Russian Empire
Puncturing Putin’s dangerous myths
Everyone reveres WWII myths — but the cult of the Great Patriotic War defines modern Russia
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”
Pushkin House beats a bomb threat
A note of dread on a night about Eurasianism
Kiev and Moscow: a tale of two Russias
Ukraine threatens Putin because it offers an alternative version of Russia
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What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
The problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse
Zurbarán on Freud’s couch
An acclaimed new exhibition is full of overwrought symbolism and compositional failures
French lessons for Farage
Following the Makerfield defeat, Reform should look across the channel to Rassemblement National for strategies
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime