From Diplomatic Courier, Vahram Ayvazyan on Putin’s Russia vs. a Russians’ Russia. How much does Vladimir Putin love annoying the West? This much. Daniil Kotsyubinsky on Putin’s divorce and the alpha tragedy of the beta male. Mark Adomanis on what it means to be “pro-Putin”. Victor Pelevin, Russia's hottest satirical novelist, takes on the anti-Putin opposition. From pump to Putin: Neil Buckley reviews Wheel of Fortune: The Battle for Oil and Power in Russia by Thane Gustafson. Whose idea was it to build a winter resort in the warmest part of Russia? Mikhail Loginov on Russia's paedophile hunters. Tom Peeping on why Russians are the scariest white people. Racism in Russia: Ilyana Ovshieva on how Moscow capitalizes on xenophobia. Sean Guillory on migrants and Russia’s split national identity. Communist-era justifications for bigotry don't make sense anymore — so why is Russia so homophobic?
