Russia and Soviet history

Russian and Soviet history offers a broad look at modern Russian history of the Imperial and Soviet eras. Subjects may include Russia’s Eurasian Empire, the Russian Revolution, nineteenth-century culture and identity, the Soviet Union since 1929, and Russia's place in global history.

Personnel

Joseph Kellner

Assistant Professor

My forthcoming book is a cultural history of the collapse of the USSR, focused on the highly visible flourishing of radical spiritual movements and worldviews that emerged in Soviet cities at that time. The manuscript is comprised of five case studies, each examining problems that Soviet people faced, and the beliefs—esoteric or dogmatic,…

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