Politics
I occasionally write about politics, particularly where it intersects with Russia, history, law, science and public life.
- What John Major taught me about Yeltsin, Brexit and taxes — Hypertextual, 19.11.2025
- Political cartoon of the day: Trump-Putin phone call — Metkere, 18.03.2025
- Whisky, war crimes, and the law: Howard Morrison on justice and power — Metkere, 29.01.2025
- A season of lectures: From petro-aggression to prison reform — Metkere, 06.03.2024
- Peter the Great gets a Ukrainian paint job — Metkere, 24.02.2024
- How war in Ukraine reaches Antarctica’s shores — Siberian, 13.09.2023
- How Vladimir Putin stole cookies from a Scottish bakery — Metkere, 27.08.2022
- A look back: When Russia’s time zones were front-page news — Metkere, 07.08.2022
- Queen’s death led to a spike in marmalade sales — Hypertextual, 12.10.2022
- Mikhail Gorbachev was the first and last true republican in Russia — Siberian, 30.08.2022
- Siberian theatre director lost two jobs because of his antiwar stance — Siberian, 29.03.2022
- Political virus. How the Covid-19 pandemic raises approval ratings of world leaders — Tayga.info, 26.03.2020
- Unmet expectations: Novosibirsk gathering of tech leaders, diplomats, and Ashton Kutcher — Metkere, 21.02.2010