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unabergmane.bsky.social
Historian working on Soviet collapse. Author of "Politics of Uncertainty: the United States, the Baltic Question and the Collapse of the Soviet Union." (OUP, 2023) Researcher at Aleksanteri Institute (University of Helsinki) From Latvia
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"Heart Lamp is the first book translated from Kannada, a language spoken by an estimated 65 million people, to be nominated for the prize." thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

Bija laba un interesanta saruna ar Osvaldu Zebri.

"Un, protams, viņa man ir arī jautājusi dažus ļoti svarīgus jautājumus. Jautājumus, uz kuriem nav tik viegli atbildēt bērniem. Piemēram: “Kāpēc krievi grib mūs nogalināt?” www.punctummagazine.lv/2025/04/07/b...

I'm old enough to remember the times when Americans descended upon the post-1991 Baltic countries to teach us how not to be corrupt. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Ir iespējams no fašistiska režīma aizvākt vienu vai vairākus aspektus un to tik un tā varēs atpazīt kā fašistisku. Par spīti šim juceklim un izplūdušajām robežām, ir iespējams izveidot sarakstu ar īpatnībām, kas raksturīgas tam, ko vēlos saukt par mūžīgo fašismu. Eko eseju tulkojusi Dace Meiere.

Rare good news: two brave French journalists have published a book exposing the authoritarian methods of pro-Assad, pro-Kremlin French politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon. “He is a violent man,” they say. www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...

kyivindependent.com/macron-starm...

🇺🇦🤝🇵🇱🇫🇷🇬🇧🇩🇪 What a day here in Kyiv. Donald Tusk, Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz are here to reaffirm their support to Ukraine.

Another very important webinar by the RUTA Association. With Seseg Jigjitova, Madina Tlostanova and Lidia Zhigunova. Moderated by Tereza Hendl

Looking forward to our RUTA webinar on Indigenous liberation movements and honoured to be trusted with moderating. Join us to hear from leading Indigenous thinkers and activists about the socio-political demands and initiatives of Indigenous nations who have been resisting russian-soviet colonialism

euromaidanpress.com/2025/05/07/s...

I'm reading Darya's book right now. And I agree with Epp Anus who said that it is a book that makes one a better person. It is a very hard and a very necessary read.

35 years ago, the Supreme Soviet of Latvia adopted the declaration "On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia", starting a transition period towards full independence. The best way to celebrate this day is to donate to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. stopify.org.ua

Looking forward to our panel at the Baltic Studies Conference in Cambridge this Saturday 11am.

Join us on Friday, 5 PM Kyiv / 4 PM CET

Pagājušā nedēļā apmeklēju Sumus - krievijas pierobežà. Šeit mana Latvijas Radio reportāža par to, kā kara šausmas izdzīvo Sumu bērni un kā tiek mēģināts palīdzēt viņiem lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/a…

A definition of normalcy bias: “a cognitive bias which leads people to disbelieve or minimize threat warnings. Consequently, individuals underestimate the likelihood of a disaster, when it might affect them, and its potential adverse effects.”

Smart psychopaths know how to mimic normal human emotions despite not being able to experience them directly. Dumb psychopaths? Not so much.

At long last, some good news! www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...

An important interview with RUTA Association @associationruta.bsky.social Board of Representatives member Tereza Hendl @terezahendl.bsky.social "We are reclaiming debates on our societies so that they are no longer conducted about us without us” balticworlds.com/we-are-recla...

ICYMI, the literal face of Catholic charity in France for half a century has now been exposed as a serial sexual abuser. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abb%C3%...

US Senator Murkowski, a Republican : "We are all afraid. That's quite a statement".

A crucial RUTA roundtable on Russian disinformation in the Balkan region, Moldova and Romania! April 25th, 5 pm Kyiv time! Especially important in the light of the approaching Romanian elections.

Kyiv bids farewell to 20yo Lithuanian volunteer Tomas Valentėlis, who fell in action defending us from the russian horde. Thank you for protecting our freedom, dear young and bright soul. 📷 Hromadske.

There was a time in my life when I applied for jobs in the US. So good that I did not end up working in places like the University of Minnesota. What a shame. mndaily.com/293330/campu...

He still doesn't know who started the war. Or pretends not to know

I’m just so sick and tired, like you don’t understand

Te jums šleseristu, dažu nacionāļu, kāda režisora un putina mīļākais politiķis. Pie ukraiņu bērnu slepkavošanas vainīgs Baidens un Zeļenskis. Toties mums ir divi dzimumi un amorāls, savtīgs, stulbs sociopāts Baltajā namā.

Kāds tautietis sūdzas ombudam par sabiedrisko mediju, kas melojot, ziņās vēstot, ka krievijas iebrukums Ukrainā nav bijis izprovocēts. Pamatojums šādam apgalvojumam – tā saka Tramps. Lūk, kārtējā izcilā ombuda atbilde cilvēkiem, kam sajukušas vērtības: www.seplp.lv/lv/atzinums-...

Big win for Finnish social democrats in municipal elections. yle.fi/a/74-20155715

www.lemonde.fr/culture/arti...

Evil, rotten terrorist state

As of 6 pm today, 34 people were killed and 117 injured by the Russian strike on Sumy. Two of the killed and 15 of the injured are children. The Russian strike killed everyone in the Martynenko family – mom, dad and their son Maksym, a six-grader. Deepest condolences.

When the head of ICE starts talking about how great it would be to have Amazon Prime for shipping human beings to a concentration camp in El Salvador that no one ever leaves, you’ve gone way past “it could never happen here.”

Pāršķirstīju biezo #irLV komplektu un izvēlējos 15 rakstus, kas man joprojām šķiet tik svarīgi un aizraujoši, ka tie ir tālu pārdzīvojuši savu vienas nedēļas «derīguma termiņu», raksta Nellija Ločmele. Kurus rakstus pārlasīt viņa iesaka, meklējiet te - ir.lv/aktuali/15-r...

French publisher Fayard (now owned by the right-wing millionaire Vincent Bolloré) not only has published the "memories" of Russian propagandist Xenia Fedorova but will also feature her in their stand at one of the key French book fairs.

friends & colleagues — my workplace, the Aleksanteri Institute (Finnish Centre for Russian, Eastern European & Eurasian Studies), is now on Bluesky!

We’re happy to join Bluesky! As the Finnish Centre specializing on Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European studies at the University of Helsinki @helsinki.fi, we’ll be sharing our latest research. Stay tuned also for study opportunities and upcoming events, like the annual Aleksanteri Conference!

A very insightful piece about the role of violence in the shaping of Russian soldiers' identities by my friend and colleague @atolvin.bsky.social "Indeed, violence becomes a building block of soldiers’ identities, expectations, and self-expression. " foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/09/r...

Grāmata par Igauniju,bet būtiska arī domajot par šo laiku Latvijas vēsturē. Divas nedēļas iespejams lejupielādēt par brīvu.

A crucial book by a wonderful scholar and @associationruta.bsky.social board member Epp Annus! www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Yesterday was incredible. The official count is in — 5.2 million people joined the #HandsOff protest nationwide. So many are asking: what’s next? Mark your calendars: 4/19 is the next nationwide day of protest.