CULTURE

AFGHAN ESCAPE FILM ‘KANDAHAR’ PULLS IN CROWDS

“Kandahar,” a new blockbuster that looks at an almost forgotten escape from captivity in the heart of Afghanistan, is packing in crowds at cinemas all over the country.

The film, which stars a trio of the country’s most famous actors, Vladimir Mashkov, ...

HISTORIAN ROBERT SERVICE SELECTS TOP 5 BOOKS ON TOTALITARIANISM

Robert Service is professor of Russian studies at St. Antony’s College, Oxford. His research interests cover Russian history from the late 19th century ...