Los Angeles Times Book Prize
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Edition 7 (1986) Winner
Geoffrey Alan Hosking
ジェフリー・アラン・ホスキング
Jefurī A-ran Hosukingu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1942-04-28 （Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Troon (birthplace) → Cambridge (study/research) → Moscow (study) → Oxford (study) → Essex (employment) → London (UCL SSEES employment/residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, University professor
- Active Years
- 1966-2007
- Affiliations
- University of Essex, UCL SSEES (School of Slavonic and East European Studies), University of Wisconsin–Madison (visiting lecturer), Columbia University Russian Institute (research fellow), University of Cologne (visiting professor)
- Memberships
- British Academy (FBA), Royal Historical Society (FRHistS)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maidstone Grammar School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| King's College, Cambridge | — | Russian language / Russian studies | MA | — | United Kingdom |
| Moscow State University | — | Russian history studies | — | — | Russia |
| St. Antony's College, Oxford | — | European history | — | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Cambridge (PhD) | — | Modern Russian history | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
Maidstone Grammar School
Country:
United Kingdom
King's College, Cambridge
Russian language / Russian studies
Degree:
MA
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied Russian
Moscow State University
Russian history studies
Country:
Russia
Further study of Russian history
St. Antony's College, Oxford
European history
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied European history
University of Cambridge (PhD)
Modern Russian history
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United Kingdom
PhD in modern Russian history
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) | — | — | British government (New Year Honours) | 受賞 |
| — | Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS) | — | — | Royal Historical Society | 会員 |
| — | Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) | — | — | British Academy | 会員 |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
2015
Organization:
British government (New Year Honours)
Result:
受賞
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS)
Organization:
Royal Historical Society
Result:
会員
Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
Organization:
British Academy
Result:
会員
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Russian Constitutional Experiment: Government and the Duma 1907–1914
1973 HistoryA study analyzing early 20th-century Russian politics and the functioning of the Duma.
Russian political historyConstitutional institutions
Beyond Socialist Realism: Soviet Fiction since Ivan Denisovich
1980 History / Literary studiesDiscusses Soviet-era literature, particularly fiction after Socialist Realism.
Soviet literatureCensorship and expression
A History of the Soviet Union
1985 HistoryA comprehensive account of the formation and development of the Soviet Union in the 20th century.
Soviet historyPolitical systems
Russia: People and Empire, 1552–1917
1998 HistoryExamines the relationship between the Russian Empire and its peoples over the long term, discussing the polarity between imperial identity and nationhood.
Imperial studiesEthnicity and identityRussian history
Russia and the Russians
2001 HistoryA broad account of Russian history and Russian identity for a general readership.
National identityHistorical narrative
Rulers and Victims: The Russians in the Soviet Union
2005 HistoryAnalyzes the position of Russians within the Soviet Union through the lens of rulers and victims.
Soviet ethnicity issuesRulers and ruled
Trust: A History
2014 History / Economic historyA historical study tracing the concept of trust and its economic and social roles.
History of trustEconomy and society
Bibliography
- The Russian Constitutional Experiment: Government and the Duma 1907–1914
- Beyond Socialist Realism: Soviet Fiction since Ivan Denisovich
- A History of the Soviet Union
- Russia: People and Empire, 1552–1917
- Russia and the Russians
- Rulers and Victims: The Russians in the Soviet Union
- Trust: A History
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, analytical proseComparative-historical approachClear and expository narration
- Recurring Motifs
- Empire vs. nationEthnicity and identityAnalysis of power structures
Legacy
A historian who made significant contributions to 20th-century Russian and Soviet studies and to the study of the Russian Empire. He has been active in university and public education, known for delivering the Reith Lectures and co-founding the student support service Nightline.
Academic Societies
- British Academy
- Royal Historical Society
Trivia
- Co-founder of Nightline (student support service).
- Delivered the BBC Reith Lectures in 1988.
- Retired from UCL SSEES in 2007.
- Appointed OBE in the 2015 New Year Honours.