Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky
@vhtroyansky.bsky.social
Associate Professor, UC Santa Barbara. Historian of migration, refugees, Middle East, Caucasus. Author of Empire of Refugees (Stanford UP, 2024)
Empire of Refugees won 8 book awards and 3 honorable mentions! I am in disbelief. I am beyond grateful to the book prize committees and to everyone who hosted me for talks and podcasts, tuned in to hear me speak about the book, or read it. It has been an absolute honor and privilege doing this work!
While doing research for his book, "Empire of Refugees," #UCSB's Hamed-Troyansky visited more than 20 archives in 10 countries, a years-long endeavor during which he studied primary historical evidence in Arabic, Ottoman Turkish, Russian, Bulgarian and English: https://ow.ly/vO4i50XylBM
A feat of multilingual research, Hamed-Troyansky’s “Empire of Refugees” wins eight book prizes
Global studies associate professor Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky's award-winning first book, "Empire of Refugees," traces the migration of Muslims from Russia to the Middle East and the Balkans.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Empire of Refugees won 8 book awards and 3 honorable mentions! I am in disbelief. I am beyond grateful to the book prize committees and to everyone who hosted me for talks and podcasts, tuned in to hear me speak about the book, or read it. It has been an absolute honor and privilege doing this work!
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Congratulations to Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky, winner of the W. Bruce Lincoln Book Prize for Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State with Stanford University Press.
#ASEEESPrizes
See all winners: buff.ly/qNk3PSU
@stanfordpress.bsky.social
#ASEEESPrizes
See all winners: buff.ly/qNk3PSU
@stanfordpress.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Congratulations to Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky, winner of the W. Bruce Lincoln Book Prize for Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State with Stanford University Press.
#ASEEESPrizes
See all winners: buff.ly/qNk3PSU
@stanfordpress.bsky.social
#ASEEESPrizes
See all winners: buff.ly/qNk3PSU
@stanfordpress.bsky.social
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Congratulations to Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky, winner of the Barbara Jelavich Book Prize for Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State with Stanford University Press.
#ASEEESPrizes
See all winners: buff.ly/rh9Tt7b
#ASEEESPrizes
See all winners: buff.ly/rh9Tt7b
October 17, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Congratulations to Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky, winner of the Barbara Jelavich Book Prize for Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State with Stanford University Press.
#ASEEESPrizes
See all winners: buff.ly/rh9Tt7b
#ASEEESPrizes
See all winners: buff.ly/rh9Tt7b
I am happy to share my Past & Present (@pastpresentsoc.bsky.social) article (available in Open Access). It examines what happened to the "abandoned land" of Muslim refugees in Bulgaria, Serbia, and Romania after the end of Ottoman rule in 1878 and finds much post-Ottoman legal continuity. (1)
New on advance access: "Abandoned Land: Muslim Refugees’ Property in the Post-Ottoman Balkans"
by @vhtroyansky.bsky.social (@ucsantabarbara.bsky.social)
#OpenAccess
doi.org/10.1093/past...
by @vhtroyansky.bsky.social (@ucsantabarbara.bsky.social)
#OpenAccess
doi.org/10.1093/past...
Abandoned Land: Muslim Refugees’ Property in the Post-Ottoman Balkans*
Abstract. This article examines what happened to the ‘abandoned land’ of Muslim refugees in Bulgaria, Serbia, and Romania after the end of Ottoman rule in
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October 31, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I am happy to share my Past & Present (@pastpresentsoc.bsky.social) article (available in Open Access). It examines what happened to the "abandoned land" of Muslim refugees in Bulgaria, Serbia, and Romania after the end of Ottoman rule in 1878 and finds much post-Ottoman legal continuity. (1)
Stanford University Press is running an end of summer sale with 50% off on all titles until September 8.
Check out Empire of Refugees and many brilliant books in Middle East Studies and other subjects!
www.sup.org/books/subjec...
Check out Empire of Refugees and many brilliant books in Middle East Studies and other subjects!
www.sup.org/books/subjec...
Middle East Studies | Stanford University Press
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August 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Stanford University Press is running an end of summer sale with 50% off on all titles until September 8.
Check out Empire of Refugees and many brilliant books in Middle East Studies and other subjects!
www.sup.org/books/subjec...
Check out Empire of Refugees and many brilliant books in Middle East Studies and other subjects!
www.sup.org/books/subjec...
Thank you, @stanfordpress.bsky.social!
And many thanks to the International History and Politics section award committee at @apsa.bsky.social! I am very honored and grateful.
And many thanks to the International History and Politics section award committee at @apsa.bsky.social! I am very honored and grateful.
Congratulations to @vhtroyansky.bsky.social, whose extraordinary Empire of Refugees has been awarded the Robert L. Jervis and Paul Schroeder Best Book Award for the best book on International History and Politics, adding to its substantial list of laurels! www.sup.org/books/middle...
Empire of Refugees | Stanford University Press
Between the 1850s and World War I, about one million North Caucasian Muslims sought refuge in the Ottoman Empire. This resettlement of Muslim refugees from Russia changed the Ottoman state. Circassian...
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August 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Thank you, @stanfordpress.bsky.social!
And many thanks to the International History and Politics section award committee at @apsa.bsky.social! I am very honored and grateful.
And many thanks to the International History and Politics section award committee at @apsa.bsky.social! I am very honored and grateful.
I have earned tenure.
Getting to tenure is a shared journey. I am forever grateful to so many: those who trained me, provided feedback at conferences, read my submissions, peer reviewed my manuscripts, wrote letters. I will pass this intellectual generosity forward. ❤️
Getting to tenure is a shared journey. I am forever grateful to so many: those who trained me, provided feedback at conferences, read my submissions, peer reviewed my manuscripts, wrote letters. I will pass this intellectual generosity forward. ❤️
August 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I have earned tenure.
Getting to tenure is a shared journey. I am forever grateful to so many: those who trained me, provided feedback at conferences, read my submissions, peer reviewed my manuscripts, wrote letters. I will pass this intellectual generosity forward. ❤️
Getting to tenure is a shared journey. I am forever grateful to so many: those who trained me, provided feedback at conferences, read my submissions, peer reviewed my manuscripts, wrote letters. I will pass this intellectual generosity forward. ❤️
Bravo! A brilliant book!
I am thrilled to share that my book, Making Mao’s Steelworks, has been awarded the 2025 Reid Prize (given for “the most significant book contributing to the understanding of Asia”) by the Asian Studies Association of Australia.
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Book about the Mao-era origins of Chinese industrialisation wins Reid Prize for 2025 - Asian Studies Association of Australia
The Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) is delighted to announce that Dr Koji Hirata, a historian from Monash University in Melbourne, has won the 2025 Reid Prize for his recently published ...
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July 23, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Bravo! A brilliant book!
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Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban
June 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban
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Professor @vhtroyansky.bsky.social is bringing his award-winning book, Empire of Refugees, to Hamburg! Excited to organize his lecture and to invite all interested to attend: Th. 26 June 2025 at 16:15, Lecture Hall K, @uni-hamburg.de.
June 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Professor @vhtroyansky.bsky.social is bringing his award-winning book, Empire of Refugees, to Hamburg! Excited to organize his lecture and to invite all interested to attend: Th. 26 June 2025 at 16:15, Lecture Hall K, @uni-hamburg.de.
I am going on a mini book tour around Germany! I am very excited to talk about Empire of Refugees (@stanfordpress.bsky.social, 2024) in the coming weeks:
June 18: Berlin
June 23: Marburg
June 26: Hamburg
July 14: Munich
www.sup.org/books/middle...
Please stop by if you are around. Details below.
June 18: Berlin
June 23: Marburg
June 26: Hamburg
July 14: Munich
www.sup.org/books/middle...
Please stop by if you are around. Details below.
Empire of Refugees | Stanford University Press
Between the 1850s and World War I, about one million North Caucasian Muslims sought refuge in the Ottoman Empire. This resettlement of Muslim refugees from Russia changed the Ottoman state. Circassian...
www.sup.org
June 17, 2025 at 7:09 AM
I am going on a mini book tour around Germany! I am very excited to talk about Empire of Refugees (@stanfordpress.bsky.social, 2024) in the coming weeks:
June 18: Berlin
June 23: Marburg
June 26: Hamburg
July 14: Munich
www.sup.org/books/middle...
Please stop by if you are around. Details below.
June 18: Berlin
June 23: Marburg
June 26: Hamburg
July 14: Munich
www.sup.org/books/middle...
Please stop by if you are around. Details below.
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Many thanks to @vhtroyansky.bsky.social for reviewing my book The Afterlife of Ottoman Europe (@stanfordpress.bsky.social, 2024) in the #SlavicReview 83:4 W2024
doi.org/10.1017/slr.... ✨
#skystorians🗃️ #menasky #balkansky #islamicstudies
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#skystorians🗃️ #menasky #balkansky #islamicstudies
Leyla Amzi-Erdoğdular. The Afterlife of Ottoman Europe: Muslims in Habsburg Bosnia Herzegovina. Stanford Studies on Central and Eastern Europe. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2023. x, 332 pp. No...
Leyla Amzi-Erdoğdular. The Afterlife of Ottoman Europe: Muslims in Habsburg Bosnia Herzegovina. Stanford Studies on Central and Eastern Europe. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2023. x, 332 pp. No...
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June 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Many thanks to @vhtroyansky.bsky.social for reviewing my book The Afterlife of Ottoman Europe (@stanfordpress.bsky.social, 2024) in the #SlavicReview 83:4 W2024
doi.org/10.1017/slr.... ✨
#skystorians🗃️ #menasky #balkansky #islamicstudies
doi.org/10.1017/slr.... ✨
#skystorians🗃️ #menasky #balkansky #islamicstudies
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🙏 Thank you very much to @vhtroyansky.bsky.social for his fascinating presentation for our seminar series:
Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State
If you missed it, you can watch the video now: youtu.be/g_uNSeWjvtM?...
Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State
If you missed it, you can watch the video now: youtu.be/g_uNSeWjvtM?...
Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State
YouTube video by Refugee Studies Centre
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June 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🙏 Thank you very much to @vhtroyansky.bsky.social for his fascinating presentation for our seminar series:
Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State
If you missed it, you can watch the video now: youtu.be/g_uNSeWjvtM?...
Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State
If you missed it, you can watch the video now: youtu.be/g_uNSeWjvtM?...
Dear ASN (@asn-org.bsky.social) attendees, please join us for the Book Panel on Empire of Refugees (@stanfordpress.bsky.social, 2024) on Thu, May 22, at 3:20-5:00 PM. #ASN2025
Migration, diaspora, Caucasus, Russian Empire, Middle East, and more. It will be a party!
www.asnconvention.com/panel-10
Migration, diaspora, Caucasus, Russian Empire, Middle East, and more. It will be a party!
www.asnconvention.com/panel-10
ASN 2025 World Convention | Panel k10
Book Panel on Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky’s “Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State” (Stanford, 2024)
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May 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Dear ASN (@asn-org.bsky.social) attendees, please join us for the Book Panel on Empire of Refugees (@stanfordpress.bsky.social, 2024) on Thu, May 22, at 3:20-5:00 PM. #ASN2025
Migration, diaspora, Caucasus, Russian Empire, Middle East, and more. It will be a party!
www.asnconvention.com/panel-10
Migration, diaspora, Caucasus, Russian Empire, Middle East, and more. It will be a party!
www.asnconvention.com/panel-10
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@vhtroyansky.bsky.social's research examines Muslim refugee migration and its role in shaping the modern world. He is also the author of "Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State."
sup.org/books/middle-east-studies/empire-refugees
sup.org/books/middle-east-studies/empire-refugees
May 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
@vhtroyansky.bsky.social's research examines Muslim refugee migration and its role in shaping the modern world. He is also the author of "Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State."
sup.org/books/middle-east-studies/empire-refugees
sup.org/books/middle-east-studies/empire-refugees
Was thrilled to chat about Empire of Refugees (@stanfordpress.bsky.social, 2024) with @euraknot.bsky.social. We covered a range of topics, incl. North Caucasian refugee migration, settler colonialism, slavery, diaspora-making, and the rise of Amman.
Many thanks to Sean Guillory and Rusana Novikova.
Many thanks to Sean Guillory and Rusana Novikova.
Between the 1850s and World War I, about a million North Caucasian Muslims fled to the Ottoman Empire. What were they running from? What did they bring? What did they leave behind?
We searched for answers within @vhtroyansky.bsky.social's new book.
patreon.com/posts/muslim-refugees-129348271
We searched for answers within @vhtroyansky.bsky.social's new book.
patreon.com/posts/muslim-refugees-129348271
May 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Was thrilled to chat about Empire of Refugees (@stanfordpress.bsky.social, 2024) with @euraknot.bsky.social. We covered a range of topics, incl. North Caucasian refugee migration, settler colonialism, slavery, diaspora-making, and the rise of Amman.
Many thanks to Sean Guillory and Rusana Novikova.
Many thanks to Sean Guillory and Rusana Novikova.
I cannot wait to share my work at the brilliant seminar series an Oxford’s Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social. Please join us on Zoom next Tuesday, May 20, at 5 pm UK/12 pm EDT/9 am PDT.
May 15, 2025 at 6:14 AM
I cannot wait to share my work at the brilliant seminar series an Oxford’s Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social. Please join us on Zoom next Tuesday, May 20, at 5 pm UK/12 pm EDT/9 am PDT.
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Dans le dernier numéro des #Annales
'Pluraliser la #modernité politique. Actualité de l’histoire #transimpériale russo-ottomane (note critique)'
par Masha Cerovic (@mcerovic.bsky.social)
Une note critique à propos de trois ouvrages récents
👉 dx.doi.org/10.1017/ahss...
'Pluraliser la #modernité politique. Actualité de l’histoire #transimpériale russo-ottomane (note critique)'
par Masha Cerovic (@mcerovic.bsky.social)
Une note critique à propos de trois ouvrages récents
👉 dx.doi.org/10.1017/ahss...
May 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Dans le dernier numéro des #Annales
'Pluraliser la #modernité politique. Actualité de l’histoire #transimpériale russo-ottomane (note critique)'
par Masha Cerovic (@mcerovic.bsky.social)
Une note critique à propos de trois ouvrages récents
👉 dx.doi.org/10.1017/ahss...
'Pluraliser la #modernité politique. Actualité de l’histoire #transimpériale russo-ottomane (note critique)'
par Masha Cerovic (@mcerovic.bsky.social)
Une note critique à propos de trois ouvrages récents
👉 dx.doi.org/10.1017/ahss...
Reposted by Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky
From the archive 📚📚
Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky (@vhtroyansky.bsky.social) on “Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State” (Stanford University Press)
🎧👇
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Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky (@vhtroyansky.bsky.social) on “Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State” (Stanford University Press)
🎧👇
turkeybooktalk.com/2024/05/21/v...
Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky on Muslim refugees in the Ottoman Empire
Turkey Book Talk #219 – Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky, Assistant Professor of Global Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, on “Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the…
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May 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
From the archive 📚📚
Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky (@vhtroyansky.bsky.social) on “Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State” (Stanford University Press)
🎧👇
turkeybooktalk.com/2024/05/21/v...
Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky (@vhtroyansky.bsky.social) on “Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State” (Stanford University Press)
🎧👇
turkeybooktalk.com/2024/05/21/v...
Very much looking forward to speaking about Empire of Refugees at the University of Chicago tomorrow! ❤️
Please join us if you are around:
Thu, May 8, at 4:00-5:30 PM, in Stuart Hall 104.
Many thanks to the Middle East History and Theory Workshop for hosting!
Please join us if you are around:
Thu, May 8, at 4:00-5:30 PM, in Stuart Hall 104.
Many thanks to the Middle East History and Theory Workshop for hosting!
May 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Very much looking forward to speaking about Empire of Refugees at the University of Chicago tomorrow! ❤️
Please join us if you are around:
Thu, May 8, at 4:00-5:30 PM, in Stuart Hall 104.
Many thanks to the Middle East History and Theory Workshop for hosting!
Please join us if you are around:
Thu, May 8, at 4:00-5:30 PM, in Stuart Hall 104.
Many thanks to the Middle East History and Theory Workshop for hosting!
Very much looking forward to speaking about Empire of Refugees (@stanfordpress.bsky.social, 2024) at Yale this Thursday!
If you are nearby, please stop by. (And we'll also rally that day!)
Many thanks to Yale's Council on Middle East Studies and the brilliant Eda Pepi for hosting.
If you are nearby, please stop by. (And we'll also rally that day!)
Many thanks to Yale's Council on Middle East Studies and the brilliant Eda Pepi for hosting.
April 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Very much looking forward to speaking about Empire of Refugees (@stanfordpress.bsky.social, 2024) at Yale this Thursday!
If you are nearby, please stop by. (And we'll also rally that day!)
Many thanks to Yale's Council on Middle East Studies and the brilliant Eda Pepi for hosting.
If you are nearby, please stop by. (And we'll also rally that day!)
Many thanks to Yale's Council on Middle East Studies and the brilliant Eda Pepi for hosting.
Many thanks to @mcerovic.bsky.social for reviewing my book, Empire of Refugees (@stanfordpress.bsky.social, 2024) and the books of my brilliant colleagues, Lale Can (Spiritual Subjects) and Will Smiley (From Slaves to Prisoners of War) in Les Annales. (1) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Pluraliser la modernité politique | Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales | Cambridge Core
Pluraliser la modernité politique - Volume 79 Issue 4
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April 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Many thanks to @mcerovic.bsky.social for reviewing my book, Empire of Refugees (@stanfordpress.bsky.social, 2024) and the books of my brilliant colleagues, Lale Can (Spiritual Subjects) and Will Smiley (From Slaves to Prisoners of War) in Les Annales. (1) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Great book talk on Empire of Refugees by Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky yesterday in Utrecht! Insightful discussion and an outstanding Q&A. Thanks to The Lausanne Project and Turkey Studies Network for organizing! @vhtroyansky.bsky.social @ozanozavci1.bsky.social @turkeystudies.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Great book talk on Empire of Refugees by Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky yesterday in Utrecht! Insightful discussion and an outstanding Q&A. Thanks to The Lausanne Project and Turkey Studies Network for organizing! @vhtroyansky.bsky.social @ozanozavci1.bsky.social @turkeystudies.bsky.social
Very excited to talk about Empire of Refugees (@stanfordpress.bsky.social, 2024) at Utrecht University (@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social) this Wed, Mar 12. Looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones in the Netherlands.
Many thanks to @ozanozavci1.bsky.social for the invitation!
Many thanks to @ozanozavci1.bsky.social for the invitation!
March 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Very excited to talk about Empire of Refugees (@stanfordpress.bsky.social, 2024) at Utrecht University (@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social) this Wed, Mar 12. Looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones in the Netherlands.
Many thanks to @ozanozavci1.bsky.social for the invitation!
Many thanks to @ozanozavci1.bsky.social for the invitation!