Mark Edele

Departmental Lecturer in Global and Imperial History at University of Oxford Discover an exciting academic career path as a Departmental Lecturer in Global and Imperial History at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

4-year Departmental Lectureship in Global & Imperial History in Oxford: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOC516/d...

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The LSU History Department is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in 20th Century European History (excluding Britain). Please spread the word! More details at the link below: lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0224...

Russia is leader in prosthetic limbs thanks to Ukraine war, says Kremlin official Deputy defence minister Anna Tsivilyova said those coming back from the battlefield had become a ‘driver’ in pushing Russia’s innovation in prosthetics

Ukraine now world leader in drone technology, Russia in … prosthetics. Nothing could drive home the difference between these two societies more forcefully. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

The Soviet Union at War: Contested Chronologies of World War Two Dates of events might be considered objective facts, open to neither debate or contestation. Yet periodisation – that is, setting the sta...

Did World War Two really begin in 1939 and end in 1945?

Reflections on the #Soviet experience of war and questions of chronology and interpretation, drawing on excellent book by @edelemark.bsky.social: istorikteach.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

#history #EduSky #WWII #historyteacher

Trump’s Alaska summit with Putin ignores what Ukraine’s territory really means Talk of “land swaps” misses the point and sets a dangerous precedent for international order.

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A dose of reality for the “realists” • Mark Edele Zbigniew Brzezinski came to resist the tolerance for great-power ambitions that would play out so tragically in Ukraine

Long read on realism, idealism, Russia and Ukraine. Review essay on recent (very good) books by @avindman.bsky.social and @edwardluce.bsky.social . @insidestory.bsky.social insidestory.org.au/a-dose-of-re...

‘Breaking down the walls’: the long journey towards Indigenous inclusion at University of Melbourne Institution’s second volume of truth-telling reveals a process of reconciliation that has been ‘imperfect, overdue and then often painfully slow, but marked by stories of courage and hope’

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“But we’re gonna get some [territory] back. We’re gonna get some switched. There’ll be some swapping of territories, to the betterment of both.” Great idea: Russia returns all occupied territories to Ukraine in exchange for Alaska.

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Ukraine’s New Theory of Victory Should be Strategic Neutralization By ensuring that Russia’s war is operationally pointless, Ukraine can survive, adapt, and achieve success, no matter how prolonged the war.

“strategic neutralization” as key theory of victory for Ukraine. Essential reading. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

@mupublishing.bsky.social

Taking out the AAEH best book prize for 2025 was @edelemark.bsky.social
Congratulations!

Out today: My review article of three recent contributions by historians (Serhii Plokhy, @edelemark.bsky.social and Jonathan Haslam) to understanding Russia's Escalation in Ukraine. Here's a read-only version for those interested: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

‘The surf’s up and the patriarchy is down’: Kirsha Kaechele takes Ladies Lounge to the Gold Coast With butlers wearing ‘probably not much’ – but no fake Picassos – the Mona performance art installation that won a court challenge is heading north to Bleach* festival

Excellent on so many levels. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

The secret to Ukraine’s battlefield successes against Russia – it knows wars are never won in the past Western military planners have been carefully studying Ukraine’s successes since the war began. Destroying $7 billion worth of aircrafts with cheap drones is yet another one.

The drone strikes question “how useful it is to invest in high-end and extraordinarily expensive weapons systems when they can be vulnerable.” Drones cost thousands, strategic bombers destroyed by them maybe US$7 billion (A$10.9 billion). theconversation.com/the-secret-t...

Russia and Ukraine will immediately start talks about beginning talking about talks about negotiating the conditions under which talks about talks might start. A historic success of the world’s greatest diplomat.

So no acronym.

Made in Ukraine: What to know about Ukraine’s weapons Ruta, Peklo, and Tryzub Read more

Now also a missile: newsukraine.rbc.ua/analytics/ma...

A flower. Lithuania’s national flower and an important plant in Ukraine, too.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Indigenous liberation struggles and sovereignty. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Indigeneity in the RUTA region(s) is often misunderstood as simply being "native" to a place, rather than as a relationship shaped by colonial violence and decolonial resistance. The specific concerns...

Indigenous liberation struggles and sovereignty in the RUTA region @associationruta.bsky.social webinar 16.5.25 17:00 – 18:30 EET (GMT +3) / Kyiv time. With Seseg Jigjitova, Madina Tlostanova, Lidia Zhigunova, and @terezahendl.bsky.social registration: url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/lvdwCGvmpx...

Should have taken a boat, by the looks of it…

How Fico flew to Moscow for the ‘parade’… shout out to the Baltic states that refused to share their air space with conspirators of russian imperialism

Serbian president's flight to Moscow on Victory Day blocked by Baltic states - Euromaidan Press Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic joins Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in being denied permission to fly over certain European countries on their way to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

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Our next webinar will focus on Indigenous liberation struggles in North Caucasus, Central and North Asia, with leading Indigenous scholars and decolonial activists Seseg Jigjitova, Madina Tlostanova and Lidia Zhigunova. Register for this crucial discussion: ruta-association.org/event/indige...

A must read by Marko Pavlyshyn for anyone interested in Ukrainian and Soviet history and literature!

Ukrainian Literature Cambridge Core - European Studies - Ukrainian Literature

Marko Pavlyshyn's excellent short history of Ukrainian Literature (A Wartime Guide for Anglophone Readers) has been published! Free electronic version available until 29 April @cambridgeup.bsky.social . Get your copy before the paywall goes up: www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained

Environment and Society in Soviet Estonia, 1960–1990 Cambridge Core - European Studies - Environment and Society in Soviet Estonia, 1960–1990

A crucial book by a wonderful scholar and @associationruta.bsky.social board member Epp Annus!

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New book by @epp-annus.bsky.social ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY IN SOVIET ESTONIA 1960-1990. @cambridgeup.bsky.social . Free download until 22 April. Get your copy now. www.cambridge.org/core/element...

A new theory of victory: How Ukraine can fortify and prosper in the age of Trump A democratic Ukraine in the current de facto borders, with a protected frontline and secure skies, is a better option than a continuing war of attrition.

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