Oral History of Dr. Steven Miner Conducted on February 26, 2025 By Meg Corner

Oral History of Dr. Steven Miner Conducted on February 26, 2025 By Meg Corner

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Transcript of Interview of Dr. Steven Miner by Meg Corner.

Interviewee

Miner, Dr. Steven

Interviewer

Corner, Meg

Interview Date

2-26-2025

Description

Dr. Steven Miner is a retired professor of Russian and Soviet history at Ohio University. Born in New York in 1956 and earned his PhD in history from Indiana University in 1987. Prior to graduating, Ohio University hired Miner in 1986 where he would teach and serve as an administrator in the history department until his retirement in 2023. Notably, his roles included Contemporary History Institute Director, History Department Chair, and Graduate Director for the History Department. As a historian, Miner has conducted extensive research in the former Soviet Union and Russia. He published several books on Russian history including - 1945 (2003), Between Churchill and Stalin: The Soviet Union, Great Britain, and the Origins of the Grand Alliance (2017), and The Furies Unleashed: The Soviet People at War, 1941-1945 (2023). He lives in Athens with his wife Doreen. They have two adult children, Sam and Emily.

This interview was conducted as part of a class project for Recording Memory: Methods and Uses of Oral History, Spring 2025, Alexander G. Lovelace (Ph.D.) Instructor

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Keywords

Dr. Steven Miner, Ohio University, History Department, Contemporary History Institute, Russian History, Soviet History, Athens Ohio, Oral History, 2025

Publication Date

Summer 8-14-2025

Interview Location

Athens, Ohio

Digital Publisher

Ohio University Libraries

Document Type

Oral History

Duration

01:07:28

File Format

audio/aac

Comments

Interview transcript provided by Meg Corner.

Oral History of Dr. Steven Miner Conducted on February 26, 2025 By Meg Corner

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