Posts tagged: Communism

Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian Politburo member and second in line at the Kremlin, announces the death of Soviet Defence Minister Marshal Dmitri Ustinov, before departing from Edinburgh Airport for Russia, in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Friday, 21 December, 1984. Gorbachev was on a week-long trip to Britain in December. (Photo by Bryn Colton/Getty Images)

Mikhail Gorbachev RIP: The Soviet Leader Who Tried for ‘Revolution from Above’

August 31, 2022 | By The Conversation

Mikhail Gorbachev died at 91 on Aug. 30, 2022. A historian of the Soviet era assesses his impact and the consequences of his failed attempts to reform state socialism.

Tito Doing Stuff

April 25, 2012 | By Paul Hehn

Former Yugoslavian dictator Tito has a Tumblr! See sample photos here!

Movies and Biographies of Russia’s Communist Leaders

June 30, 2011 | By Paul Hehn

This YouTube video is a collection of movie clips of all the communist leaders of Russia, from V.I. Lenin to Mikhail Gorbachev: