crazyhistorian.bsky.social
Master's student of history based in Croatia 🇭🇷, Europe 🇪🇺.
Passionate about philately, history, geography, politics, firefighting and meme-related content.
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Well, we have plenty of governments that would be in the 1940s called fascist. Just to draw a line between italian policies in 20s, 30s and early 40s with current Israel-Palestine/Gaza situation.
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Diving into modern approaches to urbarium and other early modern tax documents! 📝
The focus: #ecohistory, #TheLittleIceAge, #PriceRevolution, thinking beyond national #historiography, and consulting German expertise on church possessions. Plus, some Ginzburg-style #microhistory for good measure. 🌍📚😍
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To close this "novel"-style post, I’d like to thank you for reading and invite you to share your opinion with me. And yes, there’s plenty missing since it’s hard to cover everything here, and I may have unintentionally made some mistakes. My goal was to bring this topic into the #spotlight.
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Current Prime Minister Plenković had to remove 15 ministers due to corruption suspicions. Two were arrested while in office, and the others are still under #investigation. For many Croats, accusations like "pro-Russian" mean little when the author keeps piling up #scandal after scandal.
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In the end, there's another perspective here in Croatia that the rest of the world ignores when discussing a "pro-Russian" president. The center-right HDZ is essentially a " #mafia -like organization". (Refularly used!) The party has a court ruling for #corruption and was fined over €2 million.
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The debate over whether to help Ukraine is part of the #PoliticalTheater here. Both parties often share similar views, so they distinguish themselves by opposing each other. Like small children. When the SDP pushed for #EUintegration, HDZ focused more on preserving sovereignty, etc.
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A country of 3.8 million isn’t a #global player, but united with other "small" nations, we can achieve much. That’s what we believe the #UnitedNations are for. Country experienced war not long ago, the dilemma of how to help war-torn Ukraine stirs painful memories.
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One of the key quotes in our national history comes from Vladko Maček in the early months of WWII: "When the great powers fight, the small ones belong under the table." As a #historian and #HomoPoliticus, I can't agree with this view, but I understand its logic.
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The difference now is that being labeled a "Russian agent" garners much wider publicity—and that’s understandable. Croatia's political history shows a pattern of cautious approaches to global conflicts, from Maček (HSS) in the #1940s to President Tuđman (HDZ) in the #1990s, and now Milanović (SDP).
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Debating whether to fully support Brussels' policies or adopt a more reserved, compromise-driven approach hardly justifies labeling someone a "Russian boy." Yet, since independence, calling political opponents #American, #Russian, or other agents has been a recurring theme in Croatian #politics.
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The "pro-Russian" label stems from a verbal war between Plenković and Milanović, active since the 2020 elections and escalating in 2022. Plenković backs #Ukraine and all #Brussels policies, while Milanović stated Ukraine won’t join #NATO during conflict and Croatian troops won’t go there, etc.
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Historians often ask: who started it, why, and how was it perceived? Croatia's PM #Plenković first called President #Milanović "pro-Russian" on April 21, 2022. From then, it all began. Plenković leads the center-right #HDZ, while Milanović was a leader of the Social Democrats #SDP.
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What a cool thing 😄
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I have seen discussion about cars on FB, IG and some national media. So I really don't know what you are talking about. 😅🤣
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Glad to hear everything went well. It's always better to overprepare than to feel unprepared later. 😅
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Our mission is to enable #students of #History and other related disciplines to publish articles and to help them gain experience in editorial work. Furthermore, our aim is to extend knowledge on topics in History and to acquaint authors and readers with current trends in historiography.
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Most of the people actually hope ex terrorists made the same rebranding/evolution just like the Irish revolutionary army and ETA in Baskia (Spain). I suggest googling it, there are some good academic papers on the topic of how terrorist groups become legitimate political parties.
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There are multiple groups active in Syria. Kurds with a relatively secular sort of western government in the eastern part of the country, some forces backed by Turkey, Druzi - very interesting minority in the SW of the country, ex terrorists rebranded as a political player and ISIS.
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And that is some shady looking link here. Like wannabe CNN in this preview, but actually probably some virus infected page. #staysafe
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I mean... Thanks, but you are like 24 hours late. 😅
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At the same time, we should clearly convey our expectation of a more moderate approach toward various minority groups. (2)
#EU #Syria #politics
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In the #Balkans we have almost nonexistent #Democracy. It's all about tribalism, killing each other if we have the chance to do it, we speak almost the same language,... Most things I see in Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, etc. I see it in the #MiddleEast.
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Someone said if we get something on the line between Saudi Arabia and Emirates we need to be extremely happy. Not sure if that will happen.
I remember reading one historian as part of my education, and he said Balkans, N. Africa and the Middle East are the same people. Same mentality, same problems
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Kicking them out won't work. Look at Vučić in Serbia. The same type of dog shit (sorry for vocabulary). And punishing people is also not a very effective method. I'll adapt Croatian saying "It's time for Hungary to be on the table, not at the table."
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While the Croatian minister of defense 10 days ago said Hungary is the biggest threat to Croatia. Excluding claims on many parts of our territory, now we know a little bit more reasons to be sure of it.
#Europe #Croatia #Hungary
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Good luck preparing for a zoom meeting.
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Thank you so much for these reflections and for sharing your own experience. The way you brought everything together and explained it is very inspiring for all younger colleagues! 👏🏽🫡
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As a fellow student, I know how meaningful even the smallest accomplishments can be. Celebrate every step, and keep building! Let’s inspire each other – share your achievements in the comments. I’d love to hear what you’ve been working on!
#Academia #StudentLife #SmallStepsBigDreams #AcademicSky
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From a croatian perspective (EU) I have never heard anything like that, probably because university education is state-funded, and professors tend to treat us almost exactly as they would in elementary or high school.
I suppose such words would need further explanation.
#academia #academicsky
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While England modified its constitution and the role of the monarch, the USA has retained the same system. They have kept it in a sort of cryonic state for over 200 years. And still does.
Btw, good job putting all that together. 😄
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The best part is that the republic and the position of the president in the USA are essentially a copy of the monarchy system in 18th-century England. The position of the president is comparable to that of a king; it was just politically inconvenient to call the leader of the USA a king.
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To be honest, they publish once a year, around June or July. So, I suppose they will start sending feedback after the New Year. 😅😂
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I sent the paper sometime at the end of July. I received a reply confirming that it had been received, and since then, I have been (im)patiently waiting for them to inform me whether they will accept or decline it. 🤣🤣🤣
#AcademicSky #StudentLife #HistoryResearch
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Usually small languages have terrible language models and database. Like, for example google translate.
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As a student, I use it to check grammar, to modify sentences I struggle with how to edit or make the flow of text more natural. It has a lot of benefits this way. Especially because I'm writing in croatian, my native language, and it's doing a surprisingly good job.
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Thank You a lot! Your whole channel is a really good source of knowledge that is helpful to us students. Much appreciated sir! 🫡
#AcademicSky #academia #Croatia
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Hahaha this is so true. 🤣
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Getting insights on many current topics and concerns from American, Brazilian, Canadian, Finnish, Greek, Japanese, Mexican, Swedish, and Taiwanese perspectives (and many more) is truly food for my soul.
#europe #science #politics #history #brussels #bruxelles #belgium #WeAreEurope #croatia
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Spending a week in Brussels so far has been incredible. I’ve had the chance to meet fascinating people from all over the world at my hostel. Everyone is so kind, engaging, and genuinely eager to share stories about their lives and perspectives on global events.
#bruxelles #belgium #EuropeanUnion
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So be careful, do it step by step, good luck and don't forget it, academic life may be hard, but try to enjoy every project you conduct. Find simple but honest joy moments that will keep academic path as something fulfilling ☺️
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I got it. As historian so far I was more closer with quantitative analysis, while qualitative was always something spontaneous that I have to implement from time to time.
If you haven't collected data and transcription hasn't been done in full analysis and dose of distance def should be applied.