معرفی
Michael David-Fox is a Professor at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and Director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies. He specializes in Russian/Soviet history, focusing on political culture, WWII, Stalinism, and Putinism. David-Fox earned his A.B. from Princeton and PhD from Yale. His research integrates archival work in former Soviet archives with transnational perspectives, emphasizing the entanglement of Soviet and Nazi systems during WWII.
- Awarded the 2010 Distinguished Editor Award for founding Kritika journal
- Served as Scholarly Supervisor at Moscow's Higher School of Economics until Russia's invasion of Ukraine
- Recipient of the Historia Nova Prize and numerous fellowships including Guggenheim (2017)
Research interests include: comparative revolutionary studies, cultural diplomacy, and the interplay of ideology, institutions, and modernity. He critiques historical revisionism in Putin's Russia and explores Soviet WWII narratives' political uses.
Educational Background
- PhD in History, Yale University
- MA, Yale University
- B.A., Princeton University
Awards & Recognition
- 2010 Distinguished Editor Award
- Historia Nova Prize (2016)
- Humboldt Fellowship (Germany)
- Samara State University Honorary Professorship
Labs & CollaborationsDirected the now-closed Institute for Advanced Soviet Studies in Moscow, mentoring 19 global postdoctoral fellows. Collaborates with institutions like the Kennan Institute and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
