A British historian of modern Soviet history
Martin McCauley is an Irish-born historian of Soviet and East European politics. A former senior lecturer at UCL's School of Slavonic and East European Studies, he wrote widely on Stalinism, the Khrushchev era, the Cold War, and the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. He interpreted the 20th Party Congress speech both as an effort to restore a functioning Party, freeing officials from fear of repression, and as a move in Khrushchev's struggle to weaken rivals.
Career Timeline
- 1953–1956Studied surveying at the University of Westminster
- 1961Studied French civilisation at the Sorbonne in Paris
- 1962–1968Studied at the University of London and earned a PhD
- 1968–1978Senior lecturer at the University of London's School of Slavonic and East European Studies
- 1975Edited and published The Russian Revolution and the Soviet State
- 1976Published Khrushchev and the Development of Soviet Agriculture
- 1995Published The Khrushchev Era: 1953–1964
- 2007Published The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union