Vaida Niksaite
@vaidanik.bsky.social
Historian of modern Europe, working on diasporas, mass politics, propaganda, crowdfunding. Research fellow at the Lithuanian Institute of History · associate @ox.ac.uk and @ulbruxelles.bsky.social
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Popular Fundraising in the Greater War: Patriotic War Bonds and the Rebirth of Poland | Contemporary European History | Cambridge Core
Popular Fundraising in the Greater War: Patriotic War Bonds and the Rebirth of Poland
www.cambridge.org
Thrilled to share our new open-access article, co-authored with Robin J. C. Adams, for @conteurohistory.bsky.social - this time focusing on #Poland in the aftermath of #WW1.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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The Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore is holding a conference on the X-Files and 90s culture www.llti.lt/lt/renginiai...
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore is holding a conference on the X-Files and 90s culture www.llti.lt/lt/renginiai...
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Okay but who won the FIFA Prize in Physics
December 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Okay but who won the FIFA Prize in Physics
Puikus kolegos straipsnis.
www.lrt.lt/naujienos/nu...
www.lrt.lt/naujienos/nu...
Valdemaras Klumbys. Propagandinio mąstymo nelaisvėje: supriešinimas ir poliarizacija
Turiu omenyje ne Kremliaus propagandos įtaką ar jo naratyvų sklaidą, apie ką dabar kalbama daugiausiai. Neatrodo, kad ji...
www.lrt.lt
December 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Puikus kolegos straipsnis.
www.lrt.lt/naujienos/nu...
www.lrt.lt/naujienos/nu...
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1. The European Parliament’s attempt to ban plant-based foods from being sold as “sausages”, “burgers” etc is a direct response to livestock industry lobbying. This is a short thread on how utterly bleeding ridiculous it is. 🧵1/6
December 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
1. The European Parliament’s attempt to ban plant-based foods from being sold as “sausages”, “burgers” etc is a direct response to livestock industry lobbying. This is a short thread on how utterly bleeding ridiculous it is. 🧵1/6
A good take on troubled Polish-German relations.
Old tensions simmer just below surface as Tusk and Merz to meet in Berlin
Old tensions simmer just below surface as Tusk and Merz to meet in Berlin
Ukraine will top agenda, but meeting comes as positive sentiment towards Germany in Poland hits near record lows
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A good take on troubled Polish-German relations.
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Thrilled to share our new open-access article, co-authored with Robin J. C. Adams, for @conteurohistory.bsky.social - this time focusing on #Poland in the aftermath of #WW1.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Popular Fundraising in the Greater War: Patriotic War Bonds and the Rebirth of Poland | Contemporary European History | Cambridge Core
Popular Fundraising in the Greater War: Patriotic War Bonds and the Rebirth of Poland
www.cambridge.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Thrilled to share our new open-access article, co-authored with Robin J. C. Adams, for @conteurohistory.bsky.social - this time focusing on #Poland in the aftermath of #WW1.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Positives - an amazing in-depth conversation on the writing and activist practice of the late David Graeber. Enormous thanks to @leninology.bsky.social + @lrb.co.uk for this.
Negatives - I welled up at least 4 times during it. We lost an enormous, kind & astute mind. 💔
www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
Negatives - I welled up at least 4 times during it. We lost an enormous, kind & astute mind. 💔
www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
Podcast: Richard Seymour and Thomas Jones · The Debt to David Graeber
www.lrb.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Positives - an amazing in-depth conversation on the writing and activist practice of the late David Graeber. Enormous thanks to @leninology.bsky.social + @lrb.co.uk for this.
Negatives - I welled up at least 4 times during it. We lost an enormous, kind & astute mind. 💔
www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
Negatives - I welled up at least 4 times during it. We lost an enormous, kind & astute mind. 💔
www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
Rereading one of my all-time favorites.
November 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Rereading one of my all-time favorites.
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Polish and German officials will meet in Berlin on December 1 for their latest round of intergovernmental consultations, the first since Friedrich Merz became Chancellor of Germany.
READ MORE: tvpworld.com/90264440/
✍️ by Marcin Zaborowski
READ MORE: tvpworld.com/90264440/
✍️ by Marcin Zaborowski
November 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Polish and German officials will meet in Berlin on December 1 for their latest round of intergovernmental consultations, the first since Friedrich Merz became Chancellor of Germany.
READ MORE: tvpworld.com/90264440/
✍️ by Marcin Zaborowski
READ MORE: tvpworld.com/90264440/
✍️ by Marcin Zaborowski
Thrilled to share our new open-access article, co-authored with Robin J. C. Adams, for @conteurohistory.bsky.social - this time focusing on #Poland in the aftermath of #WW1.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Popular Fundraising in the Greater War: Patriotic War Bonds and the Rebirth of Poland | Contemporary European History | Cambridge Core
Popular Fundraising in the Greater War: Patriotic War Bonds and the Rebirth of Poland
www.cambridge.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Thrilled to share our new open-access article, co-authored with Robin J. C. Adams, for @conteurohistory.bsky.social - this time focusing on #Poland in the aftermath of #WW1.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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We're looking for a new modern European colleague @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social
Preference for 1900-45.
Details 👉 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPN091/t...
Preference for 1900-45.
Details 👉 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPN091/t...
Tutorial Fellow in History and Associate Professor (or Professor) of Modern European History at University of Oxford
Discover Tutorial Fellow in History and Associate Professor (or Professor) of Modern European History jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We're looking for a new modern European colleague @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social
Preference for 1900-45.
Details 👉 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPN091/t...
Preference for 1900-45.
Details 👉 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPN091/t...
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Job Klaxon:
Assistant or Associate Professorship in Public History with a specialisation in Modern History at Aarhus.
Assistant or Associate Professorship in Public History with a specialisation in Modern History at Aarhus.
Assistant or Associate Professorship in Public History with a specialisation in Modern History - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at School of Culture and Society - History, subject, Aarhus University
international.au.dk
November 20, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Job Klaxon:
Assistant or Associate Professorship in Public History with a specialisation in Modern History at Aarhus.
Assistant or Associate Professorship in Public History with a specialisation in Modern History at Aarhus.
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Happy news: My new book -- Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction -- now has a cover and is available for preorder! The book is a concise history of humanitarianism in an international and global perspective, from the 18th century to the present. More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Happy news: My new book -- Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction -- now has a cover and is available for preorder! The book is a concise history of humanitarianism in an international and global perspective, from the 18th century to the present. More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
A reminder
CFP: Transnational approaches to the long 19th century history in East-Central Europe
Vilnius 16.04.2026 - 17.04.2026
Application deadline: 30.11.2025
URL: www.dhi.waw.pl/pl/ak...
Vilnius 16.04.2026 - 17.04.2026
Application deadline: 30.11.2025
URL: www.dhi.waw.pl/pl/ak...
November 5, 2025 at 7:22 AM
A reminder
Really enjoyed this episode on an important book!
The Prussian city of Konigsberg is a microcosm for the twentieth century. This week, explore the it's storied legacy as we deep dive with @nicoleeaton.bsky.social into her book, "German Blood, Slavic Soil: How Nazi Königsberg Became Soviet Kaliningrad."
patreon.com/posts/how-konigsberg-141130456
patreon.com/posts/how-konigsberg-141130456
October 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Really enjoyed this episode on an important book!
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RUTA stands in solidarity with the Latvian civil society, that is raising alarms and protesting against the concerning rise of global anti-gender and authoritarian politics fuelled by Russia's propaganda narratives
In Latvia, the opposition - right-wing, Russian speakers, populists - have united to push for withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention. They are backed by one of the governing coalition parties, the Farmers and Greens Union. Large civil society protests are expected tonight in Riga against the move.
October 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
RUTA stands in solidarity with the Latvian civil society, that is raising alarms and protesting against the concerning rise of global anti-gender and authoritarian politics fuelled by Russia's propaganda narratives
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Library Of Congress Makes Collection Of Classic Film Magazines Available Online https://www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel/wordpress/2025/10/27/library-of-congress-makes-collection-of-classic-film-magazines-available-online/
Library Of Congress Makes Collection Of Classic Film Magazines Available Online
The Library of Congress’s Historical Media Publications Collection is now a an online, searchable resource for film fans and historians.
www.filmbuffonline.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Library Of Congress Makes Collection Of Classic Film Magazines Available Online https://www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel/wordpress/2025/10/27/library-of-congress-makes-collection-of-classic-film-magazines-available-online/
A book as smart and engaging as its title. @clairedederer.bsky.social reflects not just on polanskis, wagners, and other picassos, but also on ourselves, redemption, love, and more.
October 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A book as smart and engaging as its title. @clairedederer.bsky.social reflects not just on polanskis, wagners, and other picassos, but also on ourselves, redemption, love, and more.
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"Youth Protest in Serbia: And some thoughts for America."
Serbia is a country without the rule of law, and its young people have been taking risks for the better part of a year in the hopes of creating a future where they can live normally in their own country.
snyder.substack.com/p/youth-prot...
Serbia is a country without the rule of law, and its young people have been taking risks for the better part of a year in the hopes of creating a future where they can live normally in their own country.
snyder.substack.com/p/youth-prot...
Youth Protest in Serbia
And some thoughts for America
snyder.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"Youth Protest in Serbia: And some thoughts for America."
Serbia is a country without the rule of law, and its young people have been taking risks for the better part of a year in the hopes of creating a future where they can live normally in their own country.
snyder.substack.com/p/youth-prot...
Serbia is a country without the rule of law, and its young people have been taking risks for the better part of a year in the hopes of creating a future where they can live normally in their own country.
snyder.substack.com/p/youth-prot...
First time working at the National Archives in Kew, London, this week. So efficient, friendly, and brutalist. Really, can it get any better?
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
First time working at the National Archives in Kew, London, this week. So efficient, friendly, and brutalist. Really, can it get any better?
‘The Kremlin is threatening all of Europe. In other words, just because Putin is carrying out stunts in the Baltic does not mean that the alliance must necessarily focus its response there.’
September 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
‘The Kremlin is threatening all of Europe. In other words, just because Putin is carrying out stunts in the Baltic does not mean that the alliance must necessarily focus its response there.’
New Historiographical Perspectives on Influence and Propaganda successfully steered through two major strikes in France and the waves of seasonal viruses. Many 🙏 to our panelists for the stimulating exchanges - it was wonderful to have you all in Brussels!
calenda.org/1290551?lang...
calenda.org/1290551?lang...
September 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
New Historiographical Perspectives on Influence and Propaganda successfully steered through two major strikes in France and the waves of seasonal viruses. Many 🙏 to our panelists for the stimulating exchanges - it was wonderful to have you all in Brussels!
calenda.org/1290551?lang...
calenda.org/1290551?lang...
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HOME | Cold War Archives www.cold-war-chronicles.com
HOME | Cold War Archives
The Cold War Archives serves as a portal to an extensive collection of digitized documents from the Eastern European country files found in the LBJ Presidential Library and stored in Texas Scholar…
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September 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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I am very proud to share with you the introduction to the special issue that I co-edited with Robert Gerwarth in the journal @conteurohistory.bsky.social : "Intra-State Conflicts and the Politics of Aid in Europe, 1917–49: An Introduction" #Humanitarianism #CivilWar www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Intra-State Conflicts and the Politics of Aid in Europe, 1917–49: An Introduction | Contemporary European History | Cambridge Core
Intra-State Conflicts and the Politics of Aid in Europe, 1917–49: An Introduction
www.cambridge.org
September 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I am very proud to share with you the introduction to the special issue that I co-edited with Robert Gerwarth in the journal @conteurohistory.bsky.social : "Intra-State Conflicts and the Politics of Aid in Europe, 1917–49: An Introduction" #Humanitarianism #CivilWar www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Check out Peter Gatrell, John Horne and my (I know, I know, how did that happen?) article on European civil wars and the dialectic of humanitarianism 1914-1949, + the entire special issue edited by @gwendalpiegais.bsky.social and Robert Gerwarth www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Civil Wars and the Dialectic of Humanitarianism, 1914–1949 | Contemporary European History | Cambridge Core
Civil Wars and the Dialectic of Humanitarianism, 1914–1949
www.cambridge.org
September 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Check out Peter Gatrell, John Horne and my (I know, I know, how did that happen?) article on European civil wars and the dialectic of humanitarianism 1914-1949, + the entire special issue edited by @gwendalpiegais.bsky.social and Robert Gerwarth www.cambridge.org/core/journal...