Mikhail Zygar talked with him about the persecution of the LGBTK community in Russia (where Army of Lovers adored), shamanoids and salvation of the world Robert Eklund / DDP / Vida Press The Swedish group Army of Lovers was super popular in Russia in the 1990s. In the songs, the musicians ironic over religious plots, performed half -naked at concerts, and her leader Alexander Bard already did not hide that he was gay.

A fragment of the book of Mikhail Zygar “War and Punishment” - about how Soviet propaganda created the myth of “Bandera”. And how Putin believed in him Anatolii Stepanov / Sopa Images / Sipa USA / Vida Press in Kyiv celebrate 111 years since the birth of Bandera.

Economist Nouriel Roubini on Russia’s dependence on fossil fuels and the prospects of nuclear war Portrait of Nouriel Roubini: Christopher Pike / Bloomberg / Getty Images Can a “new” Cold War between China and the U.S. turn nuclear? Will other authoritarian regimes follow Russia’s lead in openly waging wars to resolve territorial disputes? How have sanctions impacted Russian oligarchs?

They talked about sanctions against Russia, a new reserve currency and another Cold War - between the USA and China Portrait of Nuriel Rubini: Christopher Pike / Bloomberg / Getty images Journalist Mikhail Zygar talked with the American economist Nuriel Rubini, professor of business school Leonard Stern of New York University. Rubini, once part of the Council of Bill Clinton’s consultants on economic issues, is one of those who predicted the global financial crisis of 2008-2011.

Volodymyr Zelensky's first interview with Russian journalists since the war began On Sunday, March 27, Volodymyr Zelensky gave his first extensive interview with Russian journalists since the beginning of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Interview with Vladimir Zelensky Ivan Kolpakov, Mikhail Zygarya, Tikhon Dzyadko and Vladimir Solovyov from Kommersant Vladimir Zelensky gave the first large interview to Russian journalists.

Culture figures of Russia were calling to stop the military operation of Russia in Ukraine. The text of the appeal was published on his Facebook page by the writer and journalist Mikhail Zygar. Mikhail Zygar Writer and journalist - The beginning of the Russian war against Ukraine is a shame. This is our shame, but, unfortunately, our children, generations of very young and not born yet Russians will have to be responsible for it.

The Future History studio, founded by journalists Mikhail Zygarem and Karen Shainan, launches the 1939Live project. It will be dedicated to 1939 - that is, the time before the start of World War II, as well as its first month. This was announced by Mikhail Zygar on his Facebook page. The 1939Live project includes an Internet portal and a documentary series. It was created on the basis of the study of primary sources.

Mikhail Zygar - memory of journalist Orhan Jemal, who died in Central Africa Vladimir Astapkovich / TASS / Scanpix / Leta On July 31, it became known that three Russian journalists were killed in the Central African Republic who came there to shoot a documentary about mercenaries from Russian private military companies. The car in which the journalists rode was shot at one of the checkpoints; Local authorities believe that participants in one of the local rebel groups could do this.

The authors of the project "1917. Free History ”launched the game“ Map of History ”, where you can survive the entire XX century in Russia, starting from the Civil War and ending with the collapse of the USSR. Every series of 2018 will be released every week. The first episode is called "Sex and Revolution." His heroes are the revolutionary Alexander Kollontai and the sailor from Kronstadt Pavel Dybenko. Participants in the game will have to imagine themselves in the place of one of the heroes.

Former editor -in -chief of the rain television channel Mikhail Zygar launched the website “ 1917. Free History ”, where diary records of the main historical figures of those years that they could conduct in social networks are presented in the form of a news feed. The site will be updated daily. According to Zygar, the “posts” of the heroes are taken from their letters, telegrams and other archival data, the authors of the project did not add anything from themselves in the record.