Victor Sebestyen
Victor Sebestyen is an historian of Eastern Europe, Russia and Communism. He tweets at @Victorsebby
When nationalism was woke
After the events of 1848, Europe was never the same again
Puncturing Putin’s dangerous myths
Everyone reveres WWII myths — but the cult of the Great Patriotic War defines modern Russia
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
The miracle of the magical migrants
Is a man’s identity is fluid when he steps on British soil, but calcified on African soil?
The missing variable in the masculinity crisis
The literature on masculinity ignores the most obvious factor of all: a steady, civilisational fall in testosterone
The knife and the bone
After war and repression, Iranian dissidents believe the regime’s reckoning is near — but Tehran’s influence reaches far beyond its borders
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
European populism is a lot deeper than mere Trumpism
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
A police school for scandal
Is it any wonder there’s a two-tier policing controversy when officer training is focused on political correctness?
