Franziska Davies

Dr. Franziska Davies is a research fellow at the History Department of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, specializing in the History of Eastern and Southeastern Europe. Her work bridges Russian Empire, Soviet Union, and modern Ukraine studies.

• Habilitation project: Comparative labor struggles between Poland, UK, and Soviet Ukraine
• Doctoral research: Islamic military integration in Tsarist Russia

Research keywords include Imperial history, transnational labor movements, ethnic/religious diversity, and contemporary Ukraine analysis. Her 2024 monograph Muslims in the Russian Army will appear in Routledge's "Imperial Transformations" series.

Recent publications show thematic clusters in:

• Labor movements (Poland's Solidarity, UK miners, Soviet Ukraine strikes)
• Memory politics (Babi Yar, WWI legacies, Soviet remembrance)
• Contemporary Ukraine (post-Soviet identity, Russian narratives, war analysis)

Scientific awards include:

• 2022 Bavarian Book Prize for Open Wounds of Eastern Europe
• 2018 ZEIT Foundation Translation Prize
• 2021-2022 Alexander von Humboldt Feodor Lynen Fellowship

Active in public discourse, she contributes to media outlets like Süddeutsche Zeitung, Deutschlandfunk, and podcasts including "Salonkolumnisten" and "Historia Universalis".