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Personal profile
Biography
Edward Acton is Professor of Modern European History. He is a specialist in modern Russian and Soviet political and intellectual history. His best-known book is Rethinking and the Russian Revolution (1990), and his most recent publication is The Soviet Union: A Documentary History, two volumes, Exeter University Press, 2005, 2007. His next project is a study of the impact on human consciousness of the fall of the USSR.
He joined UEA in 1991 after lecturing at Liverpool and Manchester. He headed the School from 1999 to 2002 and is currently serving as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic).
Key Research Interests
Research interests - modern Russian and Soviet political and intellectual history, current research project is a study of the impact on human consciousness of the fall of the USSR.
Areas of Expertise
Modern Russian and Soviet history; the Russian revolution; 19th and 20th century European political and intellectual history.
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The Soviet Union: A Documentary History Volume 2 1939 -1991
Acton, E., 2007, University of Exeter Press.Research output: Working paper
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La Biografia y el Estudio de la Identidad
Acton, E., 2005, El Otro, El Mismo. Biografia y autobiografa en Europa (siglos XVII-XX). Davis, J. C. & Burdiel, I. (eds.). University of Valencia Press, p. 177-198 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The Soviet Union: A Documentary History Volume 1 1917-1940
Acton, E., 2005, University of Exeter Press.Research output: Working paper
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Na rasput'e. Revoliutsii 1917 I 1991 godov v Rossii: aravitel'nyi analiz
Acton, E., 2002, In: Clio Moderna,. 3, p. 182-198 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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La Transicion a la Politica de Masas
Acton, E. & Saz, I. (ed.), 2001, University of Valencia Press.Research output: Book/Report › Book