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Paulina Kewes

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Prof. of English Literature, Jesus College, Univ. of Oxford. E-m British & European literature, history, & political thought; succession; parliamentary culture & Indigenous assemblies. Pole in GB; pro-Ukraine; contra anti-Semitism. All views mine alone.

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Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · Nov 17

'Towards a History of Parliamentary Culture in the Early Modern World: Concept, Geopolitical Scope, and Method' by
Paulina Kewes, Jim van der Meulen, Steven J. Gunn, Dorota Pietrzyk-Reeves, Paul Seaward (@pseaward.bsky.social) & Tracey A. Sowerby (open access).
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 21h

🇺🇦✌️ Mali Shcherbaky, Shcherbaky has been completely liberated, Stepove has been almost cleared by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, — Ukrainian soldiers write.

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Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 21h

Too true!

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Edward Burke @edwardburke.bsky.social · 21h

I think Ireland has / should have allies. But it is still unusual for the same presidential candidate to pledge solidarity with our European ‘allies‘ and then also say that we are ‘neutral’. Both statements are in obvious tension with each other.

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

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⚫️🐦‍⬛ 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @theskyisnotblue.bsky.social · 22h

🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests Day 319
#FreeGeorgianPoliticalPrisoners

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Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 1d

PS Plus it has to be in London - Rachel will be giving the 2nd years (and me) a tour of Chaucerian London, then we take them to the NPG, and finally a Shax play.

Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks! Alas, no can do. For various internal reasons it has to be Feb.

Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 1d

Hello, does anyone know of any good Shakespeare production coming up in London in the New Year? I'm looking to take my students to see Shax in Feb - any and all recommendations welcome.

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Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 1d

Guess who's behind this! Zgadnijcie kto za tym stoi!

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Introducing Polish at the Language Centre

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Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 1d

How very Russian

Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 1d

Russia: All law enforcement in Ryazan will receive a commission of 92,000 rubles ($1,130) for every civilian they can threaten and torture into joining the military to die in Ukraine —
FSB, national guard, police, prosecutors, bailiffs, prison guards, Investigative Committee.

Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 2d

My virgin visit to the Schwarzman

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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 2d

🇬🇧🇺🇦 Zelensky: I spoke with Keir Starmer.

We need to strengthen our air defense and expedite every decision regarding missile and system deliveries.

We discussed the possible participation of the UK in PURL initiative. We are also preparing new sanctions steps against Russia.

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Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 5d

Polish PM Donald Tusk says it is "not in the interest of Poland or of decency and justice" to extradite to Germany the Ukrainian man recently detained in Poland on a European Arrest Warrant for his alleged involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

Tusk: "not in interest of Poland or justice" to extradite Ukrainian accused of Nord Stream sabotage

notesfrompoland.com

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Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 7d

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Holocaust Awareness Ireland @holocaustireland.bsky.social · 7d

My family exhibition The Objects of Love, first shown at
at Dublin Castle and @92ndstreety.bsky.social NY
opens at the Radogoszcz Museum, Łódź, Poland on 5th Oct 2025.

Radogoszcz was previously a notorious Gestapo detention centre. It was here that my grandfather, Pawel Rozenfeld was detained.

Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 7d

@tomdrabowicz.bsky.social

Tomku, pojdz koniecznie! Ta wystawa teraz w Lodzi!

Holocaust Awareness Ireland @holocaustireland.bsky.social · Aug 16

Eternal thanks to Oprah Winfrey who described
‘The Objects of Love’ exhibition as “powerful and inspiring” when she previewed it at the 92nd Street Y, New York.
My family story, told through a curated collection of precious objects, photographs & documents that survived the Holocaust.
Oliver Sears

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 10d

Manchester’s Jews left in fear after ‘inevitable’ attack strikes at heart of community on.ft.com/4gQ3y3Q

Manchester’s Jews left in fear after ‘inevitable’ attack strikes at heart of community

A multicultural city proud of its sense of cohesion reels after atrocity shatters calm on holiest day of the Jewish year

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Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 14d

Congratulations, Yuan!

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Andrew Chakhoyan 🇺🇦 @andrewchak.bsky.social · 14d

Bravo Moldova! Let freedom reign!
A nation that threw off the yoke of colonial domination by moscow deserves a European future: one of freedom and prosperity, not russian despotism.
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Andrew Chakhoyan 🇺🇦 @andrewchak.bsky.social · 14d

🇷🇺 killed thousands of russian-speaking Ukrainians in Mariupol and has shelled russian-speaking Kharkiv for 3 years.

Turns out russian speakers in Moldova aren’t eager to be murdered by Moscow, despite Kremlin millions trying to buy their votes.

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Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 18d

Z Markiem Safjanem! Coz za przyjemnosc i biesiada intelektualna!

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 21d

Last night, the Russians targeted Zaporizhzhia with guided aerial bombs.

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Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 21d

University of Warsaw, here we come!

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Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 23d

Latest delusional cope coming from some Europeans: Russia wanted us to shoot down those MiG-31s but we didn't give them that satisfaction and the justification to invade us. That's why we didn't shoot them down! 5D chess. 👍

Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 23d

Turkey shot down a Russian Su-24 in 2015 after it entered the Turkish airspace by mistake for 17 seconds.
Europeans are too chickenshit to shoot down 3 MiG-31s that intentionally and willfully flew through Estonian airspace for 12 minutes.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 23d

Here’s an idea. The west has held about $300 billion in Russian assets. They should release 2 billion a day to Ukraine until Russia stops the war, or they disperse it all.

Then Russia will have to accept the war has an additional real cost per day

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Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 25d

Jesus tonight! (with @uditbhatia.bsky.social

Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 25d

It's no fun to have a clown for President...

notesfrompoland.com/2025/09/16/g...

Germany rebuffs Polish president's demand for war reparations on Berlin visit

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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 25d

European countries will continue to weaken russia's military machine by strengthening sanctions and will also increase their support for #Ukraine, said European Parliament President Roberta Metsola.

en.interfax.com.ua/news/general...

Europe will strengthen support for Ukraine – Metsola

European countries will continue to weaken Russia's military machine by strengthening sanctions and will also increase their support for Ukraine, said European Parliament President Roberta Metsola.

en.interfax.com.ua

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