Historians

frank dikotter

Dutch historian and HKU Chair of Humanities takes a revisionist stance and is generally critical of Mao, focused on modern Chinese history

jonathan spence

British-American historian, specialized in Chinese history, balanced perspective

archie brown

Oxford Historian, western liberal perspective

richard pipes

American-Polish origin and a Soviet critic

orlando figes

Orlando Figes is a British historian and author who writes books that are critical of the Russian state

sheila fitzpatrick

Australian socialist historian

michael lynch

british historian with a balanced perspective specialising on modern authoritarian states

e.h. carr

British historian with a sympathetic/Marxist-influenced perspective on the Russian Revolution and early Soviet Union, specializing in Russia/Soviet history.

jung chang

Chinese-British historian and memoirist with a highly critical/anti-communist perspective, specializing in Modern China and Mao Zedong and first person experience

phillip boobyer

British historian with a critical but reflective perspective, specializing in Russia and the Soviet Union, particularly on ethics, ideology, and political culture under Stalin.

odd arne westad

Norwegian historian with a balanced, post-revisionist perspective, specializing in the Cold War and global history

john lewis gaddis

American historian with a pro-Western, post-revisionist perspective, specializing in the Cold War, often portraying U.S. actions as reactive and Soviet expansionism as the main driver of conflict.

ian kershaw

British historian with a critical, structuralist perspective

tony judt

British historian with a post-revisionist perspective, specializing in modern European history

guchkov

nobility, PG member and war minister

durnovo

Tsarist minister, PG supporter

pyotr vladmirov

russian comitern agent stationed in yan’an