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第89回（2014年 第2回開催） Winner
Catherine Anne Merridale
キャサリン・アン・メリデール
Catherine Anne Merridale
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1959-10-12
- 国籍
- United Kingdom
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Andover, United Kingdom → London, United Kingdom → Moscow, Russia
経歴
- 職業
- Historian, Writer, Researcher, Professor
- 活動期間
- 1987年〜
- 所属
- Queen Mary University of London (University of London) - Professor of Contemporary History (2004–2014), Institute of Historical Research, University of London - Senior Research Fellow
- 所属団体
- British Academy (Fellow)
- 影響を受けた人物
- R. W. Davies
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's College, Cambridge | — | History | 学士（BA） | 1979–1982 | United Kingdom |
| University of Birmingham (Centre for Russian and East European Studies) | — | Contemporary History / Russian Studies | 博士（PhD） | 1983–1987 | United Kingdom |
King's College, Cambridge
History
学位:
学士（BA）
期間:
1979–1982
卒業年:
1982
国:
United Kingdom
Graduated with First Class Honours (BA)
University of Birmingham (Centre for Russian and East European Studies)
Contemporary History / Russian Studies
学位:
博士（PhD）
期間:
1983–1987
卒業年:
1987
国:
United Kingdom
PhD thesis: 'The Communist Party in Moscow 1925–1932'
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Heinemann Award | Night of Stone | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Arthur Goodzeit Prize | Ivan's War | — | New York Military Affairs Symposium | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Pushkin House Book Prize | Red Fortress | — | Pushkin House | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Wolfson History Prize | Red Fortress | — | Wolfson Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) | — | — | British Academy | 選出 |
Heinemann Award
対象作品:
Night of Stone
結果:
受賞
Arthur Goodzeit Prize
対象作品:
Ivan's War
主催:
New York Military Affairs Symposium
結果:
受賞
Pushkin House Book Prize
2014
対象作品:
Red Fortress
主催:
Pushkin House
結果:
受賞
Wolfson History Prize
2014
対象作品:
Red Fortress
主催:
Wolfson Foundation
結果:
受賞
Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
2016
主催:
British Academy
結果:
選出
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Moscow Politics and the Rise of Stalin: The Communist Party in the Capital, 1925–32
1990年 History (Non-fiction)An academic study of Communist Party politics in Moscow during 1925–1932, examining party infighting and urban political dynamics during Stalin's rise.
StalinismParty politicsUrban history
Night of Stone: Death and Memory in Twentieth-Century Russia
2001年 History (Social history)Explores death culture and forms of memory in twentieth-century Russia, investigating how individuals and societies commemorate loss.
MemoryDeathRitual
Culture and Combat Motivation
2006年 History / Military historyA study/edited volume on cultural aspects of combat motivation and soldier morale.
Military cultureMorale
Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939–1945
2006年 History (Military history / Oral history)Reconstructs Red Army soldiers' experiences through oral testimony and primary sources, depicting life and death on the Eastern Front.
World War IIRed ArmyOral history
Red Fortress: History and Illusion in the Kremlin
2013年 History (Political & Cultural history)A public-oriented history that examines the Kremlin as an architectural space and the memories and myths surrounding it, exploring symbolism of power in Russian history.
KremlinSymbolism of powerMemory and myth
Lenin on the Train
2016年 History (Biographical non-fiction)Uses the episode of Lenin's train journey in 1917 as a lens to explore Lenin and pivotal moments of the revolution.
Revolutionary historyBiographyMovement and politics
Moscow Underground
2025年 Historical fiction (Novel)Merridale's debut long-form fiction incorporating historical background; published in 2025 and named among The Sunday Times' best historical fiction of 2025.
Interplay of history and fictionUrban history of Moscow
全著作
- Moscow Politics and the Rise of Stalin: The Communist Party in the Capital, 1925–32 (1990)
- Night of Stone: Death and Memory in Twentieth-Century Russia (2001)
- Culture and Combat Motivation (2006)
- Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939–1945 (2006)
- Red Fortress: History and Illusion in the Kremlin (2013)
- Lenin on the Train (2016)
- Moscow Underground (Novel, 2025)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Narrative, accessible prose grounded in primary and oral sourcesCombines scholarly rigor with clarity for general readers
- 頻出モチーフ
- Memory and lossWar and personal experienceSpaces of power (e.g., the Kremlin)
評価・遺産
Catherine Merridale is an internationally recognized historian of modern Russia, acclaimed for both scholarly research and narrative histories aimed at general readers. She has won prizes for works such as Red Fortress and was elected a Fellow of the British Academy.
関連学会
- British Academy
資料所蔵先
- British Library (PhD thesis deposit)
- Queen Mary University archives (lectures and research materials)
- Institute of Historical Research archives
引用
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Going from the then ghastly Soviet airport, everything in Moscow was grey and cold and hard. Suddenly in the middle of the city were these golden cupolas and enormous redbrick walls with peculiar swallowtail battlement pattern that didn’t look Russian, but did at the same time.
出典: Interview in The Independent (2014年) -
My message is that we have to take each generation of Russian leaders as they are and not keep assuming that Russia is fated to follow a special path and will always be the same. That there is a Russian destiny.
出典: Interview on Waterstones.com (2014年)
豆知識
- Retired from full-time academia in 2014 and became a freelance writer.
- Elected Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 2016.
- Won the Pushkin House Book Prize and the Wolfson History Prize for Red Fortress.
- Published debut novel Moscow Underground in 2025; named among The Sunday Times' best historical fiction of 2025.
- Has contributed to London Review of Books, New Statesman, The Independent, The Guardian and Literary Review.
- Has appeared on BBC Radio.