DSc in History, Professor
Academic degree:
PhD in Philology, DSc in History
Education:
Graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1985, Faculty of Philology, with a degree in Russian language and Literature.
PhD thesis:
Nikitin’s Saturdays as a Writers' Association and a Cooperative Publishing House in the Context of Soviet Publishing Policy and the Literary Process of the 1920s and 1930s (1996)
DSc. (Habil.) thesis:
Soviet Ideology in the Context of the Political History of Russia in the 20th Century (2007)
Research interests:
History of Russian literature and journalism of the 19th–20th centuries, historical, political and legal terminology, political history of Russia, textual criticism
Professional service:
Member of the Dissertation Council at the Russian State University for the Humanities 24.2.366.05 (Philological Sciences)
Member of the Dissertation Council at the Russian State University for the Humanities 24.2.366.09 (Cultural Studies, Historical Sciences)
Honorary titles and awards:
2018 — Honorary title “Honorary Worker of Higher Education of the Russian Federation”
2024 — Professor Emeritus, Russian State University for the Humanities
Other information:
Member of the editorial board of the journal Bulletine of the Russian State University for the Humanities
Member of the editorial board of the journal Russia of the 21st Century
Teaching activity:
Since 1996, David Feldman has been teaching at the Russian State University for the Humanities, teaching courses on “The History of Russian Literature”, “The History of Russian Journalism”, “The History of Russian Everyday Life”, “The History of Russian Journalism”, “Public Speaking”, and “Political Terminology”.
Academic publications (180 in total, including 18 monographs):
Monographs:
- Ideology and Literature. Moscpw, Russian State University for the Humanities Publ., 2025. 510 p. (Co-authored with M.P. Odessky)
- The Ideology of Literature [chapter in a collective monograph]. A.N. Yar-Kravchenko, A.P. Zarubin. “The Responsibility Is on You!” The Story of One Painting. An Attempt of Reconstruction. Documents, Memoirs, Research, comp. by D.V. Kaverina, A.Ya. Nevsky, O.A. Starikova; ed. by D.P. Bak. Moscow, Dahl State Museum of the History of Russian Literature Publ., 2024, pp. 28–64.
- The Hero of the Times: “The History of the Russian Intelligentsia” in the Mirror of Hydronymy [chapter in a collective monograph]. Journalism and Journalistic Style in the History of Russian Literature and Culture, comp. O.I. Kiyanskaya, Yu.G. Bit-Yunan, M.P. Odessky. Moscow, Russian State University for the Humanities, 2024, pp. 131–160. (Co-authored with M.P. Odessky)
- The Topics of Nostalgia. Soviet Song in Cinema and on Stage: Exploring Multimedia Space [chapter in a collective monograph]. Journalism and Journalistic Style in the History of Russian Literature and Culture, comp. O.I. Kiyanskaya, Yu.G. Bit-Yunan, M.P. Odessky. Moscow, Russian State University for the Humanities, 2024, pp. 227–239.
- Meeting with a Song in the Digital Space: Sociality, Reality and Mysticism [chapter in a collective monograph]. Journalism and Journalistic Style in the History of Russian Literature and Culture, comp. O.I. Kiyanskaya, Yu.G. Bit-Yunan, M.P. Odessky. Moscow, Russian State University for the Humanities, 2024, pp. 240–253.
Articles:
- Odessa in Publicist Works by Natalia Logunova. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin. “Literary Theory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies” Series, no. 6, 2020, pp. 113–123. https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2020-6-113-123 (Co-authored with O.I. Kiyanskaya)
- Where the Past Goes. The History of the Term “Wrecking.” RSUH/RGGU Bulletin. “Literary Theory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies” Series, no. 7, 2021, pp. 114-140. https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2021-7-114-140 (Co-authored with Ya.E. Kanevskaya)
- The Gamemaster: Politics and Rhetoric in the Novel “What Is to Be Done? (from the Stories about the New People)” by N.G. Chernyshevsky. Russia and the Modern World, no. 3, 2020, pp. 216–239. https://doi.org/10.31249/rsm/2020.03.14 (Co-authored with D.A. Scherbakov)
- Odessa Writers of the 1920s in the Journalism of N.A. Logunova (Ivanova). RSUH/RGGU Bulletin. “Literary Theory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies” Series, no. 10, 2021, pp. 52–68. https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2021-10-52-68 (Co-authored with O.I. Kiyanskaya)
- Childhood and Youth of Journalist Natalia Logunova. From Memoirs “Three Eras.” RSUH/RGGU Bulletin, “Literary Theory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies” Series, no. 10, 2022, pp. 12–27. https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2022-10-12-27 (Co-authored with O.I. Kiyanskaya)
- Narrative Dissonances: Towards the Publication History of Vasily Grossman's Essay “Good Wishes to You: From Travel Notes.” Electronic scientific and educational journal “History”, vol. 14, issue 12 (134), 2023, part II. https://doi.org/10.18254/S207987840029691-9. URL: https://history.jes.su/s207987840029691-9-1/ (accessed: 13.05.2026)
- “Publicity and Counter-Publicity. On the Textology of the Novel by I.A. Ilf and E.P. Petrov 'Dvenadtsat stuliev' (The Twelve Chairs).” RSUH/RGGU Bulletin. “Literary Theory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, no. 10, 2023б pp. 63–77. https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2023-10-63-77
- The Verdict and the Procedures: on the History of the Execution of the Decembrists. Philosophical Letters. Russian and European Dialogue, no. 8 (1), 2025, pp. 151–180. https://doi.org/10.17323/2568-5413-2028-8-1-23-37. URL: https://phillet.hse.ru/article/view/26475?ysclid=m9b6cetev3354551669 (accessed: 13.05.2026)
- On the History of Soviet Journalism and Censorship in the Late 1920s. The Novel “The Twelve Chairs” by I. Ilf and Ev. Petrov. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin. “Literary Theory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies” Series, no. 10, 2025, pp. 166–185. https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2025-10-166-185 URL: https://www.rsuh.ru/upload/main/vestnik/lyk/Vestnik_lyc10(2025).pdf#page=166 (accessed: 13.05.2026)
- Turning Point: Towards a History of the Conspiracy and Execution of the Decembrists. Philosophical Letters. Russian and European Dialogue, no. 8 (4), 2025, pp. 50–71. https://doi.org/10.17323/2658-5413-2025-8-4- 50-71 URL: https://phillet.hse.ru/article/view/30118 (accessed: 13.05.2026)
