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‘They ask only not to be forgotten’: Barry Lewis’s heartbreaking portraits of the Soviet Union’s gulag survivors
Taken in 1991, during the glasnost era, these extraordinary photographs are a powerful reminder of one of the darkest periods in Soviet history
Neal Ascherson
11, Feb, 2024 @12:00 PM
Judgement at Tokyo by Gary J Bass review – of war crimes and punishment
A detailed and sharply observed account of the 1946-1948 Tokyo trials – proceedings that were implicitly racist and hypocritical, and with a prosecution team that was led by a ‘blundering alcoholic’
Neal Ascherson
21, Jan, 2024 @7:00 AM
Germany in the World by David Blackbourn review – a rich and full-throated account of the past 500 years
From the intellectual giants who enriched the west to the descent into dictatorship and war, the story of Germany’s global impact – up to its modern rebirth – is told with real verve
Neal Ascherson
02, Jul, 2023 @6:00 AM
Traditional monarchy died with the Queen – but are we ready for a republic?
The future of the royals rests with the personality of one man – and he may be remembered as the king who paved the way for a republic
Neal Ascherson
07, May, 2023 @6:00 AM
The SNP may face disaster after Sturgeon. But the flame of independence still burns | Neal Ascherson
Whoever takes the reins in Scotland, statehood is surely an irresistible force
Neal Ascherson
12, Mar, 2023 @7:30 AM
Surrendering land is not the same as defeat – if a stronger Ukraine emerges from the ruins | Neal Ascherson
At the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Putin will doubtless claim Russian dominance. But what would victory now look like for Zelenskiy?
Neal Ascherson
08, May, 2022 @8:00 AM
History replays like a half-forgotten song, but once we remember, it’s far too late | Neal Ascherson
The west fell asleep on Cold War sentry duty and thought Putin couldn’t be serious, but he was. The question remains, is Nato?
Neal Ascherson
06, Mar, 2022 @8:30 AM
Scotland’s a conservative country. But Scottish Tories are held back by London HQ | Neal Ascherson
As support for the union wanes, the party north of the border is at odds with its southern peers
Neal Ascherson
16, Jan, 2022 @9:00 AM
Is time running out for the union as the case grows for a new independence vote? | Neal Ascherson
The UK government has moved to veto two bills passed by the Scottish parliament, strengthening the hand of the SNP
Neal Ascherson
18, Apr, 2021 @8:00 AM
After the crisis, a new world won’t emerge as if by magic. We will have to fight for it | Neal Ascherson
What will the landscape look like when we wake from the nightmare? The fantasies, and anxieties, about the future are already with us• Coronavirus latest updates• See all our coronavirus coverage
Neal Ascherson
19, Apr, 2020 @8:30 AM
In place of Berlin’s Wall now stands a barrier of sullen resentment | Neal Ascherson
Reunification has only fed resentment and alienation among the ‘losers’ of the old East Germany
Neal Ascherson
10, Nov, 2019 @9:15 AM
The long Brexit ordeal will finish off the break-up of Britain | Neal Ascherson
Three years of wrangling have broken the bonds of union, says historian and journalist Neal Ascherson
Neal Ascherson
27, Oct, 2019 @7:32 PM
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