Russell Zguta

Russell Zguta (born October 3, 1949) is an American historian, educator, and professor emeritus at the University of Missouri.

Early life and education He received his bachelor's degrees in history from Saint Francis University in 1964, and his masters (1965) and doctorate (1967) from Pennsylvania State University.

While at the University of Missouri, Zguta chaired multiple departments: History (1989-1991 and 2010-2013), Economics (1991-1995), and Romance Literature (2005-2008).

In October 2016, the Central Slavic Conference, a regional affiliate of ASEEES, presented Zguta with its presidential award for "his lifetime of support of the Central Slavic Conference and untiring promotion of Slavic studies".

Articles Zguta, Russell. “Skomorokhi: The Russian Minstrel-Entertainers.” Slavic Review 31, no. 2 (1972): 297–313. Zguta, Russell. “Witchcraft Trials in Seventeenth-Century Russia.” The American Historical Review 82, no. 5 (1977): 1187–1207.