Evening lecture and social event for International History students
On 26 November 2018, the International History Department held an evening lecture with Professor Dominic Lieven exclusively for current International History students.
Students from across the department heard about Professor Lieven’s journey in becoming one of Imperial Russia’s greatest historians. The room was full of laughter as Professor Lieven recounted his youth in Russia and his first posting for the Foreign Commonwealth Office, whilst he admitted he never intended on becoming a historian until relatively late in his career. Professor Lieven joined the LSE in 1978 after completing his PhD, and became Head of the International History Department from 2009 to 2011.
The room became more sombre with excellent questions from students on the future of Russia and the contemporary international environment. Professor Lieven argued that the political context of 2018 is very similar to that of 1914, and estimated there was a 30% chance of conflict in East Asia. In this scenario, he stated that conflict would likely erupt between China and the US.
See images of the event.
Due to the event’s popularity, if you were unable to attend this event, the Department will host a similar evening in the Lent Term with another world-renowned historian.
Professor Dominic Lieven is a historian of Imperial Russia. He was a Lecturer and then Professor at the London School of Economics from 1978 to 2011 and Head of the Department from 2009 to 2011. In 2011 he was elected Senior Research Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge. He is Chair of the Board of the Paulsen Programme, currently hosted by the department. His books include Russia's Rulers under the Old Regime (Yale UP, 1988), Aristocracy in Europe (MacMillan and Columbia U.P. 1992), Nicholas II (John Murray and Columbia U.P., 1993), Empire. The Russian Empire and its Rivals (John Murray and Yale U.P., 2000), Russia against Napoleon. The Struggle for Europe, 1807-1814 (Penguin, 2009), Towards the Flame. Empire, War and the End of Tsarist Russia (Penguin, 2015).
Department of International History (@lsehistory) teaches and conducts research on the international history of Britain, Europe and the world from the early modern era up to the present day.
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