Alexander J. Motyl

Alexander John Motyl
Олександр Джон Мотиль
Motyl at the Ukrainian cultural center in the library of the UKCentre, Donetsk, Ukraine in 2012
Born (1953-10-21) October 21, 1953 (age 71)
New York City, New York, United States
Occupation(s)Historian, political scientist, poet, writer, translator, and painter

Alexander John Motyl[a] (born October 21, 1953) is an American historian, political scientist, poet, writer, translator, and painter. He is a resident of New York City. He is professor of political science at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey and a specialist on Ukraine, Russia, and the Soviet Union.

Motyl's parents emigrated as refugees from Western Ukraine after World War II, when the region was occupied by the Soviet Union.[1] He was born in New York City on October 21, 1953. He graduated from Regis High School in New York City in 1971. He studied at Columbia University, graduating with a BA in History in 1975 and a Ph.D. in Political Science in 1984.[2] Motyl has taught at Columbia University, Lehigh University, the Ukrainian Free University, the Kyiv-Mohyla University, and Harvard University and is currently[when?] professor of political science at Rutgers University-Newark.[3] Aside from academic work, he also writes opinion columns in publications such as Foreign Policy,[4] 19FortyFive, and the Kyiv Post.[5]


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  1. ^ "The Reminiscences of Alexander J. Motyl". Harriman Institute. 26 July 2016.
  2. ^ "BOOKSHELF". Columbia College Today. September 2005. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Faculty Q&A with Alexander Motyl". Rutgers Focus. December 31, 1969. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  4. ^ Motyl, Alexander J. (7 January 2023). "Alexander J. Motyl". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  5. ^ "Alexander J. Motyl, Author at Kyiv Post". Kyiv Post. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-09.