Cundill History Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2011) Winner
Timothy David Snyder
ティモシー・すないだー
Timoshī Sunaidā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1969-08-18 （Near Dayton, Ohio）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, German, French
- Religion
- Quaker
- Residence History
- Yale University (USA) → University of Toronto (Canada)
Career
- Occupations
- Historian
- Active Years
- 1995-
- Affiliations
- Yale University, Munk School, University of Toronto, Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna
- Memberships
- Council on Foreign Relations, American Philosophical Society
- Influenced By
- Timothy Garton Ash, Jerzy Jedlicki
- Influenced
- Many contemporary historians
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University | — | History and Political Science | BA | 1987-1991 | USA |
| Balliol College, Oxford | — | Modern History | DPhil | 1991-1995 | UK |
Brown University
History and Political Science
Degree:
BA
Period:
1987-1991
Year of Graduation:
1991
Country:
USA
BA in History and Political Science
Balliol College, Oxford
Modern History
Degree:
DPhil
Period:
1991-1995
Year of Graduation:
1995
Country:
UK
Marshall Scholar
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | George Louis Beer Prize | The Reconstruction of Nations | — | American Historical Association | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Hannah Arendt Prize | Bloodlands | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2015 | The VIZE 97 Prize | — | — | Václav Havel Foundation | 受賞 |
George Louis Beer Prize
2003
Work:
The Reconstruction of Nations
Organization:
American Historical Association
Result:
受賞
Hannah Arendt Prize
2013
Work:
Bloodlands
Result:
受賞
The VIZE 97 Prize
2015
Organization:
Václav Havel Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
2010 History 544 pagesDetails the murder of 13 million civilians in Eastern Europe between Hitler and Stalin.
HolocaustSoviet TerrorEastern European History
Translations
- Translated into 30 languages
Bibliography
- Nationalism, Marxism, and Modern Central Europe
- Bloodlands
- On Tyranny
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed archival researchClear narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- Warnings against totalitarianismDefense of democracy
Health
-
Serious illness (undiagnosed)2019Inspired Our Malady
Legacy
Leading authority on Eastern European history and Holocaust; Bloodlands bestseller.
In Popular Culture
- Prominent Ukraine supporter
Quotes
-
History is the discovery of things that actually happened, which weren't anticipated.
Source: Guardian interview (2023)
Trivia
- Raised Quaker
- Married to historian Marci Shore
- Speaks 5 European languages, reads 10