Russian Revolution
A “people’s history” that is less than inspiring!
May 8, 2017Zinn’s People’s History is that it served to amplify the voice of the common person, not great leaders. Faulkner’s book goes in the other direction.
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Breaking news: Fall of the Romanov dynasty
April 25, 2017The 1927 documentary The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty, about Russia’s 1917 urban uprisings, is being screened as part of the “Ten Films That Shook the World” series.
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How long is Lenin’s shadow?
March 28, 2017There was no one right way to resolve the dilemmas Lenin left behind. Perhaps it is past time that the competing camps of “Leninists” reconcile on this matter.
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