Dr Alexander Hill
MA (Cantab) PhD DipRus PGCE
Positions
Professor
Contact information
Phone number
Office: +1 (403) 220-6419
Background
Educational Background
B.A. Social and Political Sciences, University of Cambridge, 1995
Doctor of Philosophy Social and Political Sciences (Soviet History), University of Cambridge, 2001
M.A. Social and Political Sciences, University of Cambridge, 1999
Diploma in Russian University of Cambridge, 1997
Postgraduate Certificate in Education (History), University of Durham, 2001
Research
Areas of Research
Soviet military and political history
The military and political history of the Soviet Union, and in particular the Stalinist period prior to and including the Great Patriotic War, as well as Soviet involvement in national liberation movements in southern Africa and the wider world. I am also interested in the military affairs of contemporary Russia.
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| HTST300 | The Practice of History | |
| HTST383 | The Cold War | |
| HTST412 | Russia and the Soviet Union | |
| HTST485 | World War II | |
| HTST545.09 | The Great Patriotic War | |
| HTST333 | The Age of Totalitarianism |
Projects
Routledge Handbook on Soviet and Russian Military Studies
I have edited the Routledge Handbook on Soviet and Russian Military Studies - covering Soviet and Russian military history and affairs from the 19th Century through to the current war in Ukraine. The handbook is to be published in February 2025.
Soviet Foreign Military Assistance and Advising during the Cold War
This is my most recent project that - access to Russia archives permitting - will result in a monograph.
Publications
- British ‘Lend-Lease’ Aid to the USSR and the Battle of Moscow in the Light of Soviet and German Sources. Alexander Hill and David Stahel. The Journal of Slavic Military Studies. 537-557. (2021)
- Review Essay: “We Carried Out Our [International] Duty!”: The Soviet Union, Cuito Cuanavale, and Wars of National Liberation in Southern Africa. Alexander Hill. The Journal of Slavic Military Studies. 139-158. (2021)
- The War on the Eastern Front. Alexander Hill. Pen and Sword. (2021)
- Soviet Partisan vs German Security Soldier. Alexander Hill. Osprey Publishing. (2019)
- Soviet Destroyers of World War II. Alexander Hill. Osprey Publishing. (2018)
- The Red Army and the Second World War. Alexander Hill. Cambridge University Press. (2016)
- The Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, 1941-1945: a documentary reader. Alexander Hill. Routledge. (2008)
- The War Behind the Eastern Front: Soviet Partisans in North West Russia 1941-1944. Alexander Hill. Frank Cass (Routledge). (2005)
- Soviet Cruisers 1917-1945: From the October Revolution to World War II. Osprey Publishing. (2024)
In the News
- Russia is positioning itself as a global partner after the U.S. Afghanistan debacle. https://theconversation.com/ca. (2021)
- Who’s to blame in the Ukraine-Russia standoff? It depends on perspective. https://theconversation.com/ca. (2022)
- Why Vladimir Putin won’t back down in Ukraine. https://theconversation.com/ca. (2022)
- Deep-rooted Russian fear of the West has fuelled Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. https://theconversation.com/ca. (2022)
- Curious Kids: Why did Putin invade Ukraine now? Is it for the U.S.S.R. again?. https://theconversation.com/ca. (2022)
- Russia is now reliant on heavy artillery — Stalin’s ‘God of War’ — in Ukraine. https://theconversation.com/ca. (2022)
- What would give Vladimir Putin a face-saving way to exit Ukraine?. https://theconversation.com/ca. (2022)
- Is Russia increasingly likely to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine?. https://theconversation.com/ca. (2022)
- Can either Russia or Ukraine reasonably claim to be ‘winning’ the war in Ukraine?. https://theconversation.com/ca. (2022)
- Gorbachev remembered: Respected in the West, detested in Russia. https://theconversation.com/ca. (2022)
- Why Russia’s war in Ukraine today is so different from a year ago. https://theconversation.com/ca. (2023)
- How the Russian economy is defying and withstanding western sanctions. https://theconversation.com/ca. (2022)
- We don’t have to engage in hysterical crusades against Russia and China. https://responsiblestatecraft.org/. (2023)
- Why Ukraine has been unable to capitalize on the Wagner Group rebellion. The Conversation. (2023)
- Why Russians still support Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine. The Conversation. (2023)
- Recent gains point to a growing Russian advantage in the Ukraine war. The Conversation. (2024)
- Both sides in the Russia-Ukraine war are using new and old technologies for warfare. The Conversation. (2024)
- WESTERN HYPOCRISY IS PLAYING INTO RUSSIA’S HANDS OVER UKRAINE. Stop the War. (2023)
- CIVILIAN CASUALTIES ARE MOUNTING ON THE FRONT LINES IN THE WAR IN UKRAINE. Stop the War. (2023)
- What happened to Canada’s foreign policy?. Canadian Dimension. (2023)
- We need statesmanship, not politics, to end Ukraine war. Canadian Dimension. (2023)
- Self-determination in Ukraine should cut both ways. Canadian Dimension. (2023)
- Bakhmut and the limits of historical parallels. Canadian Dimension. (2023)
- Official enemies and Western ‘Newspeak’ on Israel-Palestine. Canadian Dimension. (2023)
- A year later and things are very different in Moscow. Canadian Dimension. (2023)
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