Truly phenomenal book

"Jukic’s Central Europe might be productively read as a powerful antidote to the continent’s sense of crisis about its identity". A very thoughtful review of my book Central Europe by Morten Hoi Jensen in @engelsbergideas.bsky.social - give it a read below! engelsbergideas.com/reviews/the-...

The beauty of Rome is that it’s a modern city on top of a fascist city built on top of a romantic nationalist Italian city built on top of a Papal city built on top of a Roman city and no matter where you are, none of these layers is ever far away

"Jukic’s Central Europe might be productively read as a powerful antidote to the continent’s sense of crisis about its identity". A very thoughtful review of my book Central Europe by Morten Hoi Jensen in @engelsbergideas.bsky.social - give it a read below! engelsbergideas.com/reviews/the-...

The fall and rise of Central Europe | Morten Høi Jensen engelsbergideas.com/reviews/the-...

The Oxfam gods were good to me today

Just discovered this fascinating report from 1949 warning of the dangers of Pan-Slavist subversion in the US (publishing by House Committee on Un-American Activities). “51 percent of the workers in the coal and steel industries are of Slavic extraction…”

Heading to the Eternal City for the third time in as many years in a couple weeks. If anyone has any good tips or recommendations for slightly less well-known things to do or see and places to eat or drink in Rome, I’m all ears!

In Central Europe: The Death of a Civilization and the Life of an Idea, Luka Ivan Jukic makes the case for Mitteleuropa as a time that land forgot. ✍️ Jakub Beneš reviews the recent history book www.historytoday.com/archive/revi...

“The Doche”

Was Poland a part of Central Europe? Were Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia doomed? Could a certain friend of the show have saved his family's Danubian realm from collapse? Dominic Sandbrook and I tackled the great questions of Central European history on the latest ep. of @theresthistory.bsky.social!

Was Poland a part of Central Europe? Were Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia doomed? Could a certain friend of the show have saved his family's Danubian realm from collapse? Dominic Sandbrook and I tackled the great questions of Central European history on the latest ep. of @theresthistory.bsky.social!

This week's edition of The Vienna Briefing pans out and takes a look at @ljukic.bsky.social's new book on the history of central Europe. open.substack.com/pub/viennabr...

Amazing that London could have easily become Londonburg or Lundenburg or something similar

It’s been a whirlwind week so I forgot to even say, but a huge thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate the launch of Central Europe earlier this week 🙏 The view that every author dreams of!

Quite a fascinating passage from here interpreting Britain’s WWII mythos (Dunkirk, the Blitz) an expression of traditional Protestant providentialism. Implies it was not so much WWII itself that united postwar Britain but a particularly Protestant interpretation of its significance!

Learning from this that not only did the Welsh historically refer to the English simply as ‘Saxons’, but Scottish Highlanders also saw the English and Scots speaking Lowlaners and the English collectively as ‘Saxons’ too

“In his provocative and enjoyable new book, Luka Ivan Jukic argues that Central Europe should be understood less as a specific place than as a specific time, one that was irreversibly lost in the cataclysms of the 20th century…

Especially humbled by this review because Beneš - besides being an authority on Central European history in general - wrote one of the books I enjoyed most while researching my own, exploring the complex interplay of nationalism and socialism in pre-WWI Austria. Highly recommend!

“In his provocative and enjoyable new book, Luka Ivan Jukic argues that Central Europe should be understood less as a specific place than as a specific time, one that was irreversibly lost in the cataclysms of the 20th century…

Yay! cc @ljukic.bsky.social

With Zelenskyy arriving in DC today, it's a good time to listen to our latest podcast in which @ljukic.bsky.social and @faisalalyafai.bsky.social discuss Ukraine's complex relationship with Russia and Central Europe. newlinesmag.com/podcast/how-...

Very much worth your attention

I had a phenomenal conversation with @faisalalyafai.bsky.social on the @newlinesmag.bsky.social podcast about my new book and changing attitudes to the idea of Central Europe. If I were to give it an apt title, it would be ‘Central Europe from Mitteleuropa to the Pax Americana’. Give it a listen!

I had a phenomenal conversation with @faisalalyafai.bsky.social on the @newlinesmag.bsky.social podcast about my new book and changing attitudes to the idea of Central Europe. If I were to give it an apt title, it would be ‘Central Europe from Mitteleuropa to the Pax Americana’. Give it a listen!

“If you want to understand how and why Germany, Austria, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia and Croatia acquired their current forms and locations, this is a good place to start.” A fresh review from Kieran Williams in this week’s @thetls.bsky.social

After years of hard work and months of even harder waiting, it’s an incredible feeling to announce that CENTRAL EUROPE is officially out! 🥳 Go and pick up a copy at any good bookshop!

Happy @ljukic.bsky.social Day to all who celebrate

“If you want to understand how and why Germany, Austria, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia and Croatia acquired their current forms and locations, this is a good place to start.” A fresh review from Kieran Williams in this week’s @thetls.bsky.social

If you’ve read Borderlines, you will know that I’m fond of Central Europe - the idea and the places it encompasses. Luka’s book will be a deeper exploration and I’m looking forward to reading it.

'Central Europe' by @ljukic.bsky.social is published today! 🎉 ‘An elegant, erudite and thoughtful book.' — @peterfrankopan.bsky.social 'Jukic writes fluently and peppers his book with colourful anecdotes.' — Peter Conradi , @thetimes.com Get 25% off w/code CENTRALEUROPE25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/yk6jp56x

After years of hard work and months of even harder waiting, it’s an incredible feeling to announce that CENTRAL EUROPE is officially out! 🥳 Go and pick up a copy at any good bookshop!

Which way, Times reader?

Which way, Times reader?

In more exciting news for Central Europhiles, the latest Extinguished Countries guide is out! A beautifully-printed travel guide to an empire that no longer exists, but whose legacy confronts unsuspecting tourists at every turn. Such a cool project with so many more countries to explore!

🚨 Fresh discount alert!

"Luka Ivan Jukic... [aims] to show that Central European history is much more than the sum of its parts”. CENTRAL EUROPE in the Sunday Times this morning with a perceptive review by Europe Editor Peter Conradi, give it a read below!

"Luka Ivan Jukic... [aims] to show that Central European history is much more than the sum of its parts”. CENTRAL EUROPE in the Sunday Times this morning with a perceptive review by Europe Editor Peter Conradi, give it a read below!

Friendly reminder that you have until midnight tomorrow to get a huge discount on the book!

Friendly reminder that you have until midnight tomorrow to get a huge discount on the book!

Now that’s a book cover 😍

Featuring the greatest scandal of the 19th century

It’s real!

And for anyone in the UK, you can get it on the cheap before Thursday!

It’s real!

'a masterful guide through Lithuania’s journey from Europe’s last pagan state to the far smaller nation-state it is today' @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @dankaszeta.bsky.social @paullay.bsky.social engelsbergideas.com/reviews/the-...

“Though Lithuanians and far-off pagans may seem marginal to European history, it is precisely the uniqueness of their stories and the historical situations they found themselves in that make for such fascinating reading.” Thank you @ljukic.bsky.social for this review of ‘Silence of the Gods’!

Industrial production in EU member states, 2023 vs 2015. Data: Eurostat.

🚨Final reminder that this online event will be taking place TOMORROW at 5pm UK time (6pm in most of Europe). Registration is free and open to all so come join us for a spirited discussion on Central Europe past and present (and pick up a discount code for the book as a bonus!)

🚨Final reminder that this online event will be taking place TOMORROW at 5pm UK time (6pm in most of Europe). Registration is free and open to all so come join us for a spirited discussion on Central Europe past and present (and pick up a discount code for the book as a bonus!)