Lynn Ellen Patyk

Lynn Ellen Patyk is a Professor and Chair of the Department of East European, Eurasian, and Russian Studies at Dartmouth College. Her research focuses on the intersection of politics, arts, and media in Russian history, particularly examining strategies of democratic movements and state repression. She holds a Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literatures from Stanford University, with earlier degrees from Middlebury College and Stanford's Russian/East European Studies program.

• Expertise: Russian literature, revolutionary terrorism, media studies, Dostoevsky studies
• Current project: Analyzing Russian YouTube as a platform for resistance and alternative media

Her publications include Written in Blood (2017), Dostoevsky's Provocateurs (2023), and the forthcoming Funny Dostoevsky (2024). She serves as Associate Editor of The Russian Review.

Teaching focuses on Russian literature's moral and philosophical dimensions, with courses like 'Dostoevsky and the Problem of Evil' and 'Modern Conspiracy.'