Tag Archives: Communism

Archbishop Duranty

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

When, writing in Bloomberg News, George Walden begins his review of a new book on the colossal Mao-manufactured famine that was among the most hideous atrocities of the twentieth century, he does so in a curiously forgiving way: When Julie … Continue reading →

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Che!

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

The cult of Che Guevara (all those posters and tee-shirts, not to speak of the recent movie hagiography) is a persistent—and rather annoying—reminder of the way that the crimes of communism still rank oddly low in the popular imagination. But … Continue reading →

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Faith Meets Reality

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

From a FT review of China Watcher: Confessions of a Peking Tom by Richard Baum: One of the best stories [in the book] concerns the actress Shirley MacLaine, who was seated near Deng Xiaoping at a 1979 banquet. She explained … Continue reading →

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Dead political religions

Posted on October 11, 2009 by David Hume

I recently read The Rise and Fall of Communism by Archie Brown. This is a general survey which runs roughly from the late 19th century down to the present day. Though there was a focus on the Soviet Union (for … Continue reading →

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