Maxim Edwards

Maxim Edwards is a British journalist writing on nationalism, migration, central and eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union. He is currently Eurasia Editor at GlobalVoices and was the commissioning editor of oDR (2015-2018). Follow him on Twitter at @MaximEdwards.

Exhibition review: 'Borderlands' (GRAD, London)

Bringing together emerging and established artists from Russia and Ukraine, the 'Borderlands' exhibition at GRAD in London explores the fluid boundaries between art, activism, and action – whether in Kyiv or Moscow.

By Maxim Edwards

/ 8 Apr 2015

Film review: (Oscar-nominated) 'Tangerines'

Tangerines, an Estonian film about the Abkhaz-Georgian conflict, is up for an Oscar in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. What was it that caught the eye of the Academy?

By Maxim Edwards and Thomas Rowley

/ 20 Feb 2015

It is not only 'the fallen' who deserve remembrance

The most strident anti-war criticisms came not just from pacifists but from survivors.

By Maxim Edwards

/ 21 Nov 2014

Book review: Zakhar Prilepin, 'Sankya'

A cult novel by one of Russia’s most provocative and original writers has just come out in English translation.

By Maxim Edwards

/ 25 Sep 2014

Spirit of 45: Glasgow after the referendum

The movement which convinced 45% of the Scottish electorate to vote for a whole new order must refocus on the future, not hark back to the referendum.

By Maxim Edwards

/ 24 Sep 2014

Letter from Glasgow

Scotland has the chance to make history, and a nation.

By Maxim Edwards

/ 18 Sep 2014

Review: Andrey Kurkov, ‘Ukraine Diaries’

History often seems obvious in retrospect; writing a diary catches it as it runs through the fingers. На русском языке

By Maxim Edwards

/ 3 Sep 2014

The enemy, six feet under

In Shirak Province, Armenia, memories of the Karabakh War still inflame; and even the cemeteries are not always sacrosanct.

By Maxim Edwards

/ 13 Aug 2014

Russia’s invisible youth

A new documentary from Russia will have its UK premiere at the closing gala of Open City Docs in London (17-22 June 2014).

By Maxim Edwards and Imogen Wade

/ 12 Jun 2014

Symbolism of the Donetsk People’s Republic

A new republic, even one – especially one – as uncertain in status as the Donetsk People’s Republic, needs all the trappings of power. But what do they mean? на русском языке

By Maxim Edwards

/ 9 Jun 2014

Baba-Hadji, symbol of ethnic harmony

The complicated relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan that have erupted since the break-up of the USSR belie the fact that in the past the two nations often coexisted more or less harmoniously. Maxim Edwards visited the mountain mausoleum of Baba-Hadji, an ancient symbol of erstwhile good relat

By Maxim Edwards

/ 19 Nov 2013

Abkhazia: recognising the ruins

The conflict in Abkhazia has devastated the landscape. Tourism could be encouraged by restoring some of the old buildings, now in ruins, but ownership is often unclear, so they remain a stark reminder of the desperate need to rebuild the economy, while preserving the architectural legacy, says Max

By Maxim Edwards

/ 22 Mar 2013