Mark Almond

Mark Almond is a British author, and was a lecturer in Modern History at Oriel College, Oxford.

Almond holds a master's degree (M.A.), and is the Chair of the British Helsinki Human Rights Group (which despite its name is not affiliated with the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights). He has served as an election observer under the aegis of the BHHRG in a number of countries including Georgia and Ukraine. Almond has been critical of what he characterizes as Western interference with democracy, such as the activities of George Soros.

His research interests lie in 19th century and 20th century Central-Eastern Europe; Almond has written a biography of Nicolae and Elena Ceauşescu, a study of Albanian migration, and a study of the Bosnian War in its historical context. He has recently been teaching a course on 18th Century France, focusing on the writings of .

Currently Almond is delivering lectures on European History in Bilkent University in Turkey. Almond also writes articles for national papers such as The Guardian,New Statesman, and The Mail on Sunday, and makes guest appearances on RT news network programmes.

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