Posts Tagged ‘Russia’

St Petersburg: the city of many names and charms

St Petersburg: the city of many names and charms

The grumpy Russophile has moved on from Helsinki and reached St Petersburg, which is far more to his political and cultural taste

Hellstinki

Hellstinki

Our grumpy editor arrives at a place that makes him really miserable

A walk on the wild side

A walk on the wild side

Our grumpiest and most authoritarian editor talks and walks us through some of the major cities of the old Russian Empire over coming weeks. Here’s a background to his Russophilia

Lenin: the power of the individual

Lenin: the power of the individual

Vladimir Lenin demonstrates more clearly than any other figure in twentieth century history the power of a single individual to change the world

Something truly revolutionary

Something truly revolutionary

Do Russian futurists have anything to teach today’s multi-media specialists? And are the conditions in place for an increase in online political and arts movements?

Bring this Barry boy back home

Bring this Barry boy back home

Gareth Jones broke a worldwide story when he reported on the Ukrainian famine in the new Soviet Union of the 1930s. Now that his importance is finally being recognised, it is important that people in Wales get a chance to discover his work

Tears for Lenin

Tears for Lenin

Many in the West thought that the end of communism would signal happier times for those behind the Iron Curtain. But, for many millions, it signalled a return to how Russia was always run

Above the radar

Above the radar

In its determination to stop the Russians selling arms to Iran, the normally shadowy Mossad has surfaced into public view. Just don’t expect it to stay there for too long