Aww Dan I'm flattered you googled me but not impressed at your skills. Yes I teach in Russia, Soviet history is my specialization and that is the program I finished at the University of Pittsburgh. And I have no idea what book you think I wrote on collectivization that doesn't address the "Holdomor". My book is on the 1936 Stalin Constitution and my publication on collectivization is a microhistory looking at a specific collective farm in Udmurtiia which is no where near Ukraine. The book I am working on is also a history of collectivization in the Kirov region, which again is no where near Ukraine and in fact has a whole chapter on famine in it. And yes I can tell you learned history from wikipedia since you demand I include an event that doesn't take place in the regions I study. It's like screaming "Why didn't you include the Trail of Tears when writing about the Iroquois Confederation"? But thanks again for proving my point about mansplaining and doubling down on your bull.

Thanks K. I think I am fine. The joys of living in the middle of no where is that it would take way more effort than a troll is willing to expend to come find me. And I think most are cowards anyway. I also think in person they wouldn't behave this way. They feel emboldened by screens and anonymity. But thanks for the support.

Imagine why there are so many online articles pointing out toxic behavior. If Dr. Samantha Lomb and I had these conversations in person, we would no doubt be facing more than a barrage of nonsense. Should I be worried for your safety Dr. Lomb? Like you said, it gets tiring sometimes and disengaging is easier. This is a bit more fun and quite the learning material. It’s quite late where I am and I have a morning class, but I’d like to toast you with wine of your choosing. Hopefully, I’ve given some humorous material on shutting down a fool. EDIT: I don’t know if the person is trying to mansplain, but people who challenge others on topics “way beyond” their expertise are the modern day Don Quixote. If you squint from far away.

Bacony Cakes- California. Russia had a colonial outpost in Northern California called Fort Ross. It's now a state park featuring a Russian fort.

Cali- What?

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I didn't address you at all... and I didn't say that there were no boundary changes... but you just "mansplained" a whole ton of stuff that I didn't learn from Wikipedia... but from High School!!! And with a lot of information that while true, doesn't negate anything I said, because the 1945-1989 Soviet Union did have almost exactly the same borders as the the 1894-1914 Russian Empire. Your straw-man argument, that they were identical for all of eternity, is an absurd interpretation. But it turns out that I was also correct about the odd phrasing of "Soviet history" as a degree title, because I found out that while you certainly do specialize in Soviet governance, your degree title is simply "history" and you teach inside Russia. That you would write an entire book on collective farming in 1930s USSR while dodging govt malfeasance (holomodor) furthers the hunch I did express.

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And that has to do what with mansplaining? So you can't be contradicted and at 34 y.o. you already know everything there's to know.

Thank you. Luckily I don't do what people tell me and I don't back down from trolls but it gets wearing and it is sad the goal of most of this behavior is to force women out of public discourse spaces.

I had no doubts that you wouldn’t back down. I only use words so that people can hopefully see the problem. By setting this example, you have done more to further the dismantling of sexism in academia.

2 weeks late: trust me, I didn’t project any so called bias of you possibly being in academia or representing “all men.” Simply because I believe there are more good men and misguided men than awful constipation excrements like you. Mostly because you had trouble understanding simple sentences that you read. EDIT: the vibe of the comments section didn’t get much better, but I learned a few things to upgrade my back-talking. I look even more attractive talking (and showing my values/beliefs) than when I’m smiling.

@Solrac. Not that old chestnut again. Men are far more vicious in their opinions of women. Exhibit 1: The Internet. Exhibit 2: The whole of history.

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And women usually are very vicious in their opinions about other women.

Pretty sure it's the guy trolling women because he refuses to believe mansplaining exists, despite the wonderful example from Dan Marsh three comments away. Harassing women doesn't make us go away

Samantha, there is no talking to some of the guys here on Bored Panda. One time I was trying to explain something and got called a man hating dyke.

Incel Edward is triggered, weak, and flailing. Hilarious.

Aww it's so cute how he keeps trying, Edward 🙂...why don't you try smiling more, maybe show a little more leg and we might think you prettier. Otherwise you're clearly out of your league in this "conversation"...

deanna woods- that is typical troll behavior all over the net. Any time you don't back down and agree with them they transition straight to insults, usually about your sexuality or appearance though I have met some people who decided I was both a Stalinist and a Nazi somehow. It's really sad how many men think this behavior is appropriate and how it is the go to response to women who challenge their points of view

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Andy boi -

nocturncat easy

I'm also interested in how Ms. Lamb will answer the question

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Well, at least you asked her, even if your question seemed a little rhetorical. Although frankly, my bias is that I would slightly skeptical of anyone who studied Soviet history instead of Russian history. (Yes, the Soviet Union was quite nearly coterminous with the Russian Empire, contrary to the implication made by the fact that "Russia" was only one of the Soviet Republics.)

yeah, and if you can make it a Joker-type smile, all the better

Look up terminator 2 deleted scenes - learning to smile XD that's the kind of smile I'd like to give in return!

Widest smile tou can muster, but with crazy eyes.

I'm going to do this next time. 😂

Yep, that'll work.

I'm using this :P

L Venn ?

I am so sorry about your loss and people do need to think before they speak about situations they know nothing about.

Yep. Common words of encouragement are more a sign of their bad character then your taking it badly is a sign of your feeling badly. If only people could understand things in context and not put themselves at the centre of every interaction.

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Becklass what

At what point in life did your gonads and sense of identity both find their place in a handbag?

Alex Griffin yes

Toxic femininity.