Peter Whitewood
@pwhitewood.bsky.social
Associate Prof & Head of History @YSJ. Early Soviet history and Stalinism. Working on POWs and the Soviet Red Cross. Occasional drummer https://shorturl.at/LRaWz
The mother of all disguises
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The mother of all disguises
November 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
They brought it upon themselves of course, but leaving space for Reform is a disaster
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
They brought it upon themselves of course, but leaving space for Reform is a disaster
One gulp at a time?
November 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
One gulp at a time?
Nothing says ‘I’m not rich’ like over £1 million in savings…
November 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Nothing says ‘I’m not rich’ like over £1 million in savings…
Over 30 years ago, Ronald Suny wrote about Stalin as a difficult historical subject.
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Over 30 years ago, Ronald Suny wrote about Stalin as a difficult historical subject.
‘Their execution was not the result of espionage or treason, but of Stalin’s growing paranoia.’
it’s easy to say Stalin’s violent behaviour was due to ‘paranoia’, and big history channels often do so. But we’ll simply never know and it’s too straightforward an explanation for the Great Terror.
it’s easy to say Stalin’s violent behaviour was due to ‘paranoia’, and big history channels often do so. But we’ll simply never know and it’s too straightforward an explanation for the Great Terror.
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
‘Their execution was not the result of espionage or treason, but of Stalin’s growing paranoia.’
it’s easy to say Stalin’s violent behaviour was due to ‘paranoia’, and big history channels often do so. But we’ll simply never know and it’s too straightforward an explanation for the Great Terror.
it’s easy to say Stalin’s violent behaviour was due to ‘paranoia’, and big history channels often do so. But we’ll simply never know and it’s too straightforward an explanation for the Great Terror.
Someone who has not watched ‘Sarah and Duck’
November 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Someone who has not watched ‘Sarah and Duck’
‘Hilarious’ stuff
November 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
‘Hilarious’ stuff
‘If Hitler had had a normal willy, maybe we would never have had a world war’
Am I having a fever dream?
Am I having a fever dream?
November 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
‘If Hitler had had a normal willy, maybe we would never have had a world war’
Am I having a fever dream?
Am I having a fever dream?
A new and very interesting article in Kritika on mass rehabilitation after the ‘Russian’ civil war, with implications for how we understand the Soviet 1920s
muse.jhu.edu/pub/28/artic...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/28/artic...
November 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A new and very interesting article in Kritika on mass rehabilitation after the ‘Russian’ civil war, with implications for how we understand the Soviet 1920s
muse.jhu.edu/pub/28/artic...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/28/artic...
Good to know about the quality of local schools when purchasing a water tower
November 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Good to know about the quality of local schools when purchasing a water tower
The York water tower is still up for sale; nice and spacious with ‘panoramic views’
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The York water tower is still up for sale; nice and spacious with ‘panoramic views’
Good spot from Private Eye
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Good spot from Private Eye
‘Critical in our understanding of Hitler’s rise to power’ - seriously?
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
‘Critical in our understanding of Hitler’s rise to power’ - seriously?
Another update from the patriotic Telegraph
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Another update from the patriotic Telegraph
It’s weird to see columnists with some very fixed political views accusing others of having ‘hermetically sealed’ mindsets.
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
It’s weird to see columnists with some very fixed political views accusing others of having ‘hermetically sealed’ mindsets.
Through the looking glass when the Telegraph has *serious concerns* about the accuracy of journalism
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Through the looking glass when the Telegraph has *serious concerns* about the accuracy of journalism
How am I only just learning about ‘Proletarian TV’?
‘Josef Stalin will forever be remembered by those able to look past the ahistorical formulations and hysterical propaganda churned out by bourgeois ‘experts’.’ 😂
‘Josef Stalin will forever be remembered by those able to look past the ahistorical formulations and hysterical propaganda churned out by bourgeois ‘experts’.’ 😂
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
How am I only just learning about ‘Proletarian TV’?
‘Josef Stalin will forever be remembered by those able to look past the ahistorical formulations and hysterical propaganda churned out by bourgeois ‘experts’.’ 😂
‘Josef Stalin will forever be remembered by those able to look past the ahistorical formulations and hysterical propaganda churned out by bourgeois ‘experts’.’ 😂
History lessons have been simplified: just one version, updated overnight
November 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
History lessons have been simplified: just one version, updated overnight
The ‘leading academics’ were from History Reclaimed
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The ‘leading academics’ were from History Reclaimed
In a shocking twist, billionaires unable to buy election.
November 5, 2025 at 7:18 AM
In a shocking twist, billionaires unable to buy election.
Exit Stalin:The Soviet Union as a Civilization, 1953-1991, by Mark Smith - out in January - will be good
www.penguin.co.uk/books/314043...
www.penguin.co.uk/books/314043...
November 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Exit Stalin:The Soviet Union as a Civilization, 1953-1991, by Mark Smith - out in January - will be good
www.penguin.co.uk/books/314043...
www.penguin.co.uk/books/314043...