euro|topics - Sonja Margolina

: 1. Frankfurter Rundschau - Germany | 04/03/2008

Sonja Margolina on Russia's privatised state

Not even Russia's new president Dmitry Medvedev knows how much room for manoeuvre he will have politically. "Putin has created an oligarchic capitalism in which ... » more

: 2. Spiegel Online - Germany | 20/12/2007

Sonja Margolina on the myth of Russian stability

The US magazine Time has chosen Vladimir Putin as "Person of the Year 2007." Sonja Margolina does not think he has really stabilized conditions in ... » more

: 3. Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Switzerland | 14/09/2007

Sonja Margolina on misconceptions about confronting the past

Sonja Margolina responds to Richard Wagner's reflections on how Central Eastern Europe deals with the past and points out that the East and the West ... » more

: 4. Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Switzerland | 14/06/2007

Sonja Margolina on the Kremlin's fear of democracy

Russian journalist Sonja Margolina, who lives in Germany, compares the new authoritarianism in Russia with the times of the Great Terror under Stalin 70 years ... » more

: 5. Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Switzerland | 13/02/2007

Sonja Margolina on how Russians are ignoring the West's criticism

Sonja Margolina notes that while the West is becoming increasingly wary of Russia, Russians themselves feel more and more comfortable under Vladimir Putin's rule: "The ... » more

: 6. Süddeutsche Zeitung - Germany | 25/08/2006

Sonja Margolina on Russia's unique approach

Journalist Sonja Margolina notes that Russia's intellectuals are turning their backs on Western values and looking for their models elsewhere: "Post-Soviet society doesn't want charity ... » more

: 7. Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Switzerland | 13/07/2006

Sonja Margolina on Russia's imperial strategy

Sonja Margolina warns that gushing oil wells and the resultant economic power are reviving Russia's vanished dreams of being a superpower. "The connection between natural ... » more

: 8. Süddeutsche Zeitung - Germany | 03/07/2006

Sonja Margolina on Germany's absurd immigration policy

"In Germany, immigrants remain dependent on the state because they're not allowed to work," writes Sonja Margolina criticising German immigration policy. "For decades, the German ... » more

: 9. Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Switzerland | 11/04/2006

The distance separating Ukraine and Belarus from Europe

Moscow-born journalist Sonja Margolina criticises the attitude of Belarussians and Ukrainians who claim Europe has betrayed them, as expressed by the Ukrainian author Juri Andruchovitch ... » more

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