Eastern Europe
Bearhugged by Uncle Vlad
Germany’s fawning attitude towards Putin stems from a belief that Russia is the nearest thing it has to a colony
A Foreign Affair: David Bowie in Berlin
Haunted by Isherwood’s shade, the British musician flirted with fascism, then became a hero to the youth of the communist East
Duped by the Devil
Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West by Lawrence Rees
A Cooler Shade of Red
A new museum exhibition of Cold War art leaves the nastiness of the communist system completely unacknowledged
Going West
Cold War geopolitical terminology is obsolete. We need new terms to reflect a changed world
Flying in the Face of Fashion
Chagall by Jackie Wullschlager
What Should We Do About Russia?
The West must start to show the Kremlin it means business
Lords and Ladies of Byzantium
Ancient Greek culture, Roman law and Eastern Christianity all contributed to the longevity of the Byzantine Empire
South Ossetia is Not Kosovo
Moscow has accused the West of double standards, but the former Yugoslav province has a cast-iron case for independence – unlike the secessionists in Georgia
Majority rule; minority rights
It is folly to treat UK race relations as totally divorced from the rest of human experience. We need to look at the larger global picture
American revolutions: Rewriting the language of the unheard
‘Dissenting viewpoints — for example, the belief that America is not an intrinsically racist country—are shunned as further proof of racist pathologies’
The favourites
From Piers Gaveston onwards, controversial courtiers have a long history in British politics.How unusual is Dominic Cummings?