For those who want to end capitalist rule, much can still be learnt from the October Revolution because its experience critically poses key political questions. The first in this two-part series by Jonathan Strauss seeks to respond to the question: Was the October Revolution a coup?
Communism after the fall of the USSR: a contribution to the debate with the Socialist Movement marxist.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from marxist.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Controversial New Russian History Textbook Opens Old Wounds In North Caucasus globalsecurity.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from globalsecurity.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Public figures, teachers, and others in Russia's North Caucasus are protesting a new, jingoistic history textbook that they say whitewashes the crimes of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and perpetuates old stereotypes about ethnic groups that endured them.