Dr. Mark Sandle

Professor of History

Office: A234
Phone: 780-465-3500 ext. 8103
Email: mark.sandle@kingsu.ca

Mark Sandle is Professor of History at King’s. He specializes in Russian/Soviet and Modern European History. He has had a long-standing love affair with Russian and Soviet history and culture which began during his undergraduate days and has carried on ever since. He is also very interested in how and why we study History, and the impact contemporary culture has on the study and writing of History. He is still hoping to become a TV History celeb, but alas it now seems unlikely!

Research Interests

Mark is interested in many different aspects of teaching and learning, but has a particular specialist interest in assessment and feedback. He is currently exploring how students use feedback in their learning. Mark is also keen on the use of IT and online materials in teaching, and is developing the use of Moodle as a learning tool for students.

In terms of research, Mark’s interests lie in the Soviet period of Russian history, especially in the field of ideas, ideology and intellectual history. He has been working in Moldova for the last couple of years, and has just started work on writing the history of post-war Soviet Moldavia with 2 scholars from Moldova. He is also working on intellectual life in the Khrushchev era, including the growth of dissent and dissident activity.

Selected Publications

A Short History of Soviet Socialism (UCL Press October 1999)
Brezhnev Reconsidered (Palgrave 2002). (edited by E. Bacon & M. Sandle)
Communism (Pearson 2006)
Gorbachev (Hodder 2008)

Awards

In 2007 in the UK he was awarded a highly prestigious National Teaching Fellowship, one of 50 awards across the country for excellence in teaching.

Courses I teach

HIST 202 - Western Civilization: European History from the Classical Age to 1648
HIST 204 - The West and the World, 1500-Present
HIST 314 - Nineteenth Century Europe
HIST 318 - Twentieth Century Europe
HIST 322 - World History, 1800 - Present
HIST 325 - The Cold War
HIST 371 - Historical Methods HIST 380 - A History of Modern Russia 1855-1991
HIST 382 - Stalinism: Terror, Progress, and Belief
HIST 390 - The Second World War

Dr. Mark Sandle

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