Matthias Neumann

Matthias Neumann is Professor of Modern History at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, United Kingdom, specializing in Soviet historical studies with emphasis on childhood/youth in revolutionary Russia and Cold War cultural diplomacy.

His research spans the socio-political transformation of the Soviet Union through youth organizations and transnational citizen diplomacy, particularly examining American-Soviet cultural exchanges during the Cold War era. Key methodological approaches include archival analysis of state-sponsored exchange programs and transnational diplomatic networks.

Neumann serves as President of the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies (BASEES), co-editor of History: The Journal of the Historical Association, and associate editor of Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History, demonstrating significant scholarly leadership in Eurasian historical studies.