Ksenia Arapko
@marxologist.bsky.social
history & intellectual history | legal history & theory | political & economic thought | 19–20th c. philosophy & theory | marx
studying Mandarin (臺灣), formulating a PhD project
studying Mandarin (臺灣), formulating a PhD project
A few weeks into our one year of funded Mandarin language study in Taiwan!
We feel extremely blessed to be given the chance to learn a language that we've yearned to acquire, all while living and breathing it in a very special place.
To a year of Chinese, tea, and badminton!
We feel extremely blessed to be given the chance to learn a language that we've yearned to acquire, all while living and breathing it in a very special place.
To a year of Chinese, tea, and badminton!
September 21, 2025 at 7:27 AM
A few weeks into our one year of funded Mandarin language study in Taiwan!
We feel extremely blessed to be given the chance to learn a language that we've yearned to acquire, all while living and breathing it in a very special place.
To a year of Chinese, tea, and badminton!
We feel extremely blessed to be given the chance to learn a language that we've yearned to acquire, all while living and breathing it in a very special place.
To a year of Chinese, tea, and badminton!
Jeremy Kessler's 'The Problem of Authoritarianism in Marxist Legal Thought' presents a series of vignettes which capture five moments of Marxist encounters with authoritarianism:
1. Marx & Engels
2. Lenin & Luxemburg
3. Pashukanis & Stuchka
4. Neumann & Bloch
5. Poulantzas & the Neue Marx-Lektüre
1. Marx & Engels
2. Lenin & Luxemburg
3. Pashukanis & Stuchka
4. Neumann & Bloch
5. Poulantzas & the Neue Marx-Lektüre
August 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Jeremy Kessler's 'The Problem of Authoritarianism in Marxist Legal Thought' presents a series of vignettes which capture five moments of Marxist encounters with authoritarianism:
1. Marx & Engels
2. Lenin & Luxemburg
3. Pashukanis & Stuchka
4. Neumann & Bloch
5. Poulantzas & the Neue Marx-Lektüre
1. Marx & Engels
2. Lenin & Luxemburg
3. Pashukanis & Stuchka
4. Neumann & Bloch
5. Poulantzas & the Neue Marx-Lektüre
Ai Weiwei was invited to contribute short reflections on “What I would have liked to know about Germany earlier" for an upcoming issue of Zeit Magazin. His submission was first shortened and edited, then immediately cancelled after a review by the Executive Editor. Ai shared his reflections anyway:
August 2, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Ai Weiwei was invited to contribute short reflections on “What I would have liked to know about Germany earlier" for an upcoming issue of Zeit Magazin. His submission was first shortened and edited, then immediately cancelled after a review by the Executive Editor. Ai shared his reflections anyway:
Here's an excerpt from an Honours essay I wrote, over 6 years ago, comparing her work on ethics with that of Alain Badiou, a true inheritor of Sartre and de Beauvoir's project. I'm not convinced Battistoni gets her work entirely right, but I am certainly here for a de Beauvoir renaissance.
July 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Here's an excerpt from an Honours essay I wrote, over 6 years ago, comparing her work on ethics with that of Alain Badiou, a true inheritor of Sartre and de Beauvoir's project. I'm not convinced Battistoni gets her work entirely right, but I am certainly here for a de Beauvoir renaissance.
Happy 133rd Birthday to Walter Benjamin who was born on this day in Berlin
July 15, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Happy 133rd Birthday to Walter Benjamin who was born on this day in Berlin
James D. White's M.N. Pokrovskii and the Origins of Soviet Historiography (Brill @histmat.bsky.social) will be out in July!
On how Soviet historians interpreted modern Russian history with close attention to the career of Pokrovskii (1868–1932), the Deputy People’s Commissar for Education.
On how Soviet historians interpreted modern Russian history with close attention to the career of Pokrovskii (1868–1932), the Deputy People’s Commissar for Education.
May 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
James D. White's M.N. Pokrovskii and the Origins of Soviet Historiography (Brill @histmat.bsky.social) will be out in July!
On how Soviet historians interpreted modern Russian history with close attention to the career of Pokrovskii (1868–1932), the Deputy People’s Commissar for Education.
On how Soviet historians interpreted modern Russian history with close attention to the career of Pokrovskii (1868–1932), the Deputy People’s Commissar for Education.
"In 1917, on this day [8 March], the great February revolution broke out. It was the working women of Petersburg who began this revolution; it was they who first decided to raise the banner of opposition to the Tsar & his associates... working women’s day is a double celebration for us" – Kollontai
March 8, 2025 at 6:05 AM
"In 1917, on this day [8 March], the great February revolution broke out. It was the working women of Petersburg who began this revolution; it was they who first decided to raise the banner of opposition to the Tsar & his associates... working women’s day is a double celebration for us" – Kollontai
W. E. Butler's translation of G. I. Tunkin's (1906–1993) selected works has been (re)published.
Among the writings contained in this collection is Tunkin's Theory of International Law, a renowned study of international legal theory which was first published in 1962 then revised & enlarged in 1970.
Among the writings contained in this collection is Tunkin's Theory of International Law, a renowned study of international legal theory which was first published in 1962 then revised & enlarged in 1970.
January 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
W. E. Butler's translation of G. I. Tunkin's (1906–1993) selected works has been (re)published.
Among the writings contained in this collection is Tunkin's Theory of International Law, a renowned study of international legal theory which was first published in 1962 then revised & enlarged in 1970.
Among the writings contained in this collection is Tunkin's Theory of International Law, a renowned study of international legal theory which was first published in 1962 then revised & enlarged in 1970.
Happy New Year from Hà Nội from @dbadenhorst.bsky.social and I!
"If it’s anything like the old one, I, for my part, would sooner consign it to the devil" – Karl Marx, 27 December 1861
"If it’s anything like the old one, I, for my part, would sooner consign it to the devil" – Karl Marx, 27 December 1861
January 1, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Happy New Year from Hà Nội from @dbadenhorst.bsky.social and I!
"If it’s anything like the old one, I, for my part, would sooner consign it to the devil" – Karl Marx, 27 December 1861
"If it’s anything like the old one, I, for my part, would sooner consign it to the devil" – Karl Marx, 27 December 1861
Nedim Nomer & Kaya Şahin (eds.), Histories of Political Thought in the Ottoman World (2025)
The collection provides "a survey of the history of political ideas in the Ottoman world from its dawn around 1300 to its downfall in the early 20th century"
Link: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
The collection provides "a survey of the history of political ideas in the Ottoman world from its dawn around 1300 to its downfall in the early 20th century"
Link: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
December 22, 2024 at 8:55 AM
Nedim Nomer & Kaya Şahin (eds.), Histories of Political Thought in the Ottoman World (2025)
The collection provides "a survey of the history of political ideas in the Ottoman world from its dawn around 1300 to its downfall in the early 20th century"
Link: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
The collection provides "a survey of the history of political ideas in the Ottoman world from its dawn around 1300 to its downfall in the early 20th century"
Link: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Alex Feldman, Orthodox Mercantilism: Political Economy in the Byzantine Commonwealth (2024)
On political economy of mercantilism not as a Western invention during the Renaissance, but as "by-product of perpetually limited growth rates and rulers’ relentless pursuits of bullion"
On political economy of mercantilism not as a Western invention during the Renaissance, but as "by-product of perpetually limited growth rates and rulers’ relentless pursuits of bullion"
November 29, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Alex Feldman, Orthodox Mercantilism: Political Economy in the Byzantine Commonwealth (2024)
On political economy of mercantilism not as a Western invention during the Renaissance, but as "by-product of perpetually limited growth rates and rulers’ relentless pursuits of bullion"
On political economy of mercantilism not as a Western invention during the Renaissance, but as "by-product of perpetually limited growth rates and rulers’ relentless pursuits of bullion"
Shakespeare illustrations by Soviet artist Savva Brodsky (1923–1982)
Шекспир в иллюстрациях советского художника Саввы Бродского (1923–1982)
Шекспир в иллюстрациях советского художника Саввы Бродского (1923–1982)
April 24, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Shakespeare illustrations by Soviet artist Savva Brodsky (1923–1982)
Шекспир в иллюстрациях советского художника Саввы Бродского (1923–1982)
Шекспир в иллюстрациях советского художника Саввы Бродского (1923–1982)
Happy Birthday to Friedrich Engels who was born on this day, 28 November, in 1820! 🎉
He was an autodidact, composer, sketch artist, and, most importantly, a revolutionary
In 1839, the 19 year old shared several compositions (includ. the chorale below) and sketches in his letters
He was an autodidact, composer, sketch artist, and, most importantly, a revolutionary
In 1839, the 19 year old shared several compositions (includ. the chorale below) and sketches in his letters
November 28, 2023 at 5:32 PM
Happy Birthday to Friedrich Engels who was born on this day, 28 November, in 1820! 🎉
He was an autodidact, composer, sketch artist, and, most importantly, a revolutionary
In 1839, the 19 year old shared several compositions (includ. the chorale below) and sketches in his letters
He was an autodidact, composer, sketch artist, and, most importantly, a revolutionary
In 1839, the 19 year old shared several compositions (includ. the chorale below) and sketches in his letters