Natasha Klimenko
@n-klimenko.bsky.social
Doctoral Fellow at FU Berlin, researching art in Soviet Central Asia; also write & edit
https://natashaklimenko.com/
https://natashaklimenko.com/
Is Martin Margiela the Thomas Pynchon of the fashion world?
November 7, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Is Martin Margiela the Thomas Pynchon of the fashion world?
You’re in her DMs, I’m in the archive tearing up about the building of the Great Fergana Canal—we are possibly not the same, but the boundaries between real and imagined are slippery online
November 4, 2025 at 6:52 AM
You’re in her DMs, I’m in the archive tearing up about the building of the Great Fergana Canal—we are possibly not the same, but the boundaries between real and imagined are slippery online
Babe, wake up, the Armenian Prime Minister posted another video of him sitting sadly in his office listening to music
October 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Babe, wake up, the Armenian Prime Minister posted another video of him sitting sadly in his office listening to music
It’s always archive fever, archive fever, and never archive my back hurts, and they didn’t bring me the right file, and I don’t know how to talk to people anymore
October 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
It’s always archive fever, archive fever, and never archive my back hurts, and they didn’t bring me the right file, and I don’t know how to talk to people anymore
All raging is fundamentally against the dying of the light
October 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
All raging is fundamentally against the dying of the light
Maybe if I don't get hired by the History Factory, I'll find work at the Rumour Mill
September 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Maybe if I don't get hired by the History Factory, I'll find work at the Rumour Mill
I love going to the haircut store
September 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I love going to the haircut store
If my body’s keeping the score, can I at least win sometimes?
August 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
If my body’s keeping the score, can I at least win sometimes?
I went to a cafe/bakery today for a loaf of bread and the cashier asked me if I wanted it “to go” as if there was an option that I’d sit down and just eat the whole loaf there
July 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I went to a cafe/bakery today for a loaf of bread and the cashier asked me if I wanted it “to go” as if there was an option that I’d sit down and just eat the whole loaf there
I’ve been reading Soviet meeting transcripts from the 1930s, and seeing person after person being threatened with the Gulag for filling out a form wrong made me understand why my mom would get so upset whenever I made a mistake on paperwork
July 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I’ve been reading Soviet meeting transcripts from the 1930s, and seeing person after person being threatened with the Gulag for filling out a form wrong made me understand why my mom would get so upset whenever I made a mistake on paperwork
Trump admits he has a basic understanding of time and the unpredictability of human behaviour
June 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Trump admits he has a basic understanding of time and the unpredictability of human behaviour
Yes, I’m monitoring the situation (making sure there’s only one of the weird bug I found in my kitchen)
June 16, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Yes, I’m monitoring the situation (making sure there’s only one of the weird bug I found in my kitchen)
Sad how the poor fellowship of the ring didn’t even have a phone to take pictures during their hike
June 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Sad how the poor fellowship of the ring didn’t even have a phone to take pictures during their hike
Someone once asked me if “Master & Margarita” is the sequel to “Master & Commander”
June 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Someone once asked me if “Master & Margarita” is the sequel to “Master & Commander”
Is evroremont the AirSpace of the post-Soviet world?
April 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Is evroremont the AirSpace of the post-Soviet world?
Dreamt I was eating a mochi-like pastry and gently awoke to discover I was chewing on my earplug
March 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Dreamt I was eating a mochi-like pastry and gently awoke to discover I was chewing on my earplug
Accidentally peppered my pasta water instead of salting it just now, IS this illegal?
March 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Accidentally peppered my pasta water instead of salting it just now, IS this illegal?
Nowruz makes sense, bc the year should restart when things are beginning to grown again, not in the middle of winter when you still want to k*ll yourself
March 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Nowruz makes sense, bc the year should restart when things are beginning to grown again, not in the middle of winter when you still want to k*ll yourself
I love the archive and how it breadcrumbs me. Really triggers my anxious attachment style and keeps me locked in
February 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I love the archive and how it breadcrumbs me. Really triggers my anxious attachment style and keeps me locked in
Trump’s weird capitalisation feels like a clickhole post and would be funny if it wasn’t real
February 20, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Trump’s weird capitalisation feels like a clickhole post and would be funny if it wasn’t real
Where’s the part of Bluesky that reposts the TikToks of the Homer Simpson cover band?
February 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Where’s the part of Bluesky that reposts the TikToks of the Homer Simpson cover band?
If Canada became part of the US, would Ontario be North Ohio or East Minnesota?
February 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
If Canada became part of the US, would Ontario be North Ohio or East Minnesota?
Reposted by Natasha Klimenko
German media in like 3 weeks: “if you think about it, isn’t letting Nazis join the government a sign how *well* we’ve worked through our history?”
February 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
German media in like 3 weeks: “if you think about it, isn’t letting Nazis join the government a sign how *well* we’ve worked through our history?”
Cut the corner of my mouth on a too-sharp spoon this morning. There are dangers everywhere for those with mouths to feel 🥲🏔️🥄
February 12, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Cut the corner of my mouth on a too-sharp spoon this morning. There are dangers everywhere for those with mouths to feel 🥲🏔️🥄