yuri
@ykazakov.bsky.social
somewhere between the dead and the living / lapsed historian of the russian 20th century / translator ru↔eng / nyc / everything is forever until it is no more
hopefully political imagination and political will can be rallied into a new order, not continuing the mistakes that led us here, as the krastev op-ed concluded
March 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
hopefully political imagination and political will can be rallied into a new order, not continuing the mistakes that led us here, as the krastev op-ed concluded
in an FT op-ed, krastev recognizes trump ii as a revolutionary government planning to remake the global order into an explicit america-first arrangement, and once agains pleads with europe to display political strength: www.ft.com/content/3507...
March 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
in an FT op-ed, krastev recognizes trump ii as a revolutionary government planning to remake the global order into an explicit america-first arrangement, and once agains pleads with europe to display political strength: www.ft.com/content/3507...
More wake up calls, again. To be followed up by another one tomorrow, next week, etc
March 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
More wake up calls, again. To be followed up by another one tomorrow, next week, etc
The Trump effect in action:
February 22, 2025 at 6:16 AM
The Trump effect in action:
NATO as an anti-US, anti-Russia alliance
February 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
NATO as an anti-US, anti-Russia alliance
Yet another wake up call for Europe. To be followed up by another one tomorrow, next week, etc
February 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Yet another wake up call for Europe. To be followed up by another one tomorrow, next week, etc
an incredible collection of new york times headlines and articles from the last 24 hours. you know, we're all living a society, including the journalists and editors
February 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
an incredible collection of new york times headlines and articles from the last 24 hours. you know, we're all living a society, including the journalists and editors
godspeed to mr jupiter in his quest to destroy maastricht
February 15, 2025 at 6:45 AM
godspeed to mr jupiter in his quest to destroy maastricht
the full-scale russian invasion of ukraine 3 years ago wasn't a shock enough? www.ft.com/content/1ee4...
February 15, 2025 at 6:45 AM
the full-scale russian invasion of ukraine 3 years ago wasn't a shock enough? www.ft.com/content/1ee4...
why is adam tooze now running a dating service? adamtooze.substack.com/p/calling-th...
February 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM
why is adam tooze now running a dating service? adamtooze.substack.com/p/calling-th...
they really think there's a vibe shift, that it'll last forever, that people will forget this, or that trump and co. themselves won't go after them
February 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
they really think there's a vibe shift, that it'll last forever, that people will forget this, or that trump and co. themselves won't go after them
The EU considers retaliatory measures to future Trump tariffs that could unilaterally revoke American IP. I encourage Commissioner von der Leyen not to wait, please fire away immediately
www.ft.com/content/7303...
www.ft.com/content/7303...
February 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The EU considers retaliatory measures to future Trump tariffs that could unilaterally revoke American IP. I encourage Commissioner von der Leyen not to wait, please fire away immediately
www.ft.com/content/7303...
www.ft.com/content/7303...
the people who failed to predict the tariffs trump has been advertising for over a year are now saying they'll end quickly as he posts about keeping the pain going: www.reuters.com/markets/us/t...
February 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
the people who failed to predict the tariffs trump has been advertising for over a year are now saying they'll end quickly as he posts about keeping the pain going: www.reuters.com/markets/us/t...
Harriman newsletter reports that Elizabeth Valkenier, a giant of Russian cultural and art history focusing on the Peredvizhniki, Repin and the silver age, has recently passed away at 98.
November 25, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Harriman newsletter reports that Elizabeth Valkenier, a giant of Russian cultural and art history focusing on the Peredvizhniki, Repin and the silver age, has recently passed away at 98.
we're all post-soviet now
www.ft.com/content/b713...
www.ft.com/content/b713...
November 23, 2024 at 11:57 PM
we're all post-soviet now
www.ft.com/content/b713...
www.ft.com/content/b713...
Nathaniel Knight presented a lecture, "Decolonizing Russian History: Necessary Corrective or a Bridge Too Far?" at Columbia on Friday. Despite the provocative title, it's a tame argument: removing vestiges of imperial narrative is important, but should be done rigorously, avoiding simple claims.
November 18, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Nathaniel Knight presented a lecture, "Decolonizing Russian History: Necessary Corrective or a Bridge Too Far?" at Columbia on Friday. Despite the provocative title, it's a tame argument: removing vestiges of imperial narrative is important, but should be done rigorously, avoiding simple claims.
great upcoming book by dan edelstein:
The Revolution to Come, an intellectual history of the idea of revolution in Western political thought
The Revolution to Come, an intellectual history of the idea of revolution in Western political thought
November 14, 2024 at 4:53 AM
great upcoming book by dan edelstein:
The Revolution to Come, an intellectual history of the idea of revolution in Western political thought
The Revolution to Come, an intellectual history of the idea of revolution in Western political thought
"climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it"
November 14, 2024 at 3:25 AM
"climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it"