History returns for Putin and Erdogan
The era of good feelings between Russia and Turkey seems to be over
Sean McMeekin
Sean McMeekin is a history professor at Bard College, New York, and is the author of Stalin’s War (published by Allen Lane in April 2021).
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Churchill’s enigma: the real riddle is why he cosied up to Stalin
From our UK edition
Dresden. Tonypandy. Gallipoli. Bengal. Winston Churchill’s reputation has withstood an array of charges, made by each generation with their own prejudices. Whereas in the 1970s it was Richard Burton and Jim Callaghan accusing him of a vendetta against the Welsh miners, today it’s racism, imperialism and white supremacy. The words ‘Was a Racist’ were scrawled
