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Prague: Diary

‘The post-1989 temptation in Prague has been two-fold. The first has been to legislate the totalitarian past out of existence, the second has been to copy the liberal West blindly at a

January 13, 2009

Architecture·Communism·Dispatches·Eastern Europe·Economy·EU·History·Modern Life·The West·Welfare State

A Blind Eye to Stalin

Soviet Constructivism is coming to town in the (emotionless) shape of an exhibition at Tate Britain

January 12, 2009

Art·Communism·Russia

ONLINE ONLY: False Icons

Fidel & Che: A Revolutionary Friendship by Simon Reid-Henry

December 5, 2008

Books·Communism·History·Latin America·Politics

Caracas: Chávez’s Secret Fan Club

‘In his decade as president, Chávez has parlayed socioeconomic resentment into near-invincibility. But Venezuela’s decay, and the chinks in his armour, are there for all to see’ GETTY IMAGES And there it

December 2, 2008

Communism·Developing World·Dispatches·Economy·Latin America·North America·Politics·Social Affairs

Classic Teller of Painful Truths

The Polish poet Zbigniew Herbert, whose collected work is now available in English for the first time, crystallised the ravages of invasion and communist rule in his quest to tell the truth

December 2, 2008

Communism·Critique·Literature·Poland

A Foreign Affair: David Bowie in Berlin

Haunted by Isherwood's shade, the British musician flirted with fascism, then became a hero to the youth of the communist East

November 27, 2008

Communism·Eastern Europe·Features·Germany·History·Music·Politics·Western Europe

A Cooler Shade of Red

A new museum exhibition of Cold War art leaves the nastiness of the communist system completely unacknowledged

November 20, 2008

Art·Communism·Counterpoints·Eastern Europe·Education·History·Politics·Russia·The West

Healey’s Bully Pulpit is Worth Revisiting

The memoirs of one of our most able and most cultivated politicians provide a useful reminder of the virtues of ordinary politics

October 24, 2008

Communism·Critique·Europe·History·Literature·Military·Politics·UK Politics·Westminster

Is Capitalism Morally Bankrupt?

Samuel Brittan and Edward Hadas, both distinguished economic commentators, discuss where to place the blame for the current global crisis with Standpoint editor Daniel Johnson

October 22, 2008

China·Communism·Developing World·Dialogue·Economy·Global Governance·India·International·Modern Life·North America·Philosophy·Politics·The West·Welfare State

A New Mutiny?

Away from the tourist trail, India is threatened by the Maoism that toppled Nepal's monarchy

July 30, 2008

Communism·Defence·Developing World·Features·India·Military·Politics

The Unfinished Journey of Lionel Trilling

Until recently, it was assumed that Trilling had written only one long fiction, The Middle of the Journey (1947). Now, thanks to Geraldine Murphy we know that Trilling was a third of

July 23, 2008

Academia·Communism·Critique·History·Judaism·Literature·Politics·Publishing

Long Night of the Red Star

Jung Chang and her husband Jon Halliday are leading authorities on Mao, while Simon Sebag Montefiore has published two major works on Stalin. With Standpoint editor Daniel Johnson, they discuss the two

June 4, 2008

China·Communism·Dialogue·History·Politics·Russia·The West

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