The story of communism is one of the greatest tragedies in modern history. The movement grew, above all, out of horror at the ...

The impossible story of communism. How do you tell the history of a global movement in all its hope and contradiction? The story of communism is one of the greatest tragedies in modern history. The ...

“Political power” — Communist political power — does, as Chairman Mao said, grow “out of the barrel of a gun.” Historian Sean McMeekin’s latest book, To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise ...

The Soviet Union collapsed at the end of 1991, taking down with it the threat of international communism, right? Today's guest says no, writing that, "Far from dead, Communism as a governing template ...

Simply put, a communist is someone who supports communism. I study the history of communism, which is a political and economic view. Communism has long been controversial, and in the U.S. today, ...