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5 arguments against decolonizing Russian history I heard at #ASEEES22 and my responses 1) What's happening in Russia has nothing to do with us. Really? Even though our field was founded by Russian historians who had a similar periodization as Putin? @ksvarnon @steven_seegel 1/5
When we teach, isn't it still Kyivan Rus - Muscovy - Russian Empire? Scholars have complicated this, but standard textbooks change slowly. 2) Decolonizing is anti-Russian and echoes Richard Pipes. So colonizing is pro-Russian? Interesting. @channelljustice @FaithCHillis 2/5
Just because Pipes wrote problematic books, does that mean we should stay silent when Russia commits war crimes and worse? I don't think so. 3) Decolonization means giving up work on the center in favor of the periphery. Not true. Now is not a good time @PopovaProf 3/5
Should be getting ready for my class in 45 minutes, but wanted to share some thoughts about #ASEEES22 @aseeestudies . A lot of your were asking about @reees_thinktank and how it came to be. It is the result of over 10 years of work. 
First, thanks to @KellyKCummings @LuceyColleen @krista_goff8 @slavprofsrc my partners in crime. They gave hundreds of hours to this effort as project co-directors. Thanks to our mentors -- you know who you are. Thanks to our students for taking the time to work with us.
National statistics show that only for males that self-identified as Black majored in Russian between 2010-2014. This weekend and the @reees_thinktank clearly show that the interest in the field is there, and that our traditional gatekeeping is problematic, to say the least.
One of the most important panels of #ASEEES22 @aseeestudies honoring Alison Blakely's contribution to the field. With @ksvarnon and @terrelljstarr
