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Siobhán Hearne

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Historian of the Russian Empire & Soviet Union. Currently working on the history of the Soviet Red Cross, 1953-1991. Co-editor of @conteurohistory.bsky.social and @peripheralhist.bsky.social. Author of 'Policing Prostitution' (OUP, 2021).

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Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · Feb 25

My article 'Between Moscow and Geneva: The Soviet Red Cross and the International Red Cross Movement' is out in the Journal of Global History. It explores the mutually beneficial relationship between the Soviet Red Cross & the League of Red Cross Societies during the Cold War tinyurl.com/yck3xzsc

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Margot Tudor @drmargottudor.bsky.social · 4d

Interested in the transitory nature of academia and how this shapes scholarship on internationalism? Come along to our virtual conference, 'Blind Spots and Buzzwords in Internationalism' on 5th and 6th Nov 👁️. Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/blind-spot...

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Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · 1d

I have a new article out.

TLDR: Actively courting deportation by air is a way to claim rights as a stateless person and even as a refugee.

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Air Travel, Statelessness, and the Rights Claims of Ugandan Asians, c.1973*

Abstract. In the aftermath of Idi Amin’s expulsion of Uganda’s South Asians in 1972, some of those made technically stateless arrived in India unsupported

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Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · 9h

Congratulations!!

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Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · 9d

Glad you enjoyed! Beatrice’s book is fantastic

Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · 10d

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...

www.peripheralhistories.co.uk

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Contemporary European History @conteurohistory.bsky.social · 11d

🧵 In CEH's first digest (tinyurl.com/38p3yxky), our six editors each highlighted a recent article they have particularly enjoyed working on.

This thread showcases these articles and explores why our editors made their selections. ⬇️ [1/7]

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Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · 14d

I've been reading the Russian Red Cross's magazine lately and the back covers perfectly encapsulate the whiplash of the 1990s. In one issue - a cute dog calendar, in another - an advert for a US-manufactured antibiotic to treat gonorrhoea

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Nicole Harry @nicolerharry.bsky.social · 18d

Excited to share my short piece on Soviet Lithuanian priests studying at the Vatican and their role in religious and diplomatic policy of the early 1960s! Thank you to @peripheralhist.bsky.social as well for the platform to do so. t.co/OOUz7xtn6U

https://www.peripheralhistories.co.uk/post/red-priests-in-the-holy-city-vatican-ostpolitik-informants-and-soviet-lithuanian-priests-in-the-c

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Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · 18d

It was my first time there and I absolutely loved it!

Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · 18d

Back to reality after a brilliant couple of weeks at the National Archives of Armenia. Trying to convince myself that I love the understated beauty of the UK in autumn, rather than fantasising about sunshine and mountains.

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Anna Lively @annalively.bsky.social · 23d

Delighted to have an article on the Irish Save the Children Fund and the Volga famine campaign as part of this special issue of
@conteurohistory.bsky.social Available open access! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thanks so much, Alila!

Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you so much!

Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · Sep 5

I couldn’t have done it without your help!

Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you!

Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thanks so much for your kind words and support!

Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you!

Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thanks so much!

Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thanks!

Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you!

Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you so much!

Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you!

Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thanks!

Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you!

Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · Sep 4

I am delighted to have received an ERC Starting Grant for my project Laboratories of Humanitarianism: Aid, Intervention, and the End of the Soviet Union, 1985-2000. The project will examine the transformative impact of humanitarianism on state collapse and reconstitution. I cant wait to get started!

European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Sep 4

📣 The ERC Starting Grant call results are out!

Find out which early-career researchers will receive funding this year, what they will be investigating, where they will be based... plus lots of other #ERCStG facts & figures for 2025!

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#FrontierResearch 🇪🇺#EUfunded #HorizonEurope

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