Peter Budrin
@peterbudrin
@LeverhulmeTrust ECF @QMULCompLit. “The Secret Order of Shandeans: Laurence Sterne and his Readers in Early Soviet Russia” (OUP, 2026).
Open for house tours this weekend: 11.30am and 2.30pm - £10 including gardens or £4 gardens only
Shandy Hall was the home of Irish born writer Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) whilst an anglican clergyman in Coxwold. Whilst living there he wrote several volumes of 'The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy.' The hall itself
Happy Christmas wishes from Shandy Hall. Hoping for a Brighter and more Peaceful New Year for all. #Christmas
Dear #iccees2025 folks! If you haven't decided to which panel you are going on Friday at 10:45, do come to ours! I think we put together a great one with Egor, Melaniia, and @peterbudrin.
What was it like to be a teenage boy in Soviet Russia? A remarkable trove of 25 never-before-studied diaries reveal tales of love, lust, boredom, famine, exile, conscription and much more. Discover the fascinating findings of Slavonic Studies expert @ezadirko, @TrinCollCam at…
Закончил вот почти писать большую энциклопедическую статью и решил всё же поделиться записью своей (очень вводной, конечно, по своей природе) лекции на семинаре в Сорбонне (март, 2025). Очень признателен организаторам, друзьям и коллегам в аудитории shorturl.at/o8Blb
[🆕 NEW OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE (AHEAD OF PRESS) 🔓] Jacob Donald Chatterjee (University of Oxford), “Bernard Mandeville’s critique of Epicurus and the “easie Divines” of the Church of England, 1705–1732” IHR (2025). doi.org/10.1080/174969….
Huge thanks to the Leverhulme Trust for featuring my work (and for generously supporting it!). The book on (M)IFLI, the so-called Red Sorbonne, is steadily taking shape. More soon.
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow @peterbudrin @QMULCompLit, investigates the history of institutionalised intellectual autonomy under Stalinism, reconstructing the intellectual history of Moscow’s Institute of Philosophy, Literature, and History during the 1930s. Read now:…
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow @peterbudrin @QMULCompLit, investigates the history of institutionalised intellectual autonomy under Stalinism, reconstructing the intellectual history of Moscow’s Institute of Philosophy, Literature, and History during the 1930s. Read now:…
"This man, to whom I owe so much, often comes to mind. I also think of him when there is talk of errors and truths—concepts which fluctuate constantly among mankind. We may add a third, less absolute term, namely idiosyncracies," ~ Goethe on Laurence Sterne
Glen Baxter exhibition at Shandy Hall! All welcome at the opening July 5th 1pm laurencesternetrust.org.uk/event/an-outbr…
Without its international students, Harvard is not Harvard. hrvd.me/IntStudents25t
The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government. hrvd.me/ResearchFundin…
An absolutely phenomenal new book, featuring Bond villains, iconic publishers, ersatz Viennese cafes, and an endless succession of eccentric Central European exiles in mid-20th century Britain amazed and perplexed by their peculiar new home in equal measure. Review coming soon!
Remembering Laurence Sterne at his gravestone at #Coxwold #church. Died #OnThisDay 18 March 1768 aged 54 #OTD #LaurenceSterne
This year marks 100 years of the Leverhulme Trust. Enabling talented researchers across the arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences to undertake blue skies, interdisciplinary, ambitious and risky research. leverhulme.ac.uk/what-we-do
Peter Burke is a historian who has sought to bridge history and social theory. And in these two books he offers critical surveys of some well-known attempts to strengthen that bridge. Download of History and Social Theory: monoskop.org/images/1/1c/Bu…
“I believe life is a continuum, and that no one really dies, they just drop their physical body and we'll all meet again, like the song says. It's sad but it's not devastating if you think like that... We're all going to be fine at the end of the story.” — David Lynch
Let’s remember David Lynch, explaining on why he told stories the way he did.
Taking part in two panels at the 2025 @BSECS conference (this year at Pembroke College): chairing an exciting panel on Nature and Naturalists today at 3:30, and reuniting with the Shandean crowd on Friday at 9:00 am.
Very sad to hear the news today that David Lodge is no longer with us 💕 A great comic novelist who delivered lively, contemporary stories with flavours of classic literature - a wonderful writer and great influence on generations that followed 🙏 @vintagebooks