The Last Pioneer
Substacknewsletter · by Mikhail Zygar · English
Analysis by Mikhail Zygar, Russian journalist, historian, and "criminal" (if you ask the Kremlin)
- Audience
- 7K subscribers
- Shown publicly on Substack
- Publishing
- Every two weeks
- 5 posts indexed in the last 90 days
- Last post
- Sep 16, 2026
- 45 days ago
- Likely audience
- International relations analysts
- Inferred from post content
The Last Pioneer is a Substack newsletter by Mikhail Zygar covering Russian politics, Russian oligarchs and Putin's security services. NewsletterFIT indexed 5 posts from it in the last 90 days, most recently on Sep 16, 2026. Shown publicly on Substack: 7K subscribers.
Topics
- Russian politics
- Russian oligarchs
- Putin's security services
- Donald Trump Jr.
- International sports betting
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