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Michael Idov

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Would You Believe This Spy’s Name?

Would You Believe This Spy’s Name?

Spy fiction thrives on vermismilitude — shy are so many writers so incompetent when it comes to naming foriegn characters?

24.08.2025 10

The New York Times

Michael Idov

Trump Just Scrapped My Anti-Kremlin Streaming Platform

We called it Votvot — Russian for “any minute now.”

20.04.2025 40

The New York Times

Michael Idov

I Loved ‘Anora’ but I Still Hope It Loses at the Oscars

“Anora” is neither pro-Russian nor anti-Russian. But its Oscar nominations have been portrayed as a national victory in Russia.

28.02.2025 20

The New York Times

Michael Idov