John Foster / 01 Apr 2022
The Post-Soviet Future
Ukraine’s Revolt, Russia’s Revenge, by Christopher Smith
If the war in Ukraine has taught us anything, it’s that really good henchman are hard to find.(...)
Vladimir Putin
Charlie Bertsch / 23 Mar 2022
Club Music at War
Sounds of Survival: From Ukrainian Underground
Sounds of Survival: From Ukrainian Underground is so consistently good that its social function almost seems extraneous. We should have been listening to this music before we felt it was our democratic duty.(...)
Joel Schalit / 18 Mar 2022
A Russian Education
Putin’s Genocide Charge
No war in recent memory has divided progressives like the Ukraine crisis. (...)
John Foster / 11 Mar 2022
Looking for a New Left
The End of the End of History, by Hochuli, Hoare and Cunliffe
It’s fun to laugh at Francis Fukuyama. It’s even more fun to laugh at the legions of people who misinterpreted his 1992 blockbuster, The End of History and the Last Man.(...)
Keith Kahn-Harris / 07 Mar 2022
Putin Comes Clean
From Denial to Invasion
Invasion is an act of commitment. To send troops in, to kill, to seek to dominate, is to rule out alternative courses of action, perhaps forever.(...)
Joel Schalit / 04 Mar 2022
Radioactive Europe
Russia’s Nuclear Tightrope
The German press was alarmed. Wild boars had infiltrated Berlin and were making their way to the city centre.(...)
Josh White / 28 Feb 2022
Left Against Putin
The Downing Street March
Walking up Whitehall towards Downing Street, the demonstrators flew the flag of Ukraine and shouted “Stop Putin! Stop the war!”(...)
John Foster / 25 Feb 2022
The Country to End All Countries
Russia vs. Ukraine
No sooner had the Winter Olympics closing ceremonies ended than the invasion of Ukraine began.(...)
Joel Schalit / 22 Feb 2022
From Russia With Love
The Ties That Bind
“Let the Americans take them,” said Tzila. “Their politics are terrible. They could damage the country.”(...)
Joel Schalit / 25 Jan 2022
Tremors of War
Holocaust Memorial Day in Torino
It’s an awkward sort of honour. But Torino always has the best Holocaust Memorial Day billboards. (...)