The Pope Who Helped Bring Down Communism
"I have no doubt," Polish President Lech Wałęsa once said, that without John Paul II "the birth of Solidarity would not have been possible."
December 2021
Cover Story
Yes, It Was An 'Evil Empire'
Nearly every form of Soviet nostalgia gets the facts wrong.
Features
Lost in Transition
30 years after the Soviet collapse, what happened to the Russian dream of a free economy?
Red Markets
Sometimes communist countries had to tolerate a little economic liberty just to survive.
The Anarchic Interlude
In 1990s Prague, wonderful things happened in the chaotic space between the end of communism and the rise of its replacement.
The Uses and Disadvantages of Soviet History for Life
It is hard to comprehend the scarcity and existential dread that was humanity's constant companion during the Cold War.
Interview
Interview: Garry Kasparov's Gambit
The greatest chess player in modern history on how the Soviet Union lost to the free world.
Topics
Culture
Terrorwashing a Genocide
How the war on terror facilitated Communist China's repression of Uyghurs
Communism Destroyed Russian Cooking
Soviet rule promised abundance. Instead it brought misery and starvation.
Reviews
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