Poster for Solidarity Sunday march for Soviet Jews
Poster for Solidarity Sunday march for Soviet Jews, New York City, 1987
How communism was enforced in Bulgaria
In a remote part of Bulgaria on the border with Romania is an island with a dark history.
Che Guevara
Things you should know about the Che Guevara before you wear a t-shirt with his face on it. By James Bartholomew. Article.
Things that were banned in communist countries
Having a monopoly board could get you into trouble in Cuba. Christmas was banned in the Soviet Union.
Innocent people about to be executed – The Great Terror in the Soviet Union
Photographs taken by the NKVD, the Soviet secret police during the Great Terror of 1937-38.
Mao with Lin Biao – desk ornament
Mao found Lin Biao useful when he began the Cultural Revolution. Lin Biao was key to getting the army behind Mao.
Vlad reputation
Many young people admire Lenin. Should they? By James Bartholomew. Article.
What do you think of Lenin?
We asked people what they think of Lenin and then got the views of his biographer, Victor Sebestyen.
Escape from North Korea: event with a defector – Ji Hyun Park.
Ji Hyun Park escaped twice from North Korea. James Bartholomew gives an introduction about North Korea and then interviews Ji Hyun about life in North Korea and how she escaped to China.
“Even the grass was bourgeois” – Jung Chang and the Cultural Revolution.
Interview with Jung Chang, author of ‘Wild Swans’, about her own and her family’s experience of communist rule in China.