EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK just broke electoral law in Gorton and Denton. The party confirmed they sent out campaign materials without proper party imprint, something it insists was a mistake.

I will be speaking at the Frontline Club on Feb 18 about my new book, 'The Return of Russia', just published by @yalebooks.bsky.social. More information and tickets from the link below. If you are in London that evening, please come along. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-talk-...

After the collapse of the #SovietUnion and end of the #ColdWar, Russia found itself in an uncertain position, both drawn to, and repelled by, the West. 🔒 You can find James Rodgers’ feature from the February issue in the archive www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

I will be speaking at the Frontline Club on Feb 18 about my new book, 'The Return of Russia', just published by @yalebooks.bsky.social. More information and tickets from the link below. If you are in London that evening, please come along. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-talk-...

'If you look around the world, knowledge is being politicised in a way that it’s never been before,' Jeremy Silver of @britishlibrary.bsky.social the value of libraries in times when it is difficult to get accurate information online www.thetimes.com/article/d6f2...

New: This week I was Roland Elliott Brown's guest on 'The Orwellians' podcast. It was a great chance to talk in depth and detail about some of the ideas in my new book. 'The Return of Russia: from Yeltsin to Putin, the Story of a Vengeful Kremlin', published Jan 27. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdRW...

New: This week I was Roland Elliott Brown's guest on 'The Orwellians' podcast. It was a great chance to talk in depth and detail about some of the ideas in my new book. 'The Return of Russia: from Yeltsin to Putin, the Story of a Vengeful Kremlin', published Jan 27. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdRW...

The latest media coverage for my new book, 'The Return of Russia: from Yeltsin to Putin, the Story of a Vengeful Kremlin' from @yalebooks.bsky.social . This is an interview I did with Annamari Sipilä, London correspondent of Helsingin Sanomat, Finland's biggest newspaper.

My article in the current issue of @historytoday.com, on how Russia's experience at home and abroad in the 1990s paved the way for Putinism

My book is not officially published until Tuesday, but I find it's already in my local @waterstones.bsky.social, so I went into sign their copies.

New on my website--a post on my book, published in the UK and US tomorrow, Tuesday 27 January. New Book ‘The Return of Russia’: Podcasts and Live Events – James Rodgers, writer and journalist share.google/lbgUE5vGp3OZ...

New on my website--a post on my book, published in the UK and US tomorrow, Tuesday 27 January. New Book ‘The Return of Russia’: Podcasts and Live Events – James Rodgers, writer and journalist share.google/lbgUE5vGp3OZ...

At the end of the #ColdWar, Russia and the West seemed set on a path towards cooperation. Why did it veer into renewed animosity? 🔒 You can find James Rodgers’ new feature in the archive www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

The launch @yalebooks.bsky.social of my new book, 'The Return of Russia.' Special thanks to my editor @jogodfrey.bsky.social, and to everyone from the worlds of journalism, academia, and diplomacy who came. I will also be doing an event at the Frontline Club on Feb 18. Details, and link to book 👇

The launch @yalebooks.bsky.social of my new book, 'The Return of Russia.' Special thanks to my editor @jogodfrey.bsky.social, and to everyone from the worlds of journalism, academia, and diplomacy who came. I will also be doing an event at the Frontline Club on Feb 18. Details, and link to book 👇

Excellent to celebrate the launch of @jmacrodgers.bsky.social new book this evening. You should all read it!

Out today, from @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social 'Conflict Resolution and the Cold War: Media Encounters across the Iron Curtain.' I wrote a chapter for this, on the BBC's debate over whether to open a bureau in Moscow during the Cold War. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/conflict-...

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 After the Cold War ended, the West thought of Russia as a potential ally, a protégé nation ripe for liberal democracy. How wrong we were. @jmacrodgers.bsky.social joins @nndroid.bsky.social to discuss how things really played out ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod #Russia #Putin #PoliticsPodcast

…and I talk to the brilliant James Rodgers about the ONLY historical primer you need on the emergence of the vengeful modern Russia. 2/2

Actually reported in the New York Times! Maybe the coolest thing I found.

My new book 'The Return of Russia' is published next week. I spoke to @bunkerpod.bsky.social about Russia's post-Cold War history with the West--and how it led to confrontation. Book out in the UK and US on Jan. 27 from @yalebooks.bsky.social. Link below. www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...

Over the weekend, I featured in this BBC radio documentary, 'The Narrative Trap'. I spoke about reporting on Russia, and the Israel-Palestinian conflict--and the challenges that reflecting historical narratives in particular represent. Now available on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

I gave a long interview for this, on BBC R4 in the UK at 20.00 this evening. I have not heard the programme in advance, but the programme notes say my contribution includes reflections on 'reporting from conflict zones'. Looking forward to listening. Hope you will too. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

I gave a long interview for this, on BBC R4 in the UK at 20.00 this evening. I have not heard the programme in advance, but the programme notes say my contribution includes reflections on 'reporting from conflict zones'. Looking forward to listening. Hope you will too. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

I was on @siliconcurtain.bsky.social to talk about my new @yalebooks.bsky.social book 'The Return of Russia', and much, much, more over the last 30 years of Russia's relations with the West.

I was on @siliconcurtain.bsky.social to talk about my new @yalebooks.bsky.social book 'The Return of Russia', and much, much, more over the last 30 years of Russia's relations with the West.

In London on February 11? Please join us @journalismatcity.bsky.social for the annual showpiece event, the James Cameron lecture, given this year by @jodieginsberg.bsky.social. Tickets are free, from the link below www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve... #journalism #pressfreedom

This should be really good. If you are in London on February 11th, do sign up #journalism #pressfreedom

History Today was first published 75 years ago this week to make sense of a world undergoing ‘bewilderingly swift’ change. ✍️ Our editors reflect on the story so far www.historytoday.com/archive/75th...

I wrote for @theipaper.com about how events in Iran look from Moscow

On the #Thames near Hammersmith this morning, winter sun through the mist

I wrote for @theipaper.com about how events in Iran look from Moscow

Judging a magazine by its cover with 75 years in pictures, as chosen by the team. Today, we’re looking at the 1970s. To find out what else is in the 75th Anniversary issue of History Today and where to buy it, head to buff.ly/ce1qlrz

My new book, 'The Return of Russia' from @yalebooks.bsky.social has been picked by @islingtontrib.bsky.social as one to look out for in 2026. Thanks @lucyjpop.bsky.social for including it. www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/shel...

For early risers in the UK and others around the world, I will be a guest on the BBC World Service 'Weekend' programme from 0630-0900 this morning, discussing the week's news and my own new book

My new book, 'The Return of Russia' from @yalebooks.bsky.social has been picked by @islingtontrib.bsky.social as one to look out for in 2026. Thanks @lucyjpop.bsky.social for including it. www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/shel...

My author's copies of my new book, 'The Return of Russia' have arrived. The book will be published in the UK and US on January 27 by @yalebooks.bsky.social. I have events planned in London and other parts of the UK in Feb and March. Details to follow #Russia #history #Putin

My author's copies of my new book, 'The Return of Russia' have arrived. The book will be published in the UK and US on January 27 by @yalebooks.bsky.social. I have events planned in London and other parts of the UK in Feb and March. Details to follow #Russia #history #Putin

Moon over the Thames at Hammersmith, winter morning

I shared some thoughts on Putin, the war, and history for this article on the #RussiaUkraineWar in 2026. The piece also mentions my next book, 'The Return of Russia' out later this month from @yalebooks.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/world/russia...

I never get to the end of my Christmas reading list, but did read this. As you would imagine with a historian of Clark's stature, it is a superbly researched work of compelling analysis. It is also so engagingly written it really brings the time and place to life alongside the ideas

I shared some thoughts on Putin, the war, and history for this article on the #RussiaUkraineWar in 2026. The piece also mentions my next book, 'The Return of Russia' out later this month from @yalebooks.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/world/russia...

Putin 'thinks things are going his way', I told @thetimes.com for this piece on prospects for the ##RussiaUkraineWar in 2026

The last daylight of 2025 on the #Thames in west London--a cold, clear, day to end the year

The last daylight of 2025 on the #Thames in west London--a cold, clear, day to end the year

On the last day of 2025, re-upping my recent essay for @uk.theconversation.com on the enduring value of #Journalism, even at the end of a deadly year for journalists

The Decembrist revolt of 1825 saw Russia’s nobility attempt to depose tsar Nicholas I. Dismissed as romantic idealists, they were driven by a bold vision for the future of the country. 🔓 This recent archive article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

New on my website: 'Today, we have access to more media than at any other time in history. But this vast amount of information has not necessarily meant more reliable information. Governments and tech companies striving to control the message often succeed.' jamesrodgersauthor.com/journalism-i...

New on my website: 'Today, we have access to more media than at any other time in history. But this vast amount of information has not necessarily meant more reliable information. Governments and tech companies striving to control the message often succeed.' jamesrodgersauthor.com/journalism-i...