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War sounds death knell for The Last Empire

This is not another pipe-sucking reassessment of Mikhail Gorbachev's failed attempt to democratise the Soviet Union thirty years ago. He wasn't actually trying to do that anyway; he was attempting to save the Soviet Union and Communism by civilising and softening the harsh Bolshevik dictatorship that had prevailed since 1917.

Bangkok Post

Gorbachev freed my generation of eastern Europeans from the abyss. We saw a different future

The man who liberalised the Soviet Union died last week, beset by a sense that his country had been betrayed – by the west and history

The Guardian - UK

The 1991 coup attempt Mikhail Gorbachev barely survived

After a three-day-long attempt to overthrow his presidency, Gorbachev returns to power as the collapse of Soviet communism continues at rapid pace, writes Michael Dobbs

The Independent UK

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Gorbachev played a positive role, but 'under duress', Walesa says

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, played a positive role in ending the Cold War, but he did it "under duress", as Communism was already disintegrating, former Polish president and Solidarity trade union leader Lech Walesa said on Thursday.

Reuters

Gorbachev remembered fondly in Germany for enabling unity

Mikhail Gorbachev was enduringly popular in Germany for enabling the country’s reunification after four decades of post-World War II division — and setting the scene for the peaceful collapse of communism that made it possible

The Independent UK

Voices: Mikhail Gorbachev was a hero of our time

Former foreign secretary Malcolm Rifkind pays tribute to a great statesman

The Independent UK

Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91

His death was announced by multiple Russian news agencies on Tuesday evening, citing officials at the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow.

The Independent UK

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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who helped end Cold War, dies at 91

Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the Soviet leader whose vision of humane communism liberated millions, bridled the global arms race and knocked down the walls dividing East and West, has died, according to Russian news agencies.

Los Angeles Times

Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway: Looking at the roles of Luhut, Rini Soemarno and Ridwan Kamil in securing China-Indonesia relationship

China and Indonesia have not always had smooth economic relations. One of the reasons is because there has been a history of hostility towards communism – the ideology adopted by China – in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim majority nation. Communism in Indonesia has been banned since an alleged…

The Conversation

Biden Shouldn't Meet Xi Jinping in China. He Should Do It in America.

The U.S. may not realize it, but it has the upper hand. It turns out communism doesn't work.

Reason

Former Polish president Walesa is in hospital with an infection

Lech Walesa, the former Polish president and Solidarity trade union leader who played a leading role in the fall of Communism, is in hospital with an infection and will remain there for at least a week, his spokesman said on Monday.

Reuters

Review: Marta Kubišová Challenged Czechoslovak Communism

Her 1969 Songy a Balady (Songs and Ballads) was yanked from shelves, only to reappear after the 1989 Velvet Revolution.

Reason

Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov review – the dangers of dwelling in the past

From communism to the Brexit referendum and conflict in Europe, this funny yet frightening Bulgarian novel explores the weaponisation of nostalgia

The Guardian - UK

Kim Jong-un lookalike with an Australian accent crashes Scott Morrison campaign event

‘If you want to support communism in Australia, vote Liberal’

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Benzinga

4 Of The Biggest Differences Between Capitalism And Communism

Most Americans are aware that Cuba has a communist government. However, the economic distinctions between the U.S. capitalist structure and Cuba’s communist structure may not be so clear.

Miami Herald

Fabiola Santiago: Wait until students figure out that DeSantis’ Florida and communism are bedfellows!

What do Cuba and Florida have in common?

The Guardian - US

DeSantis signs bill for Florida students to learn about ‘victims of communism’

Florida governor establishes ‘victims of communism day’ and students must receive at least 45 minutes’ instruction every November

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis signs bill forcing students to learn about ‘victims of communism’

Florida governor is thought to be plotting 2024 run

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Tories accuse Labour MSP of 'all-out communism' after call to outlaw private profit

TORIES have attacked a Labour MSP after she suggested outlawing private profits could be a solution to the current inflation crisis.

Miami Herald

DeSantis signs bill mandating communism lessons in class, as GOP leans on education

Public school teachers in Florida will soon be required to dedicate at least 45 minutes of instruction on “Victims of Communism Day” to teach students about communist leaders around the world and how people suffered under those regimes.

Reason

Victims of Communism Day - 2022

Why May Day should be a day to honor victims of an ideology that took tens of millions of lives. But we should also be open to alternative dates if they can attract broader support.

Tribune News Service

Jay Ambrose: The new American way of getting everything wrong

Compassion is so, so important if civilization is to rise to the heights most of us wish for, but compassion without wisdom can produce Karl Marx communism. “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs,” the historical figure said by way of summation in 1875, and…

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