Return Of The Jadids: Central Asia's Soviet-Repressed Groups Getting Fresh Attention From Kazakhs, Uzbeks 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.
Viewed by many Central Asians as founding fathers robbed of their rightful roles by deadly Soviet-era purges, the region's early 20th century intellectual movements are very much in the spotlight these days.
John Pilger, who died on December 30, had an extraordinary career as a reporter. His journalism informed countless people about the catastrophic impact of US foreign policy during and after the Cold War, from Vietnam and Cambodia to Nicaragua and East Timor.
This is the speech by <em>World Socialist Web Site</em> International Editorial Board Chairman David North to “An Island at the Center of World History: Trotsky on Prinkipo,” held on Sunday, August 20.