Soviet Union
Enjoying Bolshevik films and hoping for socialism
March 7, 2017Out here in rural western Wisconsin, the work of People’s World keeps the flame alive in my heart that we can move beyond the current ultra-right, so-called “populist” regime.
Read moreSoviet socialism, ‘real politik’ and the long ascendency of the right-wing
January 26, 2017One hundred years after the birth of the Soviet Union, the question of socialism rises once again to the front burner.
Read moreBack in the USSR: setting the record straight
November 4, 2015While 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.
Read moreHistorians: History is more than an academic exercise
April 21, 2015"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."
Read more1917 Russian Revolution: What the world has lost
November 8, 2013It 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.
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