Bradley Gorski
@bgorski.bsky.social
Literature and capitalism, esp in Russia. Prof at Georgetown. Erstwhile union organizer.
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Bradley Gorski
@bgorski.bsky.social
· Jan 26
I made a book!
It’s about the wild Russian book industry as the Soviet Union fell; it’s got interviews with authors, publishers, and critics, close readings and bestseller stats—all while showing how capitalism emptied out Russian culture and how it might be coming for us next.
It’s about the wild Russian book industry as the Soviet Union fell; it’s got interviews with authors, publishers, and critics, close readings and bestseller stats—all while showing how capitalism emptied out Russian culture and how it might be coming for us next.
Happy to see the @newyorker.com got the description right. We’re in the middle of an outright assault on Higher Ed.
Trump’s vindictive and illegal campaigns to destroy the best of our society are not “crackdowns,” they’re assaults, attacks, onslaughts.
Trump’s vindictive and illegal campaigns to destroy the best of our society are not “crackdowns,” they’re assaults, attacks, onslaughts.
October 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Happy to see the @newyorker.com got the description right. We’re in the middle of an outright assault on Higher Ed.
Trump’s vindictive and illegal campaigns to destroy the best of our society are not “crackdowns,” they’re assaults, attacks, onslaughts.
Trump’s vindictive and illegal campaigns to destroy the best of our society are not “crackdowns,” they’re assaults, attacks, onslaughts.
Another reminder that it’s worth thinking about dissent in as many ways as possible these days.
Resistance is always possible
Resistance is always possible
Congratulations to Benjamin Nathans, whose book To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause won the @aseees.bsky.social Reginald Zelnik Book Prize in History, recognizing an outstanding history monograph published on Russia, Eastern Europe, or Eurasia!
Explore his monumental work here: hubs.ly/Q03LzMJl0
Explore his monumental work here: hubs.ly/Q03LzMJl0
October 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Another reminder that it’s worth thinking about dissent in as many ways as possible these days.
Resistance is always possible
Resistance is always possible
Great news! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel prize in literature 2025
Hungarian novelist celebrated for dystopian, melancholic novels that ‘reaffirm the power of art’
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Great news! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
I got to talk with Maria Lipman about my book last week. Check it out!
Maria Lipman interviews Bradley A. Gorski (@bgorski.bsky.social) for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social: "Cultural Capitalism: Literature and the Market After Socialism" ( #bookhistory, #skystorians) newbooksnetwork.com/cultural-cap...
October 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I got to talk with Maria Lipman about my book last week. Check it out!
Totally normal headline
September 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Totally normal headline
Masked agents kidnapping civilians, hanging 50 ft banners of the leader’s face, declaring war on an American city — that anyone can’t see this is evil is just insane
September 7, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Masked agents kidnapping civilians, hanging 50 ft banners of the leader’s face, declaring war on an American city — that anyone can’t see this is evil is just insane
Masked agents kidnapping civilians, hanging 50 ft banners of the leader’s face, declaring war on an American city — that anyone can’t see this is evil is just insane
September 7, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Masked agents kidnapping civilians, hanging 50 ft banners of the leader’s face, declaring war on an American city — that anyone can’t see this is evil is just insane
This guy says he wants universities to focus on the truth.
Why wasn’t the question asked whether it bothers him that the political movement he has aligned himself with is based on a rigorously enforced lie?
Why wasn’t the question asked whether it bothers him that the political movement he has aligned himself with is based on a rigorously enforced lie?
The conservative activist Christopher Rufo has become an influential voice in the ear of the Trump administration as it turns his strategy into a crackdown on higher education.
Listen to our interview with Rufo on today's episode of "The Daily."
Listen to our interview with Rufo on today's episode of "The Daily."
The Conservative Activist Pushing Trump to Attack U.S. Colleges
Christopher Rufo has helped inspire Republican messaging and bills on hot-button issues.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This guy says he wants universities to focus on the truth.
Why wasn’t the question asked whether it bothers him that the political movement he has aligned himself with is based on a rigorously enforced lie?
Why wasn’t the question asked whether it bothers him that the political movement he has aligned himself with is based on a rigorously enforced lie?
Universities: before you capitulate, remember that you’re up against a weak-willed petty tyrant who wasn’t able to face a stock market dip for more than a weak.
He gives up all the time. He gives in all the time. He loses interest even more.
Stand up. You’re stronger than this.
He gives up all the time. He gives in all the time. He loses interest even more.
Stand up. You’re stronger than this.
April 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Universities: before you capitulate, remember that you’re up against a weak-willed petty tyrant who wasn’t able to face a stock market dip for more than a weak.
He gives up all the time. He gives in all the time. He loses interest even more.
Stand up. You’re stronger than this.
He gives up all the time. He gives in all the time. He loses interest even more.
Stand up. You’re stronger than this.
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Pretty much all US news items right now
April 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Pretty much all US news items right now
I think this might actually be right
Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
April 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I think this might actually be right
If a pediatrician talking about children dying “might be perceived as anti-government,” maybe the problem is not with the pediatrician
NYU canceled an invited talk by the former president of Doctors Without Borders, out of fear her talk would be accused by the government of being both anti-Trump and antisemitic: ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/215...
Une conférence de la Dre Joanne Liu annulée par NYU
L'université de New York allègue que son contenu peut être perçu comme antisémite, mais Joanne Liu croit que NYU craint en fait de déplaire à Donald Trump.
ici.radio-canada.ca
March 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
If a pediatrician talking about children dying “might be perceived as anti-government,” maybe the problem is not with the pediatrician
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TODAY @ NOON ET in NYC:
COLUMBIA PROFESSORS TO HOLD EMERGENCY VIGIL AGAINST ADMIN CONCESSIONS TO TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
Columbia gates at 116th & Amsterdam Ave (Not Broadway)
• Hands Off Our Students, Faculty, & Research
• Defend Science
• Defend Academic Freedom
• Defend Freedom of Speech
COLUMBIA PROFESSORS TO HOLD EMERGENCY VIGIL AGAINST ADMIN CONCESSIONS TO TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
Columbia gates at 116th & Amsterdam Ave (Not Broadway)
• Hands Off Our Students, Faculty, & Research
• Defend Science
• Defend Academic Freedom
• Defend Freedom of Speech
March 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
TODAY @ NOON ET in NYC:
COLUMBIA PROFESSORS TO HOLD EMERGENCY VIGIL AGAINST ADMIN CONCESSIONS TO TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
Columbia gates at 116th & Amsterdam Ave (Not Broadway)
• Hands Off Our Students, Faculty, & Research
• Defend Science
• Defend Academic Freedom
• Defend Freedom of Speech
COLUMBIA PROFESSORS TO HOLD EMERGENCY VIGIL AGAINST ADMIN CONCESSIONS TO TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
Columbia gates at 116th & Amsterdam Ave (Not Broadway)
• Hands Off Our Students, Faculty, & Research
• Defend Science
• Defend Academic Freedom
• Defend Freedom of Speech
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SCOOP: Hooded ICE agents snatched Indian-born Georgetown postdoc Badar Suri from Rosslyn street Monday, per court filing. Like Khalil, linked to pro-Palestinian views & Rubio 'foreign policy' power, lawyer says. Then whisked to Louisiana. w/ @kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Trump is seeking to deport another graduate student who is legally in the country, lawsuit says
Badar Khan Suri, a fellow at Georgetown, says he is being punished because of the suspected views of his wife, a U.S. citizen with Palestinian heritage.
www.politico.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
SCOOP: Hooded ICE agents snatched Indian-born Georgetown postdoc Badar Suri from Rosslyn street Monday, per court filing. Like Khalil, linked to pro-Palestinian views & Rubio 'foreign policy' power, lawyer says. Then whisked to Louisiana. w/ @kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Today is the official pub date for my book, Cultural Capitalism.
Get out there and protest extra-judicial arrests, the concerted destruction of expertise and knowledge creation, the defunding of social services, the attack on freedom of movement, and the gentle compliance of the Democratic Party.
Get out there and protest extra-judicial arrests, the concerted destruction of expertise and knowledge creation, the defunding of social services, the attack on freedom of movement, and the gentle compliance of the Democratic Party.
Cultural Capitalism by Bradley A. Gorski | Hardcover | Cornell University Press
Cultural Capitalism explores Russian literature's eager embrace of capitalism in the post-Soviet era. When the Soviet Union fell, books were suddenly bought and sold as commodities. Russia's first bes...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
March 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Today is the official pub date for my book, Cultural Capitalism.
Get out there and protest extra-judicial arrests, the concerted destruction of expertise and knowledge creation, the defunding of social services, the attack on freedom of movement, and the gentle compliance of the Democratic Party.
Get out there and protest extra-judicial arrests, the concerted destruction of expertise and knowledge creation, the defunding of social services, the attack on freedom of movement, and the gentle compliance of the Democratic Party.
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There is no word for this other than evil. Ukraine is being bombed daily by a leader who has engaged in war crimes.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump plans to revoke legal status of Ukrainians who fled to US, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.
www.reuters.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
There is no word for this other than evil. Ukraine is being bombed daily by a leader who has engaged in war crimes.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Makes me want to read the whole collection cover to cover!
A lesser-known power of Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery' is where it comes in its collection.
Spoilers, but I suspect you know how 'The Lottery' ends. It's famous for a reason.
But this is important: Jackson arranged the collection it was named after, and she chose the arrangement. 1/
Spoilers, but I suspect you know how 'The Lottery' ends. It's famous for a reason.
But this is important: Jackson arranged the collection it was named after, and she chose the arrangement. 1/
March 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Makes me want to read the whole collection cover to cover!
I’m as disgusted as anyone with T&V’s behavior yesterday. But I don’t think Zelenskyy is getting his due. He wasn’t just the adult in the room. He handled himself with incredible dignity. He was walking into a trap. He knew it. He was prepared. And he refused to either back down or take the bait.
March 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I’m as disgusted as anyone with T&V’s behavior yesterday. But I don’t think Zelenskyy is getting his due. He wasn’t just the adult in the room. He handled himself with incredible dignity. He was walking into a trap. He knew it. He was prepared. And he refused to either back down or take the bait.
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Today, along with 2,000 other NIH employees, I had to clear out my office 😭
It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where *everyone* cared about their job and serving others.
It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where *everyone* cared about their job and serving others.
February 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Today, along with 2,000 other NIH employees, I had to clear out my office 😭
It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where *everyone* cared about their job and serving others.
It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where *everyone* cared about their job and serving others.
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Random cover from the TBR pile:
The Beasts by Leslie Garrett (1966)
This first novel about a nice young man who gets involved in satanic orgies was selected as the "Maxwell E. Perkins Commemorative Novel" by Scribers. "Sorry about that, Maxwell," quipped one reviewer.
The Beasts by Leslie Garrett (1966)
This first novel about a nice young man who gets involved in satanic orgies was selected as the "Maxwell E. Perkins Commemorative Novel" by Scribers. "Sorry about that, Maxwell," quipped one reviewer.
January 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Random cover from the TBR pile:
The Beasts by Leslie Garrett (1966)
This first novel about a nice young man who gets involved in satanic orgies was selected as the "Maxwell E. Perkins Commemorative Novel" by Scribers. "Sorry about that, Maxwell," quipped one reviewer.
The Beasts by Leslie Garrett (1966)
This first novel about a nice young man who gets involved in satanic orgies was selected as the "Maxwell E. Perkins Commemorative Novel" by Scribers. "Sorry about that, Maxwell," quipped one reviewer.
To be fair, with equal evidence, I assumed it was because a lush is in charge at the pentagon and all government employees (including FAA) are scared for their livelihoods.
January 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
To be fair, with equal evidence, I assumed it was because a lush is in charge at the pentagon and all government employees (including FAA) are scared for their livelihoods.
What’s amazing about this is how narrow the band is. Record lows and highs are only 12 pts apart.
A new Quinnipiac poll finds the Democratic Party at a record low (31% favorable) and the Republican Party at a record high (43% favorable) in voter opinion.
poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
Trump Begins Second Term Stronger Than The First,
6 In 10 Voters Approve Of Sending U.S. Troops To Southern Border,
Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds;
Majority Disapprove Of Elon Musk's Rol...
"The huge deployment of boots on the ground is not to a dicey, far away war theater, but to the American border. And a majority of voters are just fine with that," said Quinnipiac University Polling A...
poll.qu.edu
January 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
What’s amazing about this is how narrow the band is. Record lows and highs are only 12 pts apart.
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Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Olga Skabeeva and pundit Spiridon Kilinkarov surmised that Donald Trump owes his presidency to Russia and should in return let them have all of Ukraine.
youtu.be/tfF8VqKDs4I
youtu.be/tfF8VqKDs4I
State TV says Trump owes his presidency to Russia
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
youtu.be
January 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Olga Skabeeva and pundit Spiridon Kilinkarov surmised that Donald Trump owes his presidency to Russia and should in return let them have all of Ukraine.
youtu.be/tfF8VqKDs4I
youtu.be/tfF8VqKDs4I
@microsoft.com is charging you for AI you never wanted and didn’t ask for. If you don’t want to pay for this BS you need to go into your Office365 account and change your subscription to the cheaper option without AI.
You were “upgraded” automatically.
You were “upgraded” automatically.
January 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
@microsoft.com is charging you for AI you never wanted and didn’t ask for. If you don’t want to pay for this BS you need to go into your Office365 account and change your subscription to the cheaper option without AI.
You were “upgraded” automatically.
You were “upgraded” automatically.