Somijā ik pa laikam pētnieki paši tiek aicināti diskutēt un izvirzīt Somijai un vienmēr arī reģionā, pasaulē aktuālas tēmas, pētniecības virzienus, tad tur sanāk reālistiski un tiešām prātīgi ierosinājumi. 'Sabiedrība', tomēr tāds izplūdis un baigi slidens jēdziens

daļu sabiedrības neinteresē īpaši badinātās humanitārās un sociālās zinātnes, jo “tās taču tikai kāš naudu” (kaut vairums zinātnieku plēšas pušu, skaidrojot savu pētījumu rezultātus, to nozīmi). kaut kā nešķiet, ka aptaujas palīdzēs “nodrošināt visu zinātnes nozaru grupu vienmērīgu attīstību”.

New #openaccess release! 'The Business of War in the Early Modern Baltic Sea Region, 1530–1765', edited by Björklund, Schiavone, Murdoch & Lahtinen, explores the development of the fiscal-military networks and #military markets: doi.org/10.33134/HUP... #earlymodern #history #business #economic

The far right interpretation of medieval history that I'm researching is usually pretty boring - square-jawed kings with swords being Heroic and Manly in fairly modern ways. The reality of medieval culture - and masculinity - is much weirder and richer. Fainting! Feather costumes! Vibes for days.

Glaubt nicht, was ihr auf mit 'KI' 'verbesserten' historischen Abbildungen seht. Hier ein Bus mit englischer Werbung am historischen Bahnhof Friedrichstraße.

Today is the feast of St Adalbert, very unsuccessful apostle to the Prussians but very successful patron saint of Poland, †997 (St Adalbert arriving in Prussia by Arvydas Stanislovas Každailis, 1986)

👏 Big moment for Latvia! 🇱🇻 Valts Ernštreits, a Livonian linguist & advocate for Indigenous culture, has been elected Vice Chair of the 🇺🇳Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. #UNPFII 🇱🇻 highlights the impact of conflict on health, including the situation of Crimean Tatars under Russian occupation. ‼️

The first volume of ‘Tomb Monuments in Medieval Europe’, features twenty-one authors exploring diverse aspects of medieval tomb monuments across Europe, combining scholarly insights with visual richness, and sets the stage for two subsequent volumes.

Pašlaik kopā ar kolēģiem strādājam pie pētījuma par to, kā Latvijas iedzīvotāji iztēlojas iespējamo x stundu. Ja vēlaties piedalīties šajā pētījumā un pastāstīt par sevi, lūdzu DM.

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> the emperor is at war with the pope what century is it

Laiks Ogrē iedegt tiltu Ungārijas karoga krāsās.

If he is so effective, maybe JD Vance could come to Latvia and campaign for Orban’s ally Ainārs Šlesers. We have elections in October.

Gaidot Ungārijas vēlēšanu rezultātus, vēlreiz pārlasiet atbildes uz pēdējiem diviem jautājumiem. Atgādnei, kādas ir likmes rebaltica.lv/2026/04/bols...

Absolutely remarkable statement from Pope Leo today. One for the history books www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

BREAKING: Following the American threat of an “Avignon Papacy,” Robert Kennedy has begun a Diet of Worms

A US official invokes the Avignon papacy; popes and would-be kings quarreling with one another. Somewhere Boniface VIII and Henry VIII are having a good laugh. Once again late medieval and early modern history retain their relevance. #earlymodern #medievalsky 🗃️ www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Here it is folks, the best Easter meme.

Please read this exchange about @georgiosvarouxakis.bsky.social book. Historian Yuri Slezkine, who by the way lives in Riga, demonstrates his intellectual alignment with ideas that to me appear very close to Russian imperialism. It is important that we follow such discussions.

This makes me angry. Not unreasonably angry. I feel quite justified. I am minded to post again a poem I wrote in the fall (and shared fairly recently, so sorry about that). This time, though, it's got some art.

A vibrant crucifixion from an eighteenth-century Ethiopian service book, acquired by @theulspeccoll.bsky.social in 1868 and now Ms Add. 3682. #goodfriday

Syracuse is named after a classical Greek city known for its practical and artistic ceramics, a city which is now in Italy. When we kill the humanities we kill self-knowledge. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/n...

In the Middle Ages sex was a tricky thing. More noes than yeses.

It was blindingly obvious a year ago that Trump would never risk the life of a single US soldier to defend Latvia or, for that matter, Britain. The unforgivable bit is NATO’s leadership doing nothing about it. www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...

Scientists Confirm Remains of Medieval Emperor Otto the Great www.medievalists.net/2026/03/scie... #medieval #history #Germany

When a Jesuit pamphletist of the 17th century wanted to win a printed battle, often images accompanying the words were used. In this case of 1614, the author he was batteling with is highlighted on the title page as a *checks notes* Luther lookalike with devilish horns and rabbit teeth. #skystorians

Is it a giant wooden horse

Just beautiful elephants of the past, printed by (European) humans who likely have rarely seen an elephant before or were just bad printers. A short 🧵

Raidījuma nosaukums saka priekšā, ka raidījumā varēs dzirdēt lielas, dziļas un gudras domas. Nezinu vai man izdevās pateikt kaut ko dziļu, gudru un lielu, bet vismaz man tā šķita interesanta saruna. replay.lsm.lv/lv/skaties/i...

The German Peasants' War (1524-26) was the largest uprising in Western Europe before the French Revolution. Lyndal Roper recalls how a cycle ride around Germany helped her to appreciate the sheer scale of its history.

Trump: "Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?"

15.3.1945 Maurice Halbwachs stirbt im Kleinen Lager von Buchenwald. Der bedeutende französische Soziologe war einer von mehr als 6.000 Häftlingen, die dort in den letzten drei Monaten vor der Befreiung zugrunde gingen. Seine Theorie des Gedächtnisses ist bis heute wegweisend. #OTD #Geschichte

Which of these early medieval funky faces captures your #FridayFeeling? Spread from modern Germany to Russia, they suggest a shared artistic and spiritual tradition across Slavic central and eastern Europe during the Early Middle Ages. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

"I got my PhD by writing prompts instead of doing research, I'm winning" got some bad news, there still no jobs and now you also know nothing

To anyone interested in our medieval studies programme, we have some scholarships for international students. Various links to follow in a thread. 1/6 www.lincoln.ac.uk/course/medstdma

Latvian philosopher Artis Svece has written a very thought-provoking essay on Chalamet and ballet. Of course, the essay is about something more than this quite bizzare scandal. What to do with Classics today? Is the common knowledge of culture lost? satori.lv/article/timo...

"Esam gatavi runāt par sarežģītām vēstures tēmām". Principā esam gatavi runāt tikai par 20. gadsimtu, jo par visu pārējo trūkst zināšanu. Es vienkārši skatos un neticu savām acīm cik sekla ir vēstures doma Latvijā. (tas nav tikai par šo tēmu) www.lsm.lv/raksts/arpus...

Good thing some US colleges are closing their Religious Studies departments—definitively not “useful” at all or an area of expertise that might be relevant for understanding our present…

Just your regularly scheduled share of this masterpiece by @tomgauld.bsky.social

It’s not science fiction that makes us nervous about of autonomous weapons platforms breaking free of human command- it’s history. Control of warriors has been an unending struggle. The founding myth of the English is of mercenaries who topple a kingdom.

Something is awry in higher education. Indiana University agrees to pay the football coach more than $100 million, shortly after cutting hundreds of academic programs. www.espn.com/college-foot...

Aicinu visus, kurus interesē vēsture un kuriem šķiet svarīga nozares attīstība, nobalsot par Gada vēsturnieku 2025. Ceru, ka mums izdosies atrast un novērtēt lielisku vēsturnieku. www.vesturesbiedriba.lv/gadavesturni...

University is not a business, students are not customers, education is not a product, researchers are not salespeople.

šī nebija ļoti priecīga saruna, bet manuprāt svarīga lr1.lsm.lv/lv/raksts/br...

Everyone freezing on the East Coast or in the Midwest remember: Kyiv has the same weather, except that hundreds of thousands of people don't have electricity, heating or running water

Gan Mieriņas rīcība, gan šī retorika no @edgarsrinkevics.bsky.social puses Latvijai rada neuzticama partnera reputāciju. Haotiska valsts, kurā līdzās oficiālajai nostājai pastāv arī amatpersonu personīgās pozīcijas. www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas...

NYT will sanewash the Trump administration into authoritarianism. Obviously, this is not a "standoff", it is a shakedown. Also, any European politicians who still thinks the current U.S. is an "ally" is delusional and incompetent. The Trump administration is an adversary at best, an enemy at worst.

“In 1943, the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun travelled to Germany and met with Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. After returning to Norway, he sent his Nobel medal to Goebbels as a gesture of thanks for the meeting.” Things I did not know. www.nobelpeaceprize.org/press/press-...

Are you writing about #Greenland and looking for expertise on the tense geopolitical situation? (unless you trust US AI chatbots to do the trick, of course 🙃) The University of Southern Denmark @sdu.dk has a team of experts ready to help 🔽