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Across the Steppes is a project covering politics and foreign relations in the post-Soviet world, from the port cities on the Baltic Sea to the vast steppes of Central Asia. This project will cover domestic politics and foreign affairs across a huge area of the world, spanning a number of populations and ethnicities. This will include Russia and its hugely diverse population, Central Asia, the Caucuses, the expansive farmlands of Eastern Europe, and the Baltic nations, as well as key allies and adversaries of the region.
It is only recently that the concept of the Cold War has reappeared in response to Russia’s deteriorating relations with the West, predominantly over Ukraine, forcing academics to reconsider the post-Cold War consensus and the continuation of long-standing historical factors. In this light, this project will provide a unique angle on the post-Soviet sphere by employing a multidisciplinary approach which combines history and politics, focused on not just the Soviet period and the post-Soviet period, but on drawing continuities across the region’s modern history.
About the Author
Daniel Philpott is a Master’s graduate who has closely studied late Soviet and post-Soviet history, focusing on the transformation of society from Perestroika and Glasnost to the economic and political recovery of the late 1990s, and the socio-economic upheaval that was caused by this transformation. As a student of history, Daniel believes that an understanding of the past informs and enriches our approach towards the political challenges of today, and this philosophy is present throughout his work. Daniel obtained a History BA at Queen Mary University of London and a European History MA from Birkbeck College, and now runs this site independently.
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