Why do the goals of the Russian invasion of Ukraine keep changing, and why has the war become more important to Putin's regime than the outcome? How has the death of hundreds of thousands become a tool for restructuring Russian society? NT presents the perspective of Alexei Yurchak, a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley.
May 9th has been completely privatized by the Kremlin, and the Great Patriotic War has been fully equated with the Special Military Operation. It is important to understand the difference between them, believes columnist NT Andrey Kolesnikov*
The battle on the internet, the battle for the internet. How social networks influence political behavior, whether it's possible to change their algorithm and whether restrictions on internet consumption should be introduced — NT discussed this with the renowned economist, Dean of the London Business School Sergey Guriev*
What has caused the new wave of antisemitism in the world? How far can it go? Is there a difference between antisemitism and anti-Zionism? These questions NT discusses with a well-known sociologist, author of books on the sociology of everyday life, Viktor Vakhshtain*
The model «the tsar is good, the boyars are bad» has somewhat faltered, but the Russian authorities are moving forward, seeing and hearing nothing, like the new statue by Banksy, believes columnist NT Andrey Kolesnikov*
The book market is experiencing a mini-1937, which aligns with the logic of expanding and absurdifying political repressions, believes columnist NT Andrey Kolesnikov*
A new cursed Russian question: will the authorities find the risks of growing discontent within the country more significant than the prolonged enjoyment of escalation? — asks columnist NT Andrey Kolesnikov*
On the interim results of the conflict in the Middle East for the USA, Israel, and Iran, NT spoke with Iran expert Nikita Smagin*, Israeli military analyst David Sharp, and Harvard University professor Yevgeny Shakhnovich
Russia is no longer participating in the space race—because such a competition is peaceful and implies the normal development of a country: for Putin, the Soviet Union is as far away as the Moon, columnist NT Andrey Kolesnikov* believes.
The granddaughter of Stalin's commissar, Soviet dissident, English lady Masha Slonim — about her new book