Communism was one of the most powerful political and intellectual movements the world has ever seen. At the height of their influence, Communists controlled more than a third of the earth’s surface. But perhaps more astonishing than its rapid rise and extraordinary reach was Communism’s sudden, devastating collapse in November of 1989. In The Red Flag , Oxford professor David ...(展开全部)

Hammer & Tickle*: A History of Communism Told Through Communist Jokes. 《红旗下的谈笑–政治笑话中的苏联史》 JOKES under communism were not just a welcome contrast to the dreariness of everyday life; they also helped undermine it. For example. “How do you deal with mice in the Kremlin?” “Put up a sign saying ‘collective farm’. Then half the mice will starve and the others will run away.” 苏联的共产主义社...(展开全部)

Q: Why, despite all the shortages, was the toilet paper in East Germany always 2-ply? A: Because they had to send a copy of everything they did to Moscow. Communist jokes are the strangest, funniest, most enchanting and meaningful legacy of the 80 years of political experimentation in Russia and Eastern Europe, known as Communism. The valiant and sardonic citizens of the former...(展开全部)

Panagiotis Sotiris (1970) has a Ph.D. from Panteion University and has taught social and political philosophy at various Greek universities. He has edited the collective volume Crisis, Movement, Strategy: The Greek Experience (Brill, 2018).

Panagiotis Sotiris (1970) has a Ph.D. from Panteion University and has taught social and political philosophy at various Greek universities. He has edited the collective volume Crisis, Movement, Strategy: The Greek Experience (Brill, 2018).