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Gwendal Piégais
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Post-Doc @ucddublin.bsky.social • Dr. @univbrest.bsky.social • Historian #Russia #Ukraine #WW1 #CivilWar • Publisher Éd. Codex & Éd. Plein Jour Ongoing project: The Age of Civil Wars in Europe, c. 1914-1949 (https://civil-wars.eu/members/paul-huddie-2/)
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Gwendal Piégais @gwendalpiegais.bsky.social · Jan 27
Very pleased to share an article I wrote for @conteurohistory.bsky.social based on my research on the Russian brigades sent to the Macedonian front during #WW1. Drawing on French and Russian archives, I try to explain why #Russia sent troops on such a distant front. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
‘A Rightful Share of Prestige and Influence’: The Russian Brigades in Macedonia and Russia’s Ambitions in the Balkans during the First World War | Contemporary European History | Cambridge Core
‘A Rightful Share of Prestige and Influence’: The Russian Brigades in Macedonia and Russia’s Ambitions in the Balkans during the First World War
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Ian Bancroft @ianbancroft.bsky.social · 2h
Archaeologists have uncovered an exceptionally well-preserved ancient olive oil production complex in Salona, near #Solin on #Croatia’s Dalmatian coast, shedding new light on the economic life of the once-thriving Roman city. www.croatiaweek.com/1500-year-ol...
1500-year-old olive oil production complex discovered in Croatia
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Onur Inal @onurinal.bsky.social · 18h
Congratulations, but sadly scholars who’ve contributed to this success are forced to leave the university after 8 years due to the chain contract regulation. Almost 90% of academic staff live and work precariously—are on limited contracts because the @univie.ac.at does not offer permanent positions
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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 1d
University of Vienna is among the Top 100 in the World University Ranking by @timeshighered.bsky.social for the first time, at rank 95! 🥳 This strengthens visibility & international connections for outstanding researchers and students worldwide. #univie #THERanking 👉 www.univie.ac.at/en/news/deta...
THE Ranking – University of Vienna among the top 100 for the first time
University of Vienna has improved from rank 110 to 95
www.univie.ac.at
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Olivier Simard-Casanova @o.simardcasanova.net · 21h
Had to go on LinkedIn

I need a shower
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Contemporary European History @conteurohistory.bsky.social · 8d
🦋 With Bluesky's membership growing, here's a reminder that we've put together not one but TWO starter packs of people, journals and institutions working and publishing in our field.

Follow one contemporary European historian, get 149 free!

go.bsky.app/SU3jCJb
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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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The Verge @theverge.com · May 26
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · 9d
Peripheral Histories? has just published a new author interview with Beatrice Penati about her excellent book 'Rural History of Soviet Central Asia: Land Reform and Agricultural Change in Early Soviet Uzbekistan' @peripheralhist.bsky.social www.peripheralhistories.co.uk/post/rural-h...
Rural History of Soviet Central Asia: Land Reform and Agricultural Change in Early Soviet Uzbekistan
Beatrice Penati’s new book Rural History of Soviet Central Asia: Land Reform and Agricultural Change in Early Soviet Uzbekistan (published with Brill, 2025) provides a comprehensive account of early S...
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Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social · 12d
[Activité]
La Maison des Sciences humaines vous convie à la conférence:
"Figures de l’anti-intellectualisme en France, XIXe-XXe siècle"

Avec Sarah Al-Matary (Université Le Havre-Normandie)

Mardi 14 octobre 2025 à 18h00

Salle R42.2.103
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UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 1d
What is ‘Central Europe’? Please join us for this event with
@ljukic.bsky.social, who will disentangle the enigma of Central Europe through its birth, death and rebirth.

🗓️ 14 October at 6pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

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Event poster for 'Central Europe The Death of a Civilization and the Life of an Idea' with an image of the book cover.
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LadyGiada @ladygiada.bsky.social · 1d
Call for Papers📣: Gender, Violence and the Early Moderns. Join us in Florence. We look forward to hosting you in May 2026😎☀️ @eui-history.bsky.social #skystorians #academicsky #earlymodern
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Thibaut Poirot @thpoirot.bsky.social · 1d
Aujourd’hui @lemonde.fr publie l’interview d’un homme qui a été mon directeur de thèse. Cet homme a été sanctionné pour plusieurs faits de harcèlement moral. Un homme qui parle « déni de responsabilité » applaudi par @edwyplenel.bsky.social et d’autres, pendant que ces faits sont tus.
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Sofya Anisimova @sdanisimova.bsky.social · 1d
It still feels a bit surreal, but I am very grateful to our members for trusting me with the role the President of the Society and am looking forward to productive and exciting three years ahead!
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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 1d
🎉 We are delighted to announce that Dr Sofya Anisimova (@sdanisimova.bsky.social) has been elected President of the International Society for First World War Studies starting in January! 🧵
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Dónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · 2d
We are delighted to welcome @susiedeedigan.bsky.social to Maynooth tomorrow evening for a research seminar entitled '"Hardly serious”: the detention of republican women in wartime Ireland, 1939-45'. The seminar is open to the public and will take place in Roque Lab, Rhetoric House 17:00-18:00.
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Irénée Régnauld @ireneer.bsky.social · 2d
Donc Deloitte a mobilisé ChatGPT pour rédiger "document de 237 pages - portant sur le système informatique utilisé par le ministère pour automatiser les sanctions du système de protection sociale"

Je sais pas si on réalise la gravité du sujet.

www.lefigaro.fr/societes/del...
Deloitte contraint de rembourser le gouvernement australien pour un rapport truffé d’erreurs réalisé avec l’IA
Fausses références et même décision de justice inventée... Le grand cabinet d’audit et de conseil a accepté de rembourser partiellement les 440.000 dollars australiens (près de 250.000 euros) que le d...
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Sébastien Gobert @sebagobert.bsky.social · 2d
Tusk refuse l’extradition de l’ukrainien arrêté a la demande de l’Allemagne, assurant qu’elle n’est “pas dans les intérêts de la Pologne”. Et de poster que le “problème de Nord stream n’est pas qu’il a été détruit, mais qu’il a été construit”

Réponse indirecte à Merkel?
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Elisabeth Piller @elisabeth-piller.bsky.social · 2d
Very much looking forward to our conference next week at @friasunifreiburg.bsky.social and to discussing post-war times in the (early) modern period with @doctoressa.bsky.social @claudiussittig.bsky.social @andrekrischer.bsky.social @paulinastarski.bsky.social
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Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) @friasunifreiburg.bsky.social · 3d
Eighty years after the end of World War II and in view of the numerous conflicts worldwide, urgent questions about the nature and history of postwar times once again arise. The FRIAS project group "Post-war periods" organizes an international conference on the topic. uni-freiburg.de/frias/the-af...
Poster der Universität Freiburg für die internationale Konferenz “The Aftermath – Post-War Times in Modernity and Premodernity: Re-Constructions | Re-Writings | Re-Orderings”, organisiert vom FRIAS Project Group Post-War Periods. Im Hintergrund ist ein historisches Gemälde der zerstörten Kreuzkirche in Dresden (1765) von Bernardo Bellotto zu sehen. Das Poster zeigt die Logos der Universität Freiburg und des FRIAS, Konferenzdaten (16–18 October 2025, FRIAS seminar room, Albertstraße 19), beteiligte Fachbereiche und Kontaktinformationen.
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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 2d
The AI revolution going exactly as expected
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Clemens Vasters 🇪🇺🇩🇪 @clemens.vasters.com · 3d
Techmeme front page:
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Sofya Anisimova @sdanisimova.bsky.social · 4d
The conference of @fwwsoc.bsky.social may be ended, but our trips around the Aegean continued. Some of us were in Lemnos, visiting the Allied cemeteries and sites
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Tereza Hendl @terezahendl.bsky.social · 3d
Merkel continues to blame others instead of herself. In this case, she shifts blame onto the Baltic states and Poland for refusing EU ‘negotiations’ with Putin, after the historical experience that the Baltic and East-Central Europe have made with Russia… but also, with Germany
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Gwendal Piégais @gwendalpiegais.bsky.social · 4d
Bruno le Bref.
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veroservat @veroservat.bsky.social · 4d
On remballe.
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Cédric Mas @cedricmas.bsky.social · 4d
Entre l’Élysée et Matignon, on doit être à plusieurs dizaines de conseillers incapables (les autres adjectifs qui me viennent tombent sous le coup de la loi).

Un « pognon de dingue » pour un résultat nul.
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Teuque @teuque.bsky.social · 4d
Ce n'est pas un nouveau gouvernement, c'est une partie de Memory.
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Ukrainian Institute London @ukrinstitute.bsky.social · 14d
Our exhibition at Curzon Soho shines a light on Kherson — a region under constant attack.

📍 Paired with Roman Bondarchuk’s The Editorial Office, it features powerful images from the Ukraine War Archive documenting civilian resistance.

Still on at Curzon Soho.
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Elisabeth Piller @elisabeth-piller.bsky.social · 7d
Dream PhD opportunity! We are recruiting another doctoral researcher in our @erc.europa.eu synergy project BLOCKADE - this one is on interwar blockades and sanctions. 4 years, fully funded at @uvahumanities.bsky.social and supervised by the amazing and super kind @samuelkruizinga.bsky.social
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Samuël Kruizinga @samuelkruizinga.bsky.social · 8d
See the full vacancy text here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — PhD position - Benign Blockades? Blockades and sanctions, 1919-1939
The Amsterdam School for Historical Studies (ASH) invites applications for a fully funded PhD position (4 years, 1.0ft). This position is part of the ERC Synergy-funded research programme BLOCKADE, wh...
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Denis Colombi @uneheuredepeine.bsky.social · 5d
Terrifiant en effet. Les discours sur l’inévitabilité des IA servent à renforcer la destruction déjà bien engagée de l’école comme projet d’émancipation.
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Irénée Régnauld @ireneer.bsky.social · 5d
Je suggère vraiment cet entretien croisé entre Anne Alombert et Jonathan Bourguignon. La philosophe et l'ingénieur réfexif, on pourrait dire. Et ce passage sur l'usage de l'IA dans l'éducation, qui dit tout. Qui suffit. Qui me terrifie.

www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
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Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 5d
"to make Ukrainian literature more accessible worldwide,” a group of agencies have joined Chytomo—the country’s publishing-industry medium—and Craft magazine to offer “comprehensive information about Ukrainian books available in translation." publishingperspectives.com/2025/10/ukra...
Ukrainian Books in Translation: 'Chapter Ukraine' Is Open
The literature of Ukraine in translation has a growing new site of its own, as 'Chapter Ukraine' launches in three languages.
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