Experts
Michael Idov
Writer, New York Magazine; Editor-in-Chief, RUSSIA!
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Russian Obamamania and Vicarious Democracy
Michael Idov reports on how the Russian media elite has turned to the American election coverage for vicarious democracy. Read More
March 3, 2008 | In World
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Election Day Round Up (Moscow)
Michael Idov is in Russia covering the presidential elections for The New Republic. He checked in with Big Think and told us about the mood in the capital. Read More
March 2, 2008 | In World
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"I wholeheartedly blame Russian journalists themselves." Read More
February 29, 2008 | In Media & Internet
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Re: Who are the siloviki & what will their role be in a Medvedev administration?
Also known as "The Power Men." Read More
February 29, 2008 | In World
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Re: How do you write about Russia for an American audience?
The challenge is avoiding he memes of Cold War reporting. Read More
February 29, 2008 | In Media & Internet
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Re: Why is there no viable opposition in Russia?
The opposition parties' "alliance of convenience" cannot match "The Party." Read More
February 29, 2008 | In World
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Re: Which U.S. Presidential candidate would serve Russo-American relations best?
"Someone other than Hillary Clinton," because of the influence of Bill Clinton's legacy. Read More
February 29, 2008 | In World
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Many candidates, one winner. Read More
February 29, 2008 | In World
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Re: Will Putin let go of the reins of power?
Putin is not wiling to give up his power, but Medvedev may bring in his own team. Read More
February 29, 2008 | In World
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A Primer on the Russian Election
Dmitri Medvedev as President may be a foregone conclusion, but will he have any power? Read More
February 29, 2008 | In World
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A longtime friend of Putin. Read More
February 28, 2008 | In World
Michael Idov is a contributing writer at New York Magazine and the editor-in-chief of RUSSIA!, an English-language quarterly highlighting Russian art and design. He moved to the U.S. from the former U.S.S.R. at the age of 16, settling in Cleveland before moving to New York. After a degree in film studies from the University of Michigan, Michael embarked on a series of odd jobs that included anchoring a Russian news program and owning a failed coffee house, and ended with his joining the staff of New York. His writing has appeared in outlets as diverse as Slate, Vogue, Pitchfork Media, NPR, the New Republic and (in his native Russian) Moscow's Bolshoi Gorod. Idov's on-and-off band Spielerfrau, playing what the New Yorker dubbed "sophisticated, reverb-drenched rock with intelligent lyrics," is set to release its second LP in April 2008. His first novel, "Ground Up," will be published in early 2009 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
