"The world is learning the names of Ukrainian writers from their obituaries. And that is no way to discover a country’s literature." Olesya Khromeychuk on Victoria Amelina edition.cnn.com/2023/07/06/opi…

My tribute to the gentle, fierce, empathetic brilliance of Victoria Amelina in The Guardian. A text I really, really wish I had never had to write. theguardian.com/world/2023/jul…

The progress China has made in renewable energy just THIS YEAR makes the entire rest of the world look like it's standing still. I wrote in December that to call China the "world leader in renewable energy" was a colossal understatement. That’s even more true today. Thread 🧵

“Russian is my mother tongue and liberation means ripping it out of my throat.” This sentence by Dr Sasha Dovzhyk has haunted me ever since I first read it several months ago. I’m a middle aged Qazaq man born and raised in Almaty. Russian is my “mother tongue”. 🧵…

If you have yet to read Sasha’s devastating essay, do it now. newlinesmag.com/first-person/m… #russianColonialism

The writers of the 1920s “were thinking about the future – and we have to think about the future, even in the darkest times.” Thank you, Charlotte Higgins, for this tribute to Victoria Amelina 🇺🇦 and her legacy. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Now in open access! How do citizens evaluate regime propaganda regarding Ukraine in Russia? Why doesn't personal experience (e.g., travel to Ukraine) undermine the credibility of propaganda? Why do those critical of state media find propaganda credible? doi.org/10.1080/105846…

Every semester I do my best to chip away at the #HiddenCurriculum. I've added slides on how to read the syllabus, suggested study tips, and how to use our Canvas course site. This semester I added a slide on how to request an extension for an assignment.

I was curious if I could practice my Russian with ChatGPT-audio. Yup. Speakers move between languages effortlessly.

⚡⚡ A court in St. Petersburg has sentenced artist and musician Alexandra Skochilenko to seven years for swapping supermarket price tags with tags displaying anti-war statements and facts about the invasion of Ukraine. themoscowtimes.com/2023/11/16/i-j…

The Russian security state has an ominous fixation with punishing young, artsy women who defy conventional notions of proper young womanhood (marriage, office job, children), way out of proportion to the challenge to authorities their activism poses

I’ve been following this story since day 1 and it’s completely heartbreaking

I'm so sorry to have to write this - the poet, essayist and human rights activist Lev Rubenstein died of injuries sustained when he was hit by a car last week. Wonderful poet and beloved by everyone who knew him. themoscowtimes.com/2024/01/14/poe…

I had some thoughts about UK's move against the University Senate kentucky.com/opinion/linda-…

Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began two years ago, the most useful thing I've done is this lecture series on Ukrainian history. Thanks to Yale for making it public. youtube.com/playlist?list=…

UK faculty will ask president to halt review of university senate’s role, structure kentucky.com/news/local/edu…

“Does this University Senate Have Too Much Power?” Megan Zahneis covers debates on the future of shared governance at the University of Kentucky for The Chronicle of Higher Education Here’s hoping UK University Senate will be asked to collaborate on solutions to ensure the best for our students chronicle.com/article/does-t…

Sigh. Hope. Another very deep sigh. Godspeed to one of Ukraine’s most brilliant living writers.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is still in a Russian jail for the "crime" of doing journalism. It has been a year. Here's one way the Journal is marking this grim occasion. Via Reliable Sources