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H.G.W. Davie
@hgwdavie.bsky.social
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Visiting Research Fellow East Centre UEA - writes about Soviet Logistics in SWW, General Military Transport & Logistics, Railways, Horse-drawn Vehicles Visting Lecturer University Wolverhampton, MA SWW Eastern Europe and Holocaust
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H.G.W. Davie @hgwdavie.bsky.social · 1d
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British Military Railway 1950s
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H.G.W. Davie @hgwdavie.bsky.social · 1d
They are far better paint jobs than my Soviet vehicle collection, quite realistic, well done!
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H.G.W. Davie @hgwdavie.bsky.social · 1d
Found this Monzo Card in Trafalgar Square this morning in name of MadeleineVan Meyeren. Rang Monzo and spoke to a robot. Shave destroyed card but wanted to put your mind at rest.
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H.G.W. Davie @hgwdavie.bsky.social · 1d
Getting irritated by TV dramas depicting Britian in 1940s and 1950s using American culture such as Glenn MIller's Big Band Sound and Hollywood musicals as their cultural references.

Vera Lynn? Salad Days? All were hugely popular in their time and far more relevant.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJPk...
Salad Days 1982
YouTube video by American Musical Theater Archives
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UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 2d
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John le Carré @realjohnlecarre.bsky.social · 2d
If you haven't been to @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Tradecraft exhibition yet it is well worth a visit. Splendid to behold!

Thanks to Richard Ovenden, co-curators - Federico Varese and Jessica Douthwaite and Mick Herron.
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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · 3d
This Friday 10th October 15:30-16:45 in the Weston Library, @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow Federico Varese & co-curator Jessica Douthwaite will give a talk on their @bodleian.ox.ac.uk exhibition on John Le Carré visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/lecarre #JohnLeCarré #SpySky
John le Carré talks
Join us for a series of talks on John Le Carré, to tie in with the new exhibition at the Weston Library
visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social · 2d
WIRED spoke with Mark Bray, the Rutgers historian trying to flee to Spain with his family after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back from the airport on his first attempt.

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He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US
Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.
www.wired.com
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The Forgotten War Pod: Burma Campaign WW2 @forgottenwarpod.bsky.social · 2d
Congratulations to friend of the show @lmbd1418.bsky.social on the release of her book Jungle Commandos: The Battle for Arakan Burma 1945. As Rob says: ‘a brilliant debut’
Catch Lucy guest hosting FWP with @historybowsh.bsky.social at IWM Podcast Live on Sat 1 Nov 🔗👇
www.iwm.org.uk/events/podca...
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RG Poulussen @rgpoulussen.bsky.social · 2d
What a splendid thought. 😂
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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 3d
“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”
Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca
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H.G.W. Davie @hgwdavie.bsky.social · 2d
At the London Transport Museum
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Una Bergmane @unabergmane.bsky.social · 2d
"(...)the narrative construction of Russia as a victim, draws attention from what Russia does, by way of creating a false image of a threat towards Russian territorial integrity and sovereignty"

Excellent analysis by @katri.bsky.social and @atolvin.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reconstructing Kremlin strategic deception: the logic of disinformation narratives during the first phase of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Official Kremlin rhetoric about the ‘special military operation’ produces clashing, often contrasting interpretations of reality. This article applies perspectives from Soviet ideological language ...
www.tandfonline.com
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Dr Prit Buttar @dienekes.bsky.social · 2d
Absolutely 100% agree with this. Racism thrives because racists interpret the silence of others as tacit agreement. No child is born a racist; they learn it from hearing it unchallenged.
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Davenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 16d
It is incumbent on all of us to intervene if we witness something like this. The more that people get away with it the bolder they become.
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Steve Senior @stevensenior.bsky.social · 16d
BBC News - 'I'm heartbroken kids racially abused me on train'
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Lucy Betteridge-Dyson @lmbd1418.bsky.social · 2d
Happy Publication day to me! 🥳
Jungle Commandos is out now! @ospreypublishing.bsky.social
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H.G.W. Davie @hgwdavie.bsky.social · 2d
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Fishing lobby groups were some of the most vociferous supporters of Brexit.
‘We don’t want to be a toy town’: has Brexit sunk this historic UK fishing fleet?
Struggling fishers in Hastings say the industry is dying after a deal giving away access to its waters made a tough job impossible
www.theguardian.com
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Dr Philip W Blood MBA @philipwblood.bsky.social · 6d
New post to open the series on the Second Battle of Aachen 7/8-21 October 1944.
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Mark Harrison @mark4harrison.bsky.social · 4d
For Putin's birthday I was quoted in @thesun.co.uk about his methods of rule . . . www.thesun.co.uk/news/3693614... @warwickecon.bsky.social @cagewarwick.bsky.social @britishacademy.bsky.social @basees.bsky.social
How Vlad used sex tape to seize power... and spies use secrets to keep him there
RISING through the ranks of Russia’s elite and consolidating his power, Vladimir Putin weaponised sex and secrets to crush his political opponents. The former KGB officer used underhanded esp…
www.thesun.co.uk
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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 4d
Paul Hanebrink is a Professor of History at Rutgers University specializing in modern East Central Europe, with a particular focus on Hungary, nationalism and antisemitism as modern political ideologies, and the place of religion in the modern nation-state.
hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674244764
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The Eurasian Knot🎙️ @euraknot.bsky.social · 4d
Looking for more from this week's guest, Paul Hanebrink?
Make sure to check out his first publication, which details the role of religion in shaping Hungary's national identity.
cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9780801475306/in-defense-of-christian-hungary/#bookTabs=1
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UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 3d
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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 4d
🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
“Cowboys vs Indians” is pure fiction. The US Army led the frontier massacres, not ranch hands with hats.
@jem-duducu.bsky.social reveals the brutal truth behind America’s westward expansion.
🎧 Tune in: pod.fo/e/337a1b

#WildWest #HistoryMatters
#History #Podcast #Victorian #USA
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H.G.W. Davie @hgwdavie.bsky.social · 4d
The tenor of the story was that there 'must' be some Russian state involvement, but they never got further than some wealthy bibliophiles and an auction house. The Shakespeare story and those of other rare book thefts would have cut across the state involvement line.
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Rob Dale @robdale.bsky.social · 4d
This was a fascinating read.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Surprised there was no reference to the story of thefts of Shakespeare first folios. theconversation.com/the-strange-...
The Pushkin job: unmasking the thieves behind an international rare books heist
The long read: Between 2022 and 2023, as many as 170 rare and valuable editions of Russian classics were stolen from libraries across Europe. Were the thieves merely low-level opportunists, or were bi...
www.theguardian.com
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British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies @basees.bsky.social · 9d
🚨 Call for Papers 🚨
The BASEES 2026 Annual Conference will be held at the University of Birmingham, 10–12 April 2026. ✨
📢 Deadline extended. 24 October 2025. Join us in Birmingham!
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