Her research centers on the 20th century history of Buryatia with a focus on education, media, and socio-economic development. Three publications : Stewart Anderson & Melissa Chakars eds. 2015 Modernization, Nation-Building, and Television History (London, Routledge). Melissa Chakars, 2014 The Socialist Way of Life in Siberia : Transformation in Buryatia (Budapest, Central European University Press). Melissa Chakars & Elizabeth L. Sweet, 2014 “Professional Women and the Economic Practices of Success and Survival Before and After Regime Change : Diverse Economies and Restructuring in the Russian Republic of Buryatia,” Geojournal 79/5, pp. 649-663.Haut de page