Anna Berman
Professor of Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature and Culture · School of Arts and Humanities · University of Cambridge
Quick answer: Anna Berman is Professor of Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature and Culture at University of Cambridge. Anna Berman shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
⭐ Prof Berman welcomes inquiries from potential MPhil and PhD students interested in topics relevant to her research.
Research interests
Nineteenth-century novel, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Nadezhda Khvoshchinskaya, kinship, family history, siblings, the family novel, nineteenth-century Russian women prose writers, science and literature, operatic adaptations of literary classics.
Selected publications (since 2023)
Books
- Editor. Tolstoy in Context. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022.
- The Family Novel in Russia and England, 1800-1880. Oxford University Press, 2022.
- Siblings in Tolstoy and Dostoevsky: The Path to Universal Brotherhood. Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 2015.
Articles
- "A Tale of Two (or Three) Sisters: Pushkin, Tolstoy, Zhukova, Tur, Khvoshchinskaya, and Chekhov." Slavic Literatures 158 (2025): 87-107.
- "A Tale of Two (or Three) Sisters" Slavic Literature, special issue “The Unknown Nineteenth Century.”87 (2025): 87-107.
Chapters in Edited Volumes
- “The Novel 1” in The New Cambridge History of Russian Literature, 537-552. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024.
- “The Russian Woman” in The New Cambridge History of Russian Literature, 772-787. Cambridge: Ca
Frequently asked questions
Is Anna Berman hiring PhD students at University of Cambridge?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Anna Berman's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: Prof Berman welcomes inquiries from potential MPhil and PhD students interested in topics relevant to her research..
What does Anna Berman research?
Nineteenth-century novel, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Nadezhda Khvoshchinskaya, kinship, family history, siblings, the family novel, nineteenth-century Russian women prose writers, science and literature, operatic adaptations of literary classics.
Data last updated: 2026-09-11 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.
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