A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Essays, Multi-media Presentations
Vladimir Putin’s Valdai Speech at the XXII Meeting (Final Plenary Session) of the Valdai International Discussion Club (Sochi, 2 October 2025) / Q&A Session After his…
Essays, Multi-media Presentations
Vladimir Putin’s Valdai Speech at the XXII Meeting (Final Plenary Session) of the Valdai International Discussion Club (Sochi, 2 October 2025) The Valdai International Discussion Club…
Essays, Multi-media Presentations
Vladimir Putin’s Valdai Speech at the XX Meeting (Final Plenary Session) of the Valdai International Discussion Club (Sochi, 5 October 2023) / Q&A Session After his…
Vladimir Putin’s Valdai Speech at the XX Meeting (Final Plenary Session) of the Valdai International Discussion Club (Sochi, 5 October 2023) In his speech at the…
Essays, Multi-media Presentations
Vladimir Putin’s Valdai Speech at the XIX Meeting (Final Plenary Session) of the Valdai International Discussion Club (Moscow, 27 October 2022) As is his usual custom,…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s speech at Leaders of Russia management competition, Moscow (19 March 2022) In a perhaps unexpected venue – meeting with finalists of…
Paul Cockshott, “Obstacles to the China Path in Latin America” (19 December 2021) This video is a recording of a brief talk that UK economics academic…
“The Manufacturing of a Mass Psychosis – Can Sanity Return to an Insane World?” (Academy of Ideas, 24 April 2021) In past centuries, mass psychosis in…
Dan Astin-Gregory, “Why Do So Many Still Buy Into The Narrative?” (Dan Astin-Gregory / Pandemic Podcast, 22 September 2021) Dan Astin-Gregory is an entrepreneur, strategist and…
Paul Cockshott, “On the Need for a Programme (A Communist Manifesto: The Classic for Today)” (25 June 2021) In response to a request, UK computer scientist…