Cookies and the Caucasus
@cookiescaucasus.bsky.social
Former Tbilisi ex-pat, back in the USA
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With the death of Title VI, these small initiatives supporting students to study Less Commonly Taught Languages will become even more crucial. Donate to support Polish at Ohio State! Even $5 is meaningful
buckeyefunder.osu.edu/project/47465
buckeyefunder.osu.edu/project/47465
Polish Studies Initiative Grants and Scholarships Fundraiser
Advance Polish Studies at Ohio State, support the PSI Grant and Scholarship Campaign.
buckeyefunder.osu.edu
October 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
With the death of Title VI, these small initiatives supporting students to study Less Commonly Taught Languages will become even more crucial. Donate to support Polish at Ohio State! Even $5 is meaningful
buckeyefunder.osu.edu/project/47465
buckeyefunder.osu.edu/project/47465
It makes me happy that a Ukrainian refugee chef won the chilli cook-off in my rural Ohio home town.
October 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
It makes me happy that a Ukrainian refugee chef won the chilli cook-off in my rural Ohio home town.
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Friends, I am not having fun on BlueSky yet. Am I missing some connections from the old crowd on the other site? I'm becoming a LinkedIn person, and therefore worry about my soul
July 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Friends, I am not having fun on BlueSky yet. Am I missing some connections from the old crowd on the other site? I'm becoming a LinkedIn person, and therefore worry about my soul
With the death of Title VI, these small initiatives supporting students to study Less Commonly Taught Languages will become even more crucial. Donate to support Polish at Ohio State! Even $5 is meaningful
buckeyefunder.osu.edu/project/47465
buckeyefunder.osu.edu/project/47465
Polish Studies Initiative Grants and Scholarships Fundraiser
Advance Polish Studies at Ohio State, support the PSI Grant and Scholarship Campaign.
buckeyefunder.osu.edu
October 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
With the death of Title VI, these small initiatives supporting students to study Less Commonly Taught Languages will become even more crucial. Donate to support Polish at Ohio State! Even $5 is meaningful
buckeyefunder.osu.edu/project/47465
buckeyefunder.osu.edu/project/47465
FLAS and NRC cancelled, seemingly nationwide
September 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
FLAS and NRC cancelled, seemingly nationwide
A final push for our fundraiser: buckeyefunder.osu.edu/project/46587
Though we've met our goal, the uncertainty of continued federal funding means that every dollar counts, and every donor shows support for the work we do.
Though we've met our goal, the uncertainty of continued federal funding means that every dollar counts, and every donor shows support for the work we do.
60 Years of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies
Help The Ohio State University reach 60 Donors for the project: 60 Years of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies. A donation of any amount can make a difference!
buckeyefunder.osu.edu
August 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A final push for our fundraiser: buckeyefunder.osu.edu/project/46587
Though we've met our goal, the uncertainty of continued federal funding means that every dollar counts, and every donor shows support for the work we do.
Though we've met our goal, the uncertainty of continued federal funding means that every dollar counts, and every donor shows support for the work we do.
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6) Many universities are backstopping these programs. Donate to your alma mater. If the top leadership is questionable, don't donate to the university-wide slush funds, donate to specific programs with control closer to the students. For example: buckeyefunder.osu.edu/project/46587
60 Years of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies
Help The Ohio State University reach 60 Donors for the project: 60 Years of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies. A donation of any amount can make a difference!
buckeyefunder.osu.edu
August 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
6) Many universities are backstopping these programs. Donate to your alma mater. If the top leadership is questionable, don't donate to the university-wide slush funds, donate to specific programs with control closer to the students. For example: buckeyefunder.osu.edu/project/46587
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Continuations did not come for Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships and National Resource Center grants to universities (for all programs, as far as I can tell). Reach out to any students in your network, and please offer you support to these programs. Ideas below:
August 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Continuations did not come for Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships and National Resource Center grants to universities (for all programs, as far as I can tell). Reach out to any students in your network, and please offer you support to these programs. Ideas below:
Continuations did not come for Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships and National Resource Center grants to universities (for all programs, as far as I can tell). Reach out to any students in your network, and please offer you support to these programs. Ideas below:
August 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Continuations did not come for Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships and National Resource Center grants to universities (for all programs, as far as I can tell). Reach out to any students in your network, and please offer you support to these programs. Ideas below:
Ojakhuri made with Slovenian sausage and topped with Mexican cheese. Still tkemali on the side, of course. Turned out great!
August 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Ojakhuri made with Slovenian sausage and topped with Mexican cheese. Still tkemali on the side, of course. Turned out great!
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VACANCY 💻
Join our amazing team at @hbs-south-caucasus.bsky.social as a part-time Communications and Web Manager!
Location: Tbilisi (on-site role with required presence in the office two days per week; remote work is not possible)
Application deadline: August 31!
ge.boell.org/en/2025/08/1...
Join our amazing team at @hbs-south-caucasus.bsky.social as a part-time Communications and Web Manager!
Location: Tbilisi (on-site role with required presence in the office two days per week; remote work is not possible)
Application deadline: August 31!
ge.boell.org/en/2025/08/1...
Vacancy: Communications and Web Manager | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Tbilisi - South Caucasus Region
We are looking for a part-time communications and web manager (20 hours weekly) in Tbilisi to design and implement the external communications work of our office. We are seeking a creative individual ...
ge.boell.org
August 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
VACANCY 💻
Join our amazing team at @hbs-south-caucasus.bsky.social as a part-time Communications and Web Manager!
Location: Tbilisi (on-site role with required presence in the office two days per week; remote work is not possible)
Application deadline: August 31!
ge.boell.org/en/2025/08/1...
Join our amazing team at @hbs-south-caucasus.bsky.social as a part-time Communications and Web Manager!
Location: Tbilisi (on-site role with required presence in the office two days per week; remote work is not possible)
Application deadline: August 31!
ge.boell.org/en/2025/08/1...
Pretty exciting to leaf through my new cookbook (which touts itself as New American) and find a recipe for plov. I needed a new one--can't find the one I dug from the depths of the internet and used with great success years ago. No khachapuri, though.
August 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Pretty exciting to leaf through my new cookbook (which touts itself as New American) and find a recipe for plov. I needed a new one--can't find the one I dug from the depths of the internet and used with great success years ago. No khachapuri, though.
Friends, I am not having fun on BlueSky yet. Am I missing some connections from the old crowd on the other site? I'm becoming a LinkedIn person, and therefore worry about my soul
July 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Friends, I am not having fun on BlueSky yet. Am I missing some connections from the old crowd on the other site? I'm becoming a LinkedIn person, and therefore worry about my soul
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Supporters of Slavic Studies, please pitch in! Our goal is 60 donors for 60 years buckeyefunder.osu.edu/project/46587
The money must move, and this is a great group of kids who deserve support
The money must move, and this is a great group of kids who deserve support
60 Years of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies
Help The Ohio State University reach 60 Donors for the project: 60 Years of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies. A donation of any amount can make a difference!
buckeyefunder.osu.edu
July 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Supporters of Slavic Studies, please pitch in! Our goal is 60 donors for 60 years buckeyefunder.osu.edu/project/46587
The money must move, and this is a great group of kids who deserve support
The money must move, and this is a great group of kids who deserve support
Beware! Southwest apparently no longer sends check-in reminders. I forgot by a little bit, and am totally effed for my flight tomorrow. Not a great start to one of my first actual vacations ever
July 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Beware! Southwest apparently no longer sends check-in reminders. I forgot by a little bit, and am totally effed for my flight tomorrow. Not a great start to one of my first actual vacations ever
Supporters of Slavic Studies, please pitch in! Our goal is 60 donors for 60 years buckeyefunder.osu.edu/project/46587
The money must move, and this is a great group of kids who deserve support
The money must move, and this is a great group of kids who deserve support
60 Years of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies
Help The Ohio State University reach 60 Donors for the project: 60 Years of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies. A donation of any amount can make a difference!
buckeyefunder.osu.edu
July 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Supporters of Slavic Studies, please pitch in! Our goal is 60 donors for 60 years buckeyefunder.osu.edu/project/46587
The money must move, and this is a great group of kids who deserve support
The money must move, and this is a great group of kids who deserve support
Did you know you can make wine from currants? And it's amazing? Mind blown
June 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Did you know you can make wine from currants? And it's amazing? Mind blown
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This is the organization that effectively every US-based scholar of Russia/former Soviet Union belongs to
In a serious blow to scholars, the Russian authorities have outlawed the Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) as an "undesirable organization." The designation poses legal risks for the organization's 3,200 members when researching in Russia. meduza.io/en/news/2025...
Russia outlaws Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) as ‘undesirable organization’ — Meduza
Russia’s Justice Ministry has outlawed the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) as an “undesirable organization.”
meduza.io
June 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This is the organization that effectively every US-based scholar of Russia/former Soviet Union belongs to
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On Tuesday night I was barred from entering Georgia, my home for the last three years. Official reasons were given as “other,” but from the circumstances of my departure in April it’s clear the refusal is directly tied to my work covering the country as a journalist. 1/
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Between harassment and expulsion, Georgia is bent on silencing British journalist Will Neal
Independent British journalist Will Neal was arbitrarily denied entry into Georgia, where he has lived since 2022, upon returning from a trip to the United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU). Report...
rsf.org
May 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
On Tuesday night I was barred from entering Georgia, my home for the last three years. Official reasons were given as “other,” but from the circumstances of my departure in April it’s clear the refusal is directly tied to my work covering the country as a journalist. 1/
rsf.org/en/between-h...
rsf.org/en/between-h...
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georgian spring pasta, with ekala, asparagus, and the first of the season’s peas
May 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
georgian spring pasta, with ekala, asparagus, and the first of the season’s peas
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Urge your Representative to sign on to Rep. Deborah Ross’s letter strengthen our nation’s international education infrastructure with funding the international education, Title VI, and Fulbright-Hays.
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Take Action for International Education!
I just took action to increase funding for Title VI and Fulbright-Hays! Join me and take action here.
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May 10, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Urge your Representative to sign on to Rep. Deborah Ross’s letter strengthen our nation’s international education infrastructure with funding the international education, Title VI, and Fulbright-Hays.
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There’s a whole host of areas of expertise that the USG is going to find itself needing anyway, and will probably be forced to recreate through contracts that are more expensive than it was to sustain the knowledge ecosystem
I'll just take this moment to point out that the US Institute of Peace, just a few weeks ago, contained one of the finest concentrations of US expertise on India and Pakistan, and crisis management in South Asia.
May 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
There’s a whole host of areas of expertise that the USG is going to find itself needing anyway, and will probably be forced to recreate through contracts that are more expensive than it was to sustain the knowledge ecosystem
I think today is only the second time I have voted in person on election day (being an ex-pat for a decade will do that). Very pleased with my "I voted" sticker.
May 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I think today is only the second time I have voted in person on election day (being an ex-pat for a decade will do that). Very pleased with my "I voted" sticker.
This map just gets "better" and better the more I look at it.
May 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This map just gets "better" and better the more I look at it.