Stephen Kotkin

Professor of History and International Affairs, Biographer of Joseph Stalin, Author of extensive works on Soviet and Russian history

About

Stephen Kotkin is a distinguished historian specializing in Russian and Soviet history.
He is a professor at Princeton University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Kotkin is best known for his multi-volume biography of Joseph Stalin, acclaimed for its depth and scholarly rigor.
His work extensively covers topics of authoritarianism, totalitarian regimes, and 20th-century geopolitics.
Kotkin combines archival research with critical analysis to illuminate the complexities of Soviet history.