The Russian Revolution; The Jugo-Slav Movement

Frank Alfred Golder

1877–1929

A historian of Russia and Alaska, he helped build one of the most important early collections of Russian and Slavic materials in the United States. His work took him from archives in St. Petersburg to relief efforts in revolutionary Russia, giving his books unusual firsthand depth.

A pioneering American scholar of Russia, he helped generations of readers make sense of Russian history, politics, and society during a time of enormous change.

A leading historian of Central and Eastern Europe, he helped build Slavic studies in the United States and spent decades teaching at the University of California, Berkeley. His work connected the histories of Russia, the Balkans, and the Habsburg lands for generations of students and scholars.