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REVOLUTIONARY SOURCES, PART II: MONEY AND MEANING. “Revolutionary Ukraine.”

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By Drake Long Note:  this is the third of several articles posted to The New Contemporary that feature writing from this Fall’s Havighurst Colloquium, “Russia in War and Revolution.”  Each student in the class had to select an object from the Andre … Continue reading

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REVOLUTIONARY SOURCES, PART I: PROPAGANDA. “World War I in Soviet Poster Art.”

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By Ashlynn Galligher Note:  this is the second of several articles posted to The New Contemporary that feature writing from this Fall’s Havighurst Colloquium, “Russia in War and Revolution.”  Each student in the class had to select an object from the Andre … Continue reading

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REVOLUTIONARY SOURCES, PART I: PROPAGANDA. “Early Soviet Posters and Religion.”

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By Jennifer Fargo Note:  this is the first of several articles posted to The New Contemporary that feature writing from this Fall’s Havighurst Colloquium, “Russia in War and Revolution.”  Each student in the class had to select an object from the Andre … Continue reading

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What is Capitalism?

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By Grant Collins On Monday, November 7th Dr. Steven Marks, an alumnus of Miami University and Professor of History at Clemson University, presented his lecture The Soviets’ “Gift” to America: The Word “Capitalism” as the sixth and final speaker of … Continue reading

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Searching for “Capitalism” in Russia and the Soviet Union

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  By Luke Stanek The word “capitalism” is used constantly in contemporary American political discourse, mostly with positive connotation, to describe either the American system of governance and economics, or some ideal to attain through that system.  But when the … Continue reading

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What Does Putin Want?

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From Super Putin vs The World:  http://superputin.win/episode7.html By Ivan Grek “Who is Mr. Putin?” For a long time this question preoccupied western media and western analysts, who offered a range of answers in order to comprehend the behavior of the … Continue reading

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