Having satirized British politics (The Thick of It/In the Loop) and American politics (the multiple Emmy-award-winning Veep), Armando Iannucci has now brought his hammer - and sickle - down on Mother Russia in The Death of Stalin, a farce that not only lives up to his previous ...read more

Despite his modest income Valdimir Putin is coming under increasing scrutiny for his lavish lifestyle and ties to the oil and gas industry. Incredibly, Putin could be worth as much as $70bn, a figure that would make him the richest man in the world. ------ By Maeve ...read more