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Ilya Vinitsky is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Princeton University. His scholarship focuses on Russian Romanticism and Realism, the history of emotions, 19th-century intellectual history, translation theory, and the cultural interpretation of mystifications and forgeries ("physallidology").
- Specializes in cross-cultural literary dynamics
- Recipient of Guggenheim Fellowship and Marc Raeff Book Prize
- Current project: Ivan Narodny as parodic Russian-American identity
Research Trends: His recent publications examine the intersection of forgeries with national identity, translation as personal expression, and emotional frameworks in Russian literature from spiritualism to political parody. Articles span topics like Shambhala mythology in American exceptionalism, Khlebnikov's zaum poetry, and Turgenev's twilight realism.
Scientific Awards:
- Guggenheim Fellowship (2019) for Ivan Narodny research
- Marc Raeff Book Prize (2018) for Count of Sardinia
Teaching & Mentorship: Vinitsky has taught courses on Russian-Western relations, madness in cultural history, and seminars on realism and emotional history at Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania, where he received the Ira Abrams Award for Distinguished Teaching (2010). His pedagogical approach emphasizes historical context as a lens for literary analysis.
