Sergey Glebov

Five College Assistant Professor

Sergey Glebov is a historian of the Russian Empire/USSR, and received his Masters degree in Nationalism Studies from the Central European University in Budapest and his Ph.D. from Rutgers University. His research focuses on intellectual, political, and cultural history of the Russian empire and on ideologies of imperial expansion, Russian nationalism and Russia 's nationalities. He published on the Russians' perceptions of " Europe " in the 19 th and early 20 th century, as well as on early Soviet nationalities policies. He is currently working on the manuscript based on doctoral dissertation - The Challenge of the Modern: Eurasianism and the Russian Empire - that explores the emergence and development of an ideology that proclaimed the existence of a separate civilization coinciding with the former Russian empire. The first course offered by Sergey Glebov at Smith, Empire and Nations: Russia 's Cultural Frontiers, 1552 - 1914, will introduce students to the emergence, development, and dissolution of one of the last great multinational empires in the world. As a result of this course, students will gain greater understanding of how multinational states managed diversity. They will gain insights into contemporary theorizing of modern nationalism and will be better suited to navigate themselves in the often complex situation of the post-Soviet world. The students will also learn about colonialism and "Orientalism", mobile diasporas, and supranational institutions. Finally, they will be tempted to think of the history of multinational empires as a model of world history, and explore parallels between modernization processes in the Russian empire and globalization.

Phone: 413-585-3742
Office: Pierce Hall 108
Email:  sglebov@smith.edu

Office Hours: Monday 4:00-6:00 p.m. and by appointment

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