Tag: History of russia
Style review: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken rocks in Kiev – Panorama
If you want to know what departure feels like, you should watch the concert that Billy Joel, who has just turned 75, gave in Saint Petersburg in 1987. The city…
On the trail of the secret: The secretive region
In 1957, a nuclear disaster almost as serious as Chernobyl occurred in the Soviet Union. Only the world hardly knew about the accident near Kyshtym. What actually happened in the…
Russia’s war in Ukraine: "Putin doesn’t want to see the world descend into chaos"
British Russia expert Mark Galeotti on the Kremlin chief’s uncanny rationality – and the real dangers for the West. source site
How will Putin’s war end? Interview with historian Orlando Figes – Culture
The historian and author Orlando Figes on the war in Ukraine, successful propaganda and why it is not enough to oust Putin. Interviewed by Catherine Kahlweit Orlando Figes, British historian…
Putin’s War in Ukraine: Russian Soul – End of a Myth – Culture
The cult of obedience, traditional folk beliefs, orthodox Christianity, feelings of sacrifice and fantasies of salvation: About thinking that made the war against Ukraine possible. The bewilderment in which the…
Comic “Survilo” from Russia: Misfortune is always very close – culture
Comics from Russia are a rarity in this country. “Survilo” by Olga Lavrentieva therefore comes across as a surprising visitor, a little more welcome at that: In these times when…
Interview with Timothy Snyder: Why Russia Must Lose the War – Culture
Historian Timothy Snyder explains why Russia must lose the war and how things might continue after Putin. He says: “Most countries only turned to democracy after defeat in an imperial…
Kyiv or Kyiv: Four Letters for Freedom – Panorama
The world is watching Ukraine. TV stations, radio channels, newspapers all over the world report on Kyiv and the other cities where the war is raging. Some also report on…
Mariupol: Survival in Hell – Politics
Mariupol : survival in hell Mar 6, 2022 at 6:57 p.m Reading time: 3 mins Open detailed view Fear of the bombs: On the outskirts of Kiev, residents crowd together…
30 years of the end of the Soviet Union: what went wrong? – Politics
When the Soviet Union fell, millions hoped for freedom. 30 years later, Putin is leading the country back in time. A conversation with Valentin Yumashev, Boris Yeltsin’s chief of staff,…