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Grace Ehrman
Grace is a Modern European historian, editor, and contributing writer specializing in 19th and 20th-century European history, with a focus on Eastern Europe, Russia, and Ukraine. She holds a Master of Arts in History from Liberty University and studied Russian linguistics at the University of Oxford. Her thesis explored the unrecognized Kuban Cossack state’s anti-Soviet resistance, fight for autonomy, and connection to agrarian revolutionary movements in Ukraine. Her research interests include Imperial Russia, World War I and II, the Russian and Ukrainian Revolutions, peasant resistance, ethnic minorities, and political and cultural life during the Cold War. Her work has appeared on National Public Radio (NPR) and in the Journal of Russian American Studies. She is a member of Phi Alpha Theta, the American Historical Association, and the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies.
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The Russian Revolution caused a massive refugee crisis in 1920s Europe. Here’s how anti-Soviet émigrés impacted French culture from the Jazz Age to WWII.
The Ciniselli Circus acted as a major form of popular entertainment in 19th century Russia. Its accessible nature brought people from every social class together.
If you know Swan Lake, you’ve probably heard of the Bolshoi Ballet. From tsarist stars to Soviet defectors, discover these famous Russian & Soviet dancers who influenced ballet.
Russia is home to thriving metropolises like Moscow and St. Petersburg that house some of the world’s most stunning art, artifacts, and architecture.
Ukraine is home to rich cultural heritage sites representing its national identity. Despite the war, Ukraine has opened digital access to many museums for visitors worldwide.
Known as the “Unknown War” fought on land and sea, World War I in the East involved technical innovation and tactical movements on a vast scale.
From life-size posters to propaganda trains, the Soviets and anti-Bolshevik White Armies employed propaganda images to urge the Russian masses to fight capitalism, religion, or terror.
For 40 years, Berlin remained an ideological battleground between the Stasi and CIA. The West used jazz diplomacy and broadcasts, activists smuggled records, and Stasi informers infiltrated music scenes.