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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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)
³³ ♡ hbd to me 𓆏 reminder that ageing is a privilege and we should all be so lucky⋆.☘︎ ݁˖
the average price of a pint is apparently still £5.17 (£5.73 for guinness) so if you fancy celebrating another year of me you can buy me a virtual pint kharpp.com/how-to-donate/ xxx
the average price of a pint is apparently still £5.17 (£5.73 for guinness) so if you fancy celebrating another year of me you can buy me a virtual pint kharpp.com/how-to-donate/ xxx
October 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
³³ ♡ hbd to me 𓆏 reminder that ageing is a privilege and we should all be so lucky⋆.☘︎ ݁˖
the average price of a pint is apparently still £5.17 (£5.73 for guinness) so if you fancy celebrating another year of me you can buy me a virtual pint kharpp.com/how-to-donate/ xxx
the average price of a pint is apparently still £5.17 (£5.73 for guinness) so if you fancy celebrating another year of me you can buy me a virtual pint kharpp.com/how-to-donate/ xxx
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
happy stalin death day to all those who celebrate! смерть диктаторам.
March 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
happy stalin death day to all those who celebrate! смерть диктаторам.
March 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
the estimated number of buildings destroyed by russia is already more than 250,000. this new online archive/exhibition presents the scale of the destruction and the range of buildings destroyed. this is an irreplaceable loss.
ukrainian-destroyed-heritage.leibniz-gwzo.de
ukrainian-destroyed-heritage.leibniz-gwzo.de
Home, Destroyed Ukrainian Heritage
Since the beginning of the full scale Russian invasion to Ukraine many cities suffer from drones, missiles and artillery strikes. It is difficult to determine the total number of ruined buildings, but...
ukrainian-destroyed-heritage.leibniz-gwzo.de
February 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
the estimated number of buildings destroyed by russia is already more than 250,000. this new online archive/exhibition presents the scale of the destruction and the range of buildings destroyed. this is an irreplaceable loss.
ukrainian-destroyed-heritage.leibniz-gwzo.de
ukrainian-destroyed-heritage.leibniz-gwzo.de
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Spiraling about what I can do in a collapsed economy flooded with workers with my exact skill set. Should I get backyard chickens and become an egg mogul
February 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Spiraling about what I can do in a collapsed economy flooded with workers with my exact skill set. Should I get backyard chickens and become an egg mogul
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Lovely roundtable talk for LGBTQ+ History Month at the @uniofnottingham.bsky.social. Excited to talk with @abikaras.bsky.social and @siobhanhearne.bsky.social about queer histories of central and eastern Europe 🥳
Join us (if you're about in Nottingham, of course) - all are welcome!
Join us (if you're about in Nottingham, of course) - all are welcome!
February 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Lovely roundtable talk for LGBTQ+ History Month at the @uniofnottingham.bsky.social. Excited to talk with @abikaras.bsky.social and @siobhanhearne.bsky.social about queer histories of central and eastern Europe 🥳
Join us (if you're about in Nottingham, of course) - all are welcome!
Join us (if you're about in Nottingham, of course) - all are welcome!