James Rodgers
@jmacrodgers.bsky.social
Author. Journalist. Fellow Royal Historical Soc.
Lecturer. Linguist. European.
Editorial Adviser, History Today.
Ex correspondent in Moscow, Brussels, Gaza. Now in London.
Next book, on Russia and the West, out early 2026.
https://jamesrodgersauthor.com
Lecturer. Linguist. European.
Editorial Adviser, History Today.
Ex correspondent in Moscow, Brussels, Gaza. Now in London.
Next book, on Russia and the West, out early 2026.
https://jamesrodgersauthor.com
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James Rodgers
@jmacrodgers.bsky.social
· Nov 15
The Jacket for My New Book: ‘The Return of Russia’
The jacket for my next book ‘The Return of Russia: From Yeltsin to Putin, the Story of a Vengeful Kremlin’ is ready.My thanks to the Yale University Press design team, and to Terry Stia…
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New on my website: details of my next book, 'The Return of Russia', due to be published January 27--and available for pre-order now,
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Moon over the Thames at Hammersmith, winter morning
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Moon over the Thames at Hammersmith, winter morning
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I shared some thoughts on Putin, the war, and history for this article on the #RussiaUkraineWar in 2026. The piece also mentions my next book, 'The Return of Russia' out later this month from @yalebooks.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
Putin believes 2026 is his year — so long as he shows no weakness
As the invasion of Ukraine grinds on, the Russian leader is increasingly insulated from dissent and no closer to making concessions to end his ideological war
www.thetimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:47 PM
I shared some thoughts on Putin, the war, and history for this article on the #RussiaUkraineWar in 2026. The piece also mentions my next book, 'The Return of Russia' out later this month from @yalebooks.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
I never get to the end of my Christmas reading list, but did read this. As you would imagine with a historian of Clark's stature, it is a superbly researched work of compelling analysis. It is also so engagingly written it really brings the time and place to life alongside the ideas
January 2, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I never get to the end of my Christmas reading list, but did read this. As you would imagine with a historian of Clark's stature, it is a superbly researched work of compelling analysis. It is also so engagingly written it really brings the time and place to life alongside the ideas
I shared some thoughts on Putin, the war, and history for this article on the #RussiaUkraineWar in 2026. The piece also mentions my next book, 'The Return of Russia' out later this month from @yalebooks.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
Putin believes 2026 is his year — so long as he shows no weakness
As the invasion of Ukraine grinds on, the Russian leader is increasingly insulated from dissent and no closer to making concessions to end his ideological war
www.thetimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:47 PM
I shared some thoughts on Putin, the war, and history for this article on the #RussiaUkraineWar in 2026. The piece also mentions my next book, 'The Return of Russia' out later this month from @yalebooks.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
Putin 'thinks things are going his way', I told @thetimes.com for this piece on prospects for the ##RussiaUkraineWar in 2026
As the invasion of Ukraine grinds on, the Russian leader is increasingly insulated from dissent and no closer to making concessions to end his ideological war
Putin believes 2026 is his year — so long as he shows no weakness
As the invasion of Ukraine grinds on, the Russian leader is increasingly insulated from dissent and no closer to making concessions to end his ideological war
www.thetimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Putin 'thinks things are going his way', I told @thetimes.com for this piece on prospects for the ##RussiaUkraineWar in 2026
On the last day of 2025, re-upping my recent essay for @uk.theconversation.com on the enduring value of #Journalism, even at the end of a deadly year for journalists
A vast amount of information has not necessarily meant more reliable information.
The enduring power of journalism in a world of more media and less freedom
A vast amount of information has not necessarily meant more reliable information.
tcnv.link
December 31, 2025 at 12:52 PM
On the last day of 2025, re-upping my recent essay for @uk.theconversation.com on the enduring value of #Journalism, even at the end of a deadly year for journalists
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The Decembrist revolt of 1825 saw Russia’s nobility attempt to depose tsar Nicholas I. Dismissed as romantic idealists, they were driven by a bold vision for the future of the country.
🔓 This recent archive article is free for 7 days
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🔓 This recent archive article is free for 7 days
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The Decembrists: Russia’s First Revolution
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December 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The Decembrist revolt of 1825 saw Russia’s nobility attempt to depose tsar Nicholas I. Dismissed as romantic idealists, they were driven by a bold vision for the future of the country.
🔓 This recent archive article is free for 7 days
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
🔓 This recent archive article is free for 7 days
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
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New on my website:
'Today, we have access to more media than at any other time in history. But this vast amount of information has not necessarily meant more reliable information. Governments and tech companies striving to control the message often succeed.'
jamesrodgersauthor.com/journalism-i...
'Today, we have access to more media than at any other time in history. But this vast amount of information has not necessarily meant more reliable information. Governments and tech companies striving to control the message often succeed.'
jamesrodgersauthor.com/journalism-i...
Journalism in a world of more media and less freedom
Some of my press passes from my time as an international correspondent This is my latest piece for The Conversation, reflecting on journalism’s enduring importance in a world where it is incr…
jamesrodgersauthor.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
New on my website:
'Today, we have access to more media than at any other time in history. But this vast amount of information has not necessarily meant more reliable information. Governments and tech companies striving to control the message often succeed.'
jamesrodgersauthor.com/journalism-i...
'Today, we have access to more media than at any other time in history. But this vast amount of information has not necessarily meant more reliable information. Governments and tech companies striving to control the message often succeed.'
jamesrodgersauthor.com/journalism-i...
New on my website:
'Today, we have access to more media than at any other time in history. But this vast amount of information has not necessarily meant more reliable information. Governments and tech companies striving to control the message often succeed.'
jamesrodgersauthor.com/journalism-i...
'Today, we have access to more media than at any other time in history. But this vast amount of information has not necessarily meant more reliable information. Governments and tech companies striving to control the message often succeed.'
jamesrodgersauthor.com/journalism-i...
Journalism in a world of more media and less freedom
Some of my press passes from my time as an international correspondent This is my latest piece for The Conversation, reflecting on journalism’s enduring importance in a world where it is incr…
jamesrodgersauthor.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
New on my website:
'Today, we have access to more media than at any other time in history. But this vast amount of information has not necessarily meant more reliable information. Governments and tech companies striving to control the message often succeed.'
jamesrodgersauthor.com/journalism-i...
'Today, we have access to more media than at any other time in history. But this vast amount of information has not necessarily meant more reliable information. Governments and tech companies striving to control the message often succeed.'
jamesrodgersauthor.com/journalism-i...
By the Thames in west London, 23 December
December 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
By the Thames in west London, 23 December
Reposted by James Rodgers
At the end of a deadly year for journalists, I wrote this for @uk.theconversation.com
The enduring power of journalism in a world of more media and less freedom
theconversation.com/the-enduring...
The enduring power of journalism in a world of more media and less freedom
theconversation.com/the-enduring...
The enduring power of journalism in a world of more media and less freedom
A vast amount of information has not necessarily meant more reliable information.
theconversation.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
At the end of a deadly year for journalists, I wrote this for @uk.theconversation.com
The enduring power of journalism in a world of more media and less freedom
theconversation.com/the-enduring...
The enduring power of journalism in a world of more media and less freedom
theconversation.com/the-enduring...
'The restrictions placed upon journalists today may mean that governments seem to be winning at the moment. Their desire to control confirms the power to challenge that journalism still holds.'
My latest for @uk.theconversation.com, at the end of a deadly year for journalists.
My latest for @uk.theconversation.com, at the end of a deadly year for journalists.
A vast amount of information has not necessarily meant more reliable information.
The enduring power of journalism in a world of more media and less freedom
A vast amount of information has not necessarily meant more reliable information.
tcnv.link
December 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
'The restrictions placed upon journalists today may mean that governments seem to be winning at the moment. Their desire to control confirms the power to challenge that journalism still holds.'
My latest for @uk.theconversation.com, at the end of a deadly year for journalists.
My latest for @uk.theconversation.com, at the end of a deadly year for journalists.
At the end of a deadly year for journalists, I wrote this for @uk.theconversation.com
The enduring power of journalism in a world of more media and less freedom
theconversation.com/the-enduring...
The enduring power of journalism in a world of more media and less freedom
theconversation.com/the-enduring...
The enduring power of journalism in a world of more media and less freedom
A vast amount of information has not necessarily meant more reliable information.
theconversation.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
At the end of a deadly year for journalists, I wrote this for @uk.theconversation.com
The enduring power of journalism in a world of more media and less freedom
theconversation.com/the-enduring...
The enduring power of journalism in a world of more media and less freedom
theconversation.com/the-enduring...
We @journalismatcity.bsky.social have made a video to promote our BA Journalism, Politics, and History--which I launched in 2022, and which continues to go from strength to strength. Please share with anyone who may be interested in learning more
youtu.be/dURIF1A74V4
youtu.be/dURIF1A74V4
City St Georges, University of London: BA (Hons) Journalism, Politics and History
YouTube video by City St George's, University of London
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 AM
We @journalismatcity.bsky.social have made a video to promote our BA Journalism, Politics, and History--which I launched in 2022, and which continues to go from strength to strength. Please share with anyone who may be interested in learning more
youtu.be/dURIF1A74V4
youtu.be/dURIF1A74V4
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My contribution to the FT’s Year in a Word series: Affordability as.ft.com/r/f5b79447-4...
Year in a word: Affordability
[FREE TO READ] Americans are feeling the pinch and some Democrats are reaping the electoral dividends
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December 21, 2025 at 9:44 AM
My contribution to the FT’s Year in a Word series: Affordability as.ft.com/r/f5b79447-4...
Winter sunset on the Thames, west London
December 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Winter sunset on the Thames, west London
A really good piece on an important period in Russian history often overshadowed by the world-changing events of the century that followed
The #DecembristRevolt of 1825 saw Russia’s nobility attempt to depose a tsar.
🔒 Susanna Rabow-Edling’s article from the December issue can be found in the archive
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
🔒 Susanna Rabow-Edling’s article from the December issue can be found in the archive
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
The Decembrists: Russia’s First Revolution
www.historytoday.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
A really good piece on an important period in Russian history often overshadowed by the world-changing events of the century that followed
'It’s hard even to see what the lawsuit’s jurisdictional basis is, given the fact that the BBC has no right to show or distribute its content in the US.'
Persuasive, important--and seasonal--analysis from my @journalismatcity.bsky.social colleague @janemartinson.bsky.social on the BBC and Trump
Persuasive, important--and seasonal--analysis from my @journalismatcity.bsky.social colleague @janemartinson.bsky.social on the BBC and Trump
Me on why Starmer should channel his inner Hugh Grant www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s $10bn attack on the BBC doesn’t have to make sense. In his absurd world, he has already won | Jane Martinson
The legal action has made news and it will do damage. A potential disaster for the corporation and the UK, but a good day’s work for this president, says media commentator Jane Martinson
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
'It’s hard even to see what the lawsuit’s jurisdictional basis is, given the fact that the BBC has no right to show or distribute its content in the US.'
Persuasive, important--and seasonal--analysis from my @journalismatcity.bsky.social colleague @janemartinson.bsky.social on the BBC and Trump
Persuasive, important--and seasonal--analysis from my @journalismatcity.bsky.social colleague @janemartinson.bsky.social on the BBC and Trump
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🎙️ This morning @jmacrodgers.bsky.social and I spoke with @georginagodwin.bsky.social on Monocle Radio's The Globalist about the prospects for compensation to be paid to Ukrainian victims of Russia's war on their country. The segment begins at 03:15 in the recording
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Monocle radio - listen now
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December 17, 2025 at 9:41 AM
🎙️ This morning @jmacrodgers.bsky.social and I spoke with @georginagodwin.bsky.social on Monocle Radio's The Globalist about the prospects for compensation to be paid to Ukrainian victims of Russia's war on their country. The segment begins at 03:15 in the recording
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As the solstice nears, brief sunlight was the only brightness on the river in west London today. I was on my way to @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy for research that may be part of a new book project.
The people whose papers I was looking at had much worse to deal with than grey skies...
The people whose papers I was looking at had much worse to deal with than grey skies...
December 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
As the solstice nears, brief sunlight was the only brightness on the river in west London today. I was on my way to @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy for research that may be part of a new book project.
The people whose papers I was looking at had much worse to deal with than grey skies...
The people whose papers I was looking at had much worse to deal with than grey skies...
Reposted by James Rodgers
#JaneAusten was born #OnThisDay in 1775.
On the 250th anniversary of her birth, Austen still has lessons for readers of history.
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On the 250th anniversary of her birth, Austen still has lessons for readers of history.
🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days
www.historytoday.com/archive/out-...
Jane Austen: A Partial and Prejudiced Historian
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December 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
#JaneAusten was born #OnThisDay in 1775.
On the 250th anniversary of her birth, Austen still has lessons for readers of history.
🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days
www.historytoday.com/archive/out-...
On the 250th anniversary of her birth, Austen still has lessons for readers of history.
🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days
www.historytoday.com/archive/out-...
This piece--distressing and unforgettable--is a reminder of what we are missing while international journalists are banned from Gaza. Palestinian journalists do an amazing job. More than 200 have paid with their lives. This outsider's view complements their reporting
www.thetimes.com/article/ccab...
www.thetimes.com/article/ccab...
I spent 33 days inside Gaza last winter. These are the horrors I saw
Foreign journalists have not been allowed into Gaza independently since the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023. Last December, Jean-Pierre Filiu, a French historian and professor of Middle East studies,...
www.thetimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This piece--distressing and unforgettable--is a reminder of what we are missing while international journalists are banned from Gaza. Palestinian journalists do an amazing job. More than 200 have paid with their lives. This outsider's view complements their reporting
www.thetimes.com/article/ccab...
www.thetimes.com/article/ccab...