It’s always fascinating to see political debates in public, garnering emotions that rule over people taking part, whether on stage or in the audience. Last night’s Intelligence[...]
100 days of President Trump IQ2 debate in London
Politics
Clinton vs Trump: who has got what it takes to become President?
Yesterday I was lucky enough to attend a ‘Tina Brown on media, politics and women in the world’ 5 x 15 event hosted by the formidably funny[...]
War Child fundraising initiative with Ellis Faas
We live in the times when receiving often overtakes one’s desire to give and that’s why focussing on charities that deserve our support is not only done by people, but brands[...]
‘Dispatches from Syria’ by Janine di Giovanni
New books get published all the time but it’s not often that a book with a political and humanitarian context makes waves even before it’s release date. Janine di Giovanni[...]
Coverage of Russian politics – is objectivity dead?
If you watch the news, you couldn’t have failed to notice the negativity that accompanies any coverage of Russian politics. Being Russian-born but living in England, I keep an eye on the coverage[...]
Thoughts on the Russia/Ukraine crisis & politicians in general
It’s always interesting to read Westerners perspective on the Russian state of affaires but I can honestly say that I am deeply disappointed that western politicians, notably President[...]
Possibility of freedom for Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Like many Russians I was glued to my television set this morning, watching the annual press conference of President Vladimir Putin with the Russian and foreign press.[...]
An evening with Irina Yasina
On a Saturday evening, when the world has learnt about the passing away of Boris Berezovsky, I was walking through snowy Piccadilly towards Waterstones, for an evening with a journalist[...]
Royal Brompton Hospital: the future in doubt or the saga continues
Last Thursday I was peacefully browsing the Evening Standard when a little article caught my attention. It talked of Royal Brompton Hospital and the fact that it seems[...]
UK Grazia’s article on Russian It Girl Ksenia Sobchak and my personal reply to it…..
Last week I opened my weekly addiction, Grazia magazine and saw the headline on pages 48-49 that made me pause in my tracks: ‘The socialite leading Russia’s[...]