1st Edition
One Hundred Years of Communist Experiments
408 Pages
by
Central European University Press
Why has communism's humanist quest for freedom and social justice without exception resulted in the reign of terror and lies? The authors of this collective volume address this urgent question covering the one hundred years since Lenin’s coup brought the first communist regime to power in St. Petersburg, Russia in November 1917. The first part of the volume is dedicated to the varieties of... Read more
Introduction: Why a 20th Century Exercise in the 21st Century, PART I. Fantasies of Salvation, PART II. Economics, PART III. Politics, PART IV. Society and Culture, List of Contributors, Index
Biography
Vladimir Tismaneanu is Professor of politics and Director of the Center for the Study of Post-communist Societies at University of Maryland (College Park).
Jordan Luber is a 2023 JD candidate at American University Washington College of Law, and a staff writer for the Human Rights Brief.
