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Soviet Award Dusted Off, Media Freedoms Take A Dive
In spite of his repeated assertions that his country is not regressing, Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared on May Day to present five recipients with the Hero of Labor award, Reuters reports .
George Orwell could have been killed twice in the Spanish Civil War. Once when he was shot in the throat by General Franco's fascist forces; then when he was hunted by official Communist agents who, with the backing of Stalin's Soviet Union, stabbed the revolution in the back and imprisoned, tortured and killed leading leftists and anarchists who ... (more)
Bloodlands: What Happens When Nations Go Mad
I have been pondering the fate of Someone Else's War -I believe it will be part of a trilogy-and so not posting further chapters while I sorted out my thoughts.
Morsi's Egypt and the Lessons of History
As the Cold War began taking shape early in the Truman administration, famed containment advisor George Kennan argued for a middle way between the strident anti-Communism forming on the right and the strategy of appeasement advocated for by the American left.
George Orwell could have been killed twice in the Spanish Civil War. Once when he was shot in the throat by General Franco's fascist forces; then when he was hunted by official Communist agents who, with the backing of Stalin's Soviet Union, stabbed the revolution in the back and imprisoned, tortured and killed leading leftists and anarchists who ... (more)
Russia's Putin restores Stalin-era labor award
President Vladimir Putin likes to deny that he is taking Russia back to the USSR, but on Wednesday he dusted off another communist relic by restoring a labor medal introduced under Josef Stalin.
Russia's Putin restores Stalin-era labour award
President Vladimir Putin likes to deny that he is taking Russia back to the USSR, but on Wednesday he dusted off another communist relic by restoring a labour medal introduced under Josef Stalin.
Putin Order Discipline Not a Sign of Stalinism
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Putin says Boston shows need for security ties with U.S.
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the Boston bombings proved his tough line against militants in the North Caucasus was right and showed 's far east, Putin used his annual "hotline" call-in to present the image of a man still in control a year into his third term and not afraid of criticism at home and abroad.
Putin denies he is returning Russia to Stalinism
Rusiaan President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he was not returning Russia to the era of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and denied any political motive in the prosecution and jailing of opponents.
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer: How the band became a cause celebre
A guerrilla punk performance last year before the altar of Moscow's Christ the Saviour cathedral, and a subsequent criminal trial, made Pussy Riot an international cause cA©lA bre.