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International Society for First World War Studies @fwwsoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We are excited to announce that the call for papers for our 15th Conference is now live! It will take place on 29 Sep-1 Oct 2027 at the University of Kyoto, Japan. The theme is 'Observation'. The deadline for paper and panel proposals is 1 May. firstworldwarstudies.org/kyoto-2027/

The World Watches the European Conflagration, Itō Chūta, 13 September 1914

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

As they say, it's now official! The special issue of journal @hisjournalha.bsky.social with the theme Languages and Concepts of European Civil Wars has been published. My introduction is available for reading several more weeks onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1468229x...

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Special Issue: Languages and Concepts of European Civil Wars, 1917–39: History: Vol 111, No 397

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Another sad loss for the field. Colleagues report that Jonathan Smele has passed away. He was the longtime editor of Revolutionary Russia and author of The 'Russian' Civil Wars, 1916–1926, along with several other works. I used a lot his bibliography of the Russian Revolution.

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Fellow Russianists! Many have recently noticed that the НЭБ portal with digitised documents in no longer accessible. One option is to install a free VPN with a Russian IP (if you're not already using one). Or use the link to the new portal new-portal.rusneb.ru You are welcome!

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Not the Library Alone Nikolai Plotnikov at @helsinki.fi discusses the discursive strategies of philosophers in understanding the 2022 catastrophe

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

My review of Anne O'Donnell's book was published in the journal Revolutionary Russia. This brilliant study is about how the Soviet regime abolished private property for Moscow residents The review is in Open Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

My introduction to the special issue on the languages of civil war, which I wrote about a few days ago, will be in Open Access for the next 90 days. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Hannes Rolf speaks about his book "Rent Strikes: A History of Collective Tenant Actions Across the World" at The Common City conference @uu.se The book is in Open Access uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st...

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

And now it's time to introduce house committees to sociologists, anthropologists, and urbanists at The Common City Conference in @uu.se

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Attention! Huomio! Aire! Внимание! Actung! ¡Atención! The special issue on the Languages of Civil Wars in Europe guest-edited by me is out now online in @hisjournalha.bsky.social Cases: 🇫🇮 🇷🇺 🇮🇪 🇦🇹 🇪🇸 on how words become weapons when states collapse. Links👇

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

At the History of Concepts conference, I demonstrate how wide the gap was between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie in 1917 @conhistcon.bsky.social @helsinki.fi

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The second day of the History of Concepts conference at @helsinki.fi Leif Runefelt discusses how Swedish advertising in the early 20th century encouraged middle-class women to buy household appliances and products to save money on servants. @conhistcon.bsky.social

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

At the History of Concepts conference, Risto Turunen discusses the use of the term "democracy" in the Finnish Parliament. Words associated with democracy include: Europe, the West, and "there." @conhistcon.bsky.social @helsinki.fi

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Anna Lively @annalively.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

📢 Book news!! My new book, Revolutionary Connections: Russia and Ireland, 1905-1923, with Oxford University Press is now out online & open access ahead of print! doi.org/10.1093/9780... This image comes from the final chapter on Bolshevik and early Soviet attitudes to Ireland @leverhulme.ac.uk

Illustration from Novoe vremia, 8 July 1916, 4.

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Just wrapped up my presentation: "Governing the shared: Housing committees and material foundation of republican participation"! Looked at housing committees through the lens of republican theory and dug deep into the world of common things. Great discussions on republicanism conference in Venice!

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Philip Pettit on state and freedom

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

An extremely warm welcome from Luca Pes at the Venice Multidisciplinary World Conference on Republics and Republicanism! Already looking forward to refreshing ideas here.

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Great news! Our book "The Name of Discord" (with Boris Kolonitsky & colleagues) is on the Prosvetitel Prize longlist. Proud to be alongside the 55 other best Russian-language non-fiction books this year. Shortlist announcement in September! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18xTmyLCkZ/

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

NEW BOOK. SOON @universitypress.cambridge.org The Cambridge Companion to the Western Front www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Alex Rabinowitch has passed away. His revolutionary The Bolsheviks Come to Power remains, 50 years later, a classic study of the Bolshevik Party in 1917. I am proud to have known this generous man personally, and only regret that I never had the chance to congratulate him on his final book.

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

NEW BOOK! And this is a must-read Gaard Kets "Living Democracy: Workers’ and Soldiers’ Councils in the German Revolution of 1918-1919" just published in @degruyterbrill.bsky.social brill.com/display/titl...

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Living Democracy

"Living Democracy" published on 29 Apr 2026 by Brill.

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Dive into the 20th century music with the "Russian Records" archive russian-records.com/news.php Beyond the romances and marches, it’s a fascinating resource of early Soviet propagana. In the pre-radio era, the phonograph became a powerful tool during #RussianCivilWar

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

SOON! Imagining the Future in Russia’s February Revolution of 1917: Instant Voices in the Press Across the Empire, edited by Franziska Schedewie and Dennis Dierks brill.com/display/titl...

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Imagining the Future in Russia’s February Revolution of 1917

"Imagining the Future in Russia’s February Revolution of 1917" published on 10 Nov 2026 by Brill | Schöningh.

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

A quick wrap-up of the conference Spaces by Yerevan Center for International Education. Now Yerevan is a place where the world shrinks into a single room and time zones don't matter. I was glad to present my paper on "inner emigration" in such a borderless space. Thank you, YCIE!

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

The Yerevan Center for International Education conference opens with a lecture by Catriona Kelly, moderated by Simon Franklin.

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

A house on Aram Street in Yerevan. The memorial plaque reads: "In this house, Aram Manukyan, the founder of the Republic of Armenia, lived and died in 1917-1919." A few dozen meters from the house stands a newly erected monument to Manukyan.

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

At the Armenian Genocide Museum, there's a wall with portraits of the perpetrators. Visitors created a raw hierarchy of accountability by the number of scratches on them. The Young Turk triumvirate of Pashas took the biggest hit, especially Interior Minister Talaat.

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Visited the Soviet Occupation Museum in Tbilisi. The exhibit focuses on the faces of those who resisted the Soviet regime. Yet, one central face of this history has vanished. Photos: before/after

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

A new proud reader of the National Library of Georgia

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Britain is marking the 100th anniversary of the 1926 #GeneralStrike. #GeneralStrike100 The centenary has brought podcasts, books, exhibitions and public events, many of them part of the wider General Strike 100 programme. The Interactive map of the project: generalstrike100.com#map=5/54.8/-...

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Centenary of the 1926 British General Strike Map

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

How @derbymuseums.bsky.social confronts its imperial past: 1️⃣ How ethnographic items were acquired: bought, gifted, stolen. 2️⃣ Two Egyptian mummies are displayed with the all respect behind a discreet partition labeled "Displaced"

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

In central London, a new sculpture by street artist Banksy has appeared: a suited figure stepping off a pedestal, its face obscured by a flag. As always, no words needed.

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

NEW BOOK At 91, the legendary Alexander Rabinowitch returns with a new study on the Bolsheviks in 1919. A stunning testament to endless intellectual longevity. @upittpress.bsky.social upittpress.org/books/978082...

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Gave a talk today at @fwwsoc.bsky.social on "Democracy without Order: Reimagining Authority in the Russian Army, 1917" It's always refreshing to dive back into a subject I haven't worked on for some time!

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

For PhD/ECR members of @fwwsoc.bsky.social - the Society has a call for papers out for 'New Voices in First World War Studies' - a virtual conference planned for June. It's a great opportunity for members to showcase their amazing new research. See here for more: drive.google.com/file/d/12DLx... 🗃️

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Call for papers - New Voices in FWWS.pdf

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Going by Nicholas II’s diaries, the Easter triple-kiss ritual could feel like an assembly line. On 7 April 1914 he greeted 920 people in one hour, about 3.9 sec each. Based on typical yearly totals, the average pace was 6–8 sec per person www.youtube.com/watch?v=15o0...

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Discussions about changing of the field continue at @basees.bsky.social Now, about teaching approaches

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

The Nobel Prize-winning historical and educational society Memorial, which preserves the memory of Soviet repressions, has been recognised as an extremist organisation in Russia. Currently, the websites of its branches with lists of victims are not working

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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

🚨 CFP: Disastrous Pasts And Sustainable Futures. Urban disasters and resilience in historical and social scientific perspectives. 🗓️ 29-30 June 2026 An interdisciplinary and international conference organised at the University of Warwick For more details, see warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his... 🗃️

A picture of the devastated city of Napier in the wake of the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake.

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Catherine Gibson @catherinegibson.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I'm looking for two postdocs/research fellows (2.5 years, 100%) to join the #ERC project EMPSOLID. Preference for candidates with expertise on the Caucasus and/or Central Asia🌏, but applications focusing on other regions of the Romanov Empire are also encouraged.

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

My review of Dreams of Emancipation, edited by Norihiro Naganawa, is now available on @hsozkult.bsky.social

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Couldn't help but buy (Lincoln is the birthplace of the tank) #FWW #WWI

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

If come to London, you can't just attend only one event Sven Beckert and Alessandro Staziani are presenting their books on capitalism at @lsehy.bsky.social

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

@ukri.org brought together Marie Curie and ERC fellows at the Royal Society. There were very few humanities and social science researchers, but many young scientists with compelling research that promises to change the world. Wonderful to listen about it

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Konstantin Tarasov @ktarasov.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

The official Russian newspaper "Kommersant" publishes a surprisingly honest interview with Vladislav Kononov about the new Russian school textbooks. It states bluntly that their purpose is to convey the state's point of view. www.kommersant.ru/doc/8531359?...

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