Catherine Evtuhov is a Professor in the Department of History at Columbia University in New York. She specializes in the history of Russia, primarily the imperial period. Her interests include the history of Russian thought in European context, material culture and local history, and the history of the Black Sea region and Russian-Ottoman relations. She is currently working on two books--Russia in the Age of Elizabeth (1741-61) and This Side of Good & Evil: Vladimir Soloviev for the 21st Century--and has published numerous others, including: