People

We are a community of students, scholars, and staff who share a dedication to understanding the region more deeply.

Find scholars with specific areas of geographic or historical focus by using the “Location” and “Time Period” pull-downs below — these refer to the places and eras our affiliates study, not the ones in which they live.

The views expressed by people affiliated with the Davis Center are as different as the people themselves and do not necessarily reflect institutional positions held by the center.

People

Visiting Scholar
Camilo Domingues is interested in the European debate about Russia's historical role. His research deals with 19th century Russian intelligentsia and criticism.
Visiting Scholar
Geoffrey Durham is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Fields
Center Associate
Gerald Easter’s research and teaching expertise is in Russian and East European politics and history.
Center Associate
Nicole Eaton’s research interests include the history of medicine, environmental history, and the history of the body in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia.
Fields
Faculty Associate
Veronika Egorova is Preceptor in Slavic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University.
Graduate Student Associate
Leora Eisenberg is a history Ph.D. candidate at Harvard studying the production of national music and dance in Soviet Central Asia.
Staff
Steering Committee
Faculty Associate
Prof. Ekiert's research and teaching interests focus on comparative politics, regime change and democratization, civil society and social movements, and East European politics and societies.
Center Associate
Igor Ekštajn is an architect, curator, and historian of the built environment.
Center Associate
Ellen Elias-Bursać is a translator, teacher, and independent scholar.
Faculty Associate
Mark Elliott is Mark Schwartz Professor of Chinese and Inner Asian History and Vice Provost of International Affairs at Harvard University.
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