Alexei Ilyich Miller is employed in the
, the
European University at Saint Petersburg
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The main language of instruction at the university is Russian. Howe ...
and the
Higher School of Economics
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in Moscow. He is also a member of the Russian governmental institution
Council for Foreign and Defense Policy (otherwise, known as the
Valdai Discussion Club
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).
Research and Politics
Before the
Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
in 2022, Miller used to lecture and do research at
Central European University
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(2012-14) and in the
Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen
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History and core idea
The IWM was founded in 1982 by the Polish philosopher Krzysztof Micha ...
(2001).
At present, Miller is an important supporter of the war and the Russian president. The scholar uses history for justifying the Kremlin's full-scale attack on Ukraine. For instance, he proposes that
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Ru ...
's '
speech of 21 February 2022, which heralded the beginning of a special military operation in Ukraine, marked the transition from
ussiandebates about history to practical actions to change its course.'
In 2024, the
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation; and additional scientific and social units such ...
published Miller's anthology ''Украинский вопрос и политика идентичности''
he Ukrainian Question and Identity Politics It was widely discussed, notably, without the participation of any Ukrainian or foreign scholars. The work is now seen as the officially obtaining Russian view of Ukrainian history.
Презентация книги Алексея Миллера "Украинский вопрос и политика идентичности".
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Selected books and publications
* (2003) ''The Ukrainian Question: The Russian Empire and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century'' (Central European University Press
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* (2008) ''The Romanov Empire and Nationalism: Essays in the Methodology of Historical Research'' (Central European University Press
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References
Living people
Historians of Ukraine
Historians of Russia
21st-century Russian historians
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Academic staff of Central European University
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