In the early 1950s, he held a security clearance for “Top Secret” documents at the U.S. State Department: Herbert Marcuse during an appearance in Frankfurt am Main (June 6, 1972) By Leo Schwarz, junge Welt, 31 August 2026. Translated by Helmut-Harry Loewen. Book Review: Gabriel Rockhill, Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism? New York: Monthly Review Press, 2025, 416 pages. Shortly before his death, Herbert Marcuse wrote an essay on Rudolf Bahro’s book The Alternative in Eas

The Left Chapter's editor Michael Laxer looks at how so-called Black Ribbon Day is nothing more than far right anti-communist lies and propaganda that serve to advance the new McCarthyite wave by Trump-Rubio in the USA and historical revisionism in Europe. It is also widely supported by western liberals and social democrats playing their role as facilitators of fascism. References: The Left Chapter: Secrets and Lies -- Chrystia Freeland's grandfather and collaborating with th

Here we take a look at the Soviet city of Gomel via 12 postcards from 1966. With text in Belorussian the postcard packet was aimed at a domestic audience. We have translated the text into English. (We previously looked at Soviet Gomel in: Soviet Gomel 1976: 13 Soviet Postcards) During the Soviet era, Gomel was rebuilt from wartime devastation and transformed into a major industrial, cultural, and educational center of the Byelorussian SSR. Gomel suffered extreme destruction d

Via the Political Council of the Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan In Uzbekistan, the well known blogger and left wing activist Aziz Khakimov was given a harsh sentence of 4 years and 2 months in prison for speaking out against the rehabilitation of the leaders of the Basmachi movement of 1918-1944. His only “crime” was that he called them murderers and executioners of the people! Officially, Aziz was charged with “inciting hatred,” as he allegedly insulted the “heroes of the

Image via Estudios Revolución and the Communist Party of Cuba The Communist and Workers' Parties participating in the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWP), organized by the Communist Party of Cuba in Havana, declare their will and determination to undertake joint and convergent actions on the following main issues until the next meeting: Oppose imperialist wars, the arms race, including nuclear weapons and foreign military bases, and reject all

Lenin in his study Originally published in English by the USSR Information Bulletin, 1947. Lydia Fotieva, the author of this article, worked with Lenin for a long time as his private secretary. These are her personal reminiscences of the great man with whom she worked in close association. IN the course of five years, Lenin's study in the Kremlin was the actual headquarters of the Revolution. I recall the furnishings of the room. Just opposite the door stood a writing table w

The four defendants in the Baku anti-communist case, as seen in a screengrab from videos circulating on social media. By R. L. Richards, People's World A court in Baku sentenced four Azerbaijani citizens to prison terms of 18 months to two years on July 29 for promoting communist ideology and attempting to organize a march carrying Soviet flags. Theirs is the latest case in an escalating campaign against the political left in Azerbaijan. Ibrahim Asadli and Abdulla Ibrahimli w

Kemal Okuyan meeting with Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, May 8 Speech by Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) General Secretary Kemal Okuyan at the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties Dear comrades, I would like to begin by thanking the leadership of the Communist Party of Cuba, Comrade Díaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and the President of the Republic of Cuba, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist

Imagers via KCNA Various Sources Kim Jong Un, the General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and President of State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, visited both the Liberation Tower in Pyongyang and the Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery on Mt Taesong to mark the 81st anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule. National Liberation Day is held annually on August 15. At the Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery he was accompanied by senior party, gove

Image via the KPL Contribution of the Communist Party of Luxembourg at the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Worker’s Parties in Havana Dear comrades On behalf of the Communist Party of Luxembourg (KPL), I wish to transmit the greetings and best wishes to the participants of the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Worker’s Parties in Havana. Our special greetings are directed to the heroic people, the Communist Party of Cuba and the Revolutionary Government

Monument to Marshal Georgy Zhukov in Ulanbataar, Mongolia -- Daily LIFT #2044 The monument to the great Soviet military leader of the Great Patriotic War was erected during the glorious era of the Mongolian People's Republic. Happily it has survived the counter-revolution as this photo is from 2025.

On the Soviet Farm Lands, photo montage, USA, 1930 -- Daily LIFT #2039

The centre of the village in 1983. On the left–the House of Culture, in the background–the department store A look at the history and sociology of a Soviet village through the decades. From Socialism Theory and Practice Magazine, June 1983. By Vladimir STAROVEROV Just as a drop of water can reflect an ocean, so the portrayal of the life of one village can mirror the life of a people. A typical example is provided by the destiny of the villagers of Kopanka, situated in that pa

The AMO-F-15 was the first Soviet-produced truck, based on the Italian Fiat 15, produced between 1924 and 1931, and became a versatile workhorse for civilian and military purposes. The AMO-F-15 was manufactured by the Moscow-based Avtomobilnoe Moskovskoe Obshchestvo (AMO) starting in 1924. Its design was initially based on the Italian Fiat 15Ter under license, making it the first series-produced truck in the Soviet Union. . Production plans began shortly after the October Rev

Dieter “Felix” Gerhardt in 1992 South African Communist Party message of heartfelt condolences on the death of South African struggle stalwart Comrade Dieter “Felix” Gerhardt Friday, 10 July 2026: The South African Communist Party (SACP) conveys its message of heartfelt condolences to the family of Comrade Deiter Gerhardt, 90, codename “Felix”, who served the South African liberation struggle with great dignity. We send our deepest condolences to his wife, children and his gr

Once one of the world’s most militarized frontiers, the Russia-China border along the Amur River Basin shows how a long-running territorial dispute can evolve from confrontation to integration. No. 41 Boundary Marker at China–Russia Border -- Ncysea, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By John P. Ruehl Since the early 1990s, the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk, located on the Amur River, has steadily reemerged as one of Russia’s most important “border trade hubs.” Sitting dir

KKE headquarters The Europarliamentary Group of the KKE has highlighted the unacceptable ban in Germany and the Baltic states on Soviet and anti-fascist symbols, with which people around the world commemorate May 9, the day of the Great Anti-Fascist Victory, through a question submitted to the European Commission by the KKE MEP, Kostas Papadakis. Authorities in Germany, as well as in the Baltic states, banned the “display” and posting of Soviet and anti-fascist symbols during

We finished off the enemy, arms in hand, we shall earn our daily bread by our labour. To work, comrades!, Soviet poster, 1920-22 -- Daily LIFT #2004

Soviet Lenin illustration. Written by Soviet historian Pytor Petrov in Soviet Life in 1969, this is a look at how Lenin's "Letter to American Workers" was smuggled into the United States in the winter of 1918-1919 as the young Soviet Republic fought for its life. (Learn more about the letter at: Lenin's Letter to American Workers written August 20, 1918) Text: A SHIP from Copenhagen docked at one of the piers in New York. Among the passengers who hurried down the gang plank w

A look at Valentina Tereshkova from the US publication "Man in Space" in 1974. We have edited and modernized the text. Tereshkova became the first woman in space on June 16, 1963. On June 14, 1963, at 3:00 PM Moscow time, the Soviet Union launched cosmonaut Lt. Col. Valery F. Bykovsky into orbit aboard Vostok 5. This flight was not unexpected by western observers, since the Nikolayev Popovich double Vostok flight of ten months previous had shown the Soviets were continuing to