Joseph Stalin
The poor relation of the art world
All over Europe traditional figurative art, particularly from the nineteenth century, is being shunted to the corners of museums — and eventually removed from view
Stalin’s last laugh
Joseph Stalin has been recast in Russia not as a bloodsoaked tyrant, but as a strong, effective leader
Is the situation in Ukraine comparable to the siege of Leningrad?
There are more similarities than differences
No blueprint for Putin’s War
The lesson of the Soviet-Finnish War warns us against misunderstanding a war in progress
Like Stalin, like Putin
Putin is having his Stalin moment, and may regret it
Castigating Britain
Could an editor not rescue Jonathan Haslam’s new book from triteness?
Marxist Magic Realism
How Soviet society, gripped by political correctness, descended into madness
When the farmers took on Starmer
It was an inspiring day in London as farmers resisted Labour’s class warfare
Swiftism’s role in saving the V&A Museum
The unconventional Englishness of the Taylor Swift phenomenon
You can’t legislate away hatred
Don’t just do something, stand there
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
Sinn Féin sullied the cenotaph
Apologists for terrorism should have had nothing to do with Remembrance Sunday
Femcel fantasies
“The Substance” is an accidentally revealing film
Tawdry tales
The Tales of Hoffmann, Royal Opera House
Power and authority
The development of British towns in the 17th and 18th centuries
Making a difference
Over the past five years we’ve been keeping things civilised
Roger Scruton’s naive nationalism
Cultural nationalism is an ill-fitting model for the modern nation state
Alive and flicking
A game invented by a man named Adolph might have been a hard sell to the British public, but it was an instant hit
