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Ismail Kadare digs deep into a fabled telephone conversation that may have sealed the fate of a dissident Russian poet
Teachers, neighbours and even family members are turning to Soviet-style denunciations in wartime Russia
Politicians draw parallels with man-made Holodomor that killed up to 3.5mn people in 1930s and Russia’s action today
Elizabeth Wilson’s meticulous biography examines the fame, friendships and extraordinary life of a fearless performer
This fascinating study of the Soviet dictator’s massive personal reading collection shows how ideas influenced his political thinking
The myth-busting historian offers a provocative revisionist take on the second world war
Fund manager Jeremy Grantham on the test for investors if their lives depended on it
Planned socialist alternatives to the market economy do not work
A gripping account of the Russian leader attempts to present him as a human being
For the Russian president, the revolution was a period of dangerous disorder
Beware of leaders’ pledges to build a future inspired by past glories
Barack Obama faces a ruling family under unpredictable new management on his farewell trip to Riyadh
The diaries of Stalin’s unlikely ambassador to London make intriguing reading
‘Capitalism for friends’ earns you fair-weather allies in Russia, writes Chrystia Freeland
The Met revives Graham Vick’s brilliant production of Shostakovich’s murky masterpiece
There is a lot in literature about how to be a good leader but very little about measuring success
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