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Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre (RESC) at St Antony's College, Oxford. Founded 1 April 1953 with appointment of first Director David Footman. https://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/russian-and-eurasian/russian-and-eurasian-studies-centre/
Tremendous Elliott Lecture last night, with @bbcstever.bsky.social re Reporting from #Russia in a time of war. Classic BBC fair-play combined with honesty & humour. Great that Eurovision (& Intervision) were also discussed in Q&A! Да здравствует!
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Dissent in Russia at the Wk 8 #RESCMondaySeminar, discussed by @ktertytchnaya.bsky.social. Convened by Roy Allison & @marniehowlett.bsky.social for RESC & @osgaoxford.bsky.social @politicsoxford.bsky.social @brasenoseoxford.bsky.social. In-person only - all welcome! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/9e1...
Preferences over contested territory in #Ukraine are addressed in the Wk 7 #RESCMondaySeminar. Speakers: @carlmc.bsky.social & @marniehowlett.bsky.social. Co-convenor Roy Allison for @osgaoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @lseblogs.bsky.social. In-person only - all welcome! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/8c8...
Four years of full-scale war. Of devastation. Of loss.
Yet, Ukrainians continue their flight for freedom and independence. 🇺🇦
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-02...
Andrew Wilson (@uclssees.bsky.social) takes on the question of Ukraine's resilience for the Week 6 #RESCMondaySeminar. Convened by Roy Allison & @marniehowlett.bsky.social for @osgaoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
In-person only - all welcome! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/d85...
'Coming to the Week 5 #RESCMondaySeminar?' Marcin Kaczmarski (@glasgow.ac.uk) looks at the current #Russia #China asymmetrical relationship. Convened by Roy Allison & @marniehowlett.bsky.social for @osgaoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk. In-person only, all welcome!
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/2f0...
<<Жизнь прожить — не поле перейти>>
Highly recommended - Panorama's Our Man in Moscow, in which @bbcstever.bsky.social reviews his time reporting for @bbcnews.bsky.social in & on #Russia.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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For the Wk 4 #RESCMondaySeminar, Rilka Dragneva-Lewers (Birmingham) investigates #Russian use of international law in its attack on #Ukraine. Convened by Roy Allison & @marniehowlett.bsky.social for @osgaoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk. In-person only - all welcome! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/328...
Wk 3 #RESCMondaySeminar? Encore! Dr Prokopenko of @zois.bsky.social discusses how the #Ukraine war has re-shaped #Russia's elite. Convened by R. Allison, M. Rochlitz & @marniehowlett.bsky.social for @osgaoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk In-person only - all welcome! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/1cf...
In Week 2 of the #RESCMondaySeminar, Elena Racheva discusses the societal impact of war in #Russia. Convened by Roy Allison & @marniehowlett.bsky.social for St Antony's College Oxford & @osgaoxford.bsky.social . In-person only - all welcome! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/43e...
Is it true? Yes it is! The #RESCMondaySeminar is back. Katri Pynnöniemi (@helsinkifi) on #Russian disinformation during the attack on #Ukraine. Convened by Roy Allison & @marniehowlett.bsky.social for @osgaoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk. In-person only - all welcome! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/888...
Attention - #Oxford academic vacancy ! Associate Professorship in International Relations of #Russia, Eastern #Europe and #Eurasia! Apply now/tell your friends!
Closing date: 28th January 2026
www.area-studies.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
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Attention - academic vacancy ! Associate Professorship in International Relations of Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia! Apply now/tell your friends!
Closing date: 28th January 2026
www.area-studies.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
@osgaoxford.bsky.social @politicsoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Ми теж! Мы тоже! Announcing the #RESCMondaySeminar for Hilary Term 2026! Convened by Roy Allison & Marnie Howlett for @osgaoxford.bsky.social @politicsoxford.bsky.social. In-person only - all welcome!
www.sant.ox.ac.uk/russian-and-...
Following the conviction of the Reform's Nathan Gill for accepting Russian bribes, thousands of Brits now want more answers...
Seize the city, undo the state! Serhiy Kudelia investigates Russia's war on Ukraine for the Wk 8 #RESCMondaySeminar. Convened by Zbig Wojnowski & Marnie Howlett for @osgaoxford.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @baylor.bsky.social In-person only - all welcome!
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/8a8...
Applications are now invited for the Society's 2026-27 Centenary PhD Fellowships for early career historians completing a doctorate bit.ly/48pWB72
Fellowships provide support of £8500 per award for 6 months and are held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
Живи, Україно, прекрасна і сильна! Join us for the Wk 7 #RESCMondaySeminar - Olena Palko (Basel) discusses the interwar Soviet nationalities policy. In-person only, all welcome! Convened by Zbig Wojnowski for @osgaoxford.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/f3d...
Week 6 #RESCMondaySeminar? It's in your field! Beatrice Penati addresses land reform in early Soviet Uzbekistan. In-person only, all welcome! Convened by Zbig Wojnowski for @osgaoxford.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/51c...
Coединяйтесь! For the Wk 5 #RESCMondaySeminar Jonathan Raspe of @uzh-ch.bsky.social will discuss late 80s reform & disintegration in the #SovietUnion. In-person only - all welcome! Convened by Zbig Wojnowski for @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @osgaoxford.bsky.social
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/d76...
Close people? Wojiech Zajaczkowski discusses the role of informal ties in #Soviet & post-Soviet politics at this special RESC seminar. Convened by Roy Allison & Stephen Whitefield for @osgaoxford.bsky.social @politicsoxford.bsky.social In-person only, all welcome! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/267...
⚡️ Lukoil to sell foreign assets after US sanctions.
Lukoil, one of Russia's largest oil producers, announced Oct. 27 that it plans to sell its foreign assets after new U.S. sanctions targeted the company and its subsidiaries.
Да здравствуетъ #RESCMondaySeminar! Stephen Lovell (KCL) visits the pre-revolutionary State Duma in Week 4. Convened by Zbig Wojnowski for @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @osgaoxford.bsky.social. In-person only, all welcome!
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/9e0...
Прывітанне! At the Wk 3 #RESCMondaySeminar Alexa von Winning (Tübingen) checks market transition in post-socialist #Russia & #Belarus. Convened by Zbig Wojnowski for @resc25.bsky.social @osgaoxford.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social. In-person only, all welcome! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/97c...
Masks optional... but all welcome at the Week 2 #RESCMondaySeminar! Irina Borogan & @andreisoldatov.bsky.social will discuss their book 'Our dear friends in Moscow'. Convened by Zbig Wojnowski & Michael Rochlitz for RESC, St Antony's College, Oxford. In-person only.
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/6c8...
75th anniversary of the #StAntony'sCollege #Russian Centre? Поздравления!
Find an updated history of RESC here: www.sant.ox.ac.uk/anniversary/...
Жизнь прожить — не поле перейти. In the Week 1 #RESCMondaySeminar, Thomas C Stevens (Keble) discusses civil war veterans & the making of the #Soviet state. Convened by Zbig Wojnowski for RESC, St Antony's, Faculty of History & REES. In-person only, all welcome!
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/776...
Greetings from the Russian & Eurasian Studies Centre, St Antony's College, Oxford University! Feeling emancipated? Roll up to the Michaelmas Term RESC Monday Seminar! Convened by Dr Zbig Wojnowski. In-person only, all welcome! www.sant.ox.ac.uk/russian-and-...