So glad you’re on Bluesky @ssebagmontefiore.bsky.social!

Just finished watching the excellent Andor, long read on its connection wjth Josef Stalin (& @ssebagmontefiore.bsky.social ) #andor www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

Simon Sebag-Montefiore is here! ssebagmontefiore.bsky.social

Great to be on blue sky

I think Simon Sebag Montefiore pretty well nails some of this thinking (which reminds me of earlier left apologia for Stalin and Mao): archive.ph/2023.10.28-0...

Simon Sebag Montefiore: History Is Not Over open.substack.com/pub/bariweis...

I don't usually comment on current events on social media: partly a hangover from not being allowed to, partly because I can't think of a worse medium in which to discuss politics. But this poem by Clive James retweeted on X by Simon Sebag-Montefiore about Asma Asad is worth breaking the rule for.

Quote from Stalin The Court of The Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore. Sounds like MAGA to me.

I’m slowing making my way through this absolute UNIT of a book. It’s BRILLIANT, although I admit to taking breaks from it to read lighter fare (you know like East of Eden😉, ok and some Jim Butcher Codex Alera too). I’m a little less than a quarter of the way through, and I really recommend it!

A conflict built on centuries of myth-making ‘Forever wars’ do not exist but bringing peace to the Holy Land is complicated by so much of its history being wilfully misunderstood Simon Sebag Montefiore www.thetimes.com/world/israel...

8) "Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar" by Simon Sebag Montefiore This was a long one, took me almost 3 years on and off to finish it. I had a problem keeping the Russian names straight sometimes, but that's a me issue

Simon Sebag Montefiore - BOTD 💙📚 #LiteratureSky

Pod with insights of both Israeli-Hamaswar AND russian attack on Ukraine, featuring Simon Sebag Montefiore. Just goes to show you the importance of knowing the background history... world class! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...

This is a must-read thread from Simon Sebag-Montefiore, the renowned British historian, on Syria. It is long, but worth the read. 1. x.com/simonmontefi... 2. x.com/simonmontefi... 3a. x.com/simonmontefi... 3b. x.com/simonmontefi... [He is not on BS and the tweets are not linked so no ThreadReader)

Das Buch schildert, wie totalitäre Herrschaft funktioniert. Jede Familie der Hofschranzen war von Stalins Terror betroffen und doch hinderten sie ihn nicht daran oder stürzten ihn.

On World Book Day I can recommend a World book by Simon Sebag Montefiore.

Poste ein Buch aus deinem Regal. Ob gelesen oder ungelesen, ausgeliehen, geschenkt bekommen oder gekauft, Papier oder Hörbuch oder eBook (bei letzteren Screenshot oder Cover posten). Beschreibung im Alt-Text. Es lebe die #Büchervielfalt. #bücher #regalbuch #BuchChallenge #germanbooksky #euleliest

Brilliant article about the downfall of Assad by Simon Sebag #Montefiore. He quotes Clive James poem about Assad’s British born wife Asma: www.thetimes.com/life-style/c...

An excellent article "The Decolonization Narrative is Dangerous and False" by Simon Sebag Montefiore in The Atlantic. Here's a free link to it: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

"Sam Harris speaks with Simon Sebag Montefiore about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the history of the Jews, and the rise of global antisemitism."

Israel has been in the news a lot for obvious reasons - this masterful history by Simon Sebag Montefiore is both a compelling telling of the city's contested history over the last 3000 plus years, and a plea for some kind of two-state solution

Cosmo Jarvis ("Shōgun") jouera le dictateur Joseph Staline dans un futur biopic basé sur livre de Simon Sebag Montefiore "Young Stalin" 🎬 Géla Babluani ("Money") à la réalisation 🎥

As corroborating evidence I submit the office of author Simon Sebag Montefiore whose recent book The World is genius.

8pm TODAY on @BBCFOUR Rome: A History of the Eternal City Ep 3 of 3, The Rebirth of God's City Simon Sebag Montefiore charts #Rome's rise from the abandonment & neglect of the C14th into the everlasting seat of the papacy recognised today www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #books #bookchallenge Day 14

Yesterday. #London. Marble Arch Synagogue. In conversation with Simon Sebag Montefiore. Thanks to Hexagon Society. Thanks to the 600 plus attendees who came to say : no, #antisemitism is not just another “opinion”.

Cosmo Jarvis is set to star as Joseph Stalin in ‘YOUNG STALIN’ directed by Géla Babluani. 🎬 Based on the acclaimed bestseller by Simon Sebag Montefiore, “Young Stalin” charts the early days of the Soviet strongman when he was a bank-robbing gangster in pre-revolutionary Russia.

Cosmo Jarvis will play Joseph Stalin in an upcoming biopic titled ‘YOUNG STALIN,’ based on the book by Simon Sebag Montefiore. The film is financed by Access Entertainment, which backed ‘The Zone of Interest’ and ‘Conclave.’ (

Interesting. This could be the 2nd version of this story, if you believe what the BBC said about Diego Luna's Cassian Andor character in Disney's Andor series: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

Exciting news EXCLUSIVE: Cosmo Jarvis, star of FX’s smash hit series “Shōgun,” will play Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in biopic “Young Stalin” based on Simon Sebag Montefiore’s prizewinning bestseller. financed by Access Entertainment “The Zone of Interest” / “Conclave” x.com/variety/stat...

Exciting news EXCLUSIVE: Cosmo Jarvis, star of FX’s smash hit series “Shōgun,” will play Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in biopic “Young Stalin” based on Simon Sebag Montefiore’s prizewinning bestseller. financed by Access Entertainment “The Zone of Interest” / “Conclave” x.com/variety/stat...

'Jerusalem' is a classic

How good to see these books @jewishbookweek and do alot a signing

The new edition of Jerusalem is being reprinted A history of the Holy Land from Canaanites to Israelis and Palestinians now… It will soon be in shops again. Thks to all u who have read it & those waiting for it In these polarizing times the real history is essential.

The new edition of Jerusalem is being reprinted A history of the Holy Land from Canaanites to Israelis and Palestinians now… It will soon be in shops again. Thks to all u who have read it & those waiting for it In these polarizing times the real history is essential.

I read it years ago and it didn’t feel like a “long” book because it’s so engaging

The World: a Family History of Humanity is just being reprinted now .... Copies will be back in bookshops soon Thanks to you all who have been buying and reading this undaunted by a thousand pages and ten thousand years of world history. It is the book i am most proud of...

Morning in miami. Bye for now. Back to cold wet london…

Jerusalem: A Biography, by Simon Sebag Montefiore. A great history of the city that highlights just how much suffering its role as the home of three religions has caused.

Twenty books/series that have influenced you or left a lasting impact. One a day, with no context, explanation, or justification. Day 8 #BookChallenge #BookSky 📚💙 The Romanovs: 1613-1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore

Got a few things on the go…Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith; Jerusalem by Simon Sebag Montefiore and On Freedom by @timothysnyder.bluesky.social

Ο Simon Sebag-Montefiore αποκλειστικά στην "Κ" για τον Τραμπ, τον Πούτιν, τη Συρία και τη νέα παγκόσμια αταξία: www.kathimerini.gr/world/563402...

So I am listening to Jerusalem by Simon Sebag Montefiore in an effort to understand the fuck is going on in Gaza. Couple of things strike me: 1. Humans never learn from history 2. More blood has been split in Jerusalem - in it's cyclic creation, defence and destruction than any other part..

On NYE 1999, Boris Yeltsin appointed Vladimir Putin as his successor. 'Take care of Russia', Yeltsin said to the obscure young bureaucrat. A quarter of a century later, British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore reflects on Putin’s 25 years as dictator of Russia. platformraam.nl/artikelen/27...

In the feature interview of the New Year edition of Sunday @kathimerini.gr, Simon Sebag-Montefiore replied to questions on Trump, Putin, Syria, Turkey & much besides. English version here: www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/int...

Really, the Democrats only have themselves to blame. Taking a very long view in 'The World: A Family History', Simon Sebag-Montefiore writes 'The open world had never been richer or more secure, yet America — emulated by the other comfort democracies ... 1/2

what's your last // current // next read? mine are: last = Odyssey by Stephen Fry current = All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot next = not entirely sure but probably more of The World: A Family History by Simon Sebag Montefiore 💙📚

Also the 2 Stalin books by Simon Sebag Montefiore - Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar and Young Stalin