Reposted by Natalia TelepnevaRoyal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 09/06/2026Over the next three weeks, we feature the 8 monographs and 8 articles shortlisted for the Society's 2026 First Book and Early Career Article Prizes. Today: 'Between Feast and Famine: Food, Health, and the History of Ghana’s Long Twentieth Century', by John Nott (UCL Press, 2025) bit.ly/4vGaxCU 03312
Natalia Telepneva @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social · 08/06/2026A very interesting article on Comecon in the Global South, my review: networks.h-net.org/group/discus...networks.h-net.orgH-Diplo Article Review 1264: Telepneva on Unfried, "Internationalism, Cooperation and Personal Entanglements between Cuba, the German Democratic Republic, and Angola in the Socialist World" | H-NetH-Diplo Article Review 1264Berthold Unfried, “Internationalism, Cooperation and Personal Entanglements between Cuba, the German Democratic Republic, and Angola in the Socialist World,” Cold War Histor... 010
Natalia Telepneva @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social · 03/06/2026It was great hosting a workshop on Soviet-African military relations at @strathclydehass.bsky.social +keynote Thula Simpson and film talk by Rui Lopes @ihchistory.bsky.social Thanks to @royalsoced.bsky.social for sponsoring the event! Further publications/events: www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/d... 020
Natalia Telepneva @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Excited to host our first workshop for the RSE-sponsored award which explores Soviet-African military relations during the Cold War. See our website www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/d... @strathclydehass.bsky.social @natkpowell.bsky.social 051
Reposted by Natalia TelepnevaNathaniel Powell @natkpowell.bsky.social · 12/03/2026This is a really compelling statement from Alex Thurston on the grotesque amorality of Democratic Party "natsec" circle criticisms of the Iran War. They are laser-focused on strategy and legality rather than the monstrousness criminality of the act itself. alexthurston.substack.com/p/the-iran-w...alexthurston.substack.comThe Iran War: Establishment Voices Criticize the Strategy But Accept the PremiseIt's better to reject the war root and branch. 022
Natalia Telepneva @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social · 18/03/2026How ignorance, misunderstanding and obfuscation ended Iran nuclear talks 000
Natalia Telepneva @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social · 11/03/2026www.theguardian.com/technology/n...theguardian.com‘I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AIAs AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities – and society at large 000
Natalia Telepneva @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Thanks to Rui Lopes and Giulia Strippoli for discussing my book - in Portuguese! www.rtp.pt/play/p9753/e...rtp.ptDossier ÁfricaDossier África - Apresentação do livro 'Libertação e Guerra Fria - a União Soviética e o colapso do Império Português em África (1961-1975) 010
Natalia Telepneva @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Happy to have contributed to this edited volume - the decade which was supposed to bring us to the ‘end of history’. Alas it did not happen www.routledge.com/The-Routledg... @strathclydehass.bsky.social Thanks to Jonathan Davis for his work ! 030
Natalia Telepneva @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social · 30/07/2025An amazing evening presenting the Portuguese translation of my book. See podcast:Natalia Telepneva, Giulia Strippoli e Rui Lopes | apresentação Libertação e guerra fria. A União Soviética e o colapso do Império português em África (17 Jul 2025) www.podbean.com/ep/pb-9a3sd-... 142
Natalia Telepneva @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Please submit entries for the Amilcar Cabral article prize. Deadline 30 september. Details below: ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/amilcar-c...ihc.fcsh.unl.ptAmílcar Cabral Prize – 4th Edition | Opportunities | IHCFourth edition of the Amílcar Cabral Prize, awarded by the IHC and the Padrão dos Descobrimentos to a scientific article on anti-colonial resistance. 010
Natalia Telepneva @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Excited about the book launch of the Portuguese translation of ‘Cold War Liberation’ on 17th July at 6.30pm at Livraria Tigre de Papel, Lisbon. Please join if in Lisbon! Many thanks to @victorpereira.bsky.social for organising @strathclydehass.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social 022
Natalia Telepneva @nataliatelepneva.bsky.social · 28/06/2025Look forward to receiving translations of my book ‘Cold War Liberation’ in Portuguese! #openaccess many thanks to @uncpress.bsky.social and especially to @victorpereira.bsky.social for taking on the project more info on book launch later 051
Reposted by Natalia TelepnevaIsaac Samuel @rhaplord.bsky.social · 19/01/2025The forts and castles of Africa: a brief architectural history. www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-forts-...africanhistoryextra.comThe forts and castles of Africa: a brief architectural history.For most of African history, the construction of fortresses and fortified structures was a mostly urban phenomenon associated with large states. 22612
Reposted by Natalia TelepnevaNathaniel Powell @natkpowell.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Anyone interested in knowing more about what's happening in eastern Congo would be well-served to read this really excellent book by Jason Stearns. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...press.princeton.eduThe War That Doesn't Say Its NameWhy violence in the Congo has continued despite decades of international intervention 03111