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Today marks the 83rd anniversary of the Babyn Yar tragedy. On September 29-30, 1941, in just two days, the Nazis shot over 30,000 Jews in Kyiv. Entire families—men, children, women, even those pregnant—were forced to walk down the "Road of Death" to the ravine. The scale of this

Сьогодні – 83-ті роковини трагедії Бабиного Яру. 29-30 вересня 1941 року, всього лише за два дні в Києві нацисти розстріляли понад 30 тисяч євреїв. «Дорогою смерті» вони гнали до яру мешканців міста цілими сім'ями – чоловіків, дітей, жінок, вагітних. Масштаби цього зла важко

What an excellent book. It weaves 21 biographies, often in pairs, to humanize the political projects that emerged in and from the Habsburg Empire. All failed, some more admirably than others. Equally admirable is Iryna's command of locales and languages...

Official industry announcement - 32 (so far, couple more to go) archives, 10 countries (US, UK, Fr, Ger, Ireland, CH, Lux, Australia, Bahamas, Caymans) = 130 years of offshore history in one book :)

Intent to Destroy is here! A book that I never imagined writing, hated to write and now so glad I did. This is the UK version, the US one has a different cover, though both are published by Basic Books Basic Books and Basic Books UK. So, a short 🧵

The preview of Udi Greenberg’s groundbreaking forthcoming book is now up at HUP: hup.harvard.edu/books/97806742…

Did you know that Dnipro, struck by a Russian ICBM overnight was once the center of Soviet missile production. This is where they made the R-12, which was shipped to Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis. I bet Khrushchev is pondering the symbolism of this in his grave.

I’m really excited that my book on the history of Russia’s “illegal” spies comes out soon. It’s taken me years of work and covers a century of Soviet/Russian history... Below, a short thread about the book, as well as info on how to pre-order a copy.

CfP: Workshop—Religion, Atheism, and Belief during State Socialism | H-Net networks.h-net.org/group/announce…

You wouldn't know from FoxNews gold coin ads and other rightwing goldbuggery, but there's actually a material economy behind gold&the gold trade. It's often shady&dirty, and, you guessed it, tied to tax havens, today and in the past. Wrote about it here: nybooks.com/online/2025/02…

April 16th, 5 PM EDT - Come attend "No Monument: Babyn Yar as Site of History, Memory, and Politics," Victoria Smolkin will discuss how the resurfacing of the massacres in late #Soviethistory turned the site into a #ColdWar battleground. Learn more - bit.ly/4hrv9XJ

Putin finally found a guy who believes in the legitimacy of his “referenda” in the occupied territories. This real estate developer knows neither geography, nor culture, nor (recent) history of the places he goes to. newsweek.com/steve-witkoff-…

Grateful for the opportunity to talk about the White House’s war on civil society in general & higher education in particular. We must defend our freedoms! Wesleyan University ACE AAC&U FIRE AAC&U AAU Kevin Carey Jeff Selingo

Very much looking forward to speaking at Harvard’s HURI on Wednesday! Virtual attendance is possible, for those interested. Information and registration in link.

Amazing news-Ben Nathans won the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction for his study of Soviet dissidents. So well-deserved. The Pulitzer Prizes Princeton University Press

Thoughts on “Victory Day” for Daniel Ofman & The World, with Ivan Grek & Victoria Smolkin theworld.org/segments/2025/…

I spoke with Daniel Ofman of The World about the meaning of #VictoryDay past and present, and Russia’s current effort to sacralize war while hiding its human cost (also interviews with Sam Greene and Ivan Grek) theworld.org/segments/2025/…

Couldn't be more thrilled that my next book has found a happy home with Maria Goldverg at Liveright Books, and to be returning to Bloomsbury Books UK for book #2.

Is international law dead? Are human rights over? My latest for The Guardian Long Read : theguardian.com/law/2025/jun/2…

“The problem is not international law,” Sourani said. “We made the best use of it that we could, for the sake of the rule of law and the dignity of man, and to protect civilians.” Extraordinary essay.