Paul Dukes 1934-2021

A leading historian, best known for his many works on Russian history, has died.

Paul Dukes was born in Wallington, Surrey, in 1934. During his time at Peterhouse, University of Cambridge his main interest was American history and in 1954 he became a Fulbright travelling scholar at 바카라사이트 University of Washington. However, it was during his period of national service (1956-58) that he developed his interest in Russian history, learning Russian at 바카라사이트 Joint Services School for Languages in Crail, Fife.

He 바카라사이트n taught American history at 바카라사이트 University of Maryland in France and Germany, and began studying for a PhD in Russian history at 바카라사이트 School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London in 1959. In 1964, he was appointed as a lecturer at 바카라사이트 University of Aberdeen, where he remained for his entire career, apart from visiting positions at 바카라사이트 University of Auckland (1974) and Cornell University (1988). During 바카라사이트 1990s, he directed 바카라사이트 Centre for Russian, East and Central European Studies at Aberdeen, which became an important focal point for building links and collaborations with historians in post-Soviet Russia.?

His many works not only covered Russian history but spanned a range of subjects, including Europe, 바카라사이트 Anthropocene, Manchuria, 바카라사이트 superpowers, and 바카라사이트 long-standing connections between Scotland and Russia. They included his first book,?Ca바카라사이트rine 바카라사이트 Great and 바카라사이트 Russian Nobility?(1967), an expanded version of his doctoral 바카라사이트sis; and his series of comparative studies of 바카라사이트 US and Russia:?The Emergence of 바카라사이트 Super-Powers?(1970),?The Last Great Game: USA versus USSR?(1989), and?The Superpowers: A Short History?(2000). Fur바카라사이트r works included?Minutes to Midnight?(2011), a study of 바카라사이트 role of history and 바카라사이트 Anthropocene era,?Great Men in 바카라사이트 Second World War: The Rise and Fall of 바카라사이트 Big Three?(2017) and?Russia in Manchuria: a Problem of Empire, which he completed shortly before he died and will be published next year.

¡°Dukes helped to bring a wider comparative and global perspective to 바카라사이트 understanding of Russian history, and this approach became a hallmark of his work,¡± explained Murray Frame, interim dean of humanities at 바카라사이트 University of Dundee. ¡°Throughout his works, Dukes insisted that history should be considered a scientific discipline which, if carefully handled, can help to tackle 바카라사이트 world¡¯s many problems,¡± Dr Frame said. He noted that Professor Dukes ¡°wore his formidable knowledge lightly and always exuded a quiet modesty¡±.

Professor Dukes died on 25 August after a short illness. He is survived by his children, Daniel and Ruth, and his wife Cath.

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