Catherine Anne Merridale, FBA (born 12 October 1959) is a British writer and historian with a special interest in Russian history. Merridale was Professor of Contemporary History at Queen Mary, University of London from 2004 to 2014. She has been a senior research fellow at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London since her retirement from full-time academia in 2014. Having retired from her academic career, Merridale became a freelance writer in 2014. She has also contributed to BBC Radio.
Books in order of publication:
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
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