Olaf Mertelsmann

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Olaf Mertelsmann
Olaf Mertelsmann at the Opinion Festival 2021 in Paide, Estonia
Born	(1969-01-15) 15 January 1969 (age 55) Germany
Nationality	Germany
Alma mater	University of Hamburg
Scientific career
Fields	History
Institutions	University of Tartu

Olaf Mertelsmann (born 15 January 1969) is a German historian and a professor at the University of Tartu. Dr. Mertelsmann's primary interest is the history of the Soviet Union, with concentration on post-war period.^[1] He has been living in Estonia since 1994.