I am really looking forward to talking to @howardamos.bsky.social about his fascinating and deeply-researched book on Russia. We will be at Waterstones in Brussels on Thursday 10th September. Details here about reserving a free ticket.

Howard Amos@howardamos.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I will be in Brussels on Sept. 10 to talk about my book 'Russia Starts Here' with the @theguardian.com's brilliant @jenniferrankin.bsky.social. Do come along! You can reserve a (free) place by emailing events.brussels@waterstones.com: www.waterstones.com/events/howar...

I will be in Brussels on Sept. 10 to talk about my book 'Russia Starts Here' with the @theguardian.com's brilliant @jenniferrankin.bsky.social. Do come along! You can reserve a (free) place by emailing events.brussels@waterstones.com: www.waterstones.com/events/howar...

Russia Starts Here by @howardamos.bsky.social is out in paperback today 🎉 This moving, lyrical travelogue explores Russia's descent into darkness through the lives and stories of the ordinary people of Pskov. Get your copy now.

Paperback publication day for 'Russia Starts Here'! The new cover has a photo of Pskov by the brilliant Nanna Heitmann. Available from all good bookshops: linktr.ee/russiastarts...

Enjoyed going on the Orwellians podcast to to talk to @rolandebrown.bsky.social about Russia Starts Here. You can listen on Apple (podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/h...) or watch on YouTube (youtube.com/watch?v=HXEP...)

Howard Amos - Russia Starts Here: Real Lives in the Ruins of Empire

Podcast Episode · The Orwellians · June 4 · 1h 15m

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Looking forward to hearing Joe Luc Barnes & @howardamos.bsky.social in conversation next Wednesday! Tickets via link in our bio.

It was a pleasure to go on the 'Earlylands in Conversation' podcast with Todd Johnson to talk about my book: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/e.... Also worth checking out their interesting back catalogue of interviews: www.earlylands.com/earlylands-i...

I'll be moderating a livestream with the brilliant Farida Rustamova (@faridaily.bsky.social) and Margarita Liutova on Thursday - you can ask any questions you want about Russian politics/economics www.vlast.is/p/live-q-and...

Farida Rustamova@faridaily.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🚨 Live Q&A with Vlast – Thursday, 23 April Save the date and submit your questions! To mark our recent rebranding, Vlast is delighted to announce a special event where we will answer all your questions about Russian politics and economics👇

NEW: Three new books — Julia Ioffe’s ‘Motherland,’ Lea Ypi’s ‘Indignity’ and Olia Hercules’ ‘Strong Roots’— use family memoir to illuminate the lives of women in 20th-century Eastern Europe, writes @howardamos.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/essays/the-f...

The Family Memoirs Uncovering a Different History of the 20th Century

Julia Ioffe’s ‘Motherland,’ Lea Ypi’s ‘Indignity’ and Olia Hercules’ ‘Strong Roots’ place women at the center of revolutions and their aftermath

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Sean Guillory & Rusana Novikova interviewing @howardamos.bsky.social about his book, 'Russia Starts Here: Real Lives in the Ruins of Empire', for @euraknot.bsky.social.

Russia Starts Here

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From the @newlinesmag.bsky.social  archives: When it comes to sportswashing, Russia is an expert. @howardamos.bsky.social  speaks to the Olympian champion snowboarder who quit Moscow for exile.

Falling Out of Love With Sports — And the Russian Regime

A champion snowboarder didn’t want to bite the hand that fed her, but Moscow’s attack on Ukraine strengthened her moral conviction

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A privilege to be interviewed by Sean and Rusana about my book 'Russia Starts Here' for the venerable and brilliant Eurasian Knot podcast (@euraknot.bsky.social): www.patreon.com/posts/russia...

Russia Starts Here | The Eurasian Knot

Get more from The Eurasian Knot on Patreon

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Many congratulations to @howardamos - we're absolutely thrilled that his brilliant book Russia Starts Here has been shortlisted for the first Sherborne Prize for Travel Writing! 🥳🎉

Interesting chat with Aaron for the @bearmarketbrief.bsky.social podcast about my book, 'Russia Starts Here': bearmarketbrief.substack.com/p/russia-abo...

Russia Above Ground, Russia Below Ground

A deep dive into dissident spaces that exist under the radar

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In today's Meduza newsletter, I offer you a tease of an episode in the new season of Russia Underground, an excellent podcast from @howardamos.bsky.social and Nina Berezner. meduza.io/en/brief/202...

This was Russia today Monday, November 3, 2025 — Meduza

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Will be quizzed by the ever-forensic @peterleonard1.bsky.social about my book 'Russia Starts Here' at Clifton Literary Festival in Bristol on Nov. 15. Do come along if you're in the area! Tickets here: foccal.com/litfest-even...

The 19th-century opera “Boris Godunov” has become a focal point for diverse interpretations of power, particularly in light of Russia’s war in Ukraine, reports @howardamos.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

How a Classic Russian Opera Became a Work of Protest

‘Boris Godunov’ has become a focal point for diverse interpretations of power, particularly in light of the war in Ukraine

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Excited to announce that the podcast I host - Russia Underground - has just released a new mini-series! We speak to those inside Russia who oppose the regime. Can they resist? What compromises must they make? Please have a listen: russiaunderground.live

Russia Underground

A podcast on survival and non-violent resistance

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NEW: The 19th-century opera “Boris Godunov” has become a focal point for diverse interpretations of power, particularly in light of Russia’s war in Ukraine, reports @howardamos.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/review/how-a...

How a Classic Russian Opera Became a Work of Protest

‘Boris Godunov’ has become a focal point for diverse interpretations of power, particularly in light of the war in Ukraine

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For @newlinesmag.bsky.social, I wrote about Mussorgsky's opera 'Boris Godunov' and how it has been staged in both Russia and the West - and as both pro-Putin and anti-Putin - since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine: newlinesmag.com/review/how-a...

How a Classic Russian Opera Became a Work of Protest

‘Boris Godunov’ has become a focal point for diverse interpretations of power, particularly in light of the war in Ukraine

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I reviewed @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan's compelling and insightful new book 'Our Dear Friends in Moscow: The Inside Story of a Broken Generation' for the @thetls.bsky.social: www.the-tls.com/politics-by-...

The price of opposition

Shortly after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the émigré Russian journalist Andrei Soldatov, who was fiercely opposed to the Kremlin’s actions, found himself in tears at an...

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Speaking next Monday (6th October) at King's Russia Institute about 'Russia Starts Here'. Tickets are free. Please come along! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/russia-sta...

Russia Starts Here: Real Lives in the Ruins of Empire

To understand the darkness capturing Russia, we journey through a landscape of small towns, re-wilding fields and dilapidated churches

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Thrilled to see that 'Russia Starts Here' by @howardamos.bsky.social has been longlisted in the debut non-fiction category of The Saltires, Scotland's National Book Awards! 🥳 #booksky #SaltireBookAwards

Big honour that 'Russia Starts Here' has been longlisted for Scotland's National Book Awards 2025

"This observational acuteness brings out for the reader an understanding of why Russians might be supporting Putin, why they so senselessly support the war in Ukraine." fivebooks.com/best-books/r...

The Best Nonfiction Books on Russia: The 2025 Pushkin House Prize

The Pushkin House Book Prize is awarded annually for a nonfiction book that encourages "public understanding and intelligent debate about Russia." Political scientist Gulnaz Sharafutdinova, chair of…

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Rescuers in Norway resume search for journalist missing in wilderness

Rescuers in Norway resume search for journalist missing in wilderness

Bad weather hampers search for Alec Luhn after he set out for solo hike in remote Folgefonna national park Rescuers in Norway have resumed the search for an award-winning environmental journalist who has gone missing in bad weather during a solo hike in the remote Folgefonna national park, home to one of the country’s biggest glaciers. Alec Luhn, a US-born reporter who has worked for the New York Times and the Atlantic and was a regular Russia correspondent for the Guardian from 2013 to 2017, was reported missing on Monday after he failed to catch a flight from Bergen. Continue reading...

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Derk Sauer, who died in Amsterdam on Thursday at the age of 72, was a figure of rare consequence in the history of post-Soviet journalism. Leonid Bershidsky, the first editor-in-chief of Sauer's storied Vedomosti newspaper, offers this remembrance. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

Find it out, write it down, get it out there. Leonid Bershidsky remembers pioneering journalist Derk Sauer — Meduza

Derk Sauer, who died in Amsterdam on Thursday at the age of 72, was a figure of rare consequence in the history of post-Soviet journalism. A former reporter and editor in the Netherlands, he departed…

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Pjotr Sauer schrijft een afscheidscolumn voor zijn overleden vader Derk: ‘Ik ga ontelbaar veel dingen aan hem missen’

Pjotr Sauer schrijft een afscheidscolumn voor zijn overleden vader Derk: ‘Ik ga ontelbaar veel dingen aan hem missen’

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I will be speaking about my book 'Russia Starts Here' with Joshua Yaffa on Thursday evening in Berlin - do come along! www.shakespeareandsons.com/pages/26-6-m...

"Russia Starts Here reminded me of the surveys of Russian peasants that were written in the late 18th and early 19th centuries... which did so much to change perceptions of ordinary Russians amongst the ruling classes. This book has the potential to do the same for a western audience."

Rights in Russia@rightsinrussia.bsky.social · last yr.

Clem Cecil reviews 'Russia Starts Here' by Howard Amos - #RightsinRussia www.rightsinrussia.org/cecil-2/