Faith Hillis

Professor of Russian History and the College, Department of History; Director of CEERES
hillis@uchicago.edu
Social Sciences Research Building 508
773.702.5601

Academic Bio

I am an historian of modern Russia, with a special interest in nineteenth- and twentieth-century politics, culture, and ideas. My work explores how Russia's peculiar political institutions—and its status as a multiethnic empire—shaped public opinion and political cultures. It also interrogates Russia's relationship with the outside world, asking where the Russian experience belongs in the broader context of European and global history. In addition, I am interested in the theory and practice of the digital humanities.