Stories by lermontov

I Would Rather Be Herod’s Pig: The History of a Taboo

Measuring Poverty in a Growing World or Measuring Growth in a Poor World (2003) [pdf]

Voices from Chernobyl (2004)

JFK: declassified documents reveal a cunning and cagey president

Russian Bread Wine Is the Original Vodka

A World Made Safe for Empire

On the tail risk of violent conflict and its underestimation [pdf]

Eugen Sänger: Germany's Other Rocket Genius (2014)

The Unforgotten: Patrick Modiano’s Mysteries

French thought once dazzled the world. Where did it go wrong?

Eugène François Vidocq

The Thing That Goes Beep

The user-friendly way to be a little drug lord: economic secrets of the dark web

What can paleogenetics tell us about prehistory?

The Coming of the Glacier Men

The Alternate Universe of Soviet Arcade Games

The Death and Life of Atlantic City

The Latest Craze in Winemaking: Marijuana-Infused Wine

The man who mistook his wife for a hat (1983)

The Long Life and Quiet Death of True Detective Magazine

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