Professor Andrekos Varnava, FRHistS, FRSA, FAHA (Ανδρίκκος)
@andrekosvarnava.bsky.social
Australian-Cypriot historian @flindersuniversity.bsky.social on Kaurna Yarta; expert on British empire, Cyprus, Armenia, migration; Editor-in-Chief @jich.bsky.social; poet; @YusufCatStevens fan
https://www.flinders.edu.au/people/andrekos.varnava
https://www.flinders.edu.au/people/andrekos.varnava
Wild rabbit stifado with saffron rice.
November 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Wild rabbit stifado with saffron rice.
Cypriot Zaladina! Cyprus on my plate!
November 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Cypriot Zaladina! Cyprus on my plate!
Today 17 years ago I was being interviewed for the post of Lecturer in Modern History at Flinders Uni. It seems like yesterday.
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Today 17 years ago I was being interviewed for the post of Lecturer in Modern History at Flinders Uni. It seems like yesterday.
Afelia! Cyprus on my plate!
February 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Afelia! Cyprus on my plate!
Today, 73 years ago, the 'Corsica' arrived with 762 Cypriots, including my late dad. Today I honour them by submitting my manuscript to Brill titled: 'Cypriot Migration to Australia until 1952:
February 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Today, 73 years ago, the 'Corsica' arrived with 762 Cypriots, including my late dad. Today I honour them by submitting my manuscript to Brill titled: 'Cypriot Migration to Australia until 1952:
I ordered a file from the NAA because it had the name Michael Varnava thinking that there was a small chance it could be about my dad since he also wnt by the name Michael. It was about another Michael Varnava who was denied entry into Australia in 1965 for the following reason: 😮
January 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I ordered a file from the NAA because it had the name Michael Varnava thinking that there was a small chance it could be about my dad since he also wnt by the name Michael. It was about another Michael Varnava who was denied entry into Australia in 1965 for the following reason: 😮
Very proud that after just 3 mnths my article is the most read for the last 12 months in the Griffith Law Review. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Very proud that after just 3 mnths my article is the most read for the last 12 months in the Griffith Law Review. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
And the fascist denialists are out of the box quicker than I thought.
January 26, 2025 at 4:58 AM
And the fascist denialists are out of the box quicker than I thought.
A modern take on a traditional Cypriot desert, Mahalepi! Same traditional ingredients but with rose water, rose syrup and sugar added to mixture not on top later.
January 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
A modern take on a traditional Cypriot desert, Mahalepi! Same traditional ingredients but with rose water, rose syrup and sugar added to mixture not on top later.
Today’s tomato hall!
January 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Today’s tomato hall!
On this day 91 years ago Antonios Triantafyllides, a leading Cypriot lawyer and politician, was assassinated by a far right-wing group because he believed in developing good relations with the British to bring about the development of Cyprus and its union with Greece.
January 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
On this day 91 years ago Antonios Triantafyllides, a leading Cypriot lawyer and politician, was assassinated by a far right-wing group because he believed in developing good relations with the British to bring about the development of Cyprus and its union with Greece.
Home made cheese with just milk, salt and lemon juice! Maria already had a bit and loved it!!
January 7, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Home made cheese with just milk, salt and lemon juice! Maria already had a bit and loved it!!
Cat Stevens and me
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January 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Cat Stevens and me
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_C...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_C...
December 3, 2024 at 1:00 PM
December 3, 2024 at 1:00 PM
December 3, 2024 at 12:59 PM
The cover of our new edited volume, coming out in 2025!! Thanks to @yiannicart.bsky.social and @evansmithhist.bsky.social and of course to all the contributors!
December 3, 2024 at 6:12 AM
The cover of our new edited volume, coming out in 2025!! Thanks to @yiannicart.bsky.social and @evansmithhist.bsky.social and of course to all the contributors!
I have a complete draft of my next book, titled 'Cypriot Migration to Australia until 1952', due to Brill in February!! @amigrationhn.bsky.social @jich.bsky.social This will be the pic on the front. Dad is in the white shirt. Here is talk I gave on the 'Corsica'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxT6...
November 21, 2024 at 10:36 PM
I have a complete draft of my next book, titled 'Cypriot Migration to Australia until 1952', due to Brill in February!! @amigrationhn.bsky.social @jich.bsky.social This will be the pic on the front. Dad is in the white shirt. Here is talk I gave on the 'Corsica'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxT6...
As a pre-birthday gift for my darling daughter Maria and to say hi to all on here I made xerotiana or lokoumades
November 19, 2024 at 7:55 AM
As a pre-birthday gift for my darling daughter Maria and to say hi to all on here I made xerotiana or lokoumades