Gustavs Strenga
@strenga.bsky.social
Medievalist. Cultural historian. Interested in the late Middle Ages, collective memory, commemoration, gift-giving, medieval heroes after the Middle Ages, medieval Hanse and Livonia. Associate professor at the Latvian Academy of Culture (Riga)
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Gustavs Strenga
@strenga.bsky.social
· Nov 10
My book "Remembering the Dead: Collective Memory and Commemoration in Late Medieval Livonia" has been published.
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We don’t talk enough about how the English are a people of the Baltic - the Angeln region from which they originated borders the Baltic Sea
December 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We don’t talk enough about how the English are a people of the Baltic - the Angeln region from which they originated borders the Baltic Sea
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A PhD is a great idea if you want to work your ass off for a few years and then somehow feel like a failure when you finish it successfully
December 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A PhD is a great idea if you want to work your ass off for a few years and then somehow feel like a failure when you finish it successfully
A very good question- why democratic politicians are still on x/ex-twitter?
Mal ehrlich Leute?
Warum sind so viele Politiker*innen, die behaupten, Demokrat*innen zu sein, noch in diesem Drecksloch und machen mit ihrem Content bei der Demokratieerodierung mit???
Warum sind so viele Politiker*innen, die behaupten, Demokrat*innen zu sein, noch in diesem Drecksloch und machen mit ihrem Content bei der Demokratieerodierung mit???
December 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
A very good question- why democratic politicians are still on x/ex-twitter?
I have to say that I genuinely love the United States of America. I have been there 3 times, visited 14 states, been to Yellowstone and Rocky Mountains, enjoyed wilderness and cities. I never thought that a day will come when I will say that the USA are not our friends. Not our enemy yet..
December 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I have to say that I genuinely love the United States of America. I have been there 3 times, visited 14 states, been to Yellowstone and Rocky Mountains, enjoyed wilderness and cities. I never thought that a day will come when I will say that the USA are not our friends. Not our enemy yet..
In 2024 Americans decided that they wanted cheaper eggs and elected a president who has decided that we in the Baltics and eastern Europe in general belong to the Russian sphere of influence. So I hope that at least the eggs in the US are cheap now…
December 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
In 2024 Americans decided that they wanted cheaper eggs and elected a president who has decided that we in the Baltics and eastern Europe in general belong to the Russian sphere of influence. So I hope that at least the eggs in the US are cheap now…
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The Ukrainian is the 10th language for this book, Russia against Modernity —and, for me, extremely important one. Thank you Folio publishing house in Kharkiv — you are doing the work of enlightenment under shells of the barbarians
December 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The Ukrainian is the 10th language for this book, Russia against Modernity —and, for me, extremely important one. Thank you Folio publishing house in Kharkiv — you are doing the work of enlightenment under shells of the barbarians
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The new National Security Strategy is a propaganda document, designed to be widely read. It is also a performative suicide. Hard to think of another great power ever abdicating its influence so quickly and so publicly. It will be worth following the reactions around the world, not just in Europe.
Trump's national security strategy is out and some of the Europe sections are shocking. "...the growing influence of patriotic European parties indeed
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The new National Security Strategy is a propaganda document, designed to be widely read. It is also a performative suicide. Hard to think of another great power ever abdicating its influence so quickly and so publicly. It will be worth following the reactions around the world, not just in Europe.
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The US National Security Strategy seems to be—at least in part—written/edited by AI.
There are hallmark AI em dashes in nearly every other paragraph — shocking but unsurprising.
There are hallmark AI em dashes in nearly every other paragraph — shocking but unsurprising.
December 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
The US National Security Strategy seems to be—at least in part—written/edited by AI.
There are hallmark AI em dashes in nearly every other paragraph — shocking but unsurprising.
There are hallmark AI em dashes in nearly every other paragraph — shocking but unsurprising.
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The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
Interesants ieskats tajā, kā uz valsts aizsardzības dienestu raugās latviešu diaspora Lielbritānijā. Principā diasporas politika šķiet ir tikai kultūras saites saglabāšanas mehānisms. youtu.be/CX1FiZd4X84?...
Diaspora in Latvian Army
YouTube video by Latvijas Avīze
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Interesants ieskats tajā, kā uz valsts aizsardzības dienestu raugās latviešu diaspora Lielbritānijā. Principā diasporas politika šķiet ir tikai kultūras saites saglabāšanas mehānisms. youtu.be/CX1FiZd4X84?...
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Post-Doc Position at Freiburg University within RTG 2571 "Empires" - not only for historians... uni-freiburg.de/empires/jobs...
Jobs and Opportunities – DFG Research Training Group 2571 "Empires. Dynamic Change, Temporality and Post-Imperial Orders"
uni-freiburg.de
November 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Post-Doc Position at Freiburg University within RTG 2571 "Empires" - not only for historians... uni-freiburg.de/empires/jobs...
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"Tartu University is analysing other historic artefacts ... including an 800-year-old cross depicting genitalia that makes a sound when worn.
The metal cross has a hinged piece in the shape of a vulva that covers and knocks against an engraved penis design when moved around." #MedievalSky
The metal cross has a hinged piece in the shape of a vulva that covers and knocks against an engraved penis design when moved around." #MedievalSky
DNA reveals stone age teenager as chewer of 10,500-year-old ‘gum’
The prehistoric birch tar found in Estonia contained traces of saliva that were analysed by genetics experts
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
"Tartu University is analysing other historic artefacts ... including an 800-year-old cross depicting genitalia that makes a sound when worn.
The metal cross has a hinged piece in the shape of a vulva that covers and knocks against an engraved penis design when moved around." #MedievalSky
The metal cross has a hinged piece in the shape of a vulva that covers and knocks against an engraved penis design when moved around." #MedievalSky
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Alvja Hermaņa atklāsmes par ukraiņiem katastrofālo un mums vienkārši ļoti kaitīgo Trampa "miera plānu" liek man pievienoties sazvērestības teorijai, ka "Bez partijām" ir ietekmes operācija. 1. plāna punkts ir sačakarēt Latvijas demokrātiju. 2. Ir pievienoties Fico/Orbāna blokam.
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Alvja Hermaņa atklāsmes par ukraiņiem katastrofālo un mums vienkārši ļoti kaitīgo Trampa "miera plānu" liek man pievienoties sazvērestības teorijai, ka "Bez partijām" ir ietekmes operācija. 1. plāna punkts ir sačakarēt Latvijas demokrātiju. 2. Ir pievienoties Fico/Orbāna blokam.
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“Glühwein, Plätzchen, Weihnachtsmarkt? Nach meiner Kenntnis ist das sofort - unverzüglich.”
November 22, 2025 at 9:52 AM
“Glühwein, Plätzchen, Weihnachtsmarkt? Nach meiner Kenntnis ist das sofort - unverzüglich.”
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All the rape, torture, and murder will be brushed under the carpet, a great lesson for any future war criminals.
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 AM
All the rape, torture, and murder will be brushed under the carpet, a great lesson for any future war criminals.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
...and if you are especially interested in our #PhD in #History, meet us on our:
🌐Virtual Open Day - 2 December 2025 👉 loom.ly/sp5lOKM
📣 #historysky #skystorians
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📣 #historysky #skystorians
Fantastisks cilvēks. Lai viegli... youtu.be/40_U6qTW2Ls?...
Pāragri mūžībā aizsaukts pasaules apceļotājs – Kārlis Bardelis
YouTube video by LTV Ziņu dienests
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November 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Fantastisks cilvēks. Lai viegli... youtu.be/40_U6qTW2Ls?...
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Now available as podcast: my lecture for the @ghilondon.bsky.social on nuns' letters, Reformation pamphlets and the development of the German language #nuntastic www.ghil.ac.uk/publications...
Henrike Lähnemann: 1525 and All That
www.ghil.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Now available as podcast: my lecture for the @ghilondon.bsky.social on nuns' letters, Reformation pamphlets and the development of the German language #nuntastic www.ghil.ac.uk/publications...
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Atriebība par protestu.
ZZS grib sodīt tos, kuri aizstāvēja sieviešu tiesības - kancelēt pilsonisko sabiedrību kopā ar medijiem.
Tas ir tiešs uzbrukums Latvijas demokrātijai.
IDENTISKI Gruzijai, Ungārijai, Krievijai, Trampam.
ZZS grib sodīt tos, kuri aizstāvēja sieviešu tiesības - kancelēt pilsonisko sabiedrību kopā ar medijiem.
Tas ir tiešs uzbrukums Latvijas demokrātijai.
IDENTISKI Gruzijai, Ungārijai, Krievijai, Trampam.
Mārtiņš Hiršs: Atriebība par protestu. ZZS grib pakļaut NVO un medijus politiķiem
Tā ir demokrātijas imūnsistēma: ja politiķi sāk slimot ar korupciju, cinismu vai autoritārismu, pilsoniskā sabiedrība ir pirmā, kas paceļ temperatūru un signalizē – "kaut kas nav kārtībā".
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November 12, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Atriebība par protestu.
ZZS grib sodīt tos, kuri aizstāvēja sieviešu tiesības - kancelēt pilsonisko sabiedrību kopā ar medijiem.
Tas ir tiešs uzbrukums Latvijas demokrātijai.
IDENTISKI Gruzijai, Ungārijai, Krievijai, Trampam.
ZZS grib sodīt tos, kuri aizstāvēja sieviešu tiesības - kancelēt pilsonisko sabiedrību kopā ar medijiem.
Tas ir tiešs uzbrukums Latvijas demokrātijai.
IDENTISKI Gruzijai, Ungārijai, Krievijai, Trampam.
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24/7 cake vending machine in the middle of nowhere. Maximum Poland.
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
24/7 cake vending machine in the middle of nowhere. Maximum Poland.
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3-year postdoc with CODICUM project for a medievalist placed in Odense, Denmark!
Special focus on Latin, palaeography & Dominican text and book history 📖😍🕵️
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Special focus on Latin, palaeography & Dominican text and book history 📖😍🕵️
tinyurl.com/yrt4x8y3
3-year postdoc position in medieval studies
3-year postdoc position in medieval studies The Department of Culture and Language invites applications for a 3-year postdoc position in Dominican studies within the CODICUM project. The position is e...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
3-year postdoc with CODICUM project for a medievalist placed in Odense, Denmark!
Special focus on Latin, palaeography & Dominican text and book history 📖😍🕵️
tinyurl.com/yrt4x8y3
Special focus on Latin, palaeography & Dominican text and book history 📖😍🕵️
tinyurl.com/yrt4x8y3
Ar @unabergmane.bsky.social uzrakstījām rakstu par to kā latvieši atsakās no savas zemes pagātnes. Vēsture Latvijā kā pētniecības nozarē lēnām mirst. Tā tam nevajadzētu būt. www.delfi.lv/898102/versi...
Gustavs Strenga, Una Bergmane: Latvieši labprātīgi atsakās no savas zemes pagātnes
Pagātne tiek izmantota politiskajā retorikā krustu šķērsu un tiek uzsvērts pagātnes pieredžu būtiskums šodienā, brīdī, kad tepat netālu agresors īsteno netaisnīgu karu pret ukraiņu tautu, taču praktis...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Ar @unabergmane.bsky.social uzrakstījām rakstu par to kā latvieši atsakās no savas zemes pagātnes. Vēsture Latvijā kā pētniecības nozarē lēnām mirst. Tā tam nevajadzētu būt. www.delfi.lv/898102/versi...
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According to the police, around 10,000 people took to the streets of Riga tonight to protest against the (so far unsuccessful) attempts to withdraw Latvia from the Istanbul Convention.
November 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
According to the police, around 10,000 people took to the streets of Riga tonight to protest against the (so far unsuccessful) attempts to withdraw Latvia from the Istanbul Convention.