Russia's strongman suddenly starts to look weak
In Russia one of the biggest hits on YouTube is the dramatic scene in November when Vladimir Putin was booed at a martial arts contest....
Threat to Hungary
In the last 18 months, nine European governments have lost power: Ireland, Portugal, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy,...
He wanted 'dull', but Orbán is becoming a dictator
The Hungarian Prime Minister I knew was a fun-loving firebrand. Now his democratic deficit is a threat to the EU. - Read full article
Leave it to the Russians to bring down Putin
Moscow’s leader is a corrupt bully. But it’s not worth starting a second Cold War over him. - Read full article
Apricot Jam and Other Stories by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Themes of tyranny and brutality run through this collection for stories, published in English for the first time. - Read full article
City of the dead
Russian officials today, much like the Soviet authorities of a past generation, encourage a cult of the Great Patriotic War. In the...