W. Bruce Lincoln
Encyclopedia
W. Bruce Lincoln was a scholar of early 20th century Russia
n history. Lincoln graduated with an A.B.
and a Ph.D in 1960 and 1966 from the College of William and Mary
and University of Chicago
, respectively.
from 1967-99. Among his most prominent positions at NIU were:
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n history. Lincoln graduated with an A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
and a Ph.D in 1960 and 1966 from the College of William and Mary
College of William and Mary
The College of William & Mary in Virginia is a public research university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States...
and University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, respectively.
Career
Lincoln taught at Memphis State University from 1966-67 and at Northern Illinois UniversityNorthern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University is a state university and research institution located in DeKalb, Illinois, with satellite centers in Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon. It was originally founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895 by Illinois Governor John P...
from 1967-99. Among his most prominent positions at NIU were:
- Presidential Research Professor, 1982-1986
- University Research Professor, 1986-1990
- Distinguished Research Professor and NIU Foundation Professor for Russian History, 1990-1999
- Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, 1999-Death
Publications
- Nikolai Miliutin: An Enlightened Russian Bureaucrat (1977) ISBN 0892501332
- Nicholas I: Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias (1978) ISBN 0713908378
- Petr Petrovich Semenov-Tian-Shanskii: The Life of a Russian Geographer (1980) ISBN 0892501391
- The Romanovs: Autocrats of All the Russias (1981) ISBN 0385271875
- In the Vanguard of Reform: Russia's Enlightened Bureaucrats (1982) ISBN 087580084X
- In War's Dark Shadow: The Russians Before the Great War (1983) ISBN 0385274092
- Passage Through Armageddon: The Russians in War and Revolution (1986) ISBN 0671557092
- Red Victory: A History of the Russian Civil War (1989) ISBN 0671631667
- The Great Reforms: Autocracy, Bureaucracy, and the Politics of Change in Imperial Russia (1990) ISBN 0875801552
- The Conquest of a Continent: Siberia and the Russians (1994) ISBN 067941214X
- Between Heaven and Hell: The Story of A Thousand Years of Artistic Life in Russia (1998) ISBN 0670875686
- Sunlight at Midnight: St. Petersburg and the Rise of Modern Russia (published posthumously, 2001) ISBN 9780465083237