Dr Sarah J Young

@sarahjyoung

Russophone culture & history, prison/gulag writing, and C19 literature. Also cats. And needlework. Author/translator of Writing Resistance: Revolutionary Memoirs of Shlissel’burg Prison, 1884-1906

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Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· 6d

Vera is weary of all the houseworks and just wants everything back to normal* * being able to sleep *in* the box instead of on it

A ginger cat asleep on a grey archive box with one leg hanging with a short white sock over the edge.

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· 18d

Not sure what to expect today because yesterday our cats definitely had a strike meeting

A photo of three ginger cats: Vera, with her back to the camera, is on the sofa facing Victor and Serge, who are listening attentively. A bookcase full of Russian classics is visible in the background, and the bathroom door is open because we’re currently camping out upstairs while the kitchen is being renovated. This disruption could be the trigger for the strike action.

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· 22d

Vera, Victor and Serge #InternationalCatDay #Caturday

A photo of Vera, a beautiful ginger cat with green eyes and a small white bib and paws, catching some sun on a wooden step.

A close-up photo of Victor, a very handsome ginger cat with white chops and bib and a brooding expression.

A close up photo of Serge, a very cute ginger cat with white paws and pink toe beans.

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· May 22

Now joined by Vera, which makes it just about the perfect afternoon

A ginger cat with green eyes and a small white bib and socks, lying on a wooden bench

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· May 4

Vladimir Solov’ev would like a word

Black and white photo of Solov’ev, with shoulder length dark hair and a full, two-pointed beard and thick moustache, dark eyebrows and intense dark eyes, wearing a dark jacket.

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· Apr 23

Never thought I’d get particularly excited by book history, which is far from the most fun thing you can do with Dostoevsky, but this is excellent. Shame about the price. brill.com/display/titl...

Book cover for Raffaella Vassena’s Dostoevsky’s Afterlives: the Battle for Dostoevsky’s Legacy in Pre-Revolutionary Russia, 1881-1910, published by Brill Schöningh. The cover has a vertical red stripe on the left, blue to the right, with a nineteenth century painting depicting horses pulling sledges, wooden housing, and a church spire in the background.

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· Mar 26

Love the varied ways tulips decay. You never know quite what’s going yo happen to them. These have developed some fine white stripes that weren’t visible when they were fresh, and a texture that’s almost like silk.

A close-up photo of a drying out pink tulip head with white streaks and a silky texture. There are green tulip leaves and other heads in the background.

A photo of almost dead pink tulip heads and green leaves.

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· Nov 22

Lazy #Caturday afternoon

A photo of three ginger cats with white bibs and paws lying together on a purple and grey patterned Welsh blanket

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· Oct 26

Victor and Serge doing their cover of “Knowing me, knowing you” #CatsOfBluesky

Two ginger cats with white bibs and paws sitting on the arms of blue armchairs, one facing forward and one facing back, with their heads turned to look at each other.

The same two ginger and white cats sitting in same same positions, now both looking straight ahead.

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· Sep 6

Your last saved pic is your philosophy Seems about right

A photo of eight grilled sardines and a lemon wedge on a white oval plate, with a bowl of chips in the background. Taken in Argoe, Newlyn, and absolutely delicious.

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· Sep 1

Every day is #GingerCatAppreciationDay in our house

A photo of Victor, a muscular and handsome ginger cat with a white bib, stood on his hind legs with his front paws on the open slats of white shutters, and looking coyly at the camera.

A photo of Serge, a cute ginger cat with white paws and pink toe beans, peeking out of his favourite cubby hole.

A photo of Vera, a sweet ginger cat with green eyes and a round face and small white bib, looking straight at the camera and lying on a burgundy and white gingham duvet with a window and dark red curtains in the background.

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· Jul 26

No cheating, post your lock screen.

A picture of my Lock Screen taken at 2.52 on Saturday 26 July, with a very cute ginger cat with white bib and paws placed neatly in front of him.

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· Jul 21

Proof at last! Dostoevsky really did meet Dickens! And Edgar Allan Poe as well! H/t @anterotesis.bsky.social www.openculture.com/2025/03/pupp...

Screen shot of a 1957 film, the Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays, featuring puppets of Dickens, Poe and Dostoevsky, sat around a table looking at books, with Poe’s raven on the back of his chair.

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· Jun 26

Today Vera’s ploy is to sit on my notebook and knock pens off my desk #CatsOfBlueSky

A ginger cat with a small white bib and paws, sat on a large notebook.

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· Jun 25

Yep, she’s going nowhere

A ginger cat lying on a desk in front of a laptop.

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· Jun 25

Vera has decided it’s time for me to finish writing for the day #CatsOfBlueSky

A ginger cat with a white bib and paws, sitting on a desk in front of a laptop and notebook. Blue sky and the side of a Victorian house are visible through the window behind.

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· Jun 20

Too hot for fur? Victor is always a cool cat. #CatsOfBlueSky

A ginger cat with a white bib, chops and paws, sat in a luxurious banana leaf basket with a cream cushion on a cat tree, with a louche paw hanging over the side, looking straight into the camera

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· Jun 11

Serge is looking particularly handsome today #CatsOfBlueSky

An exceptionally good-looking ginger cat with white bib and paws, sat up and looking into the camera, lit by the sun behind him.

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· Jun 11

Back from a trip to a huge strawberry crop - just picked 1.25 kilos, half perfect for eating, the rest (variously misshapen, slightly nibbled and heading towards overripe) prepped for… ice cream? sorbet? compote? 🍓🍓🍓🍓

A large metal colander full of bright red strawberries of varying sizes

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· May 29

Probably a good job these two weren’t sat on my desk at the time, as they were yesterday #CatsOfBlueSky

Two ginger cats, one with a white bib and back paws visible, looking out of a window with some trees visible beyond.

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· May 29

Just as I finalised my last bit of marking (apart from a couple of very late essays that I don’t need to think about right now) this little fella landed on the windowsill right in front of my desk #BirdsOfBlueSky

A blue tit on a lichen encrusted window sill high above one very neat garden and one that’s like a building site.

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· May 22

A photo of a dark grey MacBook keyboard with two ginger tails resting on it.

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· May 22

Getting lots of help with my writing this morning #CatsOfBlueSky

A photo of two ginger cats on a wooden desk, one stood in front of a laptop, the other behind it, with a window in the background background showing the side wall of the opposite house and a few trees.

Dr Sarah J Young@sarahjyoung· May 2

Wasn’t sure whether Vera had come to help me finish the paragraph I’m writing or to tell me to pack up for the weekend, but now she’s started knocking things off my desk so I think it’s the latter. #CaturdayEve #CatsOfBlueSky