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Anne Applebaum

Anne Applebaum is a journalist and historian. She has authored several books including Gulag: A History (2004). She has written for the Economist and the Spectator, and is a former member of the Washington Post editorial board.

From the NS archive: Are great men also stupid?

24 January 2000: Helmut Kohl’s disgrace makes Anne Applebaum wonder if he was too busy hearing the hooves of history to attend to life’s details.

By Anne Applebaum

From the NS archive: Are great men also stupid?

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Boris, blondes and big, big bucks

Don't ignore the corruption in Russia, advises Anne Applebaum.

By Anne Applebaum

What’s humanitarian about this aid?

The US has imposed on Russia an aid package that will leave the country poorer but American farmers

By Anne Applebaum

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