Prussia
Odesa: The Battle for a City’s Soul
Putin’s war has only strengthened the Ukrainian identity of a port where many have turned against their own Russian language and want to tear down Moscow’s imperial monuments
Rebuilding a monarchy and a nation
Austrian lessons for the reign of Charles III
Germany in the shadow of Napoleon
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss how the wars with revolutionary France reshaped the German lands
Frederick the Great and the rise of Prussia
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart talk about the role of Prussia in the eighteenth century
The Critic Books Podcast: Devotion
A story of love in nineteenth century Prussia and Australia
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
Autumn Reeves
It was a grim budget — but was it a necessary one?
Aggers declares — the end of an era
It has been an assured innings, and a long one
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
Conservatives listen to music too
Gatekeeping the “real” meaning of songs is foolish and futile
Reading humbly
Approaching texts with love, patience and humility can reveal more than scepticism
Reaping a bitter harvest
Labour are struggling to justify their own policies
BoJo’s Life of Johnson
Exclusive extracts of perhaps the best autobiography by a former Conservative prime minister called Boris
Impressive yet unmoving
Franz Schmidt: 4 symphonies (Naxos)
Carole Cadwalladr’s conspiracy theory
The feverish paranoia obscures valid questions
On the King’s Road to ruin
The decline of commerce on Chelsea’s celebrated street is a worrying sign for London
