Peter Pomerantsev: So Putin killed Litvinenko. Carry on
Marina Litvinenko, widow of Russian former spy Alexander Litvinenko, speaks during an interview with AFP in central London on Jan. 23, 2015.
When it comes to getting ahead of the political curve, the British have always fancied themselves clever buggers — or cleverer, at least, than their peers. In the 19th century, when imperialism was the great game, they created the grandest form. When the Cold War was on, they snuggled as close as possible to the United States, ensuring themselves a spot on the front stage of the victory parade in 1991 — and ensuring Margaret Thatcher a place alongside Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in the history books.
