Soviet Surreal
In the land of the boom-and-bust oligarchs, hopeful girls sign up for Oliona’s training school to learn how to snag a Moscow millionaire.
Peter Pomerantsev is a television producer and nonfiction writer. He lives in London.
The Flea
Argentina’s tiny, drooping maestro is distinctly unnatural—the greatest player in an equally freakish era of genius football which is about to pass.
Peter Pomerantsev on Russia’s foreign-policy objectives.
Russian Rejection
After Snowden and snubs, the Obama-Putin relationship hits all-time low. Peter Pomerantsev reports.
Waking Up Russia
London Butchers
Home to the most violent immigrant gangs and bubbling racial tension.
Good vs. Evil
Who’ll play villain to make Putin look like a superhero? By Peter Pomerantsev.
LEGAL BATTLE
One Russian oligarch lost a $5.8 billion lawsuit against another he claimed had cheated him out of oil shares.
On Saturday, Manchester United plays in the Champions League final, a soccer game bigger than the Super Bowl. Peter Pomerantsev relives the team's tragic and tumultuous history—and defends his undying fandom.