Andrey Doronin

Dr. Andrey Doronin is a researcher affiliated with the Department of Eastern European History at the University of Bonn and the Max Weber Stiftung (Bonn), and has served as a scientific Mitarbeiter at the Deutsche Historisches Institut Moskau since 2005. His work focuses on the interplay between Renaissance humanism and early modern nation-building in Eastern Europe, with a particular emphasis on Russian and German historiography.

• Born in 1962 in the Moscow region
• PhD in History (2001) on Johannes Aventinus
• Alumnus of Lomonosov Moscow State University (MA in Medieval History)

His research explores the cultural memory of the Rus' through transconfessional monastic networks, biblical genealogy, and the adaptation of Western ideas in the Russian Empire. He has edited interdisciplinary volumes on topics like Monastic Culture as a Transconfessional Phenomenon and Narratives of the Rus' in Early Modernity, often bridging art history and textual analysis.

Dr. Doronin's academic contributions include fellowships from prestigious institutions like the Volkswagen Foundation and the Gerda Henkel Foundation. His publications analyze how Renaissance humanists constructed historical narratives of Eastern Europe, including studies of figures such as Johannes Trithemius and Hartmann Schedel, and the role of maps and encyclopedias in shaping European identity.

Scientific Awards & Grants:

• Volkswagen Foundation (multiple)
• Max Planck Institute for European Legal History (multiple)
• Gerda Henkel Foundation
• Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel

He has also contributed to translation projects, including works on Soviet-German relations and Russian Orthodoxy during World War II, and co-edited a handbook on SMAD/Soviet occupation (2009). Currently, he investigates the origins of European historiography and its impact on Eastern Slavic identity formation.