Biography

I am a historian of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia. My research interests include the political, social, and cultural history of Stalinism and the Soviet Union; World War II and its legacies in Europe and Asia; legal history, transitional justice and social reconstruction; and empire, space and migration.
I am currently completing a book, titled  "Wartime Ghosts. Nazi Occupation and Its Aftermath in the Soviet Union." It is based on my dissertation, which I defended at Princeton University in October 2013. My new research project "Empire in Motion" will explore the dynamics of space, movement and identity in twentieth-century Russia and Eurasia.