Olga Maiorova

Olga Maiorova is an accomplished scholar. Her area of expertise is Russian literature of the second half of the 19th century; the intersections between literature, intellectual history, and representations of nationality in nineteenth century Russia. Her extensive research on Nikolai Leskov, including editorship of two volumes of his previously unpublished writings, stands out. The author of some sixty scholarly articles, published in the most prestigious journals in Russia and the USA.

U-M Affiliations:

• CREES
• History

Fields of Study:

• 19th-century Russian literature
• the intersections of literature
• nationalistic discourses
• representations of nationality