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Elena Campbell is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Washington. Her teaching and research interests focus on the history of empire, nationalism, and religion in late tsarist Russia. She completed her graduate work at the Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg, Russia, earning her Ph.D. in 1999. Prior to joining the University of Washington, she taught at European University St. Petersburg, the University of Michigan, and Harvard University. At the University of Washington, she teaches undergraduate courses covering various topics including the history of Imperial Russia from 1700 to 1917, the history of St. Petersburg/Leningrad, and Russian History, as well as seminars on historiography and primary sources of imperial Russia. Her book, "The Muslim Question in Russian Imperial Governance" published by Indiana University Press in 2015, examines how imperial Russia managed its Muslim subjects during the late 19th and early 20th centuries amidst rising nationalism. Campbell's ongoing research explores the complex relationships between empire and the political culture in Russia during this transformative period.
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