Jacob Lassin
@jacoblassin.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Regional and Cultural Studies at the Air Force Culture and Language Center, Air War College. Writing about Russian media and religion. All posts, reposts, and likes are my own and not a reflection of my employer.
The public library is getting the kids ready young down here.
September 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The public library is getting the kids ready young down here.
I’m deep in Malazan.
September 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I’m deep in Malazan.
Since we are all talking about Alabama, here is an incredible mash-up business I saw in Montgomery yesterday.
September 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Since we are all talking about Alabama, here is an incredible mash-up business I saw in Montgomery yesterday.
Library has these kids’ books on offer… Putin is mentioned as an example of…contemporary communism.
August 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Library has these kids’ books on offer… Putin is mentioned as an example of…contemporary communism.
Got merch from the only professional sports team to represent where I’m truly from. Soccer club Real Central NJ.
August 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Got merch from the only professional sports team to represent where I’m truly from. Soccer club Real Central NJ.
@secondhandsacred.bsky.social Check out what was on offer at my dentist’s office.
June 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
@secondhandsacred.bsky.social Check out what was on offer at my dentist’s office.
Back to the office after teaching an awesome three-week course in the Baltics with a great group
of students.
of students.
June 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Back to the office after teaching an awesome three-week course in the Baltics with a great group
of students.
of students.
Estonia is the future, my hotel key is made of wood.
June 13, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Estonia is the future, my hotel key is made of wood.
Book #15: Satan in Goray by Isaac Bashevis Singer
March 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Book #15: Satan in Goray by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Book #14: The Russian Intelligentsia by Christopher Read
March 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Book #14: The Russian Intelligentsia by Christopher Read
Book #13 Meanwhile in Russia by Eliot Borenstein
March 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Book #13 Meanwhile in Russia by Eliot Borenstein
Book #12: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
March 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Book #12: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Book #11: A History of the Baltic States by Andres Kasekamp
March 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Book #11: A History of the Baltic States by Andres Kasekamp
Book #10: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
March 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Book #10: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Excited to dig into these as I prepare for the class I’m teaching this summer. If you have any reading suggestions on the Baltic or any of the individual countries, let me know.
March 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Excited to dig into these as I prepare for the class I’m teaching this summer. If you have any reading suggestions on the Baltic or any of the individual countries, let me know.
Book #9 Russian Cultural Diplomacy Under Putin edited by Nadia Koval and Denys Tereshchenko
February 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Book #9 Russian Cultural Diplomacy Under Putin edited by Nadia Koval and Denys Tereshchenko
Book #8 Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer
February 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Book #8 Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer
Book #7 Babel by R.F. Kuang
January 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Book #7 Babel by R.F. Kuang
Book #6 Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
January 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Book #6 Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
Book #5 Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer
January 17, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Book #5 Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer
Book #4 continuing the Southern Reach series, Authority by Jeff VanderMeer
January 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Book #4 continuing the Southern Reach series, Authority by Jeff VanderMeer
Book #3 Annihilation by Jeff
VanderMeer
VanderMeer
January 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Book #3 Annihilation by Jeff
VanderMeer
VanderMeer
January 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Thread of books I’ve read this year. First in 2025, Everyday Foreign Policy by Elizaveta Gaufman.
January 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Thread of books I’ve read this year. First in 2025, Everyday Foreign Policy by Elizaveta Gaufman.