“Don’t Worry: All is for the Best”

People are born infinitely capable of living; of life. This capacity is cut back and whittled away steadily until there … More

In a World of Objects (1992)

In spring this year [1992] I returned from 15 months’ living in Moscow, where I set up the first office … More

Tajikistan has had some important dates for its diary since it supported the US-led coalition fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan … More

St. Andrews was established in 1410. It comes as a surprise to realise that it is a place without roots … More

Turkmenistan has been called the Zimbabwe of Central Asia: it is a potentially rich, small country with a very poor … More

Those tired of Tony Blair’s Long Goodbye should feel sorry for Uzbekistan. President Islam Karimov’s second term of office ended … More

No heart is more merciful than the tsar’s, the old saying goes. Russian President Vladimir Putin stood that proverb on … More

Someone once said that we judge ourselves by our intentions and other people by their actions. Other people tend to … More

Relatives of media workers killed in the NATO attack on Radio Television Serbia in 1999, along with one survivor, bring … More

By Marjorie FARQUHARSON There is a new way of popping the question in France since 15 November. ‘Sign a Solidarity … More

I recently spent time in a Moscow hospital. The medicine was plentiful, the care round-the-clock, and as a foreigner I … More

President Putin has hinted at an ‘asymmetrical’ response if the USA stations part of its Ballistic Missile Defence Network in … More