Soviet Union – Page 10 – People's World

Back in the USSR: setting the record straight

November 4, 2015 By Sam Webb

While the meltdown of the Soviet Union didn't trigger capital's worldwide offensive, it did constitute a sea change in the balance of power and changed the dynamics of struggle.

Historians: History is more than an academic exercise

April 21, 2015 By Tony Pecinovsky

"History shapes and molds our perceptions of our past, present and future; it informs and builds a narrative: it provides lessons applicable to today's reality."

1917 Russian Revolution: What the world has lost

November 8, 2013 By Emile Schepers

It has been 96 years since the Russian Revolution and 22 years since the Soviet Union, collapsed and broke into pieces, and the world lost much in that collapse.

Today in labor history: Ford goes to revolutionary Russia

May 30, 2013 By Special to People’s World

On May 30, 1929, the Ford Motor Company signed a technical assistance contract to produce cars in the newly industrializing Soviet Union.

Is the world of advertising swallowing Russia?

May 17, 2013 By Victor Grossman

Moscow seems engulfed by the modern world of advertising; the signs, ads and billboards sometimes remind me of Times Square.