Michael Idov is a contributing editor at New York Magazine and has covered Russia for The New Republic. His debut novel, Ground Up, has just been released.
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Russia Withdraws Its Olive Branch to Poland
Instead of giving a prestigious humanitarian award to a Polish film director as planned, the... MORE
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The Kremlin's Amazing PR Turnaround
The Daily Beast has learned exclusively that Russia’s most prestigious award will go to Polish... MORE
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Russia's Terror Panic Attack
Kremlin-approved media coverage of Moscow's subway bombings is engulfing the city in paranoia.... MORE
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Russia's Amazing Drugs and Hookers Scandal
A top journalist caught on tape with a pile of cocaine and a party girl named Moomoo, an opposition... MORE
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Russia's Olympic Choke Job
The Russian Olympic machine broke down in Vancouver, leaving Moscow in a state of despair.... MORE
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Your Move, Mr. Putin
Obama’s decision to drop the planned missile shield in Eastern Europe is hardly a bow to the... MORE
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Obama's Russia Problem
As Obama meets with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow for a nuclear arms deal, he faces... MORE
