Martin Malia
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Martin Edward Malia was a historian
specializing in Russian history. He taught at the University of California at Berkeley from 1958 to 1991.
One of his colleagues at Berkeley was another prominent Russian historian, Nicholas V. Riasanovsky
. In the official Berkeley obituary, Riasanovsky is quoted as saying of Malia: "[he was an] outstanding and now very popular historian, occupying a leading position in the present international discussion of the collapse of the Soviet Union and what that collapse means historically and for the future. (He also was) a brilliant writer in Russian and European intellectual history."
Malia also wrote a famous essay "To the Stalin Mausoleum" which he signed as Z. The essay was reprinted in Eastern Europe...Central Europe...Europe which was edited by Stephen R. Graubard. He is the author of the foreword to the English version of The Black Book of Communism
.
His book "History's Locomotives. Revolution and the making of the Modern World" (2006) is a good example of historiography reflection. In the eighth chapter Malia makes a complete and concise tour about the French Revolution debates since 19th century until our days.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
specializing in Russian history. He taught at the University of California at Berkeley from 1958 to 1991.
One of his colleagues at Berkeley was another prominent Russian historian, Nicholas V. Riasanovsky
Nicholas V. Riasanovsky
Nicholas Valentine Riasanovsky was a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and the author of numerous books on Russian history. He was born in Harbin, China to lawyer Valentin A. Riasanovskii and Antonia Riasanovskii, a novelist...
. In the official Berkeley obituary, Riasanovsky is quoted as saying of Malia: "[he was an] outstanding and now very popular historian, occupying a leading position in the present international discussion of the collapse of the Soviet Union and what that collapse means historically and for the future. (He also was) a brilliant writer in Russian and European intellectual history."
Malia also wrote a famous essay "To the Stalin Mausoleum" which he signed as Z. The essay was reprinted in Eastern Europe...Central Europe...Europe which was edited by Stephen R. Graubard. He is the author of the foreword to the English version of The Black Book of Communism
The Black Book of Communism
The Black Book of Communism: Crimes, Terror, Repression is a book authored by several European academics and edited by Stéphane Courtois, which describes a history of repressions, both political and civilian, by Communist states, including genocides, extrajudicial executions, deportations, and...
.
His book "History's Locomotives. Revolution and the making of the Modern World" (2006) is a good example of historiography reflection. In the eighth chapter Malia makes a complete and concise tour about the French Revolution debates since 19th century until our days.
Publications
- Russia under Western Eyes (1990)
- The Soviet Tragedy: A History of Socialism in Russia, 1917-1991 (1994)
- Alexander Herzen and the Birth of Russian Socialism, 1812-1855 (1961)
- History's Locomotives. Revolution and the making of the Modern World (2006)