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British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies. Tweets by Victoria Hudson @VictoriaAHudson and Matthias Neumann @MNeumannUEA
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Join us at the ICCEES World Congress in London next summer! The deadline for submitting paper, panel, and roundtable proposals has been extended to midnight (GMT) on November 30, 2024. Remote attendance is also possible! Visit for more details. @icceesorg
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We are delighted to announce that the #BASEES2022 conference will be opened with a keynote lecture by Dr Olesya Khromeychuk @OKhromeychuk, Director of the Ukrainian Institute London @Ukr_Institute. The lecture will be live-streamed.
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It has been a brilliant weekend in Glasgow - great surroundings, brilliant papers, thought-provoking discussions, and an all-round good atmosphere. If you think the BASEES conference should come back to Glasgow, give us a like. Have a safe journey home! Thank you Glasgow! đ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó ż
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BASEES is delighted to announce that Olena Palko (University of Basel) has won the Alexander Nove Prize for her work Making Ukraine Soviet. Literature and Cultural Politics under Lenin and Stalin (London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2020). Congratulations!
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Ukrainian Scholars at Risk: @BASEES/@RoyalHistSoc/@PastPresentSoc are offering funding towards three short-term fellowships to provide a place of academic refuge for three scholars from Ukraine. @aseeestudies @steven_seegel @AATSEEL_Tweets
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We are thrilled to announce that @sarahrainsford, former BBC Russia correspondent, will be a keynote speaker at #BASEES2022. Sarah will be In Conversation with BASEES Vice-President, Professor Judith Pallot. The event will be live streamed.
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The recording of Prof Gwendolyn Sasse's #basees2023 opening keynote 'Quo vadis Area Studies amidst Russiaâs War against Ukraine?', given at the University of Glasgow, is now available on our SoundCloud channel @ZOiS_Berlin @CEES_GlasgowUni @EurAsiaStudies.
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Call for Papers - We are back! Join us for the #BASEES2022 conference at Robinson College, University of Cambridge, 8-10 April 2022. @RobinsonCamb @aseeestudies @DGO_Berlin.
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BASEES is pleased to offer 5 non-residential fellowships for Ukrainian scholars in the humanities and social sciences based in Ukraine. These fellowships provide a stipend of 1000 GBP to support intellectual activities of the scholars. More information at
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The three #BASEES2022 keynotes by Olesya Khromeychuk @OKhromeychuk (8 April, 12:30 BTS), Andrea PetĹ @petoandrea (8 April, 17:45 BTS), and Sarah Rainsford @sarahrainsford (9 April, 17:45 BTS) will all be live-streamed. For the links see
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Call for Papers â Come to Scotland next yearđ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó ż! Join us for the #basees2023 conference at the University of Glasgow, 31 March â 2 April 2023. The conference will also welcome remote attendees. Further details at @aseeestudies.@AATSEEL_Tweets.@DGO_Berlin
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BASEES is delighted to announce that Rory Finnin (University of Cambridge) has won the Alexander Nove Prize for his work Blood of Others: Stalin's Crimean Atrocity and the Poetics of Solidarity (University of Toronto Press, 2022) @CamUkrainistyka
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Huge thanks to the city of Glasgow for hosting a wonderful reception for our conference at the Glasgow City Chambers #basees2023
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Huge thanks to everyone who attended #basees2022. We had three days full of thought-provoking papers, lively discussions, and some truly inspiring keynotes. Safe travels home! We hope to see you next year at #basees2023 in Glasgow!
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The recording of Dr Olesya Khromeychuk's (@Ukr_Institute) brilliant #basees2022 opening keynote lecture âWhere is Ukraine on the mental map of the academic community?â is now available on YouTube. Apologies for the poor sound in the first 5min.
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What do you do as a PhD student when a global pandemic interrupts your research plans? Come along to this BASEES Zoom event on 23 March to find out:
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#BASEES2024 comes to an end. Huge thanks to all colleagues on the organising team who volunteer so much time to create this event. It's appreciated and a real credit to the scholarly community in our field. We hope to see everyone at #ICCEES2025 in London!
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The whole BASEES community is deeply saddened to hear of Philippa Hetheringtonâs death. She was a pathbreaking scholar and a tireless advocate for cancer patients, and will be missed by many. Our thoughts are with her loved ones, with her colleagues at SSEES and across the field.
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We are delighted to announce that the #basees2024 conference will open with a keynote lecture by Olga Onuch (@oonuch), Professor of Comparative & Ukrainian Politics at @OfficialUoM and author of 'The Zelensky Effect.' The lecture will be live-streamed at
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Today our President, Professor Judith Pallot (University of Oxford), has signed the open letter to @AlistairJarvis @UniversitiesUK from Arts and Humanities Alliance, protesting about equality and diversity consequences of proposed changes to USS.
Open letter from 29 Arts and Humanities Learned Societies to @AlistairJarvis @UniversitiesUK . @ucu @britishacademy
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CFP - We are back! Join us in Cambridge in April 2022! #basees2022.
Call for Papers - We are back! Join us for the #BASEES2022 conference at Robinson College, University of Cambridge, 8-10 April 2022. @RobinsonCamb @aseeestudies @DGO_Berlin.
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BASEES 2023 KEYNOTES â LIVE STREAMS. All #basees2023 keynotes will be live-streamed on Zoom. Professor Gwendolyn Sasse (@ZOiS_Berlin) 'Quo vadis Area Studies amidst Russiaâs War against Ukraine?' .Friday, 31 March, 11:00-12:15 BST #baseesconference
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Huge thanks to everyone who attended #basees2024. We had three days full of thought-provoking papers, lively discussions, and some truly poignant & inspiring keynotes. Safe travels home! We hope to see you next year in London where we host the XI ICCEES World Congress #iccees2025
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The #basees2022 opening keynote by Dr Olesya Khromeychuk (Ukrainian Institute London) âWhere is Ukraine on the mental map of the academic community?â will start in 15min. Follow the lecture in the live stream
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BASEES is delighted to announce that the Alexander Nove Prize, 2018, to be awarded at #basess2020, will go to @AlunR_Thomas (Staffordshire University) for Nomads and Soviet Rule. Central Asia under Lenin and Stalin (I.B. Tauris, 2018). @StaffsUni
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Everything is ready for #basees2024! Wishing all our delegates safe (undisputed) travels to Cambridge! See you tomorrow!
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BASEES is expressing its grave concerns about the âLanguages at Sheffieldâ initiative that threatens to significantly reduce and devalue the language teaching at the University of Sheffield.
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BASEES Open Letter on the proposed redundancies at @GoldsmithsUoL These cuts threaten to devalue teaching and devastate research at @HistoryGold, a centre of excellence in the study of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet space #twitterstorians
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Congratulations to the #REES researchers among the #awardees for recent @LeverhulmeTrust Research Fellowships - including Prof Dan Healey at @REESOxford and Dr @BlackerUilleam at @UCLSSEES ! Read about their projects here:
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The BASEES 2024 keynote events will be streamed via Zoom with the links below. These will be publicly available to registered delegates and the general public. No registration needed. Just follow the links. #basees2024 1/3
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BASEES 2023 KEYNOTES â LIVE STREAMS.'From Cold War to Hot War: Reflections on an Academic Life in Area Studies' Prof Judith Pallot in conversation with Prof Sarah Badcock.Sat, 1 April, 17:45-19:00 BST #baseesconference #basees2023.
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We are delighted to announce Tom Parfitt (@parfitt_tom) as a #basees2024 keynote speaker. He will discuss his captivating and moving book âHigh Caucasus: A Mountain Quest in Russiaâs Haunted Hinterlandâ with Prof Polly Jones @drpollyjones. Live-streamed @
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BASEES is delighted to announce that Prof Natalia Nowakowska @OxHistorian has been awarded the George Blazyca prize for her work, King Sigismund of Poland and Martin Luther: The Reformation before Confessionalization (Oxford, 2018). Congrats! #basees2020
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It has been a long time coming (sorry for the delay)! Very excited to finally see the #basees2020 programme. Check it out at
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Congratulations from the #BASEES community to @DrRachelMorley @UCLSSEES and Dr Molly Flynn @birkbeck_arts who have just been awarded @LeverhulmeTrust Research Fellowships to further their research in, respectively, female subjectivity in Russian cinema, and Ukrainian theatre!.
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New committee officers appointed at the #BASEES2019 AGM! We welcome new President, Dr Matthias Neumann @MNeumannUEA ; new Secretary Dr @GeorgeGilbert ; new Treasurer Dr Zoe Knox; and new Information Officer Dr @benphillips1989 ! Exciting times. .
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We very much regret to announce that, as a result of the rapidly worsening #Covid_19 crisis, the #BASEES2020 conference has been postponed until Spring 2021 when it will take place in Glasgow. Further information at
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Thank you to all conference attendees for contributing to intellectually vibrant and exciting #BASEES2018, which was the biggest conference in the association's history. We look forwarding to seeing you all again at #BASEES2019!.
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Deadline extended to 24 October. Join us in Cambridge next April!.
Call for Papers - We are back! Join us for the #BASEES2022 conference at Robinson College, University of Cambridge, 8-10 April 2022. @RobinsonCamb @aseeestudies @DGO_Berlin.
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In his moving first speech as #BASEES President, Dr Matthias Neumann @MNeumannUEA shares his recollections of childhood in the GDR and the events of #1989
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In March @RoyalHistSoc joined with @BASEES. & other learned societies to create Ukrainian 'Scholars at Risk Fellowships'. Today we now announce 7 Fellowships to be held at UK / EU universities @GermanHistSoc @PastPresentSoc @EcclesHistSoc @SocAntiquaries
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We are running a fundraiser to support additional BASEES non-residential fellowships for Ukrainian scholars in the humanities and social sciences based in Ukraine. Please donate if you can! .
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Less then two week until #basees2023 in Glasgow! We are looking forward to welcoming everyone in Scotlandđ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó ż! Still time to register at @meetglasgow @CEES_GlasgowUni
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We are happy to announce that the programme for the BASEES 2019 conference, held at Robinson College (University of Cambridge) from 12-14 April 2019, has been published. It promises to be another fascinating conference. See you in Cambridge! #basees2019.
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.@sarahrainsford (BBC Eastern Europe Correspondent) in conversation with Professor Judith Pallot (BASEES Vice-President) at #basees2022. You can watch this compelling, poignant, and inspiring interview on our YouTube channel. @aseeestudies
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The recording of the BASEES 2019 keynote roundtable on the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, featuring Timothy Garton Ash @fromTGA, Bridget Kendall @Bridget_Kendall, and Jens Reich, has been released as a SRB @seansrussiablog podcast. Check it out!
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Call for Papers - We are going back to Cambridge for one year! Join us for the #BASEES2024 conference at Robinson College, University of Cambridge, 5-7 April 2024. The conference will also welcome remote attendees. Further details at
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BASEES is part of an international coalition of organizations calling upon Russian authorities to end the assault on #Memorial!. STATEMENT AGAINST THE INTENDED CLOSURE OF MEMORIAL:.
An international coalition of organizations calls upon Russian authorities to end the assault on #Memorial!. @MemorialMoscow @EuroClio @france_memorial @BASEES @iarcees @CremlinRussia_e. @GovernmentRF. STATEMENT AGAINST THE INTENDED CLOSURE OF MEMORIAL:.
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We are happy to announce that we are now accepting proposals for #BASEES2020 (3-5 April 2020) via the conference website We look forward to receiving your proposals. Join us at Robinson College, University of Cambridge, next spring!.
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BASEES stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and with all victims of racial discrimination and violence. Statement from @MNeumannUEA on behalf of the national committee:
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Bohdana Kurylo (UCL) @BohdanaKurylo and Tadeusz Wojtych (Cambridge) are the co-winners of the BASEES PGR Best Article Prize. Highly commended runner-up is an article by Jessica Lovett (Nottingham)  @jessicalovett17 Congrats! đđđ Links to all articlesđ.
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International Women's Day is coming up this Friday 8 March! Thus week, tweet about Slavic women and/or women in Slavic Studies who have made a difference to your research or your career, and tag @BASEES so we can retweet! @Pushkin_House @aseeestudies @CRCEES.
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Final event for today. 'High Caucasus: A Mountain Quest in Russiaâs Haunted Hinterland' - Professor Polly Jones @drpollyjones in conversation with Tom Parfitt @parfitt_tom. #basees2024.Livestream:Â
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#basees2022 is almost there. We look forward to welcoming you at Robinson College tomorrow! @RCSACambridge
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Delighted to announce that one of the #basees2020 keynotes will be a screening of the Oscar shortlist documentary @WomenoftheGulag. We will welcome director Marianna Yarovskaya to discuss the making of the film and the compelling stories of six women who survived the Gulag.
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Today we're tweeting in praise of women translators working from Slavic & EE languages, who have opened up worlds for readers! Tag @BASEES and we'll retweet you #InternationalWomensDay #WomeninSlavicStudies #WomenInTranslation @aseeestudies @Pushkin_House.
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Today marks two years since Russia's brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine - a war that continues to inflict immense human suffering, death, displacement, and destruction. BASEES stands in full solidarity with our Ukrainian colleagues and students
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Brilliant thread from @BeilinsonOrel for students of #Russian and #Slavic Studies whose research plans/placements may now be suspended: how to pivot your PhD so all is not lost. @aseeestudies @UCLSSEES.
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Statement condemning Russian university presidents for supporting Russia's war against #Ukraine, from leadership of @aseeestudies @BASEES and @AATSEEL_Tweets
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.@RoyalHistSoc and @BASEES are fundraising to provide additional Fellowships for Ukrainian historians and scholars of SEES. Please consider donating! Details of 3 Fellowships currently available, and how to apply
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We are delighted to announce Katarzyna Nowak @NowKatarzyna as the winner of the #basees2020 Postgraduate Prize. With honourable mentions for Marta Kotwas @MartaKotwas and Frances Saddington of @UEA_History Congratulations to everyone!.
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The #basees2023 keynote âFrom Cold War to Hot War: Reflections on an Academic Life in Area Studiesâ - Prof Judith Pallot (University of Helsinki) in conversations with Prof Sarah Badcock (University of Nottingham) is now available on our YouTube channel:.
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We have no plans to cancel #basees2020, at this stage. We will continue to monitor and act on advice from the UK government, regarding precautions on Covid-19. For further info see
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BASEES Hardship Fund for Displaced Students in the UK #ScienceForUkraine Details at Please also consider donating to extend the scheme. @aseeestudies @steven_seegel @AATSEEL_Tweets
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BASEES Statement on the designation of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fĂźr Osteuropakunde (DGO) as an âundesirable organisationâ by the Russian Ministry of Justice. @DGO_Berlin
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BASEES is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Bob Davies. He was a giant of Russian studies, a much loved and respected teacher, and wonderful colleague.
Robert William ("Bob") Davies has died, aged 95. A giant of economic history and Russian studies, he contributed pathbreaking studies of the economics and history of the Soviet Union @BASEES @aseeestudies @EcHistSoc @EconHistAssoc /1
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The deadline for submitting paper, panel and roundtable proposals for #basees2023 has been extended to midnight (GMT) 23 October. Join us in Glasgow in spring 2023!.
Call for Papers â Come to Scotland next yearđ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó ż! Join us for the #basees2023 conference at the University of Glasgow, 31 March â 2 April 2023. The conference will also welcome remote attendees. Further details at @aseeestudies.@AATSEEL_Tweets.@DGO_Berlin
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The #basees2022 programme is out! Delegates will receive an email later today with further information.
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Our Vice-President, Prof Judith Pallot, on Russia's criminal justice system in the light of Russia's war against Ukraine.
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Our #basees2024 PGR reception is in full flow. Thanks to our generous sponsors @EastCentreUea @UosCeees @CentralandEast and QMUL CEREES.
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BASEES was one of the many learned associations to co-sign this letter by @UCML to the Minister of Education @GavinWilliamson, expressing serious concerns about the decision to withdraw from @EUErasmusPlus and raising questions about the inadequacies of the Turing Scheme.
We have written a letter of concern about our departure from @erasmusplusUK @EUErasmusPlus to the Minister for Education @GavinWilliamson with co-signatories from across the sector and beyond #erasMUST See also our Erasmus + webpage
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BASEES is delighted to announce that the Alexander Nove Award for Distinguished Scholarship goes to the seven-volume economic history of Russia 'The Industrialisation of Soviet Russia'. #basees2020 @HOCommunism @mark4harrison
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Sarah Rainford (BBC Eastern Europe Correspondent) in conversation with Prof Judith Pallot (BASEES Vice-President) - #basees2022 keynote starting in 15min. Follow the keynote in the live stream
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Deadline extended to 20 October 2023! Still time to organise panels/roundtable and submit paper proposals. Come and join us in Cambridge in spring 2024! #basees2024.
Call for Papers - We are going back to Cambridge for one year! Join us for the #BASEES2024 conference at Robinson College, University of Cambridge, 5-7 April 2024. The conference will also welcome remote attendees. Further details at
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A great BASEES Regional Conference at EEGA-Leipzig has come to the end. Big thanks to our partners @Campus_EEGA @ZOiS_Berlin @DGO_Berlin and the participants pushing the boundaries/conceptions on how we approach transregionalism and the place of Eastern Europe in globalisation.
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An absolute legend indeed! Happy retirement to the one and only Dr Peter Duncan! And, yes, we will have printed conference programme for #basees2023 waiting for you in Glasgow next year đ.
This evening we celebrate the SSEES legend that is Dr Pete Duncan. Whilst Pete remains a vital part of the SSEES community, through his work with the alumni association and appearances at events, weâll all miss seeing him daily at the School. Happy Retirement, Dr Duncan!
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The Jury also awarded a Honourable Mention to Katherine Zubovich for Moscow Monumental: Soviet Skyscrapers and Urban Life in Stalinâs Capital (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021). Congratulations! @kzubovich
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Really thought-provoking film 'Warden's Gardens' by Judith Pallot and her @gulagechoes team. @Aleksanteri_UH #basees2024
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Joint statement of opposition to banning scholars based on citizenship by BASEES, @aseeestudies and @AATSEEL_Tweets. We encourage all members of our community who stand against the war in Ukraine to come together. Statement in English, Ukrainian & Russian
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Statement by the BASEES President @MNeumannUEA on the Threatened Closure of the Department of East European History at the University of Cologne in 2020. Please sign the petition to support our colleagues in Germany.
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Thanks everyone for making #basees2016 such a successful event. So many fascinating and stimulating papers. See you next year at #basees2017.
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BASEES Talks: Claire Roosien 'The âWriters' Preschoolâ: The Soviet Writers' Union and the Making of the Cultural Intermediary in Uzbekistan, 1920s-1930sâ Wednesday, 21 September, 10am EST / 3:30pm BST on ZOOM, Registration at
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CFP - #BASEES Annual Conference 2020, 3-5 April 2020, Robinson College, University of Cambridge, UK. Submit your proposals at The deadline for paper and panel/roundtable proposals is 30 September 2019. #basees2020 @Cambridge_Uni @RobCollConf.
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Our first keynote roundtable, "The Role of the Arts and Philosophy in the Fall of Communism", has now started in the Auditorium. #BASEES2019
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Huge congrats! đ.
Can't quite believe that the book on Alexei Navalny that I've written with @JanMattiD and @m_lallouet for @HurstPublishers now exists. Short 𧾠on how the book came into existence. 1/?
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Session on Russian and Soviet cultural associations in the C20-21, feat. @Atheoch and @Rustransdark project members @AMaslenova and Christina Karakepeli #BASEES2022
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