The Blind Leading the Blind

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*

Belinsky and Gogol will be carried from the marketplace

The book market is experiencing a mini-1937, which aligns with the logic of expanding and absurdifying political repressions, believes columnist NT Andrey Kolesnikov*

Siege and Annoyance

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*

Disinformation vs. Truth

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*

Old and New Antisemitism

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*

War in Iran: Benefits and Losses

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

Flying Past the Moon

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.

In Free Fall

The Russian authorities are concerned with the spiritual prevailing over the material, the "thousand-year history"—so we live as if a thousand years ago, believes columnist NT Andrey Kolesnikov*

«We were the first generation that lost fear»

The granddaughter of Stalin's commissar, Soviet dissident, English lady Masha Slonim — about her new book

Iranian Blackmail

How does Russia help Iran? Where does Tehran get so many missiles? And where did Trump miscalculate? Israeli military analyst David Sharp* answers questions from NT