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Politics & Society
Why Prigozhin’s march on Moscow was not a coup
The aborted Wagner group ‘mutiny’ grew out of an intensifying intra-elite feud in Russia – and it creates a growing problem for Vladimir Putin
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Politics & Society
Why the war in Ukraine is so hard to stop
The real cause of Russia’s invasion is the special position that Ukraine occupies in Russia’s post-imperial identity politics
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Politics & Society
A warning as history grimly echoes in Ukraine
Atrocities in Bucha and elsewhere in Ukraine recall the horrific memories of the Katyn massacre and Soviet denials
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Politics & Society
The past is never in the past
Contrary to Putin’s propaganda, Ukraine’s history is long and has echoes amid the war now raging
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Politics & Society
Five things to know about Russia’s Constitutional amendments
Russia has voted to change the country’s constitution. The amendments shore up Vladimir Putin’s power but also have serious implications for foreign policy
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Politics & Society
How Putin is devising his exit plan
Proposed constitutional reforms significantly weakening the authority of the Russian president suggest Vladimir Putin is considering life as an ex-president - with some caveats
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Arts & Culture
Treading softly in power diplomacy
Museums have emerged as new and effective actors of cultural soft power, including outside the West in countries like China and Russia
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Politics & Society
The Battle of Kursk: 75 years on
The human and material toll of the world’s largest tank battle was horrendous as the Wehrmacht’s tactical edge was overwhelmed by superior means of destruction
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Politics & Society
The trouble with ceasefires
The 2016 nationwide ceasefire in Syria had unexpected consequences in the southern governorate of Dara’a that ranged from the development of rebel governance to humanitarian access
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Arts & Culture
No laughing matter: The Death of Stalin and Putin’s anxieties
Russia’s ban on the movie reveals how much the Kremlin fears losing its grip on power