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Rachel Polonsky
Home from home for the Bolshevik elite
Yuri Slezkine's The House of Government tells the story of a place where revolutionaries came home and the revolution came to die
Rachel Polonsky
Books
The Russian Love Affair With Palmyra Resumes
The Syrian desert city now recaptured from ISIS has a long affinity with St Petersburg, and the Hermitage will be vital to its restoration
Rachel Polonsky
Features
Underrated: Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
The star of Pussy Riot combines beauty and charisma with quiet courage and a remarkable mind
Rachel Polonsky
Russia
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Tsar Of The Holy Land
For Vladimir Putin, Syria is as much a question of religion as of arms sales; in his eyes, Assad protects Syria’s ancient Christian communities
Rachel Polonsky
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Underrated: Abroad
The ravenous longing for the infinite possibilities of “otherwhere”
Stephen Bayley
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The king of cakes
"Yuletide revels were designed to see you through the dark days — and how dark they seem today"
Carolyn Hart
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A tripod in the sky
The view from above
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