Franziska Davies
@efdavies.bsky.social
Historian of East (Central) Europe at ZZF Potsdam
President of the German-Ukrainian Society (DUG)
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Franziska Davies
@efdavies.bsky.social
· Apr 25
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I thought I would never see the day.
www.routledge.com/Muslims-in-t...
Thank you @davi-cath.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy @kassymbekova.bsky.social @ankahajkova.bsky.social
I thought I would never see the day.
www.routledge.com/Muslims-in-t...
Thank you @davi-cath.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy @kassymbekova.bsky.social @ankahajkova.bsky.social
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February 12, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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February 12, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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Mykhailo Heraskevych, Vladyslav’s father and coach, reacts after the IOC disqualified his son from the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Vladyslav was disqualified before his first run for wearing a “helmet of remembrance” honoring Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia’s invasion.
Vladyslav was disqualified before his first run for wearing a “helmet of remembrance” honoring Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia’s invasion.
February 12, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Mykhailo Heraskevych, Vladyslav’s father and coach, reacts after the IOC disqualified his son from the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Vladyslav was disqualified before his first run for wearing a “helmet of remembrance” honoring Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia’s invasion.
Vladyslav was disqualified before his first run for wearing a “helmet of remembrance” honoring Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia’s invasion.
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Save the Date!
Wir freuen uns sehr, am 23. Feb. beim Cafe Kyiv mit @jpuglierin.bsky.social LIVE podcasten zu dürfen. Los geht es um 19:45 Uhr in Kino 1!
@gresselgustav.bsky.social @woidelko.bsky.social @jcbehrends.bsky.social @efdavies.bsky.social @aufmacher.bsky.social @richvolkmann.bsky.social
Wir freuen uns sehr, am 23. Feb. beim Cafe Kyiv mit @jpuglierin.bsky.social LIVE podcasten zu dürfen. Los geht es um 19:45 Uhr in Kino 1!
@gresselgustav.bsky.social @woidelko.bsky.social @jcbehrends.bsky.social @efdavies.bsky.social @aufmacher.bsky.social @richvolkmann.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Save the Date!
Wir freuen uns sehr, am 23. Feb. beim Cafe Kyiv mit @jpuglierin.bsky.social LIVE podcasten zu dürfen. Los geht es um 19:45 Uhr in Kino 1!
@gresselgustav.bsky.social @woidelko.bsky.social @jcbehrends.bsky.social @efdavies.bsky.social @aufmacher.bsky.social @richvolkmann.bsky.social
Wir freuen uns sehr, am 23. Feb. beim Cafe Kyiv mit @jpuglierin.bsky.social LIVE podcasten zu dürfen. Los geht es um 19:45 Uhr in Kino 1!
@gresselgustav.bsky.social @woidelko.bsky.social @jcbehrends.bsky.social @efdavies.bsky.social @aufmacher.bsky.social @richvolkmann.bsky.social
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A year ago, Maksym #Butkevych was also in #Munich, shortly after his release from Russian captivity as a POW. A man with something to say. And he says it in a very endearing way.
Tonight in Munich, there's an opportunity to reflect with him and other brilliant minds as @efdavies.bsky.social .
Tonight in Munich, there's an opportunity to reflect with him and other brilliant minds as @efdavies.bsky.social .
February 11, 2026 at 10:07 AM
A year ago, Maksym #Butkevych was also in #Munich, shortly after his release from Russian captivity as a POW. A man with something to say. And he says it in a very endearing way.
Tonight in Munich, there's an opportunity to reflect with him and other brilliant minds as @efdavies.bsky.social .
Tonight in Munich, there's an opportunity to reflect with him and other brilliant minds as @efdavies.bsky.social .
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Russia killed three children in Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv Oblast, when a drone struck their home.
Two boys who had just turned one and a two-year-old girl.
Their father was also killed. Their pregnant mother was injured.
Two boys who had just turned one and a two-year-old girl.
Their father was also killed. Their pregnant mother was injured.
February 11, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Russia killed three children in Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv Oblast, when a drone struck their home.
Two boys who had just turned one and a two-year-old girl.
Their father was also killed. Their pregnant mother was injured.
Two boys who had just turned one and a two-year-old girl.
Their father was also killed. Their pregnant mother was injured.
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Geschichtspolitik ist ein Thema, das Franziska Davies @efdavies.bsky.social auch in der Zeit ihrer Residency am CAS im WS 2024/25 thematisierte, wo sie den Niedergang des Staatssozialismus und der Moskauer Vorherrschaft über Ostmitteleuropa untersuchte.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
The “forgotten East”: the German war of annihilation against Poland and the Soviet Union and the blind spots of German remembrance
The “forgotten East”: the German war of annihilation against Poland and the Soviet Union and the blind spots of German remembrance was published in Germany’s History Wars on page 149.
www.degruyterbrill.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Geschichtspolitik ist ein Thema, das Franziska Davies @efdavies.bsky.social auch in der Zeit ihrer Residency am CAS im WS 2024/25 thematisierte, wo sie den Niedergang des Staatssozialismus und der Moskauer Vorherrschaft über Ostmitteleuropa untersuchte.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Morgen ist ein besonderer Tag: Ich sehe den großartigen Maksym Butkevych wieder. Er ist, seit ich ihn vor zehn Jahren das erste Mal traf, einer meiner Helden. Freue mich morgen an der @lmu.de einen Abend mit ihm zu moderieren: " Russia's Hybrid War and the Dissolution of Truth", 18-21:30 Uhr.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Morgen ist ein besonderer Tag: Ich sehe den großartigen Maksym Butkevych wieder. Er ist, seit ich ihn vor zehn Jahren das erste Mal traf, einer meiner Helden. Freue mich morgen an der @lmu.de einen Abend mit ihm zu moderieren: " Russia's Hybrid War and the Dissolution of Truth", 18-21:30 Uhr.
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Update: Wir haben schon über 30 000 Euro. Wer kann noch spenden? Für die Menschen in Kyjiw. Sehr gute Aktion von @vitsche.bsky.social und @bravery-ev.bsky.social!
Ich unterstütze die Kampagne „300 Warm Help Boxes“.
Nach schweren russischen Angriffen auf die zivile Energieinfrastruktur leiden viele Menschen in Kyjiw unter Stromausfällen und extremen Temperaturen.
Für ältere Menschen sind Kälte und Dunkelheit nicht nur eine Belastung-
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vitsche.org/donate/
Nach schweren russischen Angriffen auf die zivile Energieinfrastruktur leiden viele Menschen in Kyjiw unter Stromausfällen und extremen Temperaturen.
Für ältere Menschen sind Kälte und Dunkelheit nicht nur eine Belastung-
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vitsche.org/donate/
February 9, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Update: Wir haben schon über 30 000 Euro. Wer kann noch spenden? Für die Menschen in Kyjiw. Sehr gute Aktion von @vitsche.bsky.social und @bravery-ev.bsky.social!
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Kyiv.
We had one hour of electricity and were told we’ll get about 1.5-2 hours a day (yes, out of 24 hours).
The boiler heated water,
I washed my hair,
charged the EcoFlow (not fully).
That’s all.
These are the consequences of russian attacks.
We had one hour of electricity and were told we’ll get about 1.5-2 hours a day (yes, out of 24 hours).
The boiler heated water,
I washed my hair,
charged the EcoFlow (not fully).
That’s all.
These are the consequences of russian attacks.
February 7, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Kyiv.
We had one hour of electricity and were told we’ll get about 1.5-2 hours a day (yes, out of 24 hours).
The boiler heated water,
I washed my hair,
charged the EcoFlow (not fully).
That’s all.
These are the consequences of russian attacks.
We had one hour of electricity and were told we’ll get about 1.5-2 hours a day (yes, out of 24 hours).
The boiler heated water,
I washed my hair,
charged the EcoFlow (not fully).
That’s all.
These are the consequences of russian attacks.
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😢🕯A rescuer of the State Emergency Service died in Kyiv region while eliminating the consequences of the Russian strike
Chief Master Sergeant of the Civil Defense Service Mykhailo Protsenko died while working at a facility destroyed by the Russian strike.
Chief Master Sergeant of the Civil Defense Service Mykhailo Protsenko died while working at a facility destroyed by the Russian strike.
February 7, 2026 at 6:07 PM
😢🕯A rescuer of the State Emergency Service died in Kyiv region while eliminating the consequences of the Russian strike
Chief Master Sergeant of the Civil Defense Service Mykhailo Protsenko died while working at a facility destroyed by the Russian strike.
Chief Master Sergeant of the Civil Defense Service Mykhailo Protsenko died while working at a facility destroyed by the Russian strike.
Ich unterstütze die Kampagne „300 Warm Help Boxes“.
Nach schweren russischen Angriffen auf die zivile Energieinfrastruktur leiden viele Menschen in Kyjiw unter Stromausfällen und extremen Temperaturen.
Für ältere Menschen sind Kälte und Dunkelheit nicht nur eine Belastung-
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vitsche.org/donate/
Nach schweren russischen Angriffen auf die zivile Energieinfrastruktur leiden viele Menschen in Kyjiw unter Stromausfällen und extremen Temperaturen.
Für ältere Menschen sind Kälte und Dunkelheit nicht nur eine Belastung-
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vitsche.org/donate/
February 6, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Ich unterstütze die Kampagne „300 Warm Help Boxes“.
Nach schweren russischen Angriffen auf die zivile Energieinfrastruktur leiden viele Menschen in Kyjiw unter Stromausfällen und extremen Temperaturen.
Für ältere Menschen sind Kälte und Dunkelheit nicht nur eine Belastung-
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vitsche.org/donate/
Nach schweren russischen Angriffen auf die zivile Energieinfrastruktur leiden viele Menschen in Kyjiw unter Stromausfällen und extremen Temperaturen.
Für ältere Menschen sind Kälte und Dunkelheit nicht nur eine Belastung-
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vitsche.org/donate/
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1/4 Leonid Schneider macht öffentlich, dass einem Berliner Professor neben Vorwürfen sexueller Übergriffigkeit auch Plagiate zur Last gelegt werden. Brisant ist dabei:
Marginalised and isolated in academic publishing activities
forbetterscience.com/2026/02/02/m...
forbetterscience.com/2026/02/02/m...
Marginalised and isolated in academic publishing activities
A history professor remains a valuable peer even if credibly accused of sexual harassment. And even of plagiarism? Will they still defend him with their letters?
forbetterscience.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:13 PM
1/4 Leonid Schneider macht öffentlich, dass einem Berliner Professor neben Vorwürfen sexueller Übergriffigkeit auch Plagiate zur Last gelegt werden. Brisant ist dabei:
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As we approach the fourth anniversary of the full-scale war, Ukrainians still find themselves having to explain that any peace negotiations require all parties to act in good faith, and we are nowhere near that point. Russia is not interested in peace: just or otherwise.
February 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
As we approach the fourth anniversary of the full-scale war, Ukrainians still find themselves having to explain that any peace negotiations require all parties to act in good faith, and we are nowhere near that point. Russia is not interested in peace: just or otherwise.
Dieser Fall wird immer absurder. Zuerst nehmen 44 Professor:innen einen Kollegen in Schutz, dem zahlreiche Personen z.T. schweren Machtmissbrauch und sexualisierte Übergriffe vorwerfen. Jetzt kommt raus: besagter Professor nahm es beim Zitieren auch nicht so genau. @forbetterscience.bsky.social
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Der Fall in aller Kürze: 2023 wurde bekannt, dass mehrere Frauen einem Professor der HU Berlin Machtmissbrauch & sexualisierte Übergriffigkeit vorwerfen. Die Universität leitete 2024 ein Disziplinarverfahren ein und suspendierte den Professor. Aufgrund eines Urteils des Verwaltungsgerichts
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February 3, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Dieser Fall wird immer absurder. Zuerst nehmen 44 Professor:innen einen Kollegen in Schutz, dem zahlreiche Personen z.T. schweren Machtmissbrauch und sexualisierte Übergriffe vorwerfen. Jetzt kommt raus: besagter Professor nahm es beim Zitieren auch nicht so genau. @forbetterscience.bsky.social
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„Every colonial nation carries the seeds of fascist temptation in its bosom.“
Albert Memmi, The Colonizer and the Colonized, 1957
#Russia
Albert Memmi, The Colonizer and the Colonized, 1957
#Russia
February 3, 2026 at 7:35 PM
„Every colonial nation carries the seeds of fascist temptation in its bosom.“
Albert Memmi, The Colonizer and the Colonized, 1957
#Russia
Albert Memmi, The Colonizer and the Colonized, 1957
#Russia
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Energieterror statt Waffenruhe.
February 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Energieterror statt Waffenruhe.
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For your information, this is what one day of the so-called Russian “energy ceasefire” looked like - something foreign media outlets, for some reason, simply call a “ceasefire.”
It is unclear when it began or when it will end.
This is what it was like: 🧵
It is unclear when it began or when it will end.
This is what it was like: 🧵
February 1, 2026 at 9:23 PM
For your information, this is what one day of the so-called Russian “energy ceasefire” looked like - something foreign media outlets, for some reason, simply call a “ceasefire.”
It is unclear when it began or when it will end.
This is what it was like: 🧵
It is unclear when it began or when it will end.
This is what it was like: 🧵
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Leonid Schreiber continues his brave coverage of the Humboldt University history professor with a penchant for sexual violence, now with a trail of plagiarism, including people who signed the letter in support of that professor. No, I kid you not. (NB, Iris Schröder never responded to me, either).
Marginalised and isolated in academic publishing activities
forbetterscience.com/2026/02/02/m...
forbetterscience.com/2026/02/02/m...
Marginalised and isolated in academic publishing activities
A history professor remains a valuable peer even if credibly accused of sexual harassment. And even of plagiarism? Will they still defend him with their letters?
forbetterscience.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Leonid Schreiber continues his brave coverage of the Humboldt University history professor with a penchant for sexual violence, now with a trail of plagiarism, including people who signed the letter in support of that professor. No, I kid you not. (NB, Iris Schröder never responded to me, either).
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@efdavies.bsky.social @ankahajkova.bsky.social now with plagiarism!
Marginalised and isolated in academic publishing activities
forbetterscience.com/2026/02/02/m...
forbetterscience.com/2026/02/02/m...
Marginalised and isolated in academic publishing activities
A history professor remains a valuable peer even if credibly accused of sexual harassment. And even of plagiarism? Will they still defend him with their letters?
forbetterscience.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:21 AM
@efdavies.bsky.social @ankahajkova.bsky.social now with plagiarism!
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Es ist angesichts der Vielzahl der gut belegten Übergriffe (von denen ich einen auch persönlich miterlebt habe) wirklich beschämend für die Unterzeichnenden.
Eine Gruppe von Professor:innen forderte in einem Brief an die Hochschulleitung der HU Berlin den Schutz eines ihrer Kollegen, dem mehrere Personen Machtmissbrauch, zum Teil sexualisierte Übergriffigkeit vorgeworfen hatten. Ein Brief, der zahlreiche Fragen aufwirft. Unsere Stellungnahme dazu:
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Schneider Shorts 23.01.2026 – Marginalised and isolated in academic publishing activities
forbetterscience.com/2026/01/23/s...
forbetterscience.com/2026/01/23/s...
January 29, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Es ist angesichts der Vielzahl der gut belegten Übergriffe (von denen ich einen auch persönlich miterlebt habe) wirklich beschämend für die Unterzeichnenden.
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‼️ Where else can you listen to 💙💛 Maksym #Butkevych, historian Dr. Karl Schlögel, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, and Franziska @efdavies.bsky.social all at the same time? Right here 👇…
📆 Wednesday, February 11, 2026
⏰ 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
📍 LMU Große Aula, Geschwister Scholl Platz 1, #München
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📆 Wednesday, February 11, 2026
⏰ 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
📍 LMU Große Aula, Geschwister Scholl Platz 1, #München
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January 31, 2026 at 6:32 AM
‼️ Where else can you listen to 💙💛 Maksym #Butkevych, historian Dr. Karl Schlögel, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, and Franziska @efdavies.bsky.social all at the same time? Right here 👇…
📆 Wednesday, February 11, 2026
⏰ 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
📍 LMU Große Aula, Geschwister Scholl Platz 1, #München
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📆 Wednesday, February 11, 2026
⏰ 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
📍 LMU Große Aula, Geschwister Scholl Platz 1, #München
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Russland ist ein barbarischer Terrorstaat.
Sie überlebt Babyn Jar – und erfriert 2026 allein in ihrer Wohnung in Kyiv: Die Holocaust-Überlebende Jewgenia „Baba Zhenja“ Besfamilnaja stirbt im dunkelkalten Winter infolge russischer Angriffe auf die ukrainische Energieversorgung.
January 30, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Russland ist ein barbarischer Terrorstaat.
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In today’s Vatnik Soup, we introduce a Ukrainian “scholar” and social media activist, Marta Havryshko. She’s best known for spreading anti-Ukraine and pro-Kremlin narratives online, along with a habit of spotting neo-Nazis everywhere in Ukraine.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:53 PM
In today’s Vatnik Soup, we introduce a Ukrainian “scholar” and social media activist, Marta Havryshko. She’s best known for spreading anti-Ukraine and pro-Kremlin narratives online, along with a habit of spotting neo-Nazis everywhere in Ukraine.
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