Erina Megowan

Erina Megowan serves as a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of History within Northeastern University's College of Social Sciences and Humanities. Her scholarly focus centers on Soviet Union history, particularly war legitimization and the role of the Soviet creative intelligentsia in historical contexts.

Her educational background includes:

• PhD in History from Georgetown University (2016)

Megowan's research critically examines Soviet cultural institutions, morale, and propaganda mechanisms during World War II. Her published work analyzes frontline entertainment structures, wartime geographic hierarchies, and 1941 war outbreak reactions within Soviet society. She teaches comprehensive courses spanning Russian, Soviet, and broader European historical narratives, emphasizing cultural responses to conflict and state ideology.

Her current research project investigates the symbiotic relationship between Soviet cultural production and wartime morale maintenance, revealing how artistic institutions functioned as propaganda apparatuses during the Great Patriotic War.