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Author. Journalist. Fellow Royal Historical Soc. Linguist. Editorial Adviser, History Today. Ex correspondent in Moscow, Brussels, Gaza. New book, The Return of Russia, out now. yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300270815/…

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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
On the 20th anniversary of her death, remembering Anna Politkovskaya, a determined and brilliant journalist who say Putin’s Russia coming
Books by Anna Politkovskaya
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
As Britain's Conservative Party announces a policy to build a missile defence shield for the UK, my latest for the @theipaper.com looks at the aerial threat Russia poses inews.co.uk/news/world/u...
inews.co.uk
The UK’s air defences are not ready for a Putin attack
Russia's air force has grown stronger in Ukraine - Britain must beware
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
As Britain's Conservative Party announces a policy to build a missile defence shield for the UK, my latest for the @theipaper.com looks at the aerial threat Russia poses inews.co.uk/news/world/u...
inews.co.uk
The UK’s air defences are not ready for a Putin attack
Russia's air force has grown stronger in Ukraine - Britain must beware
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A reminder that on 14 October, I will hosting this Russia event at the Frontline Club in London. If you are in town, please come along! Still some tickets left, via the link below
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The war on Ukraine has militarized large parts of Russian society, perhaps for decades to come. Superbly nuanced and thoughtful reporting from Valerie Hopkins for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...
nytimes.com
What Russians Who Lost Sons in Ukraine Think About the War Now
The Russian region of North Ossetia has suffered a heavy toll, yet many accept the Kremlin’s line that the fighting must continue until victory is secured.
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Boreham Wood 3-1 Altrincham. Visitors score first but National League leaders come back to win. I used to watch Altrincham in the 1980s because I grew up nearby. First time I have seen them since.
Kick-offAction in the Boreham Wood half Referee talks to a player during a stoppage for injury
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
On 14 October, I will be hosting this event at the Frontline Club in London. If you are in town, please come and join the discussion with this stellar panel of writers on Russia www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...
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Panel discussion: Do Russians support the war in Ukraine?
Are Russian Attitudes Shifting as the War's Effects Come Home?
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My latest for @theipaper.com, on how Russia's spying on the UK continues to evolve--after a long history. It's the second article in a mini-series I am writing for them on Russia and the UK. inews.co.uk/news/world/r...
inews.co.uk
Russia's spy game is as intense as ever. And a new type of agent has emerged
Russia’s long espionage battle with Britain is increasing in intensity – and changing in nature
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History Today @historytoday.com · 24/09/2026
#HaraldHardrada was killed in battle 960 years ago #OnThisDay The ‘racially pure’ Vikings of stereotype were, in fact, cultural chameleons adopting local habits, languages, and religions. 🔓 This article is still free to read www.historytoday.com/miscellanies...
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Vikings: Warriors of No Nation
Norse travellers reached every corner of the known world, but they were not tourists. The ‘racially pure’ Vikings of stereotype were, in fact, cultural chameleons adopting local habits, languages and ...
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My latest for @theipaper.com, on how Russia's spying on the UK continues to evolve--after a long history. It's the second article in a mini-series I am writing for them on Russia and the UK. inews.co.uk/news/world/r...
inews.co.uk
Russia's spy game is as intense as ever. And a new type of agent has emerged
Russia’s long espionage battle with Britain is increasing in intensity – and changing in nature
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
On 14 October, I will be hosting this event at the Frontline Club in London. If you are in town, please come and join the discussion with this stellar panel of writers on Russia www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...
eventbrite.co.uk
Panel discussion: Do Russians support the war in Ukraine?
Are Russian Attitudes Shifting as the War's Effects Come Home?
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
At @chiswickbookfest.bsky.social Saturday 12 September, after the 'People and Power in Russia' event. Thanks to everyone who came, and who came to chat when I signed copies of 'The Return of Russia.' In the photo (©️ Roger Green), I am with Miranda Seymour and Michael Pugh, fellow panellists.
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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What Russians really think about Putin’s sham election
Locals tell The i Paper how they really feel ahead of parliamentary elections this weekend
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
'In modern war, you do not need to occupy a country to make civilian life unbearable.' My latest on Russia and the west, at a time of growing tension in Europe.
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A crowd leaving the Manchester United stadium
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
New on my website: a piece I wrote for the European Journalism Observatory reflecting on my experience of covering 9/11 and its aftermath, including the Iraq war jamesrodgersauthor.com/twenty-five-...
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Twenty-five Years after 9/11: Politics, Journalism, and War
A detail of a memorial to firefighters who died in the 9/11 attacks, New York, July 2024 © James Rodgers This post is an article I was invited to write for the European Journalism Observatory. You …
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
New on my website: a piece I wrote for the European Journalism Observatory reflecting on my experience of covering 9/11 and its aftermath, including the Iraq war jamesrodgersauthor.com/twenty-five-...
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Twenty-five Years after 9/11: Politics, Journalism, and War
A detail of a memorial to firefighters who died in the 9/11 attacks, New York, July 2024 © James Rodgers This post is an article I was invited to write for the European Journalism Observatory. You …
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, I have written for @theipaper.com on how the Iraq war damaged relations with Russia 'When the invasion went ahead, the Kremlin was convinced that Washington was acting on false pretences: using the spectre of WMD to justify regime change.' inews.co.uk/news/world/h...
inews.co.uk
How 9/11 set the West on a collision course with Putin
A quarter of a century later, the legacy of 9/11 has had huge consequences for relations between Moscow and the West
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Dressed for a rare rainy day in London yesterday, I was in Waterstones Piccadilly and signed their copies of 'The Return of Russia' (@yalebooks.co.uk). Next signing, on Saturday 12th @chiswickbookfest.bsky.social. My event starts at 15.30
Author in a bookshop with a copy of his book on Russia
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Dressed for a rare rainy day in London yesterday, I was in Waterstones Piccadilly and signed their copies of 'The Return of Russia' (@yalebooks.co.uk). Next signing, on Saturday 12th @chiswickbookfest.bsky.social. My event starts at 15.30
Author in a bookshop with a copy of his book on Russia
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My latest YouTube interview, with The Sun (UK) about the ideas in my book, The Return of Russia, and how the conflict with the West may develop from here youtu.be/VBKVbql8r68?...
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Putin is trapped: Why Russia’s standoff with the West is about to get worse
YouTube video by The Sun
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, I have written for @theipaper.com on how the Iraq war damaged relations with Russia 'When the invasion went ahead, the Kremlin was convinced that Washington was acting on false pretences: using the spectre of WMD to justify regime change.' inews.co.uk/news/world/h...
inews.co.uk
How 9/11 set the West on a collision course with Putin
A quarter of a century later, the legacy of 9/11 has had huge consequences for relations between Moscow and the West
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
My next live event for 'The Return of Russia' (@yalebooks.bsky.social) is @chiswickbookfest.bsky.social on Saturday 12 September at 3.30pm. More details and tickets via the link below. If you are in London, please come along! jamesrodgersauthor.com/people-and-p...
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‘People and Power in Russia’ Chiswick Book Festival,12 September.
PEOPLE AND POWER IN RUSSIA at the Chiswick Book Festival is the next live event where I will be talking about The Return of Russia: From Yeltsin to Putin, the Story of a Vengeful Kremlin. The event…
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
My latest for @theipaper.com, on what Russian warnings of 'consequences' might mean for the UK--especially after last month's drone attack on the airport in Leipzig. The first in a series of articles I am writing on Russia and the UK.
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
My next live event for 'The Return of Russia' (@yalebooks.bsky.social) is @chiswickbookfest.bsky.social on Saturday 12 September at 3.30pm. More details and tickets via the link below. If you are in London, please come along! jamesrodgersauthor.com/people-and-p...
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‘People and Power in Russia’ Chiswick Book Festival,12 September.
PEOPLE AND POWER IN RUSSIA at the Chiswick Book Festival is the next live event where I will be talking about The Return of Russia: From Yeltsin to Putin, the Story of a Vengeful Kremlin. The event…
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History Today @historytoday.com · 28/08/2026
Indian soldiers serving abroad during the Second World War were horrified to learn about food scarcity back home. Military censorship could not hide the severity of the #Bengalfamine. 🔒 Diya Gupta’s new article is now in the archive buff.ly/EWFvcsX
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The Bengal Famine in Indian Letters
In 1943 letters reporting starvation and death in Bengal began to reach Indian soldiers serving the British overseas. Despite colonial censorship, their testimonies revealed the devastating reality of...
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
'Ratko Mladic--Serbian hero.' On the day he died, I am re-sharing a post I wrote in 2023, about a football away day to Belgrade. jamesrodgersauthor.com/belgrade-awa...
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Belgrade Away Day: Football, History, Politics and War
The scoreboard before Red Star Belgrade vs Manchester City, Belgrade, Serbia, 13 December 2023 A LIFELONG DEVOTION TOOK ME TO BELGRADE. Not a devotion to Belgrade itself, or a strong desire to visi…
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
'Ratko Mladic--Serbian hero.' On the day he died, I am re-sharing a post I wrote in 2023, about a football away day to Belgrade. jamesrodgersauthor.com/belgrade-awa...
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Belgrade Away Day: Football, History, Politics and War
The scoreboard before Red Star Belgrade vs Manchester City, Belgrade, Serbia, 13 December 2023 A LIFELONG DEVOTION TOOK ME TO BELGRADE. Not a devotion to Belgrade itself, or a strong desire to visi…
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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C.I.A. Chief Delivered Bleak Assessment of Russia’s War in Secretive Moscow Visit
C.I.A. analysts have questioned whether President Vladimir V. Putin’s advisers have given him honest assessments of the conflict.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 26/08/2026
⚡️Update: Ukrainian drones target Moscow again after CIA director's visit, mayor claims. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported on Aug. 26 that 10 drones had been shot down en route to the capital, hours after CIA Director John Ratcliffe had left the city.
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US asked Ukraine to refrain from striking Moscow during CIA chief's visit, source says
"They don't believe in the strength of (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's air defenses," the source said.
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
My 2021 @historytoday.com article comparing the media control techniques of Russian revolutionaries in 1917 with the failures of the leaders of the 1991 coup is currently free to read.
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
My latest foe @theipaper.com, on the current state of UK-Russia relations. In today's print edition, and online
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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 24/08/2026
The furious Russian President wishes to not only be respected, but feared Read more: trib.al/PCcmRta
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
My latest for @theipaper.com, on the visit of the UK prime minister, Andy Burnham, to Ukraine, and renewed Russian threats against the UK
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
My latest for @theipaper.com, on a call for elections in Ukraine liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/471...
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Putin is closing in as Zelensky battles crisis at home
An unexpected political attack has underscored the threat to Volodymyr Zelensky
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
My latest for @theipaper.com, on the Russian embassy's warning that the UK's supplying drones to Ukraine will 'carry consequences.' In today's print edition, 19 August, and online. inews.co.uk/news/world/r...
inews.co.uk
Russia says the UK 'will pay'. Putin's price could be deadly
Reports British drones were used to hit Russian targets hundreds of kilometres from the front have drawn a furious response from Moscow
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
My latest for @theipaper.com, on Russia's warning to the UK over supplying drones to Ukraine liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/471...
liveapp.inews.co.uk
Russia says the UK ‘will pay’. Putin’s price could be deadly
Reports British drones were used to hit Russian targets hundreds of kilometres from the front have drawn a furious response from Moscow
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
My latest for @theipaper.com, on Russia's warning to the UK over supplying drones to Ukraine liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/471...
liveapp.inews.co.uk
Russia says the UK ‘will pay’. Putin’s price could be deadly
Reports British drones were used to hit Russian targets hundreds of kilometres from the front have drawn a furious response from Moscow
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Great to be back at football. This afternoon, Brentford's 7-0 humbling of Eintracht Frankfurt in a pre-season friendly
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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @rainbowmurray.bsky.social and @jmacrodgers.bsky.social on the day's stuff, @jackedsimpson.bsky.social on the dangers of diluting a national brand, and our On This Day historical feature considers the quagga. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
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Why has the US asked Ukraine to curb strikes on Russia?
Ukraine halts strikes on Russia’s tankers as per JD Vance’s request. Then: Donald Trump’s catering van controversy, French journalists go...
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
On September 12, I will be @chiswickbookfest.bsky.social talking about 'The Return of Russia', recently published by @yalebooks.bsky.social. If you are in London, please come along! Tickets on the link below. www.ticketsource.com/chiswickbook...
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Vera, Rasputin and Putin: People and Power in Russia at St Michael & All Angels Parish Hall
Tickets are now available for Vera, Rasputin and Putin: People and Power in Russia at St Michael & All Angels Parish Hall, London on Sat 12 Sep 2026. Click the link for further information and to secu...
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Fanø, off the west coast of Denmark
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
And can even be relied on for occasional advice, discretion assured
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Unpacking my author's copies of my most recent book
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
She also helps with filing
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
For #worldcatday, some pictures of Lyra, who enjoys being outside, but her life is not just one of leisure
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
'August has often been a time of crisis in Russia's modern history,' my latest for @theipaper.com looks at the latest security incidents in the context of Putin’s presidency
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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 04/08/2026
Putin is enduring a painful summer – as his pact with fellow Russians collapses trib.al/1jCcwTK
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Putin is enduring a painful summer - as his pact with fellow Russians collapses
Russia'n's President is feeling the pressure as Ukraine brings his war back home
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
'It’s a war that, for Russians, is coming closer to home. This was never part of Putin’s plan.' My latest for @theipaper.com. inews.co.uk/news/world/p...
inews.co.uk
Putin is enduring a painful summer - as his pact with fellow Russians collapses
The Russian president is feeling the pressure as Ukraine brings his war back home
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James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
'It’s a war that, for Russians, is coming closer to home. This was never part of Putin’s plan.' My latest for @theipaper.com. inews.co.uk/news/world/p...
inews.co.uk
Putin is enduring a painful summer - as his pact with fellow Russians collapses
The Russian president is feeling the pressure as Ukraine brings his war back home
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