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President Thomas Jefferson wrote America's Declaration of Independence, but he also was an anthropologist, an architect, an astronomer, a botanist, a diplomat, a farmer, an inventor, a lawyer, a mathematician, and a musician. He spoke French, Greek, Italian, Latin, and Spanish. He founded the University of Virginia and today's Democratic Party. During his eight years in office, he doubled the country's size.

Russia and the West are like neighbors who never seem able to understand each other. A major reason, this book argues, is that Western leaders tend to think that Russia should act as a "rational" Western nation—even though Russian leaders for centuries have thought and acted based on their country's different history and traditions. Russia, through Western eyes, is unpredictable and irrational, when in fact its leaders almost always act in their own predictable and rational ways.

A memoir of service by the American ambassador who was on the diplomatic front lines when Putin invaded Ukraine, Midnight in Moscow is the first behind-the-scenes account of how U.S.-Russia relations hit their nadir—and a playbook for our unfolding confrontation. For weeks before Russia’s...

Russia, behind the headlines as well as in the shadows. This podcast is the audio counterpart to Mark Galeotti's blog of the same name, a place where "one of the most informed and provocative voices on modern Russia", can talk about Russia historical and (more often) contemporary, discuss new books and research, and sometimes talk to other Russia-watchers. If you'd like to keep the podcast coming and generally support my work, or want to ask questions or suggest topics for me to cover, do please contribute to my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/InMoscowsShadowsThe podcast's corporate partner...

Russia on the Record is a podcast from The Moscow Times, the oldest independent-language news outlet focusing on Russia. Each week, our journalists will speak with experts and ordinary Russians to reflect, analyze and explain what’s going on in Russia right now.

The implosion of the Soviet Union was the culmination of a gripping game played out between two men who intensely disliked each other and had different concepts for the future. Mikhail Gorbachev, a sophisticated and urbane reformer, sought to modernize and preserve the USSR; Boris Yeltsin, a coarse and a hard drinking “bulldozer,” wished to destroy the union and create a capitalist Russia. The defeat of the August 1991 coup attempt, carried out by hardline communists, shook Gorbachev’s authority and was a triumph for Yeltsin.

President Ronald Reagan, one of the most effective public speakers in presidential history, was known as "The Great Communicator". This is his speech at Moscow State University on May 31, 1988.

Nuclear strategy hawks in Washington tend to think that Russia's nuclear arsenal is designed for a future military offensive, but Moscow's key nuclear strategy is to try to deter a potential attack by the United States.

Rendezvous at the Russian Tea Rooms provides the first comprehensive account of what was once hailed by a leading American newspaper as the greatest spy story of World War II. This dramatic yet little-known saga, replete with telephone taps, kidnappings, and police surveillance, centres on the furtive escapades of Tyler Kent, a handsome, womanising 28-year-old Ivy League graduate who doubles as a US Embassy code clerk and Soviet agent.

Arkady Ostrovsky travels across Europe and the Middle East speaking to free-thinking Russians who left when the shelling of Ukraine began in 2022 in this eight-part series. For them the war meant the future of Russia itself was now in doubt. Now they have to rebuild their lives and their hopes for Russia from exile. Can they get their country back?Their stories help solve the mystery of why this senseless war began – and how it might end.Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ at www.economist.com/podcastsplusIf you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our ...

Deutschland hat über viele Jahre die Gefahr ignoriert, die von Putins Regime ausging. Es hat die Warnungen seiner europäischen Nachbarn in den Wind geschlagen und sich von Gas und Öl aus Russland immer abhängiger gemacht. Die Folge ist eine schwere Wirtschaftskrise, die den Wohlstand der Bundesrepublik langfristig schmälern wird.

A chance encounter, a stolen gem, and a gunshot in the night—The Man with the Red Beard takes listeners on a gripping journey through the turmoil of Tsarist Russia. When a journalist finds himself entangled with a dissident—or is he a spy?—he is drawn into a world of political intrigue, revolution, and danger. From London to Moscow and back again, this action-packed novel unravels a thrilling tale of espionage, love, and high-stakes adventure.

"Moscow Warehouse Fire Kills at Least 17 Migrant Workers" is from the August 27, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Ivan Nechepurenko and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"Putin Swipes at West during Victory Day Parade in Moscow" is from the May 09, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Andrew Higgins and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"How Moscow Uses Interpol to Pursue Its Enemies" is from the November 6, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Andrew Higgins and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"New Spies Went for a Joyride in Moscow. Russia Isn't Happy" is from the July 14, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Ivan Nechepurenko and narrated by Sam Scholl.

"A $1,000 Day in Moscow for $100" is from the July 26, 2016 Travel section of The New York Times. It was written by Lucas Peterson and narrated by Paul Ryden.

The crisis in Ukraine has pushed Moscow and the West into a new Cold War. For both sides, the top priority must now be to contain the conflict, ensuring that it ends up being as short and as shallow as possible.