Arise, Rossiya
The Return of Russia to World Politics
Russian foreign policy under Vladimir Putin, and Russia’s relations with twenty-five countries.
Buy the book ↗HISTORIAN · AUTHOR · COMMENTATOR
Dr Marcus
Papadopoulos
Russian history, British foreign policy
and the politics of the Balkans.
- Doctorate
PhD in Russian history, Royal Holloway, University of London
- Books
Arise, Rossiya and Whitehall in Stalin’s Russia
- Broadcast
BBC News, Sky News Australia and international news channels
BY MARCUS PAPADOPOULOS
The books
Whitehall in Stalin’s Russia
British Assessments of the Red Army, 1934–1945
How British diplomats, soldiers and intelligence officers judged the Red Army before and during the Second World War, from the archives.
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Selected writing
The cleverest of all tyrannies: the British ruling elite
Papadopoulos examines monarchy, political power and democratic accountability in Britain.
25 December 2025
Read at FPP ↗“We do not recognise a separate Ukrainian nationality”
An examination of British official attitudes to Ukrainian national identity, drawing on government records.
22 October 2025 · 40 min read
Read at FPP ↗The West is facing destruction because of mere words
Papadopoulos argues that accusations of racism shape debates about immigration, multiculturalism and national identity.
Focal Point Publications · 29 September 2026 · 5 min read
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Interviews & commentary
Storm missile blueprints for Ukraine
In conversation with Lembit Öpik, Marcus assesses reported plans to give Ukraine the blueprints for Storm missiles, and what they could mean militarily.
35:11 · 25 August 2026
Watch on YouTube ↗The war in Syria
A BBC News interview on the Syrian war, October 2016.
4:21 · 13 October 2016
Watch on YouTube ↗East Ghouta and the war in Syria
Marcus on the fighting in East Ghouta, live on Sky News Australia in February 2018.
7:27 · 26 February 2018
Watch on YouTube ↗THE AUTHOR
Research.
Writing.
Public debate.
Marcus Papadopoulos is a historian, author and commentator whose work spans Russia, Britain and the former Yugoslavia.
He holds a doctorate in Russian history from Royal Holloway, University of London, and is the author of Arise, Rossiya and Whitehall in Stalin’s Russia.
Biography & books →INTERVIEWS · WRITING · EVENTS
Enquiries through Irving Books.
Interviews, commissions and invitations are handled by Marcus’s publishers.