Bach died in the Gulag in 1941. JB Marks, who like Moses Kotane had studied ... Soviet police mugshots of Bach and the Richters were published in the Communist Party newspaper, Izvestia. Following on ...

Gauck's political life was strongly influenced by the fate of his family and his upbringing under communism. His father suffered five years in a Soviet Gulag and his family at home therefore suffered ...

The Viet Minh were clearly desperate for diplomatic and material support from former allies, including the French Communist Party (FCP) and the USSR. This Viet Minh envoy had made a risky trip across ...

The temptation of pessimism is real. In the face of what feels like an endless war and an onslaught of propaganda, it is easier just to accept the idea of decline. But let’s remember what’s at stake, ...

In his conclusion to this book, Sean McMeekin predicts that far from being dead, communism is on the verge of a comeback. His evidence is that the “social distancing lockdown” imposed during t ...

Communism on Tomorrow Street also demonstrates the relationship of Soviet mass housing and urban planning to international efforts at resolving the “housing question” that had been studied since the ...

At the former communist prison in Jilava, about six miles outside Bucharest, Niculina Moica pushes open the heavy, rusty gate at the entrance. Devastated by memories, but also by the decrepitude of ...

Aminda Smith does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Simply put, a communist is someone who supports communism. I study the history of communism, which is a political and economic view. Communism has long been controversial, and in the U.S. today ...