Posts Tagged ‘Russia’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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







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