Physically tough, boring in person and dangerous when cornered: lessons from a new Putin biography
Philip Short’s Putin, the result of hundreds of interviews, is illuminating – but with a subject this volatile, it already feels out of date
Philip Short’s Putin, the result of hundreds of interviews, is illuminating – but with a subject this volatile, it already feels out of date
In 1944, Rudolf Vrba gave the Allies an eyewitness report of the concentration camp’s horrors. What happened next was shameful
Surrounded by sycophants and losing his generals, Stalin suffered a catastrophic defeat 81 years ago. The parallels – so far – are striking
The Russian president is obsessed with the Second World War – but he's missed obvious lessons from Stalin's disastrous Finnish campaign