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Working at the Vladimir Ilyich Electromechanical Plant, 1960 #1 & 2
From the Soviet Press, 1960 These pictures were taken at the Vladimir Ilyich electromechanical plant built in a Moscow suburb at the end...

The Left Chapter
Jul 301 min read


GAZ-63 - Vintage vehicle cards of the USSR #9
From the original Soviet card (translated): GAZ-63 (1948-1968) All-terrain truck based on GAZ-51. Had two drive axles, rear - for the...

The Left Chapter
Jul 271 min read


Marty in Moscow
THE AMERICAN FILM MARTY SHOWN AT UDARNIK, ONE OF THE LARGEST CINEMA THEATERS IN MOSCOW. TEN AMERICAN AND SEVEN SOVIET FILMS WILL BE...

The Left Chapter
Jul 274 min read


Paul Robeson: Singer for Peace
From the Soviet Press, 1951 The image of Paul Robeson, the eminent black singer and indefatigable fighter for peace and the freedom of...

The Left Chapter
Jul 202 min read


On the superiority of socialist power: KKE
At the headquarters of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) The superiority of socialist power lies in the fact that it is the state of a...

The Left Chapter
Jul 183 min read


Sparta Knit-Goods Factory / For Our Homeland -- Tales of Soviet Women Workers for Peace, 1951 #8
From the Soviet Press, 1951 Image: The women Stakhanovites of the Sparta Knit-Goods Factory in Vilnius, the capital of the Lithuanian...

The Left Chapter
Jul 152 min read


GAZ (ZIM) 12 - Vintage vehicle cards of the USSR #8
From the original Soviet card (translated): GAZ-12 (1949-1959) The first Soviet passenger car with a hydraulic clutch and two working...

The Left Chapter
Jul 91 min read


Riga's Children & Doves / Estonian Composer - Tales of Soviet Women Workers for Peace, 1951 #7
From the Soviet Press, 1951 Image : Lydia Auster, the Estonian composer, serves the cause of peace through the medium of her art. Her...

The Left Chapter
Jul 92 min read


Long live the legacy of July 4!: New Communist Party of Yugoslavia
7th Vojvodina Brigade entering liberated Novi Sad, 1944 Statement of the New Communist Party of Yugoslavia (released in English on July...

The Left Chapter
Jul 72 min read


Songs and struggle will become one!
Excerpts from D. Koutsoumbas’ speech at the historic tribute concert for Mikis Theodorakis Mikis Theodorakis in Amsterdam, 1978 -- public...

The Left Chapter
Jun 274 min read


YaAZ/MAZ-200 Truck - Vintage vehicle cards of the USSR #7
From the original Soviet card (translated): YaAZ-200 (1947-1965): The first Soviet diesel truck of serial production. Engine capacity -...

The Left Chapter
Jun 261 min read


The Plebeian Council as an Example for Modern Citizen Empowerment
The rise and erosion of the plebeian council offers perspectives on the stagnant U.S. civil rights movement. Gaius Gracchus, tribune of...

The Left Chapter
Jun 2610 min read


Skyscrapers of Babel: How Ancient Mesopotamia Shaped the Modern City
In the early 20th century, architects and artists like Hugh Ferriss drew on the myths and monuments of ancient Babylon to imagine...

The Left Chapter
Jun 2415 min read


How Much of the Past Should We Bring Back to Life?
Mammuthus primigenius -- Smithsonian Institution, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Brenna R. Hassett There is an incredible amount of...

The Left Chapter
Jun 214 min read


May First Cannery / All-Out Effort - Tales of Soviet Women Workers for Peace, 1951 #6
From the Soviet Press, 1951 Image: Shift forewoman P. I. Zabrodskaya (left), deputy to the City Soviet of Working People’s Deputies, and...
Michael Laxer
Jun 202 min read


Juneteenth and the Fight for Justice in Selma and Beyond
Juneteenth is a reminder of why the march for liberty and justice is not over, but a moment to recommit to the work ahead. Bloody Sunday...

The Left Chapter
Jun 194 min read


Carlos Baliño: A bridge between revolutionary generations
Image via the PCC By Lissel Pino Ceballos, Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish In Cuban history, several figures have...

The Left Chapter
Jun 183 min read


What Motivates People to Move Megaliths?
Stonehenge from a distance -- Noushin Nabavi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Andrew Califf How humans moved large rocks to...

The Left Chapter
Jun 148 min read


"Tomorrow will be too late": Fidel Castro's speech on the Environment and Development, June 12, 1992
Fidel Castro's speech at the UN Conference on Environment and Development, Rio De Janeiro, June 12, 1992. It remains powerfully relevant...

The Left Chapter
Jun 122 min read


The Cerro Pelado: An historic triumph of Cuban sport and resistance
Images via the PCC By Katherin Hormigó Rubio, translated from the Spanish Throughout the country's history, men and women have...

The Left Chapter
Jun 114 min read
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