Aaron Hale-Dorrell is a historian of the Soviet Union. In 2014, he completed his dissertation, “Khrushchev’s Corn Crusade: The Industrial Ideal and Agricultural Practice in the Era of Post–Stalin Reform, 1953–1964,” and earned his PhD at UNC-Chapel Hill. His book … Read more

Adrianne Jacobs received her Ph.D. in Russian and Eastern European History from UNC-CH in May 2015. Her dissertation, “The Many Flavors of Socialism: Modernity and Tradition in Late Soviet Food Culture, 1965-1985,” focuses on cooking advice literature, public dining, and representations … Read more

Jacqueline Olich, PhD, joined RTI International in 2014 as director of University Collaborations. Previously, she was Director of Graduate Studies in Russian and East European Studies and Associate Director of the UNC Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies. … Read more

Leah Goldman is a cultural historian of the Soviet Union. At Reed, she teaches courses on European cultural politics and the concept of revolution in Russian and Soviet history, as well as modern European humanities. Her further teaching interests include … Read more