Putin
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Reimagining Russia
RUSSIA: Mikhail Khodorkovsky discusses Russia's future post-Putin, advocating for revolution, democracy, and equitable resource distribution.
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«You may end up with the only peace – being the peace of the graveyard.»
INTERVIEW: We are talking with the previous Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, the man who could have been prime minister in Britain, about current issues – like military build-up, Ukraine, Israel, climate justice and labour, security, democracy, citizen assemblies, and not least of all, hope for the future.
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Keeping the idea of justice alive
RUSSIA: The Russian lawyers defending prisoners of conscience, who face persecution in Putin's regime for upholding justice and human rights.
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Russia’s race to the bottom
RUSSIA: In this book, Alexander Etkind states that Russia is the least equal, the most militarised, and the most carbonised of all the world's major countries.
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«I don’t think a single military conflict can solve a problem»
INTERVIEW: Elisabeth Hoff, WHO's representative in Libya today, wondered why Norway got involved and dropped 700 bombs on the country in 2011: «It makes no sense at all.» For 30 years, Hoff has tried to save lives in war zones such as Afghanistan, Syria and Libya. How can a human endure so much suffering?
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Requiem for a dream
RUSSIA: The absurdity of life in Yekaterinburg and the clash between those longing for imperial greatness and a small group of dissidents standing against Putin's impending invasion of Ukraine.
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Weaponising art
UKRAINE: The profound impact of art as a means of survival and resistance against cultural erasure.
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Totalitarianism then and now
IDEOLOGY: A disintegrated society finds unity, energy, and meaning by uniting around a suitable' enemy'. Totalitarian propaganda has led to the decision to allow Ukraine to use F-16 fighter jets against the nuclear power Russia - with the significant consequences it may entail.
