Кирилл Кобрин

Kirill Kobrin is a writer, historian and journalist. He is an editor of the Russian intellectual journal Neprikosnovennyi Zapas, and is the author of 27 books and numerous publications in the Russian, British, Latvian, Lithuanian and German press. He lives in Riga.

Столбцы свободного рассуждения

Одиночество эссеиста в эпоху повальной публицистики. English

By Кирилл Кобрин

/ 5 May 2016

When is an anniversary not an anniversary?

Russia is gearing up for the centennial of its October Revolution, and Ireland has just commemorated the centenary of its Easter Rising. Would their leaders recognise their countries today? Русский

By Кирилл Кобрин

/ 14 Apr 2016

Два неточных юбилея

Чем схожи Пасхальное восстание и Великая Октябрьская социалистическая революция. English

By Кирилл Кобрин

/ 7 Apr 2016

Russia: Thank you for not smoking

The Russian government is obsessed with promoting healthy lifestyles. But with its typical heavy-handedness, it has decided that citizens’ health is just another state resource. Русский

By Кирилл Кобрин

/ 14 Mar 2016

Идеология и сигареты

Российская власть одержима борьбой за здоровый образ жизни. В наши дни здоровье принадлежит не гражданам, а государству. English

By Кирилл Кобрин

/ 10 Mar 2016