THE WRITING ARCHIVE
Historical research and opinion, from the print archive to recent essays.
How Britain Explored a British-Soviet Alliance from January to June of 1941.
Papadopoulos examines British diplomacy towards the Soviet Union in the months before Operation Barbarossa.
Obshchestvennye nauki i sovremennost’, no. 3, pp. 136–150. DOI: 10.31857/S086904990015424-8.
Read the research paper ↗ · Read paper (PDF) ↗An argument about historical Western attitudes towards Russia, published in Contemporary Global Challenges and National Interests, proceedings of the 15th International Likhachov Scientific Conference.
St Petersburg, 14–15 May 2015 · pp. 126–128.
Read proceedings (PDF) ↗PhD thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London: how British diplomats, soldiers and intelligence officers judged the Red Army from 1934 to 1945. His book Whitehall in Stalin’s Russia covers the same ground.
About the book ↗An examination of British official attitudes to Ukrainian national identity, drawing on government records.
22 October 2025 · 40 min read
Read at FPP ↗Papadopoulos examines monarchy, political power and democratic accountability in Britain.
25 December 2025
Read at FPP ↗Papadopoulos argues that accusations of racism shape debates about immigration, multiculturalism and national identity.
Focal Point Publications · 29 September 2026 · 5 min read
Read article →2007–2010
Opinion pieces from Tribune, the Morning Star, The Church of England Newspaper and Government Gazette. Read each one as text, with the original page alongside.
Papadopoulos discusses testimony at the Karadzic trial and challenges Western reporting of the Bosnian war.
Morning Star · 19 November 2010 · 5 min read
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Papadopoulos argues that the legacy of the Bosnian war presents a security risk for Europe.
Government Gazette · November 2010 · 4 min read
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Papadopoulos argues that Western policy helped drive the break-up of Yugoslavia.
Morning Star · 3 December 2009 · 5 min read
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One year after Kosovo’s declaration of independence, Papadopoulos criticises Western policy and media coverage.
Tribune · 13 March 2009 · 6 min read
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Papadopoulos sets out his objections to Kosovo’s independence and its international implications.
The Church of England Newspaper · 4 April 2008 · 8 min read
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Papadopoulos argues that proposals for Kosovo’s independence could set a dangerous precedent.
Tribune · 13 April 2007 · 5 min read
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Writing in 2007, Papadopoulos examines US missile-defence plans and warns of a renewed confrontation with Russia.
Tribune · 6 April 2007 · 6 min read
Read article →EDITORIAL WORK
Marcus edited the November 2010 issue, which carries his article on Bosnia (page 53).
View the issue (PDF) ↗As publisher and editor of Politics First, Marcus interviewed Jon Snow about the general election and the party conference season (page 6).
View the issue (PDF) ↗BOOK REVIEW · OPINION
A review of Jeb Smith’s Defending Dixie’s Land, on Lincoln and Southern secession, for the Abbeville Institute (26 November 2025).
Read the review ↗Earlier review work includes a Tribune review of Toby Shelley’s Exploited, quoted on Bloomsbury’s book page.