abi karas
@abikaras.bsky.social
likes roofs 𓆏 leverhulme ECF uni of st andrews. (post-)soviet urban space, local politics + identity. she/her/она
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он топ ов зэ сити
люблю крыши (всегда и навсегда)
люблю крыши (всегда и навсегда)
January 26, 2026 at 3:29 PM
он топ ов зэ сити
люблю крыши (всегда и навсегда)
люблю крыши (всегда и навсегда)
ничего особенного but i wrote a commentary for memory studies on the relationship between skateboarding and imperialism (russian and epistemic)
doi.org/10.1177/1750...
doi.org/10.1177/1750...
January 11, 2026 at 2:22 PM
ничего особенного but i wrote a commentary for memory studies on the relationship between skateboarding and imperialism (russian and epistemic)
doi.org/10.1177/1750...
doi.org/10.1177/1750...
checking final proofs and that’s the real heated rivalry bébé
January 10, 2026 at 9:24 AM
checking final proofs and that’s the real heated rivalry bébé
out next year !!! @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
out next year !!! @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
special delivery!!!
December 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
special delivery!!!
my review of post-soviet graffiti by @alexislerner.bsky.social is now out in city & society. a compelling read for anyone interested in post-socialist urbanism, political communication, and public space under both authoritarianism and neoliberal capitalism
doi.org/10.1111/ciso...
doi.org/10.1111/ciso...
City & Society | CUAA Urban Studies Journal | Wiley Online Library
Click on the article title to read more.
doi.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
my review of post-soviet graffiti by @alexislerner.bsky.social is now out in city & society. a compelling read for anyone interested in post-socialist urbanism, political communication, and public space under both authoritarianism and neoliberal capitalism
doi.org/10.1111/ciso...
doi.org/10.1111/ciso...
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Street name politics is back in the news in Moldova. There have been calls to rename Moscow blvd. in Chișinău into Ilie Ilașcu street. Ilașcu was one of the most well-known fighters against separatists during the Russian-Moldovan war in 1992 ...
November 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Street name politics is back in the news in Moldova. There have been calls to rename Moscow blvd. in Chișinău into Ilie Ilașcu street. Ilașcu was one of the most well-known fighters against separatists during the Russian-Moldovan war in 1992 ...
if you’re in dc for aseees next week a) let’s get a coffee/drink and b) come hear me talk about this guy and his master plan for chișinău on saturday (there will be photos !! and drawings!!! and maps !! that you maybe have never seen before for all the șciusevheads out there) !!
November 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
if you’re in dc for aseees next week a) let’s get a coffee/drink and b) come hear me talk about this guy and his master plan for chișinău on saturday (there will be photos !! and drawings!!! and maps !! that you maybe have never seen before for all the șciusevheads out there) !!
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Modern Languages students at the University of Nottingham have started a petition to save languages degrees. Please sign and share www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...
Sign the Petition
Stop the removal of Modern Languages courses at the University of Nottingham!
www.change.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Modern Languages students at the University of Nottingham have started a petition to save languages degrees. Please sign and share www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...
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www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/at-gails-w... (free to read)
At Gail's, what is the human cost behind a £5 loaf of bread?
The economics and migration behind the Gail's expansion. Words by Sasha Patel and Ben Jacob. Illustration by Kruttika Susarla.
www.vittlesmagazine.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/at-gails-w... (free to read)
turns out you can always just move to the east coast of scotland
October 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
turns out you can always just move to the east coast of scotland
moldovan elections are underway (eek)!!! you can follow the voting + results as they come in this evening here: pv.cec.md
Prezența la vot
pv.cec.md
September 28, 2025 at 7:09 AM
moldovan elections are underway (eek)!!! you can follow the voting + results as they come in this evening here: pv.cec.md
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A long thread on how I'll be following returns for the Moldovan legisl. election on Sep. 28. Polls close inside MD at 9 p.m. Until then, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) will only be releasing turnout data throughout the day. Results will start rolling in fairly quickly ...
September 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A long thread on how I'll be following returns for the Moldovan legisl. election on Sep. 28. Polls close inside MD at 9 p.m. Until then, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) will only be releasing turnout data throughout the day. Results will start rolling in fairly quickly ...
la mulți ani de ziua independenței, moldova! 🫶
August 27, 2025 at 5:35 AM
la mulți ani de ziua independenței, moldova! 🫶
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The Editorial to our Special Issue on Grey Spaces and Chromatic Leisure for @leisurestudies.bsky.social is now published. @indigowilling.bsky.social @benjaminduester.bsky.social @sanderholsgens.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The leisure of grey spaces, urban play and the chromatic turn
Published in Leisure Studies (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
June 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The Editorial to our Special Issue on Grey Spaces and Chromatic Leisure for @leisurestudies.bsky.social is now published. @indigowilling.bsky.social @benjaminduester.bsky.social @sanderholsgens.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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My favourite Moldova story of the week is Boney M performing at the city festival of Bălți. newsmaker.md/ru/boney-m-m...
www.youtube.com/live/6IKxabT...
www.youtube.com/live/6IKxabT...
Boney M, Меладзе и Галкин: сколько Бельцы потратили на концерты ко Дню города
На организацию двух концертов ко Дню города в Бельцах потратили около 840 тыс. леев. Из этой суммы примерно 200 тыс. леев выделила администрация города, остальные расходы покрыли спонсоры. Об этом соо...
newsmaker.md
June 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
My favourite Moldova story of the week is Boney M performing at the city festival of Bălți. newsmaker.md/ru/boney-m-m...
www.youtube.com/live/6IKxabT...
www.youtube.com/live/6IKxabT...
exciting news! ✩ i’ve been awarded a leverhulme early career fellowship to spend the next three years thinking about urban space, cultural heritage & the relationship between the local and national in moldova and will be based at st andrews ☆彡 hai să mergem// давай пойдём ミ☆
May 22, 2025 at 9:26 AM
exciting news! ✩ i’ve been awarded a leverhulme early career fellowship to spend the next three years thinking about urban space, cultural heritage & the relationship between the local and national in moldova and will be based at st andrews ☆彡 hai să mergem// давай пойдём ミ☆
across romania at easter 🪻
May 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
across romania at easter 🪻
spring in bucharest 🌱
April 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
spring in bucharest 🌱
wrote about grey spaces, russia and the capitalocene. hope this enriches the chromatic leisure paradigm in some way ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
March 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
wrote about grey spaces, russia and the capitalocene. hope this enriches the chromatic leisure paradigm in some way ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
every minute the NHS needs 3 donations so, if you can, go donate blood/plasma/platelets (+ you get snacks)❣️
March 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
every minute the NHS needs 3 donations so, if you can, go donate blood/plasma/platelets (+ you get snacks)❣️
let’s gooooo
Breaking: internationally sanctioned Moldovan oligarch Veaceslav Platon was arrested in the UK, at the request of Moldovan prosecutors, who are investigating him for money laundering, fraud
www.zdg.md/stiri/politi...
www.zdg.md/stiri/politi...
ULTIMA ORĂ/ Veaceslav Platon – REȚINUT în Marea Britanie pentru a fi extrădat
Veaceslav Platon urmează să fie extrădat în R. Moldova. Autoritățile britanice au informat joi, 13 martie, Procuratura Generală a R. Moldova că, în baza demersului Procuraturii din 25 septembrie 2024,...
www.zdg.md
March 14, 2025 at 8:18 AM
let’s gooooo