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Mark Edele

@edelemark.bsky.social
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Historian of the Soviet Union and its successors, especially Russia. Hansen Chair in History University of Melbourne. Editor: www.cambridge.org/core/publications… . Views my own. www.markedele.com

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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
theconversation.com/russia-is-cu...
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Russia is cutting off Ukraine’s grain exports again, threatening a critical harvest and global food security
Ukraine has proposed a deal to halt attacks on civilian targets in the Black Sea – an effort to allow grain shipments to resume from both countries.
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
@taz.de on @associationruta.bsky.social conference 2026 taz.de/Konferenz-ue...
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Konferenz über postsowjetische Ära: Suche nach neuer Solidarität
Bei der Konferenz der RUTA-Association im ukrainischen Uschhorod steht die Frage nach einem globalen zivilgesellschaftlichen Engagement im Zentrum.
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
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Zelenskyy has faced years of war. Now comes a test from within
A military shake-up has eased the unrest for now, but revealed the political strains building as the war against Russia drags on.
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
As Voltaire said: “I disagree with you, hence I will break your funding model.” Foundations of #WesternCiv www.theage.com.au/world/europe...
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‘Break’ their funding: McKenzie calls for penalties on universities that teach ‘white guilt’
In a keynote address to a major conservative conference in London, Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie also called for a tougher approach to border policies so that migrants were chosen on their values...
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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Putin wanted to make Russia great again. Instead, Ukraine is the new rising power in Europe
Russia is losing on the battlefield – and on the global stage, as the US and China distance themselves from the war.
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
“Hellbeck … seems to be almost completely ignorant of the modern historiography of Nazism and the Second World War… One throws up one’s hands in despair when a university professor of history peddles such ignorant twaddle.” www.the-tls.com/history/twen...
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Anti-communist or antisemitic?
A few years ago, Brendan Simms argued in his book Hitler: Only the World Was Enough (TLS, November 29, 2019) that “Hitler’s principal preoccupation throughout his career was Anglo-America and global c...
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Does every author get clearly AI generated emails from alleged convenors of inexistent reading clubs promising untold riches if you engage with them? Or do I just seem particularly gullible? (I get several a week — it’s becoming a nuisance).
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The RUTA Association @associationruta.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Registration for non-presenting participants is now open for the RUTA Annual Conference 2026 — Rooted Knowledges and Dialogues for Change, taking place 12–15 July 2026 in the Carpathian Mountains, Ukraine. The registration deadline is 27 May 2026. Register here: ruta-association.org/rooted-knowl...
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
While geopolitics is a useful cast of mind, terms such as 'the West' or 'Eurasia' are best discarded as artefacts of an earlier era. A longish essay on two recent books on the terms. insidestory.org.au/geopolitical...
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Geopolitical dreams and nightmares • Mark Edele
How do the “West” and “Eurasia” look from Australia?
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
"Hellbeck’s compulsion to argue one big thing leads to oversimplification on three levels: his treatment of previous scholarship; the logic of his historical analysis; and, perhaps most fundamentally, his use of primary sources." lareviewofbooks.org/article/worl...
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The Hedgehog and the Holocaust | Los Angeles Review of Books
Jochen Hellbeck’s recent history of the Eastern Front gets caught up in hyperfixating on its one big argument, at the cost of oversimplification.
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Vladimir Vladimirovich! Why so panicky?
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The RUTA Association @associationruta.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
We invite you to join our next webinar “Europe's East and Latin America in dialogue: what we (mis)understand about each other?” with Ieva Giedraityté, @oonuch.bsky.social & @ferezmanuel14.bsky.social, in the RUTA-LatAm dialogue series May 8, 18.00 Kyiv Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Tereza Hendl @terezahendl.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Join us for this conversation on the pitfalls of campism in global dialogues
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
New publication in Elements in Soviet and Post-Soviet History @universitypress.cambridge.org : Lorenz Lüthi, The Iron Curtain. A Short History of Socialist Borders. Open access for first two weeks. Get your free ebook now before the paywall goes up. www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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The Iron Curtain
Cambridge Core - Russian and East European History - The Iron Curtain
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The Pope is “weak on crime”? Oh my! Bring back the Inquisition then?
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The Holodomor Research and Education Consortium (HREC), at the University of Alberta has launched a new free online course: Famine as Genocide: The Holodomor in Ukraine. More here: holodomor.ca/resource/fam...
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Famine as Genocide: The Holodomor in Ukraine - HREC
Famine as Genocide: The Holodomor in Ukraine - The Holodomor Research and Education Consortium (HREC), an initiative of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Publicly threatening the destruction of “a whole civilisation” is the textbook definition of genocide.
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
“workers most excited and impressed by corporate speak may be the least equipped to make effective, practical business decisions, and it can leave companies with dysfunctional leaders.” www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Workers who fall for ‘corporate bullshit’ may be worse at their jobs, study finds
New study finds that employees impressed by corporate speak may be least equipped to make effective decisions
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Is it too obvious to state that renewables do not need to pass through the Straight of Hormuz and that Australia has an unlimited supply of wind, sun, and waves?
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Be careful what you wish for. Russia in the new world order Putin dreamt of. theconversation.com/russia-wante...
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Russia wanted a new world order. This wasn’t the one it had in mind
A greater fail is hard to imagine.
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
“it is time to work towards a new rules-based order that excludes a UN Security Council veto, currently abused by Russia, the US and China (which may shortly invade Taiwan)” www.theage.com.au/world/middle...
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Iran’s regime is vile, but what Trump and Netanyahu have done is a war crime
The US and Israel have used the same perverse justification for the attack on Iran that Putin used to invade Ukraine.
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
A reminder of the definition:
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
US “foreign policy”: all the gear, but no idea.
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Absolutely astonishing speech on so many levels. The Western Civ stuff, the blatant celebration of imperialism, the might makes right sentiment, the call to economically exploit the global south. And this is the “reasonable” side of Trump’s foreign policy establishment. www.state.gov/releases/off...
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Munich Security Conference - United States Department of State
SECRETARY RUBIO:  Thank you very much.  We gather here today as members of a historic alliance, an alliance that saved and changed the world.  When this conference began in 1963, it was in a nation – ...
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The English Historical Review @enghistrev.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
New article, by Frances M Clarke, Joy Damousi, Philip Dwyer, Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social, Reto Hofmann and Hans-Lukas Kieser: 'Dreams and Nightmares: Imagining the Aftermath of War, 1815–1945' academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...
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Dreams and Nightmares: Imagining the Aftermath of War, 1815–1945*
Abstract. Thinking about and planning for the end of war generally begins as soon as fighting breaks out, if not long before. Yet few studies analyse how p
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
“the question for middle powers … is not whether to adapt to the new reality – we must. The question is whether we adapt by simply building higher walls, or whether we can do something more ambitious.” www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
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Davos 2026: Special address by Mark Carney, PM of Canada
Canadian PM Mark Carney stressed the end of the rules-based international order and urged middle powers to act together to counter the great power rivalry.
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Is this what Russian “great power projection” looks like?
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
“It has committed the crime of aggression, which the court at Nuremberg described as the supreme crime, it’s the worst crime of all.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Is there any legal justification for the US attack on Venezuela?
International law experts expect Washington to claim self-defence and face little serious pushback
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
“You’re saying maybe the attack didn’t take place – that’s possible too, I guess,” he said at Mar-a-Lago. “But President Putin told me this morning it did.“ 😳😳😳
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
"Time to tighten our belts." On the prospects of Russia's economy. www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/25/r...
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Russia's Economy in the Late 2020s Will Look a Lot Like the Late Soviet Economy - The Moscow Times
Opinion | Because of my work, I am obliged to read closely, watch attentively and listen carefully whenever Russian politicians and officials talk about the economy.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
My traditional values Christmas day Morning: Mass missile attack on civilian power stations. Lunch: Bomb food ships Afternoon: Pretend oil price rose Evening: Unwrap presents 🎄✝️
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
A visual reminder of what Russia has “accomplished” in 2025. Those who keep asserting that “Russia is winning” should contemplate the scale of this map.
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Could not have said it better (although I tried): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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NATO Did Not Cause Putin’s Imperial War
Published in The Washington Quarterly (Vol. 48, No. 4, 2025)
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Important essay by T. Hendl and S. Durdiyeva on the left's "emotionally charged and invested connection to the USSR and Soviet Utopia" and the continuing harm these phantasies cause progressive politics worldwide. @terezahendl.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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On Collateral Damage, Selective Anti-Imperialism and the Path to Liberation
Our paper explores the legacy of Angela Davis and its intersections with the liberation movements in Europe’s East, Baltic, Caucasus, Central and North Asia. via the re-visiting of Jiří Pelikán’s o...
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
“I’m supposed to be a very smart person, I can … I have eyes. I have ears. I have knowledge. I have vast knowledge.” 😳
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
“Accelerating the shift to green energy would help cut off support for autocrats like Putin, he said.” Indeed! www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
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‘This should ring alarm bells’: Twiggy Forrest demands an end to Russian oil loopholes in Australia
One of the country’s top business leaders says no Australian motorist should have to wonder whether their money is helping bankroll Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine.
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The RUTA Association @associationruta.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Due to numerous requests, we are pleased to announce that the abstract submission deadline has been extended by two weeks. We encourage all interested contributors to take advantage of this extra time to finalize their submissions. We look forward to receiving your contributions by Nov 30
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The RUTA Association @associationruta.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
A reminder about tomorrow’s RUTA webinar, that will explore our approaches to understanding family history, its personal and collective significance, and how we can translate these stories into our contemporary lives and practices in the context of multiple crises. See the registration link below
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Jan Eijking @janeijking.com · 30/07/2025
4-year Departmental Lectureship in Global & Imperial History in Oxford: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOC516/d...
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Departmental Lecturer in Global and Imperial History at University of Oxford
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Departmental Lecturer in Global and Imperial History at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
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Julia Irwin @juliairwin.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
The LSU History Department is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in 20th Century European History (excluding Britain). Please spread the word! More details at the link below: lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0224...
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Assistant Professor - Modern European History
All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Ukraine now world leader in drone technology, Russia in … prosthetics. Nothing could drive home the difference between these two societies more forcefully. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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Russia is leader in prosthetic limbs thanks to Ukraine war, says Kremlin official
Deputy defence minister Anna Tsivilyova said those coming back from the battlefield had become a ‘driver’ in pushing Russia’s innovation in prosthetics
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
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Trump’s Alaska summit with Putin ignores what Ukraine’s territory really means
Talk of “land swaps” misses the point and sets a dangerous precedent for international order.
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Long read on realism, idealism, Russia and Ukraine. Review essay on recent (very good) books by @avindman.bsky.social and @edwardluce.bsky.social . @insidestory.bsky.social insidestory.org.au/a-dose-of-re...
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A dose of reality for the “realists” • Mark Edele
Zbigniew Brzezinski came to resist the tolerance for great-power ambitions that would play out so tragically in Ukraine
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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‘Breaking down the walls’: the long journey towards Indigenous inclusion at University of Melbourne
Institution’s second volume of truth-telling reveals a process of reconciliation that has been ‘imperfect, overdue and then often painfully slow, but marked by stories of courage and hope’
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
“But we’re gonna get some [territory] back. We’re gonna get some switched. There’ll be some swapping of territories, to the betterment of both.” Great idea: Russia returns all occupied territories to Ukraine in exchange for Alaska.
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
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Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
“strategic neutralization” as key theory of victory for Ukraine. Essential reading. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
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Ukraine’s New Theory of Victory Should be Strategic Neutralization
By ensuring that Russia’s war is operationally pointless, Ukraine can survive, adapt, and achieve success, no matter how prolonged the war.
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