Jan Kusber

Prof. Jan Kusber is a renowned historian specializing in Russian, Eastern European, and Baltic history at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. As head of the Department of Eastern European History, he focuses on imperial Russia's socio-political dynamics, memory politics, and education systems from the early modern period to the present. His academic career includes roles as dean, senate member, and research director.

• Affiliations: Chair of Eastern European History, Mainz University; editor of Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas; former vice-president of the German Association for East European Studies.
• Research Interests: Russian autocracy, Catherine the Great's reforms, post-Soviet transformations, and historical memory in Eastern Europe.

He has authored influential monographs like Katharina die Große and edited volumes on Baltic state-building and imperial governance. His work bridges historical analysis with contemporary geopolitical issues.