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Ukraine: 1418 days and counting

+ as we hope against hope for Iran, lessons from the history of protest

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Timothy Garton Ash
Jan 11, 2026
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History of the Present (week ending Sunday, 11 January 2026)

A modern Ukrainian painting I saw at a gallery in Kyiv last year, featuring what appears to be a seriously dismembered Pushkin. Can anyone identify the painting for me?

So here’s an extraordinary fact: this week, Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine will have lasted longer than the Soviet Uni…

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