The Sound of Utopia: Musicians in the Time of Stalin – Silencing tactics in the Soviet Union
Dutch journalist Michel Krielaars infuses a bleak subject with verve
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Lost Souls: Soviet Displaced Persons and the Birth of the Cold War – A fascinating chronicle of postwar resettlement
Soviet history specialist covers the repatriation and resettlement of millions after second World War
Mikhail Baryshnikov: ‘I know the other side of the coin. I was the son of an occupier’
In 1974, ballet star Baryshnikov defected from the Soviet Union. He talks about his cloak-and-dagger escape, war in Ukraine and Russian oppression
To Run the World by Sergey Radchenko: New insights on USSR’s approach to the Cold War
Making extensive use of archives, the author gives fresh details of what was going on behind the scenes during pivotal moments in 20th-century history
The Avant-Gardists by Sjeng Scheijen: the far-from-seamless convergence of the aesthetic with the political in Soviet Russia
Malevich, Kandinksy, Tatlin, Popova and others threw themselves into the revolution with the commitment of a Lenin or Trotsky
Translated fiction: coming of age in Trieste, tales from 19th century Brittany, and life in a post-Soviet world
Reviewing works by Diego Marani, François-Marie Luzel, María Bastarós, Sasha Salzmann and Anna Stern
Stop referring to EU as a ‘bloc’ – this is divisive linguistic rot imported from Britain
European Union’s approach to an issue such as Gaza has been characterised more by member state division than unity
Islamic State terror group draws half its recruits from tiny Tajikistan
Young migrants from the former Soviet republic were accused of an attack on a concert hall in Moscow that killed 145 people
Fintan O’Toole: Henry Kissinger’s 100th birthday allows us to reflect on a dark century
Fintan O’Toole: The centenarian embodies, perhaps more than anyone else, the failure of the United States to learn the moral lessons of the 20th century’s most catastrophic depravities
China insists it respects sovereignty of ex-Soviet states after ambassador casts doubt
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the remarks were ‘unacceptable’
‘Totally unacceptable’: outrage over Chinese ambassador’s dismissal of ex-Soviet statehood
‘China has sided with Russia, politically’ says Lithuanian foreign minister
The Holocaust: An Unfinished History review - Deep insights into horror warn against glibness of ‘never again’
Dan Stone tracks across history and geography to unsettle easy, congratulatory cliches about anti-Semitism. He mines the shameful mass complexity of a humanity that actively permitted the Holocaust to happen
The Irish Times view on the world of Derry Girls: a holiday from history
Lisa McGee’s show paid homage to a time when the music was better, the politics were more hopeful and the clothes were, well, different
Russian embassy queries Taoiseach’s praise of Ukrainian nationalism
Legation critical of extremism personified by fascist collaborators during second World War
ANC’s refusal to condemn Russia set to become election issue
Critics point to commercial links as one reason for silence on Putin’s war in Ukraine
For once Sweden follows Finland’s lead
Shock over Ukraine has seen decades-old Swedish scepticism about Nato melt away
Nato accession: Turkey in talks with Finns and Swedes over ‘outrageous’ PKK stance
Erdogan has said it is not yet possible for Turkey to back Finnish and Swedish entry to alliance
Years of work ahead to hold Russia to account for atrocities it calls ‘fake’
Villager tells how her husband and adult son were gunned down as they drove to hospital
Russian journalists fill pro-Kremlin site with anti-war articles
Victory Day articles accuse Putin of waging ‘bloodiest war of 21st century’
Putin tells second World War Victory Day event ‘West was preparing to invade’ homeland
Russian president addresses servicemen on 77th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany
Russians at Meath Victory Day rally say they do not back Ukraine war
Commemorative gathering claims to be focused on relatives lost in WWII
War in Ukraine: Sixty feared dead after Russian bombing of school in Luhansk
G7 leaders to hold call with Zelenskiy in show of unity before Victory Day events in Moscow
All women, children and elderly evacuated from Mariupol – Ukraine
Efforts under way to save Ukrainian fighters trapped inside, Zelenskiy says
Russian crackdown: Why it takes tremendous courage to protest
Newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov is a rare voice speaking out against Putin’s ‘purpose-built, repressive system’
‘Lack of medication’ as Russia destroys nearly 400 hospitals and medical centres
Fresh effort to evacuate Mariupol civilians has begun as EU to amend oil embargo
Brittney Griner could be the last American basketball star in Russia
US government says player is wrongfully detained in Russia for drug charges
The Irish Times view on Europe-Russia relations: the continent’s fateful barriers
Are we dealing with a freshly divided Europe, riven by the war in Ukraine, or with an ontological division between Europe and Russia?
Rally set to proceed marking 1945 Red army victory over Nazis
Ukrainian communities fear midlands cavalcade a covert attempt to back Russian invasion
Helsinki’s underground city a legacy of cold war fears
Threat of Russian invasion, attack and erratic leaders prompted construction of lair
Ukrainians call for Government to ban pro-Russian rallies planned for this weekend
Ukrainians in Ireland support group accuses Russia of distorting war history
Russia deploys trained dolphins at Black Sea naval base
US institure reviews satellite imagery showing two pens moved to base at start of invasion
US accuses Russia of planning ‘sham referenda’ to justify war in Ukraine
West ramps up weapons supplies to Ukraine as fighting in east intensifies
An Easter like no other at Harold’s Cross Russian Orthodox Church
‘Most people are staying away from politics. This is a place . . . to be together and to help’
Giant panda celebrations a reminder of better times in US-China relations
America Letter: First arrival of the popular bears in Washington came in the wake of Nixon’s groundbreaking visit to Beijing in 1972
Russian woman with family link to Stalin at the forefront of efforts to help Ukrainians in Ireland
‘We were told that Germans were always aggressors. Now we are going to be in that situation’
How Clare Daly and Mick Wallace became stars of authoritarian state media
A new Irish Times investigation shows the MEPs’ outsized profile in regime-controlled media
Loss of Moskva goes beyond wounded pride as it was a very capable ship
The cruiser provided a bubble of long-range air defence for the rest of the Black Sea Fleet, as well as command and control systems
‘Irish emigrants get sold a lot of paddywhackery’
Wild Geese: Conor Doherty has embraced opportunities in Kazakhstan to further his academic career
Ukrainian embassy condemns ‘disgusting’ pro-Russian rally in Dublin
Social media videos show cavalcade of cars flying Russian, Irish and Soviet Union flags
The war next door: Fear and loathing in Moldova
Opening their homes to Ukrainian refugees, Moldovans fear they may be next on Putin’s list
Moldovans pack bags over fears Russia might push beyond Ukraine
Moldova’s youth look to the West as population prepares for the worst from the East
Is nuclear war a real prospect again?
Putin’s actions in Ukraine have put nuclear war back on the geopolitical agenda
Expulsion of Russian diplomats marks low-point in Irish relations with Moscow
Orwell Road embassy suspected of being a front for intelligence gathering since 1970s
No peace deal should be let sideline Ukraine, Liz Truss says
Britain urges retention of sanctions as leverage over Putin in event of any ceasefire
Train tracks leading refugees to Lviv brought Jews to extermination camps 80 years ago
Barbaric 20th-century anti-Semitism, genocide and relocation hang over Russian invasion
David McWilliams: Should Putin be looking over his shoulder at his own borders?
Russia’s vast natural resources are the envy of its neighbours and the engine of its instability
Tensions over Ukraine could affect space co-operation
America Letter: Partnership between US and Russia at space station could be at risk
Tens of thousands of young, outward-looking Russians flee aggressor state
Invasion of Ukraine has sparked an exodus of young professionals to Armenia
South Africa’s neutral stance on Ukraine war puts it on ‘wrong side of history’
Cape Town Letter: ANC-led government accused of fence-sitting to keep Vladimir Putin onside
Putin’s Russian enemies in Ukraine hope ‘criminal’ war will be his downfall
Fleeing Russian liberals fear national disaster under increasingly isolated president
‘Ireland is a free country, Russia is not. This interview would lead us to 15 years in prison’
Four friends who meet The Irish Times in Dublin feel they cannot be silent on Putin and Ukraine
Writer Andrey Kurkov tells Ukraine’s story: ‘It’s my duty. This is my front line’
The night before the war the author joked about cooking “the last borscht in Kyiv” but he didn’t believe Russia would actually invade.
David McWilliams: To learn how Russia got to this point, follow the money
End of the Soviet Union opened the door for the biggest heist in modern financial history
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