Tag: communism
Austria: KPÖ sensation in Salzburg – Politics
This election outcome was expected by many and some had already heatedly debated its possible signaling effect in advance. But the fact that Kay-Michael Dankl and his KPÖ Plus would…
A case for the Munich Labor Court: Too left-wing for the university? – Munich
Around 25 supporters of Benjamin Ruß gathered in front of the labor court. Russ’ trial is taking place inside this Friday. He sued the Free State of Bavaria because the…
Militant dreamer: On the death of the Italian philosopher Antonio Negri – Culture
Ideologist, romantic, revolutionary: the Italian philosopher Antonio Negri moved from word to deed, from prison to a theory of globalization. Obituary for a militant dreamer. Karl Marx left behind many…
Monica Lovinescu on her 100th birthday: A life for the resistance – Media
Those who opted for dissidence under the dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu could no longer feel safe anywhere. Opposition members who were in Romania were sent to prison, labor camps or psychiatric…
the “most important” elections since communism take place this Sunday
Polling stations opened in Poland on Sunday morning for a legislative vote which promises to be close and which is considered crucial for the future of this country’s ties with…
In Poland, the “most important” elections since the fall of communism
A Pole holds a sign saying “the one who hits Tusk is a Russian” during the broadcast of the party leaders’ debate on television, in Warsaw, October 9, 2023. SLAWOMIR…
These twelve GDR products survived the fall of communism
More than 700 brands were once introduced in the GDR, but after the fall of the Berlin Wall, most of them had become obsolete. Production facilities closed and factories fell…
Brecht recital at the Berliner Ensemble – culture
Sometimes one song is enough and listening to it feels like your heart is being slowly and bitterly crushed. When Paul Herwig at the Berliner Ensemble sings a poem by…
Regina Scheer: "Bitter Wells": The Dream of Revolution
Regina Scheer received the non-fiction book prize at the Leipzig Book Fair for her biography “Bittere Brunnen” about her aunt Hertha Gordon-Walcher. About an extraordinary work. source site
Munich: Communist verdict of 2020 is final – Munich
A judgment by the Munich Higher Regional Court (OLG) from 2020, which sentenced ten Turkish communists to prison terms as members of a foreign terrorist group, is final. The Federal…