We are recruiting two postdoctoral researchers (2.5 years, full-time) 📢
Preference for candidates working on the Caucasus and/or Central Asia, but applications focusing on other regions of the late Romanov Empire are also encouraged.
📅 Deadline: 4 May
👉 Apply: lnkd.in/dPejtfYs
Thrilled to share that our article “Horizontal Threads: Towards an Entangled Spatial History of the Romanov Empire” by Catherine Gibson and Anton Kotenko is now out in Slavic Review (Vol. 84, No. 2). Read here doi.org/10.1017/slr....
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Back from #ICCEES2025 and still processing all the connections and conversations! It was great to see so many panels on the history of humanitarianism, and to share some preliminary #ERC EMPSOLID research in such inspiring company.
EMPSOLID is featured in a new exhibition at the University of Tartu Library! ⭐
The exhibition will remain on display until 19 August, after which it will continue its journey to various European cities. The Exciting Minds exhibition is also available online: researchinestonia.eu/ERC/en/
🎙️ Interview Time with Michela Quercetti!
"I'm not a historian, but I'm enchanted by the archives!"
Michela shares her experience working on the #EMPSOLID project, diving into 100-year-old documents, Romanov-era charity networks, and Estonian archives.
📸 Archive photo + full quote in the post!
💥Everyone interested has the opportunity to view online exhibition “Exciting Minds“, which tells the story of the #ERC grant for the #EMPSOLID project!
#EMPSOLIDnews
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Catherine will present some preliminary EMPSOLID findings this week at CBSE Cambridge. Rather than presenting traditional papers, our panel decided to make a film! 🎬 Here is the trailer, made in collaboration with Maarja Merivoo-Parro (Uni of Jyväskylä) & Sanita Reinsone (University of Latvia)!
Registration link for the online PhD Information Session 👉
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💡Our PhD call is now also available at EURAXESS!
You can find a thorough description of the position and of the application process here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/333981
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💡PhD Application Call💡
The ERC Starting Grant project invites applicants for a fully-funded 4-year PhD position at the University of Tartu.
👉Find out more on our website: sisu.ut.ee/empsolid/news/
It was also exciting to visit the stage in Vērmanes park where, on the same site, a charity concert for victims of the 1902 Shamakhi earthquake (present-day Azerbaijan) took place.
(📷: Open-air stage in Vērmanes park in Riga today and in the 1900s; B/W Photo courtesy of National Library of Latvia)
📜✨ Lately, we've been delving into the Latvian State Historical Archives' collections! These 19th-century petitions reveal how news travelled across the Romanov Empire, why people helped others, and how they gathered donations.
(📷: Well-worn petitions requesting permission to hold charity events)
❗We are happy to share that our project "Empire of Solidarities" has launched its website!❗
There you can find more information about the project itself, the people involved and much more!
👉Here is the link:
www.empsolid.ee
Find out more about Dr. Catherine Gibson, the Principal Investigator of "Empire of Solidarities" project, here:
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A reminder that there is still time to submit proposals for the Tartu Conference (cfp deadline 20 Jan)!