Mariia Kurbak

Mariia Kurbak is a Postdoctoral Associate at Washington University in St. Louis with affiliations to Global Studies. She holds a PhD from the Institute of World History, Russian Academy of Sciences and previously served as Senior Fellow at the Institute of World History and Lecturer at National Research University – Higher School of Economics in Moscow.

Her research examines national narratives, collective memory, and guilt in Russia, with specific focus on the Russia-Ukraine war's impact on Russian identity and contemporary traditionalism.

She received the Institute of International Education - Scholar Rescue Fund scholarship after immigrating from Russia in 2022.