James Rodgers
09 October 2024
Denmark’s sounds of war
In Fanø, a tiny island off Denmark’s west coast, signs of the second world war endure for residents today
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Next stop, Europe
Despite their morbid history, today Europe's railways bring our cultures closer together
Read the full article14 February 2024
The harsh reality of Ukraine’s recruiting station
The country’s army is full of middle-aged volunteers hoping to save the next generation from fighting
Read the full article07 June 2023
Jutland caught in the winds of change
Jutland, at the edge of the EU, has found itself in the centre of the bloc's response to Vladimir Putin's aggression
Read the full article19 April 2023
The city that wears its scars on its sleeve
Berlin is lively and welcoming. But, reminders of past horrors are ever-present across the city
Read the full article19 January 2023
The shadow of Stalingrad
The Kremlin is using history to justify its war in Ukraine. But Putin’s version could disappear with the flick of a switch
Read the full article05 May 2022
How Russia’s day of remembrance became Putin’s day of propaganda
May 9 holds a special place in the lives of ordinary Russians. But their president has turned it into a show of force
Read the full article03 March 2022
How Putin ends
The Kremlin strongman is now an isolated, out-of-touch world pariah and increasingly unpopular at home. Could he be toppled?
Read the full article10 August 2021
The last days in the dying Soviet empire
JAMES RODGERS was working in Russia in the summer of 1991, when the cracks in the USSR’s system suddenly broke apart.
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