The Illegals by Shaun Walker: The Russian agent who couldn’t get Irish people to shut up, and other spy stories
Shaun Walker’s thrilling account of deep-undercover spies also serves as a potted history of communist Russia
Josef Stalin
One Man in His Time by NM Borodin: Powerful memoir of horror after Russia’s October 1917 revolution
Unsparing depiction of life under the brutal purges of Josef Stalin’s totalitarian rule
‘Fascinating and disturbing’: How our brains and genetics dictate our ideologies - and vice versa
Dr Leor Zmigrod has found differences in the brain structures and functions of people with different ideologies. Could this science be used by malicious agents?
Ukraine vows never to accept Kremlin control of Black Sea peninsula: ‘Most Crimean Tatars would regard it as betrayal’
Activist and politician Nariman Dzhelyal among latest generation of Crimean Tatars to be persecuted by Russia
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
‘For them, the Soviet past is something to protect’: History a political battleground in Stalin’s homeland
Georgia’s ruling party accused of slide towards Russia and autocracy before Saturday’s pivotal election
‘We are all just waiting for victory.’ Ukrainians learn routines grimly familiar to previous generations
Kremlin evokes crimes of 1940s independence fighters in ‘denazification’ of democratic Ukraine
Eurovision organisers ban Russia from 2022 song contest
European Broadcasting Union says its inclusion would bring event ‘into disrepute’
Putin pledges to repay Russians’ trust after ‘triumphant’ vote
Critics call plebiscite a farce staged to allow leader of 20 years to rule until 2036
Fintan O’Toole: We must not allow coronavirus pandemic to rob us of grief
There is no such thing as mass death – people die one by one and each is unique
Putin plans to enshrine marriage as between man and woman
Russian president proposes constitutional amendments including adding mention of God
Putin’s manoeuvre: a dramatic 72 hours in Russian politics
Lighning series of actions demonstrates president’s control of events after 20 years in power
Dermot Bannon's vision for utopian Ireland, one kitchen extension at a time
Bannon reimagines the lives of two soon-to-be-married sixtysomethings like only he could
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
The GlossOpens in new window
Read the digital edition of The Gloss magazine now
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices