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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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Una Bergmane @unabergmane.bsky.social · 1h
"(...)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 · 3h
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 · 14d
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 · 14d
BBC News - 'I'm heartbroken kids racially abused me on train'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Lucy Betteridge-Dyson @lmbd1418.bsky.social · 2h
Happy Publication day to me! 🥳
Jungle Commandos is out now! @ospreypublishing.bsky.social
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H.G.W. Davie @hgwdavie.bsky.social · 40m
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 · 3d
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 · 1d
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 · 1d
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 · 1d
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 · 1d
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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 2d
🚨 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 · 2d
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 · 2d
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 · 6d
🚨 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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H.G.W. Davie @hgwdavie.bsky.social · 9d
Keep intercepting these incursions, build up defences against the new threat of drones, protect our undersea cables. Keep Russian ships and aircraft in international waters/sky because the same arguments will be used by China against US/Allied aircraft and ships in western Pacific.
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H.G.W. Davie @hgwdavie.bsky.social · 9d
to a level where they can retaliate by shooting down a valuable aircraft such as an RAF Rivet Joint in the Ukraine War. They score on points. Moreover many of these 'incursions' such as the 3 MIGs over Estonia are technicalities, the Estonian island in middle of Gulf of Finland is 60km off the coast
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H.G.W. Davie @hgwdavie.bsky.social · 9d
Interesting piece. The Cold War saw considerable dialogue between the powers led by people such as John Erikson which difused tensions. Incidents of aircraft shot down were quite rare in reality and the U2 incident was a period of high tension.
Undoubtedly the Russian intention is to raise tension
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Dr Philip W Blood MBA @philipwblood.bsky.social · 10d
Latest Substack post:
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Riding the Rails 2025
Journeys in steam, stories, and preservation.
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The Man in Seat 61 @seatsixtyone.bsky.social · 9d
It's now official: Due to the French government withdrawing support & SNCF unsupportive, the Paris-Vienna & Paris-Berlin Nightjet sleeper trains will be discontinued from mid-December. presse-oebb.at/news-oebb-be...
The Brussels-Vienna Nightjet will continue, 3 times per week.
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H.G.W. Davie @hgwdavie.bsky.social · 10d
This event 200 years ago was more significant than the moon landing
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David Turner @railwayhistorian.bsky.social · 11d
Locomotion No.1 has arrived in #Darlington.

What a fantastic event for #Railway200.
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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 10d
If #Railway200 has sparked or rekindled your interest in #RailwayHistory, and you fancy study at Masters or PhD level - then come & study with Dr Mike Esbester at the University of Portsmouth!

An expert in railway, transport & mobility history:

www.port.ac.uk/about-us/str...
Mike Esbester
New and returning students: Visit MyPort for induction timetables, registration and welcome information
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Tracy L Cooper @tracyc.bsky.social · 10d
Yes!

LA car wash owner sues for $50m after being slammed and detained in Ice raid | California | The Guardian share.google/pXfyr9vcUaIo...
LA car wash owner sues for $50m after being slammed and detained in Ice raid
Rafie Ollah Shouhed, 79, a US citizen, was held for 12 hours after sustaining broken ribs and a traumatic brain injury
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10d
79. American citizen.
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Joanna Schwartz @jcschwartzprof.bsky.social · 10d
Justice Kavanaugh: “If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully
in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10d
79. American citizen.
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Mark Harrison @mark4harrison.bsky.social · Aug 8
"Growth is the number one priority" but the government needs money so let's stick a 6% tariff on one of our own more successful export industries
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Jul 10
We are calling on the UK Government to not introduce a levy on higher education provider income from international students, reduce visa costs to attract global talent, and to review higher education funding to create a sustainable model
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/58...
• Discontinue the idea of introducing a levy on higher education provider income from international students. • Reduce visa costs to ensure they are at least as competitive in cost as other leading science nations, and preferably have a target to become the mos competitive in the G7. • Provide immediate clarity that the current time length for Indefinite Leave to Remain is kept in place for current and future Global Talent visa holders and their dependents.
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H.G.W. Davie @hgwdavie.bsky.social · 10d
I am sorry but this does not look anything like Emma Hamilton. That lantern jaw could crack walnuts and is nothing like the pert triangular chin of the Rumsey painting of Emma.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Is this the face of Nelson’s lover Lady Hamilton?
Digital reconstruction from remains found in France bears ‘incredible’ resemblance to British naval hero’s mistress, says expert
www.theguardian.com