(London, 1959) British historian. He is Professor of History at Birkbeck College University of London. He has written several books about the history of Russia, such as A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891-1924, which received the Wolfson Prize, the NCR Book Award, WH Smith Literary Award, the Longman/History Today Book Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and Duff Cooper Prize. His most recent work is The History of Russia.