On the Death of George Blake
George Blake has just died in Moscow at the age of 98. Had he been of any other nationality than British, he would not have been allowed to die peacefully.
Soviet Union
The Third World War
From the archives, in honor of NR's 65th anniversary: Reflections on Moscow’s post-war advances.
Letter to President Reagan
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn explains his reasons for declining an invitation to meet with the president at the White House.
An Encounter Sabotaged
The inside story of President Reagan’s invitation for Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn to visit the White House in May 1982.
Wolves and Ephemerality
On a silent encounter with a pair of Canadian wolves, and the transience of earthly life, especially for an exile.
Perseverance
Natan Sharansky, Garry Kasparov, and how to keep going.
Still Sharansky
A visit with the dissident-hero, and politician-activist, Natan Sharansky.