{"id":703,"date":"2015-12-04T14:39:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T14:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/pgfnewcastle\/?p=703"},"modified":"2015-12-07T16:42:44","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T16:42:44","slug":"just-a-minute-with-dr-rob-dale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/pgfnewcastle\/2015\/12\/04\/just-a-minute-with-dr-rob-dale\/","title":{"rendered":"Just A Minute With… Dr. Rob Dale"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"rob<\/a>Dr Rob Dale <\/a>is Lecturer in Russian History, specialising in twentieth-century Russian and Soviet history, especially the late Stalinist period (1945-1953). He studied for a BA in History at York, an MA in History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies and a PhD in Russian History at QMUL. Find him on twitter @DrRobDale<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. Which famous historian would you most like to meet for a drink, and why?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I\u2019ve been lucky enough to meet many of my historiographical heroes for a drink. I\u2019d most like a drink with Elena Zubkova, the historian who almost singlehandedly put the study of late Stalinism back on the map.<\/p>\n

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    1. What advice would you have for current UG or early stage PG students?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Never ever go anywhere without a book. You never know when your bus breaks down, the person you are meeting will be late, and ten minutes appear when you could read something interesting.<\/p>\n

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      1. What book are you currently reading?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        I\u2019m reading several. Owen Hatherley\u2019s Landscapes of Communism<\/em>, which is introducing me to the architecture of parts of the Communist world I\u2019ve never visited, and Sheila Fitzpatrick\u2019s new book On Stalin\u2019s Team: The Years of Living Dangerously in Soviet Politics<\/em>, which is written with her usual wit, precision and deep understanding.<\/p>\n

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        1. What is the most important life skill you learnt whilst being a PGR student?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          The ability to root out the cheapest flights, rail tickets and hotel rooms, and live off a diet of buckwheat, salted cucumbers, and kefir.<\/p>\n

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          1. What do you enjoy the most about being part of the history, classics and archaeology department at Newcastle?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Interaction with our students. Having taught in a number of institutions, I think the make-up of our student body generates really fascinating discussions. I love working in the Armstrong building too.<\/p>\n

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            1. What would your perfect day away from work be?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              I\u2019d probably still be reading and working, but in the Russian National Library in Saint-Petersburg. I\u2019d spend the day reading different materials in the different reading rooms, but spend lots of time in the tea room and buffet talking to Russian colleagues.<\/p>\n

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              1. What\u2019s the question you\u2019d most like to have been asked (and why)?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Are you available to keep wicket for England next week? I\u2019m a huge cricket fan, and love keeping wicket.<\/p>\n

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                1. If given complete freedom to start over, what profession would you like to do and why?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  I\u2019d probably want to do something where I could spend more time in the open-air. I like idea of working for the forestry commission in some capacity.<\/p>\n

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                  1. What is your favourite movie quote?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    \u201cWith great power comes great responsibility.\u201d (Peter Parker, Spiderman<\/em>)<\/p>\n

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                    1. What\u2019s next for Rob?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      I\u2019m about to start working on an article about the upkeep of soldiers\u2019 graves in the late Stalinist period. The material is really exciting, and I think it tells us something important about Soviet War Memory.<\/p>\n

                      Best of luck with the research, Rob. Until next time\u2026!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                      Dr Rob Dale is Lecturer in Russian History, specialising in twentieth-century Russian and Soviet history, especially the late Stalinist period (1945-1953). He studied for a BA in History at York, an MA in History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies and a PhD in Russian History at QMUL. Find him on twitter … Continue reading Just A Minute With… Dr. Rob Dale<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":891,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[5,43,50],"class_list":["post-703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-just-a-minute-with","tag-blog","tag-interview","tag-just-a-minute-with"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/pgfnewcastle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/pgfnewcastle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/pgfnewcastle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/pgfnewcastle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/891"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/pgfnewcastle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=703"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/pgfnewcastle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":705,"href":"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/pgfnewcastle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703\/revisions\/705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/pgfnewcastle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/pgfnewcastle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/pgfnewcastle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}