Andrew L. Jenks

Andrew L. Jenks is a historian specializing in Russian history, modern Europe, science, technology, and environmental disasters. He earned his PhD in Russian history from Stanford University in 2002 and an M.A. from the University of Michigan, and currently serves as a professor of history at California State University, Long Beach, while editing the journal Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History. He is the author of books including Russia in a Box, The Cosmonaut Who Couldn’t Stop Smiling: The Life and Legend of Yuri Gagarin, Perils of Progress: Environmental Disasters in the Twentieth Century, and Collaboration in Space and the Search for Peace on Earth.[1][2][6]