David R. Marples

David Roger Marples (born October 17, 1952) is a Canadian historian and Distinguished University Professor at the Department of History & Classics, University of Alberta. He specializes in history and contemporary politics of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.

David Marples
Born	David Roger Marples (1952-10-17) October 17, 1952 Chesterfield, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Sheffield (PhD)
Thesis	Collectivisation of agriculture in Western Ukraine 1944-1951 (1985)
Academic work
Institutions	University of Alberta

Education

Marples was born October 17, 1952, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, and grew up in Bolsover, a town about 6 miles (9.7 km) away. Marples initially attended Shirebrook Grammar School (subsequently Shirebrook School, now Shirebrook Academy, and later Keele University, studying English and Sociology, but transferred after one year to Westfield College, which was part of the University of London. He received his BA honours from the University of London in 1975, his MA in History from the University of Alberta in 1980, and Ph.D. in Economic and Social History from the University of Sheffield in 1985. The title of his Ph.D. dissertation was Collectivisation of agriculture in Western Ukraine 1944-1951.

Career

Marples is a former President of The North American Association for Belarusian Studies (2010–15) and was formerly Director of the Stasiuk Program on Contemporary Ukraine at the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (2004–14), University of Alberta.

He is regarded as one of the leading Western authorities on the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe (social and political aspects). and as well as the contemporary history and politics of Belarus and Ukraine. He is honorary president of the Belarusian Academy or Arts and Sciences in Canada, and retired Hon. Lt. Colonel, 6 Int Coy, Canadian Armed Forces (2006-14).

Publications

• Marples, David R.; Hurska, Alla (2022). Joseph Stalin: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 314. ISBN 978-1-5381-3360-6.
• Marples, David R., ed. (2022). The War in Ukraine's Donbas. Central European University Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-963-386-597-2.
• Marples, David R. (2020). Understanding Ukraine and Belarus: A Memoir. E-International Relations. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-910814-54-3.
• Marples, David; Fujiwara, Aya, eds. (2020). Hiroshima-75: Nuclear Issues in Global Contexts. Ibidem Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-3-8382-1398-9.
• Marples, David R. (2017). Ukraine in Conflict: An Analytical Chronicle. E-International Relations. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-910814-29-1.
• Marples, David R.; Mills, Frederick V., eds. (2015). Ukraine's Euromaidan: Analyses of a Civil Revolution in Ukraine. Ibidem Press. p. 304. ISBN 978-3-8382-0700-1.
• Marples, David R. (2014). "Our Glorious Past": Lukashenka's Belarus and the Great Patriotic War. Ibidem Press. ISBN 978-3-8382-0574-8.
• Marples, David R. (2011). Holodomor: Causes of the Famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine. Heritage Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-88880-567-6.
• Marples, David R. (2014). Russia in the Twentieth Century: The Quest for Stability. Routledge. p. 392. ISBN 978-1-138-42534-7.
• Marples, David R. (2007). Heroes and Villains: Creating National History in Contemporary Ukraine. Central European University Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-963-7326-98-1.
• Marples, David R. (2007). The Lukashenka Phenomenon: Elections, Propaganda, and the Foundations of Political Authority in Belarus. Trondheim Studies on East European Cultures and Societies. ISBN 978-82-995792-1-6. ISSN 1501-6684.
• Forbrig, Joerg; Marples, David R.; Demeš, Pavol, eds. (2006). Prospects for Democracy in Belarus. German Marshall Fund of the United States. ISBN 978-80-969487-2-7.
• Marples, David R. (2004). The Collapse of the Soviet Union, 1985-1991. Routledge. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-582-50599-5.
• Marples, David R. (2002). Motherland: Russia in the 20th Century. Routledge. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-582-43834-7.
• Marples, David R. (2000). Lenin's Revolution: Russia 1917-1921. Routledge. p. 182. ISBN 0-582-31917-X.
• Marples, David R. (1999). Belarus: A Denationalized Nation. Routledge. p. 160. ISBN 978-90-5702-343-9.
• Marples, David R.; Young, Marilyn J., eds. (1997). Nuclear Energy And Security In The Former Soviet Union. Westview Press. ISBN 978-0-8133-9013-0.
• Marples, D. (1996). Belarus: From Soviet Rule to Nuclear Catastrophe. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 179. doi:10.1057/9780230378315. ISBN 978-0-333-62631-3.
• Marples, D. (1992). Stalinism in Ukraine in the 1940s. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 228. doi:10.1057/9780230376076. ISBN 978-1-349-38901-8.
• Marples, David R. (1991). Ukraine Under Perestroika: Ecology, Economics, and the Workers' Revolt. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 264. ISBN 978-0-333-49260-4.
• Marples, David R. (1988). The Social Impact of the Chernobyl Disaster. St. Martin's Press. p. 313. ISBN 978-0-312-02432-1.
• Marples, David R. (1987). Chernobyl and Nuclear Power in the USSR. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 240. ISBN 978-0-333-44198-5.

Personal life

Marples is married and has four children. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.