Dr. Terry Martin

Biography

Terry Martin is the George F. Baker III Professor of Russian Studies at Harvard University, specializing in the social, political, and administrative history of the Soviet Union. He is a noted author of the book 'Affirmative Action Empire: Nations and Nationalism in the USSR, 1923–1939,' published by Cornell University in 2001. Additionally, he co-edited 'State/Nations: Empire and Nation-Making in the Age of Lenin and Stalin' with Ronald Suny, released by Oxford University in the same year. His research interests encompass themes of nationality and empire, written religion, political administrative history, Soviet neo-traditionalism, the activities of the political police, and comparisons between Nazi and Soviet approaches during the same historical periods. Currently, he is engaged in completing a book that addresses the politics and sociology of state information-gathering during the USSR, particularly during the revolution and the death of Stalin.

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