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Orlando Figes (; born 20 November 1959) is a British historian and writer best known for his works on Russian history. He is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London. Figes is known for his works on Russian history, in particular ''A People's Tragedy'' (1996), ''Natasha's Dance'' (2002), ''The Whisperers'' (2007), ''Crimea'' (2010) and ''Just Send Me Word'' (2012). ''A People's Tragedy'' is a study of the Russian Revolution, and combines social and political history with biographical details in a historical narrative. In 2008 the ''Times Literary Supplement'' named ''A People's Tragedy'' as one of the 'hundred most influential books since the war'.〔''Times Literary Supplement'', 30 December 2008, p. 7.〕 It was awarded the Wolfson History Prize, the WH Smith Literary Award, the NCR Book Award, the Longman-History Today Book Prize, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. ''Natasha's Dance'' and ''The Whisperers'' were both short-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize, making Figes the only writer to have been short-listed twice for this prize. ''The Whisperers'' was also short-listed for the Ondaatje Prize, the Prix Médicis, and the Premio Roma. His books have been translated into over thirty languages 〔http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2015-03/14/content_566264.htm?div=0〕 Figes serves on the editorial board of the journal ''Russian History'', writes for the international press, broadcasts on television and radio, reviews for the ''New York Review of Books'', and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Current RSL Fellows )〕 ==Personal life and education== Figes is the son of the feminist writer Eva Figes. He attended William Ellis School in north London (1971–78) and studied History at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, graduating with a rare double-starred First in 1982. He completed his PhD at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was a Fellow from 1984 to 1999. He was a Lecturer in History and Fellow at Trinity College, University of Cambridge from 1987 to 1999, when he succeeded Richard J. Evans as Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London. Figes is married to the human-rights lawyer Stephanie Palmer, a Senior Lecturer in Law at Cambridge University and Barrister at Blackstone Chambers London. They have two daughters, Lydia and Alice. He lives in London and is a supporter of Chelsea Football Club. His sister is the author and editor Kate Figes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Orlando Figes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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