Alexander J. Motyl

Alexander John Motyl (; born October 21, 1953) is an American historian, political scientist, poet, writer, translator and artist-painter. He is a resident of New York City. He is professor of political science at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey and a specialist on Ukraine, Russia, and the Soviet Union.

Motyl's parents emigrated as refugees from Western Ukraine after World War II, when the region was occupied by the Soviet Union. He was born in New York City on October 21, 1953. He graduated from Regis High School in New York City in 1971. He studied at Columbia University, graduating with a BA in History in 1975 and a Ph.D. in Political Science in 1984. Motyl has taught at Columbia University, Lehigh University, the Ukrainian Free University, the Kyiv-Mohyla University, and Harvard University and is currently professor of political science at Rutgers University-Newark. Aside from academic work, he also writes opinion columns in publications such as ''Foreign Policy'', [https://www.19fortyfive.com/meet-the-team/ 19FortyFive], and ''the Kyiv Post''. Provided by Wikipedia