When I was in Moscow three weeks ago I was briefing myself for an interview with the Soviet Union’s last president, Mikhail Gorbachev. As...

I’m on the 250 km/hour train hurtling from Moscow to St Petersburg when it suddenly clicks in my mind. My apologies for being so stupid,...

Brexit grabs the attention of much of the world, not least because Britain once had an Empire and ruled a great part of the world’s...