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Mark Edele

Mark Edele is Hansen Professor in History at the University of Melbourne, where he teaches Soviet history, the historiography of Stalinism, and the history of the second world war. His latest book, Russia’s War Against Ukraine, was published this month by Melbourne University Press.

Books & arts Mark Edele 12 September 2024 A fine-grained and often funny new history of the Soviet cold war reveals an imperial power promoting itself as a friend of the global liberation struggle
International Mark Edele 22 February 2024 With the full-scale invasion entering its third year, the stakes remain high Books & arts Mark Edele 21 November 2023 Russia’s war against Ukraine is generating a rich historiography Essays & reportage Mark Edele 28 August 2023 Despite a series of obstacles, post-Soviet Ukraine has been moving in the right direction International Mark Edele 22 August 2023 Many predictions have proved wrong since Vladimir Putin sent in his troops in February last year
Books & arts Mark Edele 21 March 2023 A distinguished historian uses one family’s story to illuminate the borderland between Europe and Russia
Books & arts Mark Edele 22 November 2022 Two new books disagree about the origins of Russia’s war against Ukraine Books & arts Mark Edele 15 November 2022 It depends, says historian Ian Kershaw International Mark Edele 19 September 2022 The war in Ukraine is part of a long-simmering conflict across post-Soviet Europe and Asia Books & arts Mark Edele 25 May 2021 Sean McMeekin’s new account of Stalin’s war will suit Vladimir Putin very well