Peter Pomerantsev

Peter Pomerantsev on Oliver Bullough's bleak mix of biography and reportage that looks inside the soul of a bitter country.

Nigella Lawson cooks for the living—and for the dead.

In 2006, a Russian exile and former spy was poisoned to death in London. His dogged widow blames Vladimir Putin—and is suing for justice.

His Holiness schools financiers in secular ethics.

Enthusiasts plot to revive the game of kings.

After years of repression under Communist rule, the Orthodox Church is back at the heart of Russian politics.

Battling over billions of dollars, Russian oligarchs settle scores in London courts.

Rewarding blue-sky thinkers with $3 million each.

Clay Knight began his digital career by hacking into Deutsche Bank. Then Citi. Bank of America didn't present too much trouble. Knight was one of the good guys: a double agent employed by the banks to penetrate the hacking community and work out the banks' weaknesses.

Lawrence Durrell envisioned our postmodern world.

A glamorous Muscovite waves a magic wand over her menacing, dystopic city. And presto! She conjures a new museum.

Two new shows confront viewers with Britain's colonial past—and multiethnic present.

Meet a mega-rich Pygmalion, his coarse 'creation,' and a romantic who battles the wrecking ball.

Anna Netrebko cleaned toilets as a student to make ends meet. Now she is a diva to die for.

Meet modern Mongolia—a mishmash of PlayStations, yurts, heavy metal, teenage shamans, Genghis Khan toilet paper, fried meat, and ancient glory.

Why did a supermodel at the top of her game—hauntingly beautiful and only 20—kill herself in 2008? A filmmaker describes his three-year quest for clues, and answers.

The BBC's Foreign Language Services have been sacrificed to budget cuts—a profound loss for Britain.