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  • August 2008

    • In China and Russia, a 'Springtime for Autocrats'

      New York Times  |  Aug 17, 08 2:36 PM CDT

      In China and Russia, a 'Springtime for Autocrats'

      (Newser) - The autocratic world powers that were crumbling in the late 1980s may yet have their day, and sooner than we think, writes executive editor Bill Keller in the New York Times . As China keeps its stranglehold on free speech despite promises to the IOC, and Russia tests how far it can push the West in Georgia, "It is at least a season: Springtime for autocrats," writes Keller. More »

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      George W. Bush  • China  • Russia  • Georgia  • United States  • Vladimir Putin  • foreign policy  • democracy  • Cold War  • communism  • autocracies

  • December 2007

    • Former Ally Now Rivals Chavez

      Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 24, 07 6:05 PM CST

      Former Ally Now Rivals Chavez

      (Newser) - An ex-ally has become a formidable rival for Hugo Chavez after the president's defeat in a constitutional referendum that would have given him more power and the right to unlimited reelection. The Wall Street Journal explores the career of Raul Baduel, Chavez’ former friend and defense minister, who protected Chavez from a coup in 2002 but now portrays himself as a guardian of democracy in Venezuela. More »

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      Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez  • constitution  • referendum  • communism  • socialism

  • August 2007

    • Remains of Russian Royals Found

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 24, 07 3:12 PM CDT

      Remains of Russian Royals Found

      (Newser) - Russian archaeologists say they’ve unearthed remains belonging to two children of Nicholas II, the Russian czar executed along with the rest of his family almost 90 years ago. The discovery of Alexei and Maria Romanov may help prove the authenticity of remains found in 1991 that are believed to be those of their parents and their three sisters. More »

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      Russia  • DNA  • archaeology  • discovery  • communism  • St. Petersburg  • Bolshevik Revolution  • Romanov  • czar  • Alexei Romanov  • Maria Romanov  • Nicholas II

    • China Declares War on Tainted Exports

      Reuters  |  Aug 24, 07 9:43 AM CDT

      China Declares War on Tainted Exports

      (Newser) - In an effort to counteract the flood of bad publicity about its product-safety system, China will mount a 4-month "war" on tainted exports that focuses on whipping government officials into shape, Reuters reports. The short-term campaign is "a special battle to protect the health and personal interests of the public," says the vice premier. More »

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      China  • exports  • product safety  • communism  • Wu Yi  • product recall  • consumer safety  • tainted toothpaste

  • June 2007

    • Chinese Kids Tire of Communism

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 26, 07 11:09 AM CDT

      Chinese Kids Tire of Communism

      (Newser) - Chinese kids are bored stiff with the Communist philosophy still force-fed in their university system. Classes in Marxism have been mandatory since Mao, but cell-phone-weilding students entranced by China's burgeoning capitalist infrastructure are having trouble relating. "It's something like fiction," one student says of the readings in Das Kapital. More »

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      China  • children  • student  • youth  • capitalism  • communism  • Marxism

    • Internet Users Slam Chinese Censorship

      Reuters  |  Jun 20, 07 4:32 PM CDT

      Internet Users Slam Chinese Censorship

      (Newser) - Frustration with government curbs on the Internet is growing among China's 140M web users. Wikipedia has been banned, and the censors recently shuttered photo-sharing web site Flickr, after a user uploaded a picture of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Tens of thousands of human monitors and an elaborate filter system keep watch over China's browsers. More »

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      China  • Internet  • privacy  • human rights  • censorship  • website  • online privacy  • Wikipedia  • Communist Party  • Flickr  • communism

  • May 2007

    • Romanian Film About Abortion Wins Palme d'Or

      CNN  |  May 28, 07 6:36 AM CDT

      Romanian Film About Abortion Wins Palme d'Or

      (Newser) - A disturbing Romanian film about two college coeds trying to get an illegal abortion in the twilight days of the communist regime won this year's Palme d'Or  at the Cannes film festival yesterday. The low-budget  4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days was a critical favorite at the festival, known for bizarre judging. More »

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      movie  • film  • abortion  • Cannes Film Festival  • awards  • communism  • Palme d'Or

    • Castro Skips May Day Parade

      Miami Herald  |  May 1, 07 3:16 PM CDT

      Castro Skips May Day Parade

      (Newser) - Fidel Castro was a no-show at today's May Day parade in Havana, disappointing Cubans expecting a triumphant comeback appearance. Hundreds of thousands in Revolution Square got only brother Raul, who's been in power since Fidel was stricken by an abdominal ailment nine months ago. More »

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      Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Raul Castro  • communism

  • April 2007

    • Communist Art Is Capitalist Hit

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 23, 07 12:50 PM CDT

      Communist Art Is Capitalist Hit

      (Newser) - Nostalgia for the good old days of the USSR is in—at least for Russian art collectors. These days, communist-inspired paintings of peasant scenes and heroic workers have acquired a uniquely capitalist hipness. "The art was propaganda of happiness," says Yuri Tyukhtin, a banker who runs an art gallery and likes the monumentality of the work. More »

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      Russia  • art  • propaganda  • capitalism  • art collector  • communism  • collecting  • USSR  • Soviet

  • March 2007

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