Career
He has written extensively on the history of Russia and the Soviet Union. He has written for the newspaper Dagens Nyheter. He has also translated Russian drama into Swedish, such as the collected works of Anton Chekhov, The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol and around 40 other plays.
Skott has authored the book Aldrig mer! ("Never Again!"), which deals with the genocides and crimes against humanity committed in states under Communist party rule.