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.
Howard Amos
@howardamos.bsky.social
Author at @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social | Editor at @carnegieendowment.org | My book 'Russia Starts Here: Real Lives in the Ruins of Empire' is out now! | Order here: https://linktr.ee/russiastartshere
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 · 4mo 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...
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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...
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We are the "Friends of Clifton Centre and Library". We aim to keep the library as a thriving centre for the whole community. Explore the site and see what we're up to and how you can join!
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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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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...
24.07 Meet the Author: Russia Starts Here, with Howard Amos and Joshua
Thursday 24.7, start 18:45, free entry Please join us for a reading and Q&A of Russia Starts Here: Real Lives in the Ruins of Empire with author Howard Amos in conversation with New Yorker corres...
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"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/
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🟥 Putin picks Trump over Iran
Hello and welcome to the first edition of our new English-language newsletter—your essential guide to Russian politics and economics.
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Thinking of seizing some frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine? This new Q&A from the @crisisgroup.org team lays out the facts, the arguments and the impediments (legal and otherwise) thoughtfully, concretely, and in detail.
A Frozen Conflict: The Dilemmas of Seizing Russia’s Money for Ukraine | International Crisis Group
Several countries froze Russian assets after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but legal and economic hurdles make it hard to confiscate these funds to support Kyiv. In this Q&A, Crisis Group explai...
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