Mark Edele
@edelemark.bsky.social
Historian of the Soviet Union and its successors, especially Russia. Hansen Chair in History University of Melbourne. Editor: https://www.cambridge.org/core/publications/elements/soviet-and-post-soviet-history . Views my own. https://www.markedele.com
“Accelerating the shift to green energy would help cut off support for autocrats like Putin, he said.” Indeed!
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
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‘This should ring alarm bells’: Twiggy Forrest demands an end to Russian oil loopholes in Australia
One of the country’s top business leaders says no Australian motorist should have to wonder whether their money is helping bankroll Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine.
www.theage.com.au
November 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
“Accelerating the shift to green energy would help cut off support for autocrats like Putin, he said.” Indeed!
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
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Due to numerous requests, we are pleased to announce that the abstract submission deadline has been extended by two weeks. We encourage all interested contributors to take advantage of this extra time to finalize their submissions. We look forward to receiving your contributions by Nov 30
Our 2026 RUTA conference will be exploring the role of embodied knowledges and knowledges rooted in the places we conduct research about. We will discuss how the making of knowledge, art and cultural heritage changes when it is grounded in places and communities and which possibilities this opens
November 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Due to numerous requests, we are pleased to announce that the abstract submission deadline has been extended by two weeks. We encourage all interested contributors to take advantage of this extra time to finalize their submissions. We look forward to receiving your contributions by Nov 30
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A reminder about tomorrow’s RUTA webinar, that will explore our approaches to understanding family history, its personal and collective significance, and how we can translate these stories into our contemporary lives and practices in the context of multiple crises.
See the registration link below
See the registration link below
Join us for our next RUTA webinar on family stories through art, literature, and decolonial thinking, featuring a round table conversation with Elmira Kakabayeva, Aida Sulova & Victoria Sarangova
October 31, 11:00 EST / 18:00 EEST - Kyiv time
Link for registration: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 31, 11:00 EST / 18:00 EEST - Kyiv time
Link for registration: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A reminder about tomorrow’s RUTA webinar, that will explore our approaches to understanding family history, its personal and collective significance, and how we can translate these stories into our contemporary lives and practices in the context of multiple crises.
See the registration link below
See the registration link below
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4-year Departmental Lectureship in Global & Imperial History in Oxford: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOC516/d...
Departmental Lecturer in Global and Imperial History at University of Oxford
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Departmental Lecturer in Global and Imperial History at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
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July 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
4-year Departmental Lectureship in Global & Imperial History in Oxford: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOC516/d...
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The LSU History Department is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in 20th Century European History (excluding Britain). Please spread the word! More details at the link below: lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0224...
Assistant Professor - Modern European History
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September 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The LSU History Department is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in 20th Century European History (excluding Britain). Please spread the word! More details at the link below: lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0224...
Ukraine now world leader in drone technology, Russia in … prosthetics. Nothing could drive home the difference between these two societies more forcefully. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Russia is leader in prosthetic limbs thanks to Ukraine war, says Kremlin official
Deputy defence minister Anna Tsivilyova said those coming back from the battlefield had become a ‘driver’ in pushing Russia’s innovation in prosthetics
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Ukraine now world leader in drone technology, Russia in … prosthetics. Nothing could drive home the difference between these two societies more forcefully. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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Did World War Two really begin in 1939 and end in 1945?
Reflections on the #Soviet experience of war and questions of chronology and interpretation, drawing on excellent book by @edelemark.bsky.social: istorikteach.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
#history #EduSky #WWII #historyteacher
Reflections on the #Soviet experience of war and questions of chronology and interpretation, drawing on excellent book by @edelemark.bsky.social: istorikteach.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
#history #EduSky #WWII #historyteacher
The Soviet Union at War: Contested Chronologies of World War Two
Dates of events might be considered objective facts, open to neither debate or contestation. Yet periodisation – that is, setting the sta...
istorikteach.blogspot.com
August 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Did World War Two really begin in 1939 and end in 1945?
Reflections on the #Soviet experience of war and questions of chronology and interpretation, drawing on excellent book by @edelemark.bsky.social: istorikteach.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
#history #EduSky #WWII #historyteacher
Reflections on the #Soviet experience of war and questions of chronology and interpretation, drawing on excellent book by @edelemark.bsky.social: istorikteach.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
#history #EduSky #WWII #historyteacher
Long read on realism, idealism, Russia and Ukraine. Review essay on recent (very good) books by @avindman.bsky.social and @edwardluce.bsky.social . @insidestory.bsky.social insidestory.org.au/a-dose-of-re...
A dose of reality for the “realists” • Mark Edele
Zbigniew Brzezinski came to resist the tolerance for great-power ambitions that would play out so tragically in Ukraine
insidestory.org.au
August 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Long read on realism, idealism, Russia and Ukraine. Review essay on recent (very good) books by @avindman.bsky.social and @edwardluce.bsky.social . @insidestory.bsky.social insidestory.org.au/a-dose-of-re...
“But we’re gonna get some [territory] back. We’re gonna get some switched. There’ll be some swapping of territories, to the betterment of both.” Great idea: Russia returns all occupied territories to Ukraine in exchange for Alaska.
August 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
“But we’re gonna get some [territory] back. We’re gonna get some switched. There’ll be some swapping of territories, to the betterment of both.” Great idea: Russia returns all occupied territories to Ukraine in exchange for Alaska.
“strategic neutralization” as key theory of victory for Ukraine. Essential reading. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Ukraine’s New Theory of Victory Should be Strategic Neutralization
By ensuring that Russia’s war is operationally pointless, Ukraine can survive, adapt, and achieve success, no matter how prolonged the war.
carnegieendowment.org
July 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
“strategic neutralization” as key theory of victory for Ukraine. Essential reading. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Taking out the AAEH best book prize for 2025 was @edelemark.bsky.social
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
July 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Taking out the AAEH best book prize for 2025 was @edelemark.bsky.social
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
July 10, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Taking out the AAEH best book prize for 2025 was @edelemark.bsky.social
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
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Out today: My review article of three recent contributions by historians (Serhii Plokhy, @edelemark.bsky.social and Jonathan Haslam) to understanding Russia's Escalation in Ukraine. Here's a read-only version for those interested: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Out today: My review article of three recent contributions by historians (Serhii Plokhy, @edelemark.bsky.social and Jonathan Haslam) to understanding Russia's Escalation in Ukraine. Here's a read-only version for those interested: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...
Excellent on so many levels. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘The surf’s up and the patriarchy is down’: Kirsha Kaechele takes Ladies Lounge to the Gold Coast
With butlers wearing ‘probably not much’ – but no fake Picassos – the Mona performance art installation that won a court challenge is heading north to Bleach* festival
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Excellent on so many levels. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
The drone strikes question “how useful it is to invest in high-end and extraordinarily expensive weapons systems when they can be vulnerable.” Drones cost thousands, strategic bombers destroyed by them maybe US$7 billion (A$10.9 billion). theconversation.com/the-secret-t...
The secret to Ukraine’s battlefield successes against Russia – it knows wars are never won in the past
Western military planners have been carefully studying Ukraine’s successes since the war began. Destroying $7 billion worth of aircrafts with cheap drones is yet another one.
theconversation.com
June 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The drone strikes question “how useful it is to invest in high-end and extraordinarily expensive weapons systems when they can be vulnerable.” Drones cost thousands, strategic bombers destroyed by them maybe US$7 billion (A$10.9 billion). theconversation.com/the-secret-t...
Russia and Ukraine will immediately start talks about beginning talking about talks about negotiating the conditions under which talks about talks might start. A historic success of the world’s greatest diplomat.
May 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Russia and Ukraine will immediately start talks about beginning talking about talks about negotiating the conditions under which talks about talks might start. A historic success of the world’s greatest diplomat.
Indigenous liberation struggles and sovereignty in the RUTA region @associationruta.bsky.social webinar 16.5.25 17:00 – 18:30 EET (GMT +3) / Kyiv time. With Seseg Jigjitova, Madina Tlostanova, Lidia Zhigunova, and @terezahendl.bsky.social registration: url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/lvdwCGvmpx...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Indigenous liberation struggles and sovereignty. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Indigeneity in the RUTA region(s) is often misunderstood as simply being "native" to a place, rather than as a relationship shaped by colonial violence and decolonial resistance. The specific concerns...
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May 12, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Indigenous liberation struggles and sovereignty in the RUTA region @associationruta.bsky.social webinar 16.5.25 17:00 – 18:30 EET (GMT +3) / Kyiv time. With Seseg Jigjitova, Madina Tlostanova, Lidia Zhigunova, and @terezahendl.bsky.social registration: url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/lvdwCGvmpx...
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How Fico flew to Moscow for the ‘parade’… shout out to the Baltic states that refused to share their air space with conspirators of russian imperialism
May 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM
How Fico flew to Moscow for the ‘parade’… shout out to the Baltic states that refused to share their air space with conspirators of russian imperialism
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Our next webinar will focus on Indigenous liberation struggles in North Caucasus, Central and North Asia, with leading Indigenous scholars and decolonial activists Seseg Jigjitova, Madina Tlostanova and Lidia Zhigunova. Register for this crucial discussion: ruta-association.org/event/indige...
May 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Our next webinar will focus on Indigenous liberation struggles in North Caucasus, Central and North Asia, with leading Indigenous scholars and decolonial activists Seseg Jigjitova, Madina Tlostanova and Lidia Zhigunova. Register for this crucial discussion: ruta-association.org/event/indige...
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A must read by Marko Pavlyshyn for anyone interested in Ukrainian and Soviet history and literature!
Marko Pavlyshyn's excellent short history of Ukrainian Literature (A Wartime Guide for Anglophone Readers) has been published! Free electronic version available until 29 April @cambridgeup.bsky.social . Get your copy before the paywall goes up: www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Ukrainian Literature
Cambridge Core - European Studies - Ukrainian Literature
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April 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A must read by Marko Pavlyshyn for anyone interested in Ukrainian and Soviet history and literature!
Marko Pavlyshyn's excellent short history of Ukrainian Literature (A Wartime Guide for Anglophone Readers) has been published! Free electronic version available until 29 April @cambridgeup.bsky.social . Get your copy before the paywall goes up: www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Ukrainian Literature
Cambridge Core - European Studies - Ukrainian Literature
www.cambridge.org
April 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Marko Pavlyshyn's excellent short history of Ukrainian Literature (A Wartime Guide for Anglophone Readers) has been published! Free electronic version available until 29 April @cambridgeup.bsky.social . Get your copy before the paywall goes up: www.cambridge.org/core/element...