Hello, I’m Olga, a PhD historian UniWien.

The lectures and seminars I offer, seek to provide the key points, the logic of the events, not only facts. I believe that a lively discussion makes more sense than a passive listening.

Background:
In 2008-2011, I worked in the Archaeological Museum of Moscow.
In 2009-2010, I worked in the GULAG museum of Moscow .
In 2011, I filmed a documentary with National Geographic Canada.

In 2011-2014, a Doctoral Student at the Institute of Russian History of Russian Academy of Science.
2022-2026, a PhD candidate at East European History Department at UniWien.

Publications:
Olga Malashkina. “The foundation of GUSIMZ, USIVA, their functioning, and the evolution (1945–47).” Zeitgeschichte 52, no. 4 (2025): 457–77.
Olga Malashkina. “The impact of the ambiguous legal terminology used during the Potsdam Conference on Austria’s development (1945–55).” 3. Tagung des Jungen Netzwerks Rechtsgeschichte 2 (2025): 187–94.

Media Collaboration:
Historical consultant and interviewee for international television docufilms on Eastern European History (ORF III, 3sat, National Geographic Canada):

• The Warsaw Pact by Clever Contents (release in Autumn 2026)
• Documentaries for ORF III: „UdSSR und wir,“ „Amerika und wir.” (release is expected in spring 2027)
• Die weißen Garden. Russische Krieger ohne Land. https://www.3sat.de/dokumentation/geschichte
• Kaliningrad: Stadt ohne Heimat (released at 3sat in November 2025).
• A documentary by National Geographic Canada: Trashopolis.Moscow (2011)