Derek Offord
Derek Offord is an emeritus professor and senior research fellow at the University of Bristol. He has written and/or edited 15 books on Russian history, thought, literature, and language
Regathering the Russian lands: the rationale for Putin’s war in Ukraine
The president’s inflammatory rhetoric is informed by two centuries of Russian nationalist thought centring on a distrust of Europe and a mission to recover all the lands of “Ancient Rus”
Steering clear of titfer tat
We now are seeing the first flowering of a head-dress renaissance
C. L. R. James and the majesty of cricket
The West Indian writer and historian knew that cricket is far more than merely a sport
Women can have short hair, too
Pseudo-progressives are resurrecting gender stereotypes
Why we all feel let down
Reflecting upon the corrosive power of disillusionment in politics and why our leaders are virtue vacuums who lack both competence and character
The British Holocaust cover-up that wasn’t
A fanciful and convoluted conspiracy theory has blighted the reputation of the Channel Islands
Just stop
A new wave of disruptive protest is openly criminal, yet is minimally policed. It is time to say enough — and ban them all
The students are revolting
Far too many young people are sheltered from the real world by their university education
Wanderer above the sea of clods
The next month might be maddening but it will not be dull
Hungary: treading a fine line
Can it stay equidistant from the great powers while maintaining trade connectivity?
28 hours later
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been infected with the deadly Rage Virus
Keir: more than just a lucky general
Neither Left nor Right can accept that Starmer’s impressive focus and strategic sense is responsible for transforming Labour’s prospects