@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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24.11.2025 08:30 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Due 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
18.11.2025 16:15 — 👍 4 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 1Latest episode of the YurtJurt podcast that will be of great interest to many RUTA members and communities
21.11.2025 17:31 — 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
Reiz bija arī šāds gadījums: "Tad Putins parunājis ar Krievijas Federālo drošības dienestu, nākamajā rītā atzvanījis Mironovam un teicis: "Tavs pretpadomju elements var braukt." www.delfi.lv/kultura/4333...
23.11.2025 18:47 — 👍 18 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0Whenever you ask yourself if this administration is evil or just incompetent, the answer is always: both!
23.11.2025 07:31 — 👍 19 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0Latvia, together with the other Baltic and Nordic countries, stands firmly alongside Ukraine.
We continue our work on a plan that will help achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, while at the same time strengthening Europe’s security.
Statement by the NB8 leaders ➡️ stm.dk/statsministe...
What a shame - with the current 'plan' Vance et all will maximise chances of Russia's forever war against Ukraine & Europe
22.11.2025 07:33 — 👍 18 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
While empires are ravaging Ukraine, think about donating to Ukrainians if you can. And consider de-centring these empires from your cultural consumption. There is fantastic music and literature in Ukraine that Russia is trying to destroy. Support it by learning about it. chapterukraine.com
21.11.2025 21:32 — 👍 94 🔁 43 💬 1 📌 1Manas atmiņas ir tādas kādas viņas ir, tur es neko nevaru izdarīt. Subjektīvi, protams. Bet plašāk domājot: kāpēc tāds mākslīgs binārisms "ja 90 gadi grūti, tad padomju laiks labs"? Kā jau te cilvēki rakstīja brīvība bija tā vērta, bet tas automātiski neozīmē, ka bija viegli.
21.11.2025 15:41 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 090tie bija tik smagi tieši tāpēc, ka bija jārāpjas ārā no bedres, kur padomju laiki iegrūda. Turklāt Baltijas mešanās neoliberālismā ar galvu pa priekšu objektīvi bija ļoti smaga sabiedrības neaizsargātākajai daļai (man ir diezgan baisas atmiņas no tā laika. 80. gadus, protams, tikpat kā neatceros)
21.11.2025 15:19 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Things have calmed down in Latvia after the parliament backtracked on the Istanbul Convention, but civil society mobilisation led by cultural workers continues strong in Lithuania, raising similar concerns.
www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...
ā nu tad es varu ļoti labi iedomāties kas ir tā problēma
19.11.2025 13:27 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Kāpēc tā ir ka tikai viens?
19.11.2025 13:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Saeimas priekšsētāja parāda kāpēc nepiemērota savam amatam.Valsts svētkos nevajadzētu paust savas partijas vērtības kā aizrādījumu citiem. Vakar man 2 ļoti dažādi mūsu reģiona lieli, pieredzējuši investori dalijās pieredzē par EM/MK rīcību, kas man lika izjust kaunu par LV. Lielu. Pateicoties ZZS.
18.11.2025 12:59 — 👍 35 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
Jebkurai sabiedrībai ir vēlme skatīties pagātnē un izjust kontinuitāti. Ja mēs nebūtu demokrātiska sabiedrība, mūs neinteresētu tas, ka Latvijai jau reiz bija demokrātijas periods. Ja mēs nebūtu valsts, kur runā latviski, mūs neinteresētu latviskais komponents.
Saruna ar vēsturnieci Unu Bergmani.
It’s a text I wrote for a special issue of a Ukrainian gender studies journal, exploring feminist solidarity. In it, I critically analyse dominant Western and global feminist responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, “anti-war” manifestos and contemplations made by Judith Butler and Jasbir Puar
17.11.2025 19:25 — 👍 12 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0A Bratislava et dans d'autres villes slovaques, alors que le PM Robert Fico a décidé d'abolir le 17 novembre, jour anniversaire de la révolution de Velours, en tant que jour férié, des milliers de personnes ont bravé la pluie et le vent pour célébrer la démocratie et protester contre le pouvoir.
17.11.2025 19:08 — 👍 61 🔁 19 💬 1 📌 0
It’s 17th November, the anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution that overthrew an oppressive state socialist regime and enabled the end of the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia. I share a personal text on what that revolution meant for Czechoslovak feminist thinkers
kcgs.net.ua/gurnal/26/06...
A wave of student-led protests across Slovakia – dubbed the “Chalk Revolution” – has seen pavements nationwide covered with anti-government slogans.
The movement is expected to peak on Monday, the anniversary of the student-led 1989 Velvet Revolution.
www.euractiv.com/news/slovaki...
Forthcoming in February 2026, my new book Replaying the Second World War: Soviet Parallels and Inspirations for Russian Atrocities in the Russo-Ukrainian War, 2014-25, out with ibidem Press and distributed by Columbia University Press. cup.columbia.edu/book/replayi...
13.11.2025 14:09 — 👍 43 🔁 15 💬 2 📌 3Tur jau tā lieta. Pilsoniskā sabiedrība visu laiku ir lamāta par sorosoītiem, pēc tam komunistiem un kremliniem. Tagad pēkšņi izrādās, ka nosaukt cilvēkus, kas izplata reālus kremļa naratīvus, rupji pazemo pilsoniskos līderus, nedrīkst nekā aizskart. OK.
14.11.2025 17:41 — 👍 34 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 3
Vairāk doties pie cilvēkiem ir labs padoms; ceru, ka prezidents @edgarsrinkevics.bsky.social atradīs laiku tikties ar @centrsmarta.bsky.social darbiniecēm, kurām šobrīd internetā un pa telefonu ar seksuālu un cita veida vardarbību draud dažādi “no rāmjiem izgājušie”.
www.delfi.lv/193/politics...
Super! Apsveicu!
12.11.2025 16:29 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Scholars from Estonia, Czechia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine write nuanced, deeply argued pieces about the war. One of them about Westsplaing. An American scholar jumps in, distorts their views, and explains that their ideas are “American frameworks.” You can't make this stuff up.
12.11.2025 07:02 — 👍 31 🔁 11 💬 2 📌 0
Prosecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italians who allegedly paid members of the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so that they could kill citizens during the four-year siege of the city in the 1990s. More than 10,000 people were killed in Sarajevo by constant shelling and sniper fire between 1992 and 1996 in what was the longest siege in modern history, after Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia.
“There were no political or religious motivations. They were rich people who went there for fun and personal satisfaction. We are talking about people who love guns who perhaps go to shooting ranges or on safari in Africa.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
12.11.2025 04:22 — 👍 412 🔁 180 💬 23 📌 65Bet vai alternatīvas? Vai no pašreizējā Saeimas sasaukuma ir reāli iespējams izveidot citu kaut cik funkcionējošo valdību, kas nebūtu pilnīga orbānistu koalīcija?
10.11.2025 15:28 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
AFP’s Gints Ivuskans photographs protesters rallying in Riga against Latvia's bid to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, a treaty combating violence against women.
On October 31, parliament voted to withdraw from the treaty but just days later shelved discussion on the matter for a year
ak dievs
09.11.2025 08:28 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
