Gabriel McGuire has a Ph.D. in Folklore from Indiana University, Bloomington. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Languages, Linguistics, and Literatures at Nazarbayev University. Chris Fort has a Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literatures from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.Naomi Caffee has a Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literatures from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is an Assistant Professor at Reed College.Emily Laskin has a Ph.D.  in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Berkeley.Samuel Hodgkin has a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures from the University of Chicago. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at Yale University.Ali F. İğmen has a Ph.D. in History from the University of Washington. He is Professor of History at California State University, Long Beach.

• 1. Oral literature.- 2. Pre-revolutionary written literature.- 3. Becoming socialist.- 4. Late socialist literature.- 5. Post-socialist literature.

Gabriel McGuire has a Ph.D. in Folklore from Indiana University, Bloomington. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Languages, Linguistics, and Literatures at Nazarbayev University. Chris Fort has a Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literatures from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.Naomi Caffee has a Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literatures from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is an Assistant Professor at Reed College.Emily Laskin has a Ph.D.  in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Berkeley.Samuel Hodgkin has a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures from the University of Chicago. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at Yale University.Ali F. İğmen has a Ph.D. in History from the University of Washington. He is Professor of History at California State University, Long Beach.

• 1. Oral literature.- 2. Pre-revolutionary written literature.- 3. Becoming socialist.- 4. Late socialist literature.- 5. Post-socialist literature.

Gabriel McGuire has a Ph.D. in Folklore from Indiana University, Bloomington. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Languages, Linguistics, and Literatures at Nazarbayev University. Chris Fort has a Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literatures from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.Naomi Caffee has a Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literatures from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is an Assistant Professor at Reed College.Emily Laskin has a Ph.D.  in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Berkeley.Samuel Hodgkin has a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures from the University of Chicago. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at Yale University.Ali F. İğmen has a Ph.D. in History from the University of Washington. He is Professor of History at California State University, Long Beach.

• 1. Oral literature.- 2. Pre-revolutionary written literature.- 3. Becoming socialist.- 4. Late socialist literature.- 5. Post-socialist literature.