Tag Archives: Lenin

Memoirs of a Revolutionary, by Victor Serge: A Chapbook

Posted on December 2, 2013 by sheila

A phenomenal accomplishment, written on the run, through deportations, exile, imprisonment, and published posthumously. One of the most important books of the 20th century. Up there with Robert Conquest’s The Great Terror: A Reassessment. Victor Serge was active in Socialist … Continue reading →

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Today in history: November 7, 1917

Posted on November 7, 2013 by sheila

Yesterday’s post was a bit prescient, considering that today is the anniversary of one of the most seismic events of the 20th century: The Russian Revolution (or, at least, that first successful power-grab.) Look at that rogue’s gallery. I love … Continue reading →

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Cold War Tango

Posted on June 10, 2013 by sheila

Henri Cartier-Bresson. Tallinn, Estonia. 1973. Two dancers training for a competition. Lenin approves.

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Communist Propaganda

Posted on December 18, 2009 by sheila

It’s everywhere. You just have to know where to look. And you have to be insane. For example:

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Today In History: November 7, 1917

Posted on November 7, 2008 by sheila

One of the most seismic events of the 20th century: The Russian Revolution. Look at that gathering of rogues. I love the grainy old photographs of all of them – they always look so twinkly and jolly, don’t they? It’s … Continue reading →

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Stalin: Taming the Intelligentsia

Posted on March 24, 2006 by sheila

Note from me: I will probably continue to edit and add to this post – I dashed it off in a FEVER! I am continuing to pick at it – so if it continues to change as you look at … Continue reading →

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Fungus in Red Square

Posted on March 21, 2006 by sheila

Member this whole story? About Lenin sprouting fungus in the middle of Red Square? The whole embalmed leader thing has always fascinated me on a very abstract level. It’s so creepy, and – so labor-intensive – like – people’s entire … Continue reading →

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Lenin’s Occasional Fungi

Posted on October 5, 2005 by sheila

Quote: Time has been unkind to Lenin, whose remains here in Red Square are said to sprout occasional fungi, and whose ideology and party long ago fell to ruins. Now the inevitable question has returned. Should his body be moved? … Continue reading →

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