, Russia c. 1990
A Track Two participant speaks with Joseph Stalin's personal interpreter and author Valentin Berezhkov at Nepenthe restaurant in Big Sur, California, USA c. 1994
2000s
Russian Minister of Culture Mikhail Shvydkoy presents Track Two Co-founder Dulce Murphy with a certificate of recognition at the dedication of the Loutchkov Library of Psychological Literature in Moscow, Russia c. 2000
Photo includes: American Ambassador James Franklin Collins
Russian Minister of Culture Mikhail Shvydkoy presents Track Two Co-founder Dulce Murphy with a certificate of recognition at the dedication of the Loutchkov Library of Psychological Literature in Moscow, Russia c. 2000
Photo includes: American Ambassador James Franklin Collins
Esalen Institute Co-founder and Track Two advisor Michael Murphy (left) interviewed by Russian-American journalist and Track Two advisor Vladimir Pozner at Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California, USA c. 2000
Search for Common Ground regional director and Track Two board member Huda Abuarquob (left) with Diplomat and Track Two founding member Joseph Montville in conference at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, USA c. 2003
Track Two participants, advisors, and board members visit Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Israel c. 2014
In Photo: Television producer and Track Two advisor Kim Spencer, Track Two board member Carol Miskel, educational consultant and Track Two advisor Tamar Miller, Track Two Co-founder Dulce Murphy, Journalist, writer, and Track Two advisor Anisa Mehdi, Diplomat and Track Two founding member Joseph Montville, and long-time Track Two participant Mary Ellen Klee
Journalist, filmmaker, and Track Two advisor Anisa Mehdi with Diplomat and Track Two founding member Joseph Montville c. 2014
Track Two participants, advisors, and board members visit the Sea of Galilee c. 2014
In Photo: Diplomat and Track Two founding member Joseph Montville, Television producer and Track Two advisor Kim Spencer, journalist, writer, and Track Two advisor Anisa Mehdi, Track Two Co-founder Dulce Murphy, Track Two board member Carol Miskel, educational consultant and Track Two advisor Tamar Miller, peacebuilder and Track Two board member Huda Abuarquob
Members of Track Two's middle east peacebuilding program at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, CA, USA c. 2013
Track Two participants gathering for a One Network conference in Big Sur, California, USA c. 2018
In Photo: Track Two Founder Dulce Murphy, educational consultant and Track Two Advisor Tamar Miller, Director of Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies Anna Vassilieva, Search for Common Ground regional director Huda Abuarquob
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