George Gilbert 🇺🇦🇬🇧

Associate Professor, Russian history @historyatsoton @BASEES R&D, co-ed. SEER, co-director @UosCeees Writing about radical right, martyrology, protest, politics

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I know I’ve posted loads about this (sorry!) but there’s nothing quite like the hard copy of something you helped make. Thanks to all contributors!

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Hello everyone. After 15.5 years, I will shortly be closing my Twitter account. It's a shame, I've mostly enjoyed using it, but I do not see a path back under the current ownership. I am on bluesky at @georgegilbert.bsky.social

Please drop me a DM if you wish to stay in touch.

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Me on Twitter/X nowadays. See you in December folks!

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Signing in for the first time in a while to promote an event @AndyWillimott is coming to @UosCeees on 16 October to talk about his very innovative and interesting research. Please share to all relevant networks, we have plenty of space for online sign-ups https://t.co/A5Ae5vbcPK

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@DrJanMachielsen Sorry to see this Jan; the odds are stacked against any of us in getting these kinds of grants nowadays.

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Taking a break for a while. Will be on Instagram and via email if you want to get hold of me! Thanks for the messages about book contract and promotion, cheers.

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Been obvious for a long time what a divided and unhappy society the UK is. I worry it’s reaching its terminus as one that functions effectively. Why is this? It’s massively polarised with little unity. If a big riot kicked off in London I doubt the police or courts could cope.

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@katarasov1917 An extremely good programme

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@JSC1812 @RoutledgeHist @routledgebooks Jen is the best! Great scholar and person.

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Delighted to say I have signed a contract with @RoutledgeHist @routledgebooks for a textbook 'New directions in late imperial Russia' that I will co-write with my amazing colleague Jen Keating. Thanks to the five peer reviewers. Looking forward to getting started- due early 2027.

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@FJSoyer @RoutledgeHist @routledgebooks Yes, for the proposal

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@KinoAddy @RoutledgeHist @routledgebooks Thanks Ady!

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I should say 'due' = intended submission date. Not sure when it will be published yet!

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@MMoffski I agree, good luck Michelle. It's a great project.

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As someone who has worked on this in a markedly different context protest politics never draws on uniform support: crowds aren’t homogenous and contain numerous interlocking and sometimes contrasting ideas. Supporters and critics will pick and choose the bits they want to stress.

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Any large instance of ‘contentious politics’ (riots, spikey protests, insurrection) will generally draw upon a wide cross-section of people and grievances. Supporters will say it’s ideologically homogenous. Critics will say it’s just criminals & reprobates. Both are wrong 1/4

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@MMoffski That you can't find much is a good sign! There's a lot to say I think: conscientious objectors (I know they were about but on a smaller scale than in WW1). Pacifism/anti-war left. Far right opposition/BUF with Nazi sympathies and ties. No idea myself of numbers.

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@jraa77 Correct Jaime - much more comforting to think of mindless thugs rather than people with double doctorates.

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@RobFrancis82 Great city!

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@MMoffski Thank you Michelle. Yes, everything I've written has been on late imperial Russia. I don't know anyone personally who works on SWW Britain though it's an interesting topic. My go-to 'general' work on contentious politics is work of Charles Tilly.

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@stergarr @jmarkcornwall I definitely don’t block or mute enough

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There are some interesting people on Twitter and there are pluses, but, in light of recent events, a case for engagement is becoming harder to sustain…

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@MMoffski True, Michelle. I have made friends on here!