Articles related to "Stalinist"

Moscow's All-Russia Exhibition Centre is a former 1950's Stalinist style park, which is still operating today. It's a good place to soak up the communist atmosphere.

Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008) is among the greatest Russian and world writers of the 20th century. His writing retrieved the history of the Soviet state.

At first welcomed by the West, Nikolai Ceausescu was later realized to be one of the most brutal Stalinist dictators.

Sightseers in Warsaw won't be able to miss the Palace of Science and Culture, the tallest building in Poland and a gift from the Soviet Union.

A review of Tom Rob Smith's first novel, longlisted for the 2008 Booker Prize and set to become a film directed by Ridley Scott.

Poland has become very tourist-friendly since communism fell in 1989. Travel highlights include Warsaw, beauty and tragedy near Krakow and the mountains at Zakopane.

Pablo Neruda was born Ricardo Reyes Basoalto on July 12, 1904, in Parral, Chile. Chiefly a writer of sentimental doggerel, he is most famous for his politics.

According to Neruda's speaker in "The Future is Space," space is a many-colored wonder, but clear planets are unreliable. The goal is to fly off to "pure solitude."

Makine explores the Soviet soul through the story of one man in this astonishing work of French/Russian fiction.

Selling over 30 million copies in 35 languages, the three-volume work's unrelenting indictment of Communism made it one of the most important books of the 20th century.

Located a short metro ride from the city center, this collection of pavilions and exhibition halls is an outdoor museum to the Soviet Union's grandeur and excess.

UnitedHealth, Wellpoint, Aetna, Humana, Cigna & Health Net insure 104 million Americans, made $191 billion in revenue, wasted $32 billion on admin & profited $10 billion.

A critical mark in 20th-century architecture, the Palace of Soviets Competition in Moscow rejects designs from Le Corbusier, Auguste Perret, Walter Gropius and more.

Architectural and artistic highlights, history behind some of stations on the Dark Blue Line of the Moscow Metropolitan, the transport web of the Russian capitol

The archives of the Soviet security and intelligence agency contain information about Stalinist purges, spy activities, counter-revolutionary criminals, and more.

North Korea was a country in disarray during the 1990s, shorn of Soviet support the Pyongyang regime struggled to feed its population.

East Germany was created as a result of the circumstances surrounding the defeat of Nazi Germany and the onset of the Cold War.

Having basic knowledge about Russian peasant life is important to understanding how this class of people fit into, and influenced, Russian History.

As the saying goes, "The pen is mightier than the sword". It seems very few things have the power to offend and liberate like works of literature.

After nearly a quarter of a century as an MP in the House of Commons and ten years as the Iron Chancellor he finally succeeded Tony Blair in 2007 to become Prime Minister

Using film and literature, or by visiting museums and traveling, a student of Russian history can learn about the historical development of this nation and its society.

The Soviet Union collapsed in a relatively short space of time, causing there to be debate as to whether it was long-term or short-term factors that caused its demise.

The new novel by Pushcart Prize, Rhysling, and Stoker award-winning Bruce Boston is The Guardener's Tale, a dark story from Sam's Dot Publishing set in a future dystopia

Russia's democratic credentials have been steadily eroding. Recent legislation suggests a rapid move towards complete authoritarian control.

It's existed in various versions for years. Now, Eisenstein's classic is unleashed in its most definitive form to date.

Bucharest, often nicknamed "Little Paris of the East" lives up to its nickname with interesting tourist attractions, good quality shops, markets and fine restaurants.

Lenin, having suffered multiple strokes, was held captive by Stalin in the months before his death. The cult of Lenin granted him godlike status.

Between 1977 and 1983 North Korea abducted Japanese citizens from Japan and Europe and doubts over the whereabouts of the victims still plague relations between them.

This book about Soviet 'dekulakization' practices and the fate of the peasant forced labor settlements is an important look into Russian history.

Russia has long had a problem with its historic artifacts being stolen, sold, or trashed by the greedy or irreverent.

Public Bus 200 is a cheap way to tour by and see many of the top sights in the former West and East Berlin such as Kulturforum, Potzdamer Platz, and Unter den Linden.

Bus 100 is an easy and cost-effective way to see Berlin's top sights including the Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden, and UNESCO-listed Museum Island.

Amongst soviet composers Shostakovich occupies a pivotal position as the leading 20th century symphonist and composer of many famous string quartets.

As tensions remain high on the Korean peninsula, another year of poor harvests means many North Koreans will endure shortages this winter, raising the spectre of famine.

After the success of his first three solo albums, Scott Walker released his first album of all original material. Though a financial failure, it was an artistic success.

Baseball is a short career. Most players, even great ones, are washed up by their mid-thirties. But not these hitters; they all had great seasons after age 40.

Suite101 goes behind the scenes with award-winning author Jonathan Chevreau, whose latest triumph is the intriguing money-lessons novel Findependence Day.

At the end of the Cold War North Korea's future looked bleak. The secretive regime, though nominally self-sufficient, was in reality heavily reliant on the Soviet Union.

Karl F. Cohen showcases Brainwashed! Cartoons that Tell Us What to Think at the 2008 Ottawa International Animation Festival

A lavish Busby Berkeley-style musical, a critique of race intolerance, and Stalin's favorite actress add up to a movie that was wildly popular in the 1930s USSR.

Emile Hirsch is the latest actor to play Hamlet for the big screen. Here's a short primer on the major films about the Melancholy Dane.

Behind the "Red Hollywood" series of Soviet musicals of the 1930s sits a tale that links 3 film festivals, a Romanian graduate student, and a New York film programmer.

Joseph Stalin, born Joseph Djugashvili, known as "Soso" and "Koba," was General Secretary of the Bolshevik Party from 1922-53 and Premier 1941-53.

Russians spend plenty of time in the kitchen for both Christmas and New Year's. Learn what foods are traditional and the history behind them.