Liudmila Gatagova
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Liudmila Sultanovna Gatagova is a Russia
n historian, essayst, and the Research Fellow
at the Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences
, specializing in the international relations and history of the Russian Empire
and the Caucasus
until the Revolution of 1917, including the crystallization of the Russian national identity and the accompanied ethnic conflicts within the state.
Gatagova was a 1999 Awardee of the Grant for Projects in the Humanities by the American Council of Learned Societies
, "doing exemplary work in the humanities during a time of crisis and contraction."
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n historian, essayst, and the Research Fellow
Research fellow
The title of research fellow is used to denote a research position at a university or similar institution, usually for academic staff or faculty members. A research fellow may act either as an independent investigator or under the supervision of a principal investigator...
at the Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
, specializing in the international relations and history of the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
and the Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
until the Revolution of 1917, including the crystallization of the Russian national identity and the accompanied ethnic conflicts within the state.
Gatagova was a 1999 Awardee of the Grant for Projects in the Humanities by the American Council of Learned Societies
American Council of Learned Societies
The American Council of Learned Societies , founded in 1919, is a private nonprofit federation of seventy scholarly organizations.ACLS is best known as a funder of humanities research through fellowships and grants awards. ACLS Fellowships are designed to permit scholars holding the Ph.D...
, "doing exemplary work in the humanities during a time of crisis and contraction."