Elidor Mëhilli is a historian specializing in modern Europe, authoritarian regimes, and transnational history, with a focus on socialism and the Cold War. His research, particularly in From Stalin to Mao: Albania and the Socialist World, explores Albania’s architectural and industrial landscapes within broader ideological frameworks. Mëhilli, originally from Albania, is a professor at Hunter College, CUNY, and has been a visiting scholar at institutions such as Columbia University and the Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung.