there is a good exhibition (and by exhibition i mean printed boards with information and images on) upstairs at the national history museum at the minute specifically about the famine in gagauzia!

i can’t wait to read everyone else’s chapters!

thank you thank you спасибо and mulțumesc frumos 🫶 to maja and tino for being so wonderful to work with and to the occupy guguță activists whose commitment to enhancing democratic values in moldova and fostering a culture of care and mutual responsibility has given me much to think about ⭐️

i’m so happy that ✨ 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 ✨ is finally out!! i’ve contributed a chapter on heritage, civic activism and the urban commons in chișinău ! it’s open access so give it a read but also buy a copy/ order it for your library (but only if you want to)!!!
muse.jhu.edu/book/142608

thaaaaank you ☺️

он топ ов зэ сити
люблю крыши (всегда и навсегда)

thanks to the homies (pany, @d-oneill.bsky.social and tom) for helping me figure out my thoughts, to my biggest opp: reviewer 2 (love you too bb), and to the editors for the space to engage in some critical 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦™

ничего особенного but i wrote a commentary for memory studies on the relationship between skateboarding and imperialism (russian and epistemic)

doi.org/10.1177/1750...

(if any canadian based production companies are looking for a gal with a slavic phd to consult, i’m available)

checking final proofs and that’s the real heated rivalry bébé

it’s for the nye firework display it is like this every year

first page of the proofs to my book ‘On Top of the City’

out next year !!! @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social

the current state of Indigenous peoples in russia and their struggle against russian colonialism and war summary report, written by Independent Indigenous and Decolonial activists, researchers and members of anti-war initiatives

special delivery!!!

City & Society | CUAA Urban Studies Journal | Wiley Online Library Click on the article title to read more.

my review of post-soviet graffiti by @alexislerner.bsky.social is now out in city & society. a compelling read for anyone interested in post-socialist urbanism, political communication, and public space under both authoritarianism and neoliberal capitalism
doi.org/10.1111/ciso...

Street name politics is back in the news in Moldova. There have been calls to rename Moscow blvd. in Chișinău into Ilie Ilașcu street. Ilașcu was one of the most well-known fighters against separatists during the Russian-Moldovan war in 1992 ...

black and white photo of alexei șciusev leaning on a chair

if you’re in dc for aseees next week a) let’s get a coffee/drink and b) come hear me talk about this guy and his master plan for chișinău on saturday (there will be photos !! and drawings!!! and maps !! that you maybe have never seen before for all the șciusevheads out there) !!

Sign the Petition Stop the removal of Modern Languages courses at the University of Nottingham!

Modern Languages students at the University of Nottingham have started a petition to save languages degrees. Please sign and share www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...

At Gail's, what is the human cost behind a £5 loaf of bread? The economics and migration behind the Gail's expansion. Words by Sasha Patel and Ben Jacob. Illustration by Kruttika Susarla.

www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/at-gails-w... (free to read)

turns out you can always just move to the east coast of scotland

Prezența la vot

moldovan elections are underway (eek)!!! you can follow the voting + results as they come in this evening here: pv.cec.md

A long thread on how I'll be following returns for the Moldovan legisl. election on Sep. 28. Polls close inside MD at 9 p.m. Until then, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) will only be releasing turnout data throughout the day. Results will start rolling in fairly quickly ...

pro-russian labubu being detained by moldovan authorities

me, everyday

la mulți ani de ziua independenței, moldova! 🫶

board saying “when life gives your sour cherries make varenyky”

The leisure of grey spaces, urban play and the chromatic turn Published in Leisure Studies (Ahead of Print, 2025)

The Editorial to our Special Issue on Grey Spaces and Chromatic Leisure for @leisurestudies.bsky.social is now published. @indigowilling.bsky.social @benjaminduester.bsky.social @sanderholsgens.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Boney M, Меладзе и Галкин: сколько Бельцы потратили на концерты ко Дню города На организацию двух концертов ко Дню города в Бельцах потратили около 840 тыс. леев. Из этой суммы примерно 200 тыс. леев выделила администрация города, остальные расходы покрыли спонсоры. Об этом соо...

My favourite Moldova story of the week is Boney M performing at the city festival of Bălți. newsmaker.md/ru/boney-m-m...
www.youtube.com/live/6IKxabT...

thanks !!! (i was shocked to say the least)

thanks Lusya :)