Dr Alexandrina Vanke<p>Great news! ‘The urban life of workers in post-Soviet Russia’ will be released in paperback in January 2026 🎉 This means that the book will soon be available at a more affordable price and I’m glad it will reach more readers. In the new blogpost, I respond to some of the critical reflections from reviewers. Read Part 1 here 👉🏽 <a href="https://alexandrinavanke.com/2025/07/25/paperback-release-incoming-what-critics-think-about-my-book-and-why-it-matters-for-the-class-debate-part-1/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alexandrinavanke.com/2025/07/2</span><span class="invisible">5/paperback-release-incoming-what-critics-think-about-my-book-and-why-it-matters-for-the-class-debate-part-1/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/sociology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sociology</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/anthropology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>anthropology</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>geography</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/everyday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>everyday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/struggle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>struggle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/urban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>urban</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a></p>