Sara Ruiz

I'm a PhD candidate specializing in 19th and 20th century Russian literature. My dissertation "Fighting, Surviving, and Narrating War in Russia and the Soviet Union" is a literary and cultural history of the tradition of war writing in Russia from Napoleon's invasion in 1812 to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. In addition to literature, my research and teaching includes the study of empire, nationalities and nationalism, and political violence in throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. I'm always happy to talk to prospective graduate students, so please feel free to contact me!