A chilling and unflinching portrait of one of the most fearsome figures in world politics. In 1999, the “Family” surrounding Boris Yeltsin went looking for a successor to the ailing and incre
The illicit traffic of art is an important problem that affects modern life all over the world. This work addresses the issue using the showcase of Cambodia, where looters systematically destroy cultu
This book examines the interpretation and application of the principle of equality of arms in proceedings before several international criminal courts. The coming of age of these institutions merits a
In medieval allegory, Body and Soul were often pitted against one another in debate. In Body Against Soul: Gender and Sowlehele in Middle English Allegory, Masha Raskolnikov argues that such debates
As the symbolic heart of Russia, Moscow, which celebrated its 867th anniversary in 2014, has enjoyed a renaissance as one of the world’s great cities. The capital’s streets now buzz 24 hours a day, a
In 2004 genetic testing revealed that Masha Gessen had a mutation that predisposed her to ovarian and breast cancer. The discovery initiated Gessen into a club of sorts: the small (but exponentially e
During the 1920s and ’30s, Mexico attracted an international roster of artists and intellectuals—including Orson Welles, Katherine Anne Porter, and Leon Trotsky—who were drawn to th
'An indispensable voice of and for this moment' Timothy Snyder, author of On TyrannyMany of us are consumed by news cycles reporting on Trump's latest astonishing policy or declaration, and the overwh
A brave and revelatory account of how a small-minded, low-level KGB operative came to control the world's largest country and, in an astonishingly short time, destroyed years of progress, making Russi
