In Moscow's Shadows 6: The Most Dangerous Man in Russia
Who could be the most dangerous man in Russia? A president? An ideologue? A kleptocrat? A gangster? None of those, in my opinion...If anyone is interested in the Argumenty i Fakty article I mention, i...
14 Jun 202023min
In Moscow's Shadows Cellcast: 7 June 2020: A Plot in Prague, The Murders That Weren't
What to make of the Czech Republic's bizarre 'ricin case' whereby a Russian diplomat was accused of being part of an assassination plot that turned out to be fake - but still got expelled? I honestly ...
14 Jun 20209min
In Moscow's Shadows 5: Disinformation (and deep-cover spies and Libya)
Does Russia use disinformation as a weapon against the West? Yes. But is this a constant and carefully coordinated campaign? Not so much: this episode, I outline how I think this really works, and how...
2 Jun 202027min
In Moscow's Shadows Cellcast: 25 May 2020: Gangsters, SMEs and Covid economic policy
As an extra initiative, I've decided from time to time to record very short 'cellcasts' riffing off some article or piece of news. They will go out to patrons right away, and more general access a wee...
1 Jun 20206min
In Moscow's Shadows 4: Vorontsov, Police Protests and Community Action (plus 'late Putinism', spooks and Western policy)
Why should we care about police protests against the victimisation of an ex-cop activist? I suggest it says some interesting things about community and the protest habit in modern Russia. I also tackl...
18 Mai 202039min
In Moscow's Shadows 3: Victory Day, National Myths and Patron's Questions
What more can be said about Victory Day and how the Kremlin seeks to co-opt the myth and memory of the Great Patriotic War to its own purposes? I have a go. Also, Patron's questions answered, on China...
9 Mai 202038min
In Moscow's Shadows 2: Mishustin, Sechin, Institutional vs Personal Power
Prime Minister Mishustin is self-isolating with COVID-19 symptoms, and Andrei Belousov is standing in for him, But how does the prime minister really matter in a hyper-presidential system like Putin's...
2 Mai 202032min
In Moscow's Shadows 1: Coronavirus, Sobyanin, Social Contracts and Big Len
The inaugural episode of the In Moscow's Shadows podcast, Mark Galeotti's rumination on all things Russia, past, present and future. This episode addresses the impact of COVID-19 and the federal gover...
25 Apr 202040min
