The sort of thing that most gets me about reading historical sources is this sort of highlighted note, where amid the long detail of society and politics that a chronicler thought worthy of record we have this single note about a man otherwise more or less unknown to us - that in old age his feet pained him.
It's a small thing, but it's the sort of sudden moment of character and colour that I think really helps us connect to the past.
Our Caucasus research group is organising an October meetup! If you're based around Vienna and working on Caucasus studies of some kind, we'd love to see you there :)
#Caucasus #Georgia #Armenia #Azerbaijan #Vienna #Caucasiology
Our Caucasus research group is organising an October meetup! If you're based around Vienna and working on Caucasus studies of some kind, we'd love to see you there :)
#Caucasus #Georgia #Armenia #Azerbaijan #Vienna #Caucasiology
There's an initiative for civil society orgs from #Albania, #Armenia, #BosniaAndHerzegovina, #Georgia, #Kazakhstan, #Kosovo, #Kyrgyzstan, #Moldova, #Montenegro, #NorthMacedonia, #Serbia, #Ukraine, and #Turkey:
The Digital #Democracy Initiative #Hackathon provides pilot #funding to develop & scale digital solutions to protect and expand #civicspace through technology.
You can apply for the fully funded 5-day hackathon in Bangkok (1-5 November 2025):
Looking to bolster his legacy as a global peacemaker, Donald Trump has boasted often in recent days that he’s ended at least six wars. Critics of the president’s record say the truth is a lot more complicated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/24/world/politics/trump-wars-settled-dispute/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #nobelpeaceprize #nobels #us #india #pakistan #democraticrepublicofcongo #rwanda #armenia #azerbaijan #cambodia #thailand #israel #iran #serbia #kosovo #egypt #ethiopia
Armenia and Azerbaijan have committed to a lasting peace after decades of conflict, U.S. President Donald Trump has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/09/world/politics/trump-armenia-azerbaijan-peace/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #armenia #azerbaijan #us #donaldtrump
Armenian police have prevented Russian military officials from seizing a former Russian soldier who fled the country after refusing to serve in Ukraine, the exiled news outlet Novaya Gazeta Europa reported Monday, citing anonymous human rights activists.
Armenian police have prevented Russian military officials from seizing a former Russian soldier who fled the country after refusing to serve in Ukraine, the exiled news outlet Novaya Gazeta Europa reported Monday, citing anonymous human rights activists.
Call for Papers!
We're holding the first international conference of the Medieval Caucasus Network, 'Studying Non-Elites in the Medieval Caucasus' at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Brussels, Belgium, on March 13th-14th 2026. Details below.
Interested speakers should send a CV, abstract, etc to mcnconference2026@gmail.com by 30th September 2025. Queries may be directed to this email.
Boosts welcome!