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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library. The UK's largest university library collection on Russia and Central, Eastern & South-Eastern Europe.

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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 12h
Five colleagues from the Czech National Library in Prague visited us on Monday. We enjoyed showing them SSEES Library's collections, including some of our archive materials.
A group of five people stand at the entrance to the staircase in the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library. Behind them is located a bronze bust of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the first president of Czechoslovakia.
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UCL Libraries @ucllibraries.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Get to know our libraries and find your way around them with a self- guided tour. Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/using-library…
Statue of St. Michael in the Flaxman Gallery.
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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies @uclssees.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What was the role of the Baltic States in the fall of the USSR? Please join us for this special event with Professor Robert Service to find out more. Co-organised by UCL SSEES and the British-Latvian Association. 🗓️ 13 October at 6.30pm 📍 Bentham House ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
Event poster for 'The Fall of the USSR' with an image of the book cover for 'The August Coup'. In person event.
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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies @uclssees.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🎞️ Join us for the screening of 'Transformation' - a feature-length documentary that explores the inner metamorphosis of civilians who consciously chose to become soldiers in the context of Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine and the ongoing war. 🗓️ 5 October at 6pm www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
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Screening of Transformation (2026) with introduction by Dr Anke Hennig
A SSEES Cinema Research Group seminar with Dr Anke Hennig, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London
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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Our term-time opening hours resume from Monday 28th September. We are looking forward to welcoming new and returning students to the SSEES Library! 📚 💻 🖨 😊
UCL SSEES Library Opening Hours Term 1
28 September – 18 December 2026
Monday 09:00-21:00
Tuesday 09:00-21:00
Wednesday 09:00-21:00
Thursday 09:00-21:00
Friday 09:00-21:00
Saturday 10:00-17:00
Sunday CLOSED
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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies @uclssees.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Modern Humanities Research Association @themhra.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🗣️ The 'Slavonic and East European Review' (@uclssees.bsky.social) is out! Special Issue 'Empires in Transition Between Land and Sea Southeastern Europe, 1815-1878', edited by Jovo Miladinović 👉 www.mhra.org.uk/publications... Articles via @projectmuse.bsky.social👉 muse.jhu.edu/issue/57552
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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It's never too late to return that overdue library book... 😊
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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Preparations for the new academic year are in full swing at UCL SSEES! 🧽🫧 🪟 @uclssees.bsky.social
A window cleaner abseils down the glass light well in the UCL SSEES building.
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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
SSEES Library will be closed all day on Saturday 19th September, so that our carpets and hard floors can be deep cleaned in preparation for the start of term.
A blue pull-along vacuum cleaner stands in front of some book shelves. A bright yellow warns people that cleaning is in progress.
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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Just a few of the #NewBooks we've added to SSEES Library's collections recently 📚📚📚
A book display at UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library. Eight volumes arranged on a stand.
The featured books are:
The August Coup: The Destruction of the Soviet Union and the Making of New Russia 1985-1991, by Robert Service;
Solidarność: A New Perspective on the Workers' Revolution and the Intellectual Opposition, by Michał Siermiński and Maciej Zurowski;
Ukrainian Lessons: Art in a Time of War, by Charlotte Higgins;
The First Social Democracy: The Democratic Republic of Georgia, 1918–1921, by Stephen F. Jones;
American Overthrow: Moscow’s Endgame in Its Long War with Washington, by Keir Giles;
Rule of Lies: My Wild Ride Through Chaos, Corruption, and Murder in Putin's Russia, by Jamison R. Firestone;
Stalin’s Apostles: The unputdownable true story of the Cambridge spies and the making of the Soviet Empire, by Antonia Senior;
Betrayal: Trump, Putin and The New Age of Conquest, by Luke Harding.
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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
SSEES Library will be closed on Monday 31st August for the Bank Holiday. Some other UCL libraries will be open, without staffed services - see details here: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/usin...
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UCL Library Services Updates
Library service information updates.
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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
There is filming in Taviton Street today, so access to and from the SSEES building will be restricted at times for a few minutes. Apparently the film is a 'romantic comedy'. We're not sure of the plot - but it definitely involves a London bus 🎥🎞️🚌🙂
A leafy street in central London. A large white vehicle is in the centre of the image. It is towing a red double-decker bus.A view on to a London street from a first floor window. A red double-decker bus is passing by. There are passengers on the upper and lower decks.
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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies @uclssees.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Can we predict where the Russian pendulum might swing next? Join Prof. Alena Ledeneva at the Pushkin House Book Prize Festival for an opportunity to play the Informality Game and step into the dilemmas of decision‑making in complex contexts. 🗓️ 24 Sep at 6.30pm www.pushkinhouse.org/whats-on/eve...
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Playing the Game with Alena Ledeneva: Social at Pushkin House
Socials: Playing the Game with Alena Ledeneva: Social at Pushkin House
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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies @uclssees.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
🎭 Discover the works of Croatian Renaissance playwright Marin Držić at the Bloomsbury Theatre on 8 October 2026. Join us for live rehearsed readings and a rare chance to experience the wit and satire of one of Europe’s finest playwrights. 🎟️ £10-£15 www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Important: Due to our annual staff conference, SSEES Library and most other UCL libraries will be CLOSED all day on Wednesday 15th July. Some spaces will remain open, including the UCL Main Library and the Student Centre. www.ucl.ac.uk/library/usin...
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Opening hours
Opening hours for our libraries and study spaces.
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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies @uclssees.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
📺 In case you missed last month's event on Multilingualism in the #Balkans, the recording in now available to watch on the SSEES YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhYR...
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Our Language/s: Multilingualism in the Balkans
YouTube video by UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies
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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Looking for something to read over the summer break? Check out our book display on the Ground Floor of the Library. 📚📚📚😎
A book display at UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library. Eleven volumes arranged on a stand.
The featured books are:
Conquering the North: China, Russia, Mongolia: 2,000 Years of Conflict, by John Man;
Memory, State, and Past Remembering in East Central and Northern Europe: Interdisciplinary Studies in Medieval Culture, Volume I, edited by Piotr Pranke, Łukasz Różycki and Marcin Lisiecki;
Post-Cold War Russia and the Missed Opportunity for Global Stability: The Faded Chance, by Sergey Aleksashenko;
The Tito-Stalin Split of 1948: Regional Implications and International Consequences, by Zachary T. Irwin;
The EU’s Strategic Dilemma in the Ukraine War: Sanctions, Military Aid, and the Struggle for Coherence in Foreign Policy, by Viktor Jakupec;
Finnish Romanticism: Language, Nationalism, and the Fine Arts of Finland’s Long Nineteenth Century, edited by Michael Demson and Helena Halmari;
Community Networks and Cultural Practices in Twentieth-Century Romania: Paper-Based Cultures in the Writings of a Catholic Priest, by Mária Szikszai;
Western Balkans and the Future of Europe: Between an Enlargement and a Commitment Fatigue, edited by Aleksandar Stojkov and Thierry Warin;
Negotiating Peace in Kosovo: Local Perspective on European Union Mediation Efforts, by Ramadan Ilazi, Bekim Çollaku and Fisnik Rexhepi;
(Post)Socialist Dance: A Search for Hidden Legacies, edited by Annelies Van Assche;
Artists at War: Narratives, Visual Arts and the Siege of Sarajevo, by Ewa Anna Kumelowski.
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UCL Libraries @ucllibraries.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Due to a staff training day, most of our library and museum spaces will be closed on 15 July. Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news...
A student working on a laptop in a library study space.
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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Important: Due to our annual staff conference, SSEES Library and most other UCL libraries will be CLOSED all day on Wednesday 15th July. Some spaces will remain open, including the UCL Main Library and the Student Centre. www.ucl.ac.uk/library/usin...
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Opening hours for our libraries and study spaces.
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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies @uclssees.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🗞️ SLOVO Journal is back! To mark the relaunch, we will host a guest lecture by @markgaleotti.bsky.social. Join us as we explore the theme of ‘Managing Endgames, from the War on Ukraine to the Putin Era’. 🗓️ 07 July at 6pm 📍 UCL SSEES www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
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Slovo Relaunch with Professor Mark Galeotti
Following three years in abeyance, UCL’s journal for East European, Central Asian, and Russian Affairs has returned to print.
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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
If you are looking for somewhere cool-ish to study today, we are open from 10:00 until 19:00. The temperature on the Lower Ground floor is currently a pleasant 23.4 degrees.
A photograph of a library reading room, with desks and chairs in the foreground, and rows of bookshelves behind.
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CORUSCANT @coruscant-eu.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
For our next seminar, we'll have the pleasure to hear Andrew Wilson (@uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social) who will present his latest book: Political Technology: The Globalisation of Political Manipulation. On Campus Condorcet and online, please register ⬇️ coruscant.therussiaprogram.org/tpost/mg0s0l...
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Seminar. Andrew Wilson: Political Technology. 25 June 2026
14-16:00 (CET), Campus Condorcet, Recherche Nord, room 0.006 and online
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Modern Humanities Research Association @themhra.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
🔈The new Slavonic & East European Review, edited by @uclssees.bsky.social, is now out! Articles by Victoria Ivleva, Mark Gamsa, Evgenii Egorov and Liz Kohn & Book Reviews. 👉 www.mhra.org.uk/publications... Access via @projectmuse.bsky.social 👉 muse.jhu.edu/issue/56918
Cover of Slavonic & East European Review, Volume 104, Number 2 (April 2026).
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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies @uclssees.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🗞️ We are delighted to announce that the Spring 2026 edition of our postgraduate journal SLOVO is now out! Keen to find out more? Join us for an in-person launch event with Prof. Mark Galeotti on 07 July. More info soon! Read the latest issue: student-journals.ucl.ac.uk/slovo/issue/...
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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Today is the last day of term. On Monday 15th June we will switch to our summer opening hours: 10:00-19:00, Monday-Friday, and 10:00-17:00 on Saturdays.
SSEES Library Summer Opening Hours from Monday 15th June

Monday		10:00-19:00
Tuesday 		10:00-19:00
Wednesday 	10:00-19:00
Thursday 	10:00-19:00
Friday 		10:00-19:00
Saturday 	10:00-17:00
Sunday		CLOSED

**SCHEDULED CLOSURES**
Wednesday 15th July – Library Services Staff Conference
Monday 31st August - Bank Holiday
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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Here are just a few of the #NewBooks we have added to our collections recently. 📚📚📚😊
A book display at UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library. Twelve volumes arranged on a stand.
The featured books are:
Barogue Prague, by Vít Vlnas;
The Holocaust in Romania: The Destruction of Jews and Roma under the Antonescu Regime, 1940–1944, by Radu Ioanid;
The Black Cross: A History of the Baltic Crusades, by Aleksander Pluskowski;
Ireland and Hungary, 1840-1905: Transnational Politics and Literature, by Michael McAteer;
Freedom: A Disease Without Cure, by Slavoj Žižek;
The Cut Line, by Carolina Pihelgas;
The Nighttime Butterfly: A Catholic Woman and Her Jewish Family in Warsaw at the Turn of the Twentieth Century, by Karen Auerbach;
Entwined Histories: Essays on Poland, Britain, and Cultural Memory, by Piotr Wilczek;
The Finnish Front Line: Kekkonen, Kennedy, and Krushchev's Cold War Showdown, by Gordon F. Sander;
The Baltic Sea. A Geopolitical history, edited by Peter Haldén;
The Geography of Serbia: Nature, People, Economy, edited by Emilija Manić, Vladimir Nikitović and Predrag Djurović;
Queerness in the Early Modern Russian Orthodox Church, by Nick Mayhew.
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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies @uclssees.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Please join author Riikka Pulkkinen and her translator Tabatha Leggett in a conversation spanning literary representations of girlhood, the gaze of the camera in art, and the challenges of translating fragmented and metafictional narratives. 🗓️ 23 June at 5pm 📍 SSEES ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
Event poster for 'Girlhood, Truth, and Metafiction: A new literary novel from Finland' with an image of the book cover. In person event.
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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies @uclssees.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
📚 Our Language/s: Multilingualism in the Balkans This event will explore the #Balkan diaspora’s linguistic landscape, focusing on how non-standardised and marginalised languages shape social difference and discrimination. 🗓️ 11 June at 4pm 📍 @britishlibrary.bsky.social events.bl.uk/events/balka...
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Balkan Day III | British Library
Following on from the hugely successful two previous events The Balkans, its Diasporas, and the Stories of Material Culture; and Eating the Balkans: Langua
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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Looking for something to read over the Bank Holiday weekend? Check our #NewBooks display for inspiration! 📚📚📚😎
A book display at UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library. Eleven volumes arranged on a stand.
The featured books are:
Kuchnia SSSR: bliuda, kotorye gotovila vsia strana, by Elena Mikhailova;
The Mushroom Gatherer, by Viktorie Hanišová:
Remembering Resistance: A Jewish Memoir from Nazi-Occupied Budapest 1944-45;
Refugees, Resources, Security, and Beyond: Legal and Broader Impacts of the War in Ukraine on Hungary and Poland, by Réka Friedery, Csaba Weiner and Boldizsár Szentgáli-Tóth;
Lives Altered by War: Civilian Volunteering amid the Donbas War in Ukraine, by Nataliia Stepaniuk;
The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto: The True Story of Five Courageous Young Women who Sparked an Uprising, by Elizabeth R. Hyman;
Russia and Iran: Partners in Defiance from Syria to Ukraine, by Nicole Grajewski;
The Kingdom of Hungary and the Holy See, by Ágnes Maléth;
Farewell to Russia: A Journey Through the Former USSR, by Joe Luc Barnes;
Miniature Painting in Uzbekistan: Strokes of Wisdom, by Rolando Montecalvo;
Lessons from the Front: A Rookie War Correspondent in Ukraine and Israel, by Robert Sherman.
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UCL Libraries @ucllibraries.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
We have bookable study spaces across our libraries. Find out more about availability and book here: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/using-library…
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UCL Libraries @ucllibraries.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Undertaking a dissertation or research project? Find out more about our available resources and support for students here. library-guides.ucl.ac.uk/dissertati…
Students with laptops having a group discussion.
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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Check out the next UCL Clothes Swap, happening tomorrow (8th May, 09:30-16:00) at the Chancellors Hall, Senate House. It's a great, sustainable, way to refresh your wardobe for free! 👚👖👟👒 ♻️ #Sustainability #GreenImpact #SustainableUCL www.ucl.ac.uk/sustainable/...
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UCL Clothes Swap
Did you know that 26% of the items in our wardrobes go unworn? We're holding clothes swap shops across the year so that pre-loved clothing doesn't go to waste, and you can find something new you love....
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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies @uclssees.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Please join us for this @seeatucl-ssees.bsky.social event, which will bring together the latest work from Slovenian author, Miha Mazzini and the late Croatian author, Daša Drndić. @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social 🗓️ 27 May at 6pm BST 📍 UCL SSEES ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
Event poster for 'On the outside' with images of the book covers. In-person event.
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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Good luck to everyone starting their exams this week! 🍀 If you need a break from your studies, check out the article below.
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Library resources to inspire your studies or help you recharge this exam season
Whether you’re looking for inspiration, or you want to take your mind off studying, we’ve got a wide range of resources and services to support you through the assessment period.
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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Please note that SSEES Library will be CLOSED for the Bank Holiday on Monday 4th May. If you need somewhere to study, the Main Library, the Science Library and the Student Centre will all be open 24 hours, without staffed services. Check the opening hours of other UCL libraries here ⬇️
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UCL Special Collections @uclspeccoll.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Are you a student in London with a collection of printed or handwritten materials you’re proud of? Apply for the Anthony Davis Book Collecting Prize by 25 May for a chance to win £600! Photo: stamp album covers from Penny James’ collection, 2025’s runner up. www.ucl.ac.uk/library/coll...
Image promoting the Anthony Davis Book Collecting Prize 2026. The background is a collage of colourful stamp album covers from last year’s runner-up, Penny James. In the centre, over a semi-transparent grid, the text reads ‘Anthony Davis Book Collecting Prize 2026’ with ‘Open until Mon 25 May’ below. The UCL Special Collections logo appears at the top left of the grid.
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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies @uclssees.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Please join us for this @seeatucl-ssees.bsky.social book presentation of 'Erased' by Miha Mazzini (@flyonthewallpress.bsky.social) and 'Dying in Toronto' by Daša Drndić (Istros Books). 🗓️ 27 May at 6pm BST 📍 UCL SSEES ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
Event poster for 'On the outside' with images of the book covers. In-person event.
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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
#NewBooks for a new term! 📚📚📚😊
A book display at UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library. Ten volumes arranged on a stand.
The featured books are:
Theater in the Face of War: Polish-Ukrainian Theatrical Ties after the Russian Invasion in 2014, by Piotr Horbatowski;
Marxism and the Interpretation of Dreams: Communism in Interwar Czechoslovakia and the Idea of Central Europe, by Molly Pucci;
The German-Russian Century: History of a Tangled Relationship, by Stefan Creuzberger;
Stiliagi and Soviet Masculinities, 1945–2010: Fashion as Dissent, by Alla Myzelev;
Soviet Materialities: Socialist Things, Environments and Affects, edited by Mollie Arbuthnot, Christianna Bonin and Gabriella Ferrari;
The Investigator, by Dragan Velikić;
Baba Yaga Laid an Egg, by Dubravka Ugrešić;
Wisława Szymborska Poems, New and Collected 1957-1997;
The Summer My Mother Had Green Eyes, by Tatiana Țîbuleac;
Immigrant Christianities: Religious Migration from Romania to Italy, edited by Marco Guglielmi.
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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies @uclssees.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
🔊 Bracewell Travelling Scholarship! The scholarship is funded by a gift from SSEES Emeritus Professor of History Wendy Bracewell, whose research examines South Slav history, and travel writing in eastern Europe. 🗓️ Deadline: 30 April ➡️ Apply now: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Applications now open for a fully-funded PhD studentship exploring Yugoslavia’s multifaceted role during the Cold War, co-supervised with @exeter.ac.uk . This is one of a number of studentships available as part of AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnership scheme. Find out more: link.bl.uk/q95
A bright coral red graphic with black and white Yugoslavian stamps accross the bottom. Text in the centre reads Cold War Socialism, Non-Alignment and Anti-Colonialism in the Yugoslav Press, 1961 - 1979. With University of Exeter. Uncover fresh insights into Cold War socialism and anti-colonialism from a Yugoslav perspective, centering on the largely unexamined Joint Translation Service (JTS) bulletins. Deadline Tuesday 5 May.
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Seán Hanley @drseanhanley.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Our much missed @uclssees colleague Pete Duncan remembered in The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Peter Duncan obituary
Other lives: Lecturer at UCL who wrote books on Russian politics and advised the House of Commons
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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies @uclssees.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
🔊We have just released some additional tickets due to high demand! Join us to celebrate the launch of 'Russian Pendulum' (@uclpress.bsky.social) by Prof. Alena Ledeneva. 🗓️ 30 April at 6pm 📍 UCL SSEES ➡️ Free and open to all: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
Event poster for 'Russian Pendulum: Paradoxes, Practices and Patterns' with an image of the book cover.
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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
As the weather warms up, choose the sustainable way to stay hydrated. You can find our water fountain on the Lower Ground Floor of the Library. ⛲💧♻️ #Sustainability #GreenImpact #SustainableUCL
A wall-mounted water fountain on the Lower Ground Floor of SSEES Library.
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UCL SSEES Library @uclsseeslibrary.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
There are lots of interesting topics to explore in our #NewBooks display this week. 📚📚📚😊
A book display at UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library. Ten volumes arranged on a stand.
The featured books are:
A Kingdom and a Village: A One-Thousand-Year History of Moscow, by Simon Morrison;
Violence and Occupation: The Red Army in the Balkans and Central Europe, 1944–1945, by Vojin Majstorović;
Marshal Piłsudski and his Wars for Polish Freedom: Poland's Conflicts with Ukraine, Lithuania and Soviet Russia, by Evan McGilvray;
The Siege of Mariupol: The Azovstal Steel Plant and Ukraine’s Battle for Survival, by Christopher A Lawrence and Stefan Korshak;
Imperfect Equilibrium: Civil–Military Relations in Russian Defense Policymaking, by Kirill Shamiev;
David and Goliath: Commentaries on the Russo-Ukrainian War, by Serhii Plokhy;
Cinema of Sincerity: Soviet Films and Culture During the Thaw, by Viktoria Paranyuk;
The Death of Trotsky: The True Story of the Plot to Kill Stalin’s Greatest Enemy, by Josh Ireland;
Negotiating Identity and Collective Memory in Czech Silesia: Negotiating German Past and Czech Present, by Johana Wyss;
Concepts of Politics in Modern Hungarian Thought, by Ferenc Hörcher.
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UCL Hebrew and Jewish Studies collection @uclhjslibrary.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
On Yom ha-Shoah, the Jewish Holocaust Remembrance Day, we're highlighting some resources on the #Holocaust in @ucllibraries.bsky.social. General books on the Holocaust can be found in the Main Library at HEBREW A 130-149 and HISTORY 44 F
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UCL Press @uclpress.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
What happens when a political era defined by right wing populism comes to an end? Hungary has reached a pivotal moment. Viktor Orbán has conceded defeat after 16 years in power, with Péter Magyar’s Tisza party winning a two thirds majority according to independent reporting.
View of Buda Castle from the opposite bank of the Danube. In the foreground is the Chain-bridge.

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Cold War Socialism, Non-Alignment and Anti-Colonialism in the Yugoslav Press, 1961-1979 with @exeter.ac.uk. Applications open soon. link.bl.uk/q95
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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Four PhD studentships are now open for applications. As part of AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Scheme, these studentships are co-supervised by Library staff and academics based at UK universities. Find out more about the projects 😃
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