Orlando Figes
Articles by Orlando Figes
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World Affairs
Vlad the Great
- 29 November 2007
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Putin has dismantled the fragile democracy of the 1990s, but has never been more popular. The New Statesman's special focus on Russia, its politics, culture and society with Lilia Shevtsova, Artemy Troitsky, Robin Strummer and more
Culture
The rite of return
- 14 October 2002
Pushkin's poetry, Tolstoy's novels, Stravinsky's music - Russia's golden age gave the people the spirit to endure the darkest moments of their history. Orlando Figes on the triumph of culture over politics
