Soviet Union
Before the wall’s fall
Geopolitical maneuverings between the East and the West
“X” marks a spot
The development of geopolitical thought in the Cold War
New beginnings, old problems
How did geopolitics evolve in the aftermath of World War Two?
Fanfares for the common man
Communist composers tried to create ideologically pure works for the workers — but without any great degree of success
A chronicle of gratitude and ambivalence
Mieczyslaw Weinberg: 12th symphony/Dawn (Chandos)
Between two superpowers
Rail in the development of the USA and the Soviet Union
Gender ketman
Masking doubts to avoid dissent
The country that went to the wall
From its birth after 1945, to its death after 1990
Unveiled enigmas
Shostakovich: Works unveiled (BIS)
The destiny of cult thinking
Dark similarities with the Soviet moral void are already on the rise
Joe Biden needs a Reagan moment
It is time not just for strong words but for serious demands
Nicola Sturgeon and the WhatsApp Group of Secrets
Stern but lovable Scot, Professor Sturgeon, would tell us the whole truth…wouldn’t she?
Singers have a voice, too
Study of the Western canon is often reduced to a politicised debate: power and patronage versus individual genius. The truth is far more complex
Long story short
Movie length seems to have become a way for directors to tell us what serious people they are
No questions about the woman question, please
Activists are even being excluded from conversations about activism
Death by a thousand regulations
British politicians are allowing unnecessary laws to ruin civil society
Bumps in the road
British roads, like Britain itself, need a lot of maintenance work
How we killed ideas and kept impressions
We have to rediscover ideas and not just the idea of ideas
End of the Biden farce?
The President’s fragility has been obvious for years — but was he ever in control?
Let the blood-letting begin
The Conservative Party must change radically if it is ever to gain power again
The left-wing defence of free speech
A recent book mounts a rare and powerful, if partly flawed, case for free expression from the Left
