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Timothy Colton
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)professor, historian, political scientist
Academic background
Alma materHarvard University, PhD, 1974

Timothy Colton is an American political scientist and historian serving as the Morris and Anna Feldberg Professor of Government and Russian Studies at Harvard University.[1] Colton was previously the director of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and chair of the Department of Government at Harvard.[2] His academic work and interests are in Russian and post-Soviet politics. In 1995, he published Moscow: Governing the Socialist Metropolis,[3] which was awarded the best scholarly book in government and political science by the Association of American Publishers.[4] In 2008, he published Yeltsin: A life, which re-examined the reputation and legacy of Russian president Boris Yeltsin. The book was well received for its writing and insight into the life and political career of Yeltsin.[5][6] He was previously a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and vice chairman of the National Council for East European, Russian, and Eurasian Research.[7] He is currently an editorial board member for World Politics and Post-Soviet Affairs. He has been a fellow of the American Academy for Arts and Sciences since 2011.[8] He published Russia: What Everyone Needs to Know in 2016, which is an overview of the political history of the Russian Federation.[9]

Bibliography

  • The Dilemma of Reform in the Soviet Union (1986)
  • Moscow: Governing the Socialist Metropolis (1995)
  • Transitional Citizens: Voters and What Influences Them in the New Russia (2000)
  • Popular Choice and Managed Democracy: The Russian Elections of 1999 and 2000 (with Michael McFaul, 2003)

References

  1. ^ "Timothy J. Colton". Russia in Global Affairs. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  2. ^ "Timothy Colton". Valdai Club. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  3. ^ Hoffmann, David L. (1997-06-01). "Timothy J. Colton, Moscow: Governing the Socialist Metropolis". The Journal of Modern History. 69 (2): 411–412. doi:10.1086/245532. ISSN 0022-2801.
  4. ^ "Timothy J. Colton". scholar.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  5. ^ March, Luke (2009). "Review of Yeltsin: A Life". Europe-Asia Studies. 61 (5): 887–889. ISSN 0966-8136.
  6. ^ Keller, Bill (2008-05-08). "Book Review: Timothy Colton's "Yeltsin: A Life"". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  7. ^ "Timothy J. Colton". www.hse.ru. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  8. ^ "Timothy Colton". Davis Center. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  9. ^ "Book Review: Russia: What Everyone Needs to Know by Timothy J. Colton". LSE Review of Books. 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2022-02-13.

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