Jonathan Campion
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Central Asia news editor | Cricket | Author of 'Getting Out', about the Ukrainian cricket team 🇺🇦🏏 | Norfolk and Caucasus too.
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Jonathan Campion
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· Nov 17
Getting Out: The Ukrainian Cricket Team's Last Stand on the Front Lines of War
Getting Out tells how Ukraine's cricketers escaped from Russia's invasion in February 2022, including first-hand accounts of the war. As the foreign-born players fled the bombings, the team’s Ukrainia...
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🇺🇦🏏 | My book 'GETTING OUT: The Ukrainian Cricket Team's Last Stand on the Front Lines of War' is the story of some tough and eccentric sportspeople – and how they saved many of those around them from Russia's invasion in 2022.
Details | Where to buy 💙📚
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www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/getting-out
Details | Where to buy 💙📚
⬇️
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/getting-out
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Scientists have discovered a rare glacier in Tajikistan’s Pamir Mountains that is growing instead of melting offering new clues about climate resilience https://ow.ly/iFxl50XWh4I #Tajikistan #Glaciers #CentralAsia #PamirMountains #ClimateResilience #GlacierResearch #GlacierGrowth
Glacier Growing Despite Global Warming Discovered in Tajikistan - The Times Of Central Asia
While most of the world’s glaciers are retreating due to climate change, a rare anomaly has been discovered in the Pamir Mountains. Researchers have
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January 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Scientists have discovered a rare glacier in Tajikistan’s Pamir Mountains that is growing instead of melting offering new clues about climate resilience https://ow.ly/iFxl50XWh4I #Tajikistan #Glaciers #CentralAsia #PamirMountains #ClimateResilience #GlacierResearch #GlacierGrowth
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January 13, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Can I interest @secondmentions.bsky.social in a "Marmite to Dove soap conglomerate"?
January 13, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Can I interest @secondmentions.bsky.social in a "Marmite to Dove soap conglomerate"?
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Latest from our Jonathan Campion an American scholar says his English translation of Uzbekistan’s literary classic was illegally digitized by state institutions exposing deep weaknesses in intellectual property protection https://ow.ly/IbVb50XVKiW #Uzbekistan #Copyright #Publishing #CentralAsia
American Scholar Mark Reese Fights Intellectual Property Theft of Uzbek Classic 'Bygone Days' - The Times Of Central Asia
When American scholar Mark Reese set out to share Uzbekistan’s most celebrated novel with the world, he never imagined that his work would be pirated by the
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January 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Latest from our Jonathan Campion an American scholar says his English translation of Uzbekistan’s literary classic was illegally digitized by state institutions exposing deep weaknesses in intellectual property protection https://ow.ly/IbVb50XVKiW #Uzbekistan #Copyright #Publishing #CentralAsia
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Oh sure, but when I drop 6 lamps in *my* home I "can't have Negronis any more".
January 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Oh sure, but when I drop 6 lamps in *my* home I "can't have Negronis any more".
Oh sure, but when I drop 6 lamps in *my* home I "can't have Negronis any more".
January 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Oh sure, but when I drop 6 lamps in *my* home I "can't have Negronis any more".
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Ten years ago, inspired by the return of my childhood interest in birds, I set myself a target: see 200 British species in a year.
The result was this book.
Through 2026 I’ll be revisiting it, month by month. If you want to join me, just subscribe to my newsletter. levparikian.substack.com
The result was this book.
Through 2026 I’ll be revisiting it, month by month. If you want to join me, just subscribe to my newsletter. levparikian.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Ten years ago, inspired by the return of my childhood interest in birds, I set myself a target: see 200 British species in a year.
The result was this book.
Through 2026 I’ll be revisiting it, month by month. If you want to join me, just subscribe to my newsletter. levparikian.substack.com
The result was this book.
Through 2026 I’ll be revisiting it, month by month. If you want to join me, just subscribe to my newsletter. levparikian.substack.com
What's the highest number of points a rugby team has scored in a match and still lost?
January 10, 2026 at 6:55 PM
What's the highest number of points a rugby team has scored in a match and still lost?
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🇰🇿 The promotion of Altai Oskemen to the Kazakhstan Premier League means they will be the easternmost club across UEFA's 55 countries in 2026.
The other geographical extremes are:
🇳🇴 Tromsø (northernmost)
🇵🇹🏝️ Santa Clara (westernmost)
🇮🇱 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (southernmost)
The other geographical extremes are:
🇳🇴 Tromsø (northernmost)
🇵🇹🏝️ Santa Clara (westernmost)
🇮🇱 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (southernmost)
January 10, 2026 at 11:49 AM
🇰🇿 The promotion of Altai Oskemen to the Kazakhstan Premier League means they will be the easternmost club across UEFA's 55 countries in 2026.
The other geographical extremes are:
🇳🇴 Tromsø (northernmost)
🇵🇹🏝️ Santa Clara (westernmost)
🇮🇱 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (southernmost)
The other geographical extremes are:
🇳🇴 Tromsø (northernmost)
🇵🇹🏝️ Santa Clara (westernmost)
🇮🇱 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (southernmost)
Translating a soppy Kyrgyz love song.
January 9, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Translating a soppy Kyrgyz love song.
My timeline is half Eurasia, half cricket, so some people's names make me do a double-take.
Marianne Kamp was awarded a CESS Book Award for "Collectivization Generation: Oral Histories of a Social Revolution in Uzbekistan."
Dr. Kamp spoke about the recent book in an interview with Nicholas Seay, graduate student board member of CESS.
Read the piece here:
tinyurl.com/42u9zdf5
Dr. Kamp spoke about the recent book in an interview with Nicholas Seay, graduate student board member of CESS.
Read the piece here:
tinyurl.com/42u9zdf5
January 8, 2026 at 7:08 PM
My timeline is half Eurasia, half cricket, so some people's names make me do a double-take.
'Getting Out' is back in Amazon's Top 10 for international cricket. A huge thank you to every reader who is keeping this brilliant story alive! 🇺🇦🏏
🇺🇦🏏 | My book 'GETTING OUT: The Ukrainian Cricket Team's Last Stand on the Front Lines of War' is the story of some tough and eccentric sportspeople – and how they saved many of those around them from Russia's invasion in 2022.
Details | Where to buy 💙📚
⬇️
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/getting-out
Details | Where to buy 💙📚
⬇️
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/getting-out
Getting Out: The Ukrainian Cricket Team's Last Stand on the Front Lines of War
Getting Out tells how Ukraine's cricketers escaped from Russia's invasion in February 2022, including first-hand accounts of the war. As the foreign-born players fled the bombings, the team’s Ukrainia...
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 12:25 PM
'Getting Out' is back in Amazon's Top 10 for international cricket. A huge thank you to every reader who is keeping this brilliant story alive! 🇺🇦🏏
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Orthodox Christmas on January 7 is widely celebrated across Central Asia as a symbol of faith tradition and interreligious harmony https://ow.ly/xYxy50XSXJq #OrthodoxChristmas #CentralAsia #ReligiousTolerance #ChristmasTraditions #CulturalCelebration
Orthodox Christmas in Central Asia Highlights Faith, Tradition, and Tolerance - The Times Of Central Asia
Observed across borders and traditions, Orthodox Christmas in Central Asia blends faith, folklore, and public life, serving both as a sacred celebration and a
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January 7, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Orthodox Christmas on January 7 is widely celebrated across Central Asia as a symbol of faith tradition and interreligious harmony https://ow.ly/xYxy50XSXJq #OrthodoxChristmas #CentralAsia #ReligiousTolerance #ChristmasTraditions #CulturalCelebration
ABSOLUTELY NO-ONE:
FIFA:
FIFA:
World Cup players to have lifelike ‘AI avatars’ for use in VAR offside decisions
World Cup players to have lifelike ‘AI avatars’ for use in VAR offside decisions
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Innovation means every player being digitally scanned
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Infantino: Move will ensure more accurate decisions
Every player at this summer’s World Cup will have their own physically accurate “AI avatar” that will be used in taking VAR decisions.
The innovation, which will involve every player being digitally scanned and leaves the possibility of size mattering in future offside calls, was part of a package of technological measures announced by Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, as he made a keynote appearance at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. Continue reading...
dlvr.it
January 7, 2026 at 3:54 PM
ABSOLUTELY NO-ONE:
FIFA:
FIFA:
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Great news everyone! By sheer force of public demand, we have opened up our merchandise shop for a new pre-order window!
Jerseys, hats, hoodies, and more.
Worldwide shipping, even to the USA.
All profits support our development.
Shop link: s66sportswear.co.uk/icelandcricket
Jerseys, hats, hoodies, and more.
Worldwide shipping, even to the USA.
All profits support our development.
Shop link: s66sportswear.co.uk/icelandcricket
January 5, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Great news everyone! By sheer force of public demand, we have opened up our merchandise shop for a new pre-order window!
Jerseys, hats, hoodies, and more.
Worldwide shipping, even to the USA.
All profits support our development.
Shop link: s66sportswear.co.uk/icelandcricket
Jerseys, hats, hoodies, and more.
Worldwide shipping, even to the USA.
All profits support our development.
Shop link: s66sportswear.co.uk/icelandcricket
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My author's copies of my new book, 'The Return of Russia' have arrived. The book will be published in the UK and US on January 27 by @yalebooks.bsky.social.
I have events planned in London and other parts of the UK in Feb and March. Details to follow
#Russia #history #Putin
I have events planned in London and other parts of the UK in Feb and March. Details to follow
#Russia #history #Putin
January 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
My author's copies of my new book, 'The Return of Russia' have arrived. The book will be published in the UK and US on January 27 by @yalebooks.bsky.social.
I have events planned in London and other parts of the UK in Feb and March. Details to follow
#Russia #history #Putin
I have events planned in London and other parts of the UK in Feb and March. Details to follow
#Russia #history #Putin
January 3, 2026 at 11:43 PM
– I bought a new pair of trousers just south of Manchester.
– Altrincham?
– No, they fit fine as they are.
– Altrincham?
– No, they fit fine as they are.
January 2, 2026 at 10:36 AM
– I bought a new pair of trousers just south of Manchester.
– Altrincham?
– No, they fit fine as they are.
– Altrincham?
– No, they fit fine as they are.
'Game's gone', vols. 2975 and 2976:
Fulham's captain scores to equalise, celebrates with the fans – but he's already taken his team's shirt off and thrown it on the ground.
A bit later, a Man City player is perfectly rightly given offside, so arrogantly waves his finger at the assistant referee...
Fulham's captain scores to equalise, celebrates with the fans – but he's already taken his team's shirt off and thrown it on the ground.
A bit later, a Man City player is perfectly rightly given offside, so arrogantly waves his finger at the assistant referee...
January 1, 2026 at 8:13 PM
'Game's gone', vols. 2975 and 2976:
Fulham's captain scores to equalise, celebrates with the fans – but he's already taken his team's shirt off and thrown it on the ground.
A bit later, a Man City player is perfectly rightly given offside, so arrogantly waves his finger at the assistant referee...
Fulham's captain scores to equalise, celebrates with the fans – but he's already taken his team's shirt off and thrown it on the ground.
A bit later, a Man City player is perfectly rightly given offside, so arrogantly waves his finger at the assistant referee...
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First short video now up on my new Youtube channel, '20 Second Travels':
🇦🇺 Rainbow lorikeet in Sydney, Australia.
Please like and subscribe! Tomorrow: Ulan-Ude, Buryatia.
youtube.com/shorts/kzPH5...
🇦🇺 Rainbow lorikeet in Sydney, Australia.
Please like and subscribe! Tomorrow: Ulan-Ude, Buryatia.
youtube.com/shorts/kzPH5...
Rainbow lorikeet in Sydney, Australia
YouTube video by 20 Second Travels
youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
First short video now up on my new Youtube channel, '20 Second Travels':
🇦🇺 Rainbow lorikeet in Sydney, Australia.
Please like and subscribe! Tomorrow: Ulan-Ude, Buryatia.
youtube.com/shorts/kzPH5...
🇦🇺 Rainbow lorikeet in Sydney, Australia.
Please like and subscribe! Tomorrow: Ulan-Ude, Buryatia.
youtube.com/shorts/kzPH5...
(This isn't my big one @levparikian.bsky.social and @bernardhughes.bsky.social but it's all you're getting.)
I once hung around in Miles Jupp's peripheral vision at an event, waiting for him to finish a conversation so I could say hello. They kept talking. He saw me awkwardly give up and walk away.
I once hung around in Miles Jupp's peripheral vision at an event, waiting for him to finish a conversation so I could say hello. They kept talking. He saw me awkwardly give up and walk away.
Please quote this with your major interactions with massive celebrities. eg “I was married to the pope for fifteen years”
December 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
(This isn't my big one @levparikian.bsky.social and @bernardhughes.bsky.social but it's all you're getting.)
I once hung around in Miles Jupp's peripheral vision at an event, waiting for him to finish a conversation so I could say hello. They kept talking. He saw me awkwardly give up and walk away.
I once hung around in Miles Jupp's peripheral vision at an event, waiting for him to finish a conversation so I could say hello. They kept talking. He saw me awkwardly give up and walk away.