The exhibition “Forbidden Art” at Georgia’s National Gallery March 4-20 is a milestone and a giant leap in recognition of the art works by Georgian avantgarde sculptor Karlo Grigolia (1927-2014). During decades of official dogmas of Soviet Socialist Realism, he continued his own artistic path – in isolation […]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine one year ago has had devastating humanitarian and far-reaching security policy consequences . One year ago on February 24 2022, together with coauthor Märta-Lisa Magnusson, we published the article “The world must be more attentive to patterns in Russia’s actions in the former Soviet […]
The year 2022 — in many respects a dramatic and turbulent year— is approaching its end. I would like to wish all friends and colleagues a healthy, happy and successful new year 2023! Rettig Prize — The year 2022 will be remembered for many things. For me personally […]
Very honored and happyto read the chapter Medaljer och priser (Medals and awards) in the Yeaarbook 2022 of the the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities. It tells about the medals and prizes awarded by the Academy in 2022, including the Rettig Prize that I was […]
This day is the Circassian Day of Remembrance and Mourning, when Circassians in many countries around the world gather to commemorate May 21, 1864, that marks the end of the Russo-Caucasian war and the Circassians’ fierce struggle since the end of the 18th century to defend their lands […]
Dear Ukrainian colleagues and friends! Our thoughts are constantly with you in Odessa and in other parts of the Ukraine in this terrifying situation of aggression that we are witnessing now in Ukraine, when the existence of so much that we value highly is severely threatened. We look […]
This year has been a year when I have looked back in time. In two publications I have returned to Georgia in 1988 and the last Soviet years. Together with Märta-Lisa Magnusson and other colleagues we published the anthology “Vi såg sammanbrottet” (We witnessed the break-up – Six […]
“We witnessed the break-up.” – Six Swedish and Danish researchers on the final years of the USSR seen from the Caucasus The new book is edited by Märta-Lisa Magnusson and myself, and is published in the series Caucasus Studies, Malmö University, 2021. We are a multidisciplinary group of […]
It was fun to make a new “Saturday quiz” for the daily newspaper Sydsvenskan. The topic of the quiz this time was the Soviet Union, and more specifically, the fall of the Soviet Union, now 30 years ago. I wrote the quiz together with my colleague Prof. Bo […]
It was fun to contribute with a quiz on linguistic diversity in the world and in the Greater Malmö area for the daily newspaper Sydsvenskan (2021-10-09). The database Ethnologue is an excellent source for general data on the topic. Data on the linguistic diversity of Malmö is harder […]
Karina Vamling
Professor in Caucasus Studies, Malmö University, Sweden
PhD General Linguistics, Lund University, Sweden
Co-Director and Co-Founder of the research platform Russia and the Caucasus Regional Research (RUCARR), Faculty of Culture and Socidety, Malmö University
Head of Section for Caucasus Studies, Faculty of Culture and Society, Malmö University
Karina Vamling 
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