Erina Megowan

Erina Megowan is a historian of the Soviet Union, with particular interest in the legitimization of war and the Soviet creative intelligentsia. She teaches widely in Russian, Soviet and European history. Currently she is working on a project that explores the relationship between Soviet cultural institutions, morale and propaganda during World War II. She has published related articles on frontline entertainment, Soviet wartime geographic hierarchies and reactions to the outbreak of war in 1941.