Russia, behind the headlines as well as in the shadows. This podcast is the audio counterpart to Mar
Is PM Mikhail Mishustin thinking long-term? His vision for Russia seems to be technocratic, maybe ev
Another short, single-segment episode, this time looking at 'On the Historical Unity of Russian
A brief, single-segment podcast on the distinctive roles of sport for today's Kremlin. Not a to
The main reasons for the annual ritual of Putin's Direct Line phone-in encounter with the Russi
The Geneva Summit: frankly, as good as one could expect, with Biden offering a shrewd carrot and sti
A bit of a grab-bag: what to make of the continuing crackdown in Russia, is there scope to undermine
A spur-of-the-moment, off-the-top-of-my-head take on what's going (wr)on(g) in Belarus: the Rus
Is the Russian Orthodox Church a spiritual community, a political institution, or a business empire?
Today (9 May) is Victory Day, and the sad truth is that this also inevitably means claims and counte
A mysterious glitch silenced the first, Navalny-related part of this podcast. This has now been fixe
A personal and unpolished snap response to the news that the Czech government is expelling 18 Russia
Why is there this talk of Russia as a 'declining power' - and is it true? I'd suggest
Rumours that Zhirinovsky is going to step down from leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party look
Who are the main 'siloviki' or 'men of force,' the heads of Russia's securi
All the Ms. First of all, as a counter to the understandable pessimism about Russia at the moment, I
A short. 'one act' special: with the news (still unconfirmed) that Navalny is being sent t
With Navalny in prison, the opposition mobilising, and the state cracking down, what will happen nex
It's a deliberately provocative title, I know, but how might the 'Navalny effect' imp
Yesterday saw major protests all across Russia, a genuine success for Team Navalny. But now what? My
Another short 'cellcast', though given its timeliness, going public straightaway.In this c
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