Ukraina : gränslandet

När Sovjetunionen föll samman 1991 behövde KGB-mannen Vladimir Putin en ny karriär. Han fann den i St Petersburg, där han blev borgmästarens högra hand och gav sig in i en rad lukrativa men ljusskygga affärer. När Putin sedan tog över Ryssland efter Jeltsin kom nätverket inom underrättelsetjänsten och den organiserade brottsligheten väl till pass. Ett […]

With the end of the Cold War, the victory of liberal democracy was thought to be final. Observers declared the end of history, confident in a peaceful, globalized future. This faith was misplaced. Authoritarianism returned to Russia, as Putin found fascist ideas that could be used to justify rule by the wealthy. In the 2010s, […]

‘More explosive, compulsive and gasp-inducingly, spine-tinglingly, mouth-dryingly, heart-poundingly thrilling than any fiction I have read for years, but it is all true’ Stephen Fry ‘Mind-blowing…Browder’s battle for justice is at times terrifying, at times deeply touching’ Catherine Belton ‘A jaw-dropping exposé by Putin’s anti-corruption nemesis’ Daily Telegraph Following his explosive international bestseller Red Notice, Bill Browder returns with […]

Photographer Christopher Herwig has covered more than 30,000 km by car, bike, bus and taxi in 14 former Soviet countries discovering and documenting these unexpected treasures of modern art. From the shores of the Black Sea to the endless Kazakh steppe, these extraordinary bus stops show the range of public art from the Soviet era […]