Andreas Kappeler

Andreas Kappeler was Professor of East European History at the University of Vienna and is now emeritus. He published numerous studies on the history of Russia and Ukraine. His best-known works include Russia as a Multi-Ethnic Empire, The Cossacks, A History of Russia, A Short History of Ukraine, Unequal Brothers, Russia and Ukraine, and The Chuvash. Kappeler is a member of the Austrian and Ukrainian Academies of Sciences.