From a recording studio in downtown Copenhagen, Siberia-born Danish-Lithuanian journalist and author of I, Putin, SAMUEL RACHLIN recalls his parents' journey back to Denmark from exile, when he was ten. He talks about his natural urge to understand Russia, discovering the US in 1976, his roles as DR's foreign correspondent in Moscow and TV2 news anchor in Washington DC. Returning from the US after 35 years, Samuel offers insights on the current absence of a rule-based world order.Samuel selects a work by Gerhard Henning from the SMK collection.https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS5856(Photographer: Balazs Veress)----------This conversation with Asger Hussain occurred on January 27, 2026.----------We invite you to subscribe to Danish Originals for weekly episodes. You can also find us at:website: https://danishoriginals.com/email: [email protected]

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