🎉 New publication - really pleased that the latest article co-written with @allysonedwards1.bsky.social is now out (open access) in Critical Studies on Security. We focus on #Russia's patriotic youth group Victory Volunteers in the securitisation of history www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Defending historical truth to save the nation: Russia’s youth and the securitisation of history

The Kremlin extensively uses the Great Patriotic War to legitimate its ‘Special Military Operation’ in Ukraine. Focusing on youth militarsation in Putin’s Russia, this article explores Moscow’s sec...

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The Art of War by @andertoon.bsky.social

This is a great collection of articles on the ways Russia's war impacts youth in Ukraine, Russia, and Central Asia. Congrats to @irgarner.bsky.social and @allysonedwards1.bsky.social on this excellent work as guest editors!

Communist and Post-Communist Studies@cpcs.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The June issue is out! Featuring a special section on Youth and Russia's War Against Ukraine (guest eds Ian Garner & Allyson Edwards), articles on inequality in transition, Sino-Russian relations, plus a research note on Russian scholars in times of war. online.ucpress.edu/cpcs/issue/5...

If using AI for writing means you never have to stop, backtrack, or start over, you’re missing the most important part of the process, writes Eve Fairbanks: theatln.tc/FqOCuLuP

Leaving soon for #BISA2026 in Brighton. Presenting on Victory Day celebrations and youth Militarisation! If you want to catch up, send me a message! ✨

War impacts all facets of young life. - Children are disproportionately impacted by war as victims themselves or loss of others, they are easily displaced, exposed to horrific forms of violence. (1/)

Just hopping on the check on my fellow academics. Everything feels so relentless. Anyone else feeling this?

BBC News - What growing up in war does to a child's brain - and their future - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What growing up in war does to a child's brain - and their future

Fergal Keane has met thousands of traumatised children while reporting on conflicts. Here, he researches the long-term effect on them - and what, if anything, can help.

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BBC News - What growing up in war does to a child's brain - and their future - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What growing up in war does to a child's brain - and their future

Fergal Keane has met thousands of traumatised children while reporting on conflicts. Here, he researches the long-term effect on them - and what, if anything, can help.

bbc.co.uk

My husband was talking brought up Cynthia Enrivo earlier, but called them Cynthia Enloe by accident & I just realised he does truly listen to me 💓

Looking forward to presenting work that @allysonedwards1.bsky.social and I have been doing on youth militarisation in #Russia today at a workshop at @swp-berlin.org in #Berlin

Based on this @russellgroup.bsky.social analysis which shows industry needs a wide range of skills - eg 40% of high-tariff graduates working in defence studied humanities and social sciences www.russellgroup.ac.uk/policy/polic...

✨ Pleased to see my article w/ Maryna Shevtsova & Katerina Krulisova has been published in the Journal of Pol and Mil Sociology. The article explores 🇺🇦, 🇷🇺 & 🇬🇧, 🇺🇸 media representations of the ICCs arrest warrant against Maria Lvova-Belova & Vladimir Putin. journals.upress.ufl.edu/jpms/article...

#OpEd Parents cannot just assume that their children will not be affected by attempts to brainwash them. They must take decisive action, recommends teacher Dima Zitser.

How Russian Parents Can Protect Their Children from Indoctrination in Schools - The Moscow Times

Opinion | Starting on Sept.1, trial runs of “conversations about important things” began in kindergartens — targeting children as young as three to seven in over 100 kindergartens across Russia and oc...

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The militarization of Russian children continues: www.reuters.com/world/we-thr...

'We threw hand grenades!' Russian kids as young as 8 get taste of military training

Schoolchildren enjoyed a riverside adventure this week, but it was no ordinary holiday camp.

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Lavrov wears a USSR sweatshirt, & people will still comment: "wHaT aBOuT NaTo?"

Putin is wanted by the ICC on charges of war crimes, for stealing Ukrainian children. Putin is wanted by the ICC on charges of war crimes, for stealing Ukrainian children. Putin is wanted by the ICC on charges of war crimes, for stealing Ukrainian children. Putin is wanted by the ICC on charges...

Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 12mo ago

US army rolling the red carpet to murderer’s plane. I will never forget this image.

Starting our ✨official✨ honeymoon off (only 10 months after the fact) with a wedding trip for friends! Looking less beaut, and much more travel friendly today as we start our journey to Chile! 🇨🇱

Last minute preparations are underway for my presentation at #IPSA2025 tomorrow morning. I'll be presenting mine & @jgmaber.bsky.social work on a panel with my wonderful colleagues. If you're an early bird with an interest in Ukraine and Russia, come find us at 9am.

Attending Ban Ki Moon's keynote speech at #IPSA2025

I'm on my way to Seoul for #IPSA2025 to present mine and @jgmaber.bsky.social work on Russian youth militarization. This paper will eventually become the introduction to our book, and applies a feminist IR lens to youth militarization. Reach out if you want to meet for a ☕!

Who else is going to be at #IPSA2025 in Seoul? I'll be presenting mine and @jgmaber.bsky.social work on feminist approaches to Russian youth militarisation! Reach out if you fancy a coffee ☕

For the first time in years, I won't be at BISA 😭 will miss catching up with the BEST people. 💔

Oh noooo 🙄

The Independent@the-independent.com · last yr.

BREAKING | ChatGPT down: OpenAI reports major outage as users see error message

🧵NEW research: How is the Russian state turning young people into patriots via Telegram? Spoiler: It’s not just about war—it’s about influencers. We analyzed hundreds of posts by two state youth leaders. What we found is disturbing.👇

A new Stalin monument in a Moscow metro station is not just historical revisionism — it is a signal. As Putin deepens authoritarian rule and isolates Russia from the West, the glorification of a dictator responsible for mass terror is no coincidence. Nearly 700,000 were executed under Stalin. 1/2

✨Excited to share our research "Creating Good Young Patriots," which was published as an Advance Article in @cpcs.bsky.social @irgarner.bsky.social! 🔗 online.ucpress.edu/cpcs/article...

My new favorite book

Ahead of #Russia's Victory Day celebrations tomorrow, my new piece co-authored with @jgmaber.bsky.social is out in The Conversation! It examines the Kremlin's obsession that its youth know and understand the #Kremlin's version of the past: theconversation.com/russia-looks...

Russia looks to frame war as an inevitable part of life on Victory Day

Russian political figures are worried that young people nowadays are disconnected from their heritage.

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