Biography
Originally from the United Kingdom, Kocho-Williams came to Clarkson in 2018. He holds degrees from the University of Manchester in the UK. Before coming to Clarkson, he was Senior Lecturer in Modern European History at Aberystwyth University. Prior to that, he was Senior Lecturer in International History at the University of the West of England, and Lecturer in Soviet History at the University of Leeds. Kocho-Williams is an elected fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He is also a member of the Institute of Historical Research, the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies, the Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies, the Society for Co-operation in Russian and Soviet Studies and the British International History Group.
He is proficient in Russian, German and French.
Education
University of Manchester, UK
University of Manchester, UK
University of Manchester, UK
Teaching Interests
Russian and Soviet History
International Relations in the 20th Century
War Studies
Modern European History
Courses Taught
Research Interests
Russian and Soviet foreign policy and diplomacy
Soviet anti-imperialism and anti-colonialism
International Communism
Grants
Aberystwyth University Research Leave Grant,
University of the West of England Early Career Researcher Starter Grant,
University of the West of England Research Leave Grant
University of Leeds Research Support Grant.
Publications
Russia’s International Relations in the Twentieth Century (2012)
Russian and Soviet Diplomacy, 1900-1939 (2011)
The Twentieth Century Russia Reader (2011)