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Paulina Kewes

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Prof. of English Literature, Jesus College, Univ. of Oxford. E-m British & European literature, history, & political thought; succession; parliamentary culture & Indigenous assemblies. Pole in GB; pro-Ukraine; contra anti-Semitism. All views mine alone.

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Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · Nov 17

'Towards a History of Parliamentary Culture in the Early Modern World: Concept, Geopolitical Scope, and Method' by
Paulina Kewes, Jim van der Meulen, Steven J. Gunn, Dorota Pietrzyk-Reeves, Paul Seaward (@pseaward.bsky.social) & Tracey A. Sowerby (open access).
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Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 1d

Polish PM Donald Tusk says it is "not in the interest of Poland or of decency and justice" to extradite to Germany the Ukrainian man recently detained in Poland on a European Arrest Warrant for his alleged involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

Tusk: "not in interest of Poland or justice" to extradite Ukrainian accused of Nord Stream sabotage

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Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 2d

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Holocaust Awareness Ireland @holocaustireland.bsky.social · 2d

My family exhibition The Objects of Love, first shown at
at Dublin Castle and @92ndstreety.bsky.social NY
opens at the Radogoszcz Museum, Łódź, Poland on 5th Oct 2025.

Radogoszcz was previously a notorious Gestapo detention centre. It was here that my grandfather, Pawel Rozenfeld was detained.

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@tomdrabowicz.bsky.social

Tomku, pojdz koniecznie! Ta wystawa teraz w Lodzi!

Holocaust Awareness Ireland @holocaustireland.bsky.social · Aug 16

Eternal thanks to Oprah Winfrey who described
‘The Objects of Love’ exhibition as “powerful and inspiring” when she previewed it at the 92nd Street Y, New York.
My family story, told through a curated collection of precious objects, photographs & documents that survived the Holocaust.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 6d

Manchester’s Jews left in fear after ‘inevitable’ attack strikes at heart of community on.ft.com/4gQ3y3Q

Manchester’s Jews left in fear after ‘inevitable’ attack strikes at heart of community

A multicultural city proud of its sense of cohesion reels after atrocity shatters calm on holiest day of the Jewish year

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Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 9d

Congratulations, Yuan!

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Andrew Chakhoyan 🇺🇦 @andrewchak.bsky.social · 10d

Bravo Moldova! Let freedom reign!
A nation that threw off the yoke of colonial domination by moscow deserves a European future: one of freedom and prosperity, not russian despotism.
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Andrew Chakhoyan 🇺🇦 @andrewchak.bsky.social · 10d

🇷🇺 killed thousands of russian-speaking Ukrainians in Mariupol and has shelled russian-speaking Kharkiv for 3 years.

Turns out russian speakers in Moldova aren’t eager to be murdered by Moscow, despite Kremlin millions trying to buy their votes.

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Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 14d

Z Markiem Safjanem! Coz za przyjemnosc i biesiada intelektualna!

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 16d

Last night, the Russians targeted Zaporizhzhia with guided aerial bombs.

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Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 17d

University of Warsaw, here we come!

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Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 19d

Latest delusional cope coming from some Europeans: Russia wanted us to shoot down those MiG-31s but we didn't give them that satisfaction and the justification to invade us. That's why we didn't shoot them down! 5D chess. 👍

Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 19d

Turkey shot down a Russian Su-24 in 2015 after it entered the Turkish airspace by mistake for 17 seconds.
Europeans are too chickenshit to shoot down 3 MiG-31s that intentionally and willfully flew through Estonian airspace for 12 minutes.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 19d

Here’s an idea. The west has held about $300 billion in Russian assets. They should release 2 billion a day to Ukraine until Russia stops the war, or they disperse it all.

Then Russia will have to accept the war has an additional real cost per day

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Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 21d

Jesus tonight! (with @uditbhatia.bsky.social

Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 21d

It's no fun to have a clown for President...

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Germany rebuffs Polish president's demand for war reparations on Berlin visit

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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 21d

European countries will continue to weaken russia's military machine by strengthening sanctions and will also increase their support for #Ukraine, said European Parliament President Roberta Metsola.

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Europe will strengthen support for Ukraine – Metsola

European countries will continue to weaken Russia's military machine by strengthening sanctions and will also increase their support for Ukraine, said European Parliament President Roberta Metsola.

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Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 21d

Niestety, w obecnej sytuacji Krall nie ma szans.

Gazeta Wyborcza @wyborcza.pl · 21d

Dla kogo literacki #Nobel 2025? Bukmacherzy obstawiają

Kto w tym roku dostanie Nobla z literatury? Wśród faworytów polska reporterka

Faworyci się nie zmieniają. Wśród nich jest Hanna Krall

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Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 21d

Yesss!

Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 21d

A permanent European Parliament office will be opened in Kyiv — European Parliament President Roberta Metsola

Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 21d

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 21d

A long-term decline in trust in the Catholic church in Poland has accelerated over the last year, with only 35% of Poles now saying they trust the church.

Meanwhile, the armed forces now enjoy record-high trust of 94%.

Poles' trust in army reaches record high while trust in church falls to record low

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Gazeta Wyborcza @wyborcza.pl · 21d

Papież odpowiedział na kilka pytań dziennikarzy, nie pozostawiając złudzeń, po czyjej stronie jest Stolica Apostolska wyborcza.pl/7,75399,3225...

Leon XIV staje po stronie Polski po wtargnięciu rosyjskich dronów. Wsparcie wstrzymuje natomiast włoski rząd

Opuszczając rezydencję papieską w Castel Gandolfo, papież odpowiedział na kilka pytań dziennikarzy, nie pozostawiając złudzeń, po czyjej stronie jest Stolica Apostolska. W tym samym czasie włoski rząd...

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Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 22d

Over 80% of Poles reject the idea that the Russian drone incursions could have been a mistake, as has been suggested by Donald Trump.

Only 10.6% think they could have been a mistake, finds an IBRiS poll for Radio Zet bit.ly/3VhVE9F

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Erin A. McCarthy @erinannmcc.bsky.social · 22d

Join the @stemma.bsky.social team! We've just advertised a two-year postdoc on WP2, "Networking Early Modern Poems." Apply by 30 September; details at link below. #earlymodern #dh #postdoc #jobfairy

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011345 - University of Galway

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Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 22d

Ukraine: Russian fascists struck the National University of Pharmacy in Kharkiv.

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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 23d

Last week we welcomed expert translator Carolin Sommer for an online workshop to help you decode Sütterlin German script

Catch up via our YouTube channel now:

Decoding Sütterlin: Reading Handwritten Holocaust Documents Workshop

Handwritten documents from the Holocaust, whether in the form of diaries, personal letters or official forms, sometimes seem to have been written in an unreadable scrawl. Often, the reason they…

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Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · 23d

Happy Birthday!

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 23d

President of Finland, Stubb:

"There is an imperialist DNA and foundation in Russia that seems persistent. I don't have much hope for Russia's future."

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 24d

🇵🇱🇺🇦Tusk: A wave of pro-Russian sentiment and antipathy towards a struggling Ukraine is growing, fueled by the Kremlin and fueled by genuine fears and emotions. The role of politicians is to stem this tide, not ride it. This is a test of the patriotism and maturity of the entire Polish political class

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