ANDREW MURRAY is compelled by the moment of revolution in British history when Parliament had political intimacy with society
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JOHN GREEN recommends a history of the Black Sea peninsula, situated at a crossroads between Europe and Asia
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE Reviews of Twiggy, Mickey 17, Day of the Fight, and Marching Powder
GAVIN O’TOOLE welcomes a masterful study of gang behaviour in the favelas of Sao Paulo
Helen Colley introduces this year’s ScreenCuba film festival with an exclusive offer to Morning Star readers
DENNIS BROE appreciates the work of TV writer Steven Knight, and his systematic exposure of the debilitating effects of British capitalism
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The Crimea - a History
Neil Kent, Hurst, £16.99
THIS fascinating history through the ages is essential reading for all those wishing to understand the background to the present conflict in Ukraine. In this ongoing war between Ukraine as a Nato proxy and Russia, the Crimea has played a key role.
It shapes the headlines much as it did some 160 years ago, when the Crimean War pitted Britain, France and Turkey against tsarist Russia. Yet few books have been published on the history of this peninsula. For many readers, Crimea seems as remote today as it was when colonised by the ancient Greeks.
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