Enver Hoxha: Stalin’s devilish disciple
In his final public appearance, the Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha addressed a Tirana crowd to commemorate the capital’s liberation from…
When the Russians killed Mother Russia
On the 24–25 October 1917 (according to the Julian Calendar, or 7–8 November according to the Gregorian) the political disputes which…
The museum which once displayed Enver Hoxha’s pyjamas now houses a pro-democracy radio station
Albania is a small country of 2.7 million people, wedged within the Balkan peninsula. Separated from both Greece and Italy…
British colonialism is once again under attack in Aatish Taseer’s sprawling Indian epic
Early in the second section of Aatish Taseer’s The Way Things Were we are presented with a striking description of…
Siberia beyond the Gulag Archipelago
Larger than Europe and the United States combined, Siberia is an enormous swathe of Russia, spanning seven time zones and…
