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Luka Ivan Jukic
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Luka Ivan Jukic @ljukic.bsky.social · Jun 5
'An elegant, erudite and thoughtful book' - Peter Frankopan

'A fantastic journey' - Peter Pomerantsev

'A masterful and bold account' - Martyn Rady

I am delighted to be able to share the first reviews of my forthcoming history of Central Europe - available for pre-order now!
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UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 3d
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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UCL SSEES @uclssees.bsky.social · 9d
What is ‘Central Europe’? Where do its borders lie? Does it even exist? Please join us for this Study of Central Europe seminar with @ljukic.bsky.social to find out more.

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

@annakoch.bsky.social
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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Luka Ivan Jukic @ljukic.bsky.social · 11d
🚨Attention Londoners!

In precisely two weeks I will be giving a talk at @uclssees.bsky.social on
the great historiographical challenge of writing Central European history.

It is free and open to the public and will be followed by a wine reception so please do join if you’re interested!
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Luka Ivan Jukic @ljukic.bsky.social · 11d
In related news for my Oxford-based followers, two days after that I will be talking about my book at the Summertown Library in Oxford. Also free to attend and open to the public!
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Luka Ivan Jukic @ljukic.bsky.social · 11d
Link and further info below:

www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
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Luka Ivan Jukic @ljukic.bsky.social · 11d
🚨Attention Londoners!

In precisely two weeks I will be giving a talk at @uclssees.bsky.social on
the great historiographical challenge of writing Central European history.

It is free and open to the public and will be followed by a wine reception so please do join if you’re interested!
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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 17d
#NewBooks for a new term! Check out our display on the Ground Floor of the Library. 📚📚📚
Display of new books at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library. Nine books with colourful covers arranged on a stand. Titles include: Silverwhite - The Journey to the Fallen Sun, by Lennart Meri Central Europe, by Luka Ivan Jukic Rebel Russia - Dissent and Protest from the Tsars to Navalny, by Anna Arutunyan Lithuania - A History, by Richard Butterwick War in Ukraine - Making Sense of a Senseless Contest, by Medea Benjamin & Nicolas J.S. Davies Estonia - a Modern History, by Neil Taylor Blitzkrieg and the Russian Art of War by Andrew Monaghan
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Luka Ivan Jukic @ljukic.bsky.social · 25d
A good thing I hope 😅As you'll see, Latin survived even beyond the 18th century!
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Luka Ivan Jukic @ljukic.bsky.social · 28d
Truly phenomenal book
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Luka Ivan Jukic @ljukic.bsky.social · Sep 9
"Jukic’s Central Europe might be productively read as a powerful antidote to the continent’s sense of crisis about its identity".

A very thoughtful review of my book Central Europe by
Morten Hoi Jensen in @engelsbergideas.bsky.social
- give it a read below!
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The fall and rise of Central Europe
The cosmopolitan world of Central Europe was destroyed by the 20th-century tragedies of total war and Communism. Yet, as an idea, it lived on, providing a powerful rallying point for dissident intelle...
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Luka Ivan Jukic @ljukic.bsky.social · Sep 10
The beauty of Rome is that it’s a modern city on top of a fascist city built on top of a romantic nationalist Italian city built on top of a Papal city built on top of a Roman city and no matter where you are, none of these layers is ever far away
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Luka Ivan Jukic @ljukic.bsky.social · Sep 9
"Jukic’s Central Europe might be productively read as a powerful antidote to the continent’s sense of crisis about its identity".

A very thoughtful review of my book Central Europe by
Morten Hoi Jensen in @engelsbergideas.bsky.social
- give it a read below!
engelsbergideas.com/reviews/the-...
The fall and rise of Central Europe
The cosmopolitan world of Central Europe was destroyed by the 20th-century tragedies of total war and Communism. Yet, as an idea, it lived on, providing a powerful rallying point for dissident intelle...
engelsbergideas.com
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Engelsberg Ideas @engelsbergideas.bsky.social · Sep 9
The fall and rise of Central Europe | Morten Høi Jensen

engelsbergideas.com/reviews/the-...
The fall and rise of Central Europe
The cosmopolitan world of Central Europe was destroyed by the 20th-century tragedies of total war and Communism. Yet, as an idea, it lived on, providing a powerful rallying point for dissident intelle...
engelsbergideas.com
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Luka Ivan Jukic @ljukic.bsky.social · Sep 8
The Oxfam gods were good to me today
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Luka Ivan Jukic @ljukic.bsky.social · Sep 8
Also love the tasteful Kollar quote they put here for some reason. Someone did their research!
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Luka Ivan Jukic @ljukic.bsky.social · Sep 8
“This is of particular importance because the vast majority of our Slavic population is inherently loyal to the United States and these loyal persons of Slavic descent should be protected from those in the minority who desire to use them for nefarious and un-American purposes.”
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Luka Ivan Jukic @ljukic.bsky.social · Sep 8
They conclude:

“Every encouragement and aid should be given to loyal Slavic organizations and individuals in counteracting these influences.“
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Luka Ivan Jukic @ljukic.bsky.social · Sep 8
“In the interest of national security, the Federal Government cannot afford to overlook subversive influences at work among 10,000,000 of our Slavic-Americans concentrated in our basic industries.”
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Luka Ivan Jukic @ljukic.bsky.social · Sep 8
Just discovered this fascinating report from 1949 warning of the dangers of Pan-Slavist subversion in the US (publishing by House Committee on Un-American Activities).

“51 percent of the workers in the coal and steel industries are of Slavic extraction…”
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Luka Ivan Jukic @ljukic.bsky.social · Sep 7
Heading to the Eternal City for the third time in as many years in a couple weeks.

If anyone has any good tips or recommendations for slightly less well-known things to do or see and places to eat or drink in Rome, I’m all ears!
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History Today @historytoday.com · Sep 1
In Central Europe: The Death of a Civilization and the Life of an Idea, Luka Ivan Jukic makes the case for Mitteleuropa as a time that land forgot.

✍️ Jakub Beneš reviews the recent history book

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‘Central Europe’ by Luka Ivan Jukic review
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Luka Ivan Jukic @ljukic.bsky.social · Aug 28
“The Doche”
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Luka Ivan Jukic @ljukic.bsky.social · Aug 27
Was Poland a part of Central Europe? Were Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia doomed? Could a certain friend of the show have saved his family's Danubian realm from collapse?

Dominic Sandbrook and I tackled the great questions of Central European history on the latest ep. of @theresthistory.bsky.social!
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Luka Ivan Jukic @ljukic.bsky.social · Aug 27
Was Poland a part of Central Europe? Were Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia doomed? Could a certain friend of the show have saved his family's Danubian realm from collapse?

Dominic Sandbrook and I tackled the great questions of Central European history on the latest ep. of @theresthistory.bsky.social!
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