About
Alexei Pavlenko is an Associate Professor in the Department of Russian & Eurasian Studies at Colorado College. He specializes in Russian literature, focusing on contemporary writers and Marxist interpretations of classic texts like Anna Karenina. Pavlenko holds a Ph.D. from Brown University (1995) and has taught courses on Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Russian language instruction from novice to advanced levels.
- Education:
- Ph.D., Brown University, 1995
- M.A., Brown University, 1991
- B.A., Marywood College, 1988
His research interests include analyses of Eduard Limonov’s picaresque novels, Vladimir Sorokin, and emerging authors like Roman Senchin and Lara Vapnyar. His current project re-examines Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina through a Marxist lens, emphasizing peasant roles and narrative communication modes. Pavlenko has translated Limonov’s Diary of a Loser and contributed to post-Soviet literary discourse.
No scientific awards are listed in the provided materials. His teaching and research focus on bridging classical and contemporary Russian literary themes without explicit mention of grants or lab affiliations.
