Research Output per year
Personal profile
Personal Statement
I joined the University of Strathclyde in August 2019 as Lecturer in International History.* My main research lies in the history of the Soviet Union and the Cold War, especially in Africa. I am particularly interested in the history of socialism in Africa. I have also written on the history of Soviet and Czechoslovak secret intelligence during the Cold War. I have published in the Journal of Cold War Studies, the Journal of Southern African Studies, and a number of edited volumes. I am currently finishing a monograph, entitled ‘Cold War Liberation: The Soviet Union and the Collapse of Portuguese Empire in Africa, 1961-1975’.
*I will hold the position of British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in 2019-2020.
Research Interests
My new research project seeks to investigate the political economy of the Soviet Cold War in Africa between 1974 and 1991. In particular, it focuses on Soviet development assistance in Africa and on how Moscow’s experience of engagement with modernisation and state-building of key allies in the region affected debates about reform in the Soviet Union. My main case study looks at the post-war history of Guinea-Bissau to explore how different groups of people understood and related to Soviet socialism.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, London School of Economics
Master of Arts, Columbia University (New York) and LSE (double degree)
Bachelor of Social Science, London School of Economics
Keywords
- Soviet Union, Africa, Portugal, Lusophone Africa, Guinea-Bissau
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Research Output 2017 2019
A cultural heritage for national liberation? The Soviet-Somali historical expedition, Soviet African studies, and the Cold War in the Horn of Africa
Telepneva, N., 23 Sep 2019, In : International Journal of Heritage Studies. 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
'Code Name SEKRETÁR': Amílcar Cabral, Czechoslovakia and the role of human intelligence during the Cold War
Telepneva, N., 20 Oct 2019, In : International History Review. 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Activities 2019 2019
- 1 Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
Soviet Intelligence and African National Liberation
Natalia Telepneva (Recipient)Activity: Other activity types › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation