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Daria Khlevniuk @khlevniuk.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

One week left to apply to the Post-Socialist and Comparative Memory Studies Conference (Yerevan, January 2026). Was the previous conference the best one I attended? Yes. Will this be even better? It certainly might! www.posocomesyerevan2026.com

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a night time view of yerevan is armenia

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Daria Khlevniuk @khlevniuk.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Thanks to our colleagues in the Mis(Translating) Deceit project, our typology of temporal relations in memory politics is now available in a more digestible form!

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Daria Khlevniuk @khlevniuk.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

📢 Call for papers & panels is open – there’s still plenty of time to submit. Join us in January 2026 for what promises to be a fantastic few days of discussions and exchanges in Yerevan. www.posocomesyerevan2026.com

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Daria Khlevniuk @khlevniuk.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Chișinău, Tallinn… and now Yerevan! The Post-Socialist and Comparative Memory Studies conference is heading to Armenia for its third (!) edition, and I still can’t believe it’s happening!

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PoSoCoMeS Yerevan 2026

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Daria Khlevniuk @khlevniuk.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Risk is evaluated differently by each researcher, especially in unclear, high-risk contexts. Supporting anonymity shouldn’t be the exception; it should be the norm.

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Daria Khlevniuk @khlevniuk.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

We explained GN’s situation to BJS editors, and I’m grateful they allowed anonymity. But this practice needs to be normalized.

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Daria Khlevniuk @khlevniuk.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

This was a true collaboration — our ideas, data analysis, and writing are so intertwined, it’s impossible to separate where one ends and the other begins.

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Daria Khlevniuk @khlevniuk.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

An important detail about our latest paper (🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1468...): It’s co-authored by me, Boris, and our anonymous colleague, "GN."

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Daria Khlevniuk @khlevniuk.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Our typology isn’t just about our case—it’s a tool to analyze memory politics across different contexts.

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Daria Khlevniuk @khlevniuk.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Narratives range from keeping the past distant to collapsing time entirely—turning audiences into participants in a timeless, ongoing struggle. Moving beyond what is invoked, we focus on how these connections are narrated.

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Daria Khlevniuk @khlevniuk.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

A new paper, co-authored with my fantastic colleagues, explores not what is remembered in politics but how the past and present are connected in narratives. We propose a typology of temporal distances in memory politics. Open Access: doi.org/10.1111/1468...

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The temporality of memory politics: An analysis of Russian state media narratives on the war in Ukraine

This paper seeks to enhance memory studies' conceptual toolkit by reconsidering established perspectives on “memory politics.” The paper theorizes various modes of temporal connectivity cultivated th...

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Research Center for the History of Transformations @recetvienna.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

New #OpenAccess book out! Our former colleague @mgabo.bsky.social (now JGU Mainz) together with his co-author Mykola Homanyuk just released "Monuments and Territory. War Memorials in Russian Occupied Ukraine" (with CEU Press).

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Giorgio Comai @giocomai.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/11/2024

Belated announcement that I have finally released an openly-licensed collection of textual datasets extracted from Russia's main government websites. Yearly update expected. tadadit.xyz/posts/2024-10-russian-i…

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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Great news for the #BlueSkyStorians - Check out this *blue and bold* cover for Félix Krawatzek, Friedemann Pestel, Rieke Trimçev, and Gregor Feindt's forthcoming "Shades of Blue." Intrigued? You should be! More at the @cornellupress.bsky.social book page: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

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Lea David @leadavid.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

It is happening! My second book is out and it can be yours 😁

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Daria Khlevniuk @khlevniuk.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

The whole country in one ad. Hi, the US, it’s always an experience visiting you

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Daria Khlevniuk @khlevniuk.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I wonder if they ran polls to test which of the terms leads to less anxiety in the audience

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Daria Khlevniuk @khlevniuk.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

The field of post-socialist memory studies might, at long last, set the agenda for broader memory studies rather than simply following established trends." posocomes.hypotheses.org

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Daria Khlevniuk @khlevniuk.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

post-socialist memory was often portrayed as inadequate—either following behind the dominant “progressive” memory regime or failing to live up to it entirely. However, the current attention to social and economic rights presents an opportunity for a more nuanced understanding.

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Daria Khlevniuk @khlevniuk.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

🚨 PoSoCoMeS has launched its blog, and I’ve contributed a reflection on post-socialist memory. No breakthroughs here, but this is where my thinking is at right now: "With the earlier emphasis on transitional justice and addressing violations of political and civic rights...

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Daria Khlevniuk @khlevniuk.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

One unexpected perk of teaching outside my research (human rights/memory) is that course prep can double as family movie night inspiration. While preparing for a class on posthumanism & care, I stumbled on The Biggest Little Farm—my kids loved it!

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Daria Khlevniuk @khlevniuk.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Coming from the Russian context, the chaos around restricting protests feels both eerily familiar and like a distant memory from a time when protests were still somewhat allowed. The parallels are exhausting. Really hoping for the best in this case.

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Daria Khlevniuk @khlevniuk.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

A protest against massive budget cuts in Dutch higher education was set for today—until, in a familiar move, the municipality called it off less than 24 hours prior due to "safety concerns." This sparked a whirlwind of messages, rumors, and a scramble to organize a smaller protest instead.

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