A Role Model for Boris
Vincent Azoulay's biography of Pericles is written with precision and avoids clichés
Triumph of the Will
A new work brings into striking contrast the personalities of Stalin himself and the other members of the Soviet elite in his time
Poland’s Grand Panjandrum
It is hard to engage seriously with Adam Michnik's scattered collection of essays
Russia’s not so Lovable Rogue
An account of Eduard Limonov's adventurous life, that's a bit too heavy on admiration
Quotidian but Quite Quotable
This latest volume in the superb Cambridge edition of Beckett's letters discredits the writer's diffidence
Bourgeois Baiting
Sigmar Polke's preoccupation with process meant he never captured the public's imagination
Drawing Board: New York Mid-Century
Memorial to a metropolis
Fabulous Fabiano
The rapid rise of a young Italian master