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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


The Evolution of Humanity’s First Voice: How Drums Shape the Human Story
From ancient rituals to modern beats, the drum has echoed through every era as a vessel of rhythm, culture, and connection. A collection...

The Left Chapter
Jun 107 min read


The Eleventh World Festival of Youth and Students, Cuba, Freedom Island, 1978
A short look at the festival from the Soviet magazine STP. From the Soviet press, 1985: The Republic of Cuba, the first socialist state...

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Jun 92 min read


Daily LIFT #1652
A Young Pioneer Parade in Red Square, 1982 -- Daily LIFT #1652 From the Soviet Press: On May 19, 1982 the Leninist All-Union Young...

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Jun 81 min read


GAZ-M20 "Pobeda" -- Vintage vehicle cards of the USSR #6
From the original Soviet card (translated): GAZ-20 Pobeda (1946-1958) The first domestic passenger car with a monocoque body. It was...

The Left Chapter
Jun 81 min read


The Tenth World Festival of Youth and Students, GDR 1973
A short look at the festival from the Soviet magazine STP The main viewing stage in front of the festival logo From the Soviet press,...

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Jun 43 min read


For Life and Happiness - Tales of Soviet Women Workers for Peace, 1951 #5
From the Soviet Press, 1951 Maria Smirnova A new tractor with a shining coat of fresh paint comes off the conveyor. And as I watch it my...

The Left Chapter
Jun 32 min read


The Tasks of the Youth Leagues: Lenin
Members of the Russian Young Communist League from around the time of the Congress An excerpt from the speech delivered at the Third...

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Jun 24 min read


Gabriel Rockhill on the Effacement of Fascism in the Liberal Political Imaginary
Transcribed and lightly edited excerpt by Helmut-Harry Loewen, Winnipeg, 17 February 2020, from a presentation by Dr. Gabriel Rockhill...

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Jun 15 min read


ALBA-TCP honours the legacy of Maurice Bishop
On May 29 ALBA-TCP (the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples' Trade Treaty) issued a statement honouring...

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May 311 min read


Lázaro Peña's legacy lives on today
Image via the PCC By Lissel Pino Ceballos, translated from the Spanish The pages of Cuba's history are filled with men of great...

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May 292 min read


Cuba: El Uvero was not only a military victory, but a seed of hope
Images via the PCC By Katherin Hormigó Rubio and Odette Elena Ramos Colás, translated from the Spanish Between the Caribbean Sea, which...

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May 286 min read


MAZ-205 -- Vintage vehicle cards of the USSR #5
From the original Soviet card (translated): MAZ-205 (1947-1966) Dump truck on a shortened chassis from YAZ-200 military prototype....

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May 251 min read


The Son with Two Mothers: A Soviet Story
A woman in front of the flag of the Uzbek SSR -- Crop from a Soviet poster 1980 A remarkable true story from the Soviet press in 1983 of...

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May 252 min read


62 years of Cuban medical collaboration
Image via the PCC By Lissel Pino Ceballos, translated from the Spanish Cuban medical collaboration is one of the most significant...

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May 232 min read


The Soviet MI-6 Super Helicopter
Over 900 of the Soviet Mil MI-6 super helicopters were built between 1959–1980. It was, at the time of its launch, not only the world's...

The Left Chapter
May 221 min read


Peace Street / Gulsum Kdyrgalieva - Tales of Soviet Women Workers for Peace, 1951 #4
From the Soviet Press, 1951 Scientific worker Gulsum Kdyrgalieva of the Power Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh Soviet...

The Left Chapter
May 182 min read


Oktyabrsky, 1958: A visit to a new Soviet oil city
The city's main street in 1958 From the Soviet Press in 1958. Oktyabrsky didn't even exist in 1937. But it went from prospector's shacks...

The Left Chapter
May 175 min read


80 years after the victory over fascism: No to militarism and war! For peace and co-operation! - PCP
Soviet War Memorial in Berlin -- Drrcs15, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Statement of the Portuguese Communist Party released in...

The Left Chapter
May 124 min read


Archeologists Join Geologists in the Quest to Define the Age of Humans
A new archeology is being developed based on evidence of human activity in the Earth’s sedimentary record, and archeologists are helping...

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May 107 min read
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