Category: People

  • My russian blog

    I maintained a blog on the LiveJournal platform (“Живой Журнал” in Russian) from 2012 through 2025. I used to pay an annual fee for a “Pro” version—nothing more than a couple of hundred kronor. Making payments became difficult starting in 2022, following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent international sanctions. LiveJournal was well…

  • Mercy – a forgotten concept?

    From “Dozhd“: Film and theater actor Vadim Dzyuba appeared in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow with a speech in support of political prisoners, including director Yevgeny Berkovich, playwright Svetlana Petrychuk and city council member Alexei Gorinova. The actor posted a video of his performance in the church hall on his Telegram channel…

  • Money on the Devil (Diablo *)

    (Below: a slightly longer version of a review that I first wrote on the website of a swedish book company) “Play Nice” – an interesting review of the fates and adventures of a game company. This book is about the particular culture in which game creation arose, and especially when the company “Blizzard” was formed…

  • “Attention capitalism”?

    This was an interesting essay. Just a quote from the beginning of a quite long article behind a payment wall: “I try to hold people’s attention for a living. For more than 13 years, I’ve been hosting a cable news show, and when I’m not doing that, I spend a lot of time alternating between…

  • A support action for Ilya Yashin and other political prisoners in Russia

    That is what was carried out on Saturday, June 29 at “Free Ukraine’s Place” next to the Russian Embassy on Gjörwellsgatan in Stockholm. That it was this particular date – June 29 – has to do with the fact that it is the birthday of Ilya Yashin – Yashin, one of hundreds of other political…