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Natalia Telepneva

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History Lecturer at UniStrathclyde. USSR in Africa, Cold War, secret intelligence, Empire and decolonisation. Author ‘Cold War Liberation’ (UNC Press, 2022).

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Natalia Telepneva @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social · Jul 30

An amazing evening presenting the Portuguese translation of my book. See podcast:Natalia Telepneva, Giulia Strippoli e Rui Lopes | apresentação Libertação e guerra fria. A União Soviética e o colapso do Império português em África (17 Jul 2025) www.podbean.com/ep/pb-9a3sd-...

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Natalia Telepneva @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social · 28d

Happy to have contributed to this edited volume - the decade which was supposed to bring us to the ‘end of history’. Alas it did not happen www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
@strathclydehass.bsky.social Thanks to Jonathan Davis for his work !

Natalia Telepneva @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social · Jul 30

@strathclydehass.bsky.social @victorpereira.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social

Natalia Telepneva @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social · Jul 30

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Natalia Telepneva @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social · Jul 21

Please submit entries for the Amilcar Cabral article prize. Deadline 30 september. Details below: ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/amilcar-c...

Amílcar Cabral Prize – 4th Edition | Opportunities | IHC

Fourth edition of the Amílcar Cabral Prize, awarded by the IHC and the Padrão dos Descobrimentos to a scientific article on anti-colonial resistance.

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Natalia Telepneva @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social · Jul 8

Excited about the book launch of the Portuguese translation of ‘Cold War Liberation’ on 17th July at 6.30pm at Livraria Tigre de Papel, Lisbon. Please join if in Lisbon! Many thanks to @victorpereira.bsky.social for organising @strathclydehass.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social

Victor Pereira @victorpereira.bsky.social · Jul 7

Convite de editor feliz !
17 de Julho, 18h30, na livraria Tigre de papel em Lisboa

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Natalia Telepneva @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social · Jun 28

Look forward to receiving translations of my book ‘Cold War Liberation’ in Portuguese! #openaccess many thanks to @uncpress.bsky.social and especially to @victorpereira.bsky.social for taking on the project more info on book launch later

Victor Pereira @victorpereira.bsky.social · Jun 27

Prazer de editor ! Abrir caixas com a última novidade e cheirar o livro vindo da gráfica.

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Natalia Telepneva @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social · May 28

Join tomorrow - Birkbeck at 4pm

Natalia Telepneva @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social · May 9

Join if you are in London!

Jessica Reinisch @jessicareinisch.bsky.social · May 9

2. Thursday, 29 May, 4-6pm (28 Russell Square)
Book launch & discussion of Rui Lopes & @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social's Globalizing Independence Struggles of Lusophone Africa
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/globalizi...

Globalizing Independence Struggles of Lusophone Africa

Lusophone Africa has been neglected in Anglophone historiography. With the exceptions of a narrow set of episodes, figures, and interpretations, all of which ap…

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Natalia Telepneva @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social · Feb 1

Brave

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jan 26

Mr Nobody Against Putin review – a teacher fights back in a powerful documentary

Sundance film festival: A primary school teacher in Russia pushes back on cruel nationalist propaganda in a fascinating and daring look at everyday encroachment Pavel Talankin is, by his own admission early in the extraordinary documentary Mr Nobody…

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Isaac Samuel @rhaplord.bsky.social · Jan 19

The forts and castles of Africa: a brief architectural history.

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The forts and castles of Africa: a brief architectural history.

For most of African history, the construction of fortresses and fortified structures was a mostly urban phenomenon associated with large states.

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Nathaniel Powell @natkpowell.bsky.social · Jan 26

Anyone interested in knowing more about what's happening in eastern Congo would be well-served to read this really excellent book by Jason Stearns. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

The War That Doesn't Say Its Name

Why violence in the Congo has continued despite decades of international intervention

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