Department of History - Carnegie Mellon University

Faculty

Naum Kats

Rank: Adjunct Professor & Undergraduate Advisor
Ph.D.: University of St. Petersburg, Russia, 1981
Department Member Since: 1991

Dr. Kats came to CMU with more than twenty-five years of experience in undergraduate teaching. He teaches courses on comparative education, culture and society. As an advisor for History Majors and Minors, Kats stimulates the professional development of students and assists them in reaching their potential.

Kats' research interest is on the political, social and cultural history of Russia in the 20^th century with a focus on the intelligentsia and education. He explores how the Russian state involves the intelligentsia in its own project of socialization, politicization, propaganda, and literacy. Centering on the study of teachers, Kats analyzes the broader process of the creation of a Russian intelligentsia.

Publications

Cross Cultural Communication: The Study of Russian Cultural Heritage in the Diaspora. - “Communication Strategies in the Age of Information,” St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, 2009, pp. 182-187.

Introduction to Russian Culture: Exploring of Russian Culture to Heritage Students. - The Role of Women in Maintaining Russian Spiritual and Cultural Heritage. Frankfurt, 2008 (in print)

A New Publication in American Historiography on the Social History of Stalinist Terror: W. Goldman. Terror and Democracy in the Age of Stalin: The Social Dynamics of Repression. - Cambridge University Press, 2007 (Review). - Novyi Istoricheskii Vestnik, No 17, Moscow, 2008.

Cultural Globalization in the Teaching of Architectural History of St. Petersburg for Undergraduate Students. - Informational and Educational Recourses for Teaching of Language and Culture. Moscow, 2007, pp. 52-54.

Naum G. Kats, Polina, Kats. Discovery in California: Kiron Skinner, Annelise Anderson, Martin Anderson, editors. "Reagan, In his Own Hand: The Writings of Ronald Reagan That Reveal His Revolutionary Vision of America." - A Touchstone Book Published by Simon & Schuster, 1999. (Review). - Novyi Istoricheskii Vestnik, Moscow, 2003, No 1 (9), pp. 277-283.

Naum G. Kats, Polina Kats. "Two Generation of Immigrants: Russian Jews in Pittsburgh." - Novyi Istoricheskii Vestnik, Moscow, 2002, No 7, pp. 29-39

Teaching of the Freshman Seminar "Introduction to Russian Culture and Civilization." – Teaching and Learning About Language and Culture in a Target Surrounding. Moscow, 2001, pp. 45-46.

The Sovietization of Teachers During The New Economic Policy. - Novyi Istoricheskii Vestnik, No 1, Moscow, 2001, pp. 115-136.

Malia, Martin E. "Russia Under Western Eyes: From The Bronze Horseman To The Lenin Mausoleum." Cambr.(Mass.); London: Harvard University Press, 1999. (Review).- Novyi Istoriche skii Vestnik, No 2 , Moscow, 2001, pp. 308-317.