Francine Hirsch Books

Focusing on the Nuremberg Trials of 1945 and 1946, the book highlights the significant influence of the Soviet Union in shaping the proceedings and outcomes. It explores the complexities of Soviet participation, detailing how their perspectives and political motivations impacted the trial's narrative and historical legacy. Through in-depth analysis, it sheds light on the broader implications of Soviet involvement in post-war justice and international law.

In Empire of Nations, Francine Hirsch examines the ways in which former imperial ethnographers and local elites provided the Bolsheviks with ethnographic knowledge that shaped the very formation of the new Soviet Union.