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Sergei Zhuk serves as Professor of History in the Department of History at Ball State University's College of Sciences and Humanities, specializing in Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Russia-US Relations, Cold War History, and Comparative History of Popular Culture.
Dr. Zhuk earned his Ph.D. in History from Johns Hopkins University in 2002 after moving from the Soviet Union to the United States in 1997. His academic journey includes teaching positions at the University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University, and Columbia University, where he instructed courses on American colonial history, Russian/Soviet history, and Ukrainian history.
His research explores international relations, knowledge production, cultural consumption, religion, popular culture, and identity formation across imperial Russia, Ukraine, and the Soviet Union. This interdisciplinary focus bridges political, social, and cultural histories with transnational perspectives, particularly examining ideological exchanges during the Cold War era.
Dr. Zhuk's publications reveal evolving scholarly interests from religious dissent in imperial Russia to contemporary geopolitical conflicts, with recent works analyzing Soviet intelligence operations, Cold War cultural diplomacy, and Ukraine's wartime identity. His methodology consistently integrates archival research with cultural theory to dissect power dynamics between state institutions and marginalized communities.
His scholarly contributions have been recognized through prestigious awards:
- Kennan Institute Grant (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars)
- Rockefeller Foundation Grant
- Bellagio Center Residency (Italy)
- Fulbright Scholarship (including 2022 teaching appointment in Estonia)
- Mellon Foundation Grant
- ACLS Grant
- IREX Grant
- Petro Jacyk Grant
- Tymkiw Ukrainian Studies Grant (University of Toronto)
- Harriman Institute Grant (Columbia University)
Dr. Zhuk has secured sustained research funding from major international foundations supporting his investigations into Russian and Ukrainian historical narratives. He is currently developing a book titled "Use Your Enemy": The KGB, Russian Academic Imperialism and Western Academia, 1958-2022, which promises to extend his analysis of intelligence operations into contemporary academic spheres.
