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Nikolai Valuev proves to be more gentle giant than �Beast from the East�

05.11.09

It would be a huge mistake for Haye to underestimate the boxing brains of the softly-spoken, well-read Russian... more

Blair's think tank airbrushed link between crime and immigrants

27.10.09

Possible links between mass immigration and some crimes were censored from a keynote government report, the Standard can reveal... more

�Lucky� Luqman is on the loose

14.10.09

Shaid �Lucky� Luqman, once one of Britain�s richest men, and Ernst & Young�s Young Entrepreneur of 2004, has walked free from prison after serving six months of a second sentence for contempt of court ... more

Reality bites the heart of old Russia in RSC

25.09.09

The RSC�s �Revolutions� programme is a theatrical exploration of Russia and the former Soviet Union.... more

Rush into democracy and you rue the results

01.09.09

Once the election results in Afghanistan are finally in, Western governments need to draw up new and detailed initiatives on how to deal with failed states... more

Money can't buy love at Criterion

09.07.09

With a pianist belting out Billy Joel, it may take a while for Criterion to find its natural constituency. ... more

Opening this week in London

29.06.09

Arctic Monkeys are coming to Brixton Academy and Notting Hill Carnival is in town.... more

Mikhail Gorbachev calls for world unity on Standard visit

12.03.09

Mikhail Gorbachev used a visit to the Evening Standard to call for a new era of international co-operation - and urged America to stop acting as the world's policeman... more

Nazi death camp guard to go on trial

10.03.09

Germany is to begin extradition proceedings to bring a Nazi concentration camp guard to trial in Munich for the murders of 29,000 people... more

What children need is love, not the 'right' sort of family

03.03.09

My friend's email said she had "some surprising news". She did indeed. The news was a four-week-old adopted baby. My friend has just turned 50. ... more

The big secret's out . . . Chelsea are pathetic for gagging Scolari

10.12.08

The Soviet Union is alive and well and living at Stamford Bridge... more

Romeo and Juliet dazzles

24.11.08

Valery Gergiev's take on Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet is music of bold emotion and high drama, rather than the deepest feeling.... more

When this is over, what kind of world will be left?

30.09.08

Following the failure yesterday of the US rescue plan, Wall Street plunged, dragging everyone else with it. When the dust settles, we may find life has changed for good... more

Oh! What a lovely Cold War exhibition

19.09.08

Art and design, displayed with coherence and humour, throw new light on a dark era for the Cold War Modern: Design exhibition.... more

Gorby has a lot to answer for as football loses its soul

05.09.08

Many people might be held accountable for the transformation of domestic football into a bamboozling madhouse, but Matthew Norman blames Mikhail Gorbachev... more

Presidential race shows our sporting lot are off the pace

01.09.08

Matthew Norman puts Richard Keys forward for parliament, wonders what Nick Faldo sees in Ian Poulter, and celebrates Jimmy Bullard's England call-up... more

Comment: The truth-teller

04.08.08

With the death of Alexander Solzhenitsyn at the age of 89, the world has lost one of the great prophetic figures of the 20th century... more

Fencing's got a buzz about it

31.07.08

Standard Sport reporter James Olley gets to the point as he continues to try his hand at events Britain hopes to shine in... more

Spanish seek world domination

30.06.08

After conquering Europe in style, the new champions can look to the World Cup in two years' time with confidence.... more

Walk-in wardrobe with flat thrown in ... for �8.8m

16.06.08

For sale: exquisite walk-in wardrobe - with quite nice flat attached... more

Billionaire a key backer of the Rose Revolution

13.02.08

Until its "Rose Revolution" in 2003, Georgia was seen as another satellite of Moscow's influence... more

Tycoons bringing explosive politics to London

13.02.08

Badri Patarkatsishvili is just one of a string of former Soviet Union exiles who have made London their home and refuge... more

No Chekhovian insight here

23.01.08

Penny Gold has taken no less a theme than the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union and managed to craft an astoundingly lifeless two-hour play from it with The President's Holiday.... more

Struggle for the soul of a spy

30.08.07

Breach is slow, but never ponderous, and has more depth than your average spy thriller, says Derek Malcolm.... more

A culture on the move

29.05.07

As you'd expect from a festival celebrating Roma and Gypsy music and culture, The 1000 Year Journey has kept progressing. First held in 2000, this event tapped into a burgeoning wave of interest in gipsy roots... more

A culture on the move

29.05.07

Balkan indie rock, flamenco beats, Bartok done gypsy-style, plus music from Turkey and Greece - the 1000 Year Journey festival is back.... more

War movie wins on all fronts

15.02.07

Fyodor Bondarchuk's remarkable Russian debut film, 9th Company is a full-throated, very exciting war movie, says Nick Curtis.... more

Soviet records from forgotten pioneer

29.11.06

A photographic record of Uzbekistan's 1930s transformation from feudal Islamic society to industrialised Soviet state is a must-see, says Sue Steward.... more

Cultural scrap merchants

12.09.06

Uncertain States of America at the Serpentine showcases the work of more than 40 young American artists. At its best, however, the work here is enjoyable kitsch, says Nick Hackworth.... more

A triumph that began with hope

24.08.06

Looking like a slightly ravaged mess, Regina Spektor was a breath of fresh air at the Shepherds Bush Empire. Compelling, funny, powerful and compulsively watchable, it was pop at its very best.... more