Tag: USSR
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Dialectics are dead: Long live Europe and death to the Communist Party of China
Slavoj Zizek remained a consistent left-wing Hegelian with his position on Ukraine and the Russian invasion, but turned to partisan politics and economic history when writing about Trump’s intervention on Venezuela. In his very long years of deep philosophical research and writing, Zizek was the only Marxist philosopher to preach that dialectics weren’t loyal to…
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The ships were over-budget and cost Malta Shipyards their future but Karmenu Vella didn’t tell you this
Political programmes on the Labour Party’s propaganda channel, ONE, are produced as if aimed at children. All nuance, controversy, and complex issues are stripped out so the audience can watch without engaging much grey matter. Too much grey matter ay hurt the audience. Karmenu Vella, previous EU Commissioner and Labour Minister from Dom Mintoff’s days…
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The Soviet Union was dissolved thirty two years ago
On the 25th December 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev gave his final speech on TV resigning as President of the Soviet Union. The USSR flag was lowered from the Kremlin later in the evening. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher
