The Russia Observer

How Telegram became the digital battlefield in the Russia-Ukraine war. 📝 @VeraMBergen ti.me/3wpMWL1

🚢Italy has been urged to seize a superyacht allegedly owned by Vladimir Putin after an investigation by the anti-corruption unit of Alexei Navalny, Russia's jailed opposition leader telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

And crucially, Gagarina's version featured on the soundtrack to 2015 film 'Battle for Sevastopol', about Ukrainian WW2 sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko...not an accident. youtube.com/watch?v=fuPX8m…

Hey students in Year 11 and 12, why not study the largest countries in Europe? Join us for a free online Slavonic Studies outreach event on 10 July! @Study_Langs_Cam @ModLangOpen @APPGMFL @Routesintolangs @RusArtCulture @RusStudentUK @Pushkin_House

It's a good month for #HotTea! Make a pot & join us Thursdays in #January for History of Russian Design. Series features film + curator discussions. #free go.rutgers.edu/zimmerlievents @drnelk @SheraArt @aseeestudies @russianprof @JenLouiseWilson @RusStudentUK @kolodzei @RusArtCulture

Do you incorporate #RussianArt & culture into your creative endeavors? Consider this virtual artist's residency! (deadline July 20) @MasonGross @jerseyarts @aseeestudies @SheraArt @drnelk @CorinaLApostol1 @kolodzei @russianprof @JenLouiseWilson @RusStudentUK @ARTCollector13

@drnelk You might enjoy this: 6 legendary Soviet cartoons that you can watch at home @calvertjournal calvertjournal.com/articles/show/… all of you, too ;) @SheraArt @aseeestudies @RusStudentUK @JenLouiseWilson @kaysenyah

Happy #InternationalWomenDay2020 everyone! 8 марта — день восстания работниц против кухонного рабства! Долой гнет и обывательщину домашнего быта! 1932

Despite the popularity of “The Union of Salvation” in theaters, Russian critics and the public are sharply divided about the film over its political message themoscowtimes.com/2020/01/21/dec…

Reactions are mixed to Olga Lyubimova's appointment as Russian culture minister, @amuchnik writes themoscowtimes.com/2020/01/22/who…

The park will include a walkthrough experience based on the writer’s life as well as two scary rides buff.ly/37qgTeM

A unique and short-lived rock scene flourished in Leningrad during perestroika. Let us take you back to the late 80s #TCJarchives buff.ly/2RgULh8

Looking for some Russian culture in London? I know I am. Check out this 10% discount for Russian Students to 'The Steamboat as a Gift from America'. Two-Act play in Russian written by Nikolay Kolyada, a Stanislavsky Prize laureate. Code: RUSSIANSTUDENT eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-steamboa…

#RT St Tatiana's Day, Students' Day. From father of modern dramaturgy Kolyada. In Russian with English subtitles. Tickets from £25 10% discount to all students and people interested in Russian culture. Code: RUSSIANSTUDENT kolyada.eventbrite.co.uk/?discount=RUSS… kolyada.eventbrite.co.uk

Happy Cosmonautics Day! Celebrate with the USSR's beloved canine heroes, the Soviet space dogs calvertjournal.com/articles/show/…

Is there anything better than soviet space posters?? Happy Cosmonautics Day!

Yes, the Soviets almost gave us the internet. How did their brightest minds fail? calvertjournal.com/articles/show/…

The Future is You! Where do you see your country in Europe and the world? The DOC is holding an essay competition, ‘My Country, Our World in 2030’ Find out all information on our website doc-research.org/essay-contest/ The email for submissions is: essay2019@doc-research.org

Are you a young person who is passionate about the future of Europe? Here is an essay competition from @DOCResearchInst that might interest you! #1544484986482-9cf212a9-89dd" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">doc-research.org/essay-contest/…

⚡️New in our bookshop!⚡️Fans of centenary project @1917intweets will be excited to get their hands on 'Eyewitness 1917: The Russian Revolution as it Happened' which brings together the rich source material of the digital project. bit.ly/2Y8EpZn #twitterstorians