Ekaterina V. Klimenko
James H. Billington Fellow
Expert Bio
Ekaterina V. Klimenko holds a PhD in Sociology (2024) and a Candidate of Sciences Degree in Cultural Studies (2009). Her research expertise lies at the intersection of Nationalism Studies, Memory Studies, and Russian Studies. Her overarching research interest is in the post-communist political elites’ nation-building efforts as reflected in the strategies of ethnic diversity management, policies of migrant integration, and memory politics. Klimenko held prestigious scholarships (Higher Education Support Program Scholarship and Scholarship for an Outstanding Young Scholar from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland) and fellowships (Wayne S. Vucinich Fellowship at Stanford University and Uppsala Forum Visiting Fellowship at Uppsala University). Her work was published by Communist and Post-Communist Studies, Problems of Post-Communism, and Nationalities Papers.
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The Kremlin's Politics of the Past: “Russia – My History†Parks and Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
