Robert Dale

I am a historian of twentieth-century Russian and Soviet history, with a particular interest in the late Stalinist period (1945-1953). I re-joined Newcastle University and the School of History, Classics and Archaeology in September 2015, having previously taught Russian history here in 2010-11.

I am particularly interested in the impact of war and violence upon Russian/Soviet society, the impact of the Great Patriotic War on the Soviet Union, the demobilisation and post-war adjustment of Red Army veterans, the history of St. Petersburg / Petrograd / Leningrad, and the late Stalinist period.