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The Oyster Problem review – the struggle to save Flaubert from himself

In historian Orlando Figes’ rather too formal first play, the passionate romantic’s friends try to persuade him to be a little more worldly

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2023

Books of the month: From Ian McEwan’s Lessons to Terry Pratchett: A Life in Footnotes

Martin Chilton reviews six of September’s biggest new books for our monthly column

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2022

Orlando Figes: ‘Gorbachev was a very sharp and likable person’

The award-winning historian on Putin’s cult of personality, why he loves Turgenev, and giving up on books after 20 pages

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2022

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The Story of Russia by Orlando Figes review – Vladimir Putin and the power of myth-making

The historian’s latest work on Russia is a lucid chronological journey that ably illustrates how narratives from the nation’s past have been used to shape its autocratic present

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2022

How Russia's current war in Ukraine echoes its Crimean War of the 1850s

Russia had a more powerful army. It didn't think the West would intervene. The invasion was poorly planned. We're not talking about Russia's current war, but about Russia's Crimean War in the 1850s.

WEKU · Jul 13, 2022

Five of the best books about Russia and Ukraine

As Russia wages war, the historian Orlando Figes offers a guide to the literature that illuminates the tensions and the myths of the region

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2022

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