It’s Only A Joke, Comrade!
An Amazon Bestseller in Russian History, It’s Only a Joke, Comrade! uncovers the secret world of political jokes under Stalin’s dictatorship.
Welcome to my site
I’m an author based in Edinburgh.
My book – It’s Only a Joke, Comrade! – uncovers the hidden world of political jokes under Stalin’s dictatorship and explores how humour helps us to make sense of our lives.
I have written about Soviet and European history and politics for a number of academic publications, as well as for the Los Angeles Review of Books, The Spectator, The Times Literary Supplement, The Moscow Times, and Aeon.
You can learn more about me and my work here.
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