Dzerzhinsky will return to Lubyanka, having been toppled in 1991, and debated ever since. I never quite thought this would happen. Dismal. dzen.ru/a/ahs8EwxNDw...

TWO full time researcher positions in Oxford and Sheffield now open for applications, as part of our Leverhulme project “The 101st Kilometre: Soviet marginalization, migration, memory and mapping”. Please spread the word! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRE941/p... jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...

New piece for Moscow times on the 70th anniversary of the secret speech.

The Moscow Times@themoscowtimes.com · 7mo ago

#OpEd Putin's ambivalence toward Stalin seems part of a strategy to stop Russians drawing parallels between their country's past and present, writes Polly Jones.

#OpEd The city of Magadan was built by forced labor and lay at the heart of one of the largest and deadliest Gulag settlements. Authorities want to silence that fact, stopping Russians confronting the truth about Soviet atrocities warns Polly Jones.

Erasing Magadan's Gulag Past Enables Today's Violence - The Moscow Times

Opinion | For nearly half a century, October 30 has marked the annual remembrance day for victims of political repression in Russia.

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To say I enjoyed writing this would be wrong, but it gave me a chance to try to make sense of the most recent gulag memory developments.

The Moscow Times@themoscowtimes.com · 10mo ago

#OpEd The city of Magadan was built by forced labor and lay at the heart of one of the largest and deadliest Gulag settlements. Authorities want to silence that fact, stopping Russians confronting the truth about Soviet atrocities warns Polly Jones.

Last chance to register for Friday’s workshop (in person or online)!

Polly Jones on an account of the transition between Soviet leaders

Power beyond the grave

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Really enjoyed this conversation!

Bloomsbury History@bloomsburyhist.bsky.social · last yr.

📻 @drpollyjones.bsky.social joins Polina Popova on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social to discuss her book Gulag Fiction: Labour Camp Literature from Stalin to Putin. 👂 Listen 👉 bit.ly/3EH9wWl 📙 Discover the book 👉 bit.ly/3GIo3S6

Fantastic early career opportunity here: three-year junior research fellowship at University College, Oxford. Great colleagues, great wisteria! www.univ.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

Hugely enjoyed this book, and my last year as Nove judge. What a pleasure to read so many wonderful books over the last three years.

Fabian Baumann@fabianbaumann.bsky.social · 2y ago

Some more good academic news: "Dynasty Divided" has been awarded BASEES's Alexander Nove Prize in Russian, Soviet, and Post-Soviet Studies. I could not be happier with the positive reception the book has met. basees.org/news-1/2025/...

Never really post anything here but the actual BLUE SKY today merits a mention!

Very happy to have written a few words about @drpollyjones.bsky.social's excellent new book on Gulag fiction for @thetls.bsky.social. Really terrific overview and close readings of various texts and trends, older and recent! www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-feat...

Gulag Fiction by Polly Jones | Book review | The TLS

Polly Jones observes, in her fascinating Gulag Fiction: Labour camp literature from Stalin to Putin, that many of the Soviet state’s “grandiose

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First review of Gulag Fiction, in the first TLS of the year! www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-feat...

Gulag Fiction by Polly Jones | Book review | The TLS

Polly Jones observes, in her fascinating Gulag Fiction: Labour camp literature from Stalin to Putin, that many of the Soviet state’s “grandiose

the-tls.co.uk

Happy publication day to me! Now available as paperback, hardback and e-book, for all your format needs!