Journal of Slavic Military Studies
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The Journal of Slavic Military Studies investigates all aspects of military affairs in the Slavic nations of central and eastern Europe, as well as Eurasia, including adjacent themes of history, society, politics, economics, policy, and warfare.
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JSMS Books for Review - PUBLIC
Books that The Journal of Slavic Military Studies would welcome a review of. Reviews can look at a single book or spend additional length doing a more involved review essay on a couple texts (and othe...
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And if you are looking to write a review for the journal, take a look at this running list, or reach out with your own proposal to the editors...
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MOTHERLAND is finally out today! And she's a finalist for the National Book Award.
Get your copy today!
bookshop.org/p/books/moth...
Get your copy today!
bookshop.org/p/books/moth...
October 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
MOTHERLAND is finally out today! And she's a finalist for the National Book Award.
Get your copy today!
bookshop.org/p/books/moth...
Get your copy today!
bookshop.org/p/books/moth...
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
Looking for a distraction from the news? Turn your attention the latest JSMS issue found here www.tandfonline.com/toc/fslv20/3..., volume 38, issue 3, including papers about fascists, and antifascists... we'll let you delve into which is which...
The Journal of Slavic Military Studies
Volume 38, Issue 3 of The Journal of Slavic Military Studies
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October 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Looking for a distraction from the news? Turn your attention the latest JSMS issue found here www.tandfonline.com/toc/fslv20/3..., volume 38, issue 3, including papers about fascists, and antifascists... we'll let you delve into which is which...
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We have a new author interview up on @peripheralhist.bsky.social We were lucky enough to speak to Isaac McKean Scarborough about his excellent book 'Moscow's Heavy Shadow: the Violent Collapse of the USSR' www.peripheralhistories.co.uk/post/moscow-...
Moscow's Heavy Shadow: the Violent Collapse of the USSR
In Moscow’s Heavy Shadow: the Violent Collapse of the USSR (published with Cornell University Press, 2023) Isaac McKean Scarborough weaves together archival documents from Dushanbe and Moscow to tell ...
www.peripheralhistories.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We have a new author interview up on @peripheralhist.bsky.social We were lucky enough to speak to Isaac McKean Scarborough about his excellent book 'Moscow's Heavy Shadow: the Violent Collapse of the USSR' www.peripheralhistories.co.uk/post/moscow-...
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“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”
October 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”
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Historians who write books, please a) set up your own author website, independent of your university profile and b) get some professional headshots taken. Love, your friendly neighborhood podcaster.
October 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Historians who write books, please a) set up your own author website, independent of your university profile and b) get some professional headshots taken. Love, your friendly neighborhood podcaster.
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In March of 1945, the US Army issued this "fact sheet" to guide conversations with soldiers on the topic of fascism, paying particular attention to the ongoing threat that domestic fascist movements posed to the US. Their analysis of what a homegrown US fascism would look like is interesting.
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ORIENTATION
FACT SHEET
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WAR DEPARTMENT-WASHINGTON 25, D. C. • 24 March 1945 FASCISM!
Note For This Week's Discussion:
Fascism is not the easiest thing to identify and analyze; nor, once in power, is it easy to destroy. It is important for our future and that of the world that as many of us as possible understand the causes and practices of fascism, in order to combat it. Points to stress are: (1) Fascism is more apt to come to power at a time of economic crisis;
(2) fascism inevitably leads to war; (3) it can come to any country; (4) we can best combat it by making our democracy work.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:miczfsfixolk42l7343z3bpd/bafkreigaks7wgy4rvmszhobeed7hlaqap4mynkhqketipzolmesislssci@jpeg)
August 1, 2024 at 9:35 PM
In March of 1945, the US Army issued this "fact sheet" to guide conversations with soldiers on the topic of fascism, paying particular attention to the ongoing threat that domestic fascist movements posed to the US. Their analysis of what a homegrown US fascism would look like is interesting.
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Fascinating article from 1941, by the great Dorothy Thompson. harpers.org/archive/1941...
Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
harpers.org
October 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Fascinating article from 1941, by the great Dorothy Thompson. harpers.org/archive/1941...
Why do some publishers keep table of contents a secret? What possible reason?
September 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Why do some publishers keep table of contents a secret? What possible reason?
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AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
And, one more update from this latest issue. Latest book reviews include: Australia’s Lost Heroes: Anzacs in the Russian Civil War 1919, by Damien Wright, from Big Sky Publishing [ed: that's Australia, not Montana], (reviewed by Lincoln E. Flake)...
www.bigskypublishing.com.au/books/austra...
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Australia's Lost Heroes - Big Sky Publishing
This remarkable story, both engaging military history and enthralling detective story, recounts the Australian soldiers who fought in Russia in 1919 and the author’s long journey with the guidance and...
www.bigskypublishing.com.au
August 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
And, one more update from this latest issue. Latest book reviews include: Australia’s Lost Heroes: Anzacs in the Russian Civil War 1919, by Damien Wright, from Big Sky Publishing [ed: that's Australia, not Montana], (reviewed by Lincoln E. Flake)...
www.bigskypublishing.com.au/books/austra...
www.bigskypublishing.com.au/books/austra...
Also out this issue, "On the battles for Hill 446 (Pustki) during the Gorlice breakthrough (2 May 1915) once again,” by Jan Błachnio...
August 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Also out this issue, "On the battles for Hill 446 (Pustki) during the Gorlice breakthrough (2 May 1915) once again,” by Jan Błachnio...
New issue is out, www.tandfonline.com/toc/fslv20/3...
The Journal of Slavic Military Studies
Volume 38, Issue 2 of The Journal of Slavic Military Studies
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August 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
New issue is out, www.tandfonline.com/toc/fslv20/3...
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A Chat GPT tale of fraud, challenge and redemption in several acts. It would be funny if it would not be scary. And tragic.
I decided to see what AI was all about by letting it write a short essay about a topic that I knew well: Soviet hippies.
What got back was…
I decided to see what AI was all about by letting it write a short essay about a topic that I knew well: Soviet hippies.
What got back was…
May 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A Chat GPT tale of fraud, challenge and redemption in several acts. It would be funny if it would not be scary. And tragic.
I decided to see what AI was all about by letting it write a short essay about a topic that I knew well: Soviet hippies.
What got back was…
I decided to see what AI was all about by letting it write a short essay about a topic that I knew well: Soviet hippies.
What got back was…
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A new entry in the Ambassadors' Series on Central Asia, published by @eurasianet.bsky.social, spearheaded by @nargiskassenova.bsky.social of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.
Allan Mustard on the use of shoe leather diplomacy in Turkmenistan.
eurasianet.org/memoir-recol...
Allan Mustard on the use of shoe leather diplomacy in Turkmenistan.
eurasianet.org/memoir-recol...
Memoir: Recollecting the benefits of shoe leather diplomacy in Turkmenistan
Getting out, getting a feel for the place, and putting pins on a map.
eurasianet.org
May 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A new entry in the Ambassadors' Series on Central Asia, published by @eurasianet.bsky.social, spearheaded by @nargiskassenova.bsky.social of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.
Allan Mustard on the use of shoe leather diplomacy in Turkmenistan.
eurasianet.org/memoir-recol...
Allan Mustard on the use of shoe leather diplomacy in Turkmenistan.
eurasianet.org/memoir-recol...
About to start your summer break...? Take a look at these books--some, perfect beach reading, others not quite so much--and reach out if you are interesting in reviewing one of these for @josms.bsky.social ... docs.google.com/document/d/1...
JSMS Books for Review - PUBLIC
Books that The Journal of Slavic Military Studies would welcome a review of.* Reviews can look at a single book or spend additional length doing a more involved review essay on a couple texts (and oth...
docs.google.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
About to start your summer break...? Take a look at these books--some, perfect beach reading, others not quite so much--and reach out if you are interesting in reviewing one of these for @josms.bsky.social ... docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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For the full program and to register, see the link below
Interpretation will be available and participants will be able to listen to all sessions in Ukrainian and English
events.iu.edu/reei/event/1...
Interpretation will be available and participants will be able to listen to all sessions in Ukrainian and English
events.iu.edu/reei/event/1...
Conference on War and Life: Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Russo-Ukraine War
This conference will bring together scholars, artists, writers, and activists for a two-day online conference which aims to expand our discussions ...
events.iu.edu
April 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
For the full program and to register, see the link below
Interpretation will be available and participants will be able to listen to all sessions in Ukrainian and English
events.iu.edu/reei/event/1...
Interpretation will be available and participants will be able to listen to all sessions in Ukrainian and English
events.iu.edu/reei/event/1...
The first @josms.bsky.social 2025 issue is out. As always, if interested in contributing an article, review, or other work, reach out! This issue, Mark Kramer looks at "The Soviet Legacy and Moscow’s Disregard of International Humanitarian Law – The Wellsprings of Russian War Crimes in Ukraine"...
March 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The first @josms.bsky.social 2025 issue is out. As always, if interested in contributing an article, review, or other work, reach out! This issue, Mark Kramer looks at "The Soviet Legacy and Moscow’s Disregard of International Humanitarian Law – The Wellsprings of Russian War Crimes in Ukraine"...
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Every donation, no matter the amount, makes a real difference in ensuring we can continue providing programming and research support. Those wishing to donate can find instructions here: buff.ly/XNmS9CG
We thank you for your continued support!
We thank you for your continued support!
March 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Every donation, no matter the amount, makes a real difference in ensuring we can continue providing programming and research support. Those wishing to donate can find instructions here: buff.ly/XNmS9CG
We thank you for your continued support!
We thank you for your continued support!
Happy new year and the closeout of JSMS issues for 2024. The combined issue 3-4 for 2024 includes pieces on the war in Ukraine and historical looks at Barbarossa. There are also books reviews (and, as always, a growing list of books for review docs.google.com/document/d/1...)
JSMS Books for Review - PUBLIC
Books that The Journal of Slavic Military Studies would welcome a review of. Reviews can look at a single book or spend additional length doing a review essay on a couple texts that are discussed them...
docs.google.com
January 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Happy new year and the closeout of JSMS issues for 2024. The combined issue 3-4 for 2024 includes pieces on the war in Ukraine and historical looks at Barbarossa. There are also books reviews (and, as always, a growing list of books for review docs.google.com/document/d/1...)
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Much of the copyediting at academic presses is being farmed out to copyeditors, often in India, with zero familiarity with academic language, to say nothing of specific fields. It's a problem. I had a copyeditor mangle a piece of mine recently; it took hours to correct the mistakes he introduced.
December 4, 2024 at 1:40 AM
Much of the copyediting at academic presses is being farmed out to copyeditors, often in India, with zero familiarity with academic language, to say nothing of specific fields. It's a problem. I had a copyeditor mangle a piece of mine recently; it took hours to correct the mistakes he introduced.
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Help a book review editor out! Who is working on post-Soviet and contemporary Russian media (news, internet, digital media, etc.) who might be interested in reviewing books for @russianreview.bsky.social? Hoping to update my list because right now it is pretty small.
December 3, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Help a book review editor out! Who is working on post-Soviet and contemporary Russian media (news, internet, digital media, etc.) who might be interested in reviewing books for @russianreview.bsky.social? Hoping to update my list because right now it is pretty small.
So, I am told that this is the good place, so will try something by listing books for review publicly. This is something that Europe-Asia Studies inspired in terms of seeking reviews, reviewers, and giving attention to new books...
December 3, 2024 at 12:06 PM
So, I am told that this is the good place, so will try something by listing books for review publicly. This is something that Europe-Asia Studies inspired in terms of seeking reviews, reviewers, and giving attention to new books...
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NEW EPISODE >> THE ARMED FORCES OF CENTRAL ASIA: PART 2 - WARGAMING REGIONAL CONFLICTS
For part 2, we brought in military, security, academic, and government experts to wargame three regional conflicts and explore how they might unfold.
www.theredlinepodcast.com/post/wargami...
For part 2, we brought in military, security, academic, and government experts to wargame three regional conflicts and explore how they might unfold.
www.theredlinepodcast.com/post/wargami...
Wargaming Regional Conflicts - The Armed Forces of Central Asia
Part 2 of the Armed Forces of Central Asia Mini-Series, analysing the results of the research project's wargaming exercises.
www.theredlinepodcast.com
December 2, 2024 at 11:24 AM
NEW EPISODE >> THE ARMED FORCES OF CENTRAL ASIA: PART 2 - WARGAMING REGIONAL CONFLICTS
For part 2, we brought in military, security, academic, and government experts to wargame three regional conflicts and explore how they might unfold.
www.theredlinepodcast.com/post/wargami...
For part 2, we brought in military, security, academic, and government experts to wargame three regional conflicts and explore how they might unfold.
www.theredlinepodcast.com/post/wargami...