Olive is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences double majoring in Russian and East European Studies and Political Science. Originally from London, U.K., Olive seeks to explore processes of transition and collapse - examining particularly Soviet concepts of national identity as emblematic of collective past. After spending her past summer in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, she believes that it is within the aftermath of Soviet collapse that can be traced a fragmentation of national selfhood tangible in its effect. Olive is passionate about art history, and seeks to explore the intersection of culture and political development within a wider interpretation of identity. Beyond her studies, she loves to read, run and travel.