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The Rasputin legend

The Rasputin legend

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19.03.2026 20

New Statesman

Ian Thomson

Books / The Venice Ghetto was a landmark in the history of Jewish persecution

The word ‘ghetto’ is said to derive from the Venetian dialect term for ‘foundry’: ghèto. In the early 16th century, on the orders of the...

26.02.2026 10

The Spectator

Ian Thomson

Books / Forgetting was the best defence for the Kindertransport refugees

05.02.2026 7

The Spectator

Ian Thomson

2. The best non-fiction to read this year

08.01.2026 10

New Statesman

Ian Thomson

Jimmy Cliff brought reggae out of Jamaica

25.11.2025 10

New Statesman

Ian Thomson

Who killed Pasolini?

29.10.2025 8

New Statesman

Ian Thomson

Books / Auschwitz-themed novels are cheapening the Holocaust

02.10.2025 6

The Spectator

Ian Thomson

The liberating power of vodou

02.10.2025 10

New Statesman

Ian Thomson

5. Arvo Pärt: the holy minimalist who defied the Soviets

15.09.2025 10

New Statesman

Ian Thomson

The politics of murder

05.08.2025 5

New Statesman

Ian Thomson

Up in flames / Hotel Oloffson is ruined – and so is Haiti

28.07.2025 10

The Spectator

Ian Thomson

Hotel Oloffson is ruined – and so is Haiti

24.07.2025 8

The Spectator

Ian Thomson

Art / The Alfred Hitchcock of British painting

22.07.2025 10

The Spectator

Ian Thomson

The Alfred Hitchcock of British painting

17.07.2025 10

The Spectator

Ian Thomson

The mystical masterpiece from Stalag VIII-A

17.04.2025 10

The Spectator

Ian Thomson