Monthly Archives: January 2018

Estonia’s Beauty at 100

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By Emily Erdmann Every souvenir shop proudly displays the 100 logo in their window, and even the local chocolate brand, Kalev, has put a new batch in circulation just for the occasion. So, I met a guy in a bar … Continue reading

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The Jewish 1917

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A Bundist Demonstration, 1917. By Terry Tait On 13 November, Professor Michael Hickey visited Miami University to give a talk on Russia’s Jewish community in the context of the Russian Revolutions of 1917. Hickey, a professor of history at Bloomsburg … Continue reading

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Orgasmic Communism??? Critical Reflections on Kristen R. Ghodsee’s New York Times Op-Ed

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By Venelin I. Ganev Photo:  Ruined House-Monument of the Bulgarian Communist Party, Mount Buzludzha. The publication of Kristen R. Ghodsee’s op-ed “Why Women Had Better Sex Under Socialism” in the New York Times (on August 12, 2017) created quite a … Continue reading

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