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Brian Horowitz

Brian Horowitz

Brian Horowitz is the author of six books, including Vladimir Jabotinsky's Russian Years (2020), Russian Idea-Jewish Presence (2013), Empire Jews (2009), and a study fo the Society for the Promotion of Enlightenment among the Jews of Russia (Jewish Philanthropy and Enlightenment in Late-Tsarist Russia [2009]). His first book was on the historian and philosopher, Mikhail Gershenzon. He holds the Sizeler Family Chair and teaches at Tulane University in New Orleans. He has received numerous grants and awards. In an earlier life, he was a Slavicist and wrote about Alexander Pushkin, among others.

What Made This Top Russian Jewish Author Descend into Madness?

Lev Levanda spent decades advocating for Jewish assimilation into Russian culture. It all changed after pogroms shook the empire…

Brian Horowitz | 30.06.22

The Man Who Tried to Redefine Ukrainian Jewish History

For Ilya Galant, the myths of eternal hatred between Ukrainians and Jews were just that, myths

Brian Horowitz | 02.03.22

How Did This Jewish Scholar Defend the Cossacks and Survive the Soviets?

The complicated and all-but-forgotten legacy of Saul Borovoi

Brian Horowitz | 23.06.21

Crotchety Old Academic Reflects on the Great Russian ‘Wave’

As a young grad student 30 years ago, Prof. Brian Horowitz was an active witness to history

Brian Horowitz | 05.01.21

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